After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband
Chapter 52 Unlucky

Chapter 52: Chapter 52 Unlucky

Pocketed the silver note.

After Marquis Dongxiang left the Imperial Study, he put on a face full of contempt and disgust at the world.

He looked as if he had suffered an enormous injustice.

If they hadn’t come early and witnessed the whole process of Marquis Dongxiang getting a reward of twenty thousand liang after a light punishment for breaking the rules, some might have actually felt sorry for him.

Twenty thousand liang—

Even generals who achieved great feats at the border couldn’t often receive such rewards.

No wonder General Zhongwu wasn’t happy with him and wanted to teach him a lesson.

This family of bandits is truly a model of putting down the butcher’s knife and becoming a Buddha.

No!

They have become Buddhas, but they still hold the butcher’s knife!

After occupying Qingyun Mountain for over a decade, viewed as thorns in the court’s side, the Emperor sent people to crush Feihu Village multiple times in vain, eventually ending up in their hands himself.

Thinking about it, Xie Jingchen raised his hand to his forehead, speechless.

After saving the Emperor, accepting amnesty, and transforming into Marquis Dongxiang.

How should those soldiers, who shed blood on the battlefield, perceive this, with generals having stepped over countless corpses without reaching such a position, Marquis Dongxiang easily getting it after acting imperiously, how could they not be envious, eager to eliminate him swiftly?

General Zhongwu was the brother of Third Madam’s family, often visiting Duke Zhen Country Mansion; Xie Jingchen knew him since he was a child.

Being able to break General Zhongwu’s nose, and that too under Duke Chong’s protection, truly shows that Marquis Dongxiang’s martial arts are unfathomable.

Xie Jingchen somewhat doubted whether he came to the palace to fetch someone or to watch his father-in-law flaunt his authority.

No one around.

A gentle breeze blew, carrying a faint fragrance.

Xie Jingchen felt deeply uncomfortable with the look Marquis Dongxiang cast his way.

He felt a bit like he was sitting on pins and needles.

Was it just because he saw his bruised and swollen appearance?

Did it really warrant looking at him with such disapproval?

Marquis Dongxiang mounted his horse, holding the reins, glanced at Xie Jingchen, and said, "Protect Jinjim well, I won’t allow anything to happen to her. If you can’t protect her, send her back to Dongxiang Marquis Mansion."

Leaving that sentence behind, Marquis Dongxiang rode away on horseback.

Xie Jingchen’s brows furrowed into a knot.

He looked at Su Jin and said, "It seems Father-in-law knows what Duke Chong and General Zhongwu mean to Duke Zhen Country Mansion."

Marquis Dongxiang’s love for Su Jin was something Xie Jingchen didn’t doubt at all.

He knew that doing so would put Su Jin in danger, yet he still did it. There must be an unavoidable reason.

Helping Su Jin onto the carriage, Xie Jingchen also got in, followed by Xingxing.

Su Jin rubbed her temples and said, "I’m a bit skeptical if my father really hit Duke Chong for the Emperor."

She wanted to ask just now, but with palace maids and eunuchs passing by from time to time along the way, she was afraid they would hear, so she held back.

Xie Jingchen was clueless.

Xingxing looked at her and said, "Of course not."

Su Jin, "..."

Xie Jingchen, "..."

"Are you sure?" Su Jin asked.

Xingxing nodded her little head like pounding garlic.

"Definitely not, if the Marquis really only helped the Emperor, he would certainly take the money first, then do the task, instead of demanding payment afterward. What if the Emperor denies him afterward?"

"..."

"Besides, the Marquis wouldn’t put the young lady in danger just for some money."

"..."

"The Marquis wanted to kill Duke Chong during his time on Qingyun Mountain already."

"..."

"My father and Duke Chong have a grudge?" Su Jin asked.

Xingxing nodded, "Yes, and a big one."

"What kind of grudge?" Su Jin’s expression turned serious.

"Just a few years ago, when the court was transporting pay silver past Qingyun Mountain, the Marquis led people to seize thirty thousand liang, but when he returned to the Capital, those people claimed the Marquis seized two hundred thousand, making him carry a big black pot unjustly, and even sent troops to annihilate us."

"..."

"The Marquis said everyone was a bandit, and he only took one piece of meat, yet they took the entire dish and sought to destroy us completely, which was too much. The Marquis investigated and found that this matter was related to Duke Chong, hence he wanted to kill him even then."

"Fearing that he’d clash with Duke Chong after entering the Capital, Madam didn’t want the Marquis to accept the Emperor’s amnesty, but the Marquis said he couldn’t swallow that insult and was determined not to carry the blame unjustly. Brothers on Qingyun Mountain also supported the Marquis’s return to the Capital to make a mark."

"Later, young lady, you took the young master away, Madam persuaded the Marquis to dismiss the idea, as to not cause trouble for the young lady. The Marquis said he would hold it in until the young master was in the ground, as it wouldn’t be long anyway."

A certain young master, "..."

His face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Su Jin held her forehead.

This maid is so honest, she suspected that she might even have relayed the punctuation marks correctly.

Seeing the fiery look in Xie Jingchen’s eyes.

Su Jin comforted him, "Don’t be angry, it’s bad for your health. My father already holds you in high regard. Considering my father’s impatient nature, to wait until you are in the ground instead of acting immediately shows it’s something special, doesn’t it make you feel a little better thinking like this?"

Xingxing nodded repeatedly.

Under the consolation of their master and servant, Xie Jingchen almost fainted from rage.

Su Jin, "..."

She coughed lightly, signaling Xingxing to continue.

Xingxing went on, "Originally, the Marquis wanted to hit Duke Chong, saying that his fists were itching whenever he saw him, but Madam didn’t allow him to stir up trouble for no reason. Now Duke Chong had offered himself, how could the Marquis let him go? Especially when the Emperor also disliked Duke Chong, the Marquis must have been upset thinking how the Emperor took advantage and still complained about him, so he scammed the Emperor for some money to vent."

Without doubt, Su Jin fully believed Xingxing’s analysis of her father, Marquis Dongxiang.

Her father was indeed one who takes revenge and refuses to be wronged.

Xie Jingchen looked at Su Jin and said, "Can a little unjust blame be more important than your life?"

Even if Duke Chong embezzled seventeen thousand liang in his name, their robbery of the court’s pay silver was against the law, and it was only right for the court to send troops to wipe out bandits.

Instinctively, he felt that Marquis Dongxiang wanting to kill Duke Chong wasn’t just about carrying unjust blame.

But ever since meeting Su Jin, his instinct had never been spot on—

Xie Jingchen somewhat doubted if his instinct was right.

Maybe Marquis Dongxiang really only thought so.

Su Jin also felt something was off.

But she agreed with Xie Jingchen.

You can’t approach Marquis Dongxiang with a normal mindset.

Su Jin loosened her neck and laughed, "Why think so much, I probably won’t be that unlucky."

Xie Jingchen held his forehead.

Punishment was always met with salvation.

The shop being burned was a perfect coincidence for her, if that’s called misfortunate, what word should be used for others?

Xingxing happily said, "The young lady certainly won’t be unlucky."

"When at Qingyun Mountain, the Marquis and Madam demanded that the young master and young lady offer three sticks of incense every day."

"Offering incense really works, the young lady fell from a bird’s nest, such a tall tree, only broke her arm, not killed."

"..."

"Since that day, the young lady often sneaked to offer incense in bundles, at one point almost setting the ancestral hall on fire. Madam said since the young lady is sincere, others will be the ones unlucky when she is around."

"..."