After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 819 - 817: Bandits

The sacrificial plan of Princess Duanhui is the most extreme one Su Jin has seen in both her lifetimes combined.

Abandoning chariots to protect the general, abandoning an arm to save a life, such determination to cut one’s losses is truly terrifying.

Su Jin was shocked not by Princess Duanhui but by Prince Qi and Duke Chong.

It seems Prince Qi already knows he was tricked into the Capital City, living right under everyone’s nose.

If he sneaks out of the Capital, it will definitely be a dead end.

Acting openly, however, might offer a slim chance of survival.

To this end, they had to sacrifice Princess Duanhui to dispel the Emperor’s suspicions and buy time for themselves.

First, Princess Qi, then Princess Duanhui.

One is his confidante, the other is his own sister.

Prince Qi’s ambition is truly frightening.

Su Jin felt a vague uneasiness in her heart.

Her intuition told her that the Capital City would not be peaceful in the days to come.

Su Jin got into the carriage, Xingxing lowered the curtain, and the Hidden Guard drove the carriage away.

Su Jin did not go directly back to the Prince Mansion but went instead to the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.

The two Imperial Physicians tried to feign ignorance, but Su Jin gave them no chance.

The Imperial Physicians figured that this matter could not be concealed for long, so they reluctantly entered the palace to report to the Emperor.

The Emperor had long known about the iron mine in Zhangzhou.

But Princess Duanhui’s act of cutting her wrists in suicide was indeed beyond the Emperor’s expectations.

The Emperor also did not expect Princess Duanhui to confess voluntarily.

However, this confession was more about evading responsibility.

Illegally forging weapons is a capital crime, and with the accusation of treason, it’s better to be overly cautious than to let a guilty person go free.

But if the weapons were ultimately sold to the court, and Princess Duanhui merely made some money from it, the charge is much less severe.

The Emperor summoned the Military Equipment Supervisor to the palace.

The eunuch hurriedly went to deliver the decree.

By the time the eunuch arrived at the Military Equipment Supervisor’s residence—

The Military Equipment Supervisor had already hanged himself.

This case became more subtle.

Princess Duanhui confessed that most of the iron mined from Zhangzhou’s iron mine was used to craft weapons that were ultimately sold to the court.

The court’s weapons were under the jurisdiction of the Military Equipment Supervisor.

But the Military Equipment Supervisor died at this critical moment.

There was no way to verify.

For the moment, no one can prove whether Princess Duanhui’s words are true or false.

Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.

Su Jin entered the Marquis Mansion and told the story of Princess Duanhui’s suicide.

Marquis Dongxiang furrowed his brows tightly.

Upon hearing about the Military Equipment Supervisor’s hanging, Marquis Dongxiang could no longer sit still and rode into the palace.

Prince NanAn was a bit puzzled seeing Marquis Dongxiang leaving so quickly, "The Military Equipment Supervisor is dead, why is the Marquis in such a hurry?"

Young Master Su was eating a sugar figurine, glanced at Prince NanAn, and said, "If he doesn’t hurry, someone else will take the position of the Military Equipment Supervisor."

Prince NanAn, "...."

Young Master Su sucked on his sugar figurine and reached out to Prince NanAn, "They all gave me sugar figurines, where’s your share?"

Prince NanAn tapped Young Master Su’s palm and replied with two words, "Don’t have."

Young Master Su didn’t believe him, looked behind Prince NanAn, didn’t see a sugar figurine, and said, "You must be lying, Uncle Lin said you all stick together and act the same."

Prince NanAn said, "Why would I lie to you? They won’t be able to stay at Dongxiang Marquis Mansion for a while, and you can’t go out, so they bought you more to eat fearing you’d be swayed by me alone."

The little schemes of the Heir of Marquis Beining and the others were seen through by Prince NanAn at a glance.

"Why can’t they stay at the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion?" the Ninth Prince asked curiously.

The more people living at the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, the merrier, and Father Emperor wouldn’t force him to move back to the palace.

For so many days, the Emperor hadn’t sent anyone to inquire about him. The Ninth Prince wanted to see his position in his own father’s mind, and he hadn’t returned to the palace for seven or eight days.

The result of this test was that the Emperor simply hadn’t remembered him at all, forgotten by his father completely.

The Ninth Prince felt quite upset.

Chu Shun patted the Heir of Marquis Beining’s shoulder and said, "He has to go for a wedding, and Young Master Zhao and I are going to back him up."

The Heir of Marquis Beining blushed slightly.

Chu Shun and the others hadn’t intended on accompanying the Heir of Marquis Beining.

But the Heir of Marquis Beining was scared.

It’s his first time being a groom, he lacked experience, and besides, the engagement process with Miss Zhou Qi wasn’t pleasant... it was even awkward.

Thinking of the time he punched his chest, the Heir of Marquis Beining felt too ashamed to see Miss Zhou Qi.

With brothers to boost his courage, it’d be hard not to move forward even if he wanted to shrink back at times, with a kick from behind.

Young Master Su also wanted to go a bit, but even without him saying a word, his parents would certainly not allow it.

Young Master Shen looked at Prince NanAn, "Then why aren’t you going with them?"

Prince NanAn felt frustrated.

He wanted to go, but he had been rejected. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

A man who just lost his wife is not suitable to attend a wedding, as it’s considered inauspicious.