Chapter 348: Remedy

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Chapter 348 of "After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband" kicks off with: Yongning Palace.The Empress Dowager sat on the Phoenix Chair. The Empress sat to the right of... Continue reading!

Yongning Palace.The Empress Dowager sat on the Phoenix Chair. The Empress sat to the right of the Empress Dowager. Princess Nanzhang walked in. Upon seeing her, a kind smile appeared on the Empress Dowager’s face. The Empress smiled and said, "Why are you so late? It kept the Empress Dowager waiting." Princess Nanzhang quickly admitted her fault, "On the way here, I heard that Yongsheng Restaurant had newly acquired a Blood Ginseng, so I went to buy it, which took some time." The maid brought up the brocade box. Princess Nanzhang personally presented it to the Empress Dowager for her inspection. A hundred-year ginseng is already rare, and a Blood Ginseng is even more so. The Empress praised, "You are indeed dutiful, sister." "You, as the Empress, have long been confined to the deep palace. If you could go out, how would there be any chance for me to buy the Blood Ginseng to honor the Empress Dowager?" Princess Nanzhang joked. The Empress Dowager looked satisfied. Passing the Blood Ginseng to Nanny Li, the Empress Dowager laughed and said, "Let’s not be modest with each other; I know you both are filial." Princess Nanzhang sat down. The palace maid served tea. Then the palace maid and eunuchs were dispatched by Nanny Li. Princess Nanzhang looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "Empress Dowager, previously you sent Nanny Li out of the palace to tell me not to marry Princess Shouning to my son Chuanchuan. Is there something he did wrong that displeases you?" "Chuanchuan is fine," said the Empress. "It’s just that Shouning and the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion are not on good terms, and I’m afraid Shouning will suffer grievances if she marries there." Princess Nanzhang frowned deeply, some discontent showing, "With me protecting Shouning, what are you afraid of?" Clearly, Princess Shouning had her eyes on Prince NanAn and was unwilling to marry. Now they were telling her it was because of fear of that bandit woman. After all, we are sisters. Is there any point in deceiving her now? Thinking of this matter— Princess Nanzhang was filled with irritation. Although she didn’t want Princess Shouning to be her daughter-in-law, she couldn’t accept that it was because Princess Shouning fancied someone else that she didn’t want to marry her son. Could her son be any less than Prince NanAn?! The Empress looked at Princess Nanzhang and said, "That bandit woman is rampaging in Duke Zhen’s Mansion, and no one can subdue her." "For this time, General Xie manages to capture King Beimo alive, half of the credit goes to the bandit army under Marquis Dongxiang, and Marquis Dongxiang also has merit in saving General Xie." "Once Duke Zhen and his men return to the Capital, I’m afraid Duke Zhen’s Mansion won’t hold as much status as you, let alone Shouning." Having Su Jin ride over her head is Princess Nanzhang’s sore spot. Mentioning it is to go against her. The Empress didn’t tell the truth and deliberately rubbed salt on her wound, making Princess Nanzhang’s face look even worse. She looked at the Empress and said, "I heard Shouning didn’t want to marry Chuanchuan because she fancied Prince NanAn." Knowing Princess Nanzhang wasn’t someone easy to reason with, the Empress put the blame for Princess Shouning not marrying Xie Jingchuan on Duke Zhen’s Mansion, so Princess Nanzhang would have nothing to say. To her surprise, Princess Nanzhang saw through this plan in one glance and mercilessly pierced through it. If you don’t care about my face, should I care about yours? Princess Nanzhang wasn’t afraid of the Empress Dowager; in terms of relation, she was closer to the Empress Dowager than the Empress by three points. "Chuanchuan has reached the age to take a wife, and since the Empress Dowager intended to promise Princess Shouning to him, I hadn’t thought of choosing a daughter-in-law." "It was hard to wait until Shouning was nearly of age, and I even prepared the betrothal gifts, only to be told now that Princess Shouning has someone in mind and will not marry!" Princess Nanzhang’s face coldened. "It would be alright if you told me the truth, but to deceive me, what does the Empress mean by this?!" The Empress also became angry, "Even if Shouning hadn’t set her heart on Prince