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

Chapter 529 Helpless
Haitang quickly sat up straight, lowered her voice and asked, "How did this matter reach her ears? Why did she specifically ask about this?"

Hai Jiao said: "Perhaps Zhou Yijun told the family, or maybe it was the steward of the glass workshop who told me. Isn't he Zhou Yijun's uncle? I heard that he is his cousin. Although his wife is not the daughter of Zhen Guogong, because His father-in-law died on the battlefield at a young age, and his mother-in-law was sick. Therefore, the Duke of Zhenguo took his wife, sisters, and brothers into the house to live there from time to time. The two families were very close and often came here on weekdays. I often go there. That Ma Shangyi is a very careful person, she likes to think about everything she encounters, and she must find out everything she wants to know. Maybe she heard about this. I thought it was strange, so I focused on me.”

In fact, this matter is not a big deal. It's just that he was a young man who grew up in a border town. Even though he had lived in Chang'an for more than half a year, he had never seen windows inlaid with clam shells or horn glue in Chang'an. How did he know that such things existed, and he came up with the idea of ​​stained glass windows? The idea came from?

Although it was Haitang who actually came up with the idea, she suggested that Hai Jiao claim it was his idea and then she became invisible, so Ma Shangyi didn't know about it. However, Haitang and Hai Liao's life trajectories are the same. Things that Hai Liao has no reason to know, she should not know either; Hai Liao is suspected, and she is not much better. The results are the same.

When Hai Jiao talked about this, he was also a little annoyed: "In my previous life in the capital, I saw many people with such windows. I also heard that wealthy people in the south who are close to the sea like to use such light-transmitting windows. I was puzzled at the time. , Our hometown is in Yongping, not far from the sea. Why didn’t the houses in our hometown have thin slices of clam shells and built in windows? During the years I lived in my hometown, I could only live in a dark hut. Because money was tight, I had no money to buy lamp oil. When the doors and windows were closed in rainy and snowy weather, the room became extremely dark. I couldn't study and practice calligraphy well at all. This delayed my homework progress. I didn't even pass the entrance examination. After entering Beijing, I only Can serve as a spy for others.

"If at that time I was more knowledgeable and could write well, I would have the opportunity to be promoted to a small official, and I would not have to go through so many dangers. I always talk about this matter. When you mention this window, I I just remembered it, and I was thinking that if Xiaojin used it well, I would also replace two stained glass windows in my house next year. Maybe it was because I always took this matter to heart, so I didn't worry about anyone at all. Ma Shangyi learned the news and became suspicious..."

Hai Jiao regretted it very much, but Haitang felt that the matter was not serious, so she comforted him and said, "It's okay. Even if Ma Shangyi asks you, you can just say that it was your cousin Xie who told us that Grandpa Cao and Grandpa Lu were also in Beijing in the past. If you live for a long time, you may have seen windows inlaid with clam shells or sheep's horn glue. It's perfectly normal for Ma Shangyi to ask about it in casual conversation. "

Hai Jiao calmed down a little: "Even if she really went to inquire, it is impossible for my cousin and the others to remember everything she said in the past thirty years. What's more, except for my cousin, Grandpa Cao, and Grandpa Lu, all the people who lived there before There are twenty or thirty grandfathers who have lived in our house! Some of them have passed away, some have returned to their hometowns after being pardoned, and some have returned to serve as officials. Ma Shangyi cannot write to each of them. Therefore, when she asked me just now, I just vaguely said that I heard it mentioned by the elders, and did not mention the specific name, so as to save her from actually asking. "

Ma Shangyi's expression did not change at that time, and she didn't know whether she believed what he said. But even if she was suspicious, she couldn't do anything to him.

Haitang then smiled and said: "If it doesn't work, just say you heard it from the caravan people when you were in the border town. No matter it is Guazhou, Suzhou, Ganzhou or Chang'an, there are indispensable merchants from other places, from the capital, from the south of the Yangtze River Yes, there are so many people who know about clamshell windows or claw glue windows. You don’t even remember seeing anyone, so where can Ma Shangyi go to find someone to confirm? "

Hai Jiao thought about it and smiled: "This method is better! It's safer than pushing it on the grandfathers." After all, it was many years later that he saw this type of window in the capital, and no one knew about it. When my uncle and the others were officials in the capital more than thirty years ago, had this kind of window been used in the capital? What if it only became popular in recent years? It is safer to recommend it to caravan members who have met in recent years.

Having found a way to fix the loophole, Hai Jiao felt more at ease and had the time to complain: "This Ma Shangyi, I didn't expect to be such a cautious and suspicious person. She has to get to the bottom of everything. If she is a neighbor in the future, if we don't have much contact with each other, That’s it, once we meet more often, we have to be more careful with what we say, so as not to let her see any flaws. "

His rebirth is a big secret that must not be known! Haitang thought for a moment: "If she hadn't been cautious enough, I guess the palace wouldn't have sent her to look after Brother Jin, right? After all, this was related to the secret of Xin Jun's biological mother's life experience. Once it was leaked, many of the emperor's arrangements would be ruined. The Sun family is more likely to take the opportunity to cause trouble and hinder the eighth prince from establishing the heir apparent."

"The Sun family should have received some lessons this time, right?" Hai Jiao hesitated, "Mrs. Ma, a noble daughter of the clan whose identity was confirmed, was secretly sent to death. The Sun family bought kerosene privately and was suspected of setting it on fire. The evidence from Kunning Palace and Guozhang's Mansion is complete. It is impossible for the emperor to continue to condone them, right? Elder Sun Ge has repeatedly blocked the emperor from establishing a heir, and insists on promoting Prince Ji. Since the emperor does not like it, he should do it. Why do you want to punish the Sun family? There is no need to continue to cause trouble for yourself, right?"

Although the emperor treated Empress Wu and the legitimate prince like that, and had no intention of punishing the murderers who killed them, but now that the political situation has changed, isn't the emperor bothering the Sun family? With all the witnesses and physical evidence in place, there’s no reason why he shouldn’t use it? Even if he doesn't plan to eradicate the Sun family directly, he still has to ask Mr. Sun Ge to take a step back and decide on the appointment of the eighth prince as heir first, right?

Otherwise, how long does he plan to delay it? How long can his body last? !

Hai Jiao thought to himself, hoping that the emperor could give him a little more strength. As long as he suppressed the Sun family during his lifetime, the new king and Tao Xiangye would not have to fight so hard with the Sun family in the future. Both the military and civilians in the northwest, as well as the people in the imperial court, will have a better life.

In the evening, Haitang received a letter from Zhou Xuejun, which told him about his meeting with Ma Shangyi. Only then did she realize that it was not Zhou Xuejun who had confessed to herself, but Zhou Huajun.

Haitang suddenly felt a headache. She really didn't have any wariness about Zhou Huajun, and she didn't have any deep friendship with him. How could she have imagined that he would sell her out in front of Ma Shangyi without knowing it? !

Zhou Huajun was the beloved daughter of General Zhou Zhou. Because she was still young, she stayed in the Duke's Mansion in Chang'an Town for many years. Mrs. Zhou often went to Suzhou to accompany her husband. She was separated from her beloved daughter, so she was a little more doting on her. Once the mother and daughter were reunited, she loved to bring her daughter close. This is how many trivial gossips about Suzhou reached Zhou Huajun's ears. . Mrs. Zhou didn't think much about it, and Zhou Huajun didn't have the slightest guard against Ma Shangyi. Only Haitang was injured, but she couldn't say anything yet.

Who can argue with an innocent and simple child?
Haitang sighed helplessly and could only remind herself to be more careful when making friends in the future.

(End of this chapter)