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

Chapter 530 Defense
Jin Jiashu quickly decorated the room prepared for Ma Shangyi and Guard Lin.

New windows have also been installed. They are not glass windows, but they are made by craftsmen with excellent skills. They are done very carefully. Although they are just the simplest and most common grid windows, the window lattice on them is very regular, and all sizes are After special measurement, even the gauze drawer is horizontally and vertically, and the bag will not be skewed at all.

If someone from the Zhenguo Government hadn't specifically greeted the craftsman, even if Jin Jiashu had paid more, the craftsman would not have been willing to make a few simple windows with such care. When it was delivered to his door, he complained that he had never put so much effort into making the most exquisite flower window for the young lady's boudoir in General Tang's Mansion.

The windows were installed, and all the furnishings in the house were properly arranged. Even the vases of flowers that decorated the house were replaced with fresh lotus flowers bought from the market. However, Ma Shangyi's move was delayed. If we can't decide, I'm afraid it will be postponed until after July.

Firstly, it was because Guard Lin was still outside and had not returned to the city yet; secondly, the birthday of Madam Zhenguo was coming soon, and it was customary to hold a banquet in the mansion to entertain relatives, friends, close subordinates, and their families. . Ma Shangyi planned to attend the birthday banquet before moving out, so that it would be convenient for Mrs. Zhen Guo to congratulate her on her birthday.

It's just that Zhou Xuejun wrote to Haitang privately, saying that he thought Ma Shangyi was very powerful, she could say cruel words with a smile, and she could make people tell the truth without being unreasonable. Moreover, Ma Shangyi has been in the palace for decades and knows very well the situation of the princes, powerful people and families in the capital. Zhou Xuejun really wanted to ask her for more advice. It would be better if she could learn from her.

After the general and his wife came to Beijing to take office on Thursday, they also wrote two letters to Chang'an's home. In the letter, they mentioned that the current situation in Beijing is complicated and unpredictable. The new general took office on Thursday. In an unfamiliar environment, he had to deal with the unpredictable emperor, the cunning and cunning Sun Ge Lao, and the complex interpersonal relationships in the Forbidden Army at the same time. It was quite difficult. As for Mrs. Thursday, she has to take care of the affairs of her new home, deal with the families of her husband's superiors, colleagues and subordinates, and work with the female family members of the Marquis Cheng'en Mansion to reintegrate into the circle of nobles and generals outside the capital. It is also stressful.

The couple felt that they could no longer take care of their children for a while, so they planned to let their youngest daughter stay in Chang'an. When the situation improves next year, it would not be too late to take her to Beijing for a reunion.

Zhou Xuejun recovered from his leg injury, but he was not in a hurry to go to Beijing, so he simply stayed at home and learned his skills. She wanted to ask Ma Shangyi how to deal with the female relatives of high-ranking families in Beijing. When she enters Beijing, even if she can't help her parents, she can't hold them back!

Zhou Xuejun also knew that Ma Shangyi would move out soon, so he seized the time while she was still living in the Zhenguo Palace, and took the initiative to come to the house every day for advice, and also practiced walking along the way.

According to Wu Qiong's letter, Zhou Xuejun walks very neatly now. Except for being a little slower, she looked as if she hadn't been injured.

Haitang read the letter and felt happy for Zhou Xuejun, but she had no intention of visiting him. After all, Ma Shangyi is still in the Zhenguo Duke's mansion, and Zhou Xuejun will ask her for social skills from time to time. If she encounters him, she will have to be extra careful about what she says. Wouldn't it be troublesome?

Ma Shangyi is not an ordinary person. After entering the palace, she seemed to have a master who happened to be an acquaintance of Haitang in her previous life. No one knows what Ding Nu Shi told Ma Shangyi about Grandma Ding Haitang. What if Haitang is not careful and exposes a flaw?
In order to eliminate the possibility of Ma Shangyi recognizing her handwriting, Haitang began to lay the groundwork even after knowing her identity. She specially changed the style of the pavilion style when writing to Zhou Xuejun and Wu Qiong, and also made up a reasonable-sounding one. Reason, lest she find the handwriting on the letter familiar.

