[{"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-1231":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},1735092,2218,"Chapter 1231: Croton Powder","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1231",1231,"\u003Cp>The two of them didn’t say a word, seemingly deliberately avoiding the topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Huashan got home a step ahead of them and was a bit puzzled to see them walk in silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, Baby, what’s wrong with you two?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, it’s late, go to sleep.\" Xia Weibao patted her shoulder and went upstairs with Lu Hualiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Huashan was utterly confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s going on? Mom’s been preoccupied, and now these two are distracted too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the room, Xia Weibao took a shower and put what Yan Fei had said out of her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang was wholeheartedly devoted to her; she wouldn’t upset him over outsiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her, regardless of past or present life, he was the most important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lu Hualiang came out after his shower, he saw her sitting at the dressing table applying skincare products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His originally gloomy mood softened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned against the table next to the dressing table, watching her apply the skincare products to her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With interest, he picked up the bottle she’d just used and sniffed it underneath his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You women just love using this stuff.\" Xia Weibao shot him an exasperated look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was wearing a bathrobe with the belt tied loosely around his waist, the deep-V neckline revealing his sexy, muscular chest. Her Majesty the Empress swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beauty is deceiving!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly averted her gaze and continued applying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This reaction successfully entertained Lu Hualiang, bringing a deeper smile to his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He teased, \"Wife, are you sure the quality of these products is good? Don’t end up poisoning your husband one day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face turned red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she slowly opened the drawer to her left, took out a bottle labeled Crane’s Crest Red, and proceeded to apply the skincare product to her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After applying to her face, she spread it on her neck and all over her body as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at him provocatively, daring him, if he dared touch her tonight, she’d poison him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang chuckled lightly and suddenly picked her up and tossed her onto the bed, \"To die under the peony, even as a ghost, you’ll be amorous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, enjoy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Horny wolf!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t he afraid she really applied poison on her body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To die under the peony, even as a ghost, you’ll be amorous, right? The next night, when Her Majesty the Empress finished her shower, she took out a bottle labeled Croton Powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glared at him fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So ruthless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time always flies over the New Year, and they had a great time with the Zhong Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao thought they would return to Lu Garden after the Lantern Festival, and Lu Hualiang had said they would celebrate it there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, he said they were going back to Lu Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Huashan wailed miserably, accusing him of separating lovebirds with divine rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Housekeeper Fu felt a bit reluctant to leave as well. He’d finally made some progress with Auntie Zhou over the past few days, and before he could confess, they were leaving?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Wanshu had been preoccupied the entire holiday and didn’t ask much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just urged them to give her a grandchild early and let them leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, the staff at Lu Garden were given time off until after the Lantern Festival, though some stayed to look after the place, but not many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now returning early, Housekeeper Fu contacted some servants to return, on a voluntary basis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything at Lu Garden returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was confused, \"Honey, did something happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clearly said they’d stay until the fifteenth day of the first month; leaving ten days early was too sudden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang gazed at her for a while and sighed, \"If you want to treat Lady Lingyi, just go, but don’t let outsiders know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",653,"2026-06-06T16:22:19.333Z",1,"novelbin.me","1939c25aed353043ae73485aa91d6e01453204e9f5c9208ca9d3c282dbcb539c","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1232","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1230",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]