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

If he hadn't checked, he wouldn't have known that his men had found a tiny needle hole on the horse's body. If it hadn't been for the blood seeping out of the needle hole and dyeing the small tuft of hair next to the needle hole red, his men might not have noticed it.

There are needle holes, which means the horse is not frightened simply. It must have been injected with some kind of drug, which caused the horse to be frightened and go crazy.

When Xie Chengjin learned about this, he was not very surprised, and was even a little calm.

This horse was personally selected by Xie Chengjin, and it had never gone crazy and hurt anyone before. But it just happened that day. The moment it happened, Xie Chengjin guessed that someone must have tampered with it, and the person who did it must be Lord Xiao.

After thinking this through, Xie Chengjin ordered, "Send more people to investigate what Lord Xiao has been doing these past few days, where he's been, and who he's been meeting."

Xie Chengjin's men were also very quick, and soon, Lord Xiao's whereabouts appeared in front of Xie Chengjin.

Xie Chengjin picked it up and examined it carefully, and finally his eyes fixed on an address outside Beijing.

"Why is there a place outside the capital?" Xie Chengjin frowned slightly and asked.

The subordinate responded, "Master, Lord Xiao leaves the capital every three days to visit that house. Apart from that, Lord Xiao never leaves the capital. Considering what happened before your return, I suspect the kidnapped Jiang Qin is hiding in that house."

After his subordinates reminded him, Xie Chengjin remembered the matter of Jiang Qin. There were too many things going on in the palace, and Xie Chengjin was unable to deal with Marquis Xiao and Jiang Qin for the time being. But now that Marquis Xiao had come to him on his own initiative, Xie Chengjin certainly couldn't let him go. What's more, Jiang Qin was still a thorn in Su Zhizhi's side, so Xie Chengjin naturally had to help Su Zhizhi get rid of him.

"Keep an eye on that villa and wait for Zhizhi and I to go there." After saying that, Xie Chengjin stood up and left the study, walking towards the bedroom.

At this time, Zhizhi was playing with Jiaojiao. Now Jiaojiao was a little more familiar with Xie Chengjin and was not so afraid of him. However, when she first saw Xie Chengjin, Jiaojiao still looked a little timid, but it was much better than before.

Xie Chengjin touched Jiaojiao's head, squatted down, looked at Jiaojiao and said, "Jiaojiao, be good, go play somewhere else first, okay? Daddy wants to talk to Mommy about something."

Jiaojiao was also very sensible and followed Hongxiu out. Su Zhizhi then asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Xie Chengjin said seriously, "While I was investigating Lord Xiao, I accidentally discovered Jiang Qin's whereabouts. She's in a villa outside the capital, not far from the capital. Would you like to come with me to check it out?"

Su Zhizhi's eyes lit up immediately when she heard this. "Are you serious? Do you really know Jiang Qin's whereabouts?"

Xie Chengjin nodded, "Of course, it's still early, do you want to..."

Su Zhizhi quickly stood up, dragged Xie Chengjin outside, and said as she walked, "What are you waiting for? Let's go."

Xie Chengjin let Su Zhizhi pull him along, and the two of them took a carriage and soon arrived outside the villa. The villa where Jiang Qin stayed this time was much smaller than the previous one, but it was also more exquisite.

Xie Chengjin signaled the guards behind him to go forward and knock on the door. The moment the gate of the villa was opened, the guards broke in and quickly took everyone inside under control.

Seeing this, Xie Chengjin accompanied Su Zhizhi inside. Inside the room, Jiang Qin sat quietly. Seeing the newcomers, Jiang Qin was not very surprised. Instead, she said calmly, "You are here. Please sit down."

Su Zhizhi looked at Jiang Qin and asked, "How did you know it was us?"

"You should be the only ones who would make such a big fuss here. What's more, I know that you have never given up searching for my whereabouts. It is only a matter of time before you find me." Jiang Qin laughed sarcastically, not knowing whether she was mocking Su Zhizhi or herself.

Jiang Qin looked around the room and said softly, "I've only been here for a short time, but I'm already feeling incredibly bored and tired. I can't imagine how miserable it would be if I were confined to this small courtyard. It's a relief for me that you found me..."

Su Zhizhi looked at Jiang Qin like this, and for a moment she didn't know what to say, so she just remained silent.

Before Su Zhizhi could think of what to say, Jiang Qin spoke again, "The news of your coming... the Marquis probably doesn't know yet, right?"

Su Zhizhi shook her head. "He probably doesn't know yet, otherwise he would have come over to stop us."

"It's better not to know. I'm trapped here and can't go out. I don't know how much time has passed. Since you found me, it's a good thing for me. At least I can get out." Jiang Qin smiled at Su Zhizhi.

Su Zhizhi looked at Jiang Qin in surprise. "You mean... you want to follow me back to the capital? Why?" Su Zhizhi was a little confused.

Jiang Qin smiled softly. "Nothing. I'm just tired of living in hiding. I don't want to continue living like this. It's better to end it all."

Su Zhizhi was naturally happy to hear Jiang Qin say this, and immediately took Jiang Qin back to the capital.

But on the street, Jiang Qin vaguely heard someone talking outside the carriage about Marquis Xiao taking a concubine. Su Zhizhi naturally heard it too. The two looked at each other, and then listened quietly without saying a word.

"Hey, have you heard? Lord Xiao has taken in another concubine. This seems to be his fourth one, right?"

"What fourth one? This is obviously the sixth one. A few days ago, I saw him having a good time with a few concubines. He often went out to drink and have fun. It started after Madam Xiao was kidnapped."

"real or fake……"

Listening to the voices of these people outside, Jiang Qin's face gradually turned pale. She never thought that Lord Xiao would do such things behind her back, taking concubines, visiting brothels, living a life of debauchery... and so on. All these things showed Jiang Qin the true face of Lord Xiao.

Su Zhizhi looked at Jiang Qin sadly and said nothing.

It wasn't until the carriage arrived at the Xie Mansion that Su Zhizhi led the disguised Jiang Qin in quietly. They arrived at the courtyard that Su Zhizhi had prepared for Jiang Qin. Su Zhizhi then said to Jiang Qin, "Now you have seen clearly who he is."

Jiang Qin nodded heavily, saying nothing, but just clenched her hands tightly.