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

Not to mention the cloth shop where Su Zhizhi first met Xu Wanqing, even the other shops under her name have won the favor of many powerful people because of this.

Although Su Zhizhi didn't know how those people knew how many stores she had, she could make more money this way, so she didn't bother to pursue it. What's more, the reason these people patronized her store was simply because of Xu Wanqing, or in other words, they wanted to use her as a connection to get in touch with the princess.

At the moment, Su Zhizhi does not have the extra energy to contact those powerful people. The sales of the various shops she owns are soaring. She plans to seize this opportunity to return to her old business and open a restaurant in the capital. On the one hand, relying on the influence brought by Xu Wanqing, the restaurant can make more money and it will also be easier for her and Xie Chengjin to gain a foothold in the capital. On the other hand, restaurants have always been the fastest place to get information, which will also be more advantageous for Su Zhizhi to investigate things in the future.

Su Zhizhi immediately put forward this idea to Xie Chengjin that night.

She originally thought Xie Chengjin would disapprove, but to Su Zhizhi's surprise, Xie Chengjin only thought about it for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

"Zhizhi, since you want to open a restaurant, then go for it. Don't worry about the initial capital, I can help you with it. As long as the restaurant is open, with the support of Her Royal Highness the Princess, your restaurant should become instantly popular throughout the capital. By then, you will get more news."

Su Zhizhi found that her ideas coincided with Xie Chengjin's, and she smiled more. After a night's rest, Su Zhizhi went to the street to choose a suitable address for the restaurant, while Xie Chengjin went to the money shop on the outskirts of the city to get some silver bills for Su Zhizhi.

The process of withdrawing money was very smooth, but because Xie Chengjin withdrew a lot of silver bills, the waiting time was a little longer. After getting the silver bills, Xie Chengjin prepared to go back. Considering that he was in the capital, Xie Chengjin only brought a confidant with him to be responsible for taking some things. But who would have thought that on the way back home, Xie Chengjin's carriage was stopped by someone.

Xie Chengjin, who was resting in the carriage, heard the noise outside. His brows gradually frowned, and he opened his eyes and walked out.

Just as he lifted the curtain of the carriage, Xie Chengjin was pulled out of the carriage. He staggered and almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, the servant supported Xie Chengjin, which allowed Xie Chengjin to stand firmly on his feet.

Xie Chengjin looked at the people who came and saw several people who looked like officers and soldiers blocking the front of the carriage. The person who had just pulled him down was one of them.

Xie Chengjin's expression was extremely grim, but he still said politely, "What are you all doing? I don't think I've done anything wrong."

Several officers and soldiers exchanged glances, and one of them stepped forward with a shifty look and said, "You must be from the bank. You don't look like people from the capital. You must be new here. It's obvious that you don't know the rules here. Anyone who takes this route to withdraw money and return to the capital must pay us a toll. Since this is your first time, we'll give you more. Consider it a lesson for you."

Xie Chengjin's face was gloomy, and he didn't say anything. Instead, his trusted confidant took a step forward and said angrily, "Are you planning to rob me? I've never heard of such a thing as a toll. Believe it or not, I'll go to the government and sue you!"

Perhaps this remark incited the crowd, as one of them kicked him to the ground and said viciously, "Bah! Who the hell do you think you are?! You're lucky to be asked to pay us a tribute. You really don't know what's good for you. If that's the case, don't blame us for being rude to you. Brothers, let's do it."

As they spoke, the others picked up the weapons at hand and walked towards Xie Chengjin.

The confidant wanted to say something more, but was quickly stopped by Xie Chengjin. He stepped forward, blocking the man behind him, and said calmly and calmly, "Our money is in the carriage. Please take it. I'm sorry that my men have offended you. Consider that money as a reward for your hard work. Please let us two go."

When all the banknotes were in the hands of several people, they snorted coldly, "Hmph, you are smart, let's go and have some drinks."

After saying that, they turned around and left, not caring about Xie Chengjin behind them. After everyone had left, Xie Chengjin finally breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and looked at his confidant behind him, his eyes full of disapproval, "You shouldn't have been so impulsive."

Qin Xin held his breath and said indignantly, "Master, that amount of money is not a small sum. You just gave it all to them? It's not like we can't beat them. How can we let them bully us like this? What's more, this money was specially prepared by you, Master, for the Madam. Now..."

"Okay, stop talking and go back first. Remember, this is the capital, the capital of the country, not a remote rural town. We must be careful when we act here and not reveal our true identities. If we do that again, you won't have to follow me." After saying that, Xie Chengjin got on the carriage without looking back.

The confidant seemed to have noticed his own mistake, a trace of regret flashed across his face, and then he quickly followed and continued driving towards the mansion.

Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin walked into the house almost at the same time. Su Zhizhi looked at Xie Chengjin's gloomy face and felt some bad news in her heart. Returning to the room, Su Zhizhi asked Xie Chengjin what had happened.

Xie Chengjin recounted everything he had encountered on the road to Su Zhizhi, who then turned increasingly grim. "This is outrageous! They dare to act so arrogantly under the emperor's feet! Let's go to the government office and beat the drums to protest!"

Having said that, Su Zhizhi dragged Xie Chengjin outside.

Xie Chengjin had no intention of stopping her and just let Su Zhizhi drag him to the yamen.

After entering the yamen, the yamen runner who received Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin changed his expression instantly after hearing Su Zhizhi explain her purpose, and drove them out without saying a word.

Su Zhizhi stood there in a daze. When she knocked on the door again, no one in the yamen paid any attention to her.

Xie Chengjin was not surprised at all by this scene. Seeing that Su Zhizhi was determined to fight to the death with the people in the yamen, he persuaded Su Zhizhi to go back home first.

After returning home, Xie Chengjin had a gloomy look on his face, but Su Zhizhi was angry.