After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1: One woman gets married twice?
Hai Jiao brought back a waiter from a nearby restaurant with two large suitcases of food, enough to cover a table.

Although the dishes were already cold when they arrived at Ma's house, when they were reheated in the kitchen, they were hot and delicious. Even compared to the three dishes and one soup prepared by Mrs. Ma's wife, she didn't even think about it. It's too embarrassing to show off again.

However, after she learned that the table was not paid for by her own family and was all the filial piety of Hai Jiao, her nephew and grandson, she didn't care at all.She happily ate the delicacies she had not seen for a long time, and praised the reef enthusiastically several times.Later, it was Uncle Ma who felt that his wife's praise was too harsh, so he forcibly changed the topic, which saved Haijiao from the embarrassment.

Mrs. Ma took her grandchildren to have a meal at her mother's house. After the meal, she did not stay long and left.Anyway, she has returned to Chang'an, and there will be many opportunities to return to her parents' home in the future.

When leaving, Mrs. Ma took her youngest son, Ma Lusheng, to the entrance of the alley. After putting them on the carriage, she reluctantly held Ma's hand and talked, asking her to come back often. Take a walk around your parents’ house.This enthusiastic attitude was in sharp contrast to Ma's cold attitude when she first came back. The neighbors couldn't help but become curious, and they all looked over to see that there were still people saying hello to Ma. It is estimated that Ma will be there soon. You can welcome old acquaintances to your home.

When I got home, it was still early.Ma called her second daughter-in-law Hu to talk, and Haitang took the time to call her brother Hai Jiao to the backyard.

The weather is nice today. Aunt Ma and her daughter-in-law took leave and went back to the village to visit their husband and son. Pu Pu was at home, but he was currently playing with Xiao Shitou in Hai Chang'an's house, not in the backyard.The Haitang Haijiao brothers and sisters can speak with confidence.

Hai Jiao told his younger sister: "I went to the restaurant to buy food and drinks, so I rode a horse to the government office and found Huang Captou. The parents of the two girls who were sold to the Du family were both long-term members of the Du family. The old steward, who had always been dignified in front of Du Boqin and was not short of money, might not be willing to see his own flesh and blood sold. Du Boqin was busy with the affairs of the health center all year round, and left everything at home to his mother or his wives and concubines. If he wanted to sell people, he would He probably didn't know anyone else, so he probably called Yapo, a familiar person at home, to take him away.

"And the people who have the most interactions with Ya Po in the Du family are definitely the stewards. As long as the two sides are not enemies, if the parents of the two girls are determined to save their daughters, it is possible to bribe Ya Po to secretly detain her. Ya Po accepts After receiving the money and hiding the person, all he had to do was reply to Du Boqin and tell him that he had done what he wanted. Unless those two girls revealed their whereabouts afterwards and Du Boqin discovered them, he would not know whether they were there. Sold to a distant place.”

Huang Captou from the magistrate's office was more familiar and experienced with this kind of dealing with people than the veterans.He was worried that he could not find new clues to investigate the Jin family's case recently, and the veterans of the Zhou family were stealing the limelight.Now that Hai Jiao has sent him the whereabouts of two important witnesses, how could he not seize the clues and pursue them?
However, considering Magistrate Huang's ambiguous attitude after discovering that the case might involve the Sun family, Capt. Huang was more cautious.He went to find Yapo without saying hello to the prefect in advance. When he found the person and asked about the truth, he would also inform Haijiao.That way, even if Magistrate Huang finally succumbs to the power of the Sun family and Commander Du and orders him to stop the investigation, at least the Zhou family and the old military advisor will be able to continue the investigation.

Speaking of this, Hai Jiao couldn't help but sigh: "When I was in the capital in my previous life, I always heard how the Zhou family used to cover up the sky in Chang'an and made the emperor and the court jealous. There may have been a rebellion. But now that I have relived my life, I have discovered that the Zhou family is not as powerful as the rumors say. Even in Chang'an, there are many people who have trouble with the Zhou family. Not only Du Boqin, the son-in-law of the Zhou family and the commander of the Chang'an vanguard Behind the Zhou family's back, he colluded with Mr. Sun Ge, and now even Magistrate Huang, who has always respected the Duke of Zhenguo, is not as upright and reliable as others think..."

