After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 856 - 853: Dislike

Not just with a bruised face, he was also limping.

The servants at the Marquis Jingguo Mansion were quite shocked to see him in such a state.

But they could guess, it was definitely Prince NanAn and his group who beat him up.

In the entire Capital City, besides those friends of Chu Shun’s, no one else would dare to hit him.

The Marchioness Jingguo, upon seeing him, asked anxiously, "How did you get hurt like this?"

"Wrongfully accused Prince NanAn and them," Chu Shun grimaced.

The Marchioness Jingguo glared at him.

Isn’t this just asking for trouble?

No one likes being slandered, let alone Prince NanAn and his group.

Chu Shun didn’t say much more and went inside to apply medicine.

Seeing him return looking like this, Qin Hanhan could guess what happened. She said, "Did you actually not take any aphrodisiac at all?"

"I can’t say for sure," Chu Shun replied.

"My sister-in-law says I’m psychologically affected by the aphrodisiac."

He didn’t quite understand this sentence.

Qin Hanhan blushed.

Never seen someone so shameless!

He wanted to consummate the marriage and simply accused others groundlessly, causing her to wrongfully blame others and believe she was under attack by a parasite.

Ignoring Chu Shun, Qin Hanhan walked away.

Chu Shun, "...".

"Aren’t you going to apply medicine for me?" he called out.

Qin Hanhan took a bottle of medicine from her sleeve, threw it to Chu Shun, and added a roll of the eyes.

Agarwood Pavilion.

In the backyard.

Tomorrow is the day the army departs.

Su Jin packed all the medicines into a box. It was a large box full, with prescription details attached to some of the more useful ones.

Xingxing looked at Su Jin and said, "Miss, you haven’t packed luggage for the young master yet."

"Just clothes, it won’t take long," Su Jin said.

After packing the medicines, Su Jin went to help Xie Jingchen with his clothes.

Inside the room, Su Jin and Xingxing took out the brocade robe.

Outside the room, a hidden guard hiding in a tree twitched at the corners of his mouth.

In the study, Xie Jingchen was reading a book.

The hidden guard came in and said, "Young Master, the Heir’s wife is packing your luggage."

Xie Jingchen, "...".

This woman, how keen is she for him to go to the border?

Putting down the book, Xie Jingchen stepped out.

He walked through the beaded curtain into the room; Su Jin was talking to Xingxing, saying, "This one’s not good, bring something that doesn’t show dirt."

Xingxing picked a black set, "This one’s good; wearing it for half a month won’t even look dirty."

Xie Jingchen twitched at the corners of his mouth.

Not changing clothes for half a month, might as well kill him.

Hearing footsteps, Su Jin turned around, looked at him, and asked, "How many sets of clothes do you want to bring?"

"I’m not going to the border tomorrow," Xie Jingchen said.

"...???"

Not going?

Su Jin was embarrassed.

She had been preparing so eagerly, yet he wasn’t going.

How could he not give her a heads-up if he wasn’t going?

Su Jin didn’t ask, Xie Jingchen didn’t explain, plus Marquis Dongxiang, Su Chong, and Prince NanAn were all going, so Su Jin subconsciously assumed he would as well.

Xie Jingchen looked at the preparations, quite complete, and said, "I’ll go with Father after his mourning period is over."

The mourning period for the Prince would be over in a hundred days soon.

And with Duke Chong’s whereabouts unknown, everyone going to the border made the Emperor and Marquis Dongxiang uneasy.

Su Jin, still holding the brocade robe, put it down, saying, "Put it back where it was."

Xie Jingchen looked at her, "Do you want me to go to the border?"

Su Jin rolled her eyes at him, "Of course, it’s best if you don’t go."

But she knew very well that this wasn’t up to her to decide.

Su Jin added, "But the very best thing would be to take me along."

If she went to the military camp, she wouldn’t be completely unhelpful, she could make ointments and heal people.

But Xie Jingchen just listened and didn’t take it seriously.

Since Xie Jingchen wasn’t going to the border for now, Su Jin’s little sadness about separation dissipated.

As for Marquis Dongxiang and Su Chong, while Su Jin worried, she was more pleased for them.

As commanders of the Flying Tiger Army, they longed to take their army to the battlefield to redeem their honor through military achievements.

