[{"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-219":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},1325210,1760,"Chapter 219 - 219 219 Madam Zhou, Afraid of Women","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-219",219,"\u003Cp>219: Chapter 219: Madam Zhou, Afraid of Women 219: Chapter 219: Madam Zhou, Afraid of Women Wufu and the others entered with heavy baskets on their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing them return safe and sound, Madam Zhou breathed a huge sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was two children setting out, and they were heading to the county town—worry was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hongyu whispered to Wufu, “Madam couldn’t sleep well last night because she was so worried.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a good thing she had told Liu Jin not to mention the Flower-Picking Thief matter; otherwise, Madam Zhou would have been scared half to death, and they surely wouldn’t have been allowed to leave the house again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has anything happened at home these past few days?” Wufu inquired of Hongyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, today Big Uncle’s Wife and the female cousin came, and they mentioned the matter of Mid-Autumn Festival gifts with Madam,” said Hongyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid-Autumn Festival was just a few days away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Married daughters were expected to send festival gifts to their parents’ home during such holidays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Ears Reporting to the Gods.” Wufu pinched Hongyu and asked, “What did my mother say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Madam said she would send the gifts the day after tomorrow,” Hongyu replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Wufu smiled and said, “I understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Hongyu felt indignant inside, she kept quiet, considering Liu Jin’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Wufu nodded inwardly, glad that she was beginning to understand restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a positive change; otherwise, if she continued to act impulsively and based on temper, they wouldn’t get far together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this trip to the county town, besides buying a bow and arrow, Wufu also purchased quite a few items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the fabric, Madam Zhou winced at the expense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This must have cost quite a bit, right?” she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Silver is for spending,” Wufu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t skimp on clothing and the necessities of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mother, when you have time, make clothes for everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think Liu Jin’s Short Brown is getting a bit tight, not quite fitting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, since moving over to Wufu’s, with meat in their diet every day, plus exercise, Liu Jin, the half-grown boy, had grown taller rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou smiled and said, “Boys grow fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll let his clothes out a bit, I left some extra fabric just in case.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not understanding much about making clothes, Wufu said, “You make the decisions on that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the fabrics was an indigo piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou pursed her lips, looked at Wufu, and said cautiously, “Wufu, Mid-Autumn Festival is in a couple of days, and we haven’t sent a festival gift to the Old Zhou family yet this year.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu knew that even though they had faced hardships in the past, Madam Zhou always managed to prepare festival gifts for her parental home each year, no matter how modest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm, you prepare it yourself,” said Wufu, unconcerned about the gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Madam Zhou was a daughter of the Old Zhou family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, shall I take a box of mooncakes and add some fruits?” Madam Zhou suggested, pointing at one of two boxes of mooncakes she had bought and then at the indigo fabric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I haven’t made clothes for your grandmother for many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shall I cut a dress for her from this fabric?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou understood propriety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sending a whole piece of fabric to her parents’ house would surely displease Wufu, and she herself was reluctant to part with it, but making a dress for her mother seemed reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou, thinking Wufu was displeased, quickly said, “Forget it, she might not even like the color.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her walk on eggshells, Wufu frowned and sighed inwardly, trying to appear as warm as possible, “If you want to give it, then give it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was, after all, just a dress to honor her mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu couldn’t prevent Madam Zhou from fulfilling her filial duties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her heart, she believed the worth of such gestures would only be known in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou’s eyes brightened, and she said with a smile, “I’ll just cut one dress then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her joy, Wufu felt somewhat speechless and touched her face, wondering if she really looked that frightening.\u003C\u002Fp>",698,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.772Z",1,"novelbin.me","a3a7f37b06d40bca2d495db8646bae4c12cc01e40c4e319bfea880182fba58a9","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-220","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-218",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]