[{"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-1180":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},1544515,2006,"Chapter 1180: 1174: Borrowing Seed","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1180",1180,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1180: Chapter 1174: Borrowing Seed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, if there really is a matter of life and death, Imperial Physician Cui would surely call us all in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they were speaking, the great door opened, and Imperial Physician Cui came out, his head covered in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked as if he had aged ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other imperial physicians hurriedly approached him and asked, “Is the Empress alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imperial Physician Cui shook his head and waved his hands, saying, “It’s nothing, nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s nothing, why do you look as though your mother has died?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What actually happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imperial Physician Cui continued to shake his head, clearly indicating he would not speak of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing anyone could do, and they could only stop asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Empress had not told them to leave, they could not go and just stood in the courtyard, continuing to gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile inside the palace, the Empress was weeping bitterly, and King Jin stood silently by her side, apparently still not recovered from the shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was infertile, it turned out he was truly infertile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought before, if he, a man, were infertile, it might be better to just die, but now that it was true, he seemed to lack the courage to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he died, what would his mother do? He was the hope of the Ducal Residence, and what about those hundreds of people in the Ducal Residence? And what about Prince Jin Residence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he really couldn’t die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother, don’t cry anymore. Since I cannot have children, I will think of a way to adopt one. Didn’t Prince Qin just have two sons last year? I will talk to father emperor about adopting one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up,” the Empress scolded fiercely: “Even if I have to smash my head and die, I won’t bear to see Sheng Qiaoyue’s face.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But…” King Jin choked the rest of his words in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had looked down on Prince Qin his whole life, how could he willingly do such a thing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he had no one to care for him in his old age, he didn’t want to adopt a son from Prince Qin, but what other choice did he have now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s still a way.” After the Empress had cried enough, she gradually regained her composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What way?” King Jin quickly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your infertility must not be known.” The Empress stared fiercely at King Jin with bloodshot eyes and gritted her teeth: “This must never be known, Imperial Physician Cui… I trust he dares not speak out, after this matter, I will have someone silence him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress’s eyes revealed a frightening madness, startling King Jin into shivering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother, what are you thinking?” King Jin asked in shock with wide eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must have a descendant, you must have a son.” The Empress’s eyes became increasingly frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Jin sensed something terrible was about to happen, and he forced a painful smile, saying: “But I cannot have children…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress took a deep breath, gathering great courage before finally speaking those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter, mother will find a way to get you a child…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a clatter, King Jin stumbled and fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the Empress in shock, his face full of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surrogacy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How would that even work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No… Mother, you must be joking with your son, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother is not joking with you.” The Empress, heartbroken, stood up from her stool and reached out to help King Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My child, you have suffered, don’t be scared, your mother can manage everything for you, it’s okay if we can’t have children, we can…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, it’s not okay!” King Jin shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noise from King Jin was so loud that even those outside heard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stopped whispering. No other sound came from the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened now? Why is King Jin so loud?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the room, the Empress felt nothing but bitterness in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t want to do this either, but was there any other way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If King Jin couldn’t procreate, then the imperial throne would definitely not include King Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>",691,"2026-06-06T06:55:09.339Z",1,"novelbin.me","8b518ebcff3257a2f3c421af2d09ea33c3866f832fadb41dff01498de6a1be0c","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1181","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1179",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]