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

Su Zhizhi tugged at her sleeves a little embarrassedly, trying to cover the wound on her hand. Being seen in such an embarrassing state, Su Zhizhi was a little shy.

Chef Su looked at Su Zhizhi like this with a helpless look on his face, but he still walked over and handed the things in his hand to Su Zhizhi.

"Here, here's some burn ointment. The wound on your hand is probably quite serious. I'm afraid you won't be able to work in the imperial kitchen for a while. I've also heard about Master Xie's situation. You must be very worried. I've already asked for leave for you."

"You haven't done anything too serious in the palace, so this is a good opportunity for you to go out and visit Master Xie. Then you can return to work without worry. Here is the warrant for leaving the palace. Remember to keep it safe and don't lose it."

Su Zhizhi took the plaster and the warrant in a daze. After a moment of shock, she came to her senses and looked at Chef Su with gratitude. She bowed deeply to him and said, "Thank you for your help. Otherwise, I don't know what I would do. I will come back as soon as I confirm Xie Chengjin's comfort. Don't worry."

Su Zhizhi made repeated assurances, then happily returned to her residence without looking back. After simply treating her wound, she began to pack her luggage to leave the palace. Time was tight, so Su Zhizhi only took some important things in the package. The next morning, as soon as the palace gate opened, Su Zhizhi couldn't wait to leave the palace and rushed home without stopping.

On the streets in the early morning, there were only a few breakfast vendors preparing to set up their stalls on both sides, and there were not even many ordinary people. Su Zhizhi did not care about anything else and returned home as quickly as possible.

As soon as she entered the house, Su Zhizhi saw the housekeeper in the front hall. She didn't know what he was thinking about. When he heard the voice, the housekeeper looked over.

Seeing Su Zhizhi, the housekeeper was overjoyed and hurriedly came forward to greet her, "Madam, you are finally back. I was almost worried to death."

Su Zhizhi threw the package in her hand to the servant beside her, and then asked the housekeeper seriously, "Where is Xie Chengjin now? How is his injury?"

The housekeeper froze in place upon hearing this. Seeing him in a daze, Su Zhizhi became even more anxious and couldn't help but ask again, "What are you thinking about? Tell me quickly!"

The housekeeper finally came to his senses, his expression gradually becoming serious, his eyes slowly filled with worry and panic, "Madam, the master... hasn't returned home. The master hasn't returned since he entered the palace that day. I've been extremely anxious. Now that you've returned, I thought you knew the master's whereabouts, but who knew..."

Su Zhizhi couldn't help but widen her eyes. "What did you say? Xie Chengjin didn't come back? How is that possible? Obviously... obviously he... wait, I get it!"

Su Zhizhi seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and without taking a rest, she hurried out of the house.

Seeing this, the housekeeper quickly stopped Su Zhizhi and said, "Madam, where do you want to go? I will arrange a carriage for you. It will be faster and you can rest in the carriage for a while."

Su Zhizhi nodded, and the housekeeper personally drove the carriage and took Su Zhizhi to the Princess's Mansion.

In the carriage, Su Zhizhi kept wondering why she thought Xie Chengjin had already left the palace?

She was clearly trying to gather information in the palace, but the information she got now was contrary to the clues she had obtained. She thought that there was only one possibility now, that the information she had obtained in the palace was all false, and the purpose was to confuse her mind and lure her out of the palace.

Thinking about this clearly, Su Zhizhi felt cold all over. This situation could only mean one thing: someone in the palace did this on purpose.

Since the other party was so deliberate in trying to lure her out of the palace, it meant that Xie Chengjin must still be in the palace, but she just didn't know his exact location.

But no matter what, Su Zhizhi knew that Xie Chengjin's injuries were very serious, and the palace was full of dangers for him. Su Zhizhi was particularly worried that Xie Chengjin might have been assassinated in the palace.

Thinking of this, Su Zhizhi urged the housekeeper to speed up. She had already left the palace as that person wished, and that person would definitely not let Su Zhizhi return to the palace so easily. Su Zhizhi also realized this, so she simply went to find Xu Wanqing, hoping that Xu Wanqing could help.

Arriving at the door of the princess's mansion, Su Zhizhi took a deep breath, but still cheered up and walked into the princess's mansion. Xu Wanqing was already waiting in the front hall.

As soon as Su Zhizhi came in, Xu Wanqing noticed the gauze wrapped around her hand. Finally, Xu Wanqing just sighed deeply and asked, "You should have just come out of the palace today, why are you here now?"

Su Zhizhi knelt down in front of Xu Wanqing and said, "I beg Your Highness to let me return to the palace now."

"Go back to the palace? Are you still going back to find Xie Chengjin? Even though you know what you might face after you go back?" Xu Wanqing glanced at Su Zhizhi. She didn't quite understand why Su Zhizhi wanted to put herself in danger.

Su Zhizhi took a deep breath and nodded firmly, "I beg Your Highness to help me. I must rescue him!"

Seeing this, Xu Wanqing stopped talking and remained silent for a long time. She finally nodded and said, "I understand. You should go back to your residence and rest for a night. I will arrange for someone to escort you to the palace tomorrow. As for the affairs in the palace, it will be up to you."

"Your Highness, I bow my head in thanks." Su Zhizhi was delighted and kowtowed in thanks, not giving Xu Wanqing a chance to regret.

Sitting on the carriage back home, Su Zhizhi was extremely anxious, but she knew it was unlikely that she would be able to return to the palace on the same day. What's more, she was extremely tired and needed a good rest.

After returning to the house, Su Zhizhi washed herself up, ate something to fill her stomach, and then fell on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Su Zhizhi got on the carriage arranged by Xu Wanqing, which carried her towards the palace.

As expected, the carriage was stopped at the palace gate. The moment the man saw Su Zhizhi, his expression changed instantly. "Isn't this Miss Su? You just left the palace yesterday, how come you're back today? You should go back home and have a good rest."

Su Zhizhi said nothing, but glanced at the groom. The groom then stopped Su Zhizhi and said to the questioning servant, "Open your eyes and see clearly whose carriage this is! I don't know when you will be able to stop the princess's things again!"

A hint of surprise flashed across the servant's face. He didn't expect that the eldest princess would help Su Zhizhi. Even though he was unwilling, he still took a step back and reluctantly let Su Zhizhi into the palace.