Chapter 468: Coincidence

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Chapter 468 of "After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband" introduces: South Courtyard?Lady Chi was stunned for a moment. Although she had lived in the Prince Zhenbei... Read on to discover!

South Courtyard?Lady Chi was stunned for a moment. Although she had lived in the Prince Zhenbei Mansion for more than a decade, the place still felt very unfamiliar to her. The most familiar path to her was the one leading to Qihao Hall. Because she had to attend a family banquet. Even though she knew the direction to the South Courtyard, she was just focused on searching for the sound of music and couldn’t think of anything else. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs novel(ꜰ)ire.net The Prince held her hand with a firm grip. Lady Chi winced at the pain, furrowing her brows, and struggled hard to break free. The result of her struggle was not escape, but rather the Prince gripping her even tighter. The Prince held Lady Chi’s hand and started walking back. After taking a dozen steps, Lady Chi realized something was wrong. She had come out with Xique and Caiju, leaving Lu Qiao to watch over Qingqiu Garden. Where had the two maids gone? Worried about the maids, Lady Chi was reluctant to leave. The Prince did not stop, so Lady Chi stumbled behind him. She vigorously slapped the Prince’s hand holding her wrist. After a few slaps, the Prince stopped and turned back to look at her. The night sky was beautiful. The stars were brilliant. But such a sky was not to be liked. Because it foretold yet another sunny day tomorrow. The darkness of the night did not hinder the Prince’s vision at all. He did not have a deep impression of Lady Chi, only remembering that she dared not look at him. But hidden in the night, Lady Chi showed no fear, even trying hard to see him clearly. She wore a veil, obscuring her features, with a pair of eyes more dazzling than the moon and stars above. The Prince was lost in thought. Those eyes gradually overlapped with a pair deep in his memory. "Hengheng," the Prince called out softly. Lady Chi felt a pinch in her nose. The Prince reached out his hand, and Lady Chi instinctively turned her head away. Snapping out of his trance, the Prince quickly released her hand and walked away in large strides. Lady Chi was left in tears. The South Courtyard was quite a distance from Qingqiu Garden, and Lady Chi barely remembered the way. She wandered around lost for quite some time before reaching the lakeside. She returned to Qingqiu Garden under the dim night’s haze. Tear stains were still on her face, unnoticed by anyone. Upon seeing her return, Lu Qiao cried out, "Madam." "Why haven’t Xique and Caiju returned?" Lu Qiao asked. Lady Chi walked directly back into the house. Lu Qiao tapped her head, wondering why she couldn’t remember that Madam couldn’t speak. She wondered if she could pretend Madam had just been muttering to herself. After waiting for a quarter of an hour, there was still no sign of them returning. Lu Qiao was getting a bit anxious. With the weather so sultry, and having left without lanterns, what if they stepped on something? Lu Qiao was restless. "Madam, I will go find them." Lu Qiao took a lantern and headed out of the courtyard gate. After only a few steps, Xique and Caiju returned. The two maids were crying terribly. "What happened?" Lu Qiao went to meet them and asked. "Madam went missing." "...." Lu Qiao was dumbfounded. "How could Madam go missing when she had been good and well in Qingqiu Garden?" Lu Qiao asked. Xique and Caiju were stunned. "You didn’t lie to us?!" Xique shouted. Lu Qiao nodded repeatedly, asking, "Why would you think Madam was missing?" Xique couldn’t believe it and quickly walked back. Caiju explained to Lu Qiao. "Madam walked ahead, we chased from behind, then suddenly felt pain in our necks and fainted," Caiju said. "When we woke up, Madam was gone, and after searching for a long time, we still couldn’t find her." The mansion was large and it was easy to get lost even in the daytime, let alone at night. Moreover, Lady Chi rarely went out, leading Xique to firmly believe that she must have gotten lost, or worse, abducted...or even killed. After all, Lady Chi had just offended Princess Nanzhang, and the inner courtyard was Princess Nanzhang’s territory. The more the two maids thought about it, the more frightened they became, and they began to cry. Yet— Lady Chi returned. In Qingqiu Garden, inside the pavilion. Lady Chi sat there, gazing blankly at the sky. Her forlorn expression pulled at one’s heartstrings. Not far away, in one of the large trees, the Prince frowned deeply. He felt that not only was Third Master acting senselessly due to drink, but he was as well. After leaving Lady Chi just now, he intended to head to the front courtyard, but stopped midway. In his eyes, women couldn’t tell the directions of east, south, west, and north. If Lady Chi was allowed to run around wildly and something happened, it would be his face that was lost. So the Prince came back. Having left her and now returning was quite disgraceful. Especially since Lady Chi kept crying. Thus, the Prince did not make himself visible but watched as Lady Chi wandered around the mansion, making him anxious just watching. The Prince thought he might have been overthinking things. Using such a woman, who couldn’t even tell directions, as a spy was underestimating the Prince Zhenbei Mansion too much. But Lady Chi carried ten thousand taels of silver notes, brought from Nanliang. So the Prince felt that he could not let his guard down. Thus, the Prince wanted to see whether Lady Chi would expose any flaw after the maids left and the Qingqiu Garden only had her remaining. As it turned out, she just stayed in the pavilion until now. The Prince thought this might have been the most foolish thing he had done all year. Spending the middle of the night at Qingqiu Garden feeding mosquitoes. His hands and neck were bitten numerous times. Faint footsteps approached, prompting the Prince to leap away and disappear into the night. But the Prince hadn’t noticed that the purse he wore at his waist had caught on a tree branch. After the Prince left, Xique and the others ran in. Seeing Lady Chi in the pavilion, Xique rushed over, crying, "You scared us to death, Madam. Are you alright?" Since being sold into the mansion, after learning the rules in the front courtyard for a month, Xique was assigned to Qingqiu Garden. She had come to see Lady Chi as family. Her worry for Lady Chi was far greater than that of Caiju and Lu Qiao, who had only been around for a few days. Lady Chi wiped her tears away, covered her face with the veil, and gently shook her head, signaling to Xique that she was alright. Meanwhile, the Prince returned to the outer courtyard, only to discover the purse that had been hanging from his waist was missing upon entering his study. Chief Steward Li, having just bathed and about to retire for the night, was summoned by the Prince, who ordered him to gather people to search for the purse. Chief Steward Li was bewildered. Was it really necessary for the Prince to make such a big fuss over the loss of a purse? The servants were all very weary. "What did the Prince lose?" the servants asked. "A jade pendant," Chief Steward Li replied. "Oh, and also the purse." "Stop dawdling, hurry up and find it. If you can’t find it, don’t think about sleeping." Chief Steward Li hurriedly took the maids and servants with lanterns from the study all the way to the South Courtyard gate. They searched back and forth a few times but found nothing. Peony Garden. Princess Nanzhang sat in the courtyard, drinking tea. The night was sultry, making it hard for her to sleep, so she came out for some fresh air. Feeling a bit sleepy, she got up and prepared to return to her room to rest. As she stood up, a maid quickly approached and said, "Princess, the Prince lost something in the inner courtyard and is sending people to search for it." "What was lost?" Princess Nanzhang asked. "A jade pendant," the maid replied. The purse carried by the Prince’s side was known to be made by the embroideress in the embroidery room. If it was just about losing a purse, or even ten, the Prince wouldn’t have cared. "A jade pendant?" Princess Nanzhang sneered coldly. "Wasn’t the jade pendant he cared about given to the Princely Heir? Does he actually have any other pendant he cares about?" Princess Nanzhang scoffed.

Chapter 468: Coincidence

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