[{"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-292":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},1325333,1760,"Chapter 292 - 292 292 Lady Liang's Secret Report","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-292",292,"\u003Cp>292: Chapter 292 Lady Liang’s Secret Report 292: Chapter 292 Lady Liang’s Secret Report Wufu was clueless and indifferent about the state of the Old Zhou family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having dealt with the property issue, she immersed herself in her temporary workshop again, engrossed in carving until she finished a jade lotus flower pendant and heard the good news that Zhou Xuennian had passed the examination and become a scholar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news had been overheard by Liu Jin and Madam Zhou when they went to measure the boundary at the homestead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They brought it back and shared it with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that the Old Zhou family was going to throw a feast to celebrate Zhou Xuennian, the perennial Child Student who had finally passed the scholar exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wufu was about to leave to deliver the jade lotus flower pendant to Hundred Treasures Silver Building, Lady Liang paid a visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Aunt, my mother is inside,” Wufu greeted her with a bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Wufu dressed to go out, Lady Liang smiled and asked, “Wufu, going out again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A trip to the town,” Wufu replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded, took Liu Jin, and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang watched her leave and sighed lightly, remembering the idle gossip that had come back calling her a ‘mother tiger.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why have you come?” Madam Zhou, upon seeing Lady Liang, smiled, took her hand, and led her inside the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hongyu saw that a guest had arrived, hurriedly served tea, and stayed beside them, not bothering with anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang took a sip of the tea and realized it was sweet, looking towards Hongyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Young Aunt is pregnant, so I took the liberty of serving brown sugar water,” said Hongyu with a sweet smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a clever and good child you are,” Lady Liang praised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou also looked approvingly at Hongyu, then asked Lady Liang how she was feeling and why she came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a forced smile, Lady Liang said, “The elder brother passed the scholar exam, and the family is hosting a meal to celebrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does my second sister know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou’s eyes lit up, “I’ve heard about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eldest brother has finally seen his hardship turn to sweetness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hardship turned to sweetness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scornful smile appeared on Lady Liang’s lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sweetness, earned by draining their entire family’s resources—what kind of sweetness was that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My sister-in-law asked me to come and invite you to the meal,” Lady Liang said indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Madam Zhou’s excited face and couldn’t resist adding, “Second sister, do you know how the elder brother got his scholar title?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t he just pass the exam?” Madam Zhou asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang sneered, “Second sister, do you remember when I came over before, and talked about how the elder brother emptied the family’s coffers to take the scholar exam?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou paused and saw the indignant look on her sister-in-law’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pursed her lips, then consoled her, “Guilan, with eldest brother becoming a scholar, it benefits the household too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing else aside, when the son in your womb is born, he can study and write with his great uncle in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these are tangible benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are the other trappings, no matter how important, more crucial than the child’s future?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She meant for Lady Liang to not dwell too much on the matter of gold and silver, as they were one family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhou Xuennian continued to succeed in his exams, future generations could also benefit from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou’s idea was not wrong, after all, as the true uncle and nephew of the surname Zhou, one pen couldn’t write two ‘Zhou’ characters differently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one wished for the family to thrive, mutual support was necessary, and this was a frequent occurrence in many large families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang showed a bitter smile, “Second sister, I understand what you’re saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But you only see one side and not the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the elder brother had earned his scholar title through genuine effort and knowledge, I would sincerely be happy for him and wouldn’t blame him for spending all our funds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But do you know where he spent that money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bribed a fellow student in exchange for the exam questions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She implied that Zhou Xuennian’s scholar title was bought with silver, that it was the result of cheating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” Madam Zhou exclaimed, standing up in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xuennian dared to be involved in an exam 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