[{"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-509":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},1543894,2006,"Chapter 509 - 509 519 The Imperial Family's Secrets","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-509",509,"\u003Cp>509: Chapter 519: The Imperial Family’s Secrets 509: Chapter 519: The Imperial Family’s Secrets “Could that be Madam Gu, the former wife of the third Prince?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shh, keep your voice down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s better for us common folk to speak less of such forbidden secrets within the palace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s there to fear, we’ll just whisper it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more timid one whispered, “Then you whisper to yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I better take my leave first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, hey, you’re such a spoilsport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, don’t talk about it, but wait for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was the chilly aura behind her that was too overwhelming, but Gu Youyou couldn’t help turning her head to look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The venomous glare in Jin Ziyuan’s eyes as it followed the departing horse startled Gu Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold aura bursting from his body was greatly harmful to him, and Gu Youyou reached out to feel his pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Ziyuan pushed away Gu Youyou as if she were a snake or scorpion, the venomous look in his eyes shifting onto her, sending a shiver through her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How deep must the hatred in his eyes be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why did he hate that woman in the carriage so much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard people whispering earlier that she was the wife of the fifth Prince, not an official wife but perhaps a concubine of sorts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what was she previously, the wife of the third Prince?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This messy web of relationships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Youyou was lost in her thoughts, Jin Ziyuan had already returned to his usual self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember to wait here for me in three days,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he vanished into the crowd in no time at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She probably wouldn’t be able to get that pink lotus, but she hadn’t said that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After glancing at the shops ahead, Gu Youyou went into a store selling osmanthus cakes and bought some before returning to Jisheng Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ancient times without snacks, osmanthus cakes were considered quite delicious as a leisure food, but Gu Youyou wasn’t particularly fond of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She liked sweets, especially Western-style pastries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed she would have to try making some herself during her spare time to satisfy her cravings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon returning home, Gu Youyou pulled Lin Qianqing aside to gossip about the woman in the carriage she saw earlier that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard the wife of the fifth Prince is stationed at the Xining Border Defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, I saw her on the street.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my, we must be careful when speaking of such matters—the Imperial Family has its taboos!” Lin Qianqing looked around at the doorway and then carefully closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked with a smile, “How did you know the person in the carriage on the street today was the wife of the fifth Prince?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou replied, “I heard it from the people nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also said she used to be the wife of the third Prince.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an extremely interested look on her face, Gu Youyou found Lin Qianqing very accommodating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ladies sequestered in seclusion, like them, loved to hear gossip from different households, especially secrets of the Imperial Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had managed to gather quite a bit of information with great difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know about this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me tell you,” she said excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Years ago, when the current Emperor was not the Emperor but the Crown Prince, his position was unstable despite being the heir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You see, he was the legitimate son of the previous Empress, who had died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Emperor then elevated his favorite concubine to the Empress, and obviously, he doted on her son, the third Prince, immensely, even considering replacing the heir with the Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, the Emperor ascended to the throne with bated breath, and as for the third Prince, the victor becomes king and the loser a bandit; he couldn’t accept having lost the throne, which was within his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In those years when the Emperor’s position was unstable, he started gathering supporters to rebel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s said that he even had a decree from the late Emperor—an edict that revoked the status of the Crown Prince and designated the third Prince as the new Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, you should only listen to this and not take it as truth—it could just be rumors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening closely, Gu Youyou said in a low voice, “So the third Prince plotted a rebellion but failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key lies with the wife of the third Prince, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>",746,"2026-06-06T06:54:57.040Z",1,"novelbin.me","332f1b00e7d6f781f643f540a18eec827b9e54eb1cd02c0ba98fc5414b679717","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-510","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-508",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]