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

Haitang recalled what Xie Wenzai had said, and then said to Hai Jiao: "Brother, you don't need to worry too much about this matter. I have reminded my cousin to be careful that the second wife of the Jin family will find an excuse to take away Jin Jiashu after they arrive in Chang'an. Cousin You should have taken it to heart and won't let anyone take Jin Jiashu away from the Zhou family's sphere of influence."

Having said that, Hai Jiao cannot completely rest assured: "If Duke Zhen Guo takes him into his residence, it will not be so convenient for me to find him in the future." Of course, the most important thing is that there are too many people around. If the Zhou family were here, he would have a lot more worries if he wanted to influence Jin Jiashu according to his own ideas.

Now when he went to talk to Jin Jiashu in the Zhou family's third-bedroom villa, he had to be careful to avoid the guards coming up from the old soldier's village. If Jin Jiashu moves directly into the Zhou family, he will have to be careful that walls have ears and be careful about what he says. Although he was confident that he could coax Jin Jiashu, he really didn't dare to be too sure about the veterans of the Zhou family who had been in battle for a long time.

Haitang didn't care much about this: "Brother has no bad intentions. He doesn't intend to coax Jin Jiashu to do anything bad. He just wants to interact with his friends openly. What if the Zhou family hears what you say? You Jin Jiashu wants to hide things from you even if he hides things from the Zhou family. If you are lying to each other, who owes the other? Apart from these unspeakable secrets, you are sincere when you get along on weekdays. Brother is sincerely sharing the worries of his friends. , what can others find fault with you?"

After listening to his sister's words, Hai Jiao couldn't help but reflect on himself.

In fact, he always had a utilitarian mentality in his friendship with Jin Jiashu. At the moment, Jin Jiashu is in trouble and is at a loss. His eagerness to help will naturally move the other person. But hypocrisy may be able to coax people for a while, but it cannot coax them forever. Over time, flaws will inevitably be exposed. When the time comes, even the best friends may turn against each other.

If he is determined to be a lifelong good friend with Jin Jiashu, then he should show his sincerity and truly regard the other person as a best friend, so that the friendship can last long. Even if the two people have conflicting ideas in the future, at least their friendship over the years is not fake, and they will have a little more room for trouble.

Haijiao had just made up his mind when he heard someone calling him outside the door. It turned out that Xie Wenzai knew that he had returned home and sent Cui Xiaodao to call him to talk.

Hai Jiao turned around and exchanged glances with his sister Haitang, then walked to the front yard.

Haitang went back to the house to read. It was cold in winter and the ink grinder was not easy to use, so she simply reduced the time to practice calligraphy and painting. Even needlework, she thought it would freeze her fingers, so she put it down for the time being. As long as Grandma Ma doesn't rush her, she will be happy and at ease. When she had time, she would stay in her room, sit cross-legged on the kang, and read a book warmly. If no one disturbs her, she can still practice her internal strength for a while.

When the sun turned west and the light outside the window dimmed, she put down her book, did eye exercises for a while, and then began to move her hands and feet, planning to practice martial arts in the garden of the second courtyard before dinner.

She was only halfway through her warm-up when she heard Haijiao's footsteps approaching and felt a little heavy. She secretly wondered in her heart, and when she heard Hai Jiao knocking on the door, she immediately opened the door and let him in: "Brother, what's going on? Did my cousin tell you any bad news?"

"There is no bad news." Hai Jiao sat down at the table, looking like he was hesitating to speak, "What my cousin told me is similar to what you told me before, but with many more details. His old man Knowing that I was concerned about the progress of the Jin family's case, I specifically told more about Zhang Pinggui's confession. However, when I wanted to ask about the Zhou family's third room, he refused to say too much and just talked about some trivial details." "If it's just like this, why do you have such an expression?" Haitang sat down opposite him, "My cousin doesn't want to talk too much about the third room of the Zhou family. Isn't this normal? Now everyone in the Zhenguo government pays more attention to it. The conspiracy of the Sun family, the betrayal of Zhou Shuyi's mother and daughter, as well as the internal ghosts in the northwest frontier army who colluded with the Sun family, etc., are major events related to the safety and future of the Zhou family!
  "As for the Jin family's case, all the murderers have been arrested. The person behind the crime, the crime process and the evidence are also very clear. Naturally, they will not take it too seriously. If Zhang Pinggui is not still useful, they will have to continue the interrogation. I'm afraid that everyone will be handed over to the Chang'an government office now. The Zhou family will not interfere with the subsequent interrogation, sentencing, reporting and other matters, and will leave them all to the prefect. Even if my cousin doesn't mention it now, you will be able to do it sooner or later. He found out about it from elsewhere, so he didn’t plan to hide it from you anymore.”

