[{"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-1957":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},1410069,1863,"Chapter 1957 - 1954: The Banquet","peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-chapter-1957",1957,"\u003Cp>The woman’s eyes grew increasingly frantic, \"Why, when my whole family was humiliated back then, didn’t you step forward and scold those beasts? Now that I can use my own hands to get revenge, what right do you have to stop me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, I have misjudged you.\" The woman looked at him sorrowfully, and slowly, a tear slid down from the corner of her eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the tear reached her chin, the emotions in her eyes gradually subsided, leaving no trace, as she calmly looked back at King of Huainan, \"My lord, this time, I want to avenge them with my own hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, an iron box appeared in her hand, and upon opening it, she released a Gu insect into King of Huainan’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gu insect disappeared in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shock in King of Huainan’s eyes turned to confusion, and after a while, his senses slowly returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the palace, seats around the banquet were filled with officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Heng took his seat at the Ministry of War’s position. At first, he chatted with familiar officials for a while, then fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfamiliar with the officers of the Ministry of War, he didn’t take the initiative to approach them; instead, he kept his gaze wandering around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not see King of Huainan anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speculations already formed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the hour for the banquet approached, even the officials who had been silent before started discussing the absence of King of Huainan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Heng cast a glance at a guard in the shadows and made a gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the guard disappeared from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Heng sat down, took a sip of tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a voice announced the arrival of Emperor Xuanming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the ministers hurriedly knelt in salute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your subjects pay respects to Your Majesty, long live the Emperor...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gaze of Emperor Xuanming was kind, revealing nothing amiss, \"Rise, my dear ministers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Emperor Xuanming reached his seat at the head of the table, Deng Jieyu sat at his side, while the other consorts, except for the Empress, did not attend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Report, King of Huainan has arrived...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This announcement made the already uneasy ministers instinctively look towards the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering Emperor Xuanming had already arrived and King of Huainan was yet absent, his courage seemed too large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since King of Huainan was responsible for the troops in the Northern Region, several officials with weaker dispositions turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speculation about the underlying situation was rife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Emperor Xuanming was more composed than any minister; he smiled and raised his hand to let King of Huainan rise, \"Why do you arrive so late today, my dear minister?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forgive my tardiness, Your Majesty. As I was entering the palace, I encountered a disturbance with some horses in the marketplace, so I stayed to resolve the issue, which made me late.\" King of Huainan explained apologetically, neither humble nor overbearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other officials: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could hardly believe that King of Huainan would use such an obvious excuse when reporting to Emperor Xuanming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the surroundings were so quiet you could hear a pin drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Xuanming seemed oblivious to the perfunctoriness in King of Huainan’s words; he raised his hand: \"No wonder I noticed bloodstains on your clothes, come, take your seat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Your Majesty.\" After King of Huainan saluted, he turned and sat down at a position nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere was a bit tense, so the other officials didn’t dare interrupt. Instead, the Beirong Prince spoke up, directly addressing the matter of cooperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Is that so? The goods your country brought are indeed rare within our realm. Since your country has the intention of establishing trade relations, I find it quite intriguing. What do you think, my dear ministers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Qi couldn’t quite gauge Emperor Xuanming’s decision to agree so quickly, but he knew that once a treaty was signed between the two nations, the trade involved would certainly be lucrative.\u003C\u002Fp>",666,"2026-06-05T23:54:38.741Z",1,"novelbin.me","b1aee13a154fe4fa18be5065f34f91aac8ca2ec819924d1a0a87104a8ce0aa15","peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-chapter-1958","peasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-chapter-1956",2499,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpeasant-woman-s-decreed-life-as-a-wife-cover.jpg"]