After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband
Chapter 80 Remedies

Chapter 80: Chapter 80 Remedies

In the backyard, the sound of pounding medicine echoed loudly.

A young maid ran over, glanced at the bamboo house in the distance, curious about what the Eldest Young Madam was concocting but didn’t dare to approach.

Xie Jingchen was reading inside. After soaking for too long, his skin chafed against his clothes, causing some pain.

The young maid walked up the steps and called out, "Eldest Young Master, the Emperor has sent a eunuch to deliver a decree. You and the Eldest Young Madam must go too."

Xie Jingchen put down the book he was holding and raised his hand to rub his temples.

Having Princess Shouning carried back to the palace, losing all face, how could the Emperor possibly let it go?

"Go call for the Eldest Young Madam," he said.

The Hidden Guard went to the bamboo house to relay the message.

Su Jin, holding a bag of medicine, blinked and said, "Can I not go?"

Xingxing nodded repeatedly, "My young lady ran half the day, was terribly tired, and fell asleep, can’t get up."

Hidden Guard, "...."

Never seen someone who’s exhausted but still full of spirit.

Also never seen someone who sleeps standing up and speaks while doing so.

"If I don’t go, they shouldn’t come to my bed to deliver the decree, right?" Su Jin said.

"...."

"No," the Hidden Guard said.

"Then let’s do it this way," Su Jin decisively said.

"...."

"There will be maids and old women to help you, Eldest Young Madam, get out of bed to receive the decree," the Hidden Guard said, holding his forehead.

"Do they have to be so serious?" Su Jin was speechless.

Xingxing looked at her.

Su Jin put down the medicine bag, took a deep breath, and said, "Let’s go receive the decree. I don’t believe the Emperor would be unreasonable; maybe it’s a reward for me."

Hidden Guard, "...."

Few could be as optimistic as the Eldest Young Madam, right?

Su Jin stepped out of the bamboo house.

Xie Jingchen was waiting there.

Together, they went to the front yard.

They were considered late arrivals.

Not only the Old Madam, but even Xie Jinyu, who had been stung by wasps, was there.

Seeing her swollen cheeks and her right eye swollen to a slit—

Xie Jingchen, "...."

Yet, seeing Su Jin arrive, she still fiercely glared at her, a look of schadenfreude spilling from her left eye.

Daring to use wasps to sting Princess Shouning, saving the Emperor would be useless!

If she isn’t beaten with a few dozen boards, the Royal Family’s dignity will be gone!

The Royal Family is all about face!

Prepare for the punishment!

However, Su Jin said something that nearly made her faint from anger.

"And still not deflated after all this time," Su Jin exclaimed in surprise.

"....!!!"

The eunuch’s eyelid twitched, never having seen such audacity from the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion.

Picking on the sensitive topic and rubbing salt in the wound.

The eunuch lightly coughed and said, "Everyone’s here, let’s all kneel to receive the decree."

Su Jin knelt beside Xie Jingchen.

The eunuch opened the bright-yellow imperial decree and began reading it seriously.

Gradually—

Su Jin’s eyes brightened with a smile.

Xie Jingchen raised his hand to his forehead.

The Old Madam’s brows knitted into a twist.

Princess Nanzhang’s face darkened to a coal fire, trembling with rage.

Stung by wasps, Xie Jinyu exploded, "Clearly it was Sister-in-law who stirred the wasp nest and stung Princess Shouning, how can it just fall by itself?!"

The eunuch said expressionlessly, "The Emperor said the wasp nest fell by itself, so it fell by itself. It has nothing to do with the Eldest Young Madam."

"The Emperor is wise!" Su Jin shouted.

"....!!!"

Xie Jinyu’s eyes teared up in rage.

How can it be so biased?!

Who exactly is the Emperor’s daughter!

Princess Shouning was stung beyond recognition, yet the Emperor doesn’t punish the culprit but punishes the entire Duke Zhen Mansion, isn’t this making the entire Duke Zhen Mansion take the fall for that female bandit?!

Xie Jinyu, suffocated with indignation, was in constant pain from the wasp stings.

At this time, the eunuch took out the ointment—

Xie Jinyu knelt on the ground, fuming.

Beating first, then gifting a reward, as if she has never seen ointment before, even if awarded a hundred jars, it wouldn’t calm her rage!

However, this reward wasn’t for her.

