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

She didn't dare to let others prepare Wanpin's meals. Although she was exhausted both physically and mentally, she still forced herself to keep up her spirits and carefully prepared Wanpin's dinner. Only when the dinner was taken away by the palace maid beside Wanpin did Su Zhizhi breathe a sigh of relief.

After watching the palace maid leave, Su Zhizhi turned around and went back to her room to rest.

She had just laid down on the bed when she realized something was not right in her heart. However, after thinking about it carefully, Su Zhizhi did not notice anything unusual. She simply cleared her mind and prepared to have a good rest.

But things did not go as planned. Before Su Zhizhi had rested for long, she heard loud knocks on the door. Su Zhizhi was about to fall asleep when she suddenly woke up with a start.

She rubbed her swollen forehead, put on her clothes, stood up and opened the locked door, "What are you doing so late?"

Su Zhizhi asked, and the person who came was none other than Chef Bai from the imperial kitchen.

Su Zhizhi regained consciousness a little and saw that Master Bai was followed by several eunuchs and guards.

She sensed something strange in Master Bai's expression, so she whispered to him, "Senior Bai, what happened? Who are these people...?"

Master Bai sighed deeply and explained to Su Zhizhi, "They were sent by His Majesty. They said they have something to ask you and you need to go with them."

Su Zhizhi's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately had a bad feeling.

Seeing that she couldn't get a good rest, Su Zhizhi simply sighed and left with the emperor's men.

Along the way, Su Zhizhi followed the eunuch, and behind her were the guards, as if they were afraid that she would escape.

Su Zhizhi looked around and felt more and more that something was wrong. She then asked, "Where are we going? If I remember correctly, this doesn't seem to be the way to the Imperial Study."

"The supervisor has a good memory. His Majesty is currently in Concubine Wan's Yinxuan Palace. The servants are leading Supervisor Su there."

Su Zhizhi felt even more uneasy after hearing this. If it was an ordinary matter, the emperor would not have summoned Su Zhizhi to Yinxuan Palace. Unless something happened to Concubine Wan, Su Zhizhi could not think of any other reason.

She became more and more uneasy, and it was not until she stepped into Yinxuan Palace that Su Zhizhi realized that she had thought too simply.

As soon as Su Zhizhi stepped into Yinxuan Palace, she found that the courtyard of Yin Xuandian was crowded with palace maids and eunuchs kneeling, each of them trembling, afraid that they would be the next to be punished.

Su Zhizhi stopped, took a deep breath, and then stepped into Yinxuan Hall.

There were many imperial doctors kneeling in the hall, and several older ones were surrounding the bed, while the emperor was sitting in the main seat with an irritated look on his face.

The eunuch who led Su Zhizhi stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Supervisor Su has been brought here. Would Your Majesty like to ask about it now?"

The emperor then turned his gaze to Su Zhizhi. He naturally had an impression of Su Zhizhi. He knew that Su Zhizhi was Wanpin's personal chef, but he could never have imagined that Su Zhizhi would do something to hurt Wanpin behind her back. It would be easy to deal with Wanpin alone, but the problem was that Wanpin was pregnant.

Su Zhizhi knelt in front of the emperor, waiting quietly for him to speak.

Facing the king of a country, Su Zhizhi couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

There was no other sound in Yinxuan Palace except the sound of the imperial physician walking back and forth and Concubine Wan's cries of pain.

After a long moment, Su Zhizhi finally heard the emperor's unmoved question, "Su Zhizhi, do you have anything else to say? Did you know that attacking a concubine is a capital crime?"

Su Zhizhi kowtowed quickly and began to defend herself.

"Your Majesty, I dare not harm Concubine Wan. She has been very kind to me, and I dare not betray her sincerity. I am deeply horrified by her murder today. I have never done anything to offend Your Majesty or Concubine Wan. I hope Your Majesty will understand. In the imperial kitchen, every move I make is watched by someone nearby. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can send someone to investigate..."

Before Su Zhizhi could finish her words, the imperial physician approached and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Wan is no longer seriously ill. The prince is also safe and sound in her womb. After a careful examination, I and others found that Concubine Wan's miscarriage was not caused by what she ate."

"Why is that?" The emperor was also confused, but Su Zhizhi was secretly happy. Although she was also confused about Wanpin's affairs, at least the suspicion on her had been cleared.

The imperial physicians looked at each other in bewilderment, and the old physician in charge finally spoke, "The story begins with Concubine Wan's scented sachet. Concubine Wan wore one daily. Previously, there was nothing wrong with the sachet, but now, I and others have found a fragrance inside that shouldn't be in Yinxuan Palace. Someone somehow mixed musk into Concubine Wan's sachet. Fortunately, the amount of musk was not large, so Concubine Wan was able to hold the dragon fetus in her belly."

Su Zhizhi was completely relieved. The matter of the sachet had nothing to do with her at all. She had never even gotten close to Concubine Wan, let alone had the chance to attack her.

The emperor's face turned even darker. He slammed the table beside him, "Investigate for me! Who attacked Concubine Wan?"

It was not until the emperor lost his temper that Su Zhizhi was pardoned. She stood up tremblingly from the ground. She had been kneeling there for a long time and her legs were almost numb.

Although Su Zhizhi still wanted to check on Wanpin's current condition, she was more afraid that something that could cost her her life would happen in the future. Wanpin was too precious now. Su Zhizhi couldn't bear to think that even if she didn't take action against Wanpin, she would be framed because she was too close to Wanpin. She would be full of resentment but had nowhere to vent, and she might even die in this harem. Su Zhizhi couldn't help but shiver.

Thinking of this, Su Zhizhi no longer dared to stay in Yinxuan Palace. Seeing that the emperor no longer pursued her affairs, Su Zhizhi still did not dare to let down her guard and said to the emperor cautiously, "Your Majesty, is there anything else you want me to do?"

The emperor waved his hands irritably, and Su Zhizhi quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. Concubine Wan will be safe. I will take my leave now."

After saying this, Su Zhizhi seemed to be afraid that the emperor would go back on his word, and without caring about the severe pain in her knee, she walked tremblingly towards the entrance of Yinxuan Palace.

Seeing that the emperor had no intention of stopping her, Su Zhizhi left Yinxuan Palace unhindered. She walked laboriously towards the imperial kitchen. When she arrived at the imperial garden, she saw that no one else was passing by. She breathed a sigh of relief, rested for a while in the imperial garden, and then staggered back to the imperial kitchen.

In her room, Su Zhizhi sighed heavily, "It's only been a few days, and I'm already so restless. If this happens in the future... Sigh..."