[{"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-228":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},1325219,1760,"Chapter 228 - 228 228 Blindfolded by Lard","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-228",228,"\u003Cp>228: Chapter 228 Blindfolded by Lard 228: Chapter 228 Blindfolded by Lard At nightfall, Zhou Xueli returned to his own room from Old Lady Zhou’s, where Lady Liang was sitting by the table sewing their child’s clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hurriedly stood up upon seeing him arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, sit down,” Zhou Xueli said as he took a seat by the table, pouring himself a cup of tea to drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is Mother?” Lady Liang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xueli replied, “She said she had a headache, applied some medicinal oil, and has already lain down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang then asked, “Was Big Brother also accompanying you in the main room the whole time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xueli nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did they mention anything?” Lady Liang pressed anxiously, “Did they reveal what’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xueli was taken aback, “Why do you say that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang shared what she had heard today, her worry evident as she said, “I’m wondering if something significant has happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, why would Mother say such things?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded really serious, what’s more, she was so angry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xueli hesitated, “Could it be a misunderstanding?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang gave him a look and chided, “I’m not so old as to mishear things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But, Big Brother and Mother didn’t say anything just now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang pondered for a moment and whispered, “Husband, do you think they might be deliberately keeping us in the dark by not telling us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xueli’s expression turned grim, “That’s impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I married, keeping things from me wouldn’t have mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now I have my own family, and in a few days, I’ll be a father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there anything that we cannot discuss together?” As he spoke, he patted Lady Liang’s stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang thought to herself, deriding him silently for his naivety, always busy with the fields, not realizing that people consider him a fool, kept in the dark without any fuss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she harbored such thoughts, her words did not betray them; she merely said, “Husband, what if Uncle forbids Mother from speaking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xueli furrowed his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Husband, I do not mean to instigate, but we have our own small household to consider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of Mother’s reasons, we must find out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If something comes up, at least we’ll have a response ready and won’t be caught off guard, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xueli, though inclined to the traditional roles of men and women, was not closed off to advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heeding Lady Liang’s words, he contemplated a bit and said, “In that case, I will discreetly inquire with Mother tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang nodded, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s late, you should stop sewing now or you’ll ruin your eyesight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s sleep,” Zhou Xueli took away her needlework.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s leave the couple and not mention their bedtime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the main room, the same issue was being discussed, but unlike Zhou Xueli who was kept in the dark, Zhou Xuennian was being completely forthright with Madam Lu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing that three hundred taels could grease the wheels to secure this year’s examination questions and thus pass the Scholar’s Exam, Madam Lu’s eyes shone brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Husband, is this true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lu, much like Zhou Xuennian, was fixated on the prospect of her husband earning the Scholar’s title, for the Scholar’s Mother indeed sounded far more prestigious than a Child Student’s mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if it’s true, Mother doesn’t know whether to agree,” Zhou Xuennian was filled with frustration, lacking silver, how could he smooth the wheels?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Husband, if this is almost certain, we must persuade Mother to give you the silver for the cause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pertains to our entire family’s situation; Mother wouldn’t be so foolish, would she?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Old Lady Zhou were to hear this, she would likely berate them, questioning who exactly was the foolish one here—these two dim-witted, lard-brained souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t she being foolish?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of family ruin and disaster, I don’t even know where she’s heard such unlucky nonsense,” Zhou Xuennian kicked a washbasin at his feet in irritation, adding, “Even if Mother agrees, our household’s silver amounts to only ninety taels at best, far from enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, his gaze turned towards Madam Lu.\u003C\u002Fp>",683,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.772Z",1,"novelbin.me","6ac67a0e5b899215dd67516f88f42b46bc7fbbef16209b3d0a4cb932f83aa772","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-229","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-227",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]