[{"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-484":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},1325275,1760,"Chapter 484 - 484 484 I Am a Natural Genius","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-484",484,"\u003Cp>484: Chapter 484 I Am a Natural Genius 484: Chapter 484 I Am a Natural Genius Connections, naturally, the more the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This applies to any world or era, for with ample connections, should any issue arise, one can find the right person to lend a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu was not high and mighty, nor did she consider herself invincible and capable of conquering the world alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To simplify her life, cultivating certain connections was necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, why wouldn’t she welcome Lady Wang’s favor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her acceptance, a smile flashed in Lady Wang’s eyes as she took her hand and said, “Come, let me introduce you to some of my good friends.” With that, she pulled her towards a chubby middle-aged man, “Old Man He.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing him, Wufu couldn’t help but be amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merchant He was the very person who had invited her to appraise stone that day, resulting in the sale of a piece of Mo Yu jade for a high price, earning her a reward of a thousand taels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Lady Wang, what are you up to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where have I aged?” Merchant He turned around in a huff, but upon seeing Wufu, his face brightened with a smile, “Oh, Miss Wufu, why are you following this old hag?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come here, this old witch devours people without spitting out their bones; be careful not to fall into her trap.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu listened to their bickering with a face full of smiles, knowing that only close acquaintances would speak so unrestrainedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What nonsense, you dotard, Miss Wufu is a dear young friend of mine,” Lady Wang retorted with a glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merchant He, not believing a word, said, “Everyone knows that your grandson turned thirteen this year.” Implying that she was considering a marriage proposal and was interested in the young lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, be off with you, you old reprobate,” Lady Wang scolded with laughter and said to Wufu, “Merchant He’s family is located in Liyang County adjacent to Huayang County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has extensive business interests, dealing not only in jade but also in porcelain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, have him make you a set of top-quality kiln porcelain featuring a hundred heirs for your dowry, as a reciprocal gesture for the piece of Mo Yu jade you cut for him today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu bowed slightly to Merchant He with a smile, saying, “Then I shall shamelessly request such a set from Merchant He.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No trouble at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I’m really curious, Miss Wufu, how can someone so young possess such jade appraisal and carving skills?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who taught you?” Merchant He asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, I’m also quite curious, who is Miss Wufu’s mentor?” a new voice chimed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu turned to see Master Qu Liu and Yu Zhen among others slowly approaching from an unknown direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Lin and Wen Jian hurried over protectively, “What’s this, Qu Liu, you want to bully a young girl?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zhen replied, “Third Boss Wen exaggerates; we’re simply curious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Jian cast a cold glance at him, having no desire to speak with the turncoat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu chuckled and said, “Why must Craftmaster Yu assume I have a master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t I be a heaven-sent prodigy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heaven-sent prodigy, she dared to say!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of everyone’s mouths twitched, while Lady Wang shook her head, stifling laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Restraining his irritation, Yu Zhen sneered, “Surely, Miss Wufu, you aren’t claiming to be self-taught!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she dared say so, it wasn’t that she would impress people as a genius, but rather that she was fooling them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Wufu wasn’t going to fall into his trap and said, “Well, as for my master’s name and surname, I don’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was born in the countryside, living by the mountains since childhood, and have been carving wood with a knife since I was little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day, I met a mad old man on the mountain, who said I was a heaven-sent prodigy, and he taught me to carve and appraise jade in exchange for food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day, the old man disappeared, and I never knew who he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All I know is that he imparted skills to me, and sometimes I wonder if it was all a dream because when I awoke, I suddenly had all these abilities.”\u003C\u002Fp>",702,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.774Z",1,"novelbin.me","8c39e448ddc63c106752cf7e9daa8fe351eb909a7f0bffea0592fc1d191dd2a7","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-485","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-483",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]