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

As she spoke, Su Zhizhi winked at Meng's mother, and Meng's mother suddenly remembered that they were not the only ones living in this mansion.

After sending Meng's mother back to her room, Su Zhizhi's face suddenly turned gloomy, and Xie Chengjin's face was still not good. "Your Majesty, are you really not going to deal with this matter?" Su Zhizhi asked in a deep voice.

Xie Chengjin shook his head. "I'm not sure, but after such a long time without any results, I guess they're planning to wait until this matter is completely over."

"Turn the page? Then what? Will my father have to bear that stigma forever?" Su Zhizhi's emotions suddenly became agitated.

Xie Chengjin quickly comforted him, "Don't worry, there might be a chance for this to turn around. If you turn against the Emperor now, I'm afraid..."

Su Zhizhi leaned in Xie Chengjin's arms and gradually calmed down. After a long time, Su Zhizhi raised her head from Xie Chengjin's arms.

She looked straight at Xie Chengjin, her eyes full of seriousness and unquestionable determination, "Xie Chengjin, I want to see the emperor!"

Xie Chengjin was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly advised: "The effect of your disguise pill has worn off. If you go to see the emperor at this time, I'm afraid you won't know what will happen. Why don't you wait a little longer?"

Su Zhizhi shook her head. "We can't wait any longer. The sooner this matter is resolved, the better. Now that the evidence is complete, no matter how much we investigate, we won't gain anything. Therefore, the only chance to break the deadlock now lies in the hands of the emperor."

"But I can take care of this. You don't need to take such a big risk." Xie Chengjin looked at Su Zhizhi worriedly, his eyes full of disapproval.

Su Zhizhi looked at Xie Chengjin firmly and said, "I know what I'm doing. I don't intend to disguise myself to see the emperor, but with my current appearance, I don't think the emperor will necessarily believe the news of my death. Besides, I should have more say than you about my father's affairs."

Seeing that his persuasion failed, Xie Chengjin could only sigh deeply again, hesitated for a long time, and finally agreed.

The next day, Xie Chengjin claimed to be ill and did not attend the morning court. Instead, after the morning court, he brought Su Zhizhi, who had dressed up, into the palace in a low-key manner.

The palace servants did not stop Xie Chengjin, and they did not even check on Su Zhizhi who was following Xie Chengjin.

Su Zhizhi entered the palace without any danger and followed Xie Chengjin to the outside of the imperial study.

After getting permission, Xie Chengjin took Su Zhizhi into the imperial study.

The emperor was still attending to government affairs. When he saw Xie Chengjin come in, his expression stiffened for a moment, then he said calmly, "Aren't you feeling ill, my dear Xie? Why did you come to the palace to see me today?"

Xie Chengjin first bowed according to the rules and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May Your Majesty be blessed with good health."

"Okay, get up and talk." The emperor waved his hand casually, signaling Xie Chengjin to get up.

At this moment, the emperor noticed that there was someone following Xie Chengjin. Seeing this, the emperor said, "Why did Xie Aiqing bring a servant into the palace today? I have never seen such a person around you. Could this be..."

The emperor thought of Xie Chengjin's suspected affair with Long Yang, and his expression suddenly turned ugly.

After hearing the emperor's question, Xie Chengjin didn't say anything. Instead, Su Zhizhi walked out from behind Xie Chengjin and stood in front of him.

The emperor had seen countless people and could tell at a glance that the person in front of him was a girl. Immediately, he had some guesses in his mind, but the emperor still said nothing.

At this time, Su Zhizhi slowly raised her head, slowly took off the mask on her face, stared straight at the emperor, and then slowly knelt, "Your Majesty, I greet you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."

Seeing Su Zhizhi's face, the emperor was not surprised. From the beginning, the emperor knew that Xie Chengjin would not really listen to him and let Su Zhizhi die, so the emperor just wanted to see when Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin would reveal their true colors.

The emperor looked at Su Zhizhi who was kneeling before him and sneered, "It's been a long time since I last saw you, my dear Su."

The emperor almost uttered the last three words through gritted teeth.

Upon hearing this, Su Zhizhi simply said calmly, "It is my honor to be remembered by Your Majesty."

"Thank you, my dear minister. Which one do you think is better, the crime of disobeying the imperial order or the crime of deceiving the emperor?" Seeing that Su Zhizhi did not react as he expected, the emperor could not help but turn his gaze to Xie Chengjin.

Before Xie Chengjin could say anything, Su Zhizhi interrupted him, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This was all done by me alone. Xie Chengjin doesn't know much about it. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

"Oh? I didn't expect that my beloved Su could have such a capability." The emperor looked at Su Zhizhi with a forced smile, his eyes full of ambiguous expressions.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I had no choice but to do this. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

"Then I would like to know how desperate Su Aiqing was to do this."

Su Zhizhi took a deep breath and said, "I am the eldest daughter of the criminal Su Mingcheng. Originally, the daughter of a criminal minister could not enter the capital without being summoned. I took the risk and sneaked into the capital. It was my fault. However, I took such a risk only to seek justice for my father."

The emperor did not respond, and Su Zhizhi continued, "My mother is old, but she still doesn't understand why my father was convicted. I ventured to the capital to understand her wishes, but the more I investigate, the more suspicious points I find about my father's past. I think Your Majesty was deceived by a traitor. But now that the traitor has been eliminated and the evidence of my father's past is before Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to give my father justice!"

The emperor stared at Su Zhizhi for a long time without saying a word. Finally, he spoke, "Lord Su, your filial piety makes me deeply grateful. Well, thank you for presenting me with evidence. I have also briefly reviewed it. Su Mingcheng's original affairs are indeed questionable. With this in mind, I will no longer pursue your offense of deceiving the emperor. As for Su Mingcheng's affairs, I still need to consider them carefully. You two may withdraw first."

Upon hearing this, Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin exchanged a glance before speaking, "Your Majesty, I, your humble servant, bow to you in gratitude."

After saying that, the two of them stood up and left the imperial study.

It was not until they returned to the mansion that Su Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief. Even Xie Chengjin was covered in cold sweat. He was really worried that if Su Zhizhi said something wrong, they would all die on the spot.