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

Xie Chengjin was no longer disobeying the emperor's order, but deceiving the emperor. Even though Xie Chengjin had made great contributions to the emperor, the emperor no longer had room for him. By the time Xie Chengjin received the news from the palace spies, it was too late. He had no time to deal with the rumors.

The emperor had already decided to kill Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi, and had even sent soldiers to capture them. As long as the emperor caught Su Zhizhi, he would have an excuse to deal with Xie Chengjin. When Xie Chengjin fell, the emperor would be able to completely grasp power in his own hands.

Xie Chengjin received the news that the emperor wanted to arrest someone, and he was in a dilemma for a moment. Now that the emperor dared to send people, he must be completely sure of capturing Su Zhizhi alive. In this case, Xie Chengjin would not be able to let Su Zhizhi go out alone. However, Su Zhizhi was thinking about not being able to implicate Xie Chengjin. Just when the two were confronting each other, Xu Miao appeared.

Xu Miao has his own courtyard in the Xie Mansion, so it is naturally impossible for Xie Chengjin's men to stop Xu Miao.

When Xu Miao was brought in, Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin stared at each other intently.

Seeing this, Xu Miao sighed and grabbed Su Zhizhi's wrist.

"Now is not the time for you to quarrel. I already know the emperor's order. Right now, Zhizhi, you can't be caught by father, otherwise, I can't save either your life or Xie Chengjin's life." Xu Miao no longer looked as weak as before. His face was so serious that Su Zhizhi couldn't help but be stunned.

Xie Chengjin looked at Xu Miao helplessly and said, "What should we do now? Since His Majesty dared to send someone here, it means that there must be an ambush around my mansion. If I let Zhizhi go out at this time, wouldn't that be walking into a trap?"

"Then follow me." Xu Miao looked at Xie Chengjin firmly.

Xie Chengjin was stunned for a moment, then realized what Xu Miao meant, "But, Your Highness..."

Xie Chengjin was still a little hesitant, but Su Zhizhi seemed to be out of the state and did not speak.

Xu Miao looked at Xie Chengjin seriously and said solemnly, "There is no better way now. Those people dare not investigate my carriage too much. As for my father, I have my own way. If you don't want to waste all your efforts, Lord Xie, please stop delaying."

Hearing this, Xie Chengjin no longer hesitated and let Xu Miao take Su Zhizhi away. But just when Xu Miao was about to drag Su Zhizhi away, Su Zhizhi suddenly seemed to have made up her mind, shook off Xu Miao's hand, and looked at Xu Miao seriously.

"Your Highness, the Xie Mansion is now the place that His Majesty pays the most attention to. I don't want to implicate Your Highness because of this." Su Zhizhi looked at Xu Miao with a guilty look on her face.

Xu Miao looked disappointed and wanted to continue persuading her, but was interrupted by Su Zhizhi, "Your Highness, I know you are doing this for my own good, but I don't want to run away this time. If we can escape this danger, I will definitely go to the princess's residence to visit His Highness someday. I also hope that Your Highness will not interfere in this matter and must not drag yourself into it."

After a long time, Xu Miao sighed deeply. Knowing that she could not persuade Su Zhizhi, she had to give up and turned to leave. She had come quietly before, and when she left, she also heated the rice silently.

Xie Chengjin looked at Su Zhizhi with a complicated expression and said, "Zhizhi, you should have left with Princess Changle. I will find a way to resolve this matter."

But Su Zhizhi shook her head. "This time, I'll go with you. I don't know how His Majesty knew I wasn't dead, but as long as my disguise pills are still effective, no one will be able to tell. As long as we can prove that Xie Yun and Su Zhizhi are two different people, that's enough."

Hearing this, Xie Chengjin sighed deeply, tacitly agreeing with Su Zhizhi's idea. Now that things have come to this, he can only give it a try. After all, Su Zhizhi has already left her last retreat.

Soon, the soldiers sent by the emperor surrounded the Xie Mansion, and the leading guard rushed in with a group of people. As for Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi, they were sitting in the main hall, chatting as if no one was around. When they saw people coming in, Xie Chengjin was quite surprised, as if he knew nothing.

The guard took one look and said to Xie Chengjin expressionlessly, "His Majesty has ordered that Sir Xie has shielded the daughter of a guilty minister and deceived the emperor. His crime is unforgivable. However, considering his meritorious service in the court, he is allowed to enter the palace to meet with the emperor. Sir Xie, please come in."

Upon hearing this, Xie Chengjin's face darkened. He stood up and said coldly, "The daughter of a guilty minister? Zhizhi has already passed away, so how can there be a daughter of a guilty minister?"

"Sir Xie, please don't make things difficult for your subordinates. Even if you have any doubts about His Majesty's decree, you should ask His Majesty." The guard showed no fear at all. He waved his hand and several people behind him stepped forward and escorted Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi out.

The emperor was not sure whether Xie Yun was Su Zhizhi, so he allowed Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi to enter the palace in a carriage.

As soon as Xie Chengjin and his companion entered the palace, they were taken to the imperial study, where the emperor was already waiting.

Xie Chengjin walked in slowly with Su Zhizhi, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."

The emperor sat there, looking at Xie Chengjin coldly, and said nothing.

After a long while, the emperor finally spoke: "Doctor, go and take a look at the girl behind Lord Xie."

After saying this, Xie Chengjin's heart suddenly sank. He couldn't believe that the emperor actually suspected Su Zhizhi's death. He just didn't know where the emperor got the news from, or whether Si Geya was involved in it...

As soon as he finished speaking, a man who looked like an imperial physician walked out from behind the emperor. However, at a glance, Xie Chengjin knew that this man was definitely not an imperial physician, but a disguise artist hired by the emperor outside the palace.

The man came to Su Zhizhi, whispered "I'm sorry", and stretched out his hand towards Su Zhizhi's face.

Su Zhizhi just knelt there and let the disguise artist check her, but after looking over her face, the disguise artist did not find any traces of disguise on Su Zhizhi's face, let alone the "human skin" used for disguise.

Seeing this, the disguise artist took a deep breath, returned to the emperor's side, and whispered something in the emperor's ear. The emperor stared at Su Zhizhi with his brows tightly furrowed.

After a long time, the emperor nodded imperceptibly, and the disguise artist was taken out. After a while, the imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital came in and came to Su Zhizhi's side. After another examination, he still found nothing.

Xie Chengjin's expression grew increasingly grim. It wasn't until the imperial doctors left that Xie Chengjin finally addressed the emperor, "Your Majesty, what are you doubting?"