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

Xie Chengjin whispered soothingly in Su Zhizhi's ear, his warm breath brushing against the tip of Su Zhizhi's ear, causing it to turn red as if bleeding.

Su Zhizhi buried her head in Xie Chengjin's arms, and immediately shook her head when she heard the words. She wiped her tears with the help of Xie Chengjin's clothes, then raised her head and looked at Xie Chengjin.

"It's okay. I guess you're almost fully recovered now. If you don't come to see me today, I'll go to Yangxin Palace to look for you."

Xie Chengjin smiled broadly, "Of course, it's all thanks to the pill you fed me..."

Speaking of pills, Xie Chengjin's face immediately turned gloomy. "Speaking of pills..." Xie Chengjin said nervously to Su Zhizhi, "That pill in your hand is a good thing. I ran into a lot of people talking about it on my way to the imperial kitchen. You must keep this kind of thing very carefully. If someone with ulterior motives takes it, it will be troublesome."

Su Zhizhi nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, I know this, and the things are hidden very secretly, so they won't be easily discovered."

Xie Chengjin nodded in satisfaction. Su Zhizhi always had some strange things in her hands, and Xie Chengjin naturally knew about it. However, Su Zhizhi was unwilling to say it, and Xie Chengjin was unwilling to force her, so he just turned a blind eye and let it go.

However, Xie Chengjin also knew that Su Zhizhi was a very measured person. Seeing that it was getting late, Xie Chengjin finally spoke, "I sneaked out of the Yangxin Palace today. The emperor has sent people to keep a close eye on me, and there are imperial physicians every day. Although my wounds have long since healed, I still need to pretend to be sick."

"Why?" Su Zhizhi was a little puzzled. Wasn't she trying so hard just to make Xie Chengjin recover?

Xie Chengjin explained carefully to Su Zhizhi, "My injuries have healed so quickly that it has attracted the emperor's attention. The pills in your hand can save lives. If this gets out, you don't know how much trouble you will get into."

Su Zhizhi suddenly realized that she had only thought about luring Concubine Wan into the trap, but she didn't expect that the most dangerous person in the harem was never Concubine Wan.

"Okay, I get it. Don't worry, I will protect myself." Su Zhizhi said seriously.

Xie Chengjin felt a little relieved when he saw that his advice had taken effect. "Then you must always be vigilant and take good care of yourself."

Xie Chengjin warned.

"Okay." Su Zhizhi agreed without hesitation.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Xie Chengjin turned and left Su Zhizhi's room, quietly returning to the side hall of the Yangxin Palace.

The moment he left Su Zhizhi, Xie Chengjin's face suddenly became expressionless, and he returned to the side hall as quickly as possible.

The next second, the palace door was pushed open and the emperor walked in with the imperial physician.

Xie Chengjin was lying in bed. He heard the voice and opened his eyes weakly. "Your humble servant, your humble servant... pays homage to Your Majesty."

He struggled to get up, but was pushed back by the emperor. The emperor's eyes were full of concern. "Just lie down. I heard that you were much better, so I came to see you. But now..."

Xie Chengjin lay on his back on the bed and sighed deeply, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. I was feeling much better earlier, but now I don't know why. I just can't muster any energy. Perhaps it's the side effects of Zhizhi's pills."

Hearing Xie Chengjin say this, a dark light flashed in the emperor's eyes. He winked at the imperial physician, and the imperial physician walked forward and began to examine Xie Chengjin.

After a while, the imperial physician spoke carefully, "Your Majesty, this young master is seriously ill. Although his injuries have improved a lot, he is still very weak. I'm afraid he will need some time to recuperate."

The emperor heard this and closed his eyes slightly. After a long while, he nodded and said, "I understand. You may leave first."

The imperial physician retreated respectfully, leaving only the emperor and Xie Chengjin in the hall.

Xie Chengjin forced himself to stay awake, waiting for the emperor's next words. After a long while, the emperor finally spoke: "In that case, you should have a good rest first. Other matters can wait until later."

After saying this, the emperor turned and left. Only when there was no one else in the hall did Xie Chengjin suddenly open his eyes and slowly sit up from the bed. He no longer looked extremely weak as before; it was all just a trick.

As for the emperor, after leaving the side hall, his face became extremely gloomy. The eunuchs and palace maids following the emperor did not dare to make a sound, for fear of getting angry and becoming punching bags.

After returning to his bedroom, the emperor fell into deep thought. He went to see Xie Chengjin this time because of what Wanpin told him about the life-saving pill in Su Zhizhi's hand. If this was true, the emperor planned to take action against Su Zhizhi.

After all, although the emperor wanted to use two people, the value of the pill itself was much more valuable than the sum of the two people.

However, Xie Chengjin's weak appearance was always imprinted in the emperor's mind. He began to doubt whether the pill that Wanpin mentioned was real or fake. The emperor's mind was unpredictable. Since the emperor had already become suspicious, he no longer intended to trust what Wanpin said.

But no matter what, Xie Chengjin's goal was achieved. After Xie Chengjin left, Su Zhizhi fell into deep vigilance. She was afraid that both of them would be implicated because of her and would be punished by the emperor. But fortunately, Su Zhizhi still avoided the limelight and temporarily saved her life.

As for Xie Chengjin, although the emperor still had some doubts, his plan of pretending to be sick was not discovered. He just rested quietly in a side hall, waiting for his body to "fully recover."

After a while, Xie Chengjin's mental state improved a lot and he was able to walk around. As soon as he was able to walk, Xie Chengjin went to ask for an audience with the emperor.

The emperor was handling government affairs in the imperial study when the eunuch beside him came over and said that Xie Chengjin wanted to see him.

The emperor frowned, but still had Xie Chengjin brought over.

The emperor had not seen Xie Chengjin since the last time. Now Xie Chengjin was kneeling in front of the emperor. Although his face was still a little pale, some blood could be seen on his face.

"Your Majesty, your humble servant, comes to see you. Long live Your Majesty." Xie Chengjin saluted the emperor meticulously.

Finally, the emperor had Xie Chengjin helped up. Xie Chengjin sat opposite the emperor with a look of guilt on his face.