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

"..." Su Peizhi still didn't say anything, and his hateful eyes seemed to be able to pounce on Guo Jiayi in the next second.

Guo Jiayi asked many questions in a row, but Su Peizhi gritted his teeth and said nothing. Guo Jiayi was so angry that she laughed. She couldn't do anything to Su Zhizhi, but this young man in front of her, who was nothing, could treat her like this.

"You little brat, don't refuse a toast. Don't think that I really don't dare to attack you!" Guo Jiayi slammed the table and looked at Su Peizhi with gritted teeth.

"Someone come here and teach this ignorant brat a lesson!" Guo Jiayi was completely mad with anger. He didn't care about anything else and just wanted Su Peizhi to pay the price.

A trace of fear flashed across Su Peizhi's face. After all, he was still a young boy, and everything he had just done was just forcing himself to act. But when he thought of Su Zhizhi, he gritted his teeth and closed his eyes resignedly.

The two guards behind Su Peizhi stepped forward and raised their sticks, but the expected pain did not come.

Just when the stick was about to fall on Su Peizhi, the door was pushed open with great force.

"Master Shen! Master Shen! You can't go in..." The person who came was actually Shen Wenjun. He rushed in with his men, pulled Su Peizhi up from the ground, and protected him behind him.

"How dare you!" Shen Wenjun's eyes were cold, piercing directly at Guo Jiayi who was standing beside him.

The two guards looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

"You guys go away first." Although Guo Jiayi was dissatisfied with Shen Wenjun, she did not dare to offend Shen Wenjun, so she had to swallow her anger.

"Why did Lord Shen come to my Guo Mansion today? My father should be in the study now. If Lord Shen can't find him, I can take you there." Guo Jiayi glanced at Su Peizhi behind Shen Wenjun, with an ambiguous light flashing in his eyes.

"No need. I came here today just for this young man. Did Miss Guo want to attack him just now?" Shen Wenjun was still quite fierce in front of others.

"Lord Shen, you are joking. How could I do that? But what is the relationship between this person and Lord Shen?" Guo Jiayi did not give up and continued to ask.

Shen Wenjun smiled faintly: "When did Miss Guo start to control me? This person has a relationship with me, so I will take him away. If Miss Guo has any dissatisfaction, you are welcome to come to my house and talk to me."

After saying that, Shen Wenjun dragged Su Peizhi away from Guo's house.

It was not until they returned to Shen Wenjun's residence that Shen Wenjun finally breathed a sigh of relief. He pulled Su Peizhi over and looked him up and down for a long time. After confirming that Su Peizhi was not injured, Shen Wenjun felt much more at ease.

Su Peizhi didn't know Shen Wenjun, but he could sense that Shen Wenjun had no ill will towards him.

"Who are you? Why did you save me?" Su Peizhi hesitated for a long time before asking.

Shen Wenjun was stunned, then she remembered that she hadn't introduced herself to Su Peizhi. "Sorry, I forgot you didn't know me. My name is Shen Wenjun, and I'm an old acquaintance of your sister. I just happened to run into Master Xie on the road today..."

Su Peizhi suddenly realized that Xie Chengjin knew that he had been kidnapped and wanted to come here himself, but he couldn't alert the enemy. Fortunately, he met Shen Wenjun on the road, otherwise he might have to suffer more torture in the Guo Mansion.

"They didn't do anything to you, did they?" Shen Wenjun was still a little worried and asked anxiously.

Su Peizhi shook his head honestly, "No, they didn't have time to do anything before you came, Master Shen."

"That's fine. Your sister and Mr. Xie will come to pick you up later. You can rest here with me for a while." Shen Wenjun was completely relieved.

Su Peizhi was, after all, a naive man. It was his first time encountering such a thing. It would be a lie to say that he was not afraid. With Shen Wenjun's company, Su Peizhi soon fell into a deep sleep.

When Su Peizhi woke up again, he was already on the carriage returning to the villa.

Su Peizhi looked at Su Zhizhi who was sitting next to him, and felt guilty. He held his breath and wanted to continue pretending to be asleep, but he didn't expect that Su Zhizhi found out.

"Peizhi, what did I tell you before? How come he fell into Guo Jiayi's hands this time?" Su Zhizhi's voice was angry. She had warned Su Peizhi when she was in the villa, but she couldn't prevent it despite all her precautions.

"Sister, don't be angry. I know I was wrong. That day I thought it was you who came back, so..." Su Peizhi lowered his head and defended himself in a low voice.

"Forget it, Xie Chengjin, send some more people to guard the villa. I am still a little worried about these people. Fortunately, Shen Wenjun helped me this time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous." Su Zhizhi sighed heavily. After all, she couldn't bear to blame Su Peizhi, so she just strengthened the guards.

Su Peizhi didn't dare to say much, and Xie Chengjin also agreed. Seeing that Xie Chengjin's men had surrounded the villa, Su Zhizhi felt a little relieved.

Guo Jiayi was given a warning by Shen Wenjun. Guo Jiayi was very dissatisfied and became even more hostile to Su Zhizhi and others.

After thinking it over, she decided that she couldn't just suffer in silence, so she took the initiative to attack Su Zhizhi and the others.

Fortunately, Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin had been prepared for this. Since Guo Jiayi wanted to break up with him so much, Xie Chengjin didn't want to just endure it and directly presented the evidence of the Guo family's corruption and bribery to the emperor.

The emperor looked at the various petitions before him and was furious. "What a daring Guo family! They are so bold!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Fortunately, we discovered it early. However, if Lord Guo cannot handle this matter properly, I am afraid that others will follow suit in the future." Xie Chengjin said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

But what has not been said is that the Guo family belongs to Xu Chao. If the Guo family is damaged, Xu Chao will definitely lose a great supporter.

Both Xie Chengjin and the emperor knew about this matter, so the emperor did not intend to let the Guo family off easily.

"My dear Lord Xie, how do you think this matter should be handled?" The emperor pondered for a moment, and there was something unclear in his eyes when he looked at Xie Chengjin.

"Your humble servant is terrified. After all, Lord Guo has served the country for such a long time. Even if he has no merits, he has made great efforts. It's just that if this matter is not handled well, I'm afraid that others will follow suit in the future. Your humble servant dare not say anything." Xie Chengjin pretended to be afraid.

"Just say it, it's just you and me here." The emperor waved his hand. He also wanted to see what Xie Chengjin's attitude was.

"I obey your command. I believe that although Lord Guo has embezzled and accepted bribes, the amount is not excessive. It would be better to demote him and fine him. Firstly, this would serve as a punishment. Secondly, the gold and silver would be returned to the national treasury. Thirdly, by combining kindness and power, it would help to make the lords more submissive to Your Majesty."