[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1173":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law",{"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},1544508,2006,"Chapter 1173 - 1167: Resort to Some Tactics","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1173",1173,"\u003Cp>The Empress only felt her head was splitting in two, rubbing her temples for a while before she finally recovered her strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Jin hurriedly said: \"Mother, it’s not about asking why no pregnancy has come yet, but about finding the person who administered the poison. With such a person staying within the residence, no one could conceive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress came around and felt that King Jin finally said something reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s right; first thing is to find the person who administered the poison and deal with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her view, Consort Zhang was the prime suspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these years, when had she ever heard that the Zhang family were pacifists?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re capable of enchantments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Consort Zhang, it seems you think this palace is easy to fool,\" said the Empress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress glanced at Maid Li, who usually understood the Empress’s meaning with just a look, but today she was oddly slow on the uptake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, slower by several beats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was puzzled, wondering how treating King Jin for illness could have triggered such a multitude of problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was well aware that bringing down Consort Zhang was no small matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having such a woman remain in Prince Jin Residence was also undesirable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was struggling with how to handle this matter properly; alas, the incident was so sudden, she hadn’t had the chance to send a message to the Ducal Residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maid Li!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Maid Li’s mind wandered far away, the Empress had no choice but to call out to remind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, for some unknown reason, the Empress found Maid Li oddly peculiar; this was already the third time she had drifted off, or at least the third time that had been noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empress Your Majesty!\" Maid Li hurriedly focused her mind and said to the Empress: \"Why not send someone to search Consort Zhang’s quarters, and bring all her maids in for a thorough interrogation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress nodded: \"This palace has the same intention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These young girls have greatly underestimated the Empress’s tactics; if she had managed to battle all the women of Crown Prince Residence to none left, how could she be without capabilities?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this Maid Li, she was the accomplice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maid Li took several capable palace maidens and left, heading first to Consort Zhang’s courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Zhang only then revealed a hint of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress suddenly arrived early in the morning, unknown to anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Jin’s infertility was a disgrace, tightly concealed, hence the Empress’s sudden move took everyone by surprise without anyone knowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone wore different expressions, uncertain who could be the culprit, so they all stood quietly aside, remaining silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had been poisoned, on the other hand, began to feel fortunate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the poisoner was impartial and hadn’t kindly spared them, else even with mouths all over their body, they would probably be unable to explain clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for that new young girl, let that pass, but Madam Zuo really had luck on her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh! Perhaps not so fortunate, for she aspired to keep a wise distance, to be invisible, and hence, they truly had no opportunity to poison her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Physicians looked at each other, seemingly at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What in the world was happening? They were only here to treat illnesses, and now had somehow gotten into trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Imperial Physician Cui and Imperial Physician Hu, their faces full of concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhang Family was not to be trifled with; if the real poisoner turned out to be Consort Zhang, they would have offended the Zhang family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon Maid Li returned, carrying a small porcelain bottle in her hand and leading a maid by the arm, pushing her to the ground beside Consort Zhang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She handed the small porcelain bottle to the Empress, saying: \"This was found in the maid’s room; it’s not perfumed powder, she was shilly-shallying, unable to give a clear explanation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress passed the porcelain bottle to Imperial Physician Cui, saying: \"Imperial Physician Cui, please take a look, see if this is it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imperial Physician Cui took it over, observed it, smelled it, and even tasted a bit of the contents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, he shook his head: \"This isn’t poison; it is common Fritillaria powder, used for suppressing coughs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",710,"2026-06-06T06:55:09.339Z",1,"novelbin.me","bb826f9d62eea46505f1cae5f3626d6752cdd0f335890f4b7d69b71a50abf3c6","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1174","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1172",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]