[{"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-836":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},410917,676,"Chapter 836: I Don’t Want To!","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-836",836,"\u003Cp>After Imperial Doctor Zhang left, Xia Ruqing walked out from the inner room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw Zhao Junyao still busy with his official documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, is Noble Concubine Shih not doing well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao didn’t even lift his head and absentmindedly replied with a ’hmm’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then buried himself back into the documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing sat down beside him, watched for a while, and continued to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, aren’t you going to see her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao paused his writing and suddenly looked up, staring at her coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want me to go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blurted out without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t want you to go at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao lowered his head again, coughing lightly twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why do you keep asking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing murmured with her head down: \"I’m afraid you might go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao’s serious expression could not help but relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never said I was going to go in the first place!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing completely settled her worries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well then, that’s good, so I can be at ease, hehe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao tapped her forehead gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little miser, she’s in such a state, what use would it be even if I went?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing felt somewhat aggrieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what more do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao was so frustrated he gritted his teeth helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing immediately jumped up from her seat, disappearing at the fastest speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly afterwards, laughter came from the inner room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao twitched his mouth, and continued to focus on his documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the Dragon Boat Festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The harem had been extremely subdued these past few days, even the selection event had been put on hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noble Consort Xian was busy raising three children, too occupied to manage affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noble Concubine Shih was under investigation, her life at stake, naturally unable to manage affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the burden fell entirely on Consort Hui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Second Princess was not very young, not needing constant accompaniment, allowing Consort Hui to have the energy to manage harem matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other concubines dared not make any moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared go to the Imperial Garden, becoming more restrained one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the remaining Honored Ladies and Ladies, there’s not even a need to mention them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, actually Consort Hui didn’t have much to worry about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just follow the regulations, doing what needs to be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the harem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the Empress Dowager and Imperial Noble Consort in Ningshou Palace and Ninghe Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen had originally stayed in a side hall of Ningshou Palace with the Empress Dowager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Ningshou Palace was cleaned out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She too was cleared out, squeezed together with a few other Imperial Noble Consorts and Imperial Concubines in Ninghe Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao didn’t favor the Empress Dowager, and certainly wouldn’t favor her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he wouldn’t treat them unfairly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Ninghe Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen was still recovering, from the punishment she received a few days ago in the Punishment Department had not healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at this moment, she was in good spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the living quarters were not as big, not as spacious as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still delighted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The good days of that old witch the Empress Dowager have finally come to an end!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have long said, in this harem, even if you are the Empress, Empress Dowager, do not get too pleased with yourself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one knows what tomorrow holds!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days ago, she was still subservient in front of the Empress Dowager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days later, she could stand openly before the Empress Dowager, flaunting herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had endured for a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carefully serving under her hand for a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, in her old age, she could experience such a reversal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really unexpected!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen grew more delighted as she thought about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her own happiness aside, she had to bring her two sons to share the joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was heard that Fifth Prince and Sixth Prince were at odds a few days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen, enduring her physical pain, called them together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even set up a banquet intending to celebrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Tao was somewhat helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Imperial Noble Consort, your body hasn’t healed, and Sixth Prince also received fifty strokes at Shuntian Prefecture!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neither of you have recovered, why must you insist!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen thought it over and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren’t for Lady Xia’s so-called sister, my two sons wouldn’t be at odds like this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! She’s a seductress, monopolizing the Emperor, not allowing favors to spread!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her sister must be a vixen too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Women like this, just hope they never enter the palace again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a mother, roughly aware of the reason for her sons’ disagreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why she said such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Tao shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Imperial Noble Consort, what you’re saying is becoming outrageous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t address Noble Consort Xian like that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ranks higher than you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is a First-Rank Noble Consort, you’re just a Second-Rank Imperial Noble Consort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only taking advantage of seniority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seniority isn’t rank, the harem regards rank, not seniority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being respected is a courtesy, not a duty, nor an obligation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Noble Consort also felt she misspoke, and huffed without mentioning it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t contain her good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is Ningshou Palace now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just left, truly miss the Empress Dowager, wish to visit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tao Yue, go find out if it’s possible to visit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Tao thought it over and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no news of the Empress Dowager being confined, so it should be possible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madame, would you like to go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen’s face immediately lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, definitely go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Yue somewhat helpless, thinking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grievances of recent days are stuck in her heart, can’t be stopped, let her go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finished thinking, went to prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the weather is getting hotter, always need to prepare some cooling soups, need to change into gorgeous clothes, exquisite jewelry is certainly indispensable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To flaunt oneself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen looking at her increasingly splendid reflection, smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tao Yue, your taste is getting better, this outfit is really beautiful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember to apply more rouge later, too pale doesn’t look good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Yue laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madame, your wounds have only just healed a bit, your body is still weak, of course it’s pale!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen touched her own skin, with an air of satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even paler, I’m still younger and prettier than that old witch, hoping she dies of jealousy!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, you’re absolutely right, Madame!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tao Yue quickly said, only choosing pleasing words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All dressed up, Empress Dowager Zhen indeed left in a sedan chair to Ningshou Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, from the gatekeepers to close attendants, all had been replaced in Ningshou Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuchs didn’t even announce, they just opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen smiled in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad, not bad, truly worthy of being the Emperor’s men!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Efficient in handling matters, Tao Yue, reward!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her allotment was still substantial, after all, raising princes isn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuchs received the reward, became even more attentive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Imperial Noble Consort!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to be polite, I will come often in the future, you must accommodate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little eunuchs answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed they were the Emperor’s men, but the Emperor had stated, as long as they’re guarding the gate it’s enough, anyone can come!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone can enter, the Empress Dowager can also exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything is free, no need to manage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it another way: live and let die?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the inner hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen instantly saw the Empress Dowager lying on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hair wasn’t groomed, had turned much whiter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old, haggard, eyes staring emptily at the canopy, motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empress Dowager?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager seemed not to hear, showed no reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>",1298,"2026-05-30T07:41:22.096Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","26a59c7f73e939bf1afb0661c552500ded4b719436254a1978a3d6b872e70b5b","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-837","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-835",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]