[{"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-999":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},1544184,2006,"Chapter 999 - 999 994 Competing to Achieve Merits","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-999",999,"\u003Cp>999: Chapter 994: Competing to Achieve Merits 999: Chapter 994: Competing to Achieve Merits “Wait, I’ll go with you,” Jin Zijin said, picking up a brush and quickly writing something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go prepare first,” Gu Youyou said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After writing several letters, one of which he carefully folded and put into the memorial, he got up and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou was a person of decisive action, instructing Xiang Chun as they walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go to Gui Yunxi, inform him that I need to make a long trip, and ask him to prepare a larger carriage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yin Shuang, prepare the items necessary for the journey, remember to pack extra clothing and food, focusing mainly on substantial flatbreads to sustain us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Searcy, make a trip over to Jisheng Hall, ask Shopkeeper Hu to prepare some emergency medicines, easy to carry, mainly for treating colds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, you’ll come with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After I leave, keep a low profile at home and take good care of it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin was also preparing to leave, equally efficiently and orderly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, everything was ready, and they both boarded the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news quickly reached the Imperial Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor, holding the memorial sent back by Jin Zijin, frowned and remained silent for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Wan stepped forward to advise, “Emperor, the Crown Prince personally rushing to the disaster area to empathize with the people’s plight is a good thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But since his grand wedding, he has not entered the palace again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Wan’s mouth twitched, saying, “But the Crown Prince has seriously read these memorials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His absence doesn’t deter significant affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s normal for young men to indulge in the pleasures of spring post-marriage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor was amused by Eunuch Wan’s words, looking meaningfully at him, “A eunuch like you also knows about indulging in pleasures of spring?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh heh, I might not have eaten pork, but I’ve seen pigs walk, Your Majesty jokes at my expense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha ha…” The Emperor laughed heartily, sitting back on the large Dragon Throne and said, “Since he has gone to empathize with the common people, I shall make his mission officially recognized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dispatch someone from the palace to summon Jie Huanzhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disaster relief is a mentally and physically taxing task, and among those at court, he is the idlest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let him assist the Crown Prince in this task.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Emperor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Wan took the Emperor’s decree to summon Jie Huanzhi from outside the palace, and the Emperor’s expression once again became serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He whispered softly to himself, “You are reluctant to enter the palace, but have you guessed that I plan to name you as the Crown Prince?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, you actually don’t want to be the Crown Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spent the first half of my life scheming for the throne, and the second half…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>for whom?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Jin and the Protector of the Nation rushed into the palace to see the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Protector of the Nation requested a decree for King Jin to leave the palace and face the disaster situation in Yangguan City directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason being, no sooner had news of the flood reached Beijing than the Crown Prince had hurriedly left the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Jin’s most significant rival right now was Jin Zijin; how could he fall behind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their speed entering the palace matched that of the Emperor summoning Jie Huanzhi into the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huanzhi, I summoned you to discuss the flood disaster in Yangguan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What urgent matter has Xiaoran and the Protector of the Nation come into the palace for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Emperor, this old servant came for the same matter regarding Yangguan City,” the Protector of the Nation hastily bowed and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please rise and speak, Protector of the Nation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was another rare old man in Zhuzhao Country, the Empress’s paternal grandfather, now over eighty years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his advanced age, he couldn’t keep up with the old men from the Dao Family; he was out of breath from moving fast, and the Emperor had someone quickly offer him a seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Protector of the Nation, what are your thoughts on the flood disaster in Yangguan City?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Protector of the Nation, sitting on a stool, cupped his hands towards the Emperor, “Emperor, I believe the flood disaster in Yangguan City is no trivial matter and must be given significant attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is not sufficient for just the Crown Prince to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King Jin must also go…”\u003C\u002Fp>",736,"2026-06-06T06:55:01.727Z",1,"novelbin.me","dfd8e25ab6970c0728a16c51dbfca8df8a29e937368d46b980b00e0cce2b392d","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1000","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-998",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]