[{"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-635":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},1543970,2006,"Chapter 635 - 635 646 Uncle's Women","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-635",635,"\u003Cp>635: Chapter 646: Uncle’s Women 635: Chapter 646: Uncle’s Women Gu Youyou, on her first foray into the palace, seemingly knew no one; who would dispatch a eunuch to remind her of anything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly not possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Empress had wanted to remind her of something, she would have done so before Youyou entered the Renshou Palace, not halfway through the treatment to send a eunuch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour passed quickly, and Gu Youyou dismissed the irrelevant eunuch from her mind, once again entering the Empress Dowager’s chambers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The acupuncture session was much quicker this time, completed in the short span of brewing a pot of tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day was getting on, and a curfew would soon be in place within the palace walls; the Empress did not keep her, instead ordering her to be escorted out of the palace as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her visit to the palace went smoothly today, and upon leaving, she even received a gift from the Empress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou understood this was because she was a relative of the Lin Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Empress’s line of thought, the Lin Family was kin to her mother’s family, making Youyou effectively one of her own people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To have “her people” gain face in front of the Empress Dowager was to gain face herself; naturally, she was inclined to bestow some benefits on Gu Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fingering the decidedly nouveau riche pearl necklace around her neck, Youyou really couldn’t see what was so beautiful about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once outside the palace gates, she hastened to remove it and place it inside a brocade box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She most certainly did not want to wear something so tacky on her way home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin had already returned to the Lin Residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Youyou back, she hurriedly asked, “How did it go today treating the Empress Dowager’s leg ailment in her chambers?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou replied, “Aunt, the Empress Dowager’s ailment is a chronic condition; her legs have even become deformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A complete cure is impossible, but I can alleviate the pain and perhaps enable her to stand and walk a few steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe she can return to how she was two years ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin knew that the Empress Dowager could still walk a few steps two years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But hearing that there would be no complete cure, she still felt some disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Being able to stand up is good, but it would be even better if she could recover completely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she was not a medical practitioner and did not understand these matters, Youyou didn’t argue with her, merely stating, “The Empress has gifted me a string of pearls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she took out the pearls to show Madam Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin opened the brocade box and her expression showed a hint of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded and said, “Each of these pearls is a plump southern pearl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress values you highly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must not disappoint her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou gave a slight knee bend and said, “Yes, Aunt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her return, she did not see Lin Qianqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qianqing generally liked to linger around her, and her absence was somewhat strange to Youyou, so she asked, “Aunt, where is my older cousin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin’s face lit up with joy as she replied, “The Empress has kept Daya there in the Imperial Palace to keep her company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m afraid she won’t be back for a few days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Aunt showing such delight, her older cousin must surely be heartbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poor older cousin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, the north was also nearing summer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou had people prepare a large bath for her; she needed to soak and unwind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Rujing mentioned that someone was bringing Abao over and he was already on the way, estimating that he should arrive in a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou wanted to keep him in her courtyard, but feared that his large size might frighten the women of the Lin Residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of the women of the Lin Residence, one could not ignore Aunt’s adroit methods; she had managed to make her husband choose to sleep in the study rather than visit the back courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lin Residence, a grand estate in Beijing, is where Aunt consolidated all Uncle’s concubines, except for the mother of the second young Miss, into one large courtyard; without her permission, they were not allowed to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each had her own room and a maid to attend to her; they took their meals together in a large dining hall and sat in the courtyard chatting and eating seeds when idle, which bore a striking resemblance to living in captivity.\u003C\u002Fp>",761,"2026-06-06T06:54:57.874Z",1,"novelbin.me","d2c072fe2d0d29fb1ee041497cf1da46e08c5ee03934be4aa7fa82f0db7e3af0","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-636","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-634",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]