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

The confidant nodded, and Xie Chengjin nodded with satisfaction. After the confidant left, Xie Chengjin stood up, took a deep breath, tidied his clothes, and then left the house alone.

This time, Xie Chengjin planned to go find Xu Wanqing alone. Xu Wanqing was still in her room at this time. After receiving the notification from the servants, she was still very surprised.

But no matter what, Xu Wanqing still had to give Su Zhizhi face, so she packed up and rushed to the front hall.

In the front hall, Xie Chengjin had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Xu Wanqing approaching, Xie Chengjin quickly stood up and saluted towards her, "I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Xu Wanqing said calmly, "Stand up."

Xu Wanqing slowly walked to the main seat and sat down, then she turned her eyes to Xie Chengjin. She knew Xie Chengjin, but she was more optimistic about Su Zhizhi. Therefore, she didn't know much about her husband Su Zhizhi, and even didn't want to know. But she never expected that Xie Chengjin would come to her just after Su Zhizhi entered the palace. She was a little curious about the purpose of Xie Chengjin's visit.

"I recognize you. You are Zhizhi's husband, right? Why did you come to see me today?" Xu Wanqing's voice rang in Xie Chengjin's ears.

Xie Chengjin was not at all surprised by what Xu Wanqing said. Based on how much Xu Wanqing valued Su Zhizhi, Xie Chengjin had already expected that Xu Wanqing had investigated him privately.

Xie Chengjin sat down in the seat below Xu Wanqing, nodded slightly, and then explained, "I came here to ask for an important favor, Your Highness, and I hope you can help me."

"Oh? Suitable? You even want me to do something?" Xu Wanqing admired her nails nonchalantly. She didn't agree, but planned to see what Xie Chengjin wanted to say first.

Xie Chengjin paused and stated his request, "I am worried about Zhizhi being alone in the palace, so I specifically ask Your Highness to send me into the palace to accompany her. If Your Highness can agree, I will be deeply grateful."

"You want to enter the palace too?" Xu Wanqing frowned tightly. She looked at Xie Chengjin with sharp eyes, and couldn't help but start to doubt something in her heart.

Seeing this, Xie Chengjin quickly threw out the bait, "Please rest assured, Your Highness. I entered the palace only for Zhizhi, not for anything else. If the princess is willing to help, I also own a gold shop. Although it is not a tycoon, the income is considerable. I am willing to give 30% of the profits to Your Highness. Please consider it carefully."

Xu Wanqing stood there in a daze. She had not expected that Xie Chengjin had a golden building under his command. Xie Chengjin's family background was so rich that Xu Wanqing looked at him with admiration.

Such a huge temptation in front of her made Xu Wanqing a little hesitant. Although she was unwilling to agree to Xie Chengjin's request before, as soon as Xie Chengjin finished speaking, Xu Wanqing gradually became tempted. Thirty percent of the profit of Jinlou was a considerable income. Since Xie Chengjin was willing to take it out, it meant that these were nothing to Xie Chengjin. This also made Xu Wanqing begin to carefully weigh the weight of Xie Chengjin.

After Xie Chengjin finished speaking, he sat quietly in his seat, with a smile on his face all the time. Looking closely, there was also a certainty in his expression. He seemed to have anticipated that Xu Wanqing would definitely agree to his request.

As expected, Xu Wanqing hesitated for a long time, but finally nodded and agreed to Xie Chengjin's request, or in other words, Xu Wanqing acquiesced to the agreement between the two.

Seeing this, Xie Chengjin's smile deepened a little, "Then I would like to thank Your Highness in advance."

Xu Wanqing came back to her senses, and there was something unclear in her eyes when she looked at Xie Chengjin. She pondered for a moment and said, "Don't be too happy too soon. Zhizhi is in the imperial kitchen, and I can't force you into the imperial kitchen right now. It just so happens that the palace is still recruiting teachers during this period, so I can find a way to get you into this assessment. As for whether you can successfully enter the palace, it depends on your luck."

Xie Chengjin breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Your Highness. I am deeply grateful for your help. As for what happens next, I will definitely not implicate Your Highness. Please rest assured."

After reaching an agreement, Xie Chengjin walked out of the Princess's Mansion with satisfaction.

After returning to the mansion, Xie Chengjin looked at the sweat on his palms and felt helpless. Xie Chengjin thought that maybe he had been living in comfort for too long, so he was so nervous when facing a princess.

But no matter what, Xie Chengjin's goal was finally achieved. The assessment that Xu Wanqing arranged for him to take happened to be the one that Xie Chengjin had been preparing for. With this opportunity, Xie Chengjin was fully confident that he could enter the palace.

Turn your gaze back to Su Zhizhi.

When Su Zhizhi and others entered the palace, they must first meet the emperor. The emperor looked at Su Zhizhi kneeling and saluted, and a look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes. He had been looking forward to Su Zhizhi's arrival in the palace. The food he had eaten in Yunlou before left a deep impression on him, and he was still savoring it today.

Now that Su Zhizhi has entered the palace, the emperor was overjoyed. With a wave of his hand, he directly appointed Su Zhizhi to a high official position. The others who entered the palace with Su Zhizhi were stunned. They had never thought that Su Zhizhi, a newcomer to the palace, could receive such a great reward from the emperor.

Su Zhizhi knelt down to express her gratitude, remaining calm and composed regardless of the honor or disgrace, and neither humble nor arrogant, which made the emperor look at her with new eyes.

Su Zhizhi knew very well that this was the emperor's appreciation of her and his grace was so great that she dared not refuse. However, she could foresee what kind of exclusion she would suffer when she arrived at the imperial kitchen.

As Su Zhizhi expected, after leaving the imperial study, Su Zhizhi and her group were taken directly to the imperial kitchen. The news of Su Zhizhi's conferment had already reached the ears of the old men in the imperial kitchen.

Naturally, they were not convinced, and a group of people were waiting at the door of the imperial kitchen. Especially when they saw that Su Zhizhi, who was walking in front of them, was a girl, the eyes of these old chefs widened. But then they thought again, they had worked in the imperial kitchen for so many years, and in the end they were still being dominated by a little girl who looked like she was still wet behind the ears. They felt even more aggrieved.

The eunuch who brought Su Zhizhi and others to the imperial kitchen looked at the scene in front of him, looked at Su Zhizhi with sympathy, then turned and left, leaving the battlefield to Su Zhizhi and others.

Seeing the young eunuch disappear in the imperial kitchen, Su Zhizhi took a deep breath. She did not forget the burden she had just shouldered, and she stepped forward to negotiate with the group of old chefs.