[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls":3,"chapter-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-118":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Clan Prosperity Starting With My Servant Girls",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1202711,1553,"Chapter 118: Meditative Robbers","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-118",118,"\u003Cp>They leaned closer to Lin Xuan Qi by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the prisoners banged on the bars of his cell and shouted, \"Let me out! I’m innocent! Get me out of here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The constable who was leading them to the cell of Liu Ju Zheng turned around, used the end of his saber’s sheath and knocked it into the man’s abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh.\" The man fell to the ground, rolled from side to side and groaned in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brutal treatment of the prisoners by the constable made Yue Jie and Yue Xin worried for their father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They held onto Lin Xuan Qi’s arms on both sides, trying to seek comfort from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie and Yue Xin didn’t imagine that it would be so bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As young mistresses of an imperial official, they had seen the good side of the imperial court since young. Being showered with riches and love from their parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only when their father was banished to prison that they’d seen the dark side to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, they were right in the belly of the beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry. Your father will be fine.\" Lin Xuan Qi tried to console Yue Jie and Yue Xin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They nodded their heads and leaned closer to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they arrived at the cell where Liu Ju Zheng was held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father!\" Yue Jie and Yue Xin burst out in tears and ran towards their father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they could only get as far as the bars of the prison cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why... are you... here?\" Their father, Liu Ju Zheng, was sitting on the damp and cold ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly moved his body towards them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he got close enough to the bars of the prison cell, light from the burning flame torch on the wall illuminated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie and Yue Xin couldn’t bear it when they saw how he was now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their always smiling father was now thin and frail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sunken cheeks and soulless eyes broke their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t cry. You are Liu Ju Zheng’s daughters.\" Liu Ju Zheng held his hands up trying to pat on their shoulders to console them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They nodded their heads and tried to stop their tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when they saw how thin his hands were, with only his skin covering the bones, they couldn’t help it but burst out crying again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi stood where he was and kept silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a side of Yue Jie and Yue Xin he had never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he felt bad for them going through all the misfortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t privy to the details of their father’s case, it would be unwise for him to get involved unnecessarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best thing he could do for now was to take care of them well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With them in an intimate moment with their father, he decided not to intrude and glanced at the prison cell next to their father’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cell, about ten men were cramped inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was odd to him was that these men looked calm and were sitting in lotus position with their eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed that they were burly and were tough men with scars all over their body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are these men?\" Lin Xuan Qi asked the constable that led them to the cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The constable smirked at him and kept quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi shook his head, took out some copper coins, and passed the copper coins to the constable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The constable’s smirk turned into a smile, and he kept the copper coins into his sleeve pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These fellows are some of the robbers that were terrorizing the areas surrounding Hong Feng City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh. Too bad they were no match to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still recall the welcome parade we had when we brought them into the city chained like animals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The constable rattled off about who they were and what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\" Lin Xuan Qi said and went into deep thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These robbers seemed to be at peace with them being caught?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a doubt that he couldn’t shake off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There might be something behind this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t any of his business, and at most he would inform Sima Ye about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lin.\" Yue Jie called out to him, taking him out of his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced over at her and saw that Liu Ju Zheng was glancing at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi walked over to where Yue Jie and Yue Xin were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pleased to meet you, Master Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for taking care of my daughters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My old friend here had told me much about it.\" Liu Ju Zheng said and bowed at him as deep as he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lee He Song sighed and handed his wine gourd to Liu Ju Zheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me give you a toast for treating them so well.\" He said and took a mouthful of wine from the wine gourd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi waved his hand and said, \"I treat everyone fairly as long as they work hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And so far, they’ve been exemplary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m glad that you think so.\" Liu Ju Zheng put down the wine gourd, wiped remnants of the wine from his mouth and gave out a satisfying sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, his expression suddenly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Lin Xuan Qi with a solemn look, held onto Lin Xuan Qi’s shoulder and said, \"If you don’t mind, take one of them as your wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father?!\" Yue Jie and Yue Xin exclaimed with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t expect their father to mention this out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi was also surprised by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things escalated quickly, indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m more focused on building up the Clan right now.\" He replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Ju Zheng didn’t relent and said, \"As a man working hard on business, you need someone to take good care of you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Servant girls can’t take care of you like a wife does.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And think about your bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is a Clan without your own bloodline being extended?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi was stumped as he knew that Liu Ju Zheng made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only give so much trust to his servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would not be the same with his wife and kids.\u003C\u002Fp>",1031,"2026-06-03T13:58:56.970Z",1,"novelbin.me","3b92ba57c4de7538008f9dae17bf464ffc23ad2625a87f8e6480881e07fedd76","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-432","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-431",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fclan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-cover.jpg"]