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

After hearing this, Su Zhizhi felt even more distressed for Xu Miao. There was tea in the carriage. Su Zhizhi took out a nutritional pill from her sleeve, mixed it with water, and carefully gave it to Xu Miao to drink.

During this time, Su Zhizhi also took Xu Miao's pulse. Xu Miao's body was extremely weak now. If he ate rashly, his stomach and intestines would not be able to bear it for a while, which would cause gastrointestinal cramps and then vomiting and diarrhea, which would also cause Xu Miao's body to suffer more pain.

Fortunately, Su Zhizhi's nutritional pills are usually used to regulate the body, and it is perfect for Xu Miao to take them at this time.

As for the Regent, he returned to his residence after a busy day in the palace and keenly noticed that something seemed to be wrong in the yard. He carefully sent people to check and found that the cellar had been forcibly pried open at some point.

The Regent's expression instantly darkened. "What a bunch of rubbish! Who's on duty today? Go and receive your punishment!"

Hearing this, the guards behind him all knelt on the ground, but no one dared to beg for mercy.

The Regent didn't care about all this and led his men straight towards the cellar. Sure enough, the room where Xu Miao was imprisoned was already empty. No one even knew when Xu Miao was rescued.

"A bunch of trash!" Seeing this, the Regent became even more furious and kicked the nearest guard.

"Your Highness, please calm down. I acknowledge my guilt." The guard staggered after being kicked and immediately knelt down to admit his mistake, fearing that he would anger the Regent again.

Back in the study, the Regent sat at the table, becoming angrier the more he thought about it. Apart from Shen Wenjun, who was rescued some time ago, and Su Zhizhi, who had a good relationship with Xu Miao, the Regent could not think of anyone else who could come and rescue Xu Miao.

However, Su Zhizhi's identity is more sensitive. After all, Su Zhizhi is Xie Chengjin's wife, and the Regent finds it hard to believe that Xie Chengjin will not interfere in this matter.

But no matter what, the Regent knew that Xie Chengjin was still useful to him, so Su Zhizhi could not be involved in this matter for the time being. In this way, the Regent could only take action against Shen Wenjun.

Whenever the Regent thought of Shen Wenjun, he felt so angry that his teeth itched. Before, he didn't know where Shen Wenjun was, and he was just a prince at that time and couldn't do anything to Shen Wenjun openly. But now he is the Regent, and it is easy for him to find a reason to deal with a minister.

Thinking of this, the Regent's eyes narrowed slightly. The next day, during the morning court session, he deliberately made things difficult for Shen Wenjun, who had not yet fully recovered and came to court, and was taken to jail without knowing what was going on.

The Regent could arbitrarily decide the life or death of a minister for inexplicable reasons, and this action made many ministers feel increasingly uneasy.

Shen Wenjun did not seem surprised by this. Facing the Regent's difficulties, Shen Wenjun did not argue for himself. He was taken to the prison by the Royal Guards without any struggle. In order to torture Shen Wenjun, the Regent ordered Shen Wenjun to be beaten with twenty boards every day. Although it would not take Shen Wenjun's life, it would make him live a life worse than death.

After the court session, Xie Chengjin seemed oblivious to the regent's gloomy expression as he followed him closely. Facing the regent's displeased expression, Xie Chengjin said, "Your Highness, why bother with Shen Wenjun? He's just a scholar who got lucky and was able to serve as an official. He's not worthy of being mentioned in public. Your Highness, it's not worth it for him to make you sick."

The Regent glanced at Xie Chengjin and said casually, "Oh? Sir Xie, are you here to intercede for Shen Wenjun?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Chengjin immediately retorted, "Your Highness has misunderstood me. Shen Wenjun is the Fifth Prince's lackey. How could I possibly speak for him? Moreover, he covets my wife. I only wish I could get rid of him as soon as possible. I am simply worried about Your Highness's... Sacred Body."

The word "holy body" actually pleased the regent greatly, and his mood visibly improved. He waved his hand and said, "Well, what on earth do you want to see me about?"

Xie Chengjin took this opportunity to quickly say, "I have a plan that will make Shen Wenjun suffer a hundred times more than she does now."

"Oh? Tell me about it." The Regent was obviously very interested in Xie Chengjin's words.

"I have a poison I got by chance. Although it cannot kill people, if you take it every day, it will make people feel the pain of thousands of ants gnawing at their hearts. It is much more unforgettable than the mild punishment of being beaten with twenty boards every day." Xie Chengjin's face was also sinister.

After hearing this, the Regent King looked at Xie Chengjin with even greater respect. He looked at Xie Chengjin with a fake smile, "It seems that Lord Xie is still the one who wins my heart the most. In that case, I'll leave this matter to you!"

Xie Chengjin didn't expect the Regent to agree so easily. He was overjoyed, but his face remained expressionless.

After the Regent left, Xie Chengjin went straight to the prison, fearing that if he was a little late, the board would hit Shen Wenjun.

Fortunately, Xie Chengjin arrived in time. When he saw Shen Wenjun, the other party was being escorted to the place of execution. Xie Chengjin hurriedly stopped the man and said something to the yamen runner on the side. Although the yamen runner was a little hesitant, Xie Chengjin was in the name of the regent, so the yamen runner did not dare to really stop him.

Xie Chengjin said a few words to Shen Wenjun, then stuffed the medicine powder into the hands of the yamen runner beside him and turned to leave. Before leaving, Xie Chengjin exchanged glances with Shen Wenjun when no one was paying attention.

The Regent's sentencing of Shen Wenjun also frightened the other five princes' followers. They didn't know why the Regent would punish Shen Wenjun, but over the past period of time, they had more or less felt the Regent's dissatisfaction with them and his displeasure with the five princes.

Nowadays, the court has almost become a one-man show of the regent. The followers of the fifth prince are already preoccupied with themselves, and now with the example of Shen Wenjun, no one dares to single them out for fear of being implicated.

Many people also noticed the relationship between the Regent and Xie Chengjin. Seeing this, the former subordinates of the Fifth Prince became like fence-sitters and followed Xie Chengjin's example, and began to defect to the Regent one by one.

In order to protect Su Zhizhi, Xie Chengjin discussed with Su Zhizhi and then gave a direct order to confine Su Zhizhi and Meng Mu and her group to the mansion with great fanfare. They were not allowed to enter or leave, and only a few maids were allowed in and out every day.