[{"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-470":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},1543655,2006,"Chapter 470 - 470 480 Decision","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-470",470,"\u003Cp>470: Chapter 480 Decision 470: Chapter 480 Decision Upon hearing this, Jin Zijin fell silent for a moment before saying, “The State Preceptor position can be relinquished, if he wants to take a wife and continue the family line, he only needs to hand over the position of the State Preceptor immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And then what?” asked Gu Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before that, Tianzong must cultivate the next State Preceptor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou gave a bitter smile, how was any of this as easy as he made it sound?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin must be the one Tianzong was painstakingly grooming to be the State Preceptor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were to back out, it would undoubtedly catch Tianzong off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Xuanzong, they indeed have a legitimate heir to the State Preceptor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could someone hastily trained by Tianzong compare with someone meticulously prepared by others for many years?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if Yue Rujing takes over, it’s not guaranteed to succeed, so whichever way you look at it, it’s a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Jin Zijin relinquishing power, it would also be a significant obstacle to their efforts of undermining Xuanzong’s influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou raised her head and gently caressed Jin Zijin’s cheek, asking, “What were your plans before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I mean…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before you fell in love with me, what were your plans?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin’s eyes deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to recall what his plans were before that, and they seemed somewhat hazy now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not thought about what to do with her for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must have been…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before he brought her back to his thatched cottage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poison in his body was nearly uncontrollable, and not far from where he lived was an antidote, but it belonged to a medic raised by Xuanzong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had considered it for quite some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was secretly hiding in Lotus Village searching for the Youying Pearl, and if he carelessly meddled with Xuanzong’s medic, he could easily expose himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to suppress the toxins within his body, he still went ahead and did it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he involved another person he had long been reluctant to involve, having them clean up all traces along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why the news from Gu the Third had not been sent out, and why the affair of the medicine at Doctor Zhou’s also remained unreported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Gu Youyou…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at that time, to him, whether he acted or not, she would have died sooner or later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he used her, he also saved her, so they were even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his affairs were concluded, he planned to explain everything to her; he never expected things to turn out the way they did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just as she had said; he had always kept that exit route, he truly owed her an apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He touched her lips lightly and said, “What I thought before doesn’t matter, what I’ve decided now is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No…” Gu Youyou interrupted Jin Zijin before he could finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, “Our marriage lacked the proper rituals, we did not bow at the altar, and we have not consummated our relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for our Lingnan…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I believe Marquess Yue will find a way to not leak a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I think you should still compete.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…” Jin Zijin looked at Gu Youyou in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just as you said, one can be a State Preceptor halfway without committing to it for a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Yue Rujing can serve for a few years and then step down, so can you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin’s expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With or without her, this was what he had planned; he couldn’t be the State Preceptor for his entire life, he had more important things to do…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou continued, “The main point is that you stand a better chance than Yue Rujing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you want to win over Xuanzong, you must secure the State Preceptor position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zijin, good things take time, as you’ve said, let me wait for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My answer is that I will wait for you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin had already instructed the butler Qiu not to reveal too much about Gu Youyou’s situation, so only Lin Xingyi from the Lin Family was aware of their affair.\u003C\u002Fp>",695,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.695Z",1,"novelbin.me","fcba05c558a834b5e4257ccc2eb188cdcfada7a9a0d39a0ed95ec53054adcba4","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-471","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-469",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]