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

"Xie Chengjin! What on earth are you going to do?!" Seeing that he couldn't escape, Xu Chao simply confronted Xie Chengjin.

Xie Chengjin spread his hands and said nothing. Instead, Shen Wenjun, who had just walked up to Xie Chengjin, said, "What for? I think Lord Xu should know. Otherwise, why would Lord Xu run away? We came here today just to invite Lord Xu for a cup of tea and ask a few questions, but we didn't expect Lord Xu to be so uncooperative. Well, since Lord Xu is so eager to refuse a toast, we can only satisfy him."

After saying that, Shen Wenjun's expression suddenly turned cold. "Go, arrest him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding yamen runners came forward, arrested Xu Chao's entire family, and sent them back to the capital.

As Xu Chao's family was imprisoned, Concubine Wan in the palace was also sent to the cold palace by the emperor for "making a mistake" on some pretext.

At that time, Concubine Wan had just finished her postpartum confinement and her body had not yet fully recovered. When the Queen heard that Xu Chao was imprisoned, she began to plan to send Concubine Wan to a path of no return.

The Queen set a trap for Concubine Wan, but Concubine Wan was foolish and fell into the trap. By the time she realized what was happening, it was too late. Looking at the Emperor standing next to the Queen, Concubine Wan went crazy on the spot and was sent to the cold palace, never to be allowed out again.

From then on, the Xu family, which once had great power in the court, came to an end.

By the time Su Zhizhi left the palace, everything was over. Returning to the mansion, after Xie Chengjin explained what had happened that day and where Xu Chao was now, Su Zhizhi remained silent for a long time. Finally, she raised her head, stared intently at Xie Chengjin, and said, "I want to see Xu Chao."

Xie Chengjin knew how much Su Zhizhi hated Xu Chao, so he was a little hesitant, but Su Zhizhi emphasized that he must go to the prison to see Xu Chao.

Seeing this, Xie Chengjin couldn't persuade Su Zhizhi, so he simply made arrangements for Su Zhizhi and took Su Zhizhi to prison.

To Xie Chengjin's surprise, Su Zhizhi was much calmer than Xie Chengjin had imagined.

Led by the yamen runners, the two men came to the outside of Xu Chao's cell.

Xu Chao was not imprisoned with other members of the Xu family, but was held alone and guarded by a special person, but Xie Chengjin had already sent the person away in advance.

The bailiff brought the man in and before leaving, he specifically warned: "My lord, my lady, this Xu Chao inside seems to have lost his mind. He can't get anything out of me, and he bites everyone he sees, like a madman. You two should be careful."

Xie Chengjin remained silent, while Su Zhizhi handed him a few ingots of silver and said, "Thank you for the reminder, young man. Don't worry, we won't do anything. Consider this as a treat for you."

The yamen runner weighed it up for a moment, his face wrinkled with smile. "Madam, you are so generous. If that's the case, I won't bother you any further."

After there was no one else here, Xie Chengjin took Su Zhizhi, opened the prison door and walked in.

There was a fence inside. Hearing the sound, Xu Chao leaned against the wall and looked towards the door, and met the eyes of Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi.

Su Zhizhi's eyes were cold, and there was hatred in them as she looked at Xu Chao.

"Xu Chao, I never thought that you would end up like this. What did you do now that you still refuse to tell me?" Su Zhizhi forced herself to calm down and began to question Xu Chao.

Seeing the two people, Xu Chao seemed to sober up a little, but still said nothing and remained silent.

Su Zhizhi didn't get angry when she saw this, but she changed her tone and asked, "Since you won't tell me, then I'll ask you another question. What exactly happened between you and my father, Su Mingcheng? Why did you want to kill him like that?"

Hearing the word "Su Mingcheng", Xu Chao's eyes suddenly became clear, and he threw himself against the fence. "What did you say? Su Mingcheng? How do you know Su Mingcheng?!"

Xie Chengjin quickly pulled Su Zhizhi back a little, "Be careful."

Su Zhizhi smiled at Xie Chengjin, then stared at Xu Chao intently, "Why, you still can't remember anything?"

"Su Mingcheng...Su Mingcheng...Hahahahahahahaha...Why didn't I think of it, Su Zhizhi...Su Mingcheng...I can't believe that you are a member of the Su family, and you are the daughter of a traitor!" Xu Chao's brain was working frantically, and he figured out everything.

"You're the one who harmed me! You're plotting against me!" Xu Chao stretched out his hand and pointed at Su Zhizhi.

Su Zhizhi remained silent, tacitly accepting Xu Chao's accusation. "Now, I'm asking you, what on earth did you do to my father?!"

But this time, Xu Chao did not answer Su Zhizhi's words. Perhaps he was too shocked. Xu Chao was even crazier than before. He kept emphasizing that he was the prime minister and that he was second only to the emperor.

Just when Su Zhizhi wanted to ask something, Xu Chao suddenly rushed forward and crashed into the wall and died.

Su Zhizhi's pupils suddenly widened, "No!"

No one expected that Xu Chao would choose such a way to die. Xie Chengjin knew the seriousness of the matter and hurriedly took Su Zhizhi away from the prison.

However, the death of Xu Chao still alarmed many people and caused a great response. According to Ya Yi, the only person who saw Xu Chao at the end was Su Zhizhi, and many people suspected that Su Zhizhi murdered Xu Chao.

Su Zhizhi knew the seriousness of the matter. Fortunately, she had evidence in her hands, so she proved her innocence in front of the emperor.

Seeing this, the emperor did not want to hold Su Zhizhi responsible, and the matter was dropped.

Although Su Zhizhi was fine, the clues they had worked so hard to find were now all interrupted. Xu Chao was dead, and there was no evidence to prove anything. Xie Chengjin also thought about interrogating other members of the Xu family, but they knew nothing about what Xu Chao had done.

Su Zhizhi was very frustrated, but suddenly, she thought of someone who might know what happened back then.

After hesitating for a moment, Su Zhizhi finally went to find Song's father. She placed all her hopes on Song's father.

Seeing Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin coming, Song's father was also stunned for a moment. It was not until Su Zhizhi asked about Su Mingcheng and Xu Chao that Song's father realized that the people who had turned the court upside down during this period were the two people in front of him.

Immediately, the look in his eyes when he looked at Su Zhizhi changed. He finally understood that he had misjudged Su Zhizhi before.

But facing Su Zhizhi's question, Song's father remained silent.

Su Zhizhi's heart sank when she saw this. "Uncle Song, why don't you say anything?"

Su Zhizhi still held some expectations and couldn't wait to ask.

After a long time, Song's father slowly shook his head, and Su Zhizhi's heart sank to the bottom.

"I'm sorry, Zhizhi. What happened back then... I'm ashamed to say that I really didn't know anything. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to live in the capital forever, right?"