The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law-Chapter 965 - 959: Feeling Stifled, Aren’t You?

"Don’t mention the ladies, even the girls participating in the open auditions couldn’t help but want to say a few words—they just didn’t dare because of the formidable figures seated above."

Miss Zhang’s nails dug into her flesh, turning her face pale. It turned out that those few snips couldn’t really harm her, so was it not pointless to have others bearing grudges against her?

Empress Dowager and the Empress were overjoyed, calling Princess Jiujiu over and looking at her incessantly. freewёbnoνel.com

"This really is our Jiujiu, isn’t it? Dressed in these clothes, I almost didn’t recognize her—just like a little flower fairy."

"It’s made by my master, it’s beautiful," said Princess Jiujiu.

"Yes, the one your master made looks beautiful," laughed the Empress Dowager heartily.

The quality was evident to all, and Gu Youyou naturally received her advancement token.

After this round, more than half of the participants were eliminated, leaving roughly fifty.

The Empress wore a troubled expression, as Nanny Li whispered in her ear, "Do not worry, Your Majesty, making clothes is Gu Youyou’s forte. This is only the first round; it’s early days yet."

The girls were sent back to Chuxiu Palace. They needed to rest briefly, as the next competition would be in two days.

What a coincidence—it turned to be Gu Youyou and Miss Zhang who were placed in the same room, and one couldn’t help but wonder if it was deliberate.

That night, as Gu Youyou was deep asleep, suddenly someone climbed on top of her, giving her a fright.

The person covered her mouth and gestured for silence.

By the moonlight, Gu Youyou could finally see that it was Jin Zijin.

He let go of her, and Gu Youyou was able to speak.

She nervously glanced at the screen, then the other bed, and whispered, "How did you get here? It’s not just me in this room."

Two masters and two more maidens sleeping on the floor.

"I haven’t seen you in so long; I came to see you," Jin Zijin murmured into her ear.

Gu Youyou knew Jin Zijin was a person of steadiness. Since he had come, he must have prepared thoroughly.

She gradually relaxed, wrapping her arms around his neck and hugging him tightly.

"Zijin, I missed you too!" Gu Youyou hadn’t spoken such cheesy words in a long time.

Jin Zijin turned her face towards him, lightly kissed her lips, and said, "Soon, I will be able to marry you openly."

He smiled softly, adding, "You’ve been under lots of pressure these days. But, Youyou being so clever, you are bound to stand out and leave no room for criticism."

Gu Youyou was taken aback before realizing why he had staged this entire scenario.

People’s words were formidable; even if she was the respected Divine Doctor, she was still of common birth.

In this world of clear social hierarchies, let alone a commoner marrying a prince, even as it were, both he and she would face endless gossip.

She could easily be slandered as a seductress enchanting the prince.

He could be criticized as being debauched.

Essentially, a mismatched couple would never hear anything positive from others.

Humans live within societies, not secluded in mountains; nobody can completely ignore public opinion.

But if Gu Youyou could legitimately excel among all chosen girls, it would effectively silence the critics and even spawn praise.

Tears welled up in Gu Youyou’s eyes as she spoke softly, "You’ve put a lot of thought into setting up this play, worrying over it must have been tough."

Zijin: "..." She was still the same, as irreverent as ever.