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

The smile on the Fifth Prince's face froze. He didn't expect that he would get into trouble just for watching the fun.

The fifth prince waved his hands repeatedly and made up an excuse, and was finally able to walk out of the imperial study and return to his own prince's residence. The more the fifth prince thought about it, the more strange it seemed, so he called Shen Wenjun over.

"Wenjun, what do you think of Xie Chengjin's feelings towards his deceased wife?" The fifth prince looked at Shen Wenjun and didn't expect such a sentence to come out.

Shen Wenjun was stunned for a moment, but still said truthfully: "The relationship is pretty good, Your Highness, but what happened?"

"Nothing, it's just that I went to the palace today to pay my respects to the emperor, and I didn't expect to see that he was arranging the selection of a wife for Xie Chengpu. As far as I know, Su Zhizhi seemed to have passed away not long ago. Why did the emperor start to consider this matter?" The fifth prince was a little puzzled.

Shen Wenjun was genuinely shocked after hearing this. "Your Majesty, I dare not speculate about your thoughts. Perhaps Your Majesty sympathizes with Master Xie and cannot bear to see him hurt by love?"

The Fifth Prince shook his head. "Never mind. I won't think about it anymore. If my guess is correct, there will be something exciting to watch in a few days. You can go back first."

After leaving the Prince's Mansion, Shen Wenjun still felt it was very magical. After thinking about it, Shen Wenjun decided to go to Xie's Mansion.

When Xie Chengjin heard that Shen Wenjun had come, he was a little surprised, but he still had Shen Wenjun brought to the study, thinking that Shen Wenjun had something important to discuss.

Unexpectedly, the first time Shen Wenjun saw Xie Chengjin, she smiled sarcastically, "Master Xie is really lucky. Zhizhi just passed away not long ago, and Master Xie's confidante is about to enter the mansion again."

Xie Chengjin was confused by Shen Wenjun's words. He asked, "Shen Wenjun, what exactly do you mean by this?"

Shen Wenjun looked at Xie Chengjin, who was frowning tightly, and felt a little confused. She couldn't help but mutter, "Could it be that Xie Chengjin doesn't know about this?"

Seeing Xie Chengjin's expression worsening, Shen Wenjun quickly recovered and explained, "His Majesty must have been busy choosing a wife for you these past few days. You... should pay more attention these two days."

"Choosing a wife? Why? Why would Your Majesty do this?" Xie Chengjin couldn't understand even more.

Shen Wenjun also shook his head in confusion. "I'm not sure. I thought you knew about this matter. I didn't expect His Majesty to hide it from you. But no matter what, you should be prepared."

After saying that, Xie Chengjin turned around and left Xie Mansion without staying any longer, leaving Xie Chengjin alone, confused as to what was going on.

Just as Shen Wenjun said, the next day, the chief eunuch beside the emperor came to visit and said that the emperor had prepared a banquet specially for Xie Chengjin and asked Xie Chengjin to attend. Also attending the banquet were the young ladies from aristocratic families who were carefully selected by the emperor for Xie Chengjin.

The father-in-law informed Xie Chengjin of the time and place, then found an excuse to leave, giving Xie Chengjin time to prepare.

Su Zhizhi, who was standing by, waited until her father-in-law left before she appeared. She smiled at Xie Chengjin and said, "Master Xie is truly blessed with a beautiful woman. His Majesty even held a banquet specifically for you to choose a wife."

Xie Chengjin smiled bitterly and pulled Su Zhizhi to his side, saying helplessly, "How come even you are mocking me? This may seem like a good thing to outsiders, but others don't know what I'm thinking. Don't you know it?"

"Your Majesty, this move is probably to test me. To put it nicely, it's to choose a wife for me. To put it bluntly, it's nothing more than to plant a spy somewhere close to me. By then, my every move will be under your Majesty's nose. If that happens, not only you, but even I will be in danger."

Su Zhizhi naturally knew the seriousness of the matter, and what she said was just a joke. The playful smile on her face became less, and Su Zhizhi's face also became a little serious.

"What should we do now?" Su Zhizhi asked Xie Chengjin.

"I must go to this banquet, otherwise, His Majesty will probably accuse me of disobeying the order. But you..." Xie Chengjin hesitated.

Su Zhizhi readily took over and said, "Of course I have to follow. There are so many beautiful young ladies from aristocratic families. If they all fall for you, where would there be any place for me in this mansion? To prevent you from losing control, I naturally have to be there. Don't you want me to go?"

As she spoke, Su Zhizhi looked at Xie Chengjin with suspicion in her eyes.

Xie Chengjin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he still agreed to Su Zhizhi's request. Su Zhizhi specially changed into a servant's servant and disguised herself to make sure that she would not be easily recognized. Only then did she relax a little.

Xie Chengjin took Su Zhizhi, who had disguised herself as Yun Qing, to the banquet.

The banquet was held in the imperial garden of the palace. At this time of year, the flowers in the imperial garden were almost in bloom, competing with each other in beauty, which was a unique kind of beauty.

By the time Xie Chengjin arrived, many young ladies from aristocratic families were already there.

When they heard the noise, they turned to look at Xie Chengjin one by one, but their eyes froze when they met Xie Chengjin's face.

Xie Chengjin is extremely handsome, especially after dressing up a little, he is even more attractive.

Su Zhizhi looked at the reactions of those young ladies from aristocratic families and felt a little unhappy, especially those young ladies from aristocratic families who wanted to get close to Xie Chengjin one by one. Those who reacted quickly had already come in front of Xie Chengjin and wanted to talk to him.

Facing these beautiful girls around him, Xie Chengjin had a cold face and looked at the young ladies who came up to him expressionlessly.

Su Zhizhi stood behind Xie Chengjin and quietly separated some of the young ladies from him. However, due to the large number of young ladies from aristocratic families around him, some of them still slipped through the net and began to try to talk to Xie Chengjin.

Xie Chengjin did not respond to the advances of these ladies. Instead, Su Zhizhi, who was in disguise, smiled and walked around Xie Chengjin, completely isolating him from these women.

These girls were not people who could not understand people's expressions. Seeing Xie Chengjin's unrefined appearance, the girls gave up one by one. When the emperor arrived, they saw Xie Chengjin and the girls sitting at opposite ends, not interfering with each other. The emperor's expression froze on his face instantly.