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

Chapter 261 Adventures in Pingyang Mansion

Haijiao returned to the city before the city gates closed at nightfall, and arrived home just in time for dinner.

Seeing that there were several more delicacies on the table, he immediately moved his index fingers and happily enjoyed the delicious dinner with his family.

After dinner, he talked to his grandparents for a while, then got up and left.

However, he did not go back to his room immediately. Instead, he called his sister Haitang to the second courtyard on the pretext of needing to eat after a meal. The brother and sister took a walk and exchanged the latest news.

Today, Hai Jiao heard that his cousin Xie Wenzai said that a government official had found the second roommate of the Jin family and was about to take him back to Chang'an. He didn't have time to ask for details, so he hurried out to report the news to Jin Jiashu. Haitang was more careful and asked Xie Wenzai for specific details, and then she learned about the current situation of the second room of the Jin family.

They have been staying in Pingyang Mansion.

When they arrived in Pingyang with Jin Juren, they were unwilling to go further because of heavy snowfall, and they wanted to settle down in Pingyang. It was not without reason.

The old lady in the second room of the Jin family suffered from serious illness due to heavy snowfall and kept coughing every day. It happened that there was a doctor in Pingyang Fucheng who was experienced in treating this kind of disease, and the prescription he prescribed was very suitable for her symptoms, so she wanted to stay for a long time. However, Jin Juren believed that Pingyang Mansion was in danger and did not want to stay for a long time, so he deceived the second house and his family and left with only his wife, children and servants. The people in the second room of the Jin family were furious, and in a fit of rage they betrayed Jin Juren's whereabouts to the killer pursuers who arrived later.

At that time, the two sons of the Jin family, Jin Xin and Jin Miao, were taken away by the killers. They were very frightened. After being frightened for a few times, they obeyed their words. The killers were in a hurry to chase Jin Juren's family. Although they did not kill the second brother of Jin's family to silence them, they did not intend to release them to prevent them from talking nonsense outside. So they handed over the second room of the Jin family to the custody of an official from Pingyang Mansion.

This official's daughter married a son of a branch of the Sun family and worked as a house filler. He relied on his son-in-law's connections to get his current official position, and he always liked to show off that he was an in-law of the Sun family. The Sun family's "nursing hospital" asked him to take care of something, how could he refuse? He placed the second brother of the Jin family under house arrest in a house he purchased. Although he did not let them lack food or clothing, it was impossible to serve them comfortably. Old Mrs. Jin Er couldn't see the doctor and take medicine, so she became anxious and encouraged her two sons to run away.

It's a pity that neither of her two sons have any real abilities. The eldest Jin Xin didn't dare to move at all. Although the second Jin Miao was a bit brave, he had no brains and no neat skills. He broke a leg while trying to escape over the wall late at night. leg. When the guard found out, he only bandaged him hastily, but made no intention to seek medical treatment. He cried in pain day and night, but his family members did not dare to pay attention to him for fear of being punished by his guards.

In the end, it was because Jin Miao's crying was too loud and kept going day and night, which attracted the attention of the neighbors, and Pingyang officials who couldn't stand the official's arrogance discovered the truth, so they asked the Chang'an government to send him The officer looking for someone discovered the whereabouts of the second room of the Jin family.

Officials from the Chang'an Prefecture wanted to take away the second wife of the Jin family, but the official who was related to the Sun family deliberately hindered them and made all kinds of excuses to prevent them from taking the people away.

Fortunately, the leading official was quick-witted and did not argue with the official. Instead, he quietly sent the news to the people in the second room of the Jin family, letting them know that Jin Juren, his wife and his son both died in Chang'an, and only a young son survived. , the murderer has been arrested, the luggage and belongings brought by the Jin family have not been lost, but the surviving child was seriously injured, no one is taking care of the Jin family's funeral, and no one can answer the origin of this murder, the Chang'an government has no way After the case was closed, he was anxious to find Jin Juren's relatives to find out.

The second brother of the Jin family, who was under house arrest, had no information and believed it to be true. He thought that since the killer sent by the Sun family had been arrested, no one could threaten their safety. But Jin Juren’s property—especially that box of gold—is so rich and attractive, wouldn’t it be a pity if he couldn’t get his hands on it? !

