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

Just as the horse was about to crash into the wall and overturn, Xie Chengjin tugged on the reins at the crucial moment. His strength was enough to stop the horse from going berserk, but the carriage also sustained significant damage. The group had no choice but to walk home, paying substantial compensation along the way for the stalls that had been knocked over by the carriage. Su Zhizhi was deeply frightened by the thrilling scene.

"How could our horse suddenly go crazy?" The incident was too strange. Both of them suspected that their horse was very docile and would never go crazy.

Su Zhizhi's eyes suddenly lit up as she thought of something. She already had a suspect in mind: "I suspect it was the restaurant's horse servant who did this. Our horses can't possibly go crazy."

"This is too much! He kicked me out like a beggar before, and now he's doing something to me. I'm going to confront him now." Su Peizhi couldn't tolerate this at all, and angrily went to the boss to settle the score. He was determined to beat the boss up.

"Don't be impulsive. We haven't found any evidence yet. We just suspect that he won't admit it. We must find evidence." Xie Chengjin reminded everyone not to look for the restaurant owner before finding evidence. However, everyone knew what was going on, and they had completely formed a grudge with the restaurant owner.

On our way back yesterday, the horse suddenly went crazy. I suspect the restaurant owner took the opportunity to take revenge! The next day, Xie Chengjin specifically told Shen Wenjun about this matter and asked Shen Wenjun to investigate. "Help me investigate this matter. We must find enough evidence."

"Someone actually dared to tamper with your carriage. This is too much. I will definitely help you investigate this matter." After Shen Wenjun agreed, he immediately began to thoroughly investigate the restaurant. He would never let go of anyone who had the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

On the other hand, the restaurant owner who had done something wrong knew that Xie Chengjin would cause trouble for him the next day, and he could not feel at ease.

In order to avoid trouble from Xie Chengjin, the boss had bad intentions and deliberately established connections with the officials behind him.

The boss took advantage of the dark and windy night to come to Lord Xiao's mansion to look for it in person.

"My Lord, we have recently encountered some minor troubles, and I hope you can help me solve them."

"Xie Chengjin is a man the emperor values. How dare you offend him? You are courting death!" Lord Xiao angrily scolded his boss after learning that he had offended Xie Chengjin.

The boss suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and tried to fawn over the Marquis: "We agreed before that we would work together. We will be responsible for providing you with important intelligence. We can't just ignore it."

It turned out that the No. 1 Restaurant in the capital was the spy arranged by Marquis Xiao in the city. Many of the customers coming and going here were of extremely noble status, and the boss would pass on any news to Marquis Xiao.

The Marquis was forced to help with this matter. Shen Wenjun discovered clues and followed his boss all the way, but unexpectedly came to the Marquis's mansion.

"Our Lord invites Lord Shen to come in and have a seat."

Just as he watched the boss go in, he was interrupted by Marquis Xiao and his men, who invited Shen Wenjun to come sit in his mansion. By then, the restaurant owner had already left, leaving Shen Wenjun with no choice but to enter the mansion. Upon arriving, Marquis Xiao had already prepared fine wine and delicious food. He warmly entertained Shen Wenjun, saying, "Our two families have such a close relationship, and since you're working for the Emperor, we should visit each other more often. We must not let outsiders damage our relationship."

"Thank you for your hospitality, sir."

Marquis Xiao has a good relationship with Xu Miao. On the surface, Marquis Xiao is also trying to win over Shen Wenjun, but in fact he is hinting that he should stand on his side. He didn't expect that this matter was related to Marquis Xiao.

"I think Lord Shen should know what to say and what not to say. Be careful of your words!" Shen Wenjun was in a dilemma and could only follow Lord Xiao's wishes and not report it. He showed an embarrassed smile.

After leaving the Marquis' Mansion, Shen Wenjun turned around and told Xie Chengjin that she couldn't help him with this matter. She said with an embarrassed look, "I can't help you investigate this matter."

Seeing the other person's expression was so strange, Xie Chengjin realized what was going on: "Then did you tell me who this person was related to?"

Lord Xiao. Shen Wenjun could only inform the person behind the scene, but could not help Xie Chengjin with the investigation.

"I know your difficulties. You don't have to feel embarrassed. I will naturally go to find him." After Xie Chengjin knew who the accomplice behind the scenes was, he did not insist on asking Shen Wenjun for help. He would solve the matter himself.

Once a clear target is found, the evidence of the matter will soon be revealed. Xie Chengjin then arranges his men to start looking for Lord Xiao's flaws.

After investigation, he quickly found evidence that Lord Xiao had bribed the officials with stolen money from the restaurant owner. Xie Chengjin pointed out that the restaurant owner was caught in the act of blatantly handing over the stolen money.

"Your Majesty, I report Lord Xiao for having an affair with the restaurant owner and accepting bribes!"

Xie Chengjin impeached Marquis Xiao in the court that day. He already had the evidence and had a head-on confrontation with Marquis Xiao.

"Your Majesty, this evidence must have been fabricated by him. You must not believe it!"

In order to prove himself, Lord Xiao accused Xie Chengjin of fabricating evidence, and the two confronted each other in the court.

"The evidence provided by Lord Xie is insufficient. I hereby declare this matter to be over."

Lord Xiao was extremely powerful, and the emperor was unable to convict due to insufficient evidence, so the matter ultimately ended in a bad mood.

Lord Xiao knew that it was Shen Wenjun who reported the secret, and at the same time he also had a grudge with Shen Wenjun.

After the trial of the restaurant incident, Xie Chengjin prepared to conduct a thorough investigation and specifically petitioned the Emperor: "This restaurant has engaged in many illegal activities. I will definitely be able to find more evidence."

The emperor approved Xie Chengjin's investigation, and Xie Chengjin followed the clues and led a team to thoroughly investigate the restaurant: "Imperial order, search it!"

The entire restaurant was sealed off, the owner had been imprisoned and there was no leader. Those people could only ask Xie Chengjin to investigate. Xie Chengjin searched the entire restaurant and found that there were many shady connections in the restaurant, including a basement where women from the public were imprisoned.

Once the incident was exposed, everyone wanted to punish the restaurant. This restaurant happened to be invested by Lord Xiao. Xie Chengjin returned to report: "We have found out that this restaurant not only accepted bribes, but also kidnapped women. Lord Xiao must be involved!"

"Your Majesty, I did invest in this restaurant. I can pay the fine, but none of this has anything to do with me. I was not aware of it. I was only responsible for the investment. All those illegal activities were done by the boss. Please, Your Majesty, have the boss executed by lingchi!"

Lord Xiao paid the fine and lied that the matter had nothing to do with him. He completely exonerated himself in front of the emperor, pushed the restaurant owner out as a scapegoat, and got away with it.