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

Wang Jinghe noticed that someone was staring at him, so he looked in the direction he felt. Unexpectedly, he met Su Zhizhi's gaze. Just one glance and Wang Jinghe felt uncomfortable all over. He immediately looked away and walked to the side, avoiding Su Zhizhi's gaze.

The competition started soon. Su Zhizhi's hands handled the ingredients in an orderly manner. Both her technique and speed made the inspecting judges very satisfied.

Soon it was time to cook. Su Zhizhi took a deep breath, cheered herself up, and started doing what she was most familiar with. Su Zhizhi's movements were quick and busy but not chaotic. Soon, dishes were formed one after another under Su Zhizhi's hands and were served to the judges one after another. Some of the dishes had almost reached the level of the imperial kitchen in the palace.

The judges could no longer hide the admiration on their faces. After a discussion, before the competition was over, the judges called the eunuch who was in charge of the competition time. They said something, but the eunuch's face was full of shock, and then he rang the bell to end the competition ahead of time.

Several contestants who were still cooking were stunned when they heard the sound. Everything happened too suddenly, even Su Zhizhi was a little surprised. She subconsciously looked towards the judges, and unexpectedly saw the meaningful smiles on their faces.

Su Zhizhi immediately became extremely alert, fearing that the previous scene would happen again. However, the judges' words soon made Su Zhizhi excited.

One of the judges stepped forward and explained the situation to everyone present. "Please be patient, everyone. After discussion, we've decided that the top three for this competition have already been chosen, so we won't waste any more of your time."

Afterwards, he announced the final top three, namely Su Zhizhi, Wang Jinghe, and another man who was not very prominent in the previous competition. He looked young, and Su Zhizhi obviously noticed him, and secretly had other ideas in his mind.

Although the incident happened suddenly, Su Zhizhi was naturally the well-deserved first place and successfully obtained a place to enter the imperial kitchen. This was the most surprising thing for Su Zhizhi. She originally thought it would be very difficult, but now looking back, it was actually not that difficult.

Su Zhizhi was so surprised that she had no other thoughts. After the game was over, she was thrown out of the arena directly. Xie Chengjin was waiting for Su Zhizhi to finish the game in the carriage outside. When he saw Su Zhizhi coming out, Xie Chengjin hurried to meet her.

He asked with concern: "Zhizhi, how was the competition?"

Su Zhizhi couldn't wait to get back to the mansion. She grabbed Xie Chengjin's hand and jumped up and down, "Xie Chengjin, I did it! I'm number one, I did it! I can enter the imperial kitchen!"

Xie Chengjin also looked very surprised, and then excited. He seemed to be even happier and more excited than Su Zhizhi.

Following Su Zhizhi was Wang Jinghe. As soon as Wang Jinghe came out of the arena, he saw Su Zhizhi smiling brightly at Xie Chengjin.

Wang Jinghe felt a little uncomfortable when he looked at the second place in his hand, but when he passed by Su Zhizhi and the other person, Wang Jinghe paused, threw a "congratulations" beside them, and left quickly. Looking from behind, it seemed like he was fleeing in panic.

When Su Zhizhi heard the voice, her expression immediately became a little strange. She looked at Wang Jinghe's back, not knowing what she was thinking, but soon this little episode was put behind her mind.

Neither Su Zhizhi nor Xie Chengjin took Wang Jinghe seriously. Su Zhizhi, in a good mood, no longer worried about what happened before, and the couple returned home happily.

The news that Su Zhizhi won the first place in the competition quickly spread throughout the capital, and Laiyunlou's business also took a step forward. Naturally, this news also reached the ears of Shen Wenjun and Xu Wanqing.

Shen Wenjun didn't know what she was thinking, but Xu Wanqing was very satisfied with Su Zhizhi's performance. She had been very optimistic about Su Zhizhi before, but she didn't expect that Su Zhizhi had such good results in such a short time after coming to Beijing. Xu Wanqing admired Su Zhizhi even more. She always thought that she had a good vision, and now it seemed that she had not chosen the wrong person.

Since Su Zhizhi has already won first place, Xu Wanqing decided to take the next step. After all, when Su Zhizhi was framed and sent to jail, she did not help. Now she has to show her support. Otherwise, if Su Zhizhi becomes alienated from her, Xu Wanqing feels that she will lose a great help.

However, the news of her championship now gave Xu Wanqing a very good opportunity. Taking advantage of the fact that Su Zhizhi is a hot candidate in the capital, she invited Su Zhizhi to her house in a very high-profile manner.

When Su Zhizhi received Xu Wanqing's invitation, an ambiguous smile appeared on her face. She had been waiting for this invitation from Xu Wanqing for a long time. In fact, she did not have any big complaints about Xu Wanqing's inaction before. After all, she needed to give her value, and no one would do a business that would lose money.

After receiving the invitation, Su Zhizhi packed up and went to the princess's mansion on her own. At this time, Xu Wanqing had been waiting there for a long time.

Seeing Su Zhizhi coming, Xu Wanqing showed a satisfied smile on her face, and then she kindly pulled Su Zhizhi to sit next to her.

Su Zhizhi, however, looked terrified. "Your Highness is so noble, I'd better sit down and do it while you sit."

"It's okay. If I think you can bear it, then you can bear it. Just sit down. Now you are considered a well-known figure in the capital, so you don't have to be so humble in everything." Xu Wanqing gave a little reminder.

Su Zhizhi then revealed a hint of a smile. Seeing this, Xu Wanqing pursed her lips and smiled, "It's been such a long time since I last saw Miss Su. I thought she was dissatisfied with me."

Su Zhizhi was well aware of Xu Wanqing's probing. "Your Highness, this is embarrassing me. I was framed some time ago and thrown into jail. Since I got out, I've been busy with the competition and haven't had time to visit you. That's my fault."

Xu Wanqing was more and more satisfied when she saw that Su Zhizhi was very understanding. She waved her hand, and then the maid next to her handed over a jet-black box. The box looked shiny and glossy, and even people who didn't know much could see that this box alone was an excellent item.

Xu Wanqing handed the box to Su Zhizhi. Su Zhizhi was a little confused, but still reached out to take it.

"Your Highness, what is this?" Su Zhizhi touched the black box in her hand. It felt warm to the touch. She had never seen such a thing before.