[{"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-218":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},1325209,1760,"Chapter 218 - 218 218 To Manage or Not to Manage","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-218",218,"\u003Cp>218: Chapter 218: To Manage or Not to Manage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>218: Chapter 218: To Manage or Not to Manage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another incident where a woman was violated and killed by the Flower-Picking Thief occurred, and Huayang County was truly in a state of panic, with everyone in the streets and alleys talking about this shocking news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Government Office posted an increased reward notice, drawing a crowd that pointed and discussed in spirited conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, it’s about the recent affairs of the Flower-Picking Thief,” Yuan Ye reported in front of the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoo Die also returned, jumping onto the carriage shaft and said, “Five hundred taels of silver, huh, Wen Si is really going all out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had heard about this case a while ago, and they weren’t sure if it was because of this that their master wanted to come to Huayang County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had agreed to detour to Yunnan but ended up turning back here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu was skimming through the latest imperial report without lifting his head and said, “This is the first major case since Wen Si took office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If solved, naturally it adds a merit to his achievements, and if it goes unsolved, it still counts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He won’t let himself be at the mercy of people’s gossip.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Wen Si, his whiskers haven’t even grown in fully, it’s still hard to say whether he’s truly up to the task,” Hoo Die sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This whiskerless lad was declared by Master Jiu Yuan to have the talent of a great strategist and general at the age of fifteen,” Ah Jiu glanced indifferently at Hoo Die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoo Die touched his nose and disdainfully said, “It could just be the Wen Family making a show of things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether it’s a show or not, becoming a successful imperial examination candidate at sixteen is a rightful claim to fame,” Ah Jiu’s gaze shifted to a spot in the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Wen Si, I wonder if he will be able to turn Nanyue’s fortunes around.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, aren’t you overestimating him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just passing the imperial examination doesn’t make him anything special, especially being just in the second tier,” said Hoo Die, unconcerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The finest tree in the forest is the first to be blown down by the storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve read his essays, and while they are orthodox, my understanding of him goes beyond what’s written there—he is far more strategic than those essays suggest,” Ah Jiu frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoo Die paused and said, “Sir, are you suspecting him of deliberately concealing his talents?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way, why wouldn’t the Wen Family show off such a genius?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What good does hiding it do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also something Ah Jiu found strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, this Flower-Picking Thief is truly abhorrent, so insanely brutal,” Yuan Ye said, bringing the topic back to the Flower-Picking Thief as they had stopped discussing Wen Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu said, “There are no shortages of psychologically distorted individuals in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the Provincial Governor, for instance, who appears benevolent, but who would know that he harbors a liking for serviced children?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Ye glanced at the imperial report, quickly pulled up information about the Provincial Governor, and immediately turned as grim as if he’d swallowed a fly, saying coldly, “They say Nanyue is corrupt, but who knew it was rotten to this extent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu faintly smiled, tossed aside the imperial report, and leaned back, propping his elbow on a small table beside him to rest with his eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yuan Ye said nothing further, but instead took out a golden, multicolored Incense Burner from a compartment in the carriage and lit a stick of Buddhist incense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint scent of incense filled the air, and Ah Jiu, with his eyes closed, seemed to be asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoo Die lifted the curtain to look inside, then glanced at Yuan Ye, inquiring with his eyes, ‘Do we not care about this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Ye shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who were they to guess their master’s decisions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep an eye out and see if you can catch this thief,” Ah Jiu’s hand rested on his knee as he spoke in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoo Die asked, “Sir, should I go and accept that reward?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu slightly opened his eyes and the corner of his mouth curled into a cold smirk, “Have you finished all your work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That chapter, you still haven’t found it, idle hands, aren’t they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoo Die shrank back, immediately letting the curtain fall, took out a handful of pine nuts and threw them in his mouth, cracking them noisily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Ye changed the subject and asked, “Sir, when do we turn back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no rush, rent a residence to settle in, no hurry at all,” Ah Jiu lightly tapped his knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Ye acknowledged the instruction.\u003C\u002Fp>",792,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.772Z",1,"novelbin.me","3e5bf5fca33fb89180b0ee983a7da2a75fc904ed0b3df4dba9c1447df3d56714","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-219","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-217",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]