[{"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-522":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},1325363,1760,"Chapter 522 - 522 522 Capsizing in the Gutter","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-522",522,"\u003Cp>522: Chapter 522: Capsizing in the Gutter 522: Chapter 522: Capsizing in the Gutter Just as Wufu had gone missing, creating havoc in Chengdu Prefecture, far away in Huayang County at the Wu Family residence, Madam Zhou awoke from a dream with a start and called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Madam.” Qiu Xiang, who was resting on the outer couch, immediately brought a lamp over, “What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing much, I just had a bad dream and felt a bit restless,” said Madam Zhou, rubbing her chest and frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Xiang took the teapot from the warmer and poured her a cup of Longan Tea, “Madam, don’t be afraid, it’s just a dream after all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou took a sip and handed it back, looking out the window into pitch darkness, something seemed to be falling, a hint of cold air seeped in through the gaps in the window, prompting her to pull the blanket around her body tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it snowing outside again?” she murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Xiang walked over, cracked the window slightly to take a peek, saw big snowflakes falling, and the north wind howling, carrying the cold air inside, then she swiftly closed the window and returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, it’s snowing heavily, like goose feathers,” Qiu Xiang said with a smile, “Madam truly has sharp senses.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou smiled and suddenly didn’t feel sleepy anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She propped herself up against the headboard and said, “I used to live near the mountains, grew accustomed to it, the sound of snowfall was always audible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Xiang sat on a small stool beside her, quietly listening to her talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an audience attentive to her words, Madam Zhou was encouraged and began to talk at length about the past, her face showing a mix of nostalgia and sadness, a complex array of emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Madam is a person with good fortune to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your daughter is also filial to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life is nothing to worry about, much better than many others!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just look at our neighbors; they couldn’t possibly compare to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take Madam Ma for example, she’s wealthy enough, yet isn’t she troubled by those annoying mistresses prancing before her eyes?” Qiu Xiang consoled her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou nodded with a smile, “Yes, I now live a life I never dared to dream of before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I used to think…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, she had thought she would have to live in a sunken pit for her entire life; she never expected that life could turn upside down so suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, she lived with her daughter, surrounded by servants, with food and a warm house at her disposal, unlike the past when her feet would probably freeze while sleeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder when Wufu will come back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s going to be New Year soon!” Madam Zhou changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Xiang replied, “Didn’t the young miss say that the competition has ended, and she wanted to spend a few more days in The Capital?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reckon she should be back in a few days!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm!” Madam Zhou’s eyebrows relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, “Let’s sleep, it’s cold, don’t catch a chill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Xiang hurriedly got up, helped her lie down, took the lamp outside, and blew it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou lay in bed, her eyes open, gazing at the canopy above her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, she finally fell asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wufu she mentioned, however, was slowly opening her eyes, feeling a slight pain in her shoulders and her head was somewhat heavy and fuzzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she opened her eyes, it was dark and icy cold, the air somewhat damp, and the chilling breath was quite uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, there were tiny gaps in the flooring, through which faint light seeped through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu felt weak all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She closed her eyes, waiting for her head to clear up a bit, and then she slightly moved her body, realizing her hands were tied behind her back with rope, and her legs were bound as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kept her eyes closed, her mind recalling the events of the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once her memory had fully returned, she opened her eyes and squeezed a curse through her clenched teeth, “Fuck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capsized in the gutter!”\u003C\u002Fp>",691,"2026-06-05T19:25:26.183Z",1,"novelbin.me","11e7c2d8a0fb14b1c33f57a8f2902de46d3596c8d1b7f74a6502cb4b3baeeb54","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-523","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-521",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]