[{"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-917":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},411152,676,"Chapter 917: Sincere and Genuine","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-917",917,"\u003Cp>A full day of busy work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t we get up and stretch a bit?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shengan listened to the sounds coming from inside after the lights were turned off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was filled with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh Little Princess, please come soon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise...\" Ahem!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, everything’s settled, time to sleep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Shengan put down a duster and walked away humming a tune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao ravished her passionately all night long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the early morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing couldn’t endure it anymore and sobbed, pleading for mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Zhao Junyao stop, still savoring it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao left for the morning court in high spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving her to sleep deeply under the covers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her waist and legs felt like they were not her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the next three or four days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her walking gait was somewhat awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid being ridiculed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing simply stayed indoors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coincidentally, the weather changed suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned cold abruptly, making her stay in even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day she just leaned on the couch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Writing and reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Writing was just to pass the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading meant picking some fresh and interesting storybooks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there wasn’t much to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palace affairs were all managed by Consort Hui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Ning Pin had been demoted and confined, having been scolded by the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she didn’t dare to go out either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Shih Pin was raising the Third Princess, perhaps truly reformed, or just biding her time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, she wasn’t causing any trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, there was nearly nothing happening in the harem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there was some squabbling between the Little Honored Lady and Lady, it wouldn’t reach her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing led a leisurely and carefree life for quite a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, it was New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day of the Little New Year brought heavy snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it still couldn’t stop the rich traditional customs of ancient times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palace attendants started elaborate decorations two days in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bare branches in the Imperial Garden were hung full of silk ribbons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various palaces and courtyards also began decorating and preparing for the New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Duanning Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Xizi led several little eunuchs, busy at work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Ning led a few little palace maids, carrying and arranging things to set up the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue and Zi Su.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was busy organizing the small kitchen, making more stews and supplements to warm the master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was leading the little palace maids, rushing back and forth between the palaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Handling the allocation of provisions, making clothes, and taking laundry to and from the Laundry Bureau, all were under her management!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire courtyard was bustling with activity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing dressed in a thick fox fur cloak, holding a warm hand warmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smile at the corner of her mouth, she watched everyone merrily working away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt very settled inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She loved this kind of hustle and bustle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loved everyone being together, chatting and laughing cheerfully!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughter came from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing’s gaze fell on the two little children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were wrapped up like pandas, one in red and one in white, chasing each other in a snowball fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing helplessly shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t you two slow down a bit? How old are you now?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such troublemakers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her words were reproachful, the warmth in her eyes could not be hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of the two Little Buns, they were quite amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henger liked wearing white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the little one wore it, he wouldn’t wear any other color, crying if he had to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For aesthetic reasons, Xia Ruqing had people come up with various embellishments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, plain white wasn’t considered auspicious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeye liked bright red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like his brother, he only recognized this color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one... was quite auspicious, nothing needed to be added!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they were hard to persuade, they just let them be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing watching the two little figures moving swiftly, smiled and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh! When will they grow up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was eagerly anticipating what they would be like when they grew up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Huang, standing behind her, replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before you know it, they’ll be all grown up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And by then, Milady will lament how fast it went by!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t that true?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time is fair to everyone; it doesn’t go too fast or too slow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Huang smiled and nodded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while they were chatting idly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Zhu Zi ran over, covered in snowflakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Milady, all the lotus roots from the backyard have been dug up, still covered in mud, and they’re really fresh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they’ve been kept in the mud, how can they not be fresh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many are there in total?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Zhu Zi thought for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Around a little less than a hundred pounds!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That much?\" Xia Ruqing was a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Zhu Zi quickly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Milady, that’s not much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We planted ten or twenty pounds in there! If Yellow Bean hadn’t caused a ruckus, trampling some, it would probably be two hundred pounds!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yellow Bean...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing couldn’t help but laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This year, Yellow Bean is even more mischievous than before, you’ve worked hard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Milady, don’t say that; it’s my duty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing smiled, roughly calculating in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s keep thirty pounds of these lotus roots!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rest, distribute some to all the palace servants!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was a Noble Consort, it’s a small gesture of gratitude during the festive season, otherwise others might talk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Zhu Zi dashed off!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing smiled and went back inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting by the fire on the kang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While warming up, she spoke casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder how Second Mother and Cai Yang are doing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No letters have come back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wondering if they were bullied by Lady Yao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Jingfeng, why hasn’t there been any letter from the Capital City for so long!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having just mentioned it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found herself in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She and they weren’t related by blood, were they?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When did she genuinely start seeing them as family?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since when.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she truly start considering things from the original owner’s perspective?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing pondered for a long time but didn’t have an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it had always been happening gradually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When someone treats you sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s only natural to instinctively respond in kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, it becomes a habit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Automatically believing they’re family as if blood-related.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, at this moment, the blood flowing in her body is indeed her relatives’!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it’s destined not to return, she might as well live each day well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had three children to raise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And of course, a super handsome emperor husband who could outshine any idol, pampering her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a life like this, what is there to be unsatisfied about?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just finished thinking about them during the Little New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the twenty-sixth of the twelfth month, Xia Ruqing received a letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One from Yongzhou, the other from Anzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to mention Yongzhou’s, it was from Jingfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The letter from Anzhou was sent by Cai Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jingfeng wrote the same old lines:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am well, everything here is fine, Elder Sister, no need to worry, how is Elder Sister’s health? How is His Royal Highness the Prince? And so on, sending regards all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading it, Xia Ruqing chuckled and set it aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Cai Yang’s letter was worth a good read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very first line was good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Elder Sister, the dowry is coming back! Following the dowry list, everything has been moved out from Lady Yao’s room, not a single thing missing!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading this, Xia Ruqing felt incredibly pleased!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad, little girl!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew Cai Yang wasn’t someone who could be easily pushed around!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1308,"2026-05-30T07:41:23.310Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","f07d99b37d5e11cb5839daf900da886849896b4b6dc244043c28d40e7daf7fce","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-918","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-916",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]