[{"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-693":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},1175384,1524,"Chapter 693 - 693 693 The Man Who Doesn't Understand Romance (2)_1","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-693",693,"\u003Cp>693: Chapter 693 The Man Who Doesn’t Understand Romance (2)_1 693: Chapter 693 The Man Who Doesn’t Understand Romance (2)_1 The disparity between this small courtyard and the main courtyard where Lady Yan resided was too great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was it small and secluded, but it had also been neglected for many years and was now incredibly run-down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people in the mansion feared Lady Yan, so nobody dared to help the mother and daughter repair the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, Lady Cui’s family was quite wealthy and would often secretly assist them, preventing the mother and daughter from having to live in a dilapidated house with a leaky roof!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering the inner room, he saw that Lady Cui was already eating dinner at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her daughter, Juhua, was beside her, not sure whether to sit or stand, coaxing her non-stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing her father come in, Juhua immediately went up to greet him, whispering, “Father, don’t blame mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ate very little at noon, and she couldn’t stand her hunger, so she…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>County Magistrate Shen interrupted his daughter and smiled kindly: “It’s okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, if your mother eats less during a meal, have the kitchen prepare her favorite foods and make another tableful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That way, she won’t go hungry and suffer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he glanced at Lady Cui, with a flattering look in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Cui wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and responded with a scoff: “Thank you for your concern, old master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have been eating frugally for many years, and I am used to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the rules of the mansion, the lady is unwell and must not eat oily food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she can only consume rough food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This rule has been in place for more than a decade, I dare not disobey it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>County Magistrate Shen felt a pang in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the simple food on the table and felt even more guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He awkwardly sat down next to the table, smiling as he said: “Shuzhen, I came today because I wanted to discuss something with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he had spoken, his eyes swept around the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid servants who were serving in the room immediately understood and bent their knees, quietly withdrawing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Juhua knew that her father had something private to discuss with her mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving her mother a deep look, she followed the maid servants and left as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everyone else had left, County Magistrate Shen hesitated for a moment, then moved the stool he was sitting on closer to Lady Cui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled and said, “Shuzhen, consider this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yan has made a major mistake, and there’s no one in charge of central distributions in the mansion now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why don’t you take over?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, everything that happens in this mansion, big or small, will be up to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How does that sound?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Cui took a sip of her soup, her eyelids not lifting a bit as she said indifferently: “There’s no need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let another concubine take control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m old, I didn’t worry about these things when I was young, and now that I’m old, I even less want to bother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rule of the concubines presiding over central distributions in our mansion is not new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps, the old master should pick a favorite concubine and hand over the central distributions to her!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>County Magistrate Shen knew his wife was disgruntled with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He awkwardly coughed a few times and said bashfully: “Shuzhen, that’s exactly what I wanted to discuss with you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think there are too many concubines in our mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These come at a great expense, I plan to give each of them some silver for their resettlement, and send them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the concubine maids should be sent away too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, our mansion will be quiet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Cui looked up in surprise, a look of incredulity appearing on her face: “What’s wrong with the old master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who will serve you if you send all the concubines and the concubine’s maid servants away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t tell me you’ve grown tired of the old and want to bring in a new batch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no, no!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>County Magistrate Shen was startled and immediately shook his head to deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just want to dismiss all these concubines and maids so that the three of us can live a good life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We won’t have any concubines left…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he reached out and held his wife’s hand that was under the table, whispering, “I know I was very foolish in the past, and these years have brought you and our daughter much grievance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, I will make up for you both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please, as a considerate person, forget the past!”\u003C\u002Fp>",793,"2026-06-03T13:14:39.368Z","2026-06-03T13:14:42.430Z",1,"novelbin.me","8cdc0219fc5be636d01c71774b4c5103088aef3a5614d4401cba5a6daad8e6b4","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-694","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-692",2136,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftransmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-cover.jpg"]