[{"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-837":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},410918,676,"Chapter 837: Sinister Intentions","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-837",837,"\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen called out several times in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager finally turned her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at the person in front of her, and her emotions gradually became agitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen saw she was still clear-headed and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empress Dowager, I’m here to see you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, I’ve brought you food and drink, everything you might need!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it? Am I considerate enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh! For someone as kind as me, who repays grievances with virtue!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager cast a cold glance at the things she brought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly stood up from the bed and knocked them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A weasel wishing a chicken Happy New Year, up to no good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I lack nothing here! Least of all the things you bring, get out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen looked at the mess on the ground in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For quite a while, she gathered the anger in her heart and still smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empress Dowager!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People say those who recognize the times are wise, with your current situation, on what grounds can you shout at me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager suddenly raised her eyes, full of shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slapped Empress Dowager Zhen’s face hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You disgrace! How dare you shout here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even in my downfall, it’s not your place to order me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen was caught off guard and slapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her whole body was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She covered her burning half of her face, her eyes glaring, suddenly sneering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha ha? ’Aijia’?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empress Dowager!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you still think you’re the most noble Empress Dowager now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t you find it laughable? Look around here, this Ningshou Palace, doesn’t it look like a cage? Specifically imprisoning you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A cage? Even a cage is better than where you live!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am still the Empress Dowager who rules the world, the Emperor’s biological mother, a fact no one can change!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Surely I don’t need to explain blood’s thicker than water to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Biological mother? Empress Dowager, don’t you find it laughable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know full well whether you’re the biological mother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, if I were to reveal this secret to the Emperor, will he believe you or me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager’s face turned white instantly, panic overtaking her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen sneered coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly what it sounds like!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empress Dowager, I’ve held onto this leverage for many years!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t dare speak before, fearing you’d cover the sky with one hand and silence me, but now...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have no one left beside you; no one listens to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think... what do I have to fear anymore?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time I’m here to make you aware!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your life and death are in my hands; if you’re sensible, we’ll coexist peacefully. If not...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll inform the Emperor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s see if it’s you who survives, or me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager was utterly stunned by this, as if struck by thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You spout utter nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Emperor is my flesh and blood, born after ten months of pregnancy; how could you sow discord with just a word?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empress Dowager Zhen abruptly laughed loudly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empress Dowager, you did carry for ten months back then, but... whether you gave birth to the Emperor, you should know in your heart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regarding this matter, I wouldn’t dare speak without evidence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope the Empress Dowager realizes the situation and refrains from futile struggles!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Empress Dowager Zhen flicked her sleeves and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Empress Dowager was left with a face of shock, despair, and panic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Xiang entered from outside, speaking coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The visit is over; the Empress Dowager should rest well. If anything’s needed, just tell me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Xiang was the new personal attendant from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, replacing the old position of Sister Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the day Sister Qing left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager hadn’t seen her, not even once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, looking at the unfamiliar, cold face before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager’s heart shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She closed her eyes, turned over, and shakily walked toward the bed, then silently lay back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Xiang brusquely tucked her in and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress Dowager faced inward, tears streaming, her shoulders shaking, filled with regret!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never imagined Wanxin would turn out like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never imagined:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanxin would secretly offer the Emperor an antidote, then feign innocence, pinning all blame on herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanxin, you were clever all your life but muddled in one moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What benefit did overthrowing me have for you?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would the Emperor favor you? No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could you become Empress? No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would the Shih Family meet a good end? No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, why did you do all this?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I heard you even suffered torture; was it worth it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For me, you truly are willing to throw away half your life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as for Empress Dowager Zhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite much pondering, the Empress Dowager couldn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She executed that matter back then, leaving no trace behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All involved either became corpses or were silenced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did Empress Dowager Zhen find out?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t seem to be fabricating; it was as if she had concrete evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with something so long ago, what evidence could remain?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a whole day of thinking, the Empress Dowager couldn’t find an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, she gradually drifted off to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the palace, in the Capital City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this incident, the gossip spread for half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the next scandal emerged did it gradually fade away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And within the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tense atmosphere lasted until June.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noble Concubine Shih narrowly survived and recovered, the Empress Dowager recovered, the Sixth Prince recovered, Empress Dowager Zhen recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Emperor decided not to pursue matters further, the atmosphere began to relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding Noble Concubine Shih.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Zhao Junyao suspected her, he found no leverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her explanation was too plausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So plausible, it almost convinced everyone she was innocent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She went to Zhaochen Palace to plead for Grand Tutor Shih.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ran to Ningshou Palace crying to the Empress Dowager, asking why she was forced to plot against the Emperor?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ran to the Imperial Medical Bureau to investigate the formula for that wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All in all, no suspicious points could be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, facing a mountain of evidence, Zhao Junyao had to admit she was innocent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, innocence aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao still felt unsatisfied when looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinct told him: the facts and evidence didn’t add up; this woman must still be hiding something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus... Zhao Junyao exercised minor punishment for major deterrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demoted her from Noble Consort to Consort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, there was no more Noble Concubine Shih in the palace, only Consort Shih.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Becoming Consort Shih had one benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could again raise the Third Princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After such incidents, Ningshou Palace certainly couldn’t raise the Princess anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Princess would continue in her care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the day she brought the Princess back from Ningshou Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Shih cried outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yijing! Yijing, you finally returned!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll never be apart again; I’m your mother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1180,"2026-05-30T07:41:22.096Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","cb09c20a97eaa4024fbbe396a4e0edf7d0f528ae486c5e43c9ed71f3b3934fa9","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-838","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-836",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]