[{"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-845":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},410926,676,"Chapter 845: Chaste as Jade?","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-845",845,"\u003Cp>Sister Lan’s eyes were red with pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eldest Princess reached out her tender little hand to wipe her tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister, please don’t cry; Yiming is used to it already!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Lan held her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My poor Princess, just because you’re not a Prince, you must suffer like this! It’s truly too difficult!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eldest Princess lowered her head and murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mother has always resented that I’m not a Prince; it hurts her deeply!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being beaten and scolded doesn’t matter to me; as long as it makes my mother a little happier, I’m willing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Lan felt even more heartache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a good child!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why doesn’t Consort Ning cherish her? Why?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Lan carefully applied medicine and dressed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to say something but, after thinking, she couldn’t say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was just a sister in matters between mother and daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t interfere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eldest Princess grimaced in pain while dressing, her face pale, sweat pouring cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Sister Lan, tearfully pleaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister, can I remove this? It hurts too much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can bear being beaten and scolded, but this I cannot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Lan looked down and found her chest wrapped in thick layers of white gauze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face instantly showed shock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Princess, who did this to you? Damn them! This is excruciating pain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body needs to develop; it’s natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This forced inhibition of growth is going against nature!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eldest Princess said nothing, but Sister Lan could guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Consort Ning again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eldest Princess bit her lip, teary-eyed, and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Lan felt chills in her feet and heart sinking, sweat breaking out on her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s a woman; she wouldn’t ignore this pain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could she be so ruthless to you; she’s really unfit to be a mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter is too serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If mishandled, it could become a matter of life and death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Lan dared not think further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly removed the gauze from her chest and solemnly told her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Princess, you are a girl, a woman, and this is not shameful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are to be a mother someday, and if you’re tortured now, you’ll never be able to be a mother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you must always obey Sister!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If anyone ties you up again, come find Sister!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister will quietly take it off for you, alright?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eldest Princess seemed scared, also hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Sister, my mother said that if this grows, I’ll become bad!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister, I don’t want to become bad!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Lan’s face turned pale, her heart pierced with pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your mother is lying to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, Sister has them too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not a bad woman; this is something every woman should have, otherwise how could you be a mother, what would the child eat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, listen to Sister, it’s for your own good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eldest Princess nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I’ll listen to Sister!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, that’s right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Removing the gauze, she dressed her properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Eldest Princess still hunched with slumped shoulders, her movements became much more graceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, she looked much stronger than her previous withered appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the Emperor’s decree, forbidding the Princess from doing embroidery henceforth, letting her read, write, and learn horseback riding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Lan felt a glimmer of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s only nine; it’s not too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she learns well for a few years, builds up her health, hopefully these bad habits can be corrected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take it slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eldest Princess’s affair made Zhao Junyao realize once again that the harem truly needed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These times, he indeed neglected the harem too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this need isn’t the need of consorts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor the need between men and women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, the harem is his harem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an emperor, he cannot detach himself from the harem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not merely about issuing orders to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, ensuring those women are well-fed and well-kept, it’s much more complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needs to invest time and energy to maintain it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, the authority of the Six Palaces was entrusted to Consort Hui and Consort Ning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But neither of these consorts is favored; their esteem and credibility are lost within the harem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others might think everyone’s just unfavored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why should I be under your control!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another example, children not seeing their father for long becoming strangers to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any dynasty, the situation where Princes and Princesses cannot see their father should never occur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After neglecting Consort Cheng Pin for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first visit, the Second Prince Honghong hardly recognized him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s still very young, and hasn’t seen his father for a long while, hence his unfamiliarity is normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Cheng Pin awkwardly coaxed and taught him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a full Shi Chen, she managed to get him to call \"Father\" reluctantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even then, he was unwilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhao Junyao reached out to hold him, two-year-old Honghong cried out loudly and intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao dejectedly released his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Cheng Pin was equally embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two remained silent, almost without words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately Zhao Junyao had to retreat in defeat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to Duanning Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Comparing Chenchen, Henger, and Yeye growing under his care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao realized his mistakes deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter what, children should never be neglected!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing also strongly agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, children are innocent, you must visit them more often!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though psychologically, Xia Ruqing felt she was persuading her husband to visit other children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what could she do? She couldn’t stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only couldn’t stop, but had to support it, feeling utterly helpless and annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao seemed to sense her displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strong desire to survive led him to promise various assurances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example: Assuring not to touch them, and to be absolutely loyal to Qingqing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another: Ensuring never to speak ill of her behind her back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Further: Pledging not to gaze at any woman directly, if spending the night elsewhere, recite ’Qingqing is the most beautiful!’ a hundred times before sleep and upon waking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing never demanded this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no idea where Zhao Junyao learned these tricks, yet they worked well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, her heart felt balanced, right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally gained confidence, when her Emperor husband visited other women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forcing herself to be assured that she’s his utmost concern, indeed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After such intense mental struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mighty emperor of the Great Chu Dynasty once again embraced the life of equally showering grace in his harem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this grace is spiritual, not physical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Balancing the harem is part of an emperor’s duties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he sits in this position for a day, he remains the Emperor of the entire harem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, to Zhao Junyao, there’s always just one woman!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t understand the complexities of love and romance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply recognized one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being with this woman, he found he’d never be interested in others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know why, it was odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it’s a fact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao puzzled over it, eventually giving up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, the Emperor reverted to summoning the harem to his bedchamber per routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only, no matter how they came, they returned unchanged!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They felt extremely wronged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, no one dared actively approach the Emperor!\u003C\u002Fp>",1189,"2026-05-30T07:41:22.096Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","0965523eeb039cd166cc963dc95aeec8b5b31d56181dce672ff3e42f1ce0aece","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-846","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-844",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]