Since the Jin family only has one and a half children left in their house, both the eldest and the second child are still young, so they should be taken care of and brought up by blood relatives - and by the way, his family property should also be taken care of, which is the right thing to do! Jin Xin couldn't help but get ready to make a move. He thought that the official was working with the killers and was unwilling to let them go. Maybe he was also greedy for the box of gold. Now that they have people from the Chang'an government office backing them, do they still need to be afraid of that official? So what if he is a local snake? They are not from Pingyang Mansion, they are just passing by! When they got to Chang'an and got Jin Juren's inheritance, they settled there. What could the Sun family do to them?

So, with the help of an official from the Chang'an government office, Jin Xin escaped from the house where he was under house arrest, and went to the Pingyang government office in person to report that the official had imprisoned his family in order to embezzle the property of a good citizen. Since the official had repeatedly stated that the second wife of the Jin family was a good citizen and had never committed any crime when he refused to serve as a servant of the Chang'an government office, now it was difficult to use the crime committed by his family as an excuse to detain him. The Pingyang officials, who had long disliked the official, took the opportunity to ask him to avoid suspicion and await trial. Even if he would eventually escape the crime safely with the help of the Sun family's son-in-law, he could no longer stay in Pingyang Mansion.

Naturally, people from Chang'an Prefecture will not participate in the internal fighting in Pingyang Prefecture. After leaving a confession, the second wife of the Jin family embarked on a journey to Chang'an, accompanied by the official of the Chang'an Prefecture.

Although Mrs. Jin Er's cough has not yet recovered, she still does not want to travel in the cold weather; although Jin Miao's leg has just been treated, she still has difficulty moving; but they still have to leave Pingyang Mansion and continue this unfinished business. Trip completed. This time, no matter how much they complained, no one would stop and listen to them.

After Haitang finished talking about the experience of the second wife of the Jin family in Pingyang, she told her brother: "I heard that they were old and young, sick and injured, so the carriage didn't go fast. However, the Pingyang government also sent a few officials to help escort the carriage. , so there is no need to worry about safety on the road. If there is no accident, their group will be able to reach Chang'an Mansion probably a few years ago. "

It's just that the Chang'an government office will close down on New Year's Eve and start the New Year's holiday. After the second member of the Jin family arrived in Chang'an, they would at most be provided with accommodation, and the interrogation and questioning might have to wait until after the new year. At that time, it will depend on whether they are lucky. If they are not lucky, the whole family will spend the New Year's Eve in prison. If they are lucky, the old, weak, women and children may be able to avoid jail.

In order to get out of jail, they must have answered all questions asked by the officials of Chang'an Prefecture.

The question now is, do they know the real inside story about the reason for Jin Juren’s murder?

Hai Jiao frowned and said to his sister: "After I told Jin Jiashu the news, he seemed very calm and not worried at all that the second room of the Jin family would tear him down... I guess the second room of the Jin family probably didn't know about it at all. The truth!"

Haitang frowned and said, "It would be okay if this was the case. I was afraid that the second wife of the Jin family would know, but Jin Jiashu mistakenly thought that they didn't know, so he was so calm."

Hai Jiao paused: "Then what should we do? Just wait for the second brother of the Jin family to confess after arriving in Chang'an? If they tell the people in the government office about the true relationship between Concubine Xu Xian and Jin Jiashu, they are afraid that what will happen next The house is beyond repair."

Haitang felt that the situation was not that serious: "It concerns the concubines in the palace. Magistrate Huang will not publicly interrogate the second wife of the Jin family. At most, he and his confidants know about it. Besides, even if Jin Jiashu lied, the problem is not big. He is just a child, and may have been deceived by his parents. The Queen Mother Zhou herself lied to Duke Zhen in her letter, so how can the Zhou family complain about a child? "

Hai Jiao sighed: "I hope the second brother of the Jin family doesn't know about it. I would really rather Jin Jiashu be Xu Xianfei's nephew for the rest of his life. It would be better if Xu Xianfei doesn't make any mistakes and helps her son sit on the throne smoothly!"

(End of this chapter)