[{"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-169":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},410500,676,"Chapter 169 - 168: Making a Scene and Acting Unreasonably","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-169",169,"\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing’s lips curved into a confident smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zi Yue, let’s go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she issued another command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without my order, no one is allowed to bring food into the mansion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue bowed her head with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at her residence, Xia Ruqing instructed, \"Send the roast chicken, roast duck, pancakes, and everything else to Maternal Aunt Wen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had barely finished giving the order when Maternal Aunt Wen walked in from outside with Xia Caiying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Maternal Aunt Wen stepped inside, she knelt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maternal Aunt, what are you doing? Please, get up quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maternal Aunt Wen shook her head with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eldest Miss, you are the legitimate daughter, and I am merely a concubine. By right, you are the master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you saying? My mother passed away young. If not for your help, both openly and secretly, Jingfeng and I wouldn’t be where we are today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During those difficult times, she still managed to spare a bite of food for my brother and me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That truly wasn’t easy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maternal Aunt Wen said with teary eyes, \"Eldest Miss, I know you are capable now. You are from the palace and enjoy the Emperor’s favor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"During your stay in the mansion, you’ve also shown great care for my daughter and me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m truly grateful that you keep us in your thoughts, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing pulled them up and asked, \"Maternal Aunt, what is it you wish to say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking it over, Maternal Aunt Wen spoke, \"Eldest Miss, I must say this, but please don’t misunderstand me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, please speak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maternal Aunt Wen then said, \"Eldest Miss, I know you harbor resentment, but... have you considered who Lady Yao will vent her anger on if you leave?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she lowered her head and hugged her daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My daughter and I are used to hardship. No matter what, as long as we have something to eat, we mother and daughter can survive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it’s different for the Second Young Master. He...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s still studying and needs to achieve his scholarly honors. He cannot withstand such turmoil!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yao may be shameless, but the Second Young Master cannot afford to lose his reputation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, an inexplicable bitterness welled up in Xia Ruqing’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began to truly observe this woman, who had always been unassuming yet possessed incredible resilience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only then she realized Maternal Aunt Wen was not as simple-minded as she appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was benevolent, wise, kind-hearted, and even treated others’ children as her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing took her hand and said slowly, \"Maternal Aunt, you truly treat my brother and me as your own children.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling embarrassed, Maternal Aunt Wen lowered her head and gestured modestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eldest Miss, you overwhelm me. You were just children. How could I stand by and do nothing? Besides, when your mother was alive, she treated me very well too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Maternal Aunt, don’t be embarrassed. Rest assured, I won’t let Lady Yao interfere in Jingfeng’s affairs anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maternal Aunt Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing continued, \"And Lady Yao won’t dare to bully you and your younger sister anymore!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maternal Aunt Wen was somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah? Why? Eldest Miss, once you leave...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maternal Aunt, how could I be so foolish as to seek my own relief at the cost of pushing you into a fiery pit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, Eldest Miss, what do you plan to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a secret!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yao, her two children in tow, rode in a carriage towards the Yamen, seething with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Xia was overwhelmed with anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor had given him three days to investigate the child trafficking case thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But half a day had passed, and the subordinates he’d sent out hadn’t returned yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun outside was scorching, making the room feel like a steamer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed in his thick official robes, he paced back and forth within the inner office of the Yamen, his clothes soaked with sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master... Master, save me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice choked with sobs, Lady Yao led her two children in, crying and wailing as they entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>County Magistrate Xia was quite surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing here? And why did you bring the children? This is no place for you. Go back quickly! Whatever it is, we can discuss it tonight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consumed by rage, Lady Yao was in no mood to listen to such words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of her children, she abandoned all pretense of decorum and wailed uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, this life is unbearable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, you should just divorce me! I can’t stay in this mansion any longer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Xia grew alarmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong? Speak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yao peeked at him. Seeing County Magistrate Xia sweating profusely, she assumed he was worried about her, and a wave of secret delight washed over her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh! Master, at least you have some conscience, not letting the children I bore for you suffer for nothing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, she became even bolder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing no one else around, she sat on the floor and began her routine of crying, causing a ruckus, and threatening to hang herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, the Eldest Miss’s status is too noble! I am not fit to serve her! I am guilty!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should just divorce me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just... my poor Weiwei and Ruyi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two four-year-olds, apparently used to their mother’s antics, showed no fear. They simply stood there, watching their mother’s performance with great effort!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What on earth happened?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Xia already had a pressing task and was feeling anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lady Yao beating around the bush, he grew even more agitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lady Yao saw that Old Master Xia was about to lose his temper, she finally stopped her wailing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wiping her tears, she recounted the events, adding plenty of embellishments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She particularly emphasized that \"her children hadn’t even had lunch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Eldest Miss is too much! She gave all of Weiwei’s and Ruyi’s things to Maternal Aunt Wen!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s one thing. My children and I may have humble lives, but... we shouldn’t be starved to death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Xia breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought it was something serious! So it’s just this trivial matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingqing harbors resentment, so what’s wrong with you enduring a little grievance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t you usually quite understanding? Why are you being so unreasonable now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If she took the food, couldn’t you just ask the kitchen for another serving?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yao seemed to have been waiting for this very sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Old Master Xia asked, she immediately burst into loud wails and complaints again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master! The Eldest Miss has taken over the kitchen and won’t let them cook for us! Look, Weiwei and Ruyi are so thin from hunger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her gesture, Xia Weifeng and Xia Ruyi started crying loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father! That Xia Ruqing is a vile woman; she won’t let the kitchen cook for us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right, Father! Mother sent someone to buy us food from outside, but that vile woman snatched it away!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father! She’s awful! Drive her away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! I think she should be locked up in prison!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That two four-year-old children could utter such malicious words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yao certainly had her methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Master Xia found this somewhat hard to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is what you’re saying true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lady Yao, wiping her tears, was about to add more fuel to the fire, a sudden sound of footsteps came from outside, followed by a clear and melodious voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, you truly are two-faced. You didn’t speak like this in front of me, your daughter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1277,"2026-05-30T07:40:59.353Z","2026-06-01T04:30:39.363Z",1,"novelbin.me","e81f6b2e2c3a6e37e5be1bb719530e9492c3b2d607c46e18389aba69d008099a","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-170","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-168",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]