The next day, Su Jin woke up early.

As the army departed, the Emperor personally came to see them off.

Su Jin brought a box of medicine she prepared earlier for Marquis Dongxiang to take to the border.

It was Su Jin’s first time seeing the practice of smashing bowls after drinking in reality.

The uniform sound was indeed impressive.

And the words of the Emperor—

Fifteen years ago, the Flying Tiger Army was invincible on the battlefield. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

He believed that fifteen years later, they would surpass the past.

He would await their triumphant return in the Capital City with joy.

The Emperor escorted them all the way to the city gate, standing high on the majestic city wall, watching the army march away.

Su Jin watched Marquis Dongxiang and Su Chong as they left.

Xie Jingchen, however, looked around.

Although the Emperor stood high, an assassination attempt from this position wouldn’t be difficult.

After the army was out of sight, the Emperor finally turned back to the palace.

Xie Jingchen and Su Jin escorted the Emperor to the palace gate before stopping.

Seeing him frown, Su Jin asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Xie Jingchen replied, "With such a good opportunity for assassination, Duke Chong made no move, I suspect he is no longer in the Capital City."

Su Jin furrowed her brows, "Not in the Capital City?"

"With the city gates tightly guarded, how could he have escaped?"

Prohibiting passage based on height, even with the disguise technique, it shouldn’t work.

This was also something Xie Jingchen couldn’t figure out.

But if he were Duke Chong.

The Emperor going out of the palace to see the army off, even if not to assassinate, at least to create chaos or disturb military spirits, right?

Yet Duke Chong did nothing.

This defied logic.

Unable to figure it out, Xie Jingchen decided to put the matter aside and headed back to the mansion.

Meanwhile, the army advanced, with Prince NanAn and the others in full armor, looking dashing.

The armor was heavy, but they didn’t feel weighed down, thanks to the weighted training at the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.

However, Chu Shun was not with them.

Being newlywed, he really couldn’t bear to leave the Capital City for the border just yet.

Plus, with a bruised face, standing in front of the soldiers in armor wasn’t ideal for his image.

Though the army is well ahead, horses are much faster.

Chu Shun decided to set off in four days, ride fast, and catch up with them in three days, which would allow him not to miss going to the border and spend more time with Qin Hanhan.

Prince NanAn found this arrangement suitable.

Looking at the route, he realized Yinzhou was just a day’s journey away.

He could detour to Yinzhou to visit Nie Yao.

Nie Yao’s illness was a source of worry for Prince NanAn.

Seeing her and ensuring she’s all right would ease his mind.

With Chu Shun catching up with the army on one side, Prince NanAn headed to Yinzhou on the other.

Yinzhou wasn’t as grand as the Capital, but it was bustling and prosperous.

The Nanyang Marquis Mansion held an unmatched status in Yinzhou; everyone knew its location.

Prince NanAn hesitated whether to announce his visit or just sneak in.

While he hesitated, he rode his horse leisurely past the Nanyang Marquis Mansion.

He passed by twice without being recognized by the gate servant...

A bit embarrassed, the Prince silently chose to scale the wall.

Uncertain of Nie Yao’s location, he planned to ask a maid, just as he saw one carrying a tray ahead.

The maid was about to deliver food to Nie Yao.

With no one around.

The maid muttered as she walked, "Our young lady has been eating a lot lately. She’s noticeably gained some weight."

"Is it any surprise? Normally, Miss only eats half a bowl of rice, now she eats a full bowl and wants more," another maid worriedly said.

"In the afternoon, she wants some pastries as a treat, and then supper at night."

"When she returned from the Capital, she still went out for walks. Now, it’s been more than half a month, and she hasn’t gone out once."

"Our young lady and Prince NanAn have always disliked each other, yet they were forced together. Maybe the young lady plans to eat herself into a size that Prince NanAn will detest?"

Prince NanAn was slightly bewildered.

Usually, sick people or those feeling unwell don’t have much appetite, right?

How come Nie Yao, while sick, started eating so much more?

He snuck into the room to see Nie Yao eating.

Nie Yao’s appetite indeed had increased considerably.

When Nie Yao noticed Prince NanAn.

The first thing Prince NanAn said was, "Even if you eat yourself fatter, I won’t dislike you."

Nie Yao, "...???"

The maid, "...???"