[{"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-956":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},1544141,2006,"Chapter 956 - 956 950 Punishment","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-956",956,"\u003Cp>956: Chapter 950 Punishment 956: Chapter 950 Punishment “How dare you try to swindle me?” Madam Lin snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Another word and I’ll have you sent to see the officials!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Searcy was cast out of the Lin Residence’s main gate, cursing all the way, stopping only when she’d put some distance between herself and the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she headed toward Jisheng Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thereafter, she would be the resident doctor at Jisheng Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin looked again toward the palace maid, who said, “Just like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dare not report this to the Empress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, your family’s Miss is quite something, possessing both medical skills and disguise techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows who might be Miss Gu in disguise on the streets tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But someone adept in these lower arts of disguise may not be suitable for marrying into the Imperial Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will certainly report the truth of this matter to Her Majesty in the palace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou bowed her head, maintaining her composure even on her knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, “I do not know the art of disguise; it’s just the maid I bought recently who knows a bit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, she looked up at Lun Yu, who was kneeling beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lun Yu felt like he had ‘messed up big time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dang it, you’re the master, so what if you disguised yourself, but why drag me into this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lun Yu quickly forced a laugh and said, “It’s just a small skill, good enough to earn a living, Madam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please sell this servant off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd: “…” They swore this was the first servant who actively requested to be sold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t she be wailing and begging not to be sold?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin paused in surprise, then snapped, “You crafty servant, if I’m selling you, you’re going to a brothel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go, get me her servitude contract.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hen Xiang hesitated, “Madam, this servant’s servitude contract isn’t in our possession.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin’s expression darkened as she turned to Gu Youyou and said, “Youyou?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou also hesitated, “Aunt, I don’t have it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was bought by Searcy to sort the medicines at the hall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, right, right, since my master has been thrown out, I should leave too, Madam Lin, Miss Gu, until we meet again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So none of the crafty servants she intended to punish were punished, they all escaped?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palace maid’s face turned ashen, and Madam Lin’s face wasn’t looking any better as she said, “Madam Li, what do you suggest we do now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Humph!” Madam Li huffed coldly, clearly not willing to let it go just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left with no choice, Madam Lin turned to Gu Youyou, “Youyou, since you live in Lin Residence, you should abide by its rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you agree?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you agree, your sneaking out of the residence must be punished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you disagree, you can leave with the other crafty servants, and I won’t bother you anymore!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being expelled now would hardly be favorable for her, staying at Jisheng Hall?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would that make it easier for the Empress to act?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, being expelled from the Lin Residence at this critical moment would likely be turned into a big issue by the Empress and affect this selection event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou said, “Youyou has received care from my uncle and aunt and naturally considers herself as a part of the Lin Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Youyou has broken the family rules, she will accept any punishment from Aunt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.” Madam Lin nodded in satisfaction and said, “Then we will follow the family laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is the usual punishment for the young ladies who sneak out, Hen Xiang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hen Xiang hurriedly replied, “Madam, previously when the young mistress sneaked out, you punished her by having her copy the women’s precepts a hundred times.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, then go back and copy the women’s precepts a hundred times.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou obediently accepted the punishment and returned to her courtyard to start copying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Li’s eyes nearly bulged out of her sockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just copying is enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin, is this how you plan to explain to the Empress?”\u003C\u002Fp>",677,"2026-06-06T06:55:01.727Z",1,"novelbin.me","0fa4b8f86876b1c1a77a7b67ce880fb10281f1dfed4bafb9432ebae0065cf958","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-957","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-955",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]