[{"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-668":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},410749,676,"Chapter 668 Thrown Out","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-668",668,"\u003Cp>No more tolerance for the intolerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao had someone throw her out directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl’s face was full of astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed like someone who had never been treated this way in her entire life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fury filled her eyes as she glared at Li Shengan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How insolent, to show such disrespect to a Commandery Princess!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shengan scoffed as if he hadn’t heard her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commandery Princess?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter which country’s princess you are, in the territory of the Great Chu Dynasty, you must follow our rules!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone, escort this lady out properly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, he led his people away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help feeling a bit scornful inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still a Commandery Princess? A young girl, constantly talking about marrying a stranger, no less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How ridiculous! A true Commandery Princess wouldn’t behave like this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his voice faded, a few plain-clothed Little Eunuchs stepped forward and picked up the self-proclaimed Commandery Princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They threw her toward the entrance of the traveling palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doors closed with a resounding BANG, showing no mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl’s pale face twisted with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze was livid as she ground her teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Audacious! Truly audacious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warriors from the Western Xia Kingdom wishing to marry her could queue from the West Capital to Great Chu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she found none of them appealing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sneaking out to play on occasion, she finally met someone who caught her eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took a lot of courage to confess her feelings, only to be rejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How vile, absolutely vile!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wait and see, Emperor of Great Chu, I will surely tell my father!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One day, I will marry you! Humph!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl dusted off the dirt from her clothes and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then saw a few sweat-drenched people looking like servants running towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my, Little Princess, how did you end up here? You’ve given us quite the search!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl glared with almond-shaped eyes, speaking impatiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s there to search for? I’m a living person; I can’t just disappear. Let’s go, let’s go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These followers are so annoying! I can’t shake them off no matter what. How exasperating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, they have left!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao responded calmly with a hum, saying no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a young age, he had seen too many women throwing themselves at him madly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was accustomed to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those were his own women, so on reflection, it wasn’t anything out of the ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a proper lady conducting herself so shamelessly—that was a first for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An eye-opener indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shengan approached cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, given the current circumstances, should we return early?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao’s expression remained unchanged, still indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bunch of crazy women, they’re hardly a threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing the book in his hands, Zhao Junyao stood up and walked to the window, standing with his hands behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, he slowly uttered a few words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give the order, from now on we move out in civilian attire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shengan bowed and retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, secret investigations were much more convenient. On his way back to the Capital City, Zhao Junyao visited many places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was sharp; upon arriving at a place, he said little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He personally led people to speak with the locals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes of the common people are sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether an official is corrupt or honest is easily discerned through questioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t take immediate action at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply recorded the names of the corrupt officials in a little black book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the Capital City, he followed the trail, sorting out the protectors behind them, one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If an entire household needed to be executed, it was done. If confiscation and exile were needed, then so be it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who needed dismissal were dismissed; those who warranted demotion were demoted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Imperial Court still had its vermin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under Zhao Junyao’s drastic measures, these individuals faced consequences. They either shrank back, quivering in the shadows and daring not make a move, or they were scared straight, immediately mending their ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were still those determined to be parasites for life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However... Zhao Junyao didn’t plan to clean house in just a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, too much commotion wasn’t good for controlling the situation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future... there would be plenty of time, slowly but surely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Zhao Junyao returned to the Capital City, it had already entered October.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winter had set in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hadn’t snowed yet, but several freezing rains had already made the weather extremely cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the cold made the roads slippery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress had been tirelessly managing affairs of the Harem and fell ill as a result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d been frail since childhood, and that time kneeling in the snow had left her with a lingering illness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, she had a quarrel with the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, she knelt in front of the Empress Dowager for two shi chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, her body had long been unable to bear it, but she was always too proud,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Insisting on not letting others see her weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now her illness had become more serious, and she couldn’t hold on any longer, so she finally called for the Imperial Physician.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Imperial Physician took her pulse, he immediately advised her to rest in bed and recover quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Empress is weak, suffering from excessive liver heat and is mentally and physically drained; she is also overly burdened by worries! She must rest in bed and maintain a cheerful disposition, otherwise...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Physician didn’t continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Empress waved her hand dismissively, insisting on getting up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not as serious as you say. I’ve just caught a cold, that’s all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Ji hurriedly came forward to persuade her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, your health is your own, you can’t take it lightly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress glared at Sister Ji, then looked toward the Imperial Physician.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve just caught a cold, there’s nothing seriously wrong. Prescribe something!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Empress’s insistence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Ji and the Imperial Physician didn’t dare to urge her further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Physician had no choice but to carefully write out a prescription.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Ji sighed as she looked at the prescription but had no other choice, so she took it to have the medicine prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress fell ill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Externally, it was said to be ’a cold’, and she ordered that the people of the Harem need not come to pay respects or tend to her illness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The women of the Harem were puzzled in their hearts, but dared not disobey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Emperor was not in the palace, and with the weather being harshly cold, everyone just stayed indoors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Harem remained as calm as still water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing, with Little Bun, resumed the carefree life of idling away, eating and sleeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One morning,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing, waking up naturally, turned over in bed hugging her blankets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stretched lazily and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I could just live without doing anything, being an idler for life wouldn’t be so bad!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to hustle for a living, or to be compelled by life’s pressures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would be clothed in silk and fed with jade, basking in glory and wealth. To be supported by the Emperor, her husband, for a lifetime—how wonderful that would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I were to fall out of favor and he found a new love in the future, he shouldn’t be too heartless, right? After all, some affection had developed between them over these past two or three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, I have a son, and I have a status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without affection, no one would dare to mistreat or shortchange me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So... an idler’s life is pretty much set!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing was quite pleased with the thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad, not bad!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue came in to open the drapes for her, smiling as she said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lady, please get up quickly. Xiao Xizi just brought news that the Emperor is about to return, if not tonight, then by tomorrow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Xia Ruqing immediately sprang up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? So soon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue shook her head helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So soon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor has been away for so many days, other consorts pine day and night. How come when it’s your turn, it’s ’so soon?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing her faux pas, Xia Ruqing quickly smiled and tried to smooth things over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t this... just a delightful surprise!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surprise indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only great pillar I’ve clung to in this life is finally returning. How could I not be overjoyed?\u003C\u002Fp>",1419,"2026-05-30T07:41:18.425Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","928e23c6f1508deaef2737cee8830bbf685479da46c02bfa762ca18b08343acb","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-669","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-667",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]