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

But he still said, "Your Majesty, I feel that I have recovered a lot. It is not good for me to stay in the palace to recuperate for such a long time. I miss my family very much. I beg Your Majesty to let me leave the palace and return home. Perhaps my injuries can be healed faster."

The emperor pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement. Keeping Xie Chengjin in the palace was of no great use to him at the moment.

Seeing that the emperor agreed, Xie Chengjin was overjoyed and kowtowed to express his gratitude. Then he returned to the side hall and began to pack his bags.

He entered the palace in a hurry that day and did not have many of his own things with him. It was just a small bag, which contained all Xie Chengjin's things in the palace.

Just when Xie Chengjin was busy preparing to return home, Xu Chao could no longer sit still.

Xie Chengjin has always been the thorn in Xu Chao's throat, but before in the palace, the emperor hid Xie Chengjin's whereabouts very well, so Xu Chao did not find a chance to attack Xie Chengjin.

But somehow, the news that Xie Chengjin was going back to the mansion still reached Xu Chao's ears. Xu Chao sent people to watch Xie Chengjin's every move. There was only one fixed route from the palace back to Xie Chengjin's mansion. Xu Chao planned to do something on the way. He didn't intend to let Xie Chengjin return to the mansion, so he sent the most powerful martial arts man among his men to strangle Xie Chengjin on the road.

Xu Chao was making intensive plans, but Xie Chengjin seemed to know nothing. He packed his things excitedly, got on the carriage prepared for him by the emperor, and started his journey back home.

The moment he walked out of the palace, Xie Chengjin felt that the air around him smelled much better. During his time in the palace, Xie Chengjin basically stayed in the side hall. Every day when he woke up, he was greeted by the pungent smell of traditional Chinese medicine. He felt like he was almost pickled.

He was sitting in the carriage looking at the scenery outside when suddenly the people around him started screaming wildly and running around. A group of men in black quickly surrounded Xie Chengjin's carriage and before Xie Chengjin could react, these people made moves to attack him.

Xie Chengjin dodged quickly, but his already pale face now looked even uglier and more fragile.

In a flash, Xie Chengjin subconsciously closed his eyes, but the pain he imagined did not come. He opened his eyes and saw that the assassins who were originally coming towards him were now all killed by the Royal Guards, and each of them was tied up and kneeling on the ground.

Xie Chengjin, no longer in a panic, calmly stepped down from the carriage. He came up to the leader and looked at his hostile expression. Xie Chengjin smiled indifferently, "Why, you didn't expect that there are still these people waiting for you."

"Please escort these assassins back to the palace. As for the people behind them, it's up to you to investigate." After Xie Chengjin finished speaking to the imperial guards, he returned to the carriage. Everything here seemed to have no effect on Xie Chengjin.

Xie Chengjin returned to his mansion and had a good sleep. When he woke up the next day, he received news from the palace that the assassins had been interrogated, but those people insisted that they were sent by the fifth prince and had nothing to do with Xu Chao at all.

Xie Chengjin naturally wouldn't believe these words, and neither did the emperor. But the fact that they mentioned the fifth prince was something no one had expected.

The assassination attempt the day before was a plot by Xie Chengjin and the emperor, in order to take advantage of this opportunity to weaken Xu Chao's power. Who would have thought that this fire would burn on the head of the fifth prince, which was something no one expected.

In any case, the fifth prince was implicated in this matter. The emperor would never allow any hidden dangers. Regardless of whether the fifth prince was wronged or not, he would punish him directly.

After all, Shen Wenjun was a subordinate of the Fifth Prince. When he heard about this, he was very worried about the Fifth Prince's situation. At this time, he did not care about anything else. Shen Wenjun integrated all the evidence he had about Xu Chao's corruption. That night, he found Xie Chengjin and stuffed the evidence in his hand into Xie Chengjin's hands.

After obtaining the evidence, Xie Chengjin did not choose to report Xu Chao immediately. Instead, he waited for an opportunity to bring Xu Chao down completely. Otherwise, Xu Chao would be scolded for this minor crime at most. If he was given some time, he would come back again. Instead of living in fear at that time, it is better to kill him with one blow to prevent future troubles.

Xie Mansion.

In the study, the housekeeper came in and said to Xie Chengjin respectfully, "Sir, Master Shen is looking for you outside."

Xie Chengjin was slightly startled when he heard the voice, then nodded and said, "Okay, I understand, let him in."

"Yes, sir." The butler said when he heard the voice.

After a while, Shen Wenjun appeared in front of Xie Chengjin.

"Mr. Shen is here." Xie Chengjin said with a smile. Although he didn't know why Shen Wenjun suddenly got up to visit him, Xie Chengjin still treated Shen Wenjun with a friendly attitude as a good host.

Shen Wenjun snorted coldly when she heard this, and then she couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Mr. Xie really has the leisure time to read a book here."

Perhaps sensing Shen Wenjun's inner displeasure, Xie Chengjinye continued to ask, "Then, according to Master Shen, what should I do?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenjun's face was instantly filled with anger. As soon as she opened her mouth, she fiercely questioned Xie Chengjin, "Since Master Xie has obtained evidence that proves the Fifth Prince's innocence, why doesn't he hand it over to the Emperor now? Could it be that Master Xie still holds a grudge against me? What's your opinion?"

Xie Chengjin immediately understood Shen Wenjun's purpose for coming this time. He quickly explained, "Mr. Shen, you really misunderstood. It's not that I don't want to submit evidence about Xu Chao, but it's meaningless to submit your evidence now. It won't hurt Xu Chao enough to trip him up."

Shen Wenjun was slightly stunned when he heard what Xie Chengjin said. He really didn't expect this step, but he was still a little angry about it. After all, this matter concerned the reputation of the fifth prince, so it would be better to resolve it as soon as possible.

Seeing that Shen Wenjun was silent, Xie Chengjin quickly spoke up to assure her, "Don't worry, please don't worry. I will quickly find evidence to attack Xu Chao and bring him down, clearing the Fifth Prince's name."

Shen Wenjun's expression improved slightly after hearing this, and he took this opportunity to ask about Xie Chengjin.

"What grudge do you and Su Zhizhi have with Xu Chao that would cause him to target you like this?" Shen Wenjun asked.