[{"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-339":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},1325180,1760,"Chapter 339 - 339 339 Better to Be a Shattered Jade Than an Intact Tile","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-339",339,"\u003Cp>339: Chapter 339: Better to Be a Shattered Jade Than an Intact Tile 339: Chapter 339: Better to Be a Shattered Jade Than an Intact Tile Wufu’s house caught fire, which shocked the entire Wozi Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know, they had moved away for less than a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They left that day and it caught fire that night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made the hearts of the villagers in Wozi Village all a bit uneasy, and everyone was speculating whether Wufu’s departure and the fire might be particularly connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the site now reduced to ruins, with broken walls and rubble, all felt an uneasy apprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhou family was there too, unable to believe their eyes as they watched the wood that was still smoking, not yet completely burnt through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Zhou felt her body sway, her head buzzing and spinning with dizziness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s, let’s go back,” Old Lady Zhou tightly clutched her youngest son’s arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xueli gazed at the old residence beyond repair before him, feeling a twinge of pain in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old house had been renovated by their father when they lived there, and never had they thought it would become a pile of waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it Wufu’s doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the Old Zhou family home, Old Lady Zhou collapsed onto the bed, gasping for air in deep breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It must have been that worthless Wufu, it must have been her,” Madam Lu gasped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang offered tea to her mother-in-law and, looking disdainfully at Madam Lu, said, “Elder Sister-in-Law, please say less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without evidence, how can you falsely accuse someone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone saw them leave yesterday, clear as day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who else could it be if not her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it too much of a coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They left yesterday, and a fire happened at night?” Madam Lu snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who knows?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe the heavens couldn’t look on and let it pass, sending down a bolt of heavenly fire or something,” Lady Liang sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of you, shut your mouths,” Old Lady Zhou angrily interrupted her daughters-in-law, saying coldly, “If you want to argue, go outside to the courtyard, don’t yell in my ear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother, I wasn’t arguing with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the wife of Xueli said, does that seem reasonable to you?” Madam Lu, unable to contain her indignation, said, “A perfectly fine house, just burned down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we’d gathered up what remained, maybe we could have rented it out to someone else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t finished salvaging things from the house, not knowing if anything usable remained inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That house was too remote, hardly anyone would rent it,” Zhou Xueli said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was just about preserving a memory, who would have thought…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, it was all about a memory, and now it was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Zhou’s eyes were sore, and tears slid down from the corners of her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That girl, she really is ruthless,” she murmured to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All because the eldest drove her away, she chose to be utterly destroyed rather than left incomplete, they wouldn’t live there, and nobody else would get the house either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe we should report this to the officials,” Madam Lu suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s your evidence to report to the authorities?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just stay put,” Zhou Xuennian glared at his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past few days, his mind had been preoccupied, always pondering Wufu’s words about having connections with the Lord County Magistrate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that were true, he would be in trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now it seemed, that spiteful girl indeed was not one to leave things be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That house on the mountain, it must have been her handiwork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The house was dilapidated anyway, destroyed is destroyed,” Zhou Xuennian said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that the mother and daughter have moved away and the house has burned down, let’s call it an act of God and leave it at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, it’s not to be mentioned again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Husband, what about Dajun?” Madam Lu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should we let Dajun come back now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xuennian hesitated for a moment before saying, “Wait a little longer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He too couldn’t quite discern Wufu’s true intentions; who knew if she was just venting her anger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not, wouldn’t Dajun be in danger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Liang nudged Zhou Xueli and gave him a meaningful glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Xueli pursed his lips and, gathering his courage, said, “Mother, about what I mentioned before, what do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Zhou’s eyes shot towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were they so eager to divide the family that they kept bringing it up?\u003C\u002Fp>",749,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.773Z",1,"novelbin.me","f9a1204143086b7f84de5e52c92b7c339a6a78cddbf4545b13ae5234aebddc86","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-340","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-338",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]