Hai Jiao pursed his lips: "Zhang Pinggui probably knows this too. He is looking forward to staying in the Zhenguo Palace for a longer time, and does not want to be transferred to the government office. He is afraid that if he goes to the government prison, his life will be ruined." There is no way to save it. How did the six killers in the government prison die before? The government has not yet found out the truth. Zhang Pinggui himself only knows that this matter was arranged by Du Boqin, but he does not know exactly how he did it. Done.

"Du Boqin is still serving as the commander of the Chang'an vanguard. The Zhou family has not dismissed him from his post. How can Zhang Pinggui dare to take risks? Therefore, now he is hesitant in confessing and refuses to explain easily. In order to delay, he clearly knew that Zheng Guo The duke wanted to know more about the Sun family and the mole, but he used trivial news about the third room of the Zhou family to prevaricate. But these things were all related to the Zhou family, so the people in the Zhenguo Duke's mansion could only listen patiently, feeling very suffocated. "

Haitang raised her eyebrows, guessing in her mind: "Is there anything else going on in the third room of the Zhou family? How could it upset my brother?" She thought that Hai Jiao didn't have much affection for her aunt Zhou Ma.

Hai Jiao smiled bitterly and sighed: "It's not that it's a fool's errand, but... when Zhang Pinggui pretended to be an orphan from Zhou Shicheng's old tribe and entered the third room of the Zhou family, Mrs. Ma had some considerations about his identity..."

According to Zhang Pinggui himself, he had no intention of entering the third room of the Zhou family so early. The plan that the Sun family had told him at the beginning was that he would first assist the remaining seven killer companions to deal with the Jin family, and then the others would join the Sun family's dead men from the Du family's village. There were other tasks to complete, and Zhang Pinggui himself had to Accept the teachings from his confidants sent by Du Boqin, and strive to learn the skills that a child of a military family should master within a few months. When Zhou Shuyi works hard to arrange a place for Yingchuan Hou Shizi to practice in the future, Du Boqin will arrange for him to go to that guard in advance to make preparations. In this way, when the Yingchuan Hou Shizi appeared there, he would see Zhang Pinggui as an ordinary military boy and would not be suspicious.

The third room of the Zhou family was supposed to be where Zhang Pinggui was expected to hide after killing Prince Yingchuan. This would also make it easier for the Yingchuan Houfu to find him in the future and directly identify the third member of the Zhou family as the culprit. And Zhang Pinggui has Du Boqin secretly supporting him, so it is not difficult to escape.

However, due to the sudden appearance of the Hai family at the scene of the Jin family's murder, veterans of the Zhou family intervened in the murder investigation, causing Zhang Pinggui's identity to be exposed in advance. Although Du Boqin sent someone to rescue him, he was worried that he would be implicated, so he stuffed him into the third room of the Zhou family in advance, disrupting his original plan.

His arrival surprised Madam Ma, and she didn't know how to arrange his identity in a hurry. It was getting late, and during the Chinese New Year, relatives moved around, and soldiers stationed abroad went home to visit relatives. The identities of all relatives and close friends could not be used and could easily be revealed by acquaintances. Therefore, she had to fabricate the identity of a son who was an orphan from the old army, and asked Zhang Pinggui to Few outsiders.

This status made Zhang Pinggui quite looked down upon in the third room of the Zhou family, and his movements were restricted. He complained to Mrs. Ma, but she retorted, saying that it was all his fault that he came so suddenly. She originally planned to make him a cousin, but who told him not to act according to the plan?

(End of this chapter)