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

Su Zhizhi nodded, agreeing with what Xie Chengjin said. Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and sat up.

"By the way, the eldest princess said today that she would invite me to the princess's mansion to appreciate the flowers in a few days. Do you think I should go?"

Speaking of this, Su Zhizhi was actually a little conflicted. She was not sure whether now was the best time, but what if this was the only chance? Su Zhizhi was caught in a dilemma.

Xie Chengjin naturally noticed Su Zhizhi's dilemma and spoke to her in soothing tone, "This is actually a rare opportunity. You can go and take a look. The Princess is hosting a banquet, and naturally, the guests invited are those who have a good relationship with her. You can find out which ones among them will be helpful in your investigation into the cause of your father-in-law's death."

Su Zhizhi nodded, seeming to understand. Before she could say anything, Xie Chengjin continued, "It's just that the Princess is extremely cunning. You have to go alone this time. I can't accompany you. You need to be extra careful about everything. Don't rush into conflicts, or you'll get into trouble."

Hearing this, Su Zhizhi's expression turned serious. "This is something I've never thought of. I will be careful about everything. There's still some time before the flower viewing banquet, so I can prepare well."

The next day, Xie Chengjin went out as usual, but Su Zhizhi stayed at home. Before the flower viewing banquet, she had no plans to go to the shop. She just checked the account book every day, which made her feel much more relaxed.

Xie Chengjin came back early that day and handed Su Zhizhi a box as soon as he entered the door.

The box was very exquisite and very heavy. Su Zhizhi was a little confused and didn't understand what Xie Chengjin was doing.

But she still reached out to take it. As soon as she held the box, Su Zhizhi knew that it must be something valuable, and the next second she wanted to put it back to Xie Chengjin.

Xie Chengjin just gestured to Su Zhizhi to open it and take a look. Su Zhizhi had no choice but to carefully put the things on the table and open it as he said.

There was a complete set of clothes in the box. Su Zhizhi was very curious and subconsciously reached out to touch it. The clothes felt smooth to the touch, and Su Zhizhi knew at once that this thing was very expensive.

She withdrew her hand and looked at Xie Chengjin inquiringly, "Where did you get this clothes?"

Xie Chengjin knew what Xu Yingying was thinking and explained, "This is something my mother left behind. It should be perfect for you. It also looks low-key, making it perfect for you to wear to the flower viewing banquet."

As he spoke, Xie Chengjin walked forward and spread out the clothes in front of Su Zhizhi to measure them.

Su Zhizhi's eyes were attracted by this dress. The color was the most simple and elegant beige. Although it looked plain, if you looked closely, it was not difficult to find that the whole dress was full of embroidery. Wearing it made the whole person look more luxurious and showed her temperament.

After hearing what Xie Chengjin said, Su Zhizhi was obviously a little excited. She couldn't wait to get up and look at herself in the mirror. Su Zhizhi covered her mouth in surprise.

Xie Chengjin's gaze also fell on Su Zhizhi, unable to move away for a long time.

I have to say, this dress seemed to be tailor-made for Su Zhizhi. The beige dress made her skin look even whiter and clearer. A blush gradually appeared on her unmade-up face, which was caused by Xie Chengjin's staring.

Xie Chengjin's gaze gradually became obsessed. Su Zhizhi was already so attractive now. Xie Chengjin couldn't imagine how bright and charming Su Zhizhi would be when she was dressed up on the day of the flower viewing banquet.

Su Zhizhi was very satisfied with her clothes. She looked at herself in the mirror for a long time before carefully taking them off. Then, Xie Chengjin gestured to Su Zhizhi to continue looking into the box.

There is a compartment underneath the clothes. When opened, there is a set of jewelry inside, which matches the gorgeous clothes very well.

Su Zhizhi's hands gradually clenched, and she began to speculate about where these things came from.

Three days passed in a flash, and soon it was the day of the flower viewing banquet. Xie Chengjin deliberately did not go out, but stayed with Su Zhizhi.

In preparation for the flower viewing banquet, Xie Chengjin also specially prepared two maids with excellent makeup for Su Zhizhi, just to prevent Su Zhizhi from being bullied at the banquet.

Su Zhizhi, who was neatly dressed, looked at herself in the bronze mirror, her mouth wide open in surprise. The person in the bronze mirror was so beautiful that her every move, every frown and smile caught people's attention.

For a moment, Xie Chengjin even wanted to hide Su Zhizhi so that no one would see her like this.

But he still suppressed the desire in his heart, looked at Su Zhizhi with a smile, and said: "Zhizhi looks really beautiful today. I have never seen such a beautiful girl."

Which girl doesn't want to be praised for her beauty? Hearing Xie Chengjin say this, Su Zhizhi smiled shyly. The two of them exchanged a few words, and seeing that it was almost time, they got on the carriage heading to the princess's mansion.

The carriage swayed all the way to the gate of the princess's mansion. At this time, there were already many carriages at the gate. The ladies and young ladies of each family got off the carriage with the help of their maids and entered the princess's mansion.

Su Zhizhi, who was still in the carriage, lifted the curtain, took a look, and quickly retracted her head.

"What's wrong?" Xie Chengjin noticed that Su Zhizhi's face looked a little unhappy, and asked quickly.

Su Zhizhi took a deep breath, and then said in a trembling voice: "There are so many people outside, I... I'm a little nervous."

Hearing this, Xie Chengjin froze for a moment, then felt a bit amused. However, seeing that Su Zhizhi was indeed nervous, he couldn't help but lower his voice and comforted her, "Don't worry, nothing will happen. I'll be waiting for you outside. Besides, if you want to find out the truth, you must overcome your nervousness. These noble ladies are just the first step. Believe in yourself, Su Zhizhi."

Perhaps Xie Chengjin's comfort gave Su Zhizhi some courage. She calmed herself down and slowly got off the carriage with the help of her maid.

There was already a crowd of people gathered in front of the princess's mansion. When they saw Su Zhizhi getting off the carriage, many of them set their eyes on Su Zhizhi.

Su Zhizhi felt very uncomfortable with the feeling of being on edge.

Fortunately, Su Zhizhi still insisted on walking forward, not caring about the eyes of those people, and walked straight into the princess's mansion.

Before stepping into the princess's mansion, Su Zhizhi looked back to make sure that Xie Chengjin and others were still there. Only then did she feel relieved.

Xie Chengjin watched Su Zhizhi's figure disappear in front of the princess's mansion with a smile on his face, and then signaled the coachman to drive away, not caring at all about how much shock his carriage brought to these people.