Even when making needlework gifts for Zhou Xuejun, Zhou Huajun and Wu Qiong, Haitang was very careful. She did not use the unique embroidery techniques in the palace at all. They were all needlework techniques inherited by folk schools. Even Ma Shangyi thought her needlework skills were very good. Normally, one would not suspect that she had anything to do with the Shang Gong Bureau in the palace.

But even if Ma Shangyi couldn't tell her suspicions from the handwriting and embroidery techniques, she might still feel that the two brothers and sisters were far more knowledgeable than the average teenager who came back from the border town. Regarding this, they can only count on their cousin Xie Wenzai and his friends to serve as shields. For this reason, Haitang often went to the house next door to talk to a few elders about their daily life. They talked about the basic necessities of life in the capital city, and then mixed in some personal information to avoid Ma Shangyi's suspicions when she caught their brother and sister again in the future. Come and find Xie Wenzai and others for confirmation.

While Haitang and Haijiao were racking their brains to lay the groundwork, the days passed day by day. After Chang'an City experienced the hottest midsummer, there was finally a hint of coolness at night, and July was coming. Hai Changan's family moved into a new home in Erjinyuan and started a new life.

Madam Ma had people tidy up the west wing of the main courtyard in preparation for her granddaughter Haitang to move in. In this way, their family can live in the same yard, and it will be much more convenient for Haitang to go to the upper room to eat and talk every day. Of course, the room in the backyard will still be reserved for her to temporarily store her things. She practices martial arts every day, riding and shooting, and she can continue to practice in the backyard instead of having to squeeze in with her brother Hai Jiao in the main courtyard.

However, Haitang felt that it was quite nice to live in the backyard. There are few people in the backyard, but it can guarantee her privacy. She doesn't need to do anything under the eyes of the elders. Wouldn't it be more relaxed and happy?
Of course, her grandmother always thinks of her, and she will not let her down. The west wing can be set aside as her study room, where she reads and practices calligraphy every day. It is convenient for her to go to the bedroom, and she can also have her own independent space. She can just go back to the backyard to rest at night.

She can also share this study with her brother. In this way, the brothers and sisters were reading and writing together in the study. Even if they wanted to discuss something secretly, they didn't have to go to the east wing where their brother lived every time, which attracted attention.

Haitang tried her best in front of her grandmother and finally persuaded Mr. Ma to leave the west wing to his brother and sister as a study. When Hai Jiao came back from school, she was very happy to learn that. On the same day, she moved all the books in her room that she did not need to read to the new study room opposite.

Haitang took over the task of decorating the new study. When the new study room became what their brothers and sisters had dreamed of, news about the follow-up of Shaanxi Dusi, Zhenguo Gongfu and the Zhou family's third room also came out.

Those old servants and confidants left behind by Mrs. Ma, all those who had committed crimes were sentenced to death. The most serious ones were sentenced to be executed after the fall, and their death was imminent; the lighter ones were mostly exiled to the border. In order to arrive before winter, the journey should start within this month; the lightest group will spend time in prison, while the innocent ones will be released that day. But as soon as they left the prison of Shaanxi Dusi, the steward of the third room of the Zhou family escorted them to a small village outside the city near the tomb of Mrs. Ma.

Zhou Shigong did not intend to retain anyone. He gave all the unsold dowries and private houses left by Mrs. Ma to his younger brother Zhou Shicheng. Zhou Chengshi is currently observing filial piety in Xiaozhuang, and he just takes this opportunity to make an inventory. No matter how much these properties are worth, Zhou Shigong has no intention of interfering, so as not to cause further trouble.

As for whether Zhou Jinpu would get into trouble with Zhou Shicheng over these things, and whether he would get into trouble with the familiar old servants of Mrs. Ma, Zhou Shigong couldn't control that much.

Mrs. Ma's case was solved smoothly, but the group of Sun family minions who fell into Tu Rong's hands were not so lucky.

The arrival of Ma Shangyi and Guard Lin also brought the emperor's latest decree to Tu Rong. Tu Rong followed the holy will and handled the cases involving the Sun family in a low-key manner without alerting the outside world. He sentenced all those people to Liubian and quickly sent them to the death row camp in the border city.

Not a single one is left.

(End of this chapter)