[{"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-383":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},1324924,1760,"Chapter 383 - 383 383 Ah Jiu's Golden Thigh","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-383",383,"\u003Cp>383: Chapter 383: Ah Jiu’s Golden Thigh 383: Chapter 383: Ah Jiu’s Golden Thigh Ah Jiu returned home, his face clouded with unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Li, Yuan Ye, and others exchanged puzzled looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything had been fine at Wufu’s home, hadn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had all seemed to be enjoying themselves, so why had dark clouds gathered upon his return?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you were to ask Ah Jiu, even he couldn’t say for certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just felt a sense of constriction in his heart, especially when the topic of making a living came up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why on earth had he come up with such a proposal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just too embarrassing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Miss Wufu had looked somewhat uneasy as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be because of his proposal that she was unhappy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Li offered a cup of tea, asking, “My lord, have you encountered some difficulty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps your servants can think of a solution?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu took the tea and sipped it, remaining silent for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, could it be because of Miss Wufu?” Xiao Li ventured again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu glanced at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a heh, Xiao Li laughed pleasingly, saying, “Master, please don’t blame Xiao Li for presuming to understand your thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You didn’t avoid us when you spoke with Miss Wufu, so we servants heard everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak,” Ah Jiu said indifferently as he looked at the red plum on the lid of the cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To put it bluntly, my lord, your expression was just not right,” Xiao Li said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must understand that girls need to be coaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your tone was both rigid and stinky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, a girl is not like us rough men; how can you treat her the same as you would your fellows?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Ye stood to one side, his mouth twitching upon hearing Xiao Li’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Wufu, a girl to be coaxed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his opinion, treating her like one of the fellows was precisely the wrong approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, one must not regard her as a delicate damsel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If my lord wishes to keep the young lady by your side, you should let her feel your genuine feelings, rather than carrying yourself with a philanthropic air,” Xiao Li continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Ye’s eyes narrowed as he glanced at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re asking for death with that talk, philanthropy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Philanthropy?” A storm gathered in Ah Jiu’s eyes as he looked at Xiao Li with a chilling stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling his hair stand on end, Xiao Li forced a chuckle, “My lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Li is just rambling nonsense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing he didn’t respond, Xiao Li considered for a moment before saying, “My lord, in fact, you don’t have to say anything to the young lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Affection is something one gains by sharing experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Miss Wufu feels your sincerity, you don’t need to say a thing; she’ll want to stay by your side willingly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Xiao Li’s eyes, Ah Jiu was the best, the most decisive—his master, who had both family background and status, supreme in his honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Wufu had no reason not to cling to such a golden thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She is not an ordinary woman,” Ah Jiu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is I who have used the wrong method.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To have Wufu willingly stay by his side, what he needed to offer was surely more than mere protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did that girl need his shelter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His audacious and stubborn nature had made him underestimate her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder she was caught off guard for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone carried a tinge of desolation and self-reproach that made one feel uncomfortable to listen to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Ye shot a look at Xiao Li, blaming him for his reckless words, which had displeased their lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing that Ah Jiu’s mood was growing more somber, Xiao Li quickly changed the subject, “My lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t think Miss Wufu is the type to take things lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely, she wouldn’t stay angry with you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not personally choose a gift, and I will deliver it to the young lady as an apology on your behalf?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah Jiu paused, then said, “Let’s do as you say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a grin, Xiao Li withdrew, while Yuan Ye followed him and pulled him aside, asking, “What kind of bad idea are you giving now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s rare for our master to take a lady to heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, we should cater to his wishes,” Xiao Li replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Ye snorted coldly, “Don’t forget our master’s status, and what is Miss Wufu’s status?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is her nature?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be careful not to lift a rock only to drop it on your own foot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given our master’s status, Miss Wufu would hardly qualify even as a concubine, let alone as the Main Consort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If something did happen between them, constricted by status, how would they cope?\u003C\u002Fp>",796,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.774Z",1,"novelbin.me","94e9f94bdb58c6a3c5a208a4fc258472ade59b08308957c11b9a73f76ec1bf93","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-384","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-382",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]