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

Haijiao has not been able to persuade Xie Wenzai to let go for the time being, because the latter has not returned from the Zhenguo Palace yet.

When having breakfast the next morning, Hai Jiao was wondering if he should find an excuse to go out and go to the Zhenguo Palace to meet and talk with his cousin, but his grandmother Ma Shi scolded her in the ear: "Again Want to run out? You haven't seen anyone all day long, what are you busy with?! Your sister and I are going to the Zhenguo Palace today, you go with us, don't run around anymore!"

Hai Jiao immediately changed his words: "Yes, yes, it's all up to you. Grandma, please let go!"

Ma let go and spat: "What the hell are you going to do if you don't touch home all day?! Qian'er already said that you and your sister are going to see Mrs. Wednesday today, did you forget?! What if you don't? Remind you, if you run away later, who can you and your sister find to accompany you when you go out?!"

Hai Jiao laughed dryly and apologized again and again.

He did forget about it, but he didn't think it was a big deal.If he wasn't at home, wouldn't he still have his second uncle?
Hai Changan smiled as he watched his nephew being scolded and said nothing. He just gave his wife and son a steamed bun each so that they could eat enough.

He didn't mind escorting his mother and niece out for a visit, but some people in the Zhou family were probably not so happy to see him.In Chang'an, many people knew about his life experience. At any rate, he had lived here for more than ten years under the name Chang Jiazi.The Duke of Zhenguo was tolerant and did not get angry at him and his father because of what Chang Guifei and his son did, and the rest of the Zhou family did not feel sorry for him, but he could not be shameless and an eyesore.

He lives as reclusively as possible on weekdays, and when he goes out to visit relatives and friends, he also tries to keep a low profile.This is not only a sign of respect for the Zhou family, but also a way to be wary of the Chang family in the capital.

He has become accustomed to being the son of the Hai family. Now that his wife is virtuous and his son is filial, he has nothing to be dissatisfied with, but he has no intention of returning to that cold and heartless family.

After breakfast, Hai Xiya went out to the Yamen.Ma and Haitang went back to their houses to change clothes, and the family affairs were entrusted to Hai Changan and his wife.

Haitang changed into a newly made dress, a plum red double-breasted coat, and a pleated skirt with thick cyan silk. Both the coat and skirt were embroidered with small plum blossoms, which suited the current season.Just considering that the sky was dark and there seemed to be signs of cooling down, she put on an extra square-necked half-sleeved short-sleeved trousers made of pink satin trimmed with sheepskin, just in case.

Mr. Ma is also wearing newly made clothes today, a blue-purple long coat and a magenta-purple horse-faced skirt. The collar and cuffs are decorated with complicated and gorgeous embroidery patterns.She also put on makeup, which was a rare occasion, and wore a full set of silver and jade headdress very solemnly. She looked like a dignified and graceful official wife.

Ma took today's visit very seriously. When Hai Jiao appeared in the front yard dressed in a smart outfit as usual, she ordered her to go back to her room and change into a more decent robe.

Hai Jiao changed his clothes and came out. After getting the instruction from his grandmother to allow him to mount the horse, he couldn't help complaining to his sister in a low voice: "What's wrong with grandma today? When we were in Suzhou City, we went to visit General Zhou's house, but we were never so particular. Pass!"

Haitang suppressed her laughter and signaled him to get on the horse as soon as possible to avoid her grandmother from roaring again, and she got on the car neatly.

Ma's thoughts are actually easy to guess.After being away from Chang'an for many years, she returned to the city where she had lived for half her life. Her husband's official position had finally been promoted to the seventh rank, and her family had become rich and respectable. Of course she wanted more people to know this, no longer He secretly laughed at her for marrying a lowly husband.The two previous visits to her parents' home were not enough to prove that she had indeed turned over.But today, she openly and openly took her children to the Duke's Mansion as a guest.The entire circle of officials and family members in Chang'an City could no longer question her dignity!

When they arrived at Zhenguo's mansion, Mrs. Zhou Zhou was very considerate and helped Ma's dignity.

