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

Chapter 512: What bad intentions can a straightforward good boy have?

Speaking of the Hai family, Ma Shangyi couldn't help but think of the news she had learned from Mrs. Zhen Guo.

The head of the Hai family, Hai Xiya, did not have a high official position, but he was from Zhili and his family had a small fortune. The reason why he left his family and business and stayed away from the family, and asked to be transferred to the northwest frontier army, was to protect the people who were demoted to the army. Xie Wenzai, a cousin from the northwest, was the great talent Xie Tanhua who was used by Duke Wu Wen'an to test the minds of the emperor and Sun Ge Lao, but was later abandoned because of fear of imperial power.

Because of Xie Wenzai, Haixiya paid a lot of attention to the old students of the Wu clan who were also demoted to the northwest. Over the past twenty years, the number of exiled prisoners who had received his shelter and assistance totaled forty or fifty. Although many of them died in the northwest, most of them were pardoned and returned to their hometowns, and even returned to the court to serve as officials. With such a passionate love, Haixi Ya is no longer an unknown person. Now he is just living in Chang'an, far away from his old friends, so he can only be an inconspicuous official. But if he returns to Zhili, I am afraid that he will immediately become a guest of those former students of the Wu clan who have returned to the court, and will be praised by the world in the name of benevolence and righteousness.

Haixi Ya only had one son, who was killed on the Suzhou front line. His daughter-in-law also died together, leaving behind a pair of children who were raised by Hai Xiya and his wife. He also raised Chang An, the only son of Princess Chang Gui's maternal cousin Chang Gengxing, who was renamed Hai Chang'an. He also married a wife and had children. In addition, because they had been dependent on each other for many years in the border town, Xie Wenzai and Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian, former relatives of Wu Wen'an who were also pardoned, are still living with the Hai family, and they only moved into the neighbor's yard not long ago.

The Hai family has a simple population, a well-off family, and a pure family tradition. Although Hai Xiya is not young, he is a practical person and is highly valued by Zhenguo Gong and his son. The adopted sons and grandsons he raised are both civil and military. Although one has a complicated family background and the other is still young, he can already see that he has a bright future. Such a Hai family kindly rescued Jin Jiashu who was in distress. No wonder the latter was willing to get close to his family.

Queen Xu wouldn’t mind Brother Shu getting involved with the Hai family’s children, would she? Although Brother Shu will go to Beijing sooner or later and leave the city of Chang'an, the Hai family is also from Zhili. I heard that the Hai family and his wife have mentioned many times that after they retire and become officials, they will return to their hometown for retirement and will not live in Chang'an for a long time. The capital city is not far from the Hai family's hometown, so traveling between them is easy. If the Hai family brother is willing, he can also go to Beijing to be an official and keep company with Brother Shu.

Ma Shangyi had already made arrangements in her mind for a friend recognized by Jin Jiashu, but just to be on the safe side, she had to watch carefully for another two years to determine the character of the Hai family's children. After all, they are friends who want to stay with Jin Jiashu for a long time. If his character is not up to standard, the risk will be too great in the future, and Jin Jiashu may be harmed at any time...

Ma Shangyi made up her mind and said to Chun Yu: "I heard that the girl from the Hai family has a good relationship with the sister from the fourth room, and they often see each other. Go talk to the girl from the fourth room and see if you can find out anything. What about the Hai family girl?”

The granddaughter of the Hai family is only one or two years older than Brother Shu, so we need to pay attention to her personality and character, just in case...

Chunyu went there in response, and in less than half an hour he got some news. He came back and reported: "The girl from the Hai family seems to have a single name with the character "tang", and her nickname is "tangtang" after "tang" for "begonia". She is quite pretty and polite. But she is very good, knowledgeable, courteous, and kind-hearted. Not only does she have good relations with Miss Wenjun and Miss Xuejun, but she also gets along well with several other ladies. I heard that the Wu sisters are also familiar with her, and they write letters from time to time. contacts."

"She is actually a well-educated girl?" Ma Shangyi couldn't help but look surprised, "That day in the west courtyard of the third room of the Zhou family, she refuted Mrs. Ma many times. She really didn't seem to have a gentle and steady temperament. I just thought She is a strong person, unforgiving, and has a straightforward temper. I didn’t expect that she doesn’t behave like this on weekdays?”

