[{"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-922":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},1544007,2006,"Chapter 922 - 922 916 A Private Affair","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-922",922,"\u003Cp>922: Chapter 916: A Private Affair 922: Chapter 916: A Private Affair “What else is there?” the Empress’s anger slowly subsided, yet her tone remained harsh, “Don’t tell me you’re unaware of the Emperor suddenly acknowledging an elder Prince.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did they manage to pin the ‘ungrateful wretch’ on her head?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did it have to do with her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin said indifferently, “This consort only found out today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>indeed, it was unexpected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unexpected, indeed.” the Empress slammed her palm on the armrest and angrily said, “What’s the deal with that niece of Lin Xingyi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who is she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think she’s long been aware of Jin Zijin’s identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You live with her in the same courtyard every day and yet you also helped to keep it a secret.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin was startled, how could Gu Youyou have known this early?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She replied, “I do not know of this matter, and as for Youyou, I have recently noticed she indeed has some relationship with Jin Zijin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when I asked her today, she told me it wasn’t convenient to tell me now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the Empress summoned me urgently, so naturally, I prioritized coming to the Imperial Palace to see you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress scoffed coldly and said, “Of course, she wouldn’t find it convenient to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman of over twenty years who has never been betrothed—it’s because she’s already engaged in a secret affair with a man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin’s hasty entry into the palace yesterday was for her sake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone else’s attention might be fixed on the Jade Pendant, but I see everything clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, your niece, she had a secret affair with Jin Zijin, and you, managing the household, were completely oblivious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I really want to ask you, are you truly unaware, or have you developed a disloyal heart towards the Ducal Residence and are colluding with Lin Xingyi to deceive me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her, this was quite unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin was Tianzong’s eldest senior brother, wasn’t he the favorite candidate for the next State Preceptor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could such a person fall for a woman?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, she had never even considered this possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she thought about Gu Youyou having a secret affair with Yue Rujing, she never would have imagined Gu Youyou having anything to do with Jin Zijin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there was something, the Empress had no right to slap her so recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin was extremely displeased and managed to say indifferently, suppressing the pain on her face, “The Empress is overly concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lin Residence naturally would not be disloyal to the Ducal Residence; after all, my only daughter is married to King Jin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress heaved a sigh of relief and said, “That’s precisely the reason I continue to trust you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou is not simple; make sure to keep a close eye on her after you return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will have someone look into her background, and before I have ascertained the facts, there must be no slip-ups.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aunt who used to be cold on the outside but warm at heart toward Gu Youyou, this time, truly turned cold inside as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon her return from the Imperial Palace, Madam Lin immediately ordered that Gu Youyou was not allowed to leave under any circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also assigned additional people to guard her courtyard and took aside all the servants from her courtyard, except for Xiang Chun, for a serious scolding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they returned, each had seemingly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news swiftly reached Old Madam Lin’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She, of course, would not tolerate her granddaughter being bullied for no reason and immediately sent for Madam Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard you’ve confined Youyou again; what exactly happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin, now trusting no one, said, “Youyou spent the night at Sanqing Temple yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If word got out, what would happen to her, an unmarried lady?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I confine her for her own good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s not spending the night at Sanqing Temple for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, when the Heavenly Master was ill, she stayed there for quite a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You didn’t act like this back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So speak, what’s truly going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>",694,"2026-06-06T06:55:01.400Z",1,"novelbin.me","33f4a07f102bc5e7da807e335e62c4a2fa2dd997de0e01c3adbe6c7cde174f9f","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-923","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-921",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]