[{"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-669":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},1544204,2006,"Chapter 669 - 669 680 Faint Future","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-669",669,"\u003Cp>669: Chapter 680 Faint Future 669: Chapter 680 Faint Future Seeing Du Xintong yesterday and today, it seemed like both girls were contemplating their own futures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought of vying for one man’s affection amongst a group of women in the estate made their expressions turn gloomy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qianqing sighed, resting her head on her arm, “Actually, I’m quite envious of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I could exchange five years of hardship for a lifetime of peace and freedom, I would be willing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Qinyun poked her and said, “Get real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t we both know what our futures hold?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless the imperial power falls or our families decline, even if we die in that estate, we’ll never taste freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve come to terms with it, which is why I never fantasize about freedom after marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m just making the most of my time now, having fun to my heart’s content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once my father and brother marry me off, I’ll stay put and aim to be the top among those women.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qianqing seemed to think of something and stared blankly at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know who you are most likely to be betrothed to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eldest Prince or the second Prince?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How would I know?” Xie Qinyun spread her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qianqing swallowed, suddenly looking awkward, and whispered, “Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>perhaps…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>we might…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>end up in the same household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qinyun, if you target the women of the residence, does that include me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Qinyun was also taken aback, staring blankly at Lin Qianqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This indeed was a problem that she had never considered before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could she and Lin Qianqing become enemies competing for favor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, no, no…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Qinyun shook her head and said, “Then let’s try not to end up in the same cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t promise not to compete with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>how can we avoid ending up in the same cage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…” Xie Qinyun narrowed her eyes and said, “Considering your mother’s relationship with the Empress, your marriage to your cousin, the eldest Prince, is likely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, oh dear, I need to go back and talk to my father to see if he has any influence on the Emperor’s decision, to get me betrothed to the second Prince.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The second Prince!” Lin Qianqing gave a wry smile, “The second Prince and the eldest Prince are at odds, and the Emperor only has these two Princes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them will be the future Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we are each married into the residence of a different Prince, then we won’t be able to be sisters but will have to become enemies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These topics were too saddening, and after speaking, everyone in the room fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gu Youyou’s silence was not related to their conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been thinking about the affairs of the Princess and hadn’t been paying attention to what they were discussing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qianqing tugged at the corner of Gu Youyou’s clothes and said listlessly, “Cousin, why is my life so hard…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou came back to her senses and asked softly, “What hardship?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“About what we were just discussing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What were you discussing?” Gu Youyou was somewhat confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qianqing and Xie Qinyun paused, then jointly complained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Were you daydreaming?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re still clueless after we talked so much about our troubles?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, forgive her; she really was daydreaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was just looking at the streets of Jinxiu City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re even busier than Beijing and Lingnan!” Gu Youyou laughed awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They shot her pairs of resentful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was watching the bustling scene more interesting than listening to their troubles?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou stuck out her tongue and said, “Alright, alright, go on, what are the youthful troubles of the two misses?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qianqing said, “We were discussing our bleak futures.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, you girls still have futures?” Gu Youyou teased with a chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>",634,"2026-06-06T06:54:58.678Z",1,"novelbin.me","115748096b46dbc0e13530d839bc01110d7eb7043583dba0d4211c149fd9665c","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-670","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-668",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]