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

After she finished speaking, Shen Wenjun stood up and left without further entanglement with Xie Chengjin. She just left Xie's house.

After leaving Xie Chengjin, Shen Wenjun thought for a moment and then rushed to the East Palace without stopping.

"Your Highness, Lord Shen requests an audience." The servants whispered to the fifth prince.

The fifth prince waved his hand and said, "Let him in."

Shen Wenjun walked in slowly, "Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Get up, no need to be polite. How is Xie Chengjin doing?" The fifth prince gestured to Shen Wenjun to get up and speak, and asked.

Shen Wenjun whispered, "I have failed to perform my duties well. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

"Forget it, just tell me what Xie Chengjin said." The fifth prince looked at Shen Wenjun.

Shen Wenjun told the Fifth Prince about Xie Chengjin's idea and said, "Your Highness, I think this matter still requires you and Xie Chengjin to sit down and have a thorough discussion."

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you." The fifth prince thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Shen Wenjun breathed a sigh of relief and responded, "I obey your command."

Soon, Shen Wenjun decided on the meeting place for the two, which was on a ship on the outskirts of the city. That ship was the favorite place for dignitaries outside the capital, and Shen Wenjun directly booked the entire ship.

When Xie Chengjin received the news, he fell into deep thought, wondering what the Fifth Prince was planning.

But this time Xie Chengjin had to go, but when Xie Chengjin turned to look at Su Zhizhi, he felt a little worried.

"What's wrong?" Su Zhizhi asked worriedly.

Xie Chengjin shook his head. "Nothing, I was just thinking, this time I go, I'm afraid the prince will do something weird again."

Su Zhizhi knew that Xie Chengjin meant that the prince might take action against her.

"Don't worry, don't forget, there are a lot of people you arranged around me, so nothing will happen. But you, when you go to see the prince this time, you still have to be careful and don't anger His Royal Highness the Prince." Su Zhizhi comforted.

Xie Chengjin nodded. "Of course, but I'm afraid the Crown Prince has other intentions this time. If you can resign, that would be the best. If he has murderous intentions... I'm afraid the people around you won't be able to protect you."

"How about I go with you?" Su Zhizhi suggested.

"No, just wait in the mansion. I will arrange more people to take care of you. I will definitely come back early." Xie Chengjin rejected Su Zhizhi's request without thinking.

The day to meet the prince soon arrived. Xie Chengjin arranged everything in the mansion and then headed towards the ship on the outskirts of the city.

After waiting for Xie Chengjin for a while, the fifth prince finally arrived.

"Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Although Xie Chengjin had many complaints about the Fifth Prince, he still controlled his temper.

"Please stand up. No need to be so polite." The fifth prince waved his hand and then sat down.

"Xie Chengjin, what exactly does your resignation letter mean? Are you planning to rebel?" The prince said straight to the point.

Seeing this, Xie Chengjin no longer hid his feelings and said, "Your Highness, please calm down. I am just a little tired of officialdom and want to resign and return home."

"Resign and return home?" The Fifth Prince's expression grew increasingly grim. "Don't you think I've treated you unfairly?"

"I dare not. I have been serving in the court for quite some time. Over such a long time, I have realized that I am not suitable for officialdom, so I tendered my resignation to Your Highness. If Your Highness is willing, I am willing to hand over all my assets in the capital and then leave the capital with my family. I will definitely not make things difficult for Your Highness." Xie Chengjin said this very sincerely.

He has a lot of assets in the capital, and his daily income is considerable. The reason why the prince is reluctant to give in is because of these shops.

A wavering thought clearly crossed the Fifth Prince's face. "Xie Chengjin, do you really think I'm coveting your shops?"

"I dare not. This is just a token of my gratitude. I hope Your Highness will accept it. I do not wish to be involved in the affairs of the court anymore. I hope Your Highness will grant me this."

The fifth prince didn't say anything, but just stared at Xie Chengjin.

After a long while, just when Xie Chengjin thought the Fifth Prince would not relent, he nodded and said, "Well, since Lord Xie is so determined to resign, I can't force a loyal minister to do so. I will do as you wish."

Seeing that the fifth prince agreed, Xie Chengjin also breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Your Highness. As for the deeds to those shops, I have brought them with me. Please take a look, Your Highness." As he said that, Xie Chengjin handed the fifth prince a box. Inside was the deeds, which were almost all of Xie Chengjin's assets in the capital.

Although Xie Chengjin felt a little sad about throwing these away, he had to give them up in order to protect himself.

"Yes, you are thoughtful." The fifth prince looked at Xie Chengjin with satisfaction and put the box away.

"In that case, you should go back and pack your things. The decree regarding your resignation should arrive at your residence soon." The fifth prince looked at Xie Chengjin with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your help." Xie Chengjin saluted the Fifth Prince, then turned and left the ship without stopping.

After returning to the mansion, Xie Chengjin's face was filled with unconcealable joy and happiness.

Seeing this, Su Zhizhi smiled and asked, "What? Did it succeed?"

"Yes, the prince agreed." Xie Chengjin happily hugged Su Zhizhi and refused to let go.

Su Zhizhi smiled and said, "But there should be a price."

Speaking of this, Xie Chengjin's expression calmed down a bit. "Yes, I did give up a lot, but it's not a big deal. I just gave all the shops in the capital to the prince. But I, your husband, am not someone who needs money. I'll give those things away."

Su Zhizhi gasped, "All the shops? He really has a big appetite."

"But it's also thanks to these shops, otherwise the prince might not have given in." Xie Chengjin didn't care.

"Has mother found out about this?" Su Zhizhi asked, as if she had thought of something.

"Not yet. Mother probably doesn't know about this yet. You rest here first. I'll go and tell her." Xie Chengjin said as he sent Su Zhizhi back to his yard.

After knowing that she didn't have to take care of the shop, Meng's mother was also shocked, but she didn't ask too many questions.

She had heard a lot of rumors in the capital these days and knew that the capital was very unstable recently, so she just nodded to Xie Chengjin and said, "Okay, mother knows."