[{"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-370":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},1543755,2006,"Chapter 370 - 370 380 Innocent Chat","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-370",370,"\u003Cp>370: Chapter 380 Innocent Chat 370: Chapter 380 Innocent Chat “Face-saving, good, I’ll buy more things to bring home, face-saving,” Banxia covered her mouth as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou watched her, sighed, and gently patted her shoulder before heading upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient people’s superstitious and pedantic thoughts were truly harmful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Banxia was such a good girl; whoever married her would be fortunate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet just because of an accident, they all avoided her like the plague.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really, the accident wasn’t even her fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We won’t open the medical hall tomorrow, where shall we go for fun?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had hung the closed sign in front of the door before the end of the day, which essentially meant they were closed from tonight onward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was their second New Year together, and after some thought, Jin Zijin said, “The Lin Family might send someone over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lin Family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t that Gu Youyou’s maternal family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, she didn’t know much about Gu Youyou’s maternal family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she had heard was that Youyou’s uncle had become Top Scholar in his youth and later held a high-ranking position in Beijing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now his whole family resided there and cared quite a bit about their niece, sending over money for medicine every year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The amount wasn’t large, but those fifty taels were more than enough to buy medicine from Doctor Zhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The State Preceptor had carefully calculated the cost of the medicine for Gu Youyou; the Gu Family being farmers couldn’t afford anything too expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zijin, how much do you know about the Lins in Beijing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin understood her meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to tell her these things, and he said, “Your uncle, Lin Xingyi, is a Great Scholar of the First Rank in the Imperial Court, deeply favored by the…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor, he is a highly sought-after favorite in the court.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That powerful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How does he compare to the State Preceptor?” Gu Youyou asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin paused before saying, “The position of the State Preceptor is unshakable even by the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is different from the court officials; his role is connected to the lifeblood of the nation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, Gu Youyou’s eyes dimmed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, our enemies are more formidable than the Emperor?” she said with a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, the State Preceptor cannot participate in politics,” Jin Zijin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou didn’t believe it, saying that was fine in theory, but with so much power, how could one adhere to such rules?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet they still managed to mobilize the garrison troops of Yangguan City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin gave a bitter smile and said, “Yes, he didn’t get involved directly, only reported bandits near Qingshui Town.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying the State Preceptor couldn’t participate in politics, but he still influenced the imperial power of Zhuzhao Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not being in politics, there were legitimate ways to be involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since the Lin Family knows I’ve come to Lingnan, could they be implicated because of me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin stroked her hair and said, “His enemy is Tianzong; the Lin Family is not worth his effort to target.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t act, but that didn’t mean other forces wouldn’t take the opportunity to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he didn’t need to share that with Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why would they target Tianzong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the Youying Pearl?” Gu Youyou asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin said, “Of course not, is it for the position of State Preceptor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…” So complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed and said, “The position of State Preceptor has always come from the Dao Family’s Tianzong and Xuanzong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re competitors against Tianzong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think he would fight for it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he would fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This news was too important for Gu Youyou; she had thought the State Preceptor was invincible, as even the Emperor feared him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out his position was not that secure after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the next State Preceptor turned out to be Jin Zijin’s master, then what they would face wouldn’t be the State Preceptor but merely a contemptible Taoist, wouldn’t the pressure on them vanish instantly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How often do you elect a new State Preceptor?” Gu Youyou asked, hopeful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once chosen, until he dies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou: “…” The passion that had just been ignited was doused by a bucket of cold water; they would still have to contend with the State Preceptor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>",713,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.695Z",1,"novelbin.me","c6308ebf810b1458643ce29c2d9b4c0881449c8fcb9351ff07b248cabc8e3d8a","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-371","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-369",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]