[{"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-998":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},1544183,2006,"Chapter 998 - 998 993 Memorial to the Emperor","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-998",998,"\u003Cp>998: Chapter 993: Memorial to the Emperor 998: Chapter 993: Memorial to the Emperor Even though it was her own son, the Empress did not trust him, and immediately sent Mama Li to verify with the Imperial Medical Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Jin breathed a sigh of relief because the matter was indeed true, and he was not afraid of having the Empress send someone to inquire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress watched King Jin and said indifferently, “Xiaoran, remember, you are of noble birth, and those lowly women are not even fit to be your concubines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you fancy a woman, you can choose any unmarried lady in Beijing, but you mustn’t pick up some lowly woman to bring back, much less a female physician from Gu Youyou’s side.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Jin bowed his head and said, “Your son will heed Mother’s instructions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very aware of the Empress’s decisiveness; only by complying with her could he calm this situation down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several serene days spent just with each other, filled with warmth, romance, and sweetness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would personally tie up his hair, and he would try his hand at drawing her eyebrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In leisure moments, they would sip tea and play a game of chess, discussing strategies as they faced the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou was a special woman, and only someone like her could talk about men without falling short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the study, Jin Zijin was reading memorials, while Gu Youyou stood before the window painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She painted a summer dress with such ethereal grace that it seemed to float enchantingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After blowing the ink dry, she turned to look at Jin Zijin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you reading memorials too?” Are you looking at them at home as well?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without taking his eyes off the memorial, Jin Zijin replied softly, “Wan Decheng sent them to me, asking me to read them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou knew that the ‘he’ he referred to was the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was common for Princes to read memorials, but they were usually called to the Imperial Study, and after reading one, the Emperor would question them on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to have a whole basketful delivered to Jin Zijin for him to read at home was quite unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What does the Emperor mean by this?” Gu Youyou couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin put down one memorial, annotated it, picked up another, and said, “He wants me to clean up his mess.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing this particular memorial, his brow furrowed intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing his change in expression, Gu Youyou quickly asked, “What’s the matter?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After asking, she moved beside him to look together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memorial was from Yangguan City, detailing how ongoing heavy rains had caused a flash flood, particularly in Qingshui Town, which had been engulfed by the deluge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless people had died or been injured, and those who survived were displaced…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, Gu Youyou had received the account books from Qin Changlin as well as a secret letter of well-being from Qingshui Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When did this happen?” Gu Youyou asked anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin said, “It was probably around the time we got married.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant it had already been about ten days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flood in Yangguan City made communication difficult, so it took ten days for news to reach Beijing, which was no easy feat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin set the memorial on the table and began to grind the ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou took it and read carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, “This must be handled as soon as possible, the surviving people must have fled everywhere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Jin Zijin said: “The fastest ones should be nearing Beijing’s borders by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to previous practices, they will likely be denied entry to the city; many people will starve to death outside its walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, it is not winter, or they would freeze to death outside the city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou took a deep breath; she naturally understood how the authorities of this era treated refugees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that they were heartless; in an era of scarce resources, a country didn’t have the capacity to save large numbers of refugees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou said, “I have to go out, to save as many as I can; at the very least, I must find the people of the Gu Family.”\u003C\u002Fp>",703,"2026-06-06T06:55:01.727Z",1,"novelbin.me","be5bfbeac19daf89c081b4f283a10457c0f7bb349c75e12c18578f045b9450b4","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-999","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-997",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]