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

Although Su Zhizhi didn't know, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still sent his confidants to investigate the progress of Su Zhizhi's assassination. When he learned that the assassins refused to admit it, the Crown Prince fell into deep thought.

Since those assassins refused to speak, it must be that Lord Xiao had some evidence against them. If they wanted to resolve this matter and give Su Zhizhi an explanation, they had to start with Lord Xiao.

Su Zhizhi knew very little about what was happening in the court, but she had heard something about Marquis Xiao.

Perhaps it was God's will. These days, many officials in the court have anonymously reported Lord Xiao. Some of the reports were about the previous restaurant owner, and some were about other unknown things. In short, Lord Xiao was charged with countless crimes.

At the beginning, Lord Xiao was able to calmly say that he was wronged, but as more and more impeachment memorials came, Lord Xiao became more and more panicked. Under the multiple accusations, Lord Xiao was no longer as confident as before.

When people are in a panic, they tend to lose their composure, and Lord Xiao is no exception. With the Crown Prince's tacit approval, the Dali Temple is also keeping a close eye on Lord Xiao, to see when he will reveal a flaw.

The people from the Dali Temple didn't have to wait long. While they were watching, they heard Marquis Xiao talking about Su Zhizhi. They were very angry and even regretted why they didn't send more people. If Su Zhizhi had died at that time, Marquis Xiao thought, there wouldn't be so many things happening now.

Obviously, Lord Xiao was unaware that walls had ears. The next day, Lord Xiao was taken to the Dali Temple. Facing the accusations of the servants in the mansion, Lord Xiao's face turned ashen, but he could not say anything. Even his explanation was so pale and powerless.

The sharp eyes of the Dali Temple were fixed on Marquis Xiao, closely watching his every move, not missing a single expression on his face. In fact, the Dali Temple knew very well in his heart that what happened to Su Zhizhi was most likely done by Marquis Xiao, but now he lacked the most crucial confession. If Marquis Xiao refused to admit it, he would have no way to deal with it. As things developed to this point, it all depended on who had a better mentality.

Lord Xiao knew that he was in no way unconnected to this matter, but he naturally did not want to admit that he was the mastermind behind it. After weighing the pros and cons, Lord Xiao slowly spoke, "I know that I am also involved in this matter, but it was not me who did it. It was my... wife..."

Marquis Xiao's grief-stricken expression left the Supreme Court Justice stunned. "What did you say? Your wife? Why did she attack Madam Xie? And why did Madam Xie say you wanted to kill her?"

Lord Xiao sighed and shook his head, saying, "This matter is my fault. I only occasionally told her some things about the court, but who would have thought that my wife would be so impulsive that she wanted to get out for me and came up with such a trick. The reason why Madam Xie blamed me was probably because of those guards. These people are good people in my house, but I didn't send them to assassinate Madam Xie. I only asked them to escort Madam Xie back home, but who would have thought..."

Anyway, it was obvious that this matter was not Marquis Xiao's fault at all. If anyone wanted to find someone to blame, they could only find Jiang Qin. However, Jiang Qin in the mansion didn't know that she had been pushed out by Marquis Xiao as a scapegoat.

The Dali Temple couldn't do anything to Marquis Xiao, so they had to let him go. After returning to the mansion, Marquis Xiao immediately went to find Jiang Qin.

Jiang Qin was still in her yard at this time and had no idea what was about to happen.

Although Lord Xiao still felt a little reluctant, it was obvious that protecting himself was what he wanted more. He hesitated for a moment and then talked about this matter with Jiang Qin.

The moment she heard this, Jiang Qin looked at Marquis Xiao in disbelief, her voice trembling, "Husband, what do you mean by this? Are you asking me to take the blame for assassinating Su Zhizhi?"

Marquis Xiao's expression was also extremely grim. Facing Jiang Qin's questioning, he nodded gravely, "Qin'er, I know I've let you down, but if I'm discovered, then we're truly finished. Do you really want to see the Marquisate fall into ruin?"

Jiang Qin's eyes gradually turned red. "So you chose to push me out?"

Marquis Xiao held Jiang Qin in his arms and whispered something in her ear. When Jiang Qin raised her head again, her eyes were full of hesitation and struggle as she looked at Marquis Xiao. "My husband, is what you just said true?"

Lord Xiao nodded solemnly, "Of course it's true. You just need to believe me. After all, you are my wife. I can't just watch you die..."

After hearing what Marquis Xiao said, Jiang Qin thought about it again and again. Finally, she seemed to have made up her mind. She looked at Marquis Xiao and said, "If that's the case, then I trust you. Let me handle the assassination of Su Zhizhi."

Seeing Jiang Qin's deep love for him, Lord Xiao felt even more guilty. Although Lord Xiao had done many bad things, he treated Jiang Qin very well. Looking across the entire capital, Lord Xiao was one of the best in caring for his wife. If he had not had to, Lord Xiao would not have wanted to sacrifice Jiang Qin.

The next day, Jiang Qin dressed early and got on the carriage to the Dali Temple with Marquis Xiao.

Inside the carriage, Jiang Qin tightly grasped Lord Xiao's hand. Lord Xiao could sense that Jiang Qin was extremely nervous, with her palms full of sweat.

Lord Xiao patted Jiang Qin's hand and soothed her, "Don't worry, Qin'er. Just do as we agreed. Nothing will go wrong."

Jiang Qin slowly calmed down and stepped into the Dali Temple with the determination to die.

Facing the questioning of the Dali Temple, Jiang Qin confessed everything and admitted that everything was her fault and had nothing to do with Lord Xiao. Jiang Qin took all the charges on herself. Lord Xiao watched quietly on the side. When the Dali Temple Minister was not paying attention, Lord Xiao's eyes were full of blood. He hated Su Zhizhi to the core.

But no matter what, Lord Xiao successfully escaped as he had originally planned, but Jiang Qin was sentenced to death.

Originally, the punishment should not be so severe, but now the prince has ordered a thorough investigation of the matter. If the real culprit behind the scenes is caught, he will definitely be sentenced to death.

And not only Jiang Qin was implicated, but the entire Jiang family was also implicated.