[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress":3,"chapter-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1223":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Plagued by bad reviews, but the top actress!",{"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},1735084,2218,"Chapter 1223 - Capítulo 1223: 1223: Bro, You Dropped Your Little Sister!","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1223",1223,"\u003Cp>Capítulo 1223: Chapter 1223: Bro, You Dropped Your Little Sister!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Housekeeper Fu was so scared he almost had a heart attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young madam, be careful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang just stood there with his arms crossed, watching. To him, this height was nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Having fun?” he asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao smiled with crescent eyes, “Yes, very.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her first time celebrating the New Year in modern times; it was quite interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the palace, there was none of this; just a banquet, and that was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palace staff would handle the lanterns and such; it was never this lively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, many of the customs were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get ready; we’ll go to the Zhong Family this afternoon and come back after the Lantern Festival.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Majesty the Empress cheered and went to find the beauty Shanshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the afternoon, Lu Hualiang gave the servants the day off and took Xia Weibao to the Zhong Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Housekeeper Fu, who had always lived with the Lu Family and had no family of his own, went with them to the Zhong Family for the New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they arrived at the Zhong Family, Lu Huashan was hanging colored lights, and Xia Weibao happily joined to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging the lights, the two changed clothes and went out shopping under the pretense of buying New Year goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang was speechless; tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, and they’re just now buying the supplies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to go out for fun, just say it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao didn’t care and dragged Lu Huashan out; she was very curious about the modern New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both wore sunglasses and masks, so no one should recognize them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Xia Weibao kept feeling like someone was following her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Huashan didn’t realize, “Baby, are you being paranoid? I didn’t see anyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao frowned, looking back several times, “Maybe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she said that, she couldn’t help but look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her alertness was sharp; it couldn’t be wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe because the person was far away, the feeling came and went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being followed is common for celebrities, but since she hadn’t done anything shady, she wasn’t afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two went on a shopping spree, and when they returned, each carried two large bags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang saw them coming back with their arms full and smiled broadly, thinking they bought something good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon looking, all four large bags were filled with small fireworks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Private fireworks are forbidden in the royal city, but you can have those small handheld sparklers at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, do you really need to buy so many?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao chuckled, “Of course, we do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never played with these before; they didn’t have them in ancient times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, it was just firecrackers, not as pretty as these now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the first night at the Zhong Family, Xia Weibao pulled Lu Huashan outside to play with sparklers all night while Lu Hualiang and Zhong Wanshu sat watching, utterly speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On New Year’s Eve, no one went out, and they huddled in the living room eating snacks and watching the Spring Festival Gala.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao had a pack of spicy strips, Lu Huashan had a pack of chips, Zhong Wanshu had a pack of sunflower seeds, and the three women sat side by side on the sofa, watching and discussing the gala.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coffee table in front was covered in torn snack wrappers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang sat alone on the side, utterly speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like he was raising three unemployed bums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You either explode in silence or die in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neglected Director Lu finally exploded in silence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the night of the first day of the new year, he kicked Lu Huashan aside and dragged Xia Weibao out for a date.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Huashan shouted like crazy behind them, “Lu Hualiang, let go of my woman!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Baby clearly agreed to watch the fireworks with me; what right do you have to steal her!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, brother, I was wrong; take me with you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu Hualiang, you’ve lost a sister!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>",675,"2026-06-06T16:22:19.333Z",1,"novelbin.me","6633fc9b59d8ccee34d0fa913a771b11df68d199917fa91a6a891e63a964c848","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1224","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1222",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]