The eunuch looked at Su Jin and said, "This ointment is a reward for the Eldest Young Madam from the Emperor."

Xie Jinyu, "....!!!"

Princess Nanzhang, "....!!!"

Xie Jingchen’s forehead was covered in black lines.

Hidden Guard, "...."

Turns out it really was a reward.

Su Jin gladly accepted the ointment, "Knowing I’ve been wronged and rewarding me with ointment, the Emperor couldn’t be more wise."

Eunuch, "...."

Eldest Young Madam, having triumphed completely and gained advantage, it’s slightly excessive to play innocent.

After all, Princess Shouning is the Emperor’s biological daughter; couldn’t she have been more gentle when causing harm to save him some face?

At this moment, countless people were internally spitting blood.

The Old Madam accepted the decree, the ointment was awarded to Su Jin, and the eunuch turned to leave.

The moment the eunuch left, Xie Jinyu said, "Mother, I can’t accept this!"

Princess Nanzhang’s eyes were cold, how could she be satisfied either, but the Emperor cares about face!

Princess Shouning came to Duke Mansion to provoke but was finally stung and carried back to the palace with wasps, embarrassing the Emperor.

But if Princess Shouning came to Duke Mansion to play and accidentally stung by a falling wasp nest carried back, outsiders would only say she was unlucky.

The Emperor’s dignity would thus be maintained.

But maintaining face in such a way is established on the grievance of Duke Zhen’s Mansion!

Seeing Su Jin open the ointment to sniff it, praising how good it was, the suffocation in her chest made it hard to breathe.

Xingxing entered the room, came close to Su Jin, and cheered, "Miss guessed correctly, the Emperor is indeed reasonable; not only did he not punish you, but he also rewarded you with ointment."

"The Emperor is really good," Xingxing said.

"...."

"If there’s nothing else, let’s head back," Xie Jingchen said, rubbing his forehead.

He was afraid if they stayed longer, they would have to call the Imperial Physician again.

Su Jin had no intention of staying longer either.

But Princess Nanzhang didn’t let them leave, looking at Xie Jingchen, Prince Nanzhang said, "I heard from the maid, you were soaking in a big tub at the back of the Agarwood Pavilion, the whole backyard was filled with the smell of medicine, what’s going on?"

When the bamboo house was being built, Princess Nanzhang had been curious about what the big tub was for.

Xie Jingchen didn’t speak.

Su Jin said, "It was my father who felt my husband’s health was weak, so he asked me to help him with medicinal baths, using my secret from Qingyun Mountain to strengthen the body."

Princess Nanzhang’s brow tightened and she said, "Chenchen has toxins in his body, how could you mess around?!"

"Rest assured, mother-in-law, my husband is mine, I wish him well more than anyone," Su Jin replied.

"...."

"I see there are quite a few young masters in the mansion, anyone in need of strengthening their muscles and bones?" Su Jin blinked and asked.

"...."

"Thirty taels of silver a day, soak for three months, guaranteed to be tough," Su Jin said.

"...."

"Don’t believe me, try it on my husband."

"...."

Su Jin diligently promoted.

Xie Jingchen, with a dark face, dragged her away.

After exiting the main courtyard, Su Jin dissatisfiedly said, "I haven’t finished speaking, why drag me away?"

"They’re not that easily fooled," Xie Jingchen said.

"Who fooled them?" Su Jin was indignant.

"I’m serious!" she shouted.

"...."

"Can really strengthen the body and endure more?" Xie Jingchen doubted.

"Haven’t you been soaking every day for several days now? You should be feeling your skin getting thicker."

"...."

This woman can’t say something more pleasant?

What do you mean by thick skin?

That’s called being sturdy!

And he hadn’t felt it yet.

Xingxing, however, fully believed, "He should soak more, since he often gets beaten."

"Send golden sore medicine tomorrow, and a few bags of herbs along," Su Jin said.

"...."

Walking forward.

Su Jin asked Xie Jingchen, "What does the Duke like?"

Xie Jingchen raised an eyebrow, "Why suddenly interested in grandfather’s likes?"

Su Jin sighed.

"No one in Duke Zhen’s Mansion likes me, I originally planned to behave well when the Duke returned," Su Jin said.

"...."

"In the end, without even meeting them, I caused their salaries to be deducted."

"...."

"I have to find a way to make up for it."

"...."