After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 769 - 767 Poisoned

Su Jin silently glanced at Xingxing.

This maid truly speaks the truth.

She said she wouldn’t be punished, yet she’s seeking punishment. Even after going through the Emperor’s backdoor, she could still escape it.

What else could she say?

Her heart felt weary.

Su Jin looked frustrated.

The Emperor felt like he had two heads.

The Empress Dowager wanted to confer the title of Commandery Princess YiAn on the County Princess YiAn. If he didn’t agree, he must punish Su Jin severely according to palace rules or national laws.

Attempting to poison a Commandery Princess and County Princess, such charges would warrant at least thirty strokes of the cane.

This is Yongning Palace. If caning were to occur, surely the Empress Dowager’s people would execute it.

And punishing Su Jin required a decree from him, the Emperor.

Thirty strokes could claim her life if done by someone skilled in caning.

Even if it’s done lightly, the Emperor couldn’t bear seeing his daughter suffer such agony.

The Emperor couldn’t play the role of a stern father.

He agreed with the Empress Dowager.

The County Princess YiAn knelt to express gratitude for the Emperor’s grace.

The Emperor looked at Su Jin and said, "Aren’t you going to thank the Empress Dowager for her mercy?"

Su Jin, unwilling, stepped forward and said, "I really meant well...."

The Empress Dowager was pleased, but hearing Su Jin’s words made her furious again.

"Such good intentions, we cannot bear them," Princess Duanhui said indifferently.

"...."

What else could be said?

What else could possibly be said?

Hopefully, they’ll remember what they said today by tomorrow.

Su Jin curtsied to thank the Empress Dowager for her mercy and then took her leave with the Emperor.

Su Jin and Xingxing withdrew.

After leaving Yongning Palace and walking forward for a bit, a little eunuch came and said, "Princess Consort, the Emperor wishes for you to wait for him in the Imperial Study."

Su Jin went to the Imperial Study.

After waiting in the Imperial Study for quite a while, the Emperor finally arrived.

Although he agreed to bestow the Commandery Princess title on the County Princess YiAn, the Empress Dowager, fearing delays, immediately ordered the decree to be drafted for the Emperor to affix the Jade Seal.

Just as the Emperor returned to the Imperial Study, the decree was delivered.

The Emperor glanced at Su Jin several times before stamping it with the Jade Seal.

He thought there might be a change of heart.

The Emperor disliked being threatened by the Empress Dowager or anyone else for that matter.

Nanny Li accepted the decree, thanked him, and returned to report to the Empress Dowager.

After she left, the Emperor looked at Su Jin and said, "Don’t you have anything to say to your Father-Emperor?"

Su Jin thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow, I’ll return a Commandery Princess title to the Emperor."

The Emperor, "...."

Eunuch Fu, "...."

The Emperor’s face turned dark.

Eunuch Fu almost choked on his own saliva.

A Commandery Princess title is not something that can be borrowed or returned.

How could someone as wise as the Princess Consort of Prince Zhenbei say something so reckless?

There’s definitely something wrong.

But neither the Emperor nor Eunuch Fu asked what the problem was.

Asking would spoil the fun; they wanted to keep the suspense until tomorrow.

After spending a little time in the Imperial Study, Su Jin took Xingxing and left.

The master and maid, looking dejected, walked to the carriage stop.

Their demeanor was in stark contrast to their previous joyous demeanor.

The news reached Yongning Palace, making the Empress Dowager even more delighted.

When Princess Duanhui and Princess Chengxian, along with others, returned to the mansion, the eunuch announcing the decree arrived promptly.

As the decree spread, the entire court was shocked.

Just a few days ago, the Emperor had embarrassed the Empress Dowager and Princess Duanhui.

Now, he turned around and conferred Princess Duanhui’s daughter as Commandery Princess, which was highly unusual.

The Emperor cherished the Princess Consort of Prince Zhenbei, yet she hadn’t been granted the title of Princess.

Some ministers speculated whether the Emperor was trying to appease the Empress Dowager. After all, Consort Yun had passed away early, and at the time, it was widely rumored that Consort Yun died with her unborn son.

