[{"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-273":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},1325314,1760,"Chapter 273 - 273 273 The Young Man is Quite Rude","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-273",273,"\u003Cp>273: Chapter 273 The Young Man is Quite Rude 273: Chapter 273 The Young Man is Quite Rude The next day, Wufu and Hongyu went to the Hundred Treasures Silver Building in the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they reached the village, they saw Zhou Xueli and his wife pulling and tugging at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, it’s Uncle Xueli and Auntie over there,” Hongyu said in a low voice, carrying a bamboo basket on her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu stepped forward and made a curtsey to the couple, “Uncle, Auntie.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Wufu, where are you heading?” Zhou Xueli seemed quite uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang, on the other hand, wiped the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief and forced a smile, “Has Wufu returned from the county?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.” Only then did Wufu notice that her eyes were red, and that she was carrying a small bundle, so she asked, “Where is Auntie going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As this question was asked, the two seemed even more uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s some business at my parental home, so I thought of making a trip there,” Lady Liang said without looking at Zhou Xueli and just informing Wufu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I have some things to do in the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle, Auntie, I’ll take my leave first,” Wufu didn’t continue the conversation, curtseyed to them again, and left with Hongyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them came Lady Liang’s soft scolding, “Husband, don’t try to persuade me anymore, I must go back to my parental home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your elder brother, he…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xueli was saying something too, but his voice was so low it was inaudible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu overheard just enough to know that Zhou Xuennian had done something outrageous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had he done to drive his sister-in-law to return to her parental home?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what did it have to do with her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by Hongyu, Wufu arrived at the Hundred Treasures Silver Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Xi’s face lit up with a smile when he saw her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked her to sit down, then hurried to invite Shopkeeper Lin from the back office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, please wait a moment, our shopkeeper is attending to some guests.” After a short while, Jin Xi came out to relay the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu nodded with a smile, “Have there been any new jade ornaments recently?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Xi busily presented a tray of freshly crafted Jade Ornaments for her to review.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quarter of an hour later, Shopkeeper Lin came out accompanied by a young master and mistress, followed by three maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu turned her head just in time to meet the young master’s gaze; he stared at her wide-eyed with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu was slightly taken aback, thinking whether young men these days were so bold and rude as to stare at a woman like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she saw Shopkeeper Lin, she nodded slightly and said, “Shopkeeper Lin, I’ll wait in the back office and also take a look at what the craftsmen are busy with.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, good, go ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll come find you to talk in a bit,” Shopkeeper Lin waved his hand and then said to the young master, “Young master, your Jade Ornament order will be delivered to your inn shortly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young master watched Wufu disappear into the back office, then asked, “Shopkeeper, who was that girl just now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Lin was stunned for a moment, then laughed, “Oh, she is also a craftsman of our Silver House.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So young?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s her name?” The young master was quite surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t have such a young craftsman at their house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Lin smiled without replying, thinking, since when is it appropriate for a man to directly inquire about a lady’s personal details?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young master seemed to understand what Shopkeeper Lin was thinking, his face turned red, and he opened his mouth but said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, let’s go, Mother and the rest have been waiting for a long time,” the young mistress pushed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young master had no choice but to agree and move forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing them off, the young mistress left with the maids ahead of her brother, who seemed reluctant and looked back towards the Hundred Treasures Silver Building once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, he finally left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everyone was out of sight, Shopkeeper Lin returned to the Silver House.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first instructed another assistant to deliver the goods to the inn mentioned by the young master and settle the bill before he entered the back office.\u003C\u002Fp>",728,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.772Z",1,"novelbin.me","3c98bef6b41cdcdf787c677aaae725c2b771ebe8aedf5cbec8b08cbe308a7f54","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-274","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-272",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]