NanAn, with the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion there, she wouldn’t marry into Duke Zhen’s Mansion!" Princess Nanzhang and the Empress started arguing. The Empress Dowager had a headache. "Enough!" "Here to discuss matters, not for you to bicker!" The Empress Dowager’s phoenix eyes held anger. Princess Nanzhang looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "Empress Dowager, does this matter not anger me?" "With the Emperor protecting that bandit woman, every time I punish her, someone comes to her aid, forcing me to make concessions. I was just looking for an ally, and now what? Want to withdraw the engagement," Princess Nanzhang complained. "Chuanchuan and Shouning weren’t engaged," said the Empress. Princess Nanzhang looked at her, "If I had chosen a bride for Chuanchuan beforehand, could the Empress remain unmoved?" The Empress choked. The Empress was silent. Princess Nanzhang didn’t press the issue further. After a while. The Empress said, "In this matter, it’s my fault. How do you want me to compensate Chuanchuan?" Princess Nanzhang looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "Compensate Chuanchuan, and that would mean Princess Shouning abandoned him." "Then what should be done?" The Empress frowned. Princess Nanzhang took the opportunity to ask for a County Princess title for her daughter, Xie Jinyu. The Empress looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "The Emperor favors the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion, she saved the Emperor’s life, and even then, he only agreed to make her a County Princess. Wanting to make Yuyu a County Princess, I fear, isn’t so easy." Previously, the Emperor wanted to weaken Duke Chong’s control of power. But Duke Chong’s influence in the court was deeply rooted, making it difficult for the Emperor to shake it. After Marquis Dongxiang entered the capital, he directed his attack at Duke Chong, even exposing the Emperor’s intentions to the officials. Duke Chong suffered continuous setbacks at the hands of Marquis Dongxiang, without even a scratch to show, and even lost Duke Chong’s Mansion ancestral home, making his prestige in the court much less than before. The life-saving grace at most deserved a County Princess title, Xie Jinyu had neither contributions nor hardships for the court, how could the Emperor possibly agree? Princess Nanzhang looked at the Empress and said, "If the Empress can’t do anything, the Empress Dowager can." The Empress Dowager gave Princess Nanzhang a reproachful glance. She lifted her arm. "Help me to the Imperial Study." Nanny Li quickly helped the Empress Dowager up. The Imperial Study. The Emperor sat on the Dragon Chair massaging his temples. Marquis Dongxiang had taken his soldiers to eliminate bandits. Leaving him with a mess. Although he left, he left all his duties of the Ministry of Justice to the Vice Minister of Ministry of Justice, and called Xie Jingchen to the Ministry of Justice to assist the Vice Minister. Claimed to be assisting, but wasn’t it obviously making Xie Jingchen do his work during his absence? That was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice! Xie Jingchen had no official rank, and even if he had, there was no precedent for him to directly be the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. See, as soon as Marquis Dongxiang left, there were over a dozen memorials impeaching him. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on NoveI[F]ire.net The Emperor’s headache grew worse. The little eunuch outside came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is here." The Emperor frowned deeply. Why is the Empress Dowager here? Soon, the Empress Dowager walked in. The Emperor stood up and said, "Why has the Empress Dowager come?" Nanny Li assisted the Empress Dowager to a seat. The Empress Dowager said, "Just now, Nanzhang came to the palace to see me, wanting to settle Chuanchuan and Shouning’s marriage, to bring Shouning into the household as soon as possible." "This matter, the Emperor knows as well, I’ve come to ask the Emperor’s opinion." The Emperor’s head began to throb again. Eunuch Fu’s mouth twitched. Princess Shouning and the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion have only met a few times, and so far none of those encounters ended without disputes. For them to see each other every day like that, wouldn’t Duke Zhen’s Mansion be in turmoil daily? How unwilling Princess Nanzhang must be?

Chapter 348: Remedy

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