[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress":3,"chapter-transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-374":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1174227,1524,"Chapter 374 - 374 374 Opening a Shop in the Capital (6)_1","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-374",374,"\u003Cp>374: Chapter 374 Opening a Shop in the Capital (6)_1 374: Chapter 374 Opening a Shop in the Capital (6)_1 It was clear that he was not joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he also believed that Huo Yuan had the ability to take his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was a lover of women, he understood that when compared to his life, his passion was futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beautiful woman of unmatched elegance was something he was destined never to have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided that the best thing he could do was to feast his eyes on her and fantasize about her privately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Zhongqing’s family stepped forward, paying their respects to Duke An and Lady Wang and benefiting from an introduction to everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Wei couldn’t help but feel slightly overwhelmed upon seeing the hundred or so individuals from the Duke’s large family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Duke’s holdings in the capital were indeed thriving, full of descendants and prosperity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duke An himself had three legitimate sons and two legitimate daughters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eldest daughter was married to the then-powerful General Li Kaifeng, who had since been promoted to the Protecting Country Great General and was enjoying an illustrious career in the imperial court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brought immense honor to Duke An’s household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, the younger generation in his mansion had taken advantage of this connection, misbehaving and exerting their influence excessively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t until the Great General reprimanded them and intentionally distanced himself from them that they simmered down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His second daughter entered the palace with hopes of gaining the emperor’s favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, despite her stunning beauty, she hadn’t managed to captivate the emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this day, she remained a minor beauty in court without any children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duke An had long given up hope for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three sons were mediocre at best and had not produced any outstanding descendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the grandsons, they were not worth mentioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eldest son, Du Yongzhi, had fathered four legitimate children: two sons and two daughters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sons, Du Yu Lang and Du Yuheng, were both lovers of wine and women and preferred to use their energies on matters surrounding women, nothing else interested them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The daughters, the eldest, Du Wanqiu, was pretty and cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, her superiority complex made it impossible for ordinary men to capture her interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, despite being seventeen years old, she still hadn’t found a suitable future in-law, causing her parents endless worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youngest daughter, Du Wanying, was also quite beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been the subject of much favoritism due to being the youngest child, and this had contributed to her domineering attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given her tendency to tyrannize the servants, she had earned a reputation for her arrogance outside her home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had discouraged matchmakers from proposing marriage alliances, even though she was fourteen years old!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, there were three illegitimate sons and two illegitimate daughters in Du Yongzhi’s household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps due to their legal mother, Lady Guo’s sternness, they were all very cautious, hiding behind, not daring to step forward, and appearing out of the limelight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second household of Du Yongbang and his wife, Lady Wang, had three daughters and one son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of these, the eldest daughter, Du Wanru and the second eldest daughter, Du Wanyue were twins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they often amused Lady Wang, who was the Old Madame, they were dearly loved by her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third daughter, Du Wanqing, who was thirteen, had been weak and sickly from childhood and rarely seen in social gatherings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, she sent a servant to say she was not feeling well and did not come out to meet the guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youngest boy, Du Yuqing was only ten years old and was still a juvenile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second household was much quieter than the first and third households, with no illegitimate children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third household’s Du Yongchun and his wife, Lady Dai, only had one son, Du Yushu, who was sixteen and currently studying at their private school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of their illegitimate children was far from small, however.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a good seven or eight of them standing behind Du Yongchun and his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One cannot help but wonder whether the Third Madam, Lady Dai, found it overwhelming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After greeting everyone, the elders from each household rewarded Cai Wei and her brother with gifts such as gold mace, handkerchief, purses, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Wei and her brother gratefully accepted and thanked them in turn.\u003C\u002Fp>",732,"2026-06-03T13:14:27.290Z","2026-06-03T13:14:31.393Z",1,"novelbin.me","e271102173d208587244c85f85c26c2a991fe106e9af5ea2150523239bb9ef6a","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-375","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-373",2136,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftransmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-cover.jpg"]