Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1962 - 1970: Ignorant Foolish Woman (1)
When Nangong Yi returned, Cai Wei did not hesitate to inform him of the matter. Learning Chen He dared to abuse the princess, Nangong Yi was nearly furious to the point of explosion.
It wasn’t because his feelings for Zhao Hua were deep, but because Chen He actually dared to abuse a royal princess, trample the royal family’s reputation into the ground, it was truly audacious, too daring.
"Yang Yong, send someone to investigate what exactly is going on immediately? I want to know as soon as possible what Chen He has done all these years?"
As the chief eunuch, who sees all and hears all, investigating a bit of the filthy affairs within the Princess House wasn’t difficult. In just a day’s time, the abuses Zhao Hua Eldest Princess suffered in the thirteen years of marriage to Chen He were investigated thoroughly and reported to Nangong Yi.
Nangong Yi just glanced at it, and was infuriated to the point of rage.
Too despicable, this audacious rebel dared to abuse a royal princess; this behavior must be stopped immediately, and absolutely cannot be allowed to continue. If the common folk heard about it, and Bright Pearls’ future husband followed this example, he would die of anger!
What angered him even more was the worthless Zhao Hua; being a royal princess, a golden branch and jade leaf, she was abused to this extent by a man of common birth, it was truly disgraceful to the royal family’s reputation. Given this, she no longer deserved to be a princess.
As for Chen He, doesn’t he want to be an official? Very well, he will fulfill his wish, let him experience what being an ’official’ is like... 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
In Zhao Hua Princess’s Mansion, Chen He, who was about to face great misfortune, did not know his time was near; he was currently playing chess with his favored concubine, Zixuan.
Zixuan came from a brothel, and before knowing Chen He, she had been kept by seven or eight men; she was a famous courtesan in the capital. After Chen He visited her once, he regarded her as his confidante, completely captivated by her charms, and without hesitation, he took a large sum of personal savings from Zhao Hua Eldest Princess to redeem Zixuan.
Zixuan, being a woman who becomes arrogant when she succeeds and does not know her limits, was initially cautious and respectful towards Zhao Hua Eldest Princess when she first entered the Princess Mansion. But witnessing how Chen He treated Zhao Hua, and seeing that Zhao Hua was a foolish woman who only knew how to silently endure and give in, she gradually became audacious.
Not only did she regard Zhao Hua Eldest Princess as nothing, she didn’t even bother to salute when they met, moreover, she set her sights on Zhao Hua Eldest Princess’s private treasury.
Although Zhao Hua Eldest Princess was not favored, her mother had a low status and died early, but her status as a princess stood there.
As a princess, she received an annual salary of two thousand stones, along with jewelry, silk, food, and rewards distributed by the palace during festivals, filling up her private treasury. Upon her marriage, the Retired Emperor also bestowed abundant farmland, a large amount of gold, silver, jade utensils, jewels, and servants, so her wealth was considerable, incomparable to ordinary people. No wonder Zixuan, the shallow-sighted courtesan, coveted it.
Relying on her favor, Zixuan imprudently thought of controlling Zhao Hua Eldest Princess’s private treasury. While playing chess with Chen He, she deliberately said, "Master, how is the matter of the Eldest Princess asking the Empress Dowager on your behalf?"
When Chen He heard his beloved concubine bring up the matter, holding the chess piece in his hand, he said resentfully, "Don’t mention it, just the thought of it angers me. That useless slut, it’s been dragged on for so long, and she hasn’t even dared to speak to the Empress Dowager, it truly infuriates me."
Zixuan, upon hearing this, feigned anger and said, "Master and she are husband and wife, and you gave up your career for her. How could she not help you?"
Being instigated by his beloved concubine like this, Chen He immediately flared up, angrily saying to a chambermaid serving beside them, "Go, call that slut here. I want to question her properly!"
