[{"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-975":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},411006,676,"Chapter 975: Return to the Capital","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-975",975,"\u003Cp>The maid was kicked and fell off the bed, rolling onto the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she heard an angry shout, her face instantly turning deathly pale in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a ’thud’, she knelt on the ground, shamefully and angrily kowtowing to beg for mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please spare my life, Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t dare do it again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please spare my life, Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chenyi’s face was frighteningly dark, as he turned his gaze away and coldly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who let you in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid’s body trembled, she stammered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It... it was myself...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\" Yang Chenyi raised an eyebrow, his eyes revealing a cold light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid hurriedly added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw Sister Rui Huan and the others come out of your room yesterday with flushed faces!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought... maybe you needed some service, Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I just...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rui Huan and a few other maids were in charge of Yang Chenyi’s courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were usually responsible for chores by his side, like making the bed and serving tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the closest to the Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And naturally, they were the ones the other servants were eager to curry favor with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After inadvertently seeing Rui Huan in such a flushed state yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately stepped forward to inquire about the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even took out the silver she had saved up for months to flatter them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, she found out the reason: the Master needed service.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart skipped a beat with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The madam had arranged for a few of them to serve the Master before she left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after so long, the madam was about to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Master hadn’t touched them once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she didn’t seize the opportunity now, it would be even harder once the madam returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to bear a child for the Master, become a respected concubine, and live a good life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She steeled her heart, borrowed some silver, and got some ordinary aphrodisiac incense. She went in to serve him while he was sleeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, she thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she served the Master well, she would be favored and rewarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it seemed a grave mistake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did she fail to serve, but she also provoked the Master’s thunderous anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more the maid thought about it, the more scared she became. In the end, she couldn’t even speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chenyi didn’t have the patience to listen till the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just said impatiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get out! Never let me see you again!\" With that, he dressed and strode away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the maid sitting dejectedly in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber maids indeed became well-behaved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They no longer dared to enter and exit the courtyard without reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chenyi’s messy mood finally began to improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was still a bit puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because after his investigation, he discovered he suddenly had a few more chamber maids!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who arranged this?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Minister’s Mansion, the only ones with the authority to arrange chamber maids for him were his mother or Cai Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cai Yang had been away for a month or two, so it shouldn’t be her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it must be... Mother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eldest young master of the Minister’s Mansion rushed to see the Minister’s Wife in the main courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, Madam Yang was making chrysanthemum wine with the maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she saw her son enter without even having tea, immediately asking about the chamber maids, she was a bit at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, her son disliked chamber maids, refusing numerous arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Son, I arranged so many for you before, but you didn’t want any. Why now you want chamber maids...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, she suddenly had a realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, it must be because Cai Yang has been away for too long!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was careless, there’s been no one to serve for so long!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, no need to say more, I got it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll pick a few more for you later, you choose the ones you like!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chenyi twitched his lips, took a while to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not asking about this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be you fancy a girl and want to take a concubine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Yang continued speaking earnestly while busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Son!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t forget, Cai Yang is pregnant! She won’t be happy if you do this when she returns!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, our family doesn’t support taking concubines!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at your father, he never took a concubine his whole life, how peaceful the backyard is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are indeed a few chamber maids, but what’s the matter after serving and taking a bowl of contraceptive soup!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chenyi twitched his lips again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m asking where the few chamber maids in my courtyard came from, how come you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Went off on such a tangent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a concubine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even want a chamber maid, how could he want to take a concubine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Yang suddenly froze, turned to ask her trusted maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that what he just asked?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid was a bit embarrassed, but nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Madam, that’s what he asked!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, as long as it’s not taking concubines!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait! You have chamber maids in your courtyard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chenyi: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, I’ve asked you several times? I thought they were arranged by you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Yang nodded, then quickly shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chenyi understood by then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it wasn’t mother who arranged it, then it must be Cai Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder when he was leaving, Cai Yang looked so worried and hesitant to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out to be because of this matter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After understanding, Yang Chenyi exchanged some pleasantries and then returned to his courtyard that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, he still couldn’t sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, thinking of her, and then still thinking of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must have listened to something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly in pain, yet insisted on doing such a foolish thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really, isn’t it silly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The days passed neither fast nor slow, and in the blink of an eye, White Dew arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early that morning, the group from The Summer Resort packed up and set off for the return journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it wasn’t a leisure trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took three full days to travel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were pregnant women, couldn’t bear bumps or fatigue, so they naturally traveled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the evening of the third day, they finally arrived home safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hou Mansion had nothing much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The couple there never separated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning was just a change in location for their affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Minister’s Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Caiying and Yang Chenyi embraced after a short separation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber maids had long been sent away by Yang Chenyi, not affecting their affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chenyi also told her:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to do such things in the future, let whoever wants to talk say what they will, we can’t control others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as we have a clear conscience!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Caiying, upon hearing these words, felt both regret and joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, I won’t do foolish things again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>God knows how distressed she felt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chenyi nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a sweet flirtation, they slept embracing without even eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Duanning Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning, Xia Ruqing was exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She directly lay slumped on the bed with a bitter face, unable to eat anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao came to see her immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her not only not gain weight but even a bit thinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this your so-called nurturing pregnancy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the meat? Where did it go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression was serious as if he was about to hold someone accountable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making Xia Ruqing think losing weight was a heinous crime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, it’s really not a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She acted spoiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, your daughter eats a lot, and she ate all my flesh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1289,"2026-05-30T07:41:24.511Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","6ed61a81e1b2f5120a8b0477dec10fe29ba96720879a3c33906b566e5e06ee28","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-976","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-974",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]