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

Su Zhizhi also asked seriously: "Who?"

"Concubine Wan of Yinxuan Palace is the daughter of the current Prime Minister. Although she holds the title of concubine in the palace, she has only been in the palace for a short seven months. During these seven months, Concubine Wan has been the only one in the palace to enjoy the emperor's favor. Now, she is also the only one in the palace who is pregnant with a dragon fetus. Our brothers in the imperial kitchen usually put extra effort into the food in Yinxuan Palace, fearing that we might displease her. But no matter how careful we are, Concubine Wan's appetite has been getting worse and worse recently. The emperor has already blamed the imperial kitchen many times, and now no one dares to take over the work of Yinxuan Palace."

Su Zhizhi fell into deep thought after hearing this.

Finally, Su Zhizhi said, "Leave Yinxuan Palace to me. I'll go and try Concubine Wan."

Master Bai wanted to dissuade her, but seeing Su Zhizhi's determined eyes, Master Bai just sighed and said, "Never mind. Your ability is superior to others in our imperial kitchen. If it were you, maybe you could really solve Concubine Wan's problem."

After getting the information she wanted, Su Zhizhi turned around and left Master Bai's room and returned to her own residence.

At this time, inside the room, all the palace maids assigned by the emperor had been sent out by Su Zhizhi, leaving only a few maids assigned to Su Zhizhi by Xie Chengjin.

After washing up, Su Zhizhi lay on the bed and began to think about her next move. She didn't expect that Concubine Wan was actually the daughter of the prime minister of the current dynasty, and a very sufficient reason was placed in front of her. It was really a piece of cake.

Speaking of the current prime minister, Su Zhizhi fell into deep thought. In fact, Su Zhizhi knew very little about the prime minister, but she heard from Xie Chengjin that after Su's father's death, the person who benefited the most was the current prime minister, that is, Wanpin's father. In this case, Su Zhizhi was very suspicious of the prime minister, and Wanpin was the best way for Su Zhizhi to get close to the prime minister.

Since she had decided to start with Concubine Wan, Su Zhizhi went to bed early. The next day, Su Zhizhi got up earlier than others and prepared a sumptuous breakfast for Concubine Wan while the ingredients were at their freshest.

Even the emperor praised Su Zhizhi's cooking skills. Therefore, Su Zhizhi believed that Wanpin would not refuse this meal no matter what.

As expected, the first meal prepared by Su Zhizhi was sent to Yinxuan Palace as usual. At this time, Wanpin had just gotten up. The fetus in her belly made her almost sleepless all night. With the help of the servants, Wanpin washed up and sat at the table.

Wanpin had no appetite in the morning. When she was about to take a quick look at the food sent from the imperial kitchen and let the servants leave, she was attracted by the aroma of the breakfast.

Ever since she became pregnant, Concubine Wan has been vomiting after eating and has no appetite at all. However, for the sake of the dragon baby in her belly, she has to swallow everything with great effort. For a while, she even resisted eating.

However, the breakfast in front of her rarely aroused Wanpin's taste buds. Smelling the sweet pumpkin scent in the air, a bowl of exquisite pumpkin millet porridge appeared in front of Wanpin. It was golden in color and dotted with a few wolfberries. Although it looked simple, the way Wanpin and the other servants around her swallowed their saliva showed that this bowl of porridge was delicious.

Wanpin took the breakfast and started eating. Although she looked very elegant, her speed was much faster than usual.

The breakfast was all eaten by Wanpin, and the palace maids and eunuchs in her palace couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Since Wanpin didn't eat, it was these servants who were punished.

After breakfast, Wanpin finally came to her senses. She asked the palace maid beside her, "Today's breakfast tastes completely different from the previous ones. I heard that there is a new chef in the imperial kitchen. Is that true?"

The maid thought for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "Your Majesty, you remember correctly. There's a new cook in the imperial kitchen. It's said she's a girl, but she's a first-rate cook. They even sent someone to say today's breakfast was prepared by the new cook."

After hearing this, Wanpin was thoughtful for a long time. She called the maid beside her and whispered, "Go and find out who the new cook is, and do it quickly."

The maid quickly took the order and left. Within an hour, she returned with news, "Your Majesty, I've learned everything. The cook arrived at the palace five days ago and has been learning the rules in the imperial kitchen. Today is her first time cooking. It's said that the emperor gave her a supervisory position the day she arrived. It seems to me that the emperor holds her in high regard."

Wanpin didn't care much. "It's okay. He's just a cook in the imperial kitchen. He can't shake my position. Have you found out about the cook's background?"

"Your Majesty, please be at ease. That cook doesn't have much of a background. She just arrived in the capital and participated in a chef competition, which is how she was selected to work in the imperial kitchen. I think her dishes are to your taste, so why not let her serve you for the rest of her life?"

Hearing that Su Zhizhi had no background, Wanpin finally felt relieved. "Well, I'm very satisfied with today's breakfast. Let her serve first. There has never been anyone from me in the imperial kitchen. Now she is a good opportunity to make a breakthrough. Send someone to check the imperial kitchen and bring her over to me."

Concubine Wan was not a brainless vase. On the contrary, she was able to be promoted from a noble lady to a concubine in such a short period of time, not just relying on her prime minister father.

Su Zhizhi was still thinking about what to make for lunch when she heard a maid's voice coming from outside the imperial kitchen, "Where is Manager Su? Our Concubine Wan wants to see you."

Hearing this, Su Zhizhi's eyes suddenly lit up. Wanpin actually came to her on her own initiative.

Su Zhizhi straightened her clothes and walked out of the imperial kitchen. "My dear lady, I am Su Zhizhi. I wonder why you are looking for me?"

The maid glanced at Su Zhizhi and then said, "This must be Manager Su, right? Our queen enjoyed the meal you prepared today and specially asked me to invite Manager Su to Yinxuan Palace for a visit."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I won't waste your time, so I'll go with you." Su Zhizhi smiled shyly and spoke to a palace maid without being domineering.

Seeing this, the palace maid nodded slightly, then turned around and took Su Zhizhi towards Yinxuan Palace.

Yinxuan Palace is located next to the Imperial Garden. It is said that Concubine Wan loved appreciating flowers the most, so the emperor specially gave her Yinxuan Palace to live in.

It was not until she came in front of Concubine Wan that Su Zhizhi retracted her inquiring gaze and said, "Your humble servant pays his respects to Her Majesty Concubine Wan." Su Zhizhi bowed respectfully to Concubine Wan.