[{"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-1075":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},411210,676,"Chapter 1075: Just Thinking About It Gets Me Excited","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1075",1075,"\u003Cp>When happy, she is treated as a daughter; when unhappy, she becomes a punching bag for venting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the present, unable to eat well or sleep well, completely worthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She can’t even stand upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this is because of her!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enough, truly enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She no longer wants to see her mother’s arrogant and malicious face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t Mother Consort always complaining why she isn’t a Prince?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted a Prince, didn’t she? She must be disappointed in her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So... why should she even go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Zheng smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t force yourself; if you don’t want to go, then don’t go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, she expressed some concerns before getting up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Mother Consort just came to see you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you are well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t have to force yourself with painting or anything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are Princess; in the future, even if you leave the boudoir, you will still be a high-up Madam!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With your father, the Emperor, no one will bully you!\" and no one will mock you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Zheng tried her best to console the Eldest Princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Mother Consort!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Zheng nodded, gave instructions to the Sister and Palace Maid beside her, and then left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Consort Zheng’s supervision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Liyi indeed became much more compliant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others dared not cause trouble, and the harem gradually returned to tranquility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Ninghe Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Feng, Lady Zhu, and several rejected Fine Ladies gathered in the back garden of Ninghe Palace to admire chrysanthemums and drink tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say they were admiring chrysanthemums and drinking tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, it was a small-scale consort-choosing banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These rejected Fine Ladies were carefully selected by Empress Dowager Zhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their looks, family backgrounds, temperament, and virtues were all top-notch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen was even somewhat puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What on earth was the Emperor thinking? Not choosing so many good ones, and the ones brought in, what were they?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the Emperor not choosing, she had the opportunity to bring them here for tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen and Hai Feng sang in harmony, probing into these Fine Ladies with depth and detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Examining their knowledge, demeanor, education, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Zhu appeared unwilling, but had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t stop them; she could only secretly glare at Hai Feng or tug at her handkerchief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a series of evaluations involving poetry, music, painting, calligraphy, tea-making, cooking, and needlework.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Feng chose three Fine Ladies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She appraised them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Liao is gentle and charming, and exceptional at needlework and embroidery, excellent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Ming excels in song and dance, her musical talent is top-notch, worthy of a talented lady!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Lan is superior in tea-making and culinary skills, truly a rare talent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rest are also talented and graceful, truly admirable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first three were satisfying choices; the others were somewhat secretly rejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that they weren’t good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that, though all were good, none were outstanding enough, so being weeded out was natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three ladies whose names were mentioned immediately expressed their joy and gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Princess Consort, for your favor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining few felt somber inside, but had to maintain smiles and offer thanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen nodded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wonderful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She praised, patting Hai Feng’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your evaluations are very fair!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Feng smiled silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen chatted and laughed a while longer, and then the banquet dispersed as the selections had concluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the inner chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled and asked the two daughters-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only three have been chosen, how will they be divided?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Feng glanced at the unwilling Lady Zhu and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Sister and Sixth Brother have only been married for a few months!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn’t bear to separate such loving lovers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No choice but for me to take two and leave her with one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are truly considerate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she turned to Lady Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at your Sister-in-law, then look at yourself. This is the Royal Family; you are the Princess Consort, how can you not be accommodating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you early on, and now you are unwilling again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Zhu hastily tucked away her grievance and forced a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With such wonderful sisters, I’m eager to have two more!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen laughed finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! Now that’s a good child!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew her niece was unwilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet so what? Compared to her son, what is a niece?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, which man doesn’t have multiple wives?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is unwilling? Should the Sixth Son remain with only her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply a pipe dream!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Empress Dowager Zhen pretended not to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She eagerly grabbed Lady Zhu’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since that’s the case!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let me give you two now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do choose, won’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Zhu’s face paled, her heart suddenly uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Hai Feng and saw her expression was one of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, Mother Consort!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew you’d be partial!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not willing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen’s smile bloomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright! There will be other chances; if it doesn’t work out, tomorrow I’ll host another event, solely for you to choose, alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Feng feigned reluctance and pursed her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... is that what you’ve said?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen happily nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I said it, is it alright now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really, I can’t deal with you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Feng lowered her head, silent, her eyes glistening with triumphant light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the three women, two belonged to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how Lady Zhu selects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t escape choosing a thorny fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haha... great! Achieved it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Zhu saw Hai Feng’s ’reluctant’ expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Internally fuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Wench, foul woman! Pretending to be virtuous! This Consort doesn’t believe you really wish for other women to share your husband’s bed!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Crazy!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She restrained her anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choosing the relatively less attractive two among the three Fine Ladies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the most beautiful and graceful dancer, Miss Ming, for Hai Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humph!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let her garner favor, then cry!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen saw Lady Zhu had made her choices and praised her eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wonderful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally, the niece I adore has matured, henceforth you must get along with them and serve your husband well, you understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Zhu lowered her head feigning compliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen smiled with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Sixth Prince’s Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Lan and Miss Liao entered the mansion at the end of August.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they were Consorts, their status was different from concubines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, when they entered the mansion, a banquet was specially hosted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Respected seniors from the Royal Family were invited to preside over the ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their titles were given due importance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the Sixth Prince submitted a petition to request the appointments, the Emperor approved and assessed them, followed by the Ministry of Rites drafting decrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rushed over half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the two Consorts were brought into the rear courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sixth Prince was somewhat lustful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With two Beautiful Delicate Ladies in the mansion, soft, fragrant beauties in his arms, he was naturally overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every night was an endless spring, music and dance in joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straight-up relegating Lady Zhu, the Princess Consort and cousin, to the land of forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Zhu was in quite a grievance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daily she wished to tear Hai Feng to pieces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Zhu wasn’t having a good time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Xia Ruyi’s days miraculously improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did the quality of her food and clothing improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But several times, she even appeared in front of the Sixth Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate of progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would soon be able to serve in bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought alone was thrilling!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1259,"2026-05-30T07:41:33.116Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","64eddb39d9836c3c092ebf44aa240379240c80e4a1bd2698a3c8557a5ad3cc33","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1076","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1074",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]