[{"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-710":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},1544395,2006,"Chapter 710 - 710 704 Someone Is Getting Impatient","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-710",710,"\u003Cp>710: Chapter 704 Someone Is Getting Impatient 710: Chapter 704 Someone Is Getting Impatient Lin Xingyi did not deny her statement, but the problem was not at all where she claimed it to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Struggling with the issue internally and unsure of what to do, after some thought, he simply said, “I think we still need to take a second look at that illegitimate son from the Hu Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, there are plenty of prodigals pretending to be scholars, and passing the imperial examination to become a Juren is not such a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s wait and see.”Madam Lin disagreed, “I know you don’t think much of a Juren, but do you think everyone is like you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait and see, wait and see, by the time others participate in the imperial examination and rank as a Top Scholar, they will no longer consider Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t this precisely to ensure Youyou’s well-being that I have timed this discussion of marriage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they care about their son’s future, they will certainly agree to this marriage.”Having been immersed in the bureaucratic lifestyle for many years, Lin Xingyi instantly understood Madam Lin’s intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at her for a moment, his gaze ambiguous and his expression somewhat cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps his disdain was because Lin Xingyi, a man who came from humble beginnings and genuinely became the Top Scholar, and rose to high office, had always disliked those in power who schemed their way to success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin, well-connected among officials’ wives and very familiar with these tactics, was someone he was also well aware of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using Youyou to elevate the Hu Family’s illegitimate son was likely related to her natal family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this did not mean she did not care for Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By all accounts, this was indeed a good match, but Lin Xingyi disdained such way of officiating, and Gu Youyou would not marry into the Hu Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will think it over further, and I hope you will do the same, Madam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our Lin Family’s foundation is unstable, and our relatives are poor.” Lin Xingyi did not make his refusal absolute, for if this was indeed his father-in-law’s intention, the implications would be significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This exhortation for Madam Lin to think it over meant to remind her that, although she was a daughter of the Ducal Residence, she was now a wife in the Lin Family and should consider the Lin Family’s interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s best not to wade into muddy waters one should avoid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin, a smart woman adept at reading the room, understood that her usually mild-mannered husband was seldom this stern unless slightly angered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew when to advance or retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>we’ll wait and see?”“Yes, this is a serious matter,” Lin Xingyi said gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You rest early too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will leave first,” Madam Lin also became solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The setting sun cast its rays into the study, stretching Lin Xingyi’s shadow long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood with his hands behind his back, his posture upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor was still in robust health, yet the Ducal Residence had already begun grooming a new generation of courtiers close to the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing that the Emperor favored young people of clear family background and without factional affiliations, they reached out to the Hu Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Hu was the head of a department in the Ministry of Rites, a sixth-ranking official, with both an Assistant Minister of Rites and Minister of Rites above him, leaving him with little real power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His family had a son of astonishing talent, but he was an illegitimate child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the type of person they naturally wished to draw in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The daughters of the Ducal Residence, even if born from a concubine, were highly esteemed and would never possibly marry into such small households.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they waited to marry after the young man achieved Top Scholar status, it wouldn’t be as commendable as during his less fortunate times, so they thought of Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, they’ve miscalculated,” Lin Xingyi said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later, Jin Zijin had arranged all the travel plans, aiming for a villa owned by Miss Du.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Du, having been in the Jie Family for several years without managing her property, found that the people on the villa had not let it go to waste; they kept it well-organized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou spoke of this to Lin Qianqing, telling her to find an excuse to leave home, and if she couldn’t, to obediently climb over the wall and go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was easy for Gu Youyou to leave; she went to Madam Lin’s courtyard and said, “Aunt, my medicine is almost finished; I need to go to Jisheng Hall to get some.”\u003C\u002Fp>",780,"2026-06-06T06:54:59.028Z",1,"novelbin.me","dad2aabe2bf8f44763d6ee74ebc9c359b4a89e12b3e1bb929b0b90bcdebf4a6b","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-711","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-709",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]