[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-doted-by-the-regent-king":3,"chapter-doted-by-the-regent-king-doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-143":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Doted By The Regent King",{"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},1325166,1760,"Chapter 143 - 143 143 Generous Gift","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-143",143,"\u003Cp>143: Chapter 143 Generous Gift 143: Chapter 143 Generous Gift Madam Zhou’s generosity not only surprised and delighted everyone but also brought envy and resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Zhou, of course, was satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, once a daughter-in-law entered the family, she became part of the Zhou household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever she received belonged to her and would one day belong to her grandson as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in front of her own family, the Zhou family’s generosity brought honor to their name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Zhou had always been dissatisfied with Madam Lu’s shallow manners, feeling that she disgraced the family in public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Madam Zhou’s sudden largesse gave her a sense of turning the tables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Zhou didn’t suspect the source of Madam Zhou’s silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one thing, the situation at hand distracted her from such thoughts, and secondly, she knew Madam Zhou had always earned silver through her embroidery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t surprising that she had her own private stash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the contrary, Madam Lu, seeing Madam Zhou’s grand gesture, seethed with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was this, showing off her wealth so everyone would know, or was it an attempt to buy favor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a generous gift from an auntie surpassed hers by far, putting her in her shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would outsiders think of her now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not just that, Madam Lu was infuriated by the fact that Madam Zhou, who clearly had money, wouldn’t even part with a simple hairpin for her and even sent Wufu to snatch it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she was feigning generosity—what cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the heavy bracelets on Lady Liang’s wrists, Madam Lu was filled with both hatred and envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such beautiful things, yet they weren’t for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou was truly biased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Madam Zhou’s thoughts, she hadn’t considered too deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her brother and sister-in-law’s smiling faces, she was simply overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying a few words of praise, the newlyweds entered their bridal chamber, while others would playfully disturb them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu had never seen how the ancients made merry in the bridal chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious and eager for the excitement, she said to Madam Zhou, “Mother, I’m going to have a look.”Madam Zhou was somewhat worried, but seeing her eagerness, she didn’t have the heart to refuse and simply said, “Go then, but come back quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s almost time for the feast.”Wufu nodded and followed along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancients’ revelry in the bridal chamber, though conducted with decorum, had its own charm, and Wufu found it quite amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The groom stepped out to entertain the guests, and the bride took a moment to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the room was filled with children and young women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A married woman was introducing Lady Liang to everyone present, mainly the people from the Zhou family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang had also prepared gifts, handing out purses to Zhou Xiuer and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu stood at the door, ready to leave, when Lady Liang noticed her and quickly called out to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aunt’s craft may not be the best, but please don’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wear it for fun.” Lady Liang also handed Wufu a purse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, Lady Liang was being modest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purse was exquisitely made with satin, embroidered with a lifelike peony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu was somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her opinion, the purse she held was indeed better than the one Zhou Xiuer had just received.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xiuer naturally saw this, and her expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang smiled slightly, returning the favor of Madam Zhou’s earlier generosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu hung the purse on her waist belt, thought for a moment, then unfastened her own purse and poured out two pearls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t have any gifts to give.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two pearls were ground by my own hand, from the same material as the hairpin on my mother’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt, if you don’t mind, take them to make a pair of eardrops.” Wufu handed over the pearls, “I wish you and my uncle a joyful marriage and a lifetime of togetherness.”Lady Liang was taken aback, and she instinctively accepted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down, she saw two peas-sized, water-green, smooth pearls in her fair palm, which made her hand appear especially pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew quality when she saw it and recognized the excellent jade of the pearls at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang looked up to give thanks, but the young girl had already walked to the door and stepped out, prompting a gentle smile from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed her husband’s sister and niece were not as bad as the rumors suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>",740,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.771Z",1,"novelbin.me","b8a10c216a90c34fe47179ba37593034d7f63776c667e540afe239bb184cf26d","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-144","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-332",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]