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

"What did you say? Xu Wanqing is in your hands?" Su Zhizhi reacted quickly and looked at Shen Wenjun in shock. "When did this happen?"

"Yesterday, I was patrolling the streets and found something wrong, so I turned around to check. Unexpectedly, I saw Xu Wanqing fainted in the alley. She looked like she had been attacked by something." Recalling what happened the day before, Shen Wenjun still found it a little strange.

"Backfired?" Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi seemed to have thought of something. They looked at each other and said in unison.

Shen Wenjun felt a little strange, "Yeah, what's wrong?"

Su Zhizhi shook her head and said, "It's okay. Yesterday, Xie Chengjin and I went to Princess Changle's mansion and found that the princess was infected with a Gu worm. Xie Chengjin took it out at that time. It was probably at that time that Xu Wanqing suffered the backlash."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenjun couldn't help but frown, "Xu Miao is poisoned by a Gu insect?"

Su Zhizhi could tell that something was wrong with Shen Wenjun and couldn't help but tease, "What's wrong? Is Master Shen worried?"

Shen Wenjun seemed to have been caught on camera and quickly denied it, "I'm not worried. Besides, the important thing now is Xu Wanqing, not Xu Miao."

Hearing this, Su Zhizhi just smiled and said nothing.

Xie Chengjin on the side then said: "So, what did Xu Wanqing say?"

Xie Chengjin brought the topic back to normal with just one sentence.

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenjun said seriously, "I got the Queen's possible whereabouts from Xu Wanqing. If possible, you might need to go there."

Shen Wenjun looked at Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin seriously and explained his purpose.

"Are you sure this news is true?" Su Zhizhi couldn't help but frown. "Xu Wanqing is extremely cunning and deceitful. If she's lying about this, we won't be able to do anything to her. We might even fall into her trap."

Thinking of how Xu Wanqing had played her around before, Su Zhizhi felt so angry that she wanted to get rid of Xu Wanqing as soon as possible.

Shen Wenjun also looked serious. "Of course I know about this, but this is the only clue I have. I have to give it a try."

Su Zhizhi was still a little confused. At this time, Xie Chengjin spoke first, "Forget it, leave this matter to me. Lord Shen, you have to take good care of Xu Wanqing. She is insidious and cunning. You must not let her live alone, otherwise..."

Shen Wenjun nodded. "Of course. Don't worry, I've already sent a lot of people to watch over her. She won't be able to cause any trouble."

After Shen Wenjun left, Su Zhizhi looked at Xie Chengjin with dissatisfaction, "Why did you agree to that quick move? You're well aware of Xu Wanqing's methods. Now that you've rashly agreed, what are you going to do next?"

Xie Chengjin knew Su Zhizhi was worried about him, so he comforted her, "This trip may be risky, but if we really capture the Queen, coupled with Xu Wanqing in Shen Wenjun's hands, it will be a great achievement that cannot be missed. Now that they are both in the capital, this is the best way to eliminate future troubles."

Xie Chengjin's words made Su Zhizhi fall into deep thought. Seeing this, Xie Chengjin said, "I plan to go alone with a few people this time. How about you stay at home with A Niang?"

Su Zhizhi shook her head. "No, I'd better go with you. I always feel that this matter is strange. It's better to have me by your side than to be alone and helpless."

Seeing that Su Zhizhi had made up her mind, Xie Chengjin didn't say anything more, but just reminded Su Zhizhi to be careful.

After the two of them had packed up, they took a few people and began to search for the queen's whereabouts in the capital.

They followed the clues given by Shen Wenjun and headed towards the northwest of the capital.

But even after leaving the capital, Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi still found nothing.

In Shen Wenjun's mansion, after resting, Xu Wanqing's strength had recovered a lot, and it was no problem for her to escape.

She observed the guards' shift change time and took advantage of the handover between the two shifts to escape, but Shen Wenjun was completely unaware of it.

After escaping, Xu Wanqing set off for the place where the queen was hiding, but it was a completely opposite direction from Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin.

Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin were still heading northwest. After walking for an unknown amount of time, Su Zhizhi finally saw a hidden house in the distance.

Su Zhizhi's heart suddenly brightened, "Xie Chengjin, look there!"

Xie Chengjin looked in the direction Su Zhizhi pointed and saw the hidden house.

The group quickly moved towards the house, but Su Zhizhi was not careful enough and fell into a trap set by a hunter nearby.

"Zhizhi!" Xie Chengjin didn't react in time and could only watch as Su Zhizhi beside him suddenly disappeared.

Soon, Su Zhizhi's muffled groan could be heard from within the trap, "...hiss, it hurts..."

Xie Chengjin quickly squatted down and asked anxiously, "Zhizhi, what happened?"

Su Zhizhi took a few deep breaths to hold back the pain, and managed to speak: "I'm fine, it's just that my foot seems to be trapped by something. It hurts so much now that I can't move. Can you find a way to pull me out?"

Xie Chengjin asked someone to bring a rope, then tied a knot and handed it to Su Zhizhi. After Su Zhizhi tied herself up tightly, the servants pulled Su Zhizhi up with force.

The trap was about three meters deep and extremely narrow. Even though Su Zhizhi was so frail, she could hardly move inside and had to stand while being pulled up.

Xie Chengjin gasped when he saw the trap on Su Zhizhi's foot.

The bite force of the trap was extremely strong, and at this moment, it was stuck tightly on Su Zhizhi's ankle.

Xie Chengjin asked worriedly, "How do you feel now?"

Su Zhizhi's face turned pale and she shook her head. "It's not good. I think my foot must have been pinched off."

Xie Chengjin suddenly became anxious, "What? Just bear with it for now, I'll take you to see a doctor right away."

Su Zhizhi stopped Xie Chengjin's movements, "No need, we're already here. It's not worth turning back now. Help me take down the trap, and I'll take care of the rest."

After she finished speaking, Su Zhizhi's forehead was covered with even more cold sweat. She was already in great pain, and now just these few words almost made her faint from the pain.

Xie Chengjin didn't dare to act rashly, so he could only persuade her: "The Queen is right there, and she can't run away. Your legs are more important. Be obedient, and I will take you back now."