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A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace

Chapter 1241: Suspicion · Oct 18, 2026

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1201 Chapter 1201: Fool, Don’t Come Over! 2026-10-18
1202 Chapter 1202: He’s So Strong, He Must Still Be Alive! 2026-10-18
1203 Chapter 1203: He’s Dead! I Am the Emperor! 2026-10-18
1204 Chapter 1204: He Will Definitely Not Die 2026-10-18
1205 Chapter 1205: Is It Really You? 2026-10-18
1206 Chapter 1206: Worse Than a Beast 2026-10-18
1207 Chapter 1207: A Suspicious Clue Uncovered 2026-10-18
1208 Chapter 1208: He’s Definitely Not Dead 2026-10-18
1209 Chapter 1209: The Darkest Nightmare of Her Life 2026-10-18
1210 Chapter 1210: We Will Meet Again 2026-10-18
1211 Chapter 1211: You Finally Came 2026-10-18
1212 Chapter 1212: Empire and Beauty 2026-10-18
1213 Chapter 1213: I’ll Take You Away Right Now! 2026-10-18
1214 Chapter 1214: Joining the Glorious Ranks of Henpecked Husbands 2026-10-18
1215 Chapter 1215: Taking Only a Sip 2026-10-18
1216 Chapter 1216: Seeing You Off 2026-10-18
1217 Chapter 1217: All Things Await Renewal 2026-10-18
1218 Chapter 1218: Return to Peace 2026-10-18
1219 Chapter 1219: Pampered and Spoiled 2026-10-18
1220 Chapter 1220: Leisurely Diversions 2026-10-18
1221 Chapter 1221: Disguised as a Man 2026-10-18
1222 Chapter 1222: Out to Have Fun 2026-10-18
1223 Chapter 1223: Outing 2026-10-18
1224 Chapter 1224 2026-10-18
1225 Chapter 1225: Hiring a Teacher (Part 1) 2026-10-18
1226 Chapter 1226: Recruiting the Teacher (Part 2) 2026-10-18
1227 Chapter 1227: Admitting Fault 2026-10-18
1228 Chapter 1228: Training in Martial Arts Together 2026-10-18
1229 Chapter 1229: Grace Examination 2026-10-18
1230 Chapter 1230: 2026-10-18
1231 Chapter 1231: The Cat Is Chubby, She Is Beautiful! 2026-10-18
1232 Chapter 1232: Jealous 2026-10-18
1233 Chapter 1233: The Harem Is Truly Terrifying 2026-10-18
1234 Chapter 1234: Minor Selection 2026-10-18
1235 Chapter 1235 - 1234: Vengeance 2026-10-18
1236 Chapter 1236 - 1235: Tearing Off the Mask 2026-10-18
1237 Chapter 1237: Mother, Guess What I Brought You? 2026-10-18
1238 Chapter 1238: Out of Sight, Out of Mind 2026-10-18
1239 Chapter 1239: Tracing Back 2026-10-18
1240 Chapter 1240: Investigation 2026-10-18
1241 Chapter 1241: Suspicion 2026-10-18
1242 Chapter 1242: Investigating the Case 2026-10-18
1243 Chapter 1243: Suddenly Enlightened 2026-10-18
1244 Chapter 1244: The Past Is Too Painful to Recall 2026-10-18
1245 Chapter 1245: Turning Point 2026-10-18
1246 Chapter 1246: Glory and Loss Shared Alike 2026-10-18
1247 Chapter 1247: Leaving the Palace 2026-10-18
1248 Chapter 1248: Stirring Up Trouble 1 2026-10-18
1249 Chapter 1249: Stirring Up Trouble 2 2026-10-18
1250 Chapter 1250: Ninth-Rank Selected Attendant 2026-10-18

Out of the temple gate.

Zhao Junyao sent someone to notify Zhao Junwu at the Sixth Prince’s Mansion while ordering the entire temple to be sealed, forbidding anyone from entering or leaving at will.

After completing these arrangements, he mounted his horse and headed straight towards the Imperial Palace.

He was on the edge of an emotional breakdown.

The indescribable pain and extreme anger intertwined into a dense iron-spiked web.

Enveloping him completely, no amount of struggle could break free.

The horse sped up, faster and faster.

Zhao Junyao’s eyes were dark and bloodshot, his face cold as ice, like an enraged lion ready to kill with each breath!

Arriving at the Imperial Palace.

Zhao Junyao didn’t have time to change his clothes. He tossed the reins to a Little Eunuch and rushed directly to Ningshou Palace.

...

The Empress Dowager calmly knelt before the Buddha, still maintaining an air of tranquility.

However, her physique seemed more plump than a few days ago, even her features appeared more swollen than usual.

Compared to her previous thin appearance, she was almost unrecognizable.

Yet Zhao Junyao had no time to concern himself with these changes.

In his plain clothes, he stormed into the grand hall without notifying anyone, striding into the small Buddhist chapel.

The Empress Dowager turned swiftly upon hearing the noise, her eyes lifting coldly.

”Oh!”

”What wind has blown you here today, Imperial Son?”

”Still in civilian clothes, where have you come from?”

