[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife":3,"chapter-peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-chapter-1872":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife",{"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},1409734,1863,"Chapter 1872 - 1869: Choice","peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-chapter-1872",1872,"\u003Cp>Xiao Tianhao licked his lips: \"Forget it, I’ll go interrogate them again. Maybe I can still get something out of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people caught from the Southern Border afterwards yielded nothing during interrogation. They even seemed to share an inexplicable understanding, as if all their testimonies had been coordinated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Tianhao left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole prison soon reeked of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Heng entered Bai Lan’s cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Lan noticed him coming in and still had the mood to greet him: \"Lord Chu, long time no see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\" Chu Heng sat down on the stool, his steady face revealing no emotion: \"Miss Bai, are you still planning to hide?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Chu, I know you want to get useful information from me, but I really don’t know more. After all, I came to the capital just to meet her.\" Bai Lan’s face was pale, her whole being seemed extremely fragile, like a patch of green in the snowy field, having lost most of its vitality, barely holding on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Heng looked at her: \"If you wish to spare Bai Yao’s life, you know it’s wise to cooperate with me now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before things get worse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Lan froze for a moment, even her smile was strained. She lowered her head in silence for a while, then looked at Chu Heng, as if trying to see what he was truly thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Chu, even you can’t guarantee her safety, can you?\" she suddenly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Heng was not flustered by being exposed, calmly nodded: \"Hmm, I’m not confident I can keep her completely safe, but if this continues, it’s either you die or I perish, with no other possibilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this how Miss Bai wishes it to develop?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Chu Heng’s consistently composed gaze, Bai Lan’s resolute heart wavered for a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Chu, I...\" Bai Lan hesitated: \"I would like to see her one last time, I can help persuade her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Heng didn’t respond, merely observing her coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Lan inexplicably felt a surge of anger: \"Could it be that Lord Chu’s previous words were all lies? All I ask is to see her, there’s no way to leave this prison unless we turned into mosquitoes with so many people here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or does Lord Chu not truly believe in himself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can agree to let you meet, but it’s not because of the things you purposefully say. You can take your time to consider your choices. I hope you won’t lead yourself to ruin.\" Chu Heng wasn’t angered by her sarcasm, nor did he exhibit any extra emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Lan’s face gradually calmed down, returning to her usual indifferent demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Chu Heng’s departing figure, her lips moved: \"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Heng paid no attention and left swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the prison, Chu Heng, accompanied by guards, headed to the North City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Wang, carrying large bags and accompanied by the children, visited to see Ye Muyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Muyu had rested for a full day and night, nearly recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Madam Wang came over, she dared not speak too loudly, creating a gentle atmosphere that even made Chu Qingyu feel unaccustomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, you’re speaking so softly it’s making me more afraid.\" Chu Bo’s leg injury had scabbed over, but he still used a cane for better recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his teasing remark, Madam Wang rolled her eyes, extending the Iron Sand Palm: \"Say that one more time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",571,"2026-06-05T23:54:36.310Z",1,"novelbin.me","5bea42341e30b08ed9fc769bda8a53213c4475edc059855be36688d41554563f","peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-chapter-1873","peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-chapter-1871",2499,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpeasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-cover.jpg"]