[{"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-1185":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},411365,676,"Chapter 1185: Sealed","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1185",1185,"\u003Cp>The three individuals were completely drained of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be... true...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Song and Old Master Rong almost simultaneously looked at Old Master Lian, as if seeking advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even Old Master Lian didn’t know what to do at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subconscious in his mind told him: it is very likely to be true!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, under the heavens, few would dare impersonate the Emperor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, this person could truly cloak the skies with one hand, not letting even a hint of news escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the imperial envoys he had seen over the years did not have this ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was highly possible that he was indeed the Emperor, the Emperor disguised among the commoners on an incognito visit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His subjective consciousness was still unwilling to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If believed, this family would be finished!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the efforts they had previously made would be ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now... refusing to believe, it seemed the family couldn’t be saved either!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Confess! I confess! I beg your lordship for mercy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Rong, seeing Old Master Lian silent for a long time, couldn’t bear it and confessed first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>House raiding, execution of nine clans!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t mind dying himself, but how innocent were his family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His son, his young grandson must also die? His wife forced to serve as a courtesan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No! Absolutely not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way meant death, so it’s better to confess first, might as well strive for a glimmer of hope for them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Song, seeing Old Master Rong had confessed, couldn’t hold out and confessed too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was more direct, immediately shouting long live!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Long live the Emperor!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am confessing, begging the Emperor to grant mercy outside the law and spare my family’s lives!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the two kneeling and kowtowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao’s expression finally softened a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you confess, I shall spare your lives, how about exile to the frontier?\" Zhao Junyao raised his eyebrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Rong and Old Master Song hurriedly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Emperor, for your mercy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Emperor, for your mercy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them sang in harmony, leaving Old Master Lian aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the two of them looking like scared foolish slaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Lian closed his eyes in sorrow, sighing in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The times have changed! The times have changed!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Master, I have tried my best, and die without regret!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing saw his expression and didn’t forget to step forward and mock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Master Lian, there’s a saying... A wise man adapts to the times!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And another saying... A true man bends but doesn’t break!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why must you persist in this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just some silver, you don’t bring it in at birth and can’t take it with you at death, why bother?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a jerk, Old Master Lian opened his eyes, spitting viciously at the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You castrated man, what right do you have to lecture me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor brat! Even if you truly are the Emperor, I am not afraid of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Others confess, but I will never confess even if I die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You usurping dog Emperor, what right do you have to claim longevity? Has your heart been covered in lard, or did you eat wolf and dog liver?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You and your son are all ungrateful bastards, bastards!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After cursing to his heart’s content, Old Master Lian suddenly raised his upper body and slammed into the corner of the tiger bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a ’thud’, a wound opened on his temple, blood gushing out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao wanted to stop him, but it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Lian laughed three times towards the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prince, I did right by you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, his body convulsed, spitting blood, fell to the ground and died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Lian!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Lian!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rong and Song both turned their faces simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sadly, they could only watch him gradually die before them, unable to do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guilt, heartache, sorrow, they wept bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao was somewhat bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prince?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is the prince he referred to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing was also bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure enough, someone wants to rebel!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, so much silver, what else could it be for besides rebellion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, it was discovered, otherwise another war would break out, and countless citizens would suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing looked at Zhao Junyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What should we do now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue to interrogate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he looked at the two on the tiger bench, coldly speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you confess all account books, the flow of silver, and the master behind you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I promise to keep your entire family safe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This condition was too tempting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two almost agreed without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, what else could they do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their own deaths were not regrettable, but what did their families do wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Rong and Old Master Song exchanged a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They confessed all they knew, large or small, comprehensively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only... For the master behind, they shook their heads expressing ignorance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao’s gaze was cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ignorant? You dare raise funds without knowing for whom?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Playing games with me??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Song hurriedly waved his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, no, Emperor! Even if you give me a hundred and twenty guts, I wouldn’t dare to toy with you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Truth is, I don’t know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My family merely trades in silk and tea leaves, splitting the profits fifty-fifty with the Lian residence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I truly don’t know anything about the Prince!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I beg you, Emperor, it was a momentary greed, blinded by lard in my heart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, Emperor, punish me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Rong also knew nothing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colluding with the Lian Family was merely a scheme to make silver together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is why they confessed so easily, while that Old Master Lian refused to confess even at the death’s door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it turns out...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deceased Old Master Lian was the key!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao knew they weren’t lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he felt somewhat depressed, feeling like he had hit a dead end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Rong, seeing this situation, quickly and proactively provided clues to the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Master Lian operated the money shop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though he is dead, as long as his family lives, traces can be found!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, wouldn’t where the money went be crystal clear?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing’s eyes brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can check the accounts at the money shop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao nodded, immediately waving his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Men, seal the money shop, arrest the people and audit the accounts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subordinates promptly and skillfully departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao’s True Dragon King aura pointing the way, and his subordinates with their trained, remarkable demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Made Old Master Song and Old Master Rong once more internally certain, the person before them was undoubtedly the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As businessmen, their judgment was razor-sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quality, demeanor could still be discerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Royal Family and noble aura no one could imitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person before them was undoubtedly one hundred percent the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged glances, grateful individually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Fortunately, we confessed!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Yes, luckily we confessed, otherwise our family’s lives would be at risk!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’However...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They two worried again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it turned out, Old Master Lian wasn’t doing this for silver? But for some Prince?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they never know?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If everything Old Master Lian said before his death was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then by cursing the Emperor, wasn’t it rebellion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebellion meant execution of nine clans!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the Emperor wanted to kill and exile from the start, surely the Emperor had seen something wrong early on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That rascal, he actually dared to rebel!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1245,"2026-05-30T07:41:36.139Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","9e189a72051f7a12d6230d9307e55c91fe36a6c4d98cb77426899f1c2de631e7","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1046","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1184",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]