[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace":3,"chapter-a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1003":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace",{"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},411288,676,"Chapter 1003: Harmony","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1003",1003,"\u003Cp>\"Little Princess, slow down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wetnurse Sister and the Palace Maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of them nervously bent forward, stretching out their hands, cautiously shielding Yue Er, who was wobbling as she ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid the Princess might fall or bump into something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Princess was fine, but they were sweating profusely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing couldn’t help but smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This little girl, she can’t walk yet but wants to run, she’s really giving them a hard time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Little Princess is dressed too warmly and can’t move easily!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come spring, once she changes out of her thick clothes, she’ll naturally walk steadily!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing smiled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once she changes out of the thick clothes, she’ll be one year and three months old! Wouldn’t it be unreasonable if she still couldn’t walk?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Su stepped forward to persuade her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, Empress, the Little Princess is naturally smart, you don’t need to worry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, have you thought about what filling you want for the dumplings?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve heard the Imperial Kitchen has prepared dozens of fillings, and Chef Su and Chef Jiang made some in our small kitchen, you... think about it quickly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Su squatted in front of her, blinking bright eyes and looking at her expectantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Xia Ruqing nearly couldn’t sit still and pointed at Zi Su, smilingly saying to Zi Yue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone who doesn’t know might think I owe her something!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it you eager to eat or me eager to eat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Su’s face instantly turned red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empress!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood up, bowed her head, and mumbled while twisting her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s... me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You little girl, you’re really too honest!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew Zi Su was straightforward before, but didn’t realize she was so amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue couldn’t help but laugh too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Su then looked at her stubbornly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s so funny?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s true!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all know what kind of food the palace kitchen prepares for servants! Getting a good dish during holidays is already lucky!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re this fortunate here, other palaces don’t even mention it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luckily, our Duanning Palace has a small kitchen,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks to the Empress’s blessing, we servants occasionally get to enjoy ourselves, mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, dumplings during the Lantern Festival!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Other palaces wouldn’t even talk about dumplings, even a decent meal during holidays is considered lucky!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whenever the Empress can’t finish a dish, she never wastes it, she lets us enjoy it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I’m really looking forward to it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me you’re not looking forward to it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the Empress rewards anything later, don’t compete with me, I’ll take it all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Su spoke with determined reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue covered her mouth with a silk handkerchief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empress, look, I didn’t say anything, yet here it all comes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing also laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright, no more talking!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all tell Xiao Zhu Zi what filling you want!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomorrow everyone will have a portion, alright!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Food is the priority for the people, how can you work well without being well-fed?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue and Zi Su were very happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Empress!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing stretched lazily and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I’ll go check on Yue Er!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She played all day, it’s about time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kids need to sleep early and wake up early, can’t play too much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right as they spoke, footsteps sounded outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Yue Er along with Henger and Yeye, followed by the Wetnurse and Sister!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the children entered, the inner room became lively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing spent more time playing with the children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after the sky darkened outside did she ask someone to take Yue Er away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henger and Yeye also soon said goodbye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inner room was left with her alone again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, Zhao Junyao finished his business outside the palace and returned quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t have to dine alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While dining in the evening, she sighed as she ate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I used to think having many children around was bothersome and chaotic,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now... with the children gone, I’m not used to it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, am I really getting old?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao helplessly gave her a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t see you as old, just too idle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nothing to do all day, just eating and sleeping, how can you not overthink?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Idle?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing slightly disagreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not idle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been studying and writing every day for Yue Er’s education! Emperor, aren’t you aware?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t need to study and write just to educate Yue Er!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Things you don’t like, it’s pointless to force them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever you like, just do it for yourself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing then put down her chopsticks and picked up the soup bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leisurely sipping soup, she thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I like?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like going outside the palace to explore!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like seeing the outside world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But isn’t that unachievable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingqing, how about this year I take you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing quickly shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, what are you saying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yue Er is still so small, Henger and Yeye just started school and aren’t used to it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can I abandon the children and go off enjoying myself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a thing, ten years ago, she might have done it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now... cough, the heart of a loving mother is truly compassionate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao thought for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about tomorrow I take you somewhere?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re sure we’ll be back in a day, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yue Er, that child, always cries a bit after waking up in the morning, I’m a bit uneasy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly felt that letting her have so many children was a mistake, and a very big mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a woman has children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind is constantly occupied with thoughts of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where does that leave room for a man?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao felt a bit frustrated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Yue Er’s birthday party last December, followed by New Year’s Eve dinner, and now the Lantern Festival!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingqing’s entire heart has been devoted to the children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She doesn’t even care about when she’s sealed or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more, she doesn’t care about what she eats, drinks, or wears?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an Empress, as a wife, isn’t her primary duty to take care of herself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao grew more frustrated the more he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression darkened a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing, however, didn’t notice at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it’s evening, and the candlelight is dim and flickering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t see clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, Zhao Junyao stayed annoyed all evening without venting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that night...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone, filled with bottled-up frustration, vented it in another way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing’s feeling was summed up in one word: pain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of pain mixed with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she had given birth three times, she maintained herself well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nothing to do, wandering everywhere, and eating small meals frequently, she really hadn’t gained much weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, her figure changed a bit since before childbirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hips grew, losing some of the girlhood innocence, gaining mature woman’s charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could handle a bit more intensity, at least she wouldn’t bleed as easily as earlier years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These changes are what every woman experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither good nor bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But speaking strictly of this, it seems... it’s more harmonious than before?\u003C\u002Fp>",1215,"2026-05-30T07:41:33.085Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","915fb287a9c5e5b1bcadf6e3df1562483b4482a018fa63b8d4423d7a61fdf050","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1004","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1002",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]