The Zhou family has been in charge of the northwest frontier army for a long time, and there are indeed some inappropriate things in their actions. But it is definitely an exaggeration to say that their family dominates the northwest frontier!Even in Chang'an City, where the Zhou family has lived together for generations, there are often times when their words don't work, and the Zhou family's in-laws are still bullied by the relatives of the powerful in the capital.It's just that the emperor and courtiers in the capital didn't understand, so they listened to a few slanderous words and imagined them as terrible rebels.

Hai Jiao sighed over the decline of the Zhou family in his previous life, and Hai Tang couldn't help interrupting his melancholy: "When you went out to find Huang Captou, my uncle and grandma continued to chat about home affairs, and mentioned something about Mrs. Ma and Mrs. Ma. What happened to her daughter Zhou Shuyi, I guarantee you will never think of it!" She recounted exactly what she heard.Hai Jiao was stunned: "What? Zhou Shuyi wanted to marry Mr. Sun Ge's granddaughter for her son, but the other party fell in love with Prince Yingchuan? The two were already talking about marriage? How is it possible?! Mr. Sun Ge My granddaughter is obviously the Crown Princess of Prince Ji!"

Haitang had heard him mention this matter earlier.Concubine Sun's son died unexpectedly, and the Sun family had no prince who could inherit the throne, and its future was in doubt.Concubine Xu Xian and the eighth prince were both considered to be on the Queen Mother Zhou's side, and the emperor seemed to want to make his youngest son his heir. Once the prince supported by the Zhou family inherited the throne, the Sun family would never end well.Mr. Sun Ge had no choice but to support the fourth prince who had already succeeded him, Prince Ji.

Prince Keji has no blood relationship with the Sun family. He asked for his successor in the first place because he was threatened by Concubine Sun. How could he be willing to become a tool of the Sun family?Even if the two parties get along well for the time being, they may turn against each other when the new king takes the throne in the future.Therefore, Mr. Sunge married his granddaughter to the crown prince of Prince Ji as his concubine to consolidate the alliance between the two parties through marriage.Once Prince Ji and his wife give birth to a son, the boy will be the link between the two families.If Prince Ji's son can successfully return to the clan and inherit the throne, this son will be the best choice for the crown prince.

Hai Jiao still remembered that the Crown Princess was now married to Prince Ji, so Mr. Sun Ge would do his best to support the emperor in recognizing the successor Prince Ji and appointing an adult crown prince for Da Chu. He was opposed to letting the young prince The four-year-old eighth prince entered the East Palace.

Since Mr. Sun Ge's granddaughter has become the Crown Princess of Ji, how can she discuss marriage with the Crown Prince of Yingchuan?

Haitang thought for a while: "How many granddaughters does Mr. Sun Ge have? I remember my uncle mentioned that this girl has an older sister who is the Crown Prince of Ji. She is probably the youngest daughter. The eldest daughter marries the Crown Prince of Ji, and the younger daughter joins the family to rule. In the Yingchuan Hou Mansion of the Forbidden Army, Mr. Sun Ge's arrangements are quite shrewd."

But Hai Jiao shook his head: "When I was in the capital in my previous life, I only heard about the Crown Prince Ji, but I never heard that Mr. Sun Ge had other granddaughters. This Crown Princess did not have a good relationship with Prince Ji, and the whole situation was There is a quarrel in the sky to reconcile, but if she is not the only granddaughter of Mr. Sun Ge, how can Prince Ji tolerate it?"

Then there is a problem.Mr. Sun Ge's only granddaughter has become the Crown Princess of Prince Ji. How can she possibly discuss marriage with the Crown Prince of Yingchuan?Zhou Shuyi had been married to the capital for many years, and was very familiar with the high-ranking officials and noble families in the capital, so it was impossible for her to marry one woman to two.

Haitang's heart moved slightly: "Could it be that the two granddaughters of Mr. Sun Ge were married to Prince Ji? The first one died early, so the Sun family had no choice but to marry another granddaughter. Of course, the world will not talk about the dead again."

But since Mr. Sun Ge's granddaughter has already discussed marriage with the Prince of Yingchuan, how can the Marquis of Yingchuan accept the Sun family's breaking of the engagement?If Mr. Sun Ge did not want to enmity with Marquis Yingchuan, but also wanted to win over Prince Ji, what method would he use to solve the problem?
Does the death of Prince Yingchuan have anything to do with this matter?

(End of this chapter)