[{"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-544":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},1543929,2006,"Chapter 544 - 544 554 To the Jie Family","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-544",544,"\u003Cp>544: Chapter 554: To the Jie Family 544: Chapter 554: To the Jie Family The woman wasn’t very old, perhaps in her twenties, and she was fairly good-looking except that her makeup was too heavily applied, which made her rather unpleasant to look at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Lin has arrived, I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayun has been waiting for you, please come in quickly.”Lin Qianqing just gave her a faint glance and didn’t speak to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She proudly walked past her, pulling Gu Youyou along by the hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid leading them seemed at a loss in this awkward situation, timidly performing a curtsey to the lady before hurrying to catch up with Lin Qianqing and Gu Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile on that woman’s face visibly stiffened, but as Gu Youyou turned her head, she saw the woman’s eyes blaze with such indignation it was almost frightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More ladies and Madams were arriving outside, and in a flash, she had resumed her earlier smiling demeanor and went out to greet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Madam Chen, Miss Chen, please come in.”Surprise showed on the faces of the Madam and Miss, “Concubine Du, it’s you again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where is your young Madam?”Concubine Du’s expression showed embarrassment upon hearing the word ‘again,’ but she still tried her best to maintain the dignified poise of a Madam while explaining to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou and Lin Qianqing had already passed through the long corridor and arrived at Miss Jie’s courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, they could no longer hear what was said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, this was the favored concubine, no wonder Lin Qianqing had such little regard for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From just one exchange, it was clear that this woman was no simpleton, but she didn’t seem smart either—rather foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a mystery how she managed to bewitch Jie Family’s second young master so completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, this was the domestic problem in the Jie Residence that Jin Zijin had mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also the most vexing issue for the Jie Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could solve the problem of his second son’s domestic affairs and have him owe a favor, the Jie Family’s upstanding figure, firm in his principles, might just tilt his internal balance a bit more in favor of Jin Zijin, this unexpectedly emerging Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are many ways to curry favor with someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most effective means are usually gold, silver, and power, but some people are not moved by these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin had said that the Jie Family had held a solid foundation in court for many years and were deeply trusted by successive Emperors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What secured their foundation was exactly their unswerving integrity; the Jie Family never involved themselves in disputes over the throne, remaining loyal only to the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So to win them over, it was not necessary to have them openly declare support for anyone, but rather to make them owe a personal favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When necessary, their word could be worth more than a thousand troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Qinyun’s courtyard was large, and several Madams and Misses had already arrived by the time they got there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mother passed away early, and in order to curry favor with the head of the Jie Family, various Madams had gone to great lengths to give face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For her birthday and other occasions, they would have their families send presents and frequently invite her to their homes to socialize with their daughters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she didn’t have a mother to oversee her, she could often leave the residence and was a bit wilder than other young ladies, which was why she and Lin Qianqing had become good friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qianqing has arrived, ah, and Doctor Gu!” Qinyun was more surprised to see Gu Youyou than Lin Qianqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Jie, I came even without your invitation, fearing it might be too abrupt.”“Not at all,” Xie Qinyun hurriedly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I couldn’t be happier, I just thought you were too busy and wouldn’t come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your arrival is an unexpected delight.”Gu Youyou’s visit to the Jie Residence was so sudden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t brought a gift, but luckily Lin Qianqing was clever enough to have prepared one on her behalf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qianqing joyfully accepted it and had the maids take it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after that, Madam Chen and Miss Chen, who had arrived just moments after them, also joined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qinyun whispered, “You two go and have fun for a while, I’ll be back in a moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>",724,"2026-06-06T06:54:57.040Z",1,"novelbin.me","da9f23c304183aef37b1109573561a4e7061dcfd6b0a1b2c69b13a768330a0c8","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-545","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-543",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]