[{"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-404":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},1174545,1524,"Chapter 404 - 404 404 The Empress's Invitation Letter (6)_1","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-404",404,"\u003Cp>404: Chapter 404: The Empress’s Invitation Letter (6)_1 404: Chapter 404: The Empress’s Invitation Letter (6)_1 Unfortunately, due to the inevitable turns of life, they ultimately became enemies…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Yongchun sneered, saying, “As I see it, Father and brothers should drop this idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You all know how much abuse Auntie Mei endured in our mansion, and it’s evident from the attitude of the Mu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auntie Mei might be harboring resentment towards us, unable to do anything, forced to keep silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if she gains power through that girl, she might return to haunt us!”“She…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she wouldn’t have told them about those matters.” said Duke An with firm conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had only been with Lady Mei for one year, he had a clear understanding of her character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wouldn’t easily confide in others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when wronged, she wouldn’t share her grievances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had her pride, her self-esteem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was stubborn; even in her worst times, blinded by tears, abused and beaten by the servants, she would grit her teeth, not crying or begging for mercy, refusing to bow to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, if she had sought his help, even with just a word or a look, he would have immediately saved her, letting bygones be bygones, renewing their old good relations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she would not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment they parted ways, she became as unyielding as a rock, refusing to look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would rather endure repeated, humiliating beatings until death than return to the pleasant and affluent life he provided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no room for reconciliation between them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Ruohai was lost in his reminiscence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Lady Mei was a gentle girl from Jiangnan, soft-spoken and tender, pledging eternal love with him…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in a blink of an eye, her childhood sweetheart came from far-off Jiangnan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She met with him secretly and was caught by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, she was already pregnant yet she committed such an unfeminine act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, after he had beaten her severely and confined her in the ancestral hall, her childhood sweetheart, in a fit of rage, bought a coffin, put it before the mansion, and headbutted on the mansion’s stone lion until death…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Duke An Mansion became the target of public criticism, reprimanded by the Emperor, pointed at by a thousand fingers, cursed by the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he could not bear to let her go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For her, he was scolded and beaten by his father, almost losing the position of the Crown Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, she never admitted her wrong, nor confessed her illicit relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when he saw her crying in the arms of that man, she refused to admit…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He despised her disloyalty and her stubbornness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, he was well aware of the suffering she endured, but he let his wife vent her anger on her, only warning her not to take her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the reason why, despite suffering abuse for over a decade, Lady Mei did not die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was waiting for her to seek his forgiveness and beg for mercy when she couldn’t bear the torture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, that day never came!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His past was like smoke, weaving around him, immersing him until he was drawn back to reality by his son’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To win over that girl and use her to our advantage isn’t hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her family harbours resentment towards us because of Auntie Mei’s abuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we find a suitable person to take the blame, wouldn’t that absolve us?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are still her blood kin, so why wouldn’t she side with us?”Du Yongzhi was very confident in his proposition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Brother Du Yongbang couldn’t resist asking, “Since Eldest Brother says so, do you have a suitable person to take the blame in mind?”“Hehe, I do, as long as Father agrees.”\u003C\u002Fp>",628,"2026-06-03T13:14:27.289Z","2026-06-03T13:14:31.393Z",1,"novelbin.me","9ec196f62777a1175a90827703595c317a9bb3f284a2c86810c6f12ace0731c6","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-405","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-403",2136,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftransmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-cover.jpg"]