After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband-Chapter 780 - 778: Stab Wound

In the end, Su Jin took the bait after all.

Xie Jingchen said there was a surprise waiting for her at the Long Bridge.

In these boring days, he could prepare a surprise for her.

Su Jin was genuinely curious.

But no matter how she pried, Xie Jingchen wouldn’t reveal a single word.

Just one sentence: if he spoke, it would lose its fun.

Su Jin got annoyed several times and said she wouldn’t go.

Yet she couldn’t resist her curiosity and kept going back on her word.

By the window, Su Jin propped her chin and said, "Out of the blue, why prepare a surprise for me?"

Xingxing tilted her head, looking at Su Jin, and said, "I’ve calculated, tomorrow is the 158th day since you captured the groom-to-be."

Su Jin, "...."

"Barely counts as an anniversary." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"What else?" Su Jin asked.

"That’s it."

"...."

Completely unrelated, suddenly there’s a romantic gesture.

Su Jin always felt something was off.

Getting it early wasn’t allowed.

Delaying it wasn’t an option either.

Su Jin agonized for two whole days.

Finally, the day arrived, after all the waiting.

She woke up in the morning full of energy.

To show her anticipation and importance of the surprise, Xingxing even specially picked out a new dress for Su Jin that she hadn’t worn before.

With a touch of light makeup, she shone like the most beautiful star in the summer night sky.

Honestly, seeing Su Jin like this, even Xie Jingchen felt a bit guilty.

The Hidden Guard silently prayed for him.

If the heir’s wife knew, the surprise waiting at the Long Bridge wasn’t a surprise but actually a shock.

Would she, in a rage, beat the Young Master to death?

Xie Jingchen was worried.

Either she doesn’t take the bait, or she’ll never let go once she does.

He couldn’t bear to dampen Su Jin’s enthusiasm.

So in these two days, he racked his brains to think of a contingency surprise.

But no matter what kind of surprise, it seemed undeserving of Su Jin’s excitement and anticipation.

So now it’s shock over shock, with no surprise at all...

Su Jin sat at the table, urged, "Where is he, why isn’t he coming to have breakfast?"

Outside the window, Xie Jingchen had a throbbing headache.

These two days he had been climbing through the windows to enter and exit.

Just to keep people from knowing he was still in the Prince Mansion.

Coming in from the window, Su Jin said, "Hurry and eat, then we’ll leave the mansion."

"You go first," Xie Jingchen said.

Su Jin looked at him, "Why not together?"

"You’ll know then," Xie Jingchen’s voice drifted.

Alright.

First is first.

Su Jin ate her egg dumplings, biting her chopsticks, and looked at Xie Jingchen, "Is this your first time preparing a surprise for someone?"

"Yeah."

"No wonder you’re so rusty."

"...."

Then, Su Jin ate breakfast while teaching Xie Jingchen how to prepare a surprise for someone.

Since it’s a surprise, naturally, you must keep it a secret until the last moment.

Announcing it three days early, to whet someone’s appetite.

If there’s not enough surprise in the end, how disappointing would that be.

Xie Jingchen, "...."

The Hidden Guard outside the window, "...."

Master.

You better pray for yourself.

That breakfast, Xie Jingchen couldn’t taste a thing.

Su Jin had a good appetite.

After finishing her meal, she hurriedly set off.

Before leaving, she paid her respects to the Princess Consort.

Boarding the carriage, they headed straight for the Long Bridge.

The Long Bridge was a bit far from the Capital City, though the scenery was beautiful, few people had the leisure to visit.

The bridge was still the same, but the scenery along the riverbanks wasn’t what it was back then.

When they came before, it was early summer, now it’s autumn.

The lush mountains wore a layer of autumn colors, adding a bit of unique charm.

Standing on the bridge, as the gentle breeze blew, all worries vanished.

After wandering around, Xingxing couldn’t wait to take off her shoes and socks to play in the water.

Only, when her feet touched the water, she withdrew them, looking at Su Jin, "Miss, the water is a bit cold, you shouldn’t play in it."

Su Jin walked forward.

Xingxing sneakily put her feet back in the water.

Though it was a bit cold.

That bit of cold didn’t bother her at all.

She swam in the water twice, then reluctantly withdrew her feet.

She wanted to go up the mountain to see if there were any wild fruits.

The Hidden Guard said, "Don’t wander off, stay close to the heir’s wife."

Xingxing puffed her cheeks, looked around, "Why hasn’t the groom-to-be arrived yet?"

Su Jin walked around in circles but couldn’t find the hidden surprise. She felt a bit bored, sat on the bridge, dangled her feet, leaned on the bridge, and watched the clouds in the sky.

This weather, it couldn’t be better.

Not too hot, not too cold, even the breeze tasted sweet.

Quietly waiting patiently for the surprise Xie Jingchen prepared for her.

But instead of the expected surprise, what came was a group of assassins flying out from the river.

The knives sliced through the air, tracing a water-sparkling arc.

Water splashed on her face, and Su Jin cursed her luck.

Why could she encounter assassins wherever she went?!

Couldn’t she have a carefree time?!

Su Jin quickly stood up from the bridge, while the Hidden Guard shielded her and Xingxing.

However, the bridge wasn’t wide.

When Xingxing retreated, she stepped into an empty spot and directly fell into the river.

Xingxing, "...."

Splashing twice in the water, Xingxing didn’t dare to climb back up; cleverly, she hid under the bridge.

The assassins’ martial arts were not weak, the Hidden Guard protected Su Jin while retreating towards the carriage.

Just as the assassin’s sword was stabbing over, Xie Jingchen rushed over, flicking away the assassin’s sword with one move.

With Xie Jingchen there, Su Jin felt at ease.

She leaned against the carriage, Xie Jingchen in front, blocking the assassins from getting close.

After killing two assassins, the third one charged over.

Xie Jingchen slightly dodged to the side.

The assassin’s sword went straight for Su Jin.

Xie Jingchen grasped the assassin’s hand, the sword slightly moved and stabbed towards Su Jin’s arm.

Su Jin hadn’t even reacted yet.

Her arm was already injured.

The pain made stars dance before her eyes.

After hurting Su Jin, Xie Jingchen seized the assassin’s sword and thrust it into the assassin’s throat.

In the distance, the sound of horse hooves approached.

The Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice arrived with four or five government officials.

Seeing the assassins besieging Xie Jingchen and Su Jin, they hurried to help.

Although the martial skills of the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice were not as high as Young Master Beining’s, they were not worse than the assassins.

With the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice and another capable government official added.

The assassins had nowhere to flee.

The Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice captured a live one, but before he could interrogate, the assassin bit his tongue and committed suicide.

Prepared for this, the Hidden Guard dislocated the assassin’s jaw, tapped some acupoints, unable to die even if they wanted to.

Xie Jingchen looked at Su Jin and asked, "How’s the injury?"

Su Jin glared at him.

The fire in her eyes nearly turned Xie Jingchen to ashes.

Don’t think using an assassin’s hand to scratch her means it wasn’t his fault.

Using the promise of a surprise to lure her out for a stab.

Damn him.

If he didn’t explain clearly, this wouldn’t end!

On the other side, the government official inspected the assassins, extracting a token from one of their pockets.

"Sir, have a look," the official said.

Looking at the token, the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice’s brow furrowed tightly.

This token, where had he seen it before?

For a moment he couldn’t recall, he said to Xie Jingchen and Su Jin, "It’s not safe to linger here, the Young Master and his wife should return to the mansion quickly."

"Why is Lord Zhao here?" Xie Jingchen asked.

"A thief stole my cousin’s family jade, and I chased him here," the Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice replied.