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

Chapter 556 I knew it earlier

Haitang was dubious about the letter written by the so-called brother Gui to Mrs. Gui.

The brothers who returned home could ignore the fact that their sisters' husbands and children were harmed by the Sun family, and ran to hug the Sun family's lap. They also betrayed the seventh prince, the best hope for the sister's husband's family to make a comeback. How much love did they have for this sister in their hearts? Brotherhood? Since they don't care about Mrs. Gui, why should they write to her? Not to mention asking her to plead for mercy for the mistakes she made...

Madam Gui obviously expected them to embrace the Seventh Prince's lap and seek to be a slave to the dragon. They went against Madam Gui's wishes and still wanted her to intercede for them? Aren't they afraid of offending Mrs. Gui and losing all their efforts?
Even if Mrs. Gui is a brother-helping demon, she is still willing to plead for them, but she is in Chang'an, thousands of miles away from the capital. When will her plea letter be delivered to the seventh prince? Is it too late? !

Moreover, even if the Gui brothers really betrayed the Seventh Prince and Sun Yongbai confessed, as long as they didn't admit it, there would still be some room for quibbles. Write the truth of the matter in black and white in a letter, and ask General Zhou to deliver it to Mrs. Gui who lives in the Duke's Mansion in Chang'an Town? During this process, as long as one of Zhou's family members sees what is written in the letter, they will never be able to escape their charges! Did they do this because they trusted the character of the Zhou family and believed that no one would peek at the contents of the letter without permission, or did they think it was okay to write a confession and hand it in on their own initiative?
Taking a step back, the Gui brothers are so stupid. They believe in the character of the Zhou family and are sure that they will not fall into trouble with this letter. Then why did they persuade Mrs. Gui in the letter to use their aunt after returning to Beijing? What about the assassination attempt on the seventh prince's identity? If you just want to coax Mrs. Gui back to the capital, just say more nice words and talk more about family affection. After coaxing the person back, they can just find a way to persuade her to plot against the person. There is no need to say it clearly in the letter, right?
If there are really people in the world who are so stupid and take the initiative to admit their conspiracy before others even ask, then it would be better for the returning brothers not to become officials. If you just stay at home and be an idler, you might be able to live longer.

Haitang thought of this and secretly glanced at the Zhou sisters.

The expressions of Zhou Xuejun and Zhou Huajun were normal, nothing strange at all. Zhou Xuejun is still young, and Zhou Huajun is naive and has a temper that can't hold his tongue. Neither of them has much wealth, so they can't be pretending. From this point of view, they really thought there was such a letter. The one who made them believe it was naturally the elders of Zhenguo Palace, or Ma Shangyi?
Haitang thought for a while and then said tentatively: "Who knew that the brothers who returned home would write such words in their letters? No serious person would think of opening the correspondence between their brothers and sisters privately. This is not the Duke of Zhenguo. Madam and Ma Shangyi's fault is that the brother who returned home had evil intentions. "

Zhou Xuejun and Zhou Huajun nodded in unison: "Isn't it?"

Zhou Huajun secretly glanced at Wu Qiong, who was still in a daze, and lowered his voice: "Actually, the fourth uncle also mentioned in his family letter that the brothers who returned home were acting strangely. Not long after they returned to Beijing, the fourth uncle and the fourth aunt visited them. Yes, but they were very cold and only let the female family members and the housekeeper come out to receive the guests. When the fourth aunt said that Mrs. Gui was staying at our house, they ignored her and didn't even plan to write a letter to her own sisters.

"After Sun Yongbai was arrested, they suddenly came to his door and asked his fourth uncle to help deliver a message to Mrs. Gui. He changed his previous coldness and became much more flattering. The fourth uncle felt strange in his heart, but thinking that Mrs. Gui was always thinking about his brother, He thought it would be okay to just pass him along. Unexpectedly, the next day he heard that the culprit behind the leak of the Seventh Prince's information was Sun Yongbai, who confessed that it was his brother who had returned home. The fourth uncle felt uncomfortable sending this letter along. It’s no big deal if you don’t, it’s really irritating!”

Zhou Xuejun also nodded: "Dad is angry! If he had known this, he shouldn't have agreed in the first place! He didn't know what they would write in the letter. So dad reminded my grandmother in a letter at home and asked her to pay more attention. "Don't let Mrs. Gui do anything wrong. Grandma was polite and didn't open the letter in advance. If she had known this, she might as well have opened it!"

Zhou Huajun said: "Who would have thought of that? Brother Guijia is really brave! They just rely on