[{"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-821":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},410902,676,"Chapter 821: Missing Mother","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-821",821,"\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good, that’s good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s good that nothing happened!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said this and then climbed out of bed, washed her face, and ate a few fresh fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since there’s nothing happening, why don’t we go to Fengyu Pavilion to see her, just like going out for a walk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she’s just a fourteen-year-old girl, perhaps she’s scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering she’s the only sister of the eldest brother and my own sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she’s living in the palace, naturally I’m obliged to take good care of her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue responded, ready to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Fengyu Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Caiying was also unable to sleep, lying on the bed and reading a book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly she heard an announcement from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Noble Consort Xian arrives!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly got up to pay her respects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing, smiling, helped her to her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Caiying smiled and replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big sister, I’m not doing much, just reading a book!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing sat down on the couch, while Zi Yue and Zi Su went to prepare tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing looked at her complexion, felt she looked well, and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve heard about what happened earlier, were you scared?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Caiying shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! Thank you for your concern!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not surprising, being your brother’s sister, he fears nothing and so do you, you’re brave enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Caiying lowered her head slightly, feeling a bit embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big sister, it wasn’t me who bumped into her, it was the Imperial Noble Consort who was walking too fast!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing laughed and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you’re also bold!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it were someone else, they might have been scared silly by now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A humble girl bumping into the Imperial Noble Consort, there’s hardly time for distinguishing right from wrong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Caiying said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tea was served.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sisters sipped fragrant tea and chatted idly, the atmosphere relaxed and leisurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Xia Caiying stopped and said to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big sister, I’ve been living in the palace for quite a while now, I... I want to go home!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?\" Xia Ruqing was momentarily taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But here... here you’re not comfortable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or has someone offended you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Caiying quickly shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, sister, the maids and eunuchs here treat me very well, it’s just...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I miss my mother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke these words very quietly, and after saying them, lowered her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xia Ruqing heard the word ’mother’, she felt an inexplicable ache in her heart, but it passed quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, she smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s been over ten days combined, you’ve been staying here, and I can’t accompany you every day!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must be feeling lonely too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I’ll arrange for someone to send you back tomorrow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though a bit reluctant, Xia Ruqing knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she doesn’t return now, something might happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past two weeks, it’s hard to say if the Empress Dowager or Empress Dowager Zhen hasn’t heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently they’ve been busy with the selection process, and Fifth Master is also getting married.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Cai Yang is a humble daughter, her unique status might attract attention from some.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s better to return home first; there’s too much unpleasantness in the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knows what might happen next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xia Ruqing’s somewhat somber expression, Xia Caiying hurriedly knelt down and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister’s kindness to her younger sister, Cai Yang is truly grateful from the bottom of her heart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the future, when I have time, I will definitely visit sister often, I hope sister won’t find Cai Yang bothersome!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you talking about!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get up quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Caiying, seeing her sister wasn’t angry, relaxed and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two chatted idly for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Xia Ruqing leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving, she held her hand with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take good care of yourself, I’ll have people come for you at dinner time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell them to prepare a nice table for your farewell!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Caiying happily said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, sister!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing patted her hand and then left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dinner time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing indeed hosted a banquet at Duanning Palace, sending Xiao Xizi to Fengyu Pavilion to fetch Xia Caiying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Ningshou Palace to Duanning Palace, it’s quite a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the daughter of a minister, lacking any rank, naturally she couldn’t sit in any extravagant carriage, only a simple sedan chair could be taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dim dusk outside Fengyu Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young girl in a green dress, surrounded by several palace maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boarding an ordinary sedan chair, heading towards the harem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene, originally very ordinary and inconspicuous,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unexpectedly caught the attention of some passersby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like... Empress Dowager Zhen’s two sons: Fifth Master and Sixth Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fifth brother, who is that... I’ve never seen her before!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifth Master frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know either! Must be a relative of one of the consorts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, let’s go, mother is waiting for us for dinner!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixth Master frowned, wanting to ask further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fifth Master interrupted him, forcibly pulling him along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helplessly, he could only momentarily set it aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two made their way into Ningshou Palace, to the courtyard where Empress Dowager Zhen resided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen also had prepared an abundant dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firstly, because she hadn’t had a good meal with her sons in a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, also to discuss the matter of selecting a bride for Fifth Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although marriages are arranged by parents and matchmakers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen, being their mother, wouldn’t put her sons in a bad situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still hoped her son would find someone suitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, at least they could have grandchildren sooner, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings to Mother!\" The two brothers bowed upon entering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rise, my sons!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps feeling sorry for Sixth Master’s leg, Empress Dowager Zhen immediately went to support him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving Fifth Master aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After supporting her youngest son to a chair,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she realized the eldest son was still bowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen was quite surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhezher, stand up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was ’how silly of you not to rise yet’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Fifth Brother, come sit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixth Master pointed to a seat across from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifth Master hesitated, awkwardly smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh... Thank you, Mother, thank you, Sixth Brother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, and then sat in the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But looking at the arrangement, his gaze dimmed quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The table was round, originally for three people it wouldn’t seem too far apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the current seating arrangement was odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mother and Sixth Brother were warm and close, as if they could sit on one chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving him alone, solitary on the opposite side of the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifth Master frowned, glancing at the table full of dishes, he lost his appetite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Empress Dowager Zhen remained unaware, smiling, saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today’s dishes were specially prepared by Mother for you two brothers to enjoy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she moved the plate of sweet and sour fish from the front of Fifth Master directly to Sixth Brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifth Master was utterly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother!\" He stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Empress Dowager Zhen noticed, Sixth Brother’s side couldn’t fit anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the elder son’s side was empty, taken away by her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen apologized and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhezher, it’s my fault, come, come, there’s plenty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone, bring another serving of sweet and sour fish!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1221,"2026-05-30T07:41:22.096Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","31e682f2a3e7a0c411a5816cca3d2ceec1ad812f49afd3b5d885d91266df21b1","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-822","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-820",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]