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

The emperor's temper became more and more irritable. About a week had passed, and the Dali Temple had not found out anything. The emperor's face was full of anger every day, and the servants who served him dared not breathe, for fear of becoming the scapegoat.

Seeing that looking for a needle in a haystack was not working, the emperor simply arranged for the Dali Temple to start with the brothel. All the customers who entered and exited the brothel that day, the girls who had contact with the Sixth Prince, and the owner of the brothel were arrested and thrown into jail. They were tortured severely and had to find the murderer.

When Xie Chengjin received this news, he became more and more panicked. Although he was the one who did it and did not leave any obvious traces or evidence, he was afraid that the emperor would execute everyone directly.

What's more, the emperor is now very wary of Xie Chengjin. If Xie Chengjin is targeted by the emperor at this critical juncture, he will be doomed.

The fifth prince naturally knew this in his heart. He had been paying attention to the affairs of the sixth prince. Seeing that the emperor placed his suspicion on Xie Chengjin, the fifth prince had the queen released.

He kept the queen just in case. If Xie Chengjin could escape successfully, that would be the best. If Xie Chengjin was unlucky, the fifth prince would have no choice but to abandon the queen as a chess piece to divert the emperor's attention.

The fifth prince made this move at the perfect time. Just when the emperor was about to order the arrest of Xie Chengjin, the fifth prince came before the emperor with the queen.

"Your Majesty, I have heard the tragic news about my Sixth Brother, and I have been unable to reconcile myself to it for a long time. Although the Dali Temple is in charge of this matter, I still want to do my bit. I did not expect that when I led my men to search the capital, I would actually discover the culprit, Zhao. I dared not lie, so I hurriedly led my men to the palace to ask for an audience. If my suspicions are correct, the Sixth Brother's misfortune must be related to Zhao."

The fifth prince stood in front of the emperor with a graceful and righteous look on his face, which made the emperor look at him with admiration.

The emperor nodded and said, "Xiaowu, you are thoughtful. Your Sixth Brother's matter is over. The dead cannot be resurrected. As for Zhao, she and I have been married for many years. What happened back then was not entirely her fault. Zhao Hui died long ago. As for her... imprison her in Fengyi Palace."

Perhaps because of the loss of his beloved son, the emperor had some white hair on his head, making him look much older.

The fifth prince was not surprised by the emperor's behavior. He did not say anything, but just changed the subject and chatted with the emperor for a while before leaving the palace.

Soon, the Fifth Prince returned to the palace and called Xie Chengjin over.

"Your Highness, why did you call me here so late at night?" Xie Chengjin looked at the Fifth Prince in confusion, not understanding what he was going to do.

The Fifth Prince tapped his hand on the table and said, "Do you know about the former Queen's visit to the capital?"

Xie Chengjin's pupils shrank, and then he shook his head, "Don't you know? Didn't she escape a long time ago? How dare she come back now?"

The Fifth Prince stared at Xie Chengjin for a moment before he said, "Never mind. Whether you know or not is not important. Now that the Empress has fallen into my hands, I have already sent her to the palace and framed her for the Sixth Prince's affair. However, Father does not intend to execute this woman. He has only confined her to her house. But no matter what, Father will not suspect you for the time being. The rest is up to you."

In response to the fifth prince's suggestion, Xie Chengjin just nodded and agreed.

"By the way, what do you think about the former queen?" The fifth prince thought for a moment and asked.

Xie Chengjin paused and said, "After all, the former queen and Your Majesty have been married for many years. After so much time has passed, Your Majesty naturally doesn't harbor as much resentment towards the former queen. However, although Your Majesty has only imprisoned the queen, it would be best if the queen remains in the palace forever. Otherwise, it would be detrimental to Your Highness's plans."

The Fifth Prince looked at Xie Chengjin approvingly. Another reason why he liked Xie Chengjin was that Xie Chengjin was very much to the Fifth Prince's liking, both in his style of doing things and in other aspects.

"Okay, you can leave first. I'll leave the Sixth Prince's affairs to you. As for the Queen, I will make my own arrangements." Seeing the Fifth Prince say this, Xie Chengjin did not delay any longer and left the Fifth Prince's Mansion.

The Fifth Prince naturally wanted to kill the Queen. Regardless of whether Xie Chengjin reminded him or not, the Fifth Prince had no intention of sparing the Queen's life.

As for Xu Wanqing, she did not have the courage of the queen, so she did not follow the queen to the capital. Instead, she lurked outside the capital as a supporter, and occasionally inquired about some news inside the capital.

The Queen was secretly captured by the Fifth Prince, and the entire process was kept secret, so that no one knew that the Queen was imprisoned in Fengyi Palace by the Emperor.

Therefore, Xu Wanqing didn't know where the queen was. She only knew that she was supposed to meet with the queen every three days, but since the last time they met, Xu Wanqing had completely lost contact with the queen.

At the beginning, Xu Wanqing was able to comfort herself, thinking that the queen must have been tripped by something, but as time went on, Xu Wanqing became more and more impatient.

At this time, Xu Wanqing discovered that not only the queen, but even the subordinates who followed the queen were nowhere to be found. Xu Wanqing became more and more panicked.

Finally, Xu Wanqing couldn't hold back any longer and reported the matter to Dayong. However, the news she got was that Dayong's people asked Xu Wanqing to take people to Beijing to rescue the queen.

When Xu Wanqing received the news, she was a little confused at first. Her identity was more sensitive than that of the queen. The queen was at most an accomplice, but she, Xu Wanqing, was the real mastermind. The nature of the situation was different.

However, Xu Wanqing's concern for the queen made her put aside her fear and she led her people into the capital.

Almost at the same time, Xie Chengjin received news from his subordinates.

Knowing that Xu Wanqing was coming to Beijing, Xie Chengjin raised his eyebrows, "It's really getting more lively day by day. It seems that the good show is about to begin." Xie Chengjin murmured to himself in the study.

Afterwards, Xie Chengjin ordered people to suppress the matter of Xu Wanqing and not let anyone know the news. As for Xu Wanqing, Xie Chengjin just asked them to keep a close eye on her and not give Xu Wanqing the opportunity to make trouble.

As for Xie Chengjin, he was dealing with the remnants of the Sixth Prince. Previously, the Sixth Prince died suddenly, and Xie Chengjin only had time to deal with the traces of the crime. But now the emperor's attention is no longer on Xie Chengjin, and Xie Chengjin can also withdraw for a short time and completely wipe out the Sixth Prince's followers.