[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress":3,"chapter-transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-400":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress",{"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},1174269,1524,"Chapter 400 - 400 400 The Empress's Invitation Letter (2)_1","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-400",400,"\u003Cp>400: Chapter 400: The Empress’s Invitation Letter (2)_1 400: Chapter 400: The Empress’s Invitation Letter (2)_1 “What is there to fear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re nothing but a declining family who relies on selling off their daughters to fortify their own place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why should we fear them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once I find out who hurt you, I will make sure they face their punishment!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Lady Mei fell silent for a moment before responding, “I am old and nearing the end of my journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I no longer have the fiery spirit of the young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My remaining wish is not for you to avenge me, but for you all to live in peace and harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If bringing me justice risks offending Duke An’s Mansion, then I would rather have never met you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, tears welled up in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Wei remembered that Old Turtle had once told her not to let Lady Mei cry, as it was bad for her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing her tears, she quickly produced a handkerchief to wipe them away, gently comforting her as she did so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandmother, I will not provoke them, I promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please, don’t cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you cry, then I will cry too,” she finished, her delicate little face spotted with a teasing smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recognizing Cai Wei’s false sobbing, Lady Mei laughed, exclaiming, “Don’t ease me with your sweet words, young girl.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Wei responded, “I would never placate you, grandmother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything I’ve said is true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After calming Lady Mei, she proceeded to share her experiences and discoveries near the entrance of Fangfei Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the happenings at Fangfei Pavilion, Lady Mei managed to cease her weeping and fell into a contemplative silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long moment, she sighed deeply and said, “Who could have imagined that she too would end up in such a predicament!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Wei understood that Lady Mei was referring to the middle-aged woman she saw outside the Fangfei Pavilion and couldn’t help but ask, “Grandmother, are you very familiar with her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Mei chuckled wistfully and replied, “Those are passé matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is better not to delve into them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong were also present, Cai Wei didn’t probe further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, both girls had ties to the Duke An’s Mansion, who knows if they had been planted around them as spies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she didn’t yet know why the Duke An’s Mansion had taken her family in, she had an instinct that things were not as simple as they seemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was surely a hidden agenda, and towards these two girls, she had to be vigilant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when it came to making dim sum, she would only allow them to knead and roll the dough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more technical tasks were delegated to her mother and Cai Fei to prevent her precious secret recipe from being stolen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After chatting with her mother and grandmother, Cai Wei set off to make dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Changchun Garden kitchen was located in the Eastern Chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It comprised two rooms; one was the bedroom where the Du couple resided, and the other was the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering the kitchen, she found it brimming with ingredients for dim sum – milk, eggs, flour, butter, etc., which made the already small space feel cramped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cautiously maneuvered through the ingredients, picked up some spinach, and kneaded a little flour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was about to make a bowl of Pearl, Jade, and White Jade Soup when Lady Du burst in exclaiming, “Wei’er, something big has happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone is at the front yard looking for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Wei paused, placing a hand on her forehead before turning to her mother, “Mother, is it really necessary to make such a fuss because someone is looking for me in the front yard?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Du replied anxiously, “You don’t understand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person who came is none other than Lady Hua Mei, Old Madame’s personal maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said that people from the palace are here and they specifically asked to see you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei’er, when did you get involved with people from the palace?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth is happening?”\u003C\u002Fp>",677,"2026-06-03T13:14:27.290Z","2026-06-03T13:14:31.393Z",1,"novelbin.me","dc1ba997c2bf56113dd56d20a72ec629ab7848bf850c6f5bb30f872c8296402b","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-479","transmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-chapter-478",2136,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftransmigration-from-farmer-to-empress-cover.jpg"]