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

The Regent was extremely satisfied with Xie Chengjin's move, which was considered a sign of Xie Chengjin's sincerity in surrendering.

In the Xie Mansion, the reactions of the several people who were under house arrest were different. Su Zhizhi was not affected at all. She ate and drank as usual all day long, as if nothing had anything to do with her.

On the other hand, Meng's mother was a completely different picture. Since she was "confined to house arrest", she has been worried all day long. Without Jiang Yiqing's company, Meng's mother could not eat or sleep. After a few days, she looked much more haggard.

Su Zhizhi couldn't bear to watch this anymore and couldn't help but comfort her, "Mother, why are you so worried? We can just stay in the mansion, what's wrong with that? If you feel bored staying in the mansion, when this is over, I'll take you to the villa outside the city to stay for a few days and relax. How do you think?"

Mother Meng patted Su Zhizhi's hand and said worriedly, "Zhizhi, I don't think there's anything wrong with you staying in the mansion, but staying in the mansion by yourself is different from being under house arrest. Tell me the truth. Did you offend anyone outside?"

Su Zhizhi was speechless when she heard this. "Mother, what do you think of your daughter?"

Mother Meng wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Su Zhizhi. "Mother, don't think about it. Anyway, the situation in the capital is very serious right now. There's nothing wrong with staying in the mansion. As for the house arrest... it's just a cover for people outside. There's nothing wrong at all. Mother is just overthinking it."

Hearing this, Mother Meng was still a little worried. "Zhizhi, I know you're worried that I'll be affected by this. If you don't want to tell me, I won't force you. But if something really happened, I hope you won't hide it from me, okay?"

Facing Su Zhizhi, Meng's mother still chose to compromise. Looking at Meng's mother like this, Su Zhizhi couldn't help but sigh. She knew that nothing she said could dispel Meng's mother's doubts, so she simply changed her approach and pulled Meng's mother into the yard.

"Mother, you can't leave the house for the time being. Fortunately, I asked Aunt Jiang to buy some skin care products and some small gadgets outside. Mother, why don't you come with me to study them?" Su Zhizhi said as she stuffed the things on the table into Meng Mu's arms.

Meng's mother was very helpless, but she had no choice but to go with Su Zhizhi. After all, she only had this one daughter, so Meng's mother loved her especially hard.

So Su Zhizhi would drag Meng Mu to her yard every now and then to drink tea and appreciate flowers, occasionally do skin care and handicrafts, and her life was very comfortable.

But those handicrafts were not ordinary things. In Meng's mother's eyes, she just made some small gadgets. But after Meng's mother left, Su Zhizhi collected all those things. When assembled, those things could become the most useful hidden weapons. Although the lethality was not that strong, they could be used for self-protection without any problem.

In addition to these things, Su Zhizhi also prepared some medicines behind Meng Mu's back to treat the emperor's illness.

When Xie Chengjin returned home, Su Zhizhi took advantage of Xie Chengjin's visit to inspect the place and handed him the hidden weapons and medicines she had prepared long ago. She whispered, "These are things the emperor can use. If possible, go to the palace and give them to the emperor. This farce of the Seventh Prince should be over. As for the Fifth Prince, I can only rely on you."

Xie Chengjin looked at the haggard Su Zhizhi in front of him with heartache, and couldn't help but reach out and hold her in his arms.

Although Su Zhizhi looked normal in front of Meng Mu, and even seemed leisurely every day, only Su Zhizhi herself knew how torturous it was to stay in this mansion every day.

After Xie Chengjin got the things, he sneaked into the Fifth Prince's mansion under the cover of night. The Fifth Prince's body had almost recovered thanks to Su Zhizhi's detoxification pills. When he saw Xie Chengjin coming, the Fifth Prince's face was filled with joy.

"Xie Chengjin, what's the situation outside now?" In order to avoid being targeted by the Regent, the Fifth Prince did not dare to send anyone out of the palace to gather intelligence, and had to rely on Xie Chengjin to find out what was happening outside the palace.

"Your Highness, rest assured. Everything is under our control. It's just that this farce has lasted too long. If it drags on, it will be disadvantageous to us."

Xie Chengjin roughly told the Fifth Prince about the current situation, and the Fifth Prince fell into deep thought.

After a long while, the Fifth Prince asked, "So, when do you think it would be best for us to take action now?"

Xie Chengjin pondered for a moment and said, "The Seventh Prince is no longer content with being merely the Regent. Your Highness is well aware that his sole goal is the supreme throne. In the past few days, I've also learned that the Seventh Prince has begun pressuring Your Majesty to issue an edict of abdication and pass the throne to the Regent. If Your Highness wishes to take action, now is the best opportunity. However, before that, the Seventh Prince will likely make a move on you."

"Why?" The fifth prince couldn't help but frown. If he was not almost isolated and helpless in the court, he would not have lived such a miserable life.

Xie Chengjin explained, "Your Highness has always been a thorn in the Seventh Prince's side. Even though Your Highness has declared himself ill, the Seventh Prince is suspicious by nature. To be on the safe side, he will certainly force you into the palace and imprison you. By then, the entire palace will be under his control, and there will be no other concerns outside the palace."

“But once they enter the palace, I’m afraid I won’t be able to do anything. Then everything will be completely hopeless, right?” The fifth prince became more and more puzzled.

Xie Chengjin smiled mysteriously, "Your Highness is wrong. I am still here outside the palace. It is a good thing for Your Highness to enter the palace. These medicines are made by my wife. They are very effective for Your Majesty's health. If Your Highness can give these medicines to Your Majesty when you enter the palace this time, then everything will be fine."

The fifth prince was completely shocked by Xie Chengjin's plan, which was almost perfect.

"In that case, I will wait for good news from Lord Xie." At this point, the Fifth Prince had no choice but to choose to believe Xie Chengjin.

After returning to the Xie Mansion, Xie Chengjin finally breathed a sigh of relief. The Fifth Prince's side had been dealt with, and all he had to do next was wait.

Fortunately, the Seventh Prince did not make Xie Chengjin wait for a long time. Seeing that he could not force the emperor to issue an edict, he simply snatched the imperial seal and drafted an imperial edict in front of the emperor.