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

As Hai Jiao listened to his sister's questions, he remembered the scene when he met the two girls from the Du family.

He heard that Huang Captou said that the two girls had been taken back to the city, and he wanted to know the situation of the Du family as soon as possible, so he forced Huang Captou to agree and went to see the two girls.

The two girls had a lot of resentment towards Du Boqin, their old master, but at the same time they were extremely fearful and did not dare to say too many words that were not conducive to him.They no longer expected to return to the Du family, but they also did not want to find another family. What they were thinking was that when the young master came back from the capital, they would wait on the young master and follow him to the capital.They firmly believed that the young master would not ignore them.

They know that their status is humble, and the master will not hesitate to deal with them, but as long as the young master pleads for them, the master will not kill them all.Because the young master is the only flesh and blood of the master, the master will always take what he says to heart.

At that time, Hai Jiao curiously inquired about the situation of the Du family's son, Du Qi.He thought that this young man should be the hostage sent to the Sun family by Du Boqin, just in the name of going to Beijing to study. So what did the person involved think?Will he ignore the death of his biological mother for the sake of his father's power?

The two girls had a lot to say to their little master.They have been serving Du Qi's biological mother, watching him grow up with their own eyes, and their words show their closeness.According to them, Du Qi was afraid of his father, but he was filial and close to his deceased aunt and biological mother.Growing up, he was basically raised by two mothers.His father seldom interfered with his daily life, but only cared about his homework and martial arts, and was quite strict with him.

His aunt, Mrs. Zhou, would take him with her every time she returned to her parents' home. At that time, he was still young and couldn't tell the difference between his aunt and his biological mother. The two elders of the Zhou family loved him, so he regarded them as his maternal grandparents.After his aunt's death, he didn't go to Zhou's family for a while, and then he gradually realized that he was not a flesh-and-blood member of the Zhou family.However, the two elders of the Zhou family were still reluctant to watch Du Qi grow up, and soon sent someone to pick him up for a reunion at home. He became close to them again, but he was much less willful.

When Du Boqin suddenly proposed to send him to Beijing to study as a master, the two elders of the Zhou family were very opposed.Du Boqin sent Du Qi away without telling everyone. The two elders were still annoyed with his son-in-law for a long time. When he received the letter from his grandson back home from the capital, he knew that he was living well in the teacher's house and had made great progress in his homework. Calm down.

Hai Jiao listened to the words of the two girls and speculated that although Du Qi did not have the blood of the Zhou family, he was quite close to the Zhou family. He was forced to stay away from his relatives when he was a teenager and went to the capital to be a hostage. He was probably resentful of his biological father. To respect and love.Thinking about his previous life, after Du Boqin remarried his grandson's daughter, he sent Du Qi mother and son away without mercy.Du Qi also had no nostalgia for his father, a high-ranking official, and simply took his biological mother back to his hometown in Chang'an, which shows the weak relationship between father and son in the Du family.

Du Qi is quite courageous.In his previous life, Du Boqin openly betrayed the Zhou family, relied on Mr. Sun Ge, and made the Zhou family miserable, but his son dared to return to Chang'an, the home base of the Zhou family, to live.You must know that although the Zhenguo Palace lost power and moved to the capital, a large number of Zhou family members still settled in Chang'an. Many relatives, in-laws and subordinates of the Zhou family still served as middle- and lower-level officers in the Northwest Frontier Army. , they couldn't do anything about Du Boqin, the traitor, and they couldn't deal with a young man who came to their door automatically?But Du Qi still chose to come back, which shows that he is not a coward.

Hai Jiao thought that the concubines of the Du family died in vain in this life. Maybe Du Qi would bring a little surprise to everyone because of the pain of losing his mother.So he asked the two girls for Du Qi's detailed address in the capital, and asked the two girls to dictate it. He wrote a letter and sent it to the capital.

