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

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am indeed not feeling well when I came here. It is really my fault that you worried me." Su Zhizhi's words were not very hurtful but extremely insulting. Her words were full of sarcasm towards Concubine Wan.

Wanpin understood what was said, and even though her teeth were nearly broken, she swallowed it down and forced a smile. "Miss Su, what are you talking about? I'm really worried about you. I heard that you have a pill that's very effective. Is that true?"

Wanpin no longer wanted to play along with Su Zhizhi, so she simply asked directly about the pills.

Su Zhizhi's heart was filled with joy, but she didn't show it on her face. She pretended to be in deep thought, and then she spoke with embarrassment.

"The pill your majesty wishes to know about was indeed made by me, but this pill is a secret heirloom within my family. If it weren't for my husband's life, I would not have wanted to reveal this pill to the world."

Wanpin looked at Su Zhizhi like this, took a deep breath, and forced herself to ignore the previous estrangement between her and Su Zhizhi. She spoke with a forced smile, as if she didn't understand what Su Zhizhi had just said.

"Miss Su has always been kind, and I admire her greatly. If the pill in Miss Su's hand really has such miraculous effects, who knows how many people will benefit from it. I summoned Miss Su here today to discuss a business deal with her."

Su Zhizhi's eyes flashed when she heard this. Then she suddenly raised her head and looked at Wanpin with interest. "What is this business that the Queen is talking about?"

Wanpin followed Su Zhizhi's words and continued, "Of course, it's about the pill in your hand. Miss Su, please name a price. I'm very interested in that pill. If I can afford what you want, then Miss Su, please feel free to take it."

Su Zhizhi's eyes brightened even more. She was waiting for Wanpin to say this. Su Zhizhi cleared her throat, hesitated for a moment, and spoke.

"Since Her Majesty Wan has so generously given up her love, I do not wish to continue to embarrass Her Majesty. Actually, I do not ask for much. I wonder if Her Majesty knows where the land in the north of the city is?"

As soon as Su Zhizhi said this, Wanpin's face suddenly turned gloomy. How could she not know about the piece of land in the north of the city?

That was the project that her father Xu Chao's subordinates were in charge of. Now that Su Zhizhi directly pointed out the land in the north of the city, it meant that Su Zhizhi was also interested in this land. However, this place was not a simple piece of land. It was related to all of Xu Chao's future plans. No wonder Wanpin's face suddenly became extremely ugly.

She pursed her lips, bit her cheek tightly, and said, "Could it be that Miss Su wants that piece of land?"

Su Zhizhi nodded dignifiedly. "Although the land in the north of the city is valuable, it's not a priceless treasure. I think these pills in my hand should be more valuable than this piece of land. Or does Your Majesty not want to?"

Concubine Wan could no longer suppress her anger and slammed her hand on the table. "Su Zhizhi, you're so bold! Do you know where that is?! Let's not talk about this again. Someone, get Miss Su out!"

After saying that, Wanpin turned around with a stern face and walked towards the inner hall, no longer giving Su Zhizhi a good look.

Su Zhizhi had no objection to such an outcome and shrugged helplessly. Without waiting for the maid to come forward, Su Zhizhi tactfully left Zhongcui Palace on her own.

Su Zhizhi returned to the imperial kitchen, as if nothing had happened, and went back to her room as usual. After a simple wash, she fell into a deep sleep. Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, a thin tube stretched out from the gap in Su Zhizhi's door.

After a while, a thin wisp of green smoke floated in from the pipe mouth.

Su Zhizhi opened her eyes the moment the tube came in, staring at the seat at the door without blinking.

After seeing the smoke, Su Zhizhi quietly covered her mouth and nose with the quilt, still without any movement, just quietly opened her eyes, waiting for the next move of the person outside the door.

About a quarter of an hour later, Su Zhizhi heard the rustling and low voices coming from outside the door, "What's wrong? Are you dizzy?"

"With such a large dose, even a strong man should be knocked out. Why are you afraid of a girl like this? Don't act like cowards, don't forget what the Queen said. The sooner we start, the sooner we'll finish. Hurry!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Zhizhi's door was carefully pushed open. Su Zhizhi looked at the four men who came in and decisively closed her eyes, pretending to be unconscious.

Sure enough, as soon as they entered the room, they rushed straight to Su Zhizhi's bed. After confirming that Su Zhizhi was "unconscious", the leader breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Search quickly!"

The others looked at Su Zhizhi with lustful eyes, but the leader noticed and kicked them, "Clear your brains! If you delay the Empress's business, not only will your penises be gone, but your heads will fall to the ground!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the other people instantly became much clearer. No one stared at Su Zhizhi anymore. Instead, they scattered and began to search Su Zhizhi's small room for pills and other things.

Even though the three of them turned the entire room upside down, they still couldn't find even a single pill. The leader looked incredulous, "How is that possible? This room is so small. If there were any, they would have been found long ago. Could it be hidden on her?"

As he spoke, the man in the lead fixed his gaze on Su Zhizhi, but when his eyes fell on Su Zhizhi's underwear, he decisively shifted his gaze away. The underwear was thin and there was definitely no way she could hide anything.

Not giving up, they searched again but still couldn't find it. The effect of the medicine was about to wear off, so in order to avoid alerting the enemy, they quickly left Su Zhizhi's house.

It was not until Su Zhizhi confirmed that there was no one in the room that she suddenly opened her clear eyes. There was no trace of sleepiness in them, but instead a faint cold light.

"Wanpin, you are really good at it. If you can't get it openly, you ask others to snatch it away secretly. You are really a treacherous villain!" Su Zhizhi sneered.

But none of them could know that all the pills in Su Zhizhi's hand were hidden in the universal capsule. Not to mention these little thieves, even Xie Chengjin, who had been with Su Zhizhi day and night before, didn't know.