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

"Report to the authorities? Now?" Su Zhizhi hesitated. Actually, she also wanted to report to the authorities, but Marquis Xiao was an old minister after all. Su Zhizhi was worried that the Dali Temple would also be bribed by Marquis Xiao. Then, she would have to be more cautious when traveling with Jiaojiao in the capital.

Xie Chengjin murmured "hmm" and said soothingly, "It's okay. Just report to the Dali Temple. No matter what, you were assassinated and injured. It's reasonable for the Dali Temple to not handle it. As for whether they can drag Lord Xiao into this, we'll just have to take it one step at a time. In this matter, you are the victim."

Su Zhizhi's thoughts changed after hearing this. Yes, just like Xie Chengjin said, she was also a victim after all. It was reasonable to report such a big thing to the police. It would be great if she could overthrow Marquis Xiao with just one word. If that didn't work, then Marquis Xiao must be made to suffer.

After thinking it through, Su Zhizhi went to rest. The next morning, Su Zhizhi took the guards and the assassin who was captured the night before to the Dali Temple.

Inside the Dali Temple, the Dali Temple Minister was surprised to see Su Zhizhi arriving with a group of people, but for Xie Chengjin's sake, he hurried over to greet her. "Madam Xie, I'm sorry for not welcoming you from afar. I hope you'll forgive me."

Su Zhizhi waved her hand and said quickly, "You are too polite, Dali Temple Minister. I came here today to report to the authorities. I hope that Dali Temple Minister can handle the matter impartially."

The Dali Temple Minister was confused and didn't understand what Su Zhizhi meant. He quickly asked me, "What happened? You actually asked Madam to come here in person."

Su Zhizhi signaled the guards behind her to bring the assassin forward, then said in a low voice, "Yesterday I went to Lord Xiao's residence. Shortly after returning, I encountered the assassin. I couldn't dodge in time, and even my arm was injured. Look..."

Su Zhizhi said this, motioning the Dali Temple Minister to look at her arm.

The face of the Dali Temple Minister suddenly changed. Xie Chengjin had just left the capital not long ago, and his family had experienced this kind of thing. The Dali Temple Minister knew Xie Chengjin's temper. If this matter was not handled well, he was afraid that Xie Chengjin would have a hard time when he came back in the future.

"Madam, you have encountered such a thing. This thief is really extremely hateful. But, Madam, do you know who assassinated you?" The Chief Justice of the Dali Temple said indignantly, and then asked hesitantly.

Su Zhizhi nodded. "These people are the ones who tried to assassinate me last night. Luckily, the guards in the mansion arrived in time and prevented them from escaping. I'm familiar with them. They were the ones sent by Marquis Xiao to escort me back to the mansion. But who knew they would turn around and kill me? I don't know who's behind this..."

Su Zhizhi stopped talking at that point, but the people around her heard it clearly. The meaning of this sentence was that Marquis Xiao was the one who really wanted Su Zhizhi's life, and these assassins naturally obeyed Marquis Xiao's orders.

The witness had been captured, so Su Zhizhi handed the matter over to the Dali Temple for handling. The Dali Temple Minister did not dare to neglect it. After sending Su Zhizhi away, he began to fully investigate the relationship between Su Zhizhi's assassination and Lord Xiao.

After Lord Xiao did not receive any news that the assassin had succeeded, he had a bad feeling in his heart, and this feeling lasted until the people from the Dali Temple came to his door.

When he heard the visitor say that Su Zhizhi had taken a few assassin-like men to the Dali Temple and reported to the authorities that it was Lord Xiao who was planning to assassinate her, Lord Xiao realized that Su Zhizhi had actually arrested all the men he had sent out.

Even though Lord Xiao's heart was bleeding, he still denied it in front of the people from the Dali Temple.

"I know nothing about what Madam Xie said. Madam Xie did come to the Marquis' residence yesterday afternoon, but left after dinner. As for the assassination that occurred upon returning to the Xie residence, it was not my doing at all. Those assassins could not have been from my residence. I think Madam Xie must have made a mistake."

Marquis Xiao defended himself without hesitation, but his words put the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple in a difficult position. On one side was Marquis Xiao, and on the other side was Su Zhizhi. No matter which side he stood on, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple would gain no benefit.

Since Lord Xiao couldn't get anything out of him, the Dali Temple had no other options but to see if he could learn something from the assassins sent by Su Zhizhi.

The Chief Justice of the Dali Temple went to the prison and looked at the assassins in the cells. He sighed resignedly and then interrogated the assassins as if he had accepted his fate.

But the Dali Temple Minister knew very well that these people would not say anything useful.

As expected, no matter how the Dali Temple Minister interrogated them, using all kinds of threats and inducements, the mouths of these assassins seemed to be glued by something. They said nothing and did not open their mouths. They just endured everything silently.

If someone couldn't bear it, they would just say it was their own behavior and had nothing to do with others, and they would never mention anything about Marquis Xiao.

When Su Zhizhi received the news, she was not particularly surprised. After all, there had been an example before. The restaurant owner who took the blame for Lord Xiao was just like that.

Therefore, even though Su Zhizhi knew very well that Lord Xiao wanted to kill her, she had no other options but to take things one step at a time.

However, it was obvious that Su Zhizhi still knew very little about Marquis Xiao. For a while, there was no progress in the assassination attempt on her, and the case was at a stalemate.

Despite this, the news still spread throughout the capital. Before long, many people in the capital knew that the relationship between Su Zhizhi's family and Marquis Xiao was extremely bad, and it had even reached the point of going to court.

For a while, the various grievances between the two became the topic of conversation among people in the capital after dinner.

Regarding this matter, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince obviously stood on the side of Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin. In fact, the Crown Prince also had many dissatisfactions with Lord Xiao and others. After all, the Crown Prince was only acting as regent, but these older generation court officials relied on their seniority in the court and dared to openly challenge His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Before, Xie Chengjin had diverted the fighting of these people, but since Xie Chengjin went south, these people have become more and more confident in the court, and the prince has complained about this.

However, what happened to Su Zhizhi this time made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince see a turning point. The Crown Prince thought that he might be able to use this incident to resolve the hidden danger of Marquis Xiao.