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

Hai Jiao was a little surprised: "Why do you think so?"

Haitang looked away with some guilt: "Ahem... I happened to look through the book before and saw the records of the names of palaces in the Han Dynasty, such as Changle Palace, Weiyang Palace and so on. Wasn't Changle Palace the residence of the Queen Mother in the Han Dynasty? At that time, I I felt that the word 'Chang Le' was closely related to the Queen Mother. Didn't the letter Jin Jiashu hid in the interlayer of his robe have a seal with 'Chang Le Wuyou' printed on it? I thought, could it be the Queen Mother's personal secret? Print it?"

Hai Jiao thoughtfully said: "This makes sense... It happens that the Zhou family has lived in Chang'an for generations. Isn't Changle Palace in Chang'an? Maybe it was because the Queen Mother missed her hometown that she carved such a private seal for herself. Zhenguo He is her biological brother, so he must know the meaning of her square seal."

Haitang secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Haijiao accepted her statement and didn't ask any more questions.

She believed that the real reason why the seal "Chang Le Wu You" was related to the Queen Mother was certainly not because of the name of a palace recorded in history books.

When she first entered the palace as a maid in her previous life, she was serving a concubine. She had a good relationship with the Queen Mother at that time and would often visit the Queen Mother's palace.As a young palace maid, she also served as the concubine's attendant and walked into the back hall of the main hall of Cining Palace.There is a plaque hanging above the main entrance of the palace where the Queen Mother lives, with the words "Longevity and Worry-free" written on it. It was written by the second empress of the founding emperor of the Chu Dynasty and the first empress dowager of the Chu Dynasty.

This plaque has never been replaced since it was hung above the main entrance of the back hall of the main hall of Cining Palace.Successive queen mothers, both powerful and powerless, have allowed it to continue to hang there.If they want to change the plaque of their residence, they will only look at other palaces in Cining Palace.

People in the palace generally rarely publicize this matter to the outside world.The Queen Mother's palace was not accessible to ordinary royal relatives or imperial decrees.Of course Haijiao couldn't know.Haitang couldn't explain to him where she heard it from, so she could only use the Changle Palace of the Han Dynasty to explain it.

Although Haitang was just prevaricating, Haijiao felt that this guess made sense.Besides, who else could be the nobleman in the capital who could write to the Duke of Zhen and ask him to take care of the Jin family?Jin Jiashu is Xu Xianfei’s son!Concubine Xu Xian was once the maid of Queen Mother Zhou.The Empress Dowager Zhou would recommend Concubine Xu Xian to Emperor Deguang as his concubine, so she naturally knew her family background.So for Concubine Xu Xian's ex-husband and son who might cause trouble, is it any surprise that Empress Dowager Zhou asked her brothers to take care of and supervise them on their behalf?
It's just that the emperor's acceptance of the virtuous concubine is suspected of seizing the wife of his minister.With the temperament of the Duke of Zhen, he would probably not tolerate it and would not want to get involved in this muddy water.If he refuses to help settle the Jin family, then the old military advisor will need to come forward to persuade him.Empress Dowager Zhou knew very well the importance of the old military advisor in the heart of Duke Zhen, so she would guide the Jin family. If things did not go well in Chang'an, they would go to the old military advisor for help.

After Hai Jiao figured out the whole story, he couldn't help but sigh: "The Queen Mother has thought everything through, but who would have thought that the Sun family would send killers to deal with the Jin family?" Before he could finish sighing, he suddenly paused, Turning to look at his sister, "The whereabouts of the Jin family...couldn't it be...leaked from the palace?"

Haitang raised her eyebrows: "If the Queen Mother wants to harm the Jin family, she won't use the Sun family's killers?"

"I'm not saying that the Queen Mother wants to kill them." Hai Jiao said, "But the Queen Mother wants to resettle the Jin family. Concubine Xu Xian must know about it, but will they really not inform the emperor?"

Haitang thought for a while and then understood what Hai Jiao meant: "Brother is saying... the Queen Mother and Concubine Xu Xian arranged for the Jin family to come to Chang'an, and also informed the emperor. The emperor accidentally leaked the news to Concubine Sun. Sun Guifei knew it. The imperial concubine told the Sun family, and the Sun family sent a killer..."

