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

Before the Fifth Prince could finish, Xie Chengjin seemed to know what he was hesitating about and quickly interrupted, "Your Highness has treated me well, and I don't want to be a traitor. However, there is no conflict between being loyal to Your Majesty and helping Your Highness ascend to the throne. After all... as long as Your Highness's competitors are dealt with, the throne will surely be yours."

"Sir Xie is really interesting. I didn't know this before. Well, now that you have brought it up, how can I refuse? But whether you can make me believe what you said depends on your ability." The Fifth Prince naturally did not want to refuse the help that came to his door. He just left this sentence and got up to leave first, without giving Xie Chengjin a chance to stop him.

Only after the Fifth Prince left did Xie Chengjin breathe a sigh of relief. No matter what, at least the Fifth Prince was now stable. Only after the banquet was over did Xie Chengjin leisurely return to his mansion.

"Xie Chengjin, what did you say to the Fifth Prince when you returned?" At night, Su Zhizhi couldn't resist her curiosity and asked.

Xie Chengjin froze for a moment and said casually: "It's nothing, it's just that it's the Fifth Prince's banquet after all, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to just leave like that." Xie Chengjin still didn't want Su Zhizhi to get involved in this matter.

Hearing this, Su Zhizhi tactfully didn't ask any more questions. After such a long period of contact, Su Zhizhi had a general understanding of Xie Chengjin's personality. If Xie Chengjin was unwilling to reveal it, then no one would ask, and Su Zhizhi didn't want to embarrass herself.

But what Su Zhizhi didn't know was that not long after she fell asleep, Xie Chengjin quietly left the house again.

The next day, news spread in the capital that the Sixth Prince had died suddenly in a brothel, causing a lot of discussion. A brothel is a place of smoke and willows. Although many dignitaries and royal relatives come here to have fun every day, almost everyone tacitly suppresses this kind of thing. It is not a glorious news, especially now that the Sixth Prince has died suddenly there, which makes the royal family lose face.

Compared to the people's talk about it, the emperor was extremely sad and angry. The reason was that the emperor had few children, so he attached great importance to his sons. Among these princes, the emperor especially liked his youngest son, the sixth prince, and even had the idea of ​​making the sixth prince the crown prince many times.

Therefore, when the Sixth Prince died suddenly, the Emperor was extremely angry. He did not care where the Sixth Prince died and insisted on asking the Dali Temple to find the murderer.

The news that the emperor had gone to great lengths to protect the sixth prince spread quickly throughout the capital. In response to the emperor's orders, the Dali Temple also dispatched a large number of officers, soldiers, and yamen runners to arrest all suspicious persons throughout the capital. They even sealed off the imperial city and strictly guarded the entry and exit of the capital, allowing almost no one to enter but not leave.

For a while, the capital city fell into panic, and everyone was in danger. At the beginning, many people were still waiting to watch the fun, but as the arrest time gradually prolonged, many people began to worry, fearing that they would be arrested the next moment.

In the court, many ministers tried to dissuade the emperor from doing so, but the emperor was stubborn and insisted on his own way. The ministers had no other choice. After all, their own careers were the most important.

When the Fifth Prince received the news of the Sixth Prince's sudden death, he was a little surprised. He just wanted to test Xie Chengjin, but he didn't expect Xie Chengjin to go this far and use the Sixth Prince's life to show his loyalty to the Fifth Prince. Xie Chengjin had done so much, so the Fifth Prince naturally believed what Xie Chengjin said. At this moment, the two of them became people in the same boat.

At this time, the queen and others hiding in the capital were also in a panic. She was a criminal who sneaked into the capital, and before she could make any move, this happened. If she was caught at this time, all the queen's previous efforts would be wasted.

Even if they gave up now, the Queen was still somewhat unwilling. However, in order to preserve their own retreat, the Queen and others gritted their teeth and prepared to evacuate the capital.

But before the queen could take any action, the residence of her and her subordinates was surrounded by the fifth prince and his men.

The fifth prince rushed in with his men. Looking at the panicked queen, the fifth prince's eyes were full of surprise.

The Fifth Prince reacted quickly and waved behind him. Then a group of officers and soldiers followed behind the Fifth Prince and rushed up. They arrested everyone in the yard, leaving no one behind.

"Empress, how are you? I never thought that I would see you in the capital one day." The fifth prince smiled and walked towards the queen.

Seeing that she could not break free from the shackles, the queen simply stared at the fifth prince hatefully, "Let me go!" the queen screamed.

But the fifth prince didn't care about the queen's orders. "Empress, have you been doing well outside these days? Where is my third brother? Why didn't he come back with you? When you instigated my third brother to escape, your father was very angry. If your father knew that you... returned to the capital secretly, what do you think your father would do to you?" The fifth prince whispered the last sentence into the queen's ear.

The queen couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine when she thought of her possible fate. "What exactly are you going to do? Are you really going to hand me over to the emperor?"

The fifth prince smiled mysteriously, "Mother, how could you think of me like this? I am doing this for your own good. My sixth brother has died suddenly, and my father is furious. He is searching for the murderer. I am doing this for your own good."

After saying this, the Fifth Prince sent someone to take the Queen away alone. As for the remaining people, the Fifth Prince's face suddenly turned cold and he said expressionlessly: "As for these people, send them to the Dali Temple. They are just a group of spies from Dayong. As for what to say and what not to say, give them some advice."

After saying this, the fifth prince turned and left, taking the captured queen back to his own palace.

The Fifth Prince's move was certainly not to protect the Queen, but more to leave a way out for himself.

In order to avoid the queen's whereabouts, the fifth prince placed her in the basement of his own mansion. Someone was assigned to feed and give her water every day. In order to prevent the queen from causing trouble, the fifth prince also gave her some obedient water. As a result, the queen was in a daze all day long, and sometimes she couldn't even remember her own name.

During this period, the efforts to capture criminals in the capital were getting more and more intense. The people were worried about their own safety and some even stayed indoors for fear of getting into trouble. Even Xie Chengjin was a little worried, but even so, the Dali Temple still didn't find anything.