[{"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-1175":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},411348,676,"Chapter 1175: Jinling City","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1175",1175,"\u003Cp>Jinling City is the most prosperous place in Jiangnan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gathers the residences of major Jiangnan officials, various wealthy merchants, famous medical families, renowned techniques of mulberry and silk embroidery, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Capital City is the most noble place in the Great Chu Dynasty, then the picturesque Jiangnan is certainly the richest place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prosperity and abundance of the Land of Fish and Rice are not fabricated out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage slowly entered the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, it did not attract anyone’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing gently lifted a corner of the carriage curtain to look outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wide and flat street paved with blue bricks and stones was three zhang wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pedestrians, sedans, carriages, wheelbarrows, and carts specifically for goods, the street was bustling with people coming and going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On both sides of the street, from lavishly decorated restaurants and shops to small standalone shops, and even street vendors and peddlers carrying goods through alleys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are many sellers and many customers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The street was crowded, and the noise of people created a vibrant scene of Jiangnan in the summer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking further, one could see the buildings alongside the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were exquisitely crafted with blue bricks and red tiles, elegant with overhanging eaves, while others were modest with blue bricks and blue tiles, and some were low residential houses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These buildings, whether exquisite or ordinary, grand or humble, colorful or plain, formed a bustling Jinling City full of human vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sights and scenes seemed vastly different from many years ago when I first visited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing praised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a big change there is here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back then, there were also tall buildings along the sides, but only a few, not so many!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And these shops, there are so many people!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangnan has many beautiful scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exquisitely simple architecture, the bustling street, paired with delicate embroidered bridges, flowing water, and graceful riverside willows, these charming landscapes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Made her eyes sparkle with delight, wishing to instantly compose a poem to express her joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The ancient prosperity is indeed different from the modern!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Ancient prosperity is scenic, modern prosperity...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The modern skyscrapers are much more luxurious than this, but traffic jams...well! It’s not aesthetically pleasing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This delicate and simple style is better, the streets mostly filled with pedestrians, like visiting a temple fair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing looked here and there, feeling one pair of eyes was not enough, overwhelmed by the sights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao did not react much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably because he naturally had a poker face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps since he grew up in the Imperial Palace, a place more prosperous and beautiful than here, naturally he was not surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing was still very excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simplicity-focused carriages walked for nearly half a Shi Chen along the street and finally stopped in front of an inn that was not the most prosperous but very compact and exquisite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Imperial Censor had already booked the entire place as a wealthy merchant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firstly, it was concealed enough to hide identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, it was quietly located, suitable for living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirdly, it was very close to the most bustling part of Jinling City, making travel convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, this inn called Drunken Fairy Inn was the most suitable place to stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Got off the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innkeeper greeted them with a cheerful face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome inside, guests!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao nodded slightly and led Xia Ruqing inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shengan and Zi Su carried their bundles closely behind, and other luggage and horses were managed by the innkeeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This exquisite inn had three floors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The front was the shop, and there was a courtyard in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The front yard and back courtyard were full of sycamore trees with great canopies, even in the scorching July sun, the courtyard was shaded and cool, very comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stayed in the top room on the third floor, along the way the innkeeper was cautious yet attentive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this your first visit, guest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guest, you have a good eye. Although the inn is small, it is serene, quiet day or night, perfect for refined and quiet scholars like you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scholar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao’s expression changed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing found it somewhat amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking to herself: You dressed like a scholar, it’s natural for them to assume you are one, yet you seem unhappy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you want them to think you’re a samurai?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the innkeeper did not notice his displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kept talking on and on with flattering words, although most of them missed the mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Zhao Junyao remained silent throughout, following the innkeeper to the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innkeeper opened the door with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is our inn’s largest and best room, with sycamore trees outside for peace and coolness!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything in the room is new, your first to use it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao’s expression was indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innkeeper quickly replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, you’ve booked the whole place, having only a few guests and still earning silver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are my provider!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feel free to rest, guest!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anything you need, just let me know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll be waiting downstairs!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao waved casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Noted, you may go now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innkeeper finally noticed the impatience on his face, feeling a chill down the spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... sir...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... will leave now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tremblingly finished and left, faster than a rabbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh my god! Who is this person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does it feel like staying longer might cost me my head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly just a scholar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does it give such a... terrifying impression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tongue-tied and unable to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be... this gentleman is an incognito high official?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possibly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, how could one book the entire inn so extravagantly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the current Jinling City is not as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prices skyrocketed, in just a day it costs quite a bit of silver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hey, why worry so much?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When wealth comes to door, how could one offend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a small merchant, just serve well and avoid conflict with silver!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly went down to manage their carriages and luggage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing looked around, very satisfied with the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although it’s not as large as the palace, nor as luxurious as Duanning Palace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But simple, clean, delicate, it has its own charm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With windows on all sides, each offering different views, very nice!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An inn cannot compare to where an Empress resides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xia Ruqing is not fussy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not dismiss simple comfort for luxurious living, on the contrary, she appreciates each for their own merits.\u003C\u002Fp>",1091,"2026-05-30T07:41:36.139Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","90b66f08c963e91d08fae61b2fbca5f08fd6d6ffe6dadd654234daca08b0a16c","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1176","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1038",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]