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

When Su Zhizhi was brought there, she saw Concubine Wan lying on the edge of the bed, vomiting something.

Su Zhizhi couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with Concubine Wan? Why is she vomiting for no reason?"

"Bitch, you were the one who poisoned the Empress!" The maidservant beside Concubine Wan saw Su Zhizhi coming and stepped forward to slap Su Zhizhi in the face.

Su Zhizhi then realized that it was Concubine Wan who was poisoned, but she was the one who poisoned her.

Su Zhizhi sneered, broke free from the restraints on her back, and said in a cold voice, "Empress Wan, your poisoning has nothing to do with me. I have absolutely no need to poison you. I hope Your Majesty will consider this."

Wanpin didn't say anything, but the maid laughed and said, "Su Yuchu, whether it's true or not is not up to you. Come, escort Su Yuchu to the Ministry of Punishment. You attempted to murder Wanpin. You deserve to be put to death!"

When she heard the words "Ministry of Punishment", Wanpin's pupils suddenly shrank, and she subconsciously wanted to avoid the shackles of the person behind her, but someone whispered something in her ear, and she stopped struggling and was taken away obediently.

Su Zhizhi followed people to the Ministry of Punishment. She took a deep breath and was then escorted in.

The Ministry of Punishment was as dark and damp as Su Zhizhi had imagined. In the dark room, Su Zhizhi could smell the musty smell in the air with just a slight breath. Su Zhizhi subconsciously showed a hint of disgust on her face, and then she carefully held her breath.

Following the person in front of him to the innermost room of the Ministry of Punishment, Su Zhizhi was pushed in. Then someone said from outside, "Please wait inside for a moment, Su Yuchu. Someone will come to ask Su Yuchu some questions later. I hope Su Yuchu doesn't need to be anxious."

After saying that, the man left on his own without waiting for Su Zhizhi's response.

Su Zhizhi simply found a relatively clean place in the house and sat down, waiting for the person who was going to ask questions to arrive.

About a quarter of an hour later, the door was opened and two people walked in, smiling politely at Su Zhizhi.

Su Zhizhi just felt weird. When did he ask such polite questions? But Su Zhizhi didn't ask and just waited to be asked.

The visitor simply asked Su Zhizhi a few simple questions, such as where she was when Wanpin was poisoned, what she did at that time, and who she met. These were all very basic questions.

Su Zhizhi answered truthfully and told everything she knew. She didn't do this, so naturally she wasn't afraid of anything. She was just telling the truth. She didn't believe that she could be framed in this situation.

After the routine inquiries, the man stood up and said to Su Zhizhi, "Thank you for your cooperation, Su Yuchu. There is nothing else to do with Su Yuchu right now. Someone will take you back later."

After saying that, the man turned and left without any further communication with Su Zhizhi.

Su Zhizhi whispered a thank you. When she walked out of the Ministry of Punishment, she was a little dazed. She thought that she would be skinned alive in the Ministry of Punishment, but she didn't expect it to be nothing more than this.

But she thought of what someone whispered in her ear before she was taken away, and Su Zhizhi's expression gradually softened. She knew that the reason she could be so relaxed was probably because of Xie Chengjin.

Xie Chengjin knew that Su Zhizhi would not have an easy time in the harem, so he had already built up his network of contacts in case of emergency.

Thinking of this, Su Zhizhi felt warm in her heart, and her steps back to the imperial kitchen became much lighter.

As for Concubine Wan, although she was poisoned, when the palace maid reported to the emperor, the emperor did not react at all.

If it were in the past, the emperor would certainly rush to Yinxuan Palace to check on Wanpin's condition, but now, the emperor just said lightly, "I know, let Wanpin have a good rest" and nothing else.

Wanpin was lying in Yinxuan Palace. When she heard what the emperor said, her heart was dead. Her eyes, like dead water, blinked tiredly, and then slowly closed.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...what's wrong with you?" The palace maid beside her looked at Concubine Wan like this and asked anxiously.

After a long time, Wanpin finally spoke slowly, her voice hoarse and sounding extremely tired, "I am fine. Now that my father is in trouble, even His Majesty is ignoring me. It's really..."

Only at this time did Concubine Wan understand what it meant to have a true connection between the former dynasty and the harem.

Before, Wanpin always thought that the emperor really liked her, but now it seems that it was only because of her prime minister father.

But now that Xu Chao has fallen, the emperor is too lazy to invest so much thought in Wanpin. If she was pregnant, perhaps the emperor would be willing to pity her a little more, but now she doesn't even have a child.

Wanpin knew very well that her natal family could not give her any help at all. Even though she had been so disdainful of vying for favor in the past, she had to do so now. If she still wanted to survive in the harem, she had to gain the emperor's favor, otherwise she would be eaten up in this cannibalistic harem.

The Prime Minister fell, Concubine Wan fell out of favor, lost her son and was poisoned. The other concubines were so happy.

Needless to say, the Queen had been unhappy with Concubine Wan for a long time. Relying on the Emperor's favor, Concubine Wan didn't take the Queen seriously at all. Especially after Concubine Wan became pregnant, she was even more disrespectful to the Queen, and talking back to her was commonplace.

But things are different now. The Queen can't wait to see how Concubine Wan can still be as arrogant as before.

With this in mind, the Queen also began to make preparations. Since Concubine Wan had a miscarriage and was in the period of confinement, the Queen took this opportunity to hold a flower-viewing banquet and invited all the concubines in the harem to come and enjoy the flowers.

The letter was naturally delivered to Yinxuan Palace. Wanpin was half lying on the bed, holding the letter sent by the Queen in her hand. After reading it at a glance, Wanpin's face became extremely ugly.

"What a great queen! You are really great! Are you taking advantage of my loss of favor to torture me like this?!" Concubine Wan threw the post to the ground angrily.

The servants on the side immediately knelt down on the ground, fearing that they would displease Concubine Wan.

Wanpin's maid rushed over, suppressing the bitterness in her heart, and comforted Wanpin, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please don't be angry. The imperial physician said that you can't get excited right now."

Wanpin took deep breaths following the voice of the palace maid, and finally managed to calm down.

After a long while, the maid finally said, "Your Majesty, has the Empress refused yet? You still need to take good care of yourself."

Wanpin thought for a moment, shook her head, and asked, "Will Your Majesty attend the flower viewing banquet this time?"

The maid hesitated for a moment, a trace of pity flashed in her eyes. After a moment of hesitation, she said, "Your Majesty, you should stay in the palace to recuperate. Your health is more important."