[{"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-997":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},411028,676,"Chapter 997: Palace Affairs","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-997",997,"\u003Cp>The birthdays of the previous sons were all celebrated simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is his first legitimate princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the only apple of his eye, how could he let his little daughter be wronged?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it must be held with the highest standards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing had no choice, so she agreed to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there wasn’t much else going on, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, palace duties are still managed by Consort Hui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the year’s end approaching, preparations for New Year’s Eve were needed, and even the post-New Year’s Empress’s enthronement ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s likely that she is already quite exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing was pondering whether to send some people to help Consort Hui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Consort Hui personally came to visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings, Empress!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Consort Hui entered, she respectfully saluted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing hurriedly said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please rise and have a seat, there’s no need for formality!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Your Majesty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui stood up and sat down beside Xia Ruqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yue served two cups of tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui thanked her, took a couple of sips, and then smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empress, I have come to discuss something with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing inquired with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She really appreciated Consort Hui’s straightforward nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike some people who speak in circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui laughed and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty has received the imperial edict for some days now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Previously, I temporarily managed the Six Palaces’ affairs out of necessity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that we have Your Majesty, these palace duties naturally belong under your management. I should not continue overstepping my bounds!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was thinking of finding a time to hand the palace duties over to you. What does Your Majesty think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Managing the Six Palaces seems glorious on the surface, but it comes with countless hardships behind the scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If done well, no one will praise you, but if done poorly, you must be the first to take the blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On reflection, it doesn’t seem worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s better to live quietly with Yi An.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Consort, she has a good relationship with the Empress, at least with no grudges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s also some affection from the Emperor, likely no one would make things difficult for her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also has a daughter, providing support for the future; life couldn’t be better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she was eager to step down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Palace duties?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavens, she has four children; even if Chenchen is moved out, there are still three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Er is still so young; where would she find the time to handle all these trivial matters?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she almost immediately refused without thinking, looking troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest, I’ve given birth to four children, and the Imperial Physician says I’ve harmed my body, and shouldn’t exert myself mentally!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After Chenchen moves out, I still need to care for the three children. It’s already quite taxing, and I truly cannot manage palace duties!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve always been reliable and graceful in your work, even the Emperor greatly trusts you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no need to transfer the palace duties for now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s better for you to continue managing, what do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two clever people were pushing a hot potato back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui looked a bit troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would be honored to share your burdens, truly, but... this seems against the rules!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress is present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having a palace consort manage the Six Palaces would inevitably lead to gossip behind her back and even insubordination!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui had indeed heard some rumors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, she really didn’t want to manage it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no need for concern; those who refuse to listen or spread rumors can be dealt with according to palace rules, do not trouble me for that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not believe they are capable of much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said so much,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui couldn’t refuse anymore; she reluctantly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! Then I... will obey respectfully!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing breathed a sigh of relief, sincerely saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, I will remember your kindness!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui felt embarrassed, immediately kneeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, I am unworthy of such words!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing quickly helped her up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t be like this; if I say you deserve it, then you do!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui could only smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, you truly think highly of me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use people without suspicion, and do not use people you doubt!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you’re intelligent, and that’s enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui laughed a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, there’s another matter I would like to ask you for!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regarding the Princess’s first birthday banquet, the Emperor has decreed that it should be grand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Following that is the New Year’s Eve banquet, and after the New Year, Your Majesty’s enthronement ceremony, I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am really quite overwhelmed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was thinking if the Little Princess’s birthday banquet could be entrusted to you, Your Majesty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s really... to avoid wronging the Princess!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing thought for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so many things, she was indeed busy, and sneaking in some leisure didn’t seem quite right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve worked hard with all these things!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty is too kind!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui saluted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there’s nothing else, I won’t disturb Your Majesty’s rest!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing nodded, instructing Zi Yue to see her out warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the side, Zi Su couldn’t hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, why are you handing the palace duties over to Consort Hui, wouldn’t it be better for us to manage them ourselves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are, after all, the master of the Six Palaces!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing chuckled wryly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not really a good thing! Why fight over it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Consort Hui is intelligent; I feel at ease leaving it to her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Su fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui returned from Duanning Palace, taking Xiang Tan back to Zhaoxiang Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took off her clothes and drank some hot tea, then a slight smile appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if... she was quite satisfied with something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Majesty, the palace duties remain with us; why are you happy about that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not rightful, faced with people’s gossip, and no benefits are gained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, it seems splendid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But behind the scenes, Your Majesty often stays up late working hard; who sees that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui just laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Empress is smart! She likes to be a hands-off leader!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her body isn’t well, and she has many children around her, lacking the energy is normal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had already anticipated this result!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why did you go?\" Xiang Tan asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could I not go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without the Empress’s statement, I would only face more criticism in the future!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although I also want a quiet life, handling nothing, but... the conditions just don’t allow it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, managing the palace duties isn’t without its benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, her own life is better, and she can save more dowry for Yi An.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a mother, having some harmless personal considerations is normal too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Tan kept quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui sighed with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being able to hand over the Fourth Princess’s first birthday banquet makes me quite content!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, there’s only the New Year’s Eve banquet to worry about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the enthronement ceremony, that’s next year’s matter, not a concern yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, not so tiring!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui waved her hand with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough thinking about it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go fetch me a bowl of soup!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m somewhat hungry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Hui called for the ledgers and ceremonial cases related to the first birthday banquet to be delivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were about five or six days left until the birthday banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing did not dare delay and swiftly began reviewing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, there were precedents to refer to, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs was adept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a word of instruction,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those below enthusiastically sprang into action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the preparations for Xiao Lele’s first birthday banquet went very smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, it was the 18th of the twelfth lunar month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Lele’s first birthday banquet arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the flower hall of Duanning Palace, an opera stage was set up early.\u003C\u002Fp>",1344,"2026-05-30T07:41:24.511Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","eda8c59c5be9a341dc4348aefd606b433a64673f70b900f299008baaf2cf1da2","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-998","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-996",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]