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

"But, Zhizhi, aren't there anything going on between you and Jiaojiao now? Why can't you let Jiang Qin and Marquis Xiao go? Just think of it as a favor for me, okay?" Xu Miao knew that her request was a bit embarrassing, but she still wanted to fight for it, just in case she could save Jiang Qin and Marquis Xiao.

Su Zhizhi was already extremely dissatisfied. "Princess Changle, you should know exactly what I went through back then, yet you're actually siding with them now? If it weren't for my Jiaojiao's good fortune, she would have been killed by them long ago! If I hadn't been on guard at all times, I would have died at the hands of that couple long ago. Even so, you still want to persuade me to let them go?"

Xu Miao had rarely seen Su Zhizhi like this, and she didn't know why she said such words, but she still couldn't bear to watch Jiang Qin being taken away and executed again.

Seeing Xu Miao's hesitation, Su Zhizhi was extremely disappointed. She looked away and stopped looking at Xu Miao.

Xu Miao stammered and looked at Shen Wenjun for help, as if he hoped Shen Wenjun could say a few words for him.

Shen Wenjun was also very conflicted. In his opinion, Su Zhizhi's actions were not excessive and were even somewhat kind. However, in front of Xu Miao, Shen Wenjun didn't know how to comfort her.

When Xu Miao was about to say something, Su Zhizhi keenly noticed that there seemed to be some movement outside the door. Su Zhizhi thought to herself that something was wrong and hurried out to check. She saw a black shadow flash at the end of the corridor, and then the person disappeared.

Shen Wenjun also hurried over and asked, "What happened?"

Su Zhizhi stared intently at the empty door and said through gritted teeth, "The truth has been revealed..."

As expected, after Su Zhizhi returned to the Xie Mansion, before she could give any orders, Xie Chengjin's spy sent someone to bring the news that Lord Xiao had sent people to the manor earlier to transfer Jiang Qin. The spy did not dare to go forward and could only follow from a distance, but was still shaken off. No one knew where Lord Xiao had transferred Jiang Qin, which showed that Jiang Qin was very well protected by Lord Xiao.

The clue was cut off, and no matter how reluctant Su Zhizhi was, she had to give up and see if she could find other ways.

At night, Su Zhizhi contacted Xie Chengjin. During the chat, Su Zhizhi mentioned the matter of Jiang Qin and Xu Miao.

On the other end of the communication device, Xie Chengjin sensed Su Zhizhi's low mood and couldn't help but soothe her, "Zhizhi, don't lose heart. Jiang Nan's affairs have been mostly dealt with. As for the follow-up matters, the Crown Prince has already arranged for other personnel to replace me. I will be returning to the capital soon. Leave the matters of Jiang Qin and Marquis Xiao to me. For the next few days, you can stay home with Jiaojiao and rest assured. As for Princess Changle... I believe Shen Wenjun will take care of it."

After hearing that Xie Chengjin would be back soon, Su Zhizhi suddenly lost all thoughts in her mind, and her mind was filled with the news that Xie Chengjin would be back soon.

The two chatted for a while until Su Zhizhi was very sleepy, and Xie Chengjin took the initiative to cut off the communication.

The next day, Su Zhizhi woke up early with excitement. Thinking of Xie Chengjin's words that he would return to the capital soon, Su Zhizhi couldn't wait to prepare everything.

However, Su Zhizhi did not make this news public. Only a few trusted elders in the mansion knew about it.

Thinking of Jiaojiao who cried almost fainted when Xie Chengjin left Beijing, Su Zhizhi hurried to tell Jiaojiao the news.

Jiaojiao had just woken up and saw Su Zhizhi sitting by the bed with a smile on her face. Jiaojiao crawled out of the quilt and came into Su Zhizhi's arms. Her soft voice brought Su Zhizhi back to her senses, "Mother, what happened? Why are you so happy?"

"Jiaojiao, daddy is coming back soon, are you happy?" Su Zhizhi stroked Jiaojiao's soft hair and asked softly.

"Father?" Unexpectedly, a trace of confusion flashed in Jiaojiao's eyes, "Mother, who is father?"

Su Zhizhi suddenly froze in place, as if she couldn't believe her ears, "Jiaojiao, what were you talking about just now? Don't you remember your father?" At the end, Su Zhizhi's voice was trembling.

Jiaojiao racked her brains and finally found a tiny, yet very vague, image of Dad from her memory. "Mother, where did Dad go? Why did he come back only now?"

Jiaojiao obviously no longer felt as close to Xie Chengjin as she did at the beginning.

Su Zhizhi then realized that children are forgetful. Jiaojiao is still young, Xie Chengjin has been away from the capital for such a long time, and the family has experienced so many things. Jiaojiao's concept of her father has gradually faded over time.

After thinking this through, Su Zhizhi calmed herself down and began to tell Jiaojiao about Xie Chengjin bit by bit.

Three days passed in a flash, and just as Xie Chengjin himself said, he had returned to the capital as scheduled.

As for Xie Chengjin's return to the capital, some were happy while others were worried. The most fearful ones were Lord Xiao and others. Jiang Qin had been transferred to the capital by Lord Xiao. Since the initial turmoil had passed, Lord Xiao thought that no one would search for Jiang Qin's whereabouts in the capital.

But now Xie Chengjin is back, and Lord Xiao was so frightened when he heard the news that he moved Jiang Qin out of the capital again without a second thought.

What surprised Lord Xiao was that after Xie Chengjin returned to Beijing, he only went to the palace to meet the prince, and then immediately returned to the Xie Mansion to find Su Zhizhi.

Su Zhizhi looked at Xie Chengjin, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and she could no longer suppress the grievances and tears in her heart. Su Zhizhi's eyes turned red in an instant, and she threw herself into Xie Chengjin's arms, crying loudly.

Xie Chengjin knew that Su Zhizhi had suffered a lot of grievances while taking Jiaojiao with her alone in the capital. Xie Chengjin let Su Zhizhi's tears wet his clothes, and he just hugged Su Zhizhi quietly until Su Zhizhi calmed down.

It wasn't known how long it took before Su Zhizhi's tears slowly subsided. Xie Chengjin touched the top of Su Zhizhi's head and soothed her, "Zhizhi, you've worked hard during this period. Now that I'm back, I will deal with the matters in the capital one by one, and I won't let any of those who have wronged you go unpunished."

The two of them were affectionate for a moment, and then Hongxiu came in with Jiaojiao. The moment he saw Jiaojiao, Xie Chengjin's eyes lit up.