A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace-Chapter 803: You Like It Too, Don’t You?

Finally, after a month, the silkworms grow and spin cocoons, then sent into the palace by the palace maids, led by Xia Ruqing to perform the silkworm ceremony.

It is only until this point that the first silkworm ceremony concludes.

The silkworm process means turning those plump, white cocoons into silk.

This procedure is the legendary silk reeling.

...

On the first day of March.

After returning from the palace’s silking workshop, Xia Ruqing’s hands were in bad shape, with several blisters from burns.

As soon as she entered her room, she lay down on the soft couch with a long sigh of relief.

"It’s finally over!"

Zi Yue’s heart ached and quickly fetched an ointment to apply for her.

"Madam, how could you be so careless!"

Xia Ruqing was listless.

"I did not know the water was so hot!"

She had never raised silkworms before, not even in two lifetimes, so it wasn’t surprising she didn’t know.

"Indeed, it’s all my fault for being careless!"

"The mistress is born as an official’s daughter; naturally, she doesn’t understand these things."

"Don’t worry, you’ll know next time!" Zi Yue consoled her.

"Next time?"

Xia Ruqing felt darkness descending in front of her.

"Of course, madam, in terms of status or virtue and skills, you are the most suitable choice!"

Xia Ruqing closed her eyes and thought.

’Indeed, there lies unspeakable hardship behind the glory!’

For a moment, she even slightly missed the Empress.

Back in the day, the Empress and Noble Concubine Shih were fervently fighting.

She, being invisible, was protected by the Emperor husband, living a peaceful, carefree life.

Now, no one in the harem dared to give her a hard time, yet her days weren’t as good as before.

This really makes one ponder.

After applying the ointment and taking a nap, Xia Ruqing finally regained her composure.

Her hands were still hurting, wrapped in bandages, unable to do anything.

She remained lying on the bed, pondering what to have for lunch.

’Haven’t specifically thought about this problem for a long while!’

Her status rose, and with children, she became busier.

Most of the time, she ate whatever was available, rarely enjoying such leisure as today.

Zi Yue and Zi Su picked a bundle of fresh flowers from outside and placed them in a vase by her bedside.

Xia Ruqing, smelling the faint fragrance of the flowers, pondered slowly.

"Since I suffered at the silking workshop, how about I eat silkworm pupae for lunch today to compensate!"

"Fried until crisp with some chili powder and pepper salt, I’ll eat them as snacks!"

These snacks are similar to modern snacks.

But healthier than modern snacks, high in protein, without preservatives and not too heating, how great!

Zi Yue was greatly astonished.

"You want to eat silkworm pupae?"

"What’s wrong? Can’t I?" Xia Ruqing was a bit puzzled.

"Sure, of course you can!"

"But silkworm pupae don’t look good, normally madams don’t eat them much!"

"I saw others eat them once when I was little, the fragrance could be smelled from afar, but my family was poor, never tasted them once!"

"Are these things expensive?"

With so many raising silkworms, shouldn’t they be cheap?

"Expensive it’s not, but for ordinary folks, even filling the belly is hard enough, who would spend idle money on that!"

Even those raising silkworms are thinking of selling them for money.

"Indeed!"

Xia Ruqing sighed again, thankfully she transmigrated to the Imperial family.

Otherwise, if meals weren’t full or good, life indeed would be meaningless!

At lunchtime.

Xia Ruqing indeed ordered a dish of fried silkworm pupae.

The rest included braised pork, sauced ribs, vegetable dish of shrimp spinach, kelp soup, stir-fried bamboo shoots, chicken soup with bok choy, and so on.

Now being a Noble Consort, the provision included dozens of dishes.

However, she doesn’t like wasting, usually having ten or so dishes at a meal.

What couldn’t be finished, she usually picked out the good parts to feed Yellow Bean, the rest were discarded.

Anyway, having a small kitchen, no one minded how much she ate.

Just about to start the meal, Zhao Junyao suddenly arrived.

Duanning Palace was much closer to Zhaochen Palace.

Even with busy politics, a lunch break allowed a visit.

"Greetings to the Emperor!" Xia Ruqing stepped forward to salute.

"Rise, are your hands still hurting?"

Zhao Junyao was a bit distressed, knowing she burned her hands in the morning, he finally had the time to visit.

"They don’t hurt anymore, thank you, Emperor!" Xia Ruqing was delighted in her heart.

"Emperor, have you had lunch? It’s just been served, there’s silkworm pupae!"

Xia Ruqing pointed at the tableful of dishes with a smile. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Silkworm pupae?"

Zhao Junyao frowned, obviously he hadn’t eaten them before.

"You should try, smells very good!" It’s high in protein indeed.

Zhao Junyao hadn’t eaten, he was indeed hungry.

But he looked at those silkworm pupae, still frowning, could these small bugs really taste good?

"You eat, I’ll eat something else!"

After speaking, he sat down by the table.

Xia Ruqing also sat down, Zi Yue and Zi Su stood beside serving dishes.

Zhao Junyao had a few pieces of meat, half a dish of greens, a bowl of rice, then put down his chopsticks.

Still a bit full, still elegant in movements.

As for Xia Ruqing, she was battling between the secret ribs and fried silkworm pupae.

The rice in front remained untouched.

"Eat slowly, no one will steal from you! This ravenous eating looks like I’ve wronged you!"

Xia Ruqing shamelessly chuckled.

"Not wronged, not wronged, the Emperor treats me very well!"

After speaking, she put a few more silkworm pupae into her mouth.

Zhao Junyao: "..."

He even slightly wondered if she was reincarnated from a starving ghost.

Among the harem beauties, he never saw any woman eat such things, let alone with such relish, unable to stop.

Yet...

He somehow felt a bit of enjoyment watching, what’s the matter?!

His eyes refused to shift away, fearing missing it.

Xia Ruqing saw he kept watching, then smiled.

"Why don’t you try some, Emperor? It really is tasty!"

Zhao Junyao quickly averted his gaze, cleared his throat.

"No need! I don’t eat that!"

Xia Ruqing didn’t insist, continued eating, Zhao Junyao kept watching.

After a while, Xia Ruqing again let him.

"You should try it, I wouldn’t deceive you!"

Zhao Junyao firmly rejected again.

Xia Ruqing smiled, continued eating, Zhao Junyao kept watching.

After a while, she let him again, he rejected again.

After several rounds like this, unable to resist her soft persuasions.

Zhao Junyao finally reluctantly tasted one.

Crisp, slightly spicy with a unique silkworm pupae freshness.

Hmm, taste seemed quite decent.

Zhao Junyao’s tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed, beginning to show enjoyment.

"Is it delicious?" Xia Ruqing eagerly asked.

Zhao Junyao nodded: "The taste is not bad!"

"Emperor, you like it, don’t you?"

Someone was very excited, like finding a like-minded friend.

Also like leading an elegant gentleman onto a road of no return.

Such a sense of achievement.

"You eat some more, I’ll accompany you!"

Then directly placed the dish in front of Zhao Junyao.

At first, he was still reserved.

Later... let loose, the two ate more than half together, one after another!