Zhao Junyao had no patience for riddles, he asked bluntly.

”Was it you who poisoned Empress Dowager Zhen?”

Facing her, he could no longer call her ”Mother”, so he simply addressed her directly.

The Empress Dowager paused momentarily, her expression indifferent, nodded.

”Yes, what of it?”

She stood up and smoothed the folds of her luxurious dress, raising her chin with a proud look.

”She fought with me for a lifetime, naturally she deserves to die!”

Zhao Junyao sneered.

”If it’s about fighting, there are many who’ve fought with you for a lifetime, why her specifically?!”

”Such a rare poison, just for a trivial person, isn’t that a bit unreasonable?”

The Empress Dowager sneered.

”There’s no such thing as reasonable!”

”Isn’t it normal for Imperial Palace women to fight to the death? What exactly do you mean, Emperor?”

Zhao Junyao stared at her, sneering coldly.

”Who is Lady Tian?”

”What exactly transpired between you, her, and Empress Dowager Zhen?”

The Empress Dowager stiffened abruptly, her eyes swirling with endless fear, like secrets long hidden glimpsed, like... facing imminent death.

With all her strength, she suppressed the fear in her eyes, the trembling of her body, the unbearable guilty conscience deep within, striving to speak with the most normal, detached voice.

”The Late Emperor had several Lady Tians, I don’t know which one you mean!”

Zhao Junyao caught every expression on the Empress Dowager’s face.

”Do you really not know?”

Then why are you feeling guilty?

Zhao Junyao felt closer to the truth.

But the Empress Dowager defiantly refused to discuss the topic further.

”If there’s nothing else, Imperial Son should take his leave!”

”The mourning family must continue to worship Buddha!”

Zhao Junyao stood unmoving.

The Empress Dowager spoke coldly again.

”What’s this? You’ve avoided coming for ages, and now you refuse to leave?”

Zhao Junyao said nothing, instead... he slowly drew his soft sword from his waist.

He aimed the sword at the Empress Dowager, his gaze cold and voice solemn.

”Do you know I can kill you right now?”

The Empress Dowager showed no fear, her lips curled in self-satisfaction.

”Kill me if you like!”

”If I were afraid to die, I wouldn’t have done it!”

She let out a cold laugh, circling Zhao Junyao twice.

”Imperial Son, oh Imperial Son!”

”You’re the son of the mourning family; don’t I know you?”

”You’ve lived with integrity and ruled wisely, of course the mourning family can’t compare!”

”But when it comes to treachery, the mourning family has endured a lifetime in this harem, you couldn’t compare!”

”Naturally, a sovereign ruler, a man’s man, has no need for lowly tricks like these!”

”So, you will ultimately lose to me!”

She approached and placed her neck against his blade.

”Go ahead!”

”Once you act, the news that you were seduced by a temptress, ignored counsel, and murdered your own mother will spread throughout the Capital City!”

”By then, the Empress’s life may not be spared!”

”The mourning family, an old woman, dies without regret, but your Empress, the Crown Prince’s mother, the woman you most favor, will also be buried with me!”

”Such a pity!”

”You!”

Zhao Junyao glared, teeth gritted in fury.

He snorted angrily, slamming the sword to the ground.

”Just wait, one day I’ll uncover the truth of those past events!”

With that, he turned on his heel and stormed away!

The Empress Dowager watched his retreating figure, laughing triumphantly.

”Ha ha...”

”Uncover the truth of past events? Did I hear that right!”

”All those years ago you were just born!”

”Now you’re in your thirties, so much time has passed, if the mourning family left any evidence, all those years as Empress Dowager would be pointless!”

”Go ahead and investigate!”

”As long as you have no evidence, I remain your birth mother! You can’t do anything to me!”

”In governance, the mourning family isn’t your match!”

”In palace intrigue, ten of you can’t match one of me!”

The voice muttering to herself.

The Empress Dowager lounged carelessly on the soft couch, summoning the Palace Maid and eunuchs to massage her shoulders and legs, her expression completely satisfied!

...

Returning from Ningshou Palace.

Zhao Junyao’s face was ashen with anger.

He had always held disdain for the absurdities of harem politics, even less concern for women fighting amongst themselves.

Now...

He never imagined he could be ensnared in such a dispute.

Especially from thirty years ago!

Seated at the imperial desk, he gulped down tea, finally calming the fire in his chest.

His pounding head gradually cleared.

He took deep breaths, staring out the window, fingers tapping the table as his mind raced.

Just mentioning Lady Tian, the Empress Dowager’s expression changed dramatically, which was very peculiar.

Could it be...

Zhao Junyao’s mind was forming a chilling suspicion.

Could it be... he is not the biological son of the Empress Dowager?!

As the thought emerged, even he was shocked.

But...

Thinking back over the years on their mother-son relationship.

Zhao Junyao increasingly believed his suspicion was correct.

From childhood, the Empress Dowager never showed even a hint of affection.

Not to mention the few times.

He secretly saw the Empress Dowager glaring at him with vicious eyes.

When he looked closer, she had already changed her expression.

Being young and believing firmly in his identity, he didn’t bother at the time.

Thinking back now... his heart felt icy cold.

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