A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace Chapter 1220: Leisurely Diversions

No matter if those women in the harem are truly sincere or not.

She must teach what she needs to teach.

Xia Ruqing drank her tea moodily, her heart shrouded in gloom.

As a modern person,

Teaching her own daughter and her husband’s concubines to get along well, this feeling is really... incredibly bittersweet.

Her worldview was about to explode.

But what of it?

Even if she explodes a thousand times, it won’t change the current situation.

The Emperor will still have many concubines, and her daughter will still face threats from these concubines.

What could be done?

Zi Yue consoled her at this moment.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, we are not easy to deal with either!"

"Even if there are moments you can’t attend to, there’s still the Emperor!"

"And if that’s not enough, there’s the eldest prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince!"

"Not to mention the palace maids and eunuchs, wetnurses always by the princess’s side!"

Xia Ruqing thought and indeed found this reasoning sound, nodding her head.

"Forget it, I won’t think about it anymore!"

"It looks like the weather has cleared up outside, and it’s not too cold now. Let’s go for a walk in the backyard!"

It’s been a long time since she’s seen those little cats and dogs.

After going through life and death and storms.

She suddenly gained a lot of insight, cherishing and loving the life she had all the more.

Sometimes, seeing a cloud floating in the sky.

She could generate a myriad of sentiments.

Being alive is truly good!

Having sons and daughters, having people who care, things to do, things to look forward to, how wonderful all this is!

...

Xia Ruqing wrapped herself in the most luxurious fox fur cloak, covering her thin body.

First, she strolled around by the doghouse in the backyard.

Snow Ball was very well-behaved, its snow-white fur groomed neatly, its eyes as black as pure onyx.

Seeing her arrival, it immediately ran over with its short little legs.

Not at all shy from the several months of separation.

Xia Ruqing patted Snow Ball’s head, smiling.

"You are indeed clever, not shy at all!"

"Xiao Zhu Zi, you’ve taken good care of it!"

Beside her, Xiao Zhu Zi hurriedly replied.

"Your Majesty praises me too much, it’s an obligation for a servant!"

Xia Ruqing patted Snow Ball again and held it to play for a while before reluctantly standing up.

"Where are Da Bai and Xiao Bai and their family?"

Xiao Zhu Zi quickly replied.

"They’re all here!"

"The cats fear the cold, so they probably went off to the small kitchen to keep warm!"

Xia Ruqing laughed and didn’t inquire further.

After strolling back and forth, she felt much at ease.

So she walked back chatting and laughing with Zi Yue.

Unexpectedly, before reaching the house.

She saw Yue Er leading a group of palace maids and eunuchs back.

Yue Er was dressed in a cloak embroidered with peacock feathers in gold silk, stepping on scarlet deer hide boots, beneath which was an outfit of smokey pink brocade embroidered with little plum blossoms.

On her head was a ruby pendant brought in from the Western Xia Kingdom, and around her neck, the Empress Dowager’s gifted golden jade-inlaid qilin locket.

On her forehead was a set of fragmented gold forehead ornaments that Chenchen had happened to acquire, and on her wrist, a complete set of pure gold inlaid with turquoise agate bracelets.

Only to see Yue Er in this attire swiftly advancing from the afterglow of the sunset.

Her bright eyes, pristine teeth, animated and lively, her spirit flying high.

Every part of her exuded the noblest air of the legitimate-born princess of the Great Chu Dynasty.

This small figure emitting infinite charm.

Even Xia Ruqing herself was in awe, not even registering when Yue Er greeted her.

It was not until Zi Yue tugged at her.

"Your Majesty!"

Xia Ruqing snapped back to reality, looked Yue Er up and down, and took her hand to ask.

"You’re back?"

Yue Er smiled.

"I’m back!"

"Mother, what’s wrong?"

"Your health is not good, let’s hurry inside!"

After saying this, she led Xia Ruqing into the house.

Xia Ruqing suddenly felt a bit moved.

Indeed!

Yue Er was different from her.

She was the only legitimate-born princess of the Great Chu, blessed with the most noble man and his selfless love.

She didn’t need to be humble like herself, nor cautious.

She didn’t need to rely on those dirty means to live, she needed nothing!

All she needed was to live peacefully in the sky, become the most radiant star, making everyone look up and envy.

How wonderful!

Xia Ruqing suddenly felt reassured.

She smiled and led her daughter into the room.

Before they could sit, the wetnurse by Yue Er’s side stepped forward to report.

"Your Majesty!"

"The concubines of the harem have given quite a few gifts when they saw the princess!"

"Everything the princess is wearing! Please take a look!"

Xia Ruqing carefully examined and then noticed that Yue Er had even more things on her than before.

She suddenly felt amused and exasperated.

"Who sent all this?"

Yue Er looked down and, after a moment, couldn’t recall.

"Mother, I don’t remember!"

Xia Ruqing: "..."

"Alright then!"

"If you don’t recall, then let’s forget it!"

Since they had the intention, there was no need for her to weigh it on her mind.

Perhaps...

She really should let go.

Thinking this, Xia Ruqing felt a bit sentimental.

’Where’s the promised little cotton-padded jacket?’ [Note: Referring to daughters being considered close companions in a family]

Chenchen, Henger, and Yeye all moved out to live at six.

She thought Yue Er, being a girl, she could finally keep close to teach well.

Who would have thought, the result seemed the same.

Sons grow apart; daughters do too!

Xia Ruqing helplessly waved her hand.

"Alright, it’s getting late, you may leave first!"

Yue Er was delighted and quickly got up.

"Then I’ll head back first!"

"Mother, take care of your health; I’ll visit you again in a few days!"

"Go on!"

Xia Ruqing waved nonchalantly, ’Out of sight, out of mind!’

...

At dinner time.

Zhao Junyao came over from the Imperial Study Room.

Seeing Xia Ruqing casually flipping through a dialogue book, even more cheerful than usual, he couldn’t help but approach and ask.

"You seem quite interested today?"

Xia Ruqing rose and saluted, her smile bright.

"When there’s nothing to worry about, doesn’t the interest naturally come?"

Zhao Junyao was puzzled.

"What’s going on? Weren’t you worried about Yue Er recently?"

Xia Ruqing helped him out of his robe, laughing.

"Yue Er has grown up!"

"I can’t control her; let her do what she likes!"

"I’ve been confined my whole life! She mustn’t be like me!"

Zhao Junyao smiled, taking her hand.

"You’ve finally come around!"

"That girl can’t sit still!"

"If you kept her in the palace, it would probably stifle her!"

Xia Ruqing jokingly blamed with a smile.

"Isn’t it all your spoiling?"

Zhao Junyao immediately gave in.

"Yes, yes, it’s all my spoiling, Madam, are you satisfied?"

Xia Ruqing raised an eyebrow.

"That’s more like it!"

...

After dinner.

The two chatted leisurely, and Zhao Junyao again raised the idea of sending Xia Jingfeng to Jiangnan.

Xia Ruqing casually fiddled with the Jade Bracelet on her wrist, thought for a moment, and said.

"Since the Emperor sees promise in him!"

"Then let him go!"

Zhao Junyao was delighted.

"What do you think of the Magistrate position?"

Xia Ruqing’s eyes widened.

"Magistrate?"

"My goodness, isn’t that position a bit too high!"