In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people were eager to take the cloth by force and leave.

At this critical moment, a gorgeously dressed woman appeared. She immediately stopped the maid and said, "Stop! What are you doing? Stop it!"

At the same time, the appearance of the woman instantly caused a stir, because she was the current emperor's sister, the famous eldest princess.

"Your Highness..." The maid seemed extremely unwilling and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the woman in front of her, "Enough, I didn't bring you out today to let you cause trouble. If you continue like this, you will no longer be able to stay by my side."

Su Zhizhi's eyes calmly scanned the woman in front of her who was called "Her Highness", but in her heart she was thinking about the important officials in the capital that Xie Chengjin had told her about.

The identity in my mind gradually overlapped with the woman in front of me.

Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, who is second only to the emperor in the capital, loves to go out and is the royal family member who appears most frequently among the people. Su Zhizhi thought that she should be the Eldest Princess - Xu Wanqing.

Under Xu Wanqing's intimidating gaze, the maid had no choice but to shut her mouth in disappointment and retreated humbly. Before leaving, she glared at Su Zhizhi fiercely.

Su Zhizhi, however, had an innocent look on her face, as if everything in front of her had nothing to do with her.

Seeing Xu Wanqing's gaze fall on her, Su Zhizhi quickly bowed and said, "This humble lady greets Her Royal Highness the Princess. May Your Highness be blessed with good health. I did not recognize Her Royal Highness earlier. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

Xu Wanqing smiled softly and stepped forward to help Su Zhizhi up. "No need to be so polite. Judging from your attire, you must be the owner of this shop. It's not uncommon for young women to become shop owners these days. Although I've never seen you in the capital before, I felt a strong affinity with you the moment I laid eyes on you."

Su Zhizhi was delighted when she heard this, but she still said modestly, "Your Highness, you are too kind. I have just arrived in the capital and I didn't expect to see your beauty one day. I can say that I have no regrets in my life."

Su Zhizhi was sweet-talking, and Xu Wanqing enjoyed her words very much. The smile on her face deepened a little.

Seeing this, Su Zhizhi struck while the iron was hot and called on his men to bring out pieces of cloth.

Su Zhizhi introduced these to Xu Wanqing, "Your Highness, these are some of the materials I have collected. They are just more beautiful in pattern and color, but they are definitely not as comfortable as those in the palace. If Your Highness doesn't mind, these can be considered as a small token of my appreciation to you."

In fact, those fabrics are very gorgeous, the materials are all first-class, not to mention the patterns and colors. They all use the best embroiderers in the country, and each piece takes months or even years to make.

Su Zhizhi spent a lot of money to hook up with Xu Wanqing.

Xu Wanqing was delighted, but she remained expressionless. "Since the young lady has said so, I naturally cannot refuse her kindness. Come, please put these materials away and send them to me when we return home to make a few suits. I will be very happy just to see them."

Afterwards, Su Zhizhi led Xu Wanqing into the private room and ordered the servants to prepare a pot of good tea and bring it up.

When only Su Zhizhi and Xu Wanqing were left in the room, Xu Wanqing took Su Zhizhi's hand and asked softly, "I don't even know your name, so it's not good to keep calling you 'girl.'"

Su Zhizhi was stunned for a moment before responding, "My surname is Su. As for my name, I'm afraid it might pollute your Highness's ears."

Xu Wanqing shook her head. "You can say it anyway."

Su Zhizhi then smiled shyly and said, "Then I'll be bold. My surname is Su, and my name is Su Zhizhi."

The smile on Xu Wanqing's face never faded. "Miss Su's name is quite nice. Since she's not very old, I'll call you Zhizhi. How about that?"

"It's just because His Highness is happy." Su Zhizhi did not let down her guard because of Xu Wanqing's closeness. The royal family is ruthless, and Su Zhizhi knew this. What's more, Xie Chengjin also told Su Zhizhi that Xu Wanqing is a very cunning person, and few people in the harem dare to cross her.

"I see that Zhizhi has an extraordinary aura, so could she be the daughter of some wealthy family?" Xu Wanqing then began to test Su Zhizhi's true identity.

Su Zhizhi froze for a moment, then laughed, "Your Highness, you are too kind to me. My family is just an ordinary merchant, and I only gave this shop to you for training. I just moved to the capital not long ago, and I didn't expect to meet such an honorable person like Your Highness. It is truly a blessing for our family."

These words were flawless, but Xu Wanqing was not someone who could be easily fooled. Almost in an instant, she knew that Su Zhizhi's words were half true and half false. However, she did not want to expose her in person. After all, it was just their first meeting, and Xu Wanqing did not want to make the relationship awkward. In case her reputation was involved, she still had to think twice.

Seeing that Su Zhizhi refused to tell the truth, Xu Wanqing didn't force her to tell the truth. She just changed the subject and said, "I'm planning a flower viewing banquet at the Princess's Mansion in a few days. I feel that Zhizhi and I have a great connection. I want to invite her to my mansion to enjoy the flowers. I wonder if Zhizhi would be willing to do me the honor?"

"Your Highness, what are you talking about? Since Your Highness has invited me, of course I will go. I just hope that Princess won't despise me." Su Zhizhi pursed her lips and smiled.

After seeing Xu Wanqing off, the smile on Su Zhizhi's face instantly disappeared. After dealing with Xu Wanqing, Su Zhizhi was exhausted and felt pain all over her body. She simply stopped staying in the shop and went straight home.

After returning to the room, Su Zhizhi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Recalling the negotiation with Xu Wanqing today, a smile appeared on her face. Although Xu Wanqing was a little difficult to deal with, it was her best chance to contact those powerful people. After all, no one would be unwilling to give the eldest princess face.

When Xie Chengjin finished his business and returned to the mansion, he received the news that Su Zhizhi had returned. He found it a little strange, so he changed his clothes and went to find Su Zhizhi.

When Xie Chengjin pushed the door open, he saw Su Zhizhi lying on the bed in a disgraceful manner. When she heard the sound, she was too lazy to even get up and just looked at him with her head tilted.

Seeing that it was Xie Chengjin, Su Zhizhi was even more lazy to get up. She rolled on the bed and changed to a more comfortable position to look at Xie Chengjin.

Xie Chengjin felt somewhat helpless as he sat on the bed and looked at Su Zhizhi, "Why did you come back so early today? Is there nothing going on at the shop?"

Su Zhizhi waved her hands, looking exhausted. "Stop talking. I'm already tired enough today. You don't know..."

Su Zhizhi told Xie Chengjin everything about her encounter with Xu Wanqing today. By the end, her mouth was dry.

Seeing this, Xie Chengjin quickly handed Su Zhizhi a cup of tea and said with a smile, "But no matter what, the princess is still very satisfied with you. For this reason, no one in the capital should dare to attack you openly for the time being."