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

Shen Wenjun knew what Xu Wanqing was going to do without much effort, but when he learned the identities of Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi, Shen Wenjun was still shocked. He knew that the two of them could be a little mysterious sometimes, but he never imagined that their identities would be so shocking.

One is the daughter of a criminal minister, the other is the prince of an enemy country. Shen Wenjun was not sure whether the two knew each other's identities, but he still chose to conceal it for them.

Even for Su Zhizhi, Shen Wenjun didn't want anything to happen to Xie Chengjin.

Xu Wanqing sent out a lot of people. If Shen Wenjun wants to keep this matter secret, he must quickly find those who spread the news.

This was no small project. Although Shen Wenjun was careful again and again, the noise was so loud that the Fifth Prince still noticed something unusual.

The fifth prince called Shen Wenjun over. Shen Wenjun met the fifth prince's scrutinizing gaze, pursed her lips, and still said nothing. She just waited quietly for the fifth prince to speak.

"Wenjun, what have you been doing these days?" The fifth prince pondered for a moment before speaking tentatively.

Shen Wenjun was stunned for a moment, and before the Fifth Prince could become suspicious, he quickly said, "Your Highness, I have been in contact with Princess Changle recently. I believe Your Highness has heard about some of the things that happened between me and Princess Changle."

As she spoke, Shen Wenjun looked a little shy, and seemed very embarrassed about this matter.

Seeing this, the Fifth Prince's doubts were slightly alleviated. Hearing Shen Wenjun mention Xu Miao, the Fifth Prince had some calculations in his mind, "This palace has also heard about this. Since Miao'er likes you, then you must treat her well. Although Miao'er is not my biological sister, she was raised by me after all. What's more, Miao'er's biological mother has a distinguished family background. Although she was previously suppressed by the Queen in the palace, she should not be underestimated. She is now unique in the palace. This palace... needs the influence of Miao'er's mother's family. Wenjun should know what I am talking about, right?"

"I will keep this in mind and will definitely live up to your highness's expectations!" Shen Wenjun bowed, but he was still very cautious in his heart.

Although everyone knew that Shen Wenjun was from the Fifth Prince's faction and the Fifth Prince seemed to hold him in high regard, only Shen Wenjun himself knew what kind of person the Fifth Prince was.

The fifth prince is a scheming man with ambitions for the throne that cannot be underestimated. He also does not trust Shen Wenjun as much as outsiders seem.

After receiving the order from the Fifth Prince, Shen Wenjun retreated. Only after leaving the Fifth Prince's Mansion did Shen Wenjun finally breathe a sigh of relief. He looked back in fear at the direction he had just come out. No matter what, he had finally gotten through this hurdle.

After returning to his residence, Shen Wenjun couldn't help but think of what the fifth prince had just said. Xu Miao was very important to the fifth prince, and the fifth prince also wanted to use him to get Xu Miao, a very useful chess piece.

Thinking of this, Shen Wenjun had to start re-examining the relationship between himself and Xu Miao. In fact, he did not have any romantic feelings for Xu Miao. Instead, it was more like a brother's doting on his sister. The only person he really liked was Su Zhizhi.

Shen Wenjun didn't want to delay Xu Miao because of himself. Even though there was the order from the Fifth Prince, Shen Wenjun didn't want to have too much entanglement with Xu Miao. Therefore, he began to avoid Xu Miao intentionally or unintentionally.

As for Xu Miao, she still didn't give up on Shen Wenjun and tried to find ways to get closer to Shen Wenjun, but she didn't know why Shen Wenjun started to avoid her again.

Xu Miao was very depressed because she hadn't seen Shen Wenjun for several days. She couldn't enter Shen Wenjun's mansion, but she didn't know Shen Wenjun's whereabouts. Out of boredom, Xu Miao went to find Su Zhizhi again.

In Su Zhizhi's house, she was talking to Xie Chengjin when she heard Xu Miao's shouting in the distance. Su Zhizhi couldn't help but frowned tightly, "What on earth is Xu Miao trying to do? Why is he looking for me instead of Shen Wenjun?" Su Zhizhi was very annoyed by this.

But despite complaining, Su Zhizhi still went out and brought Xu Miao in.

As soon as Xu Miao entered the room, he complained to Su Zhizhi, "Zhizhi, what have you been doing all this time? I can't find you, nor can I find Shen Wenjun. It's so boring."

Su Zhizhi was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and asked, "Really? Maybe there have been a lot of things going on recently."

"But I clearly feel that Shen Wenjun is avoiding me." Xu Miao said somewhat aggrievedly.

"I don't think so. Lord Shen might have something to do, so he didn't have time to look for you. He definitely wasn't avoiding you on purpose."

As Su Zhizhi said this, his hands were still working and looked very busy.

Su Zhizhi didn't notice that Xu Miao's expression was a little strange.

Su Zhizhi was right to say that she was busy these days. After all, she had been busy guarding against Xu Wanqing. Although Xu Wanqing had been under house arrest, Su Zhizhi still did not dare to be careless. After all, even a rabbit bites when it is cornered.

But because of this, Su Zhizhi didn't have as much energy and attention to Xu Miao.

Xu Miao was always inexplicably sensitive to such things. Seeing that Su Zhizhi was unwilling to pay attention to him, he stopped talking, stayed in the mansion for a while, and then left Su Zhizhi's house.

Su Zhizhi just felt a little strange, but didn't think too much about it. She just thought that Xu Miao might have something to deal with. It just so happened that Xu Miao was not around, so Su Zhizhi was happy and at ease.

Little did Su Zhizhi know that there was already some rift in the previously close relationship between Xu Miao and her that Su Zhizhi was unaware of.

After leaving Su Zhizhi's residence, Xu Miao originally wanted to look for Xu Wanqing, but when she reached the gate of the Princess's Mansion, she remembered that the Princess had been confined to her home earlier.

Xu Miao glanced pitifully in the direction of Xu Wanqing's bedroom, then turned around and went back to his own residence.

In the mansion, Xu Miao lay pitifully on the table, not understanding why Su Zhizhi didn't want to answer her when she asked her. But she knew that Su Zhizhi must have her own things to do. But even so, Xu Miao was still very dissatisfied with Su Zhizhi.

Xu Miao was alone in the room, sulking for a long time, and ignored Su Zhizhi for several days.

Su Zhizhi had no intention of visiting, and Xu Miao became even angrier when he realized this.

It happened that Shen Wenjun came to see Xie Chengjin, and Su Zhizhi casually asked why Xu Miao didn't come to see her.

Shen Wenjun was stunned and felt a little strange. Logically speaking, Xu Miao was an emotional person and it was impossible for him to endure loneliness for such a long time. Perhaps something had happened.