[{"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-817":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},410898,676,"Chapter 817: Good News","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-817",817,"\u003Cp>\"Mm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It truly pierces the heart, Xia Ruqing thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, are you competing with me in misery?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao twitched his lips and patted her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t talk nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh...\" Someone remained sulky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao dragged her up and said mysteriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have some good news for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She perked up a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me a kiss, and I’ll tell you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had a mischievous smile, even forgetting to use his proper titles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing was a bit reluctant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A kiss was fine, but she didn’t like being teased!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she turned her head away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No kiss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I won’t tell you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing felt somewhat unwilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s... the good news about?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to see if it was worth the heavy price of being teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naturally, it’s about food!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About food?!\" Xia Ruqing was puzzled again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking hard and still figuring nothing out, she had to grit her teeth and give the Emperor husband a peck on the side of his cheek!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, can you tell me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao was very pleased and happily told her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve found the Kitchen Maid you wanted!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing shivered suddenly, her eyes lighting up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the Chuan Region?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naturally!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone became elated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, you’re so good. I thought you had forgotten!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she hugged his neck and kissed him twice more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao felt warmth in his heart, almost overflowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prying her off him, Zhao Junyao smiled and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think about what you want to eat tonight. I still have matters to attend to; I’ll see you another day!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a Kitchen Maid from the Chuan Region here, tonight the inner chambers might be smoky; he’d better slip away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing knew he didn’t eat spicy, so she laughed and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I respectfully send the Emperor off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao got up and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing jumped up joyously again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue, beside her, looked quite helpless:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s becoming increasingly reckless. Who can tell her how to save their master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her excitement faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing decided to meet this Kitchen Maid first, so she called her in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Xiao Xizi who led her inside, as the small kitchen was under his charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kitchen Maid was about thirty years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her complexion was fair, her appearance upright, medium build, slightly on the plump side, with squinty eyes that looked quite cheerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore a sapphire blue cloth dress, her gestures appearing sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering, she kneeled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings to Noble Consort!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing didn’t rush to call her up, just asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you from the Chuan Region? Why did you come to the Capital City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kitchen Maid replied respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to Noble Consort, I originally wasn’t in the Capital City. I served in a wealthy family in the Chuan Region!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, my son fell seriously ill, and everyone said the doctors in the Capital City were good, so my husband and I came to the Capital City!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, my husband works as an accountant in a pawn shop, and I’m looking for work everywhere, but... ultimately haven’t found any!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Why, is your culinary skill lacking or...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman hurriedly explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to Noble Consort, I’ve loved cooking since childhood. After so many years of learning, I dare not say it’s very good, but it’s definitely not bad!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t find work because I have no money to give to the Placement Agencies...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placement Agencies are like modern intermediaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The better ones specialize in recruiting staff for wealthy families, collecting fees from both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t pay, no matter how suitable you are, it won’t work; you won’t even get a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more money you pay, the better the job introduced to you. She learned this from reading books!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that’s how it is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What dishes can you make?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman thought for a moment and answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m most skilled in Chuan Region dishes, both big dishes and snacks!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Previously, for a living, when I couldn’t find work, I set up a stall by the roadside...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luckily, one day a man came and bought a few pancakes from me, praised them, and inquired about my family’s background.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, the man asked me if I was willing to enter the palace to serve...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing nodded as she listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She understood the situation completely, and with the Emperor’s verification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had nothing to worry about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waved her hand and called her to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, you’ll serve in the Duanning Palace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone will teach you the rules, tell you how to conduct yourself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you do well, I naturally won’t treat you unfairly!\" Xia Ruqing said sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" The Kitchen Maid was very excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will definitely be obedient and serve the Noble Consort well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression softened, and she had Xiao Xizi take her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you both think?\" she asked Zi Yue and Zi Su.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She seems alright, looks honest, but still needs careful observation!\" Zi Yue said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Su vigorously nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing also smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all don’t trust someone the Emperor found!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, was I too stern just now?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking with a stern face, she was somewhat unused to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue was startled for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Su, off to the side, directly denied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re the Noble Consort; naturally, you must have the dignity of a Noble Consort!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, she’s new here, naturally needs to be properly taught a lesson, so she knows the Noble Consort isn’t easy to fool!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing was quite helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re just a little hot pepper!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hear the couple of second-class ones under you are often scolded to tears, is there any truth to it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Su pouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, I’m not one to frequently scold people, nor do I lack reason!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some things are repeated three or four times and still not remembered, do you think they should be scolded?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to her, Zi Yue nodded and tapped her forehead, teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, stop explaining. Aren’t you yourself a piece of explosive coal, igniting with a spark?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Su, hit on a shortcoming, blushed and started playfully acting spoiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Zi Yue, I’m... trying to change...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue, entangled by her, was quite helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing had a bit of a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, stop clinging together!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have time, watch out and don’t let anyone deduct her portion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Newcomers are always easy targets of bullying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Su went away, while Zi Yue remained serving at the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing began pondering another matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What to eat tonight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zi Yue, get me a local gazetteer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to see what delicious food ancient Chuan Region had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue responded and went off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, she ordered a spicy fish, roasted rabbit meat, and grilled trotters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All dishes she hadn’t tried before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turns out the Kitchen Maid’s skill was indeed exceptional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spicy fish was full of heat, not just dry spicy, but fragrant amidst the spiciness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eating several bites really made it hard to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rabbit meat and trotters were also tasty; by the end, her mouth almost lost sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she didn’t know how to soothe it, she saw Little Zhuzi and another Little Eunuch carrying a basket over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside were fresh fruits of the year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing felt deeply grateful; the Emperor husband truly understood her!\u003C\u002Fp>",1234,"2026-05-30T07:41:22.096Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","cb7d49fc7696220a097679be37961f4c15205e79b42d406f1d483ab05c692558","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-818","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-816",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]