There wasn’t enough evidence for the Princess Consort being of the Emperor’s blood, and the Empress Dowager restrained the Emperor from bestowing a princess title.

With both the Emperor and Empress Dowager compromising, that’s how the County Princess YiAn was made Commandery Princess....

The speculation was plausible, and many believed it to be true.

But soon, the news about Su Jin poisoning Princess Chengxian and Commandery Princess YiAn spread.

When the news reached Su Jin’s ears, Xingxing exclaimed, "How can someone be so untrustworthy?!"

"Didn’t the Empress Dowager say spreading such news would damage the girl’s reputation?!"

Su Jin sipped tea and calmly said, "The Empress Dowager has achieved her goal, so why would she care about my reputation?"

Xie Jingchen was sitting nearby reading a book.

He gave Su Jin a glance, casually flipped a page, and said, "Does the Empress Dowager think you dug too small a pit for her, so she’s making it larger for comfort?"

Su Jin, "...."

Xingxing, "...."

"With my husband describing the Empress Dowager as so kind, I’m almost embarrassed to plot against her," Su Jin smiled.

"...."

Whether or not a plot exists, the trap remains there.

Princess Duanhui’s daughter being conferred as Commandery Princess was a great joy.

Duke Chong’s faction hurried to send congratulatory gifts upon learning the news.

Even those not affiliated with Duke Chong’s faction found it customary to send gifts for such a celebratory event at Princess Duanhui’s mansion.

While Princess Duanhui joyfully welcomed the guests bearing congratulations, an itchiness plagued the palm of the young master.

It began itching early in the morning, no amount of scratching seemed to relieve it, and his heart felt restless as if overgrown with weeds.

He endured it without complaint, being someone practiced in martial arts capable of bearing it.

However, Princess Chengxian and Commandery Princess YiAn couldn’t tolerate it anymore.

Upon experiencing the itchiness, the maid quickly informed Princess Duanhui, who hastily called for the Imperial Physician.

Yes.

It wasn’t just a few people with itchy palms.

Not only the young master, Princess Chengxian, and Commandery Princess YiAn, but also Princess Duanhui and her trusted maids and nannies.

At least ten people were affected by itchy palms.

And it wasn’t just itchiness; their palms developed blisters.

Breaking the blisters would cause the palms to fester.

The more they scratched, the itchier they became, and vice versa.

The Imperial Physician was at a loss.

Then— 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

It was recommended that Princess Duanhui seek treatment from the Princess Consort of Prince Zhenbei.

Princess Duanhui, "....!!!"

Could she seek Su Jin’s help for treatment?

They had just torn off all pretenses with Su Jin yesterday. The Empress Dowager, using the pretext of punishing Su Jin, forced the Emperor to confer her daughter as Commandery Princess.

She even made people spread rumors about the Princess Consort of Prince Zhenbei poisoning her daughter and Princess Chengxian.

Could she approach Su Jin for treatment at this point?

She couldn’t face such humiliation.

"What kind of illness is this on earth?!" Princess Duanhui asked while scratching her palm.

"It’s not an illness; it’s poisoning," replied the Imperial Physician.

Princess Chengxian frowned, "How could we have been poisoned?!"

What kind of poison could affect all of them?!

The Imperial Physician examined for a long time before finding the night pearl lantern.

Princess Chengxian was extremely fond of that lantern, so much so that she kept it by her bedside, and it took the Imperial Physician quite a while to notice it.

The lamp had been coated with poison, and anyone who touched it would be poisoned.

As long as they could find out who poisoned the lantern and get the antidote, everything would be fine.

The Imperial Physician seemed to take it lightly, but could they really obtain the antidote?

That day, the man and woman wore masks!

Without knowing their appearances, how could they be found?

Unable to identify the poisoners, the Imperial Physician tacitly pushed this hot potato to Su Jin....

Remembering how Su Jin called them quacks, the Imperial Physician had nothing to say.

Princess Duanhui was both angry and frustrated, not knowing what to do, she entered the palace again.

The Empress Dowager, "...."