[{"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-1170":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},411339,676,"Chapter 1170: You’re Always Used to Carrying Difficulties Alone","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1170",1170,"\u003Cp>\"What exactly is this clay, can I take a look?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing was quite curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just who on earth has troubled Zhao Junyao to this extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For so many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never seen him so distressed before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was natural disasters or man-made calamities, famine or snowstorms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was droughts or floods, or when armies were at the borders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never been caught so off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mighty King, ruler of a nation, was caught in such a helpless situation for the first time...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Xia Ruqing felt a pang of heartache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, you are human, not an omnipotent deity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You also have things you haven’t seen, roads you haven’t walked, matters you haven’t understood, and books you haven’t read!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t need to blame yourself or feel upset!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used to push himself too hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing himself to be better than everyone, to be invincible, to bear the entire empire alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had long overlooked the fact that he was an ordinary person too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With seven emotions and six desires, with joys and sorrows, flesh and blood, strengths and weaknesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how smart, wise, strong, or perfect, he would still encounter all kinds of difficulties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like ordinary people, there are things he can solve and things he can’t solve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the wisest can err, and no one is perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao silently ruffled her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, took out a brocade box, and laid it in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he didn’t expect Qingqing to solve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if she wants to see it, let her take a look to satisfy her curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing hurriedly picked up the brocade box, paying no attention to Zhao Junyao’s expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked to a bright spot under the candlelight and eagerly opened it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the moment she opened it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She froze, feeling as if struck by lightning, unable to recover for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" Zhao Junyao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing was too shocked to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She first pinched a bit to test it in her hand, then held it to her nose to smell it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression gradually transformed from surprise to delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that Qingqing recognizes it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes! This is cement!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just cement, cement! I thought it was something high-class?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it could still lead those shameless big-bearded guys to force my husband to take another wife!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Xia Ruqing was absolutely indignant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Zhao Junyao remained puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is cement?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing was brimming with confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Look, ancient people are ultimately ignorant compared to modern ones’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And I’m from the modern era after all!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In the end, it makes a difference, and I’ve finally found my use, haven’t I?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cement is a construction material, made by selecting specific raw materials, grinding them into powder, burning them in a kiln, then grinding them again to get this cement!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because when mixed with water, it becomes very hard, hence the name cement!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason why she knew all this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was because there was a cement factory in the town when she was a child, she secretly worked there for two summer vacations as an unregistered child laborer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then she already was in junior high school, had taken chemistry classes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had some basic understanding of chemical principles, though not very deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she had known there’d be a day like this sooner...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would have secretly memorized the factory’s production process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it’s too late to say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless... even without knowing the entire process, she could still recall some of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she follows the procedure, she has some confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Never underestimate a child’s memory)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao stared at her in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingqing... how do you know all this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing’s heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no! Forgot to come up with an excuse, what excuse should she make now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Chu certainly didn’t have it, and it couldn’t exist among the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw it by chance in an ancient book!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It talked about a tribe living near a volcano, whose people used this clay to build houses...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spun out a bizarre story full of holes that even she couldn’t believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shockingly, Zhao Junyao believed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is that book?\" he asked urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desperate times truly call for desperate measures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, even the wisest make mistakes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor... back when I was young, my brother snatched some books from a foreign merchant, but now they’re likely lost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao’s heart sank in disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he heard some inconsistencies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weren’t you barely literate when you were young?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing panicked inside and quickly continued with her fabrication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I could recognize a few characters still!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, Jingfeng explained it all to me! Though he was young then, perhaps he has forgotten by now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Xia Ruqing desperately patching things up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao finally tentatively believed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the problem was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a book and only some vague memories, could they really recreate this thing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me try!\" Xia Ruqing pleaded with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were things she couldn’t articulate, but she could accomplish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao firmly refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t need to worry about these matters!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingqing, your current main task is to recall the name of that book!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he had a name, even foreign books, he could find a way to get them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must do everything he can to accomplish this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He certainly will succeed, certainly!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, let me give it a try!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing pleaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You always try to shoulder everything alone, letting me live quietly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You always like to keep me in the greenhouse you’ve meticulously built, but I want to go through the storm with you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao’s eyes burned as he gazed at her, deeply moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingqing, I am protecting you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fear for you being tired, hungry, cold, or hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t want you to go through any storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just stay at home, stay with the children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave all these dangers and challenges to me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao drew her into his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His broad shoulders and powerful heartbeat made her feel warm, safe, and overflowing with affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing felt like crying, giving him a hard punch on the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You always take everything on yourself, no matter how difficult or dangerous it is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I just want to help you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes welled with tears, feeling very wronged and reluctant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao was deeply pained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then help, help me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please do stop crying, okay?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing broke into a smile amidst her tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will certainly develop it, I also dislike those fat women!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao laughed heartily, ruffling her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really can’t help it with you!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing sneakily eyed his hand, wide and warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m the best in the world at being jealous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re about to marry someone else, so of course I have to work extra hard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1181,"2026-05-30T07:41:36.139Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","4f730a428fd122e83224730eb4fdcb778684b825a8dd3e53f1edc287d6e66d52","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1035","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1169",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]