[{"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-280":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},1325321,1760,"Chapter 280 - 280 280 Oblivious to Good Intentions","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-280",280,"\u003Cp>280: Chapter 280: Oblivious to Good Intentions 280: Chapter 280: Oblivious to Good Intentions Wufu had no idea she was disdained by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she ever heard such talk, she’d probably burst out laughing, then sarcastically retort, “Huge thanks for the disdain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dajun, lazing about half the day before heading home, bumped into his aunt Madam Zhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he saw her, he rolled his eyes and glanced at her from the corner of his eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Army,” Madam Zhou, quite delighted to see her nephew, called out to him cheerfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dajun snorted through his nose in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin lagged a step behind Madam Zhou, keeping an eye on Dajun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her younger relative, Madam Zhou habitually reached into her purse and pulled out a handful of candy for Dajun, “Big Army, take these back and share with Yongyong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dajun glanced at the candy and dismissively slapped it away without a second thought, “Who needs a few candies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you’ve got silver, why don’t I see you giving me that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was of an age where candy was childish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t this enough to make anyone laugh their head off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou stood stunned, staring at the candies scattered on the ground and then back at Dajun, her smile frozen on her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jin, on the other hand, clenched his little fists in anger, glaring daggers at Dajun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What an ungrateful wretch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing something was amiss, Dajun caught Liu Jin’s menacing look and couldn’t help but reveal a ferocious expression, “What are you staring at, dog?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being so beautiful, yet nothing but Little Rabbit Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be, as Hei Niu and others suggested, that Liu Jin really did attend to Wufu and the others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dajun’s glance subconsciously shifted to Madam Zhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her fair complexion and rosy cheeks, her demeanor gentle, her hair neatly coiled into a bun adorned with hairpins, and dressed in a new Qiu Xiang-colored jacket and skirt, she looked every bit like a young bride, well-nourished and alluring—far from resembling a woman who had lived alone for over a decade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dajun’s heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He snorted and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he hastened his steps, he couldn’t help but look back, catching a glimpse of Madam Zhou’s forlorn and tearful smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon returning to the Zhou family residence, he overheard his mother and grandma gossiping about his aunt, prompting him to pause to eavesdrop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I asked to borrow money, she said she had none, pretending to be so pitiable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she talks about adding a few new rooms to her house, huh, what a two-faced act.” Madam Lu spoke indignantly to Old Lady Zhou, “Mom, look at this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the schooling gets him the title of scholar, if they think they can rely on us, they can forget it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Zhou scowled, “What does it matter to us what others do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just take care of your husband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His exam is in a few days, and if anything goes wrong, you’ll be the one crying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ptui, ptui, ptui!” Madam Lu, disliking such inauspicious words, spat a few times, saying irritably, “Mom, why can’t you speak more auspiciously?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, my husband is bound to pass.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sinking several hundred taels into this, how could he not succeed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not, she truly didn’t know what she’d use to fill this massive hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of that money, one hundred fifty taels had been borrowed shamelessly from her family; for that, she had even suffered the disdain of her sister-in-laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Zhou glanced at her and scoffed sarcastically, “You’d best pray he does, and everything stays calm and steady.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she said this, a flicker of worry crossed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pressed her hand to her chest and glanced towards the West Chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To support her eldest son, she’d even ignored the desires of her most cherished youngest son, stubbornly using up the family’s last reserve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, the youngest son had grown estranged from her, and his wife, furious, had gone back to her parents’ home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past few days, the youngest son had been staying with his wife at her family’s home, leaving Old Lady Zhou very irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head of the household was her; how could her daughter-in-law disrespectfully turn away from her and go stay at her parents’ place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of behavior was that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Zhou had previously found her to be quite sensible and gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, her temper didn’t seem so mild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling dissatisfied, Old Lady Zhou mentally grumbled a few complaints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she caught sight of her eldest son’s wife, her discontent grew even deeper, and she irritably closed her eyes in vexation.\u003C\u002Fp>",779,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.772Z",1,"novelbin.me","14bca1dc0c54758758cde2ead48d9659377e0a4474491a9d4b796f5236b64fed","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-281","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-279",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]