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

We can't kill him for the time being, so we can only imprison him. It won't be too late to settle him down after the matter is done. Maybe he can play a more useful role by then.

Xu Miao was the first to discover Shen Wenjun's disappearance. She mobilized her forces to search for her but got no results. This went on for several days.

This made Xu Miao panic and desperate, so he had to ask Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin for help.

"What? You said a living person disappeared. How is that possible?"

"Aren't you going to help the Fifth Prince?"

At first, the two did not notice anything unusual and just thought that Shen Wenjun was working for the Fifth Prince. However, when Xie Chengjin sent someone to inquire, the Fifth Prince knew nothing about it.

Only then did he realize the seriousness of the matter and used his dark web in the capital to quickly discover clues.

"Seventh Prince, this is terrible!"

They might be able to try to rescue them in other places, but they couldn't act rashly when it came to famine.

"Sister Su, you must help me, otherwise I'm afraid Brother Shen will never come back."

"Since the Seventh Prince is involved, we must be cautious. Please be patient for now."

Su Zhizhi comforted him a little, but Xie Chengjin didn't say anything for a while.

As if he had guessed what they were thinking, Xu Miao proposed a plan.

"Why don't you use me as bait to buy time while you two figure out how to rescue them?"

Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin looked at each other. This seemed to be a good idea. Then the three of them discussed the details and quickly reached an agreement.

Xu Miao personally visited the Seventh Prince. The Seventh Prince was inevitably suspicious of her arrival and kept asking questions to test her.

"How did you come?"

"Why, my royal brother, don't you welcome me? I've been struggling for several days before making this decision. I've also heard about what happened with my fifth brother. My seventh brother is now isolated and helpless, but I'm not optimistic about him. I plan to support him."

Xu Miao said this calmly, and the Seventh Prince was surprised.

He never expected that Xu Miao would come to join him. This statement clearly showed that he was taking sides.

However, he did not let go of his suspicion of the princess and did not agree directly. Instead, he started to scold her.

"Stop talking nonsense. What's the point of standing on the same side? We brothers and sisters should naturally live in harmony. Who inherits the throne is arranged by our father. We don't need to interfere behind the scenes. Don't get led astray."

The Seventh Prince spoke righteously.

Hypocrite, he probably didn't even believe what he said. Xu Miao mainly wanted to delay the other party, otherwise she would not bother to say such nonsense.

"Seventh Brother still doesn't believe me. Never mind. It's not too late to make a decision after you think it through."

Xu Miao said simply.

On the other side, Xie Chengjin's men had entered the mansion and found Shen Wenjun's whereabouts.

Although the Seventh Prince's mansion was heavily guarded, he was being held back by Xu Miao and did not notice the changes in the mansion. After finding the person, he did not delay and rescued him immediately.

After receiving the news from Xie Chengjin, Xu Miao decided to quit while he was ahead and immediately changed his attitude towards the Seventh Prince.

"Seventh brother, I remember there are some things I need to take care of back home. A few people gave me visiting cards today, but I haven't dealt with them yet. I won't bother you any more, I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, Xu Miao walked quickly towards the gate of the mansion without stopping.

In order to alleviate the Seventh Prince's doubts, Xu Miao has been controlling his speed extraordinarily.

However, the Seventh Prince was suspicious by nature, and as it was a turbulent time, he was still very alert. He felt that there was something very wrong with Xu Miao's attitude.

However, Xu Miao's identity was there, and the Seventh Prince didn't dare to take action against Xu Miao without a legitimate reason.

Although the Seventh Prince was still wary of Xu Miao, he could only watch Xu Miao leave.

But just as Xu Miao was about to escape, a servant suddenly ran in from outside and whispered in the Seventh Prince's ear, "Your Highness, the one in the dungeon... is missing."

After the subordinate finished speaking, he half-knelt in front of the Seventh Prince with a nervous look on his face, awaiting his fate.

"What did you say?!" As expected, the Seventh Prince flew into a rage. "You bunch of useless people! I've kept you well fed and well fed, yet you can't even do such a trivial thing! He's just a useless person, yet he managed to escape right before your noses. Did he manage to fly away?"

"Your Highness, please calm down!" The subordinates knelt there trembling, enduring the Seventh Prince's unwarranted anger.

The Seventh Prince took a few deep breaths and managed to calm himself down. Then his eyes fell on Xu Miao who was still walking outside, and the Seventh Prince's eyes narrowed instantly.

"Royal sister, Royal sister, I didn't expect you to stand on the side of that bitch. In that case, don't blame me for being rude!" The seventh prince's eyes were full of viciousness, and the look he gave Xu Miao's back was like a poisonous snake, making people feel cold all over.

"Come here, pass on my order to hunt down the escaped Shen Wenjun with all your might. Also, send a team to capture Xu Miao. If you can't do either, you don't have to come back alive!" The seventh prince flicked his sleeves, his eyes full of contempt.

The Seventh Prince's men came out in full force, heading in all directions from the Seventh Prince's Mansion. The momentum was so great that many people noticed it. However, the Seventh Prince did not care about these things. As long as he could achieve his ultimate goal, he could give up everything.

However, this disrupted all the Seventh Prince's original plans. Even though the Seventh Prince hated the situation to death, he had to make new plans.

On Shen Wenjun's side, Xie Chengjin's men were very powerful. Although Shen Wenjun was seriously injured, fortunately, Xie Chengjin's men were well-trained. Even though they were carrying Shen Wenjun, it did not affect their speed at all. They escaped with Shen Wenjun in no time.

However, in order to gain the Seventh Prince's trust, Xu Miao brought only ordinary servants with him, who had almost no guarding capabilities.

Xu Miao herself was not good at escaping. Although she was on guard against the Seventh Prince and hid many times, she still could not withstand the search of the Seventh Prince's men.

In the end, Xu Miao was blocked in his carriage by those people.

Although Xu Miao was panicking, she still feigned composure and shouted, "How dare you! Do you think you can stop my carriage? Why don't you retreat immediately?"

The leader paid no attention to Xu Miao's words. Instead, he pressed on. "The criminal has escaped. His Highness the Seventh Prince is worried about Princess Changle's safety and has ordered his subordinates to escort her. However, the guards at the Princess's residence are lax. His Highness is worried that Princess Changle has met with misfortune. Therefore, please return to the Prince's residence with your subordinates."

Xu Miao's face turned pale. "What do you mean by that? I can't even go back to my own mansion?"

The leader simply smiled in the face of Xu Miao's anger. "Your Highness, you are too kind. It's just that the Seventh Prince is worried about the safety of the Princess. I hope Your Highness won't make things difficult for us."