The two girls couldn't help but be extremely surprised when they learned that Hai Jiao, a kind man, was willing to deliver a message to the young master for them.They had wanted to notify the young master for a long time, but the master had told him not to let the young master know that his aunt was gone, and then sold them out. Even if they wanted to send a message to the young master, they didn't know what to do.Although the head catcher of the government office was kind, they did not dare to talk too much about their aunt in front of him. It would be great if there were outsiders willing to help.

During the oral narration, they used words very carefully and refused to reveal the specific cause of death of their aunt at all, for fear that Mr. Huang, who was listening in, would guess something. However, the theme of the letter was still very clear: my aunt died, and the funeral was hastily concluded. , it is impossible for the young master to see his aunt for the last time, but if he does not return to Chang'an for the funeral, her aunt will simply be buried without a proper grave or a tombstone.When spring comes next year and the vegetation sprouts, I'm afraid even the grave head will be missing.They really couldn't bear to see their aunt end up like this, and they just hoped that the young master could go home and make the decision.

Of course, they did not forget to mention their current situation.The master sold them on the grounds that they did not serve him well and failed to stop his aunt from committing suicide.But they all felt very wronged.Before the aunt hanged herself, she drove them out of the house.They were worried and wanted to go into the house to ask what was wrong with their aunt, but they were called to ask questions by the master.When they were released, their aunt was gone.It’s not that they don’t do their best, they are just following their master’s orders!Please, Master, please leave them a way to survive for the sake of their loyalty over the years!Hai Jiao followed the two girls' instructions and finished the letter word for word.After leaving their temporary residence, he said goodbye to Capt. Huang and planned to find a reliable caravan to deliver the message.

It is now the twelfth lunar month, and there are very few caravans still running around, but if you look carefully, you can't find them.Haijiao has now figured out the situation in Chang'an City and is quite confident about it.

But before he could find a reliable caravan, he first met the steward of the Tu family's caravan, whom he had met once before.

The steward seemed to be busy shopping for something, and he complained to an acquaintance of his friends that the head of the family suddenly had to lead a group on a trip, which caught people off guard.He originally thought he could stay at home and celebrate the New Year this year, but now he has to brave the wind and snow to go to the capital. Although it is a quick horse trip, the time is too tight. He doesn't know if he can come back in time for the reunion dinner on New Year's Eve, and so on.

When Hai Jiao heard this when he was passing by, he paid more attention, pretended to recognize an acquaintance, and went up to talk to the steward.

The steward still remembered him and knew that he was a young man whom the generals of the Zhou family were quite optimistic about, and his attitude was quite attentive.

In just a few words, Hai Jiao let the steward know that he was Uncle Ma's nephew and grandson, and an in-law of the Zhou family. He was also favored by the Duke of Zhen, and the steward suddenly became less taboo about what he said.

It turned out that the head of the Tu family had just received the letter from Uncle Ma, and immediately went to the third room of the Zhou family to meet his nephew Zhou Jinpu. Before leaving, he met his ex-brother-in-law Zhou Shigong. He took him to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion, and then went home. Announced that they would lead a team to Beijing and set off at dawn tomorrow morning.

Without asking, Hai Jiao could guess why the head of the Tu family came to Beijing. He kept silent and only paid the trust to the steward. He also increased the postage and asked the other party to hand the letter into Du Qi's hands in person.He even made it clear who Du Qi was. The steward blinked, responded, and thanked him again and again.

It seems that the head of the Tu family came to Beijing with the task of finding Du Boqin's son.Now that he had a detailed address and an honest reason to bring Du Qi back, he would surely be able to save a lot of effort.

If the Zhou family could take Du Boqin's son back to Chang'an first, and Du Boqin would no longer have a hostage in the hands of the Sun family, would they change their attitude?
Hai Jiao was a little curious. In this life, Du Boqin had not yet harmed the Zhou family, had not yet been promoted to Beijing, had not been able to marry a daughter of the Sun family, and had not given birth to a second son. Would he still follow the Sun family to the dark side? ?

(End of this chapter)