[{"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-195":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},1325086,1760,"Chapter 195 - 195 195 What Did We Do Wrong","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-195",195,"\u003Cp>195: Chapter 195 What Did We Do Wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>195: Chapter 195 What Did We Do Wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou brought Old Scholar Zhou into the conversation, and the village chief, feeling slightly uneasy, touched his nose and cleared his throat lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My father once said, Village Chief, you have always been fair and strict, and he admired you the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want to know, Village Chief, what wrong have my daughter and I committed?” Madam Zhou lifted her head, her eyes were determined as she looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had they done to be treated this way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have we committed burglary or arson?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why won’t they let us live?” Madam Zhou asked as tears fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village chief choked and became even more uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for Wufu,” the village chief began but didn’t know how to continue; he knew the source of this trouble preceded the present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s also because the child has a fierce temperament and can’t stand others speaking ill of us,” Madam Zhou said with a bitter smile, “They say there’s always gossip in front of a widow’s house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For so many years, my daughter and I have lived our lives on edge, we even moved here to avoid trouble and yet, we’re still maligned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Village Chief, do you also believe such idle talk?”“I know you’ve had a hard time,” the village chief said with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you know it, then why do you still want to drive us away?” Hongyu couldn’t help but speak up, “We’ve done nothing wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s all just village gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of confronting the real troublemakers, why are you trying to force us out?”“Hongyu, show some respect,” Madam Zhou rebuked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hongyu, indignant, stood by Wufu’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu didn’t move; she wanted to see how far Madam Zhou could go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Village Chief, I just want to ask one thing, what exactly have we done wrong?” Madam Zhou defiantly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village chief found himself unable to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the village chief, he naturally knew that over the years, the mother and daughter had lived quietly and law-abidingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the saying goes, ‘A widow’s doorstep is fraught with gossip.’ Whether Madam Zhou was truly a widow or not, for years everyone had treated her as one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gossip begets gossip, and once it starts, anything could be said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also couldn’t resist the villagers’ repeated visits, and that was why he came, but faced with Madam Zhou’s questioning, he inevitably felt guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu walked over with a smile and performed a courtesy, “Village Chief, might I have a word?”The village chief looked at her – the girl was neither servile nor overbearing, confident and composed, completely unlike her former inferior and gloomy self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could people really change that much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Wufu had given him an out, he nodded and followed her to the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Village Chief, my mother is just a tender-hearted person, and it is not her intention to pressure you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope you won’t take it to heart,” Wufu said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village chief cleared his throat and said, “I know you’ve had it hard.”“Village Chief, your kindness is appreciated.” Wufu smiled again and continued, “Actually, I also know you came here only because of the pressure from the villagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my mother is right, what wrong have we committed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Have we committed burglary?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mother has never quarreled with anyone, and as for me, I only fought back after being bullied to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I believe that if any villager were bullied, they wouldn’t keep quiet like a quail, right?”Naturally, unless one was truly timid and afraid, anyone with a sense of pride wouldn’t tolerate being bullied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You also have a fierce temperament, everyone is just scared,” the village chief said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reputation is important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They claim our family does indecent work, but that kind of slander is more than we dare to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I would, you, Village Chief, would beat me to death because after all, this is Wozi Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would it sound good if such rumors spread?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone has daughters, and Wozi Village is only so large,” Wufu said with a gentle smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remark caused the village chief’s brow to furrow.\u003C\u002Fp>",697,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.772Z",1,"novelbin.me","8b565a60e3931d03c08106e1fa226b028d015667359a79341925bc1c5b9d1df0","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-196","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-194",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]