Chun Yu said: "Miss Xuejun and Sister Wu both like her very much. Miss Huajun also praised her many good words. She is good at calligraphy and painting, and she is also good at needlework. Miss Huajun has a belt she gave her. , the stitching is fine, the pattern is exquisite, and the color is beautiful. If the girl next to Miss Huajun hadn't said it clearly, I wouldn't have known that it was made by a girl in her teens, no older than someone who has been doing needlework for 20 or 30 years. Damn it!”

Ma Shangyi was startled and said with a smile: "That's rare. This little girl doesn't have an outstanding reputation on weekdays, but she didn't expect to be a well-rounded child? How old is she? How come she knows everything and is good at everything? What about the daughters of high-ranking families in Beijing, most of whom are ladies from famous families who have become famous since childhood, but how many of them are really good at calligraphy and painting, and are also skilled in women's work?" Chun Yu said again: "I heard that she still practices it with her family members. Martial arts, good at wielding a whip and archery."

"Her family was originally a military household, and it was normal for her to learn riding and shooting skills from her brothers since she was a child." Ma Shangyi was not surprised by this. "Besides, she has lived in a border town with her family for a long time. If she doesn't have any skills, how can she be in the military?" She has lived in the border area for many years? Even if she doesn’t know how to do it, her family will teach her.”

Ma Shangyi secretly thought that although this little girl had never made a name for herself in the city, the girls at the Zhenguo Palace knew her strengths, and she didn't know whether she was really talented or was doing it on purpose. Among the young masters Sun in the Duke's mansion, there are many who are similar in age to the Hai family girls, and there are even more young men of the same age in the Zhou family. Although the Hai family's family tradition is quite upright and they don't have the desire to cling to others, they are afraid of everything. Jin Jiashu and the Hai family are really too close...

Ma Shangyi secretly wanted to pay more attention to the conduct of the two grandchildren of the Hai family, and suddenly noticed that the name of the Hai family girl was "Haitang", which was clever and quite nostalgic...

Ma Shangyi thought of the master she recognized in the palace, Ding Yanyan and Ding Nvshi. She was originally transferred from the Library Pavilion to Kunning Palace, where she specialized in handling documents for the Empress Dowager Zhou who had just become the empress of the palace at that time. She was a decent person with noble conduct. He is gentle and kind to the little maids. Ma Shangyi has always respected her very much.

The history of Ding Nu once mentioned that her master was originally Ding Haitang, the female official in charge of the library. Unfortunately, she was later transferred to the Shanggong Bureau as a secretary and died a few years after leaving the palace. Coincidentally, the people who killed her were Mrs. Nama’s relatives, Song Yuzhu’s natal relatives, Qin Guogong and his wife, and their eldest daughter...

If Ding Sizhi hadn't discovered Song Yuzhu's traitorous act, stopped it in time, and secretly sent a letter to the Pingxihou Mansion, I'm afraid Pingxihou's son would never know what a big mistake he had made. Although the stolen intelligence at that time still caused losses to the border army, Prince Pingxi also knew his mistakes and was able to correct them. He became a famous general with outstanding military achievements and never allowed the Hu people to take advantage of Chu at the border...

The Zeng family was able to make up for the lost time, but unfortunately, the deceased Nanny Ding could not survive.

Ma Shangyi remembered that before she left the capital, she had visited Ding Yanyan in her private home after she left the palace, and mentioned Ding Haitang and Grandma Ding's blood debt in the past. Both the master and the disciple felt that the Duke of Qin's government had received its retribution, and only Song Yuzhu was left as the culprit. She must see this person confess his crime this time, and then offer a stick of incense to Nanny Ding to explain the matter, so that she can rest in peace.

But Ma Shangyi didn't expect that before Song Yuzhu could commit suicide, he would first meet a little girl named Haitang. She also seemed to dislike Song Yuzhu, exposing the latter's lies many times so that others would no longer be confused by his sweet words...

Could it be that Ding Haitang and Nanny Ding had a spirit in heaven and did this on purpose?
Thinking about this, Ma Shangyi felt that this little girl from the Hai family was quite cute, and there seemed to be no need for her to be too guarded against her. How could a straightforward, good boy who was displeased with Song Yuzhu and exposed his hypocrisy on the spot have any bad intentions?

(End of this chapter)