It sounds a bit convoluted, but the logic makes sense.Although the emperor now seems to be quite fond of Concubine Xu Xian and respects Empress Dowager Zhou, neither of them can surpass Concubine Sun.The emperor has always been very indulgent towards Concubine Sun Guifei, who has lost her son and is now a mature woman.If she wants to find out something from the emperor, who can guarantee that the emperor will not tell the truth?
Hai Jiao couldn't help but want to curse: "Then the Jin family has lost their lives, shouldn't they have to admit it?" Because the emperor would not punish himself for such a thing, not even Sun Guifei who gave the order to kill. punish.Hai Jiao sighed: "If Jin Jiashu knew about this, I'm afraid he would feel even worse." The only people Jin Jiashu can take revenge on are probably a few killers, the real masterminds behind it, and the culprit who leaked the news and killed his family. , he can't afford to offend them all.

After much hesitation, Hai Jiao made up his mind: "Unless he thinks of this himself, I won't tell him. Some things are better off knowing than not knowing."

Haitang said: "If Jin Jiashu doesn't confess his life experience to us, how can we guess the possible person who leaked the secret? Brother, you'd better not say anything. If you do, it will reveal that you know too much that you shouldn't know. secret."

Hai Jiao thought about it and nodded quickly: "I will definitely not let anything slip!"

However, Jin Jiashu couldn't guess it, so would the Zhou family and the old military advisor guess it?No matter what, the Queen Mother must be told about the killer.Let the Queen Mother tell Concubine Xu Xian what good things the Sun family has done secretly and what contribution the second wife of the Jin family has made, so that Concubine Xu Xian will not have any misunderstandings.

Hai Jiao said: "The head of the Tu family left for Beijing in a hurry, probably to deliver the letter. However, his family had colluded with Mrs. Ma, and the Zhenguo government did not trust them very much. Just in case, they Another team of troops was sent to Beijing to deliver a message to Marquis Chengen, and they have already set off this afternoon."

Mr. Zhou, the Marquis of Chengen, was the younger brother of the Empress Dowager Zhou and Marshal Zhou, the Duke of Zhenguo. He had always lived in the capital and was responsible for the correspondence between the Empress Dowager and Chang'an.If he could collect all the letters sent by the two teams, it would mean that the Tu family would be available.

It would be a good thing if the Tu family could be completely separated from Mrs. Ma.But Haitang is more concerned about the situation on Jin Jiashu's side: "Jin Jiashu now has a little more trust in us and the Zhou family, which is a good thing. Even if he has been unwilling to tell his true life experience, we can't persuade him to give up." Concubine Xu Xian wrote a letter, and Concubine Xu Xian could also know what happened in Chang'an from the Queen Mother Zhou, so that there would be no misunderstanding. But to be on the safe side, he still had to write a letter and explain the situation clearly to his biological mother. The Sun family would send a killer, no matter what Whatever the purpose is, it means that Concubine Sun's malice towards Concubine Xu Xian is very deep. Concubine Xu Xian better be more careful, but she cannot be plotted by Concubine Sun."

"That's right." Hai Jiao looked cautious, "Concubine Xu Xian is the biological mother of the eighth prince, and the eighth prince is the future king. There must be no problems! I have changed a lot of things in my life. The Sun family has been harming others and seizing power in the northwest. After repeated setbacks, Mr. Tao left the mountain early again. No one knows whether the Sun family will jump over the wall... If Concubine Xu Xian fails to become Queen Mother Xu like she did in her previous life, and the new monarch is replaced by Prince Ji... I'm afraid I'm going to die of vomiting. !”

"That will happen in the future. Brother, there is no need to push yourself too hard." Haitang comforted him, "Your power alone is limited, so don't add too much unnecessary pressure to yourself. We are all small people. , it is better to find a way to leverage the power of the big shots and let them influence the situation in the court. We just need to stay in the dark and observe."

Hai Jiao nodded and said: "I don't think Jin Jiashu will reveal his life experience to me easily. But Zhen Guo Gong must know his identity after reading the letter. My cousin is now helping the counselor in Zhen Guo Gong's Mansion. There may be some rumors about this matter. When the old man comes back, I will make him stop talking!"

(End of this chapter)