[{"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-912":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},411147,676,"Chapter 912: Regardless of Monarch and Subject","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-912",912,"\u003Cp>Zhao Qichen quickly stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother said today we only acknowledge family, disregarding rank and status!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kichen here pays respects to Grandmother, Uncle, Aunt, and Auntie!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he respectfully bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was surprised, retreating repeatedly saying they did not dare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing smiled mischievously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second aunt, elder brother and sister-in-law, as the saying goes, filial piety comes first among all virtues!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter how noble his birth, he cannot be unfilial!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you refuse to accept, then you do not regard us mother and son as family!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words made everyone embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam, you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Wen’s eyes were moist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could I not regard you as family!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren’t for having such a sister, Cai Yang wouldn’t have such a good marriage!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Tingfeng...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing quickly interrupted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second aunt, you nurtured me, and second sister is my blood sister, it’s only right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, elder brother achieved everything on his own!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now this third-rank Marquis is what elder brother earned with his life, after all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can it be said it was because of her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Wen wiped her tears and still wanted to say something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Ni quickly interrupted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, today is a good day, no crying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam rarely comes, let’s quickly go inside to get something to eat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming early this morning, surely hasn’t eaten well!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing also laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still elder sister-in-law cares for me! Second aunt no longer does!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Wen laughed through her tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all! Never!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to eat the pancakes second aunt makes!\" Xia Ruqing half-cajoled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright!\" Lady Wen responded repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ni Manxue also laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, let’s go inside!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughing and joking, the four women went inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already ’abandoned’ Xia Tingfeng and Chenchen, the big and the small, exchanged a helpless glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both shrugged their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Women!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, uncle will take you to the front courtyard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenchen’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, uncle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he reached out his little hand, eagerly looking forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I meet my little cousin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having heard Mother say that Uncle’s family welcomed a little brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Figuring he should be past one year old, yet he hasn’t met him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Tingfeng smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course you can!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenchen was very happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big and the small headed towards the front courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the inner courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Xia Ruqing expressed she wanted to eat Lady Wen’s pancakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Wen dried her tears, rolled up her sleeves, and went into the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Lady Ni and Cai Yang were left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing looked at Cai Yang and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you and second aunt return, you will surely face some grievances!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second aunt is accustomed to enduring, but you must not tolerate and retreat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next year you will be leaving for marriage, you should stand firm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew Xia Caiying seemed fragile but was in fact full of talent, exceptionally wise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Cai Yang blushingly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, elder sister!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing nodded satisfactorily, and then took out a letter from her bosom to give her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my letter to father!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing else but to claim my mother’s dowry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to protocol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Family Matriarch should pass her dowry to her eldest legitimate daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xia Family’s original wife’s dowry should belong to Xia Ruqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But back then, the original was too weak and manipulated by Lady Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to get the dowry was simply a fantasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it’s different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing coldly smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What she consumed, I will make her return in full!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t want any of it, will give it to you to add to your wedding gifts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Caiying hastily refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can that be right? It is Madam’s dowry! Elder sister, you surely mustn’t...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing quickly gestured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to refuse!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second aunt nurtured me, we are blood sisters!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And there can be no dowry in the palace\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If my mother were still alive, I’m sure she would do the same!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Caiying finally accepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, elder sister!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A table of sumptuous breakfast was brought forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing quickly got up to thank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second aunt has worked hard, and even before leaving, you labor for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Wen was flattered beyond words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam, please don’t say that, I dare not accept...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing helplessly smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright, just dawn, surely none of you has eaten!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone sit down, let’s treat it as a family reunion meal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer able to decline, everyone sat down upon hearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing glanced at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pot of thin rice porridge, a stack of delicately transparent pancakes, a dish of aged sauce, a few pieces of fried salted fish, a dish of scallion scrambled eggs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other than that, it was a normal sumptuous breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze fell upon the fried salted fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong wave of emotion surged within her, almost bringing tears to her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories from childhood rushed in like a tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing frowned, clutching her chest, with emotions uncontrollably overwhelming her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Involuntarily, with tears, she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In childhood, we often had nothing to eat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder brother often went to the river to catch fish! Second aunt ingeniously preserved the unevenly sized fish!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When we were really craving, she’d take out a small piece, and I, elder brother, and Jingfeng, three kids, shared it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those days were bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Yao had total control, wishing to drive us to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Wen, through sheer resilience, raised four kids despite adversities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original is beyond words, pale and thin, entered the palace less than a year and ’died’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jingfeng was also as thin as a bean sprout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder brother was somewhat better, often roaming outside, yet still had a sallow complexion, malnourished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Yang when she arrived was also thin and weak, with hair like dried grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Wen was worse off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her thirties, already slightly hunched, unable to stand straight now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All because of nutritional deficiencies in youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then look at Lady Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plump and prosperous, full of vitality when scolding, tut tut! Such disparity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such past is just unbearable to reminisce!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the original, just Xia Ruqing as an ’outsider’ felt unbearably cruel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She increasingly felt appreciation for Lady Wen, adversity reveals true character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And increasingly felt, Lady Yao is a vile person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it, Xia Ruqing instructed Zi Yue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The gifts I brought, leave them for second aunt! A single feather, Lady Yao shan’t receive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Su finally breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam, this is how it should be!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Wen was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What gift?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing waved her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second aunt, don’t worry about such, I’ll explain to Cai Yang later!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Wen couldn’t ask further, nodded nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Ni urged from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry and eat, the dishes will turn cold!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright! Let’s eat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breakfast and as daylight was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing found a chance to call Cai Yang aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I brought two boxes of gifts, all fine jewels and adornments, meant for distribution upon return!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now I’ve changed my mind!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It all stays with second aunt!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After returning, wear it yourself, give it for social exchanges, just don’t give any to Lady Yao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She doesn’t deserve them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Yang bit her lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, elder sister!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1215,"2026-05-30T07:41:23.310Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","41c8f0269c80aea0a6ef914c8a0f233d3817d87eada09bc1da1c459e60192b8b","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-913","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-911",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]