Although it was impossible for the palace to open its central door to welcome guests, Madam Zhou also sent her confidant nanny to the side door to welcome guests.Everyone passing by could see the ancestors and grandsons of the Hai family being politely welcomed into the Duke's Mansion.Because Ma and her two children were guests of Mrs. Zhou on Wednesday, they did not need to go to greet Mrs. Zhen Guogong first, so they were directly invited to the two-in courtyard of General Zhou's room on Guogong's Mansion East Road.Mrs. Wednesday received them there cordially.

It was not convenient for Hai Jiao to stay in the house for a long time. After saying goodbye, the children of the Zhou family took him to the school grounds.There is now a group of Zhou family disciples practicing riding and shooting there, and adding him alone is still more than enough.We were all about the same age, and we were concerned about the situation at the border. Knowing that Hai Jiao had just returned from Suzhou, we pulled him to inquire about news from the Hu people, and the two parties quickly became familiar with each other.Hai Jiao still remembered his plan to make friends with the children of the Zhou family. With the emotional intelligence he had developed over two lifetimes and a little effort, he quickly became good friends with several of them, calling them brothers affectionately.

Mrs. Ma still doesn’t know what her grandson has done.She was chatting happily with Mrs. Wednesday.Mrs. Zhou had been away from Suzhou for a while and was thinking about her husband a lot. It was not convenient to ask her in detail before, but now that she has met Mr. Ma, she can inquire in more detail.However, she did not neglect the little girl Haitang. After a while, Zhou Wenjun, whom she specially invited to accompany her guests, arrived. Zhou Yijun also followed. After saying hello to Ma, she happily took Haitang back to the room to chat and play. .

Zhou Wenjun is the daughter of General Zhou. The courtyard of their room is on the same East Road, right in front of General Wednesday's room. There is only one aisle between them, but it is closer to the school grounds.As soon as Haitang entered the courtyard, she heard a young man yelling from the other side of the wall, and recognized her brother's voice from it.

Zhou Wenjun rolled his eyes at the wall: "It's so noisy! I don't know what the fuss is about. I think I am a master all day long, but in fact, everyone is not as good as me when it comes to riding and shooting!"

Zhou Yijun laughed while listening.

Haitang thought about Zhou Wenjun's riding and shooting skills. They were indeed good, but they couldn't be said to be outstanding. At least the two siblings were better than her.

Haitang cleverly did not answer Zhou Wenjun's words, and just changed the topic with a smile: "How is Sister Peng doing lately? I have been in Chang'an City for several days, but I haven't heard anything about her. My family has no contact with the Jin family. , I dare not come to disturb you."

Zhou Wenjun sighed: "She is doing well now. The Jin family has not figured out her temper yet, so they are quite polite to her. It will be hard to tell her after we get to know each other. I just wrote to her yesterday, but it is a pity that her grandmother She is ill and it is inconvenient for her to go out. Otherwise, I knew you were going to be a guest at home, so I sent a message in advance to pick her up."

Haitang was a little surprised: "The old lady of the Jin family is really sick?"

Zhou Wenjun smiled and said, "No matter if he is really sick or pretends to be sick, or he brings someone back under the pretext of being sick, he will always be sick for a few days and pretend to be sick. Anyway, Yuqi said in the letter that she had carefully read her grandmother's prescription. It was some warming and nourishing medicine, and it didn't look like she was seriously ill. She felt at ease and waited until after the New Year to talk about anything else."

Since the old lady of the Jin family has no serious illness and just needs an excuse to lure her granddaughter here, she should be fine after her granddaughter has been ill for more than half a month. Otherwise, how will she celebrate the New Year?But she recovered from her illness and was able to go out to see relatives and friends during the New Year. Peng Yuqi, the dedicated granddaughter, could say goodbye after the New Year.Even if the Jin family refused to let her go, Zhou Wenjun brought Peng Yuqi over under the guise of inviting his best friend to stay for a while, could the Jin family still refuse?
The little girls have already discussed the countermeasures so that they will not be easily manipulated by the Jin family!

Haitang smiled and sat down in the room with the Zhou sisters. The girl served tea and snacks, and the three of them began to talk about their current situation.

What interests Zhou Wenjun the most is what Zhou Yijun told her about Haitang teaming up with her brother to capture the killer Zhang Pinggui in the third room of the Zhou family.

She enthusiastically took Haitang's hand and asked, "Tell me quickly, what is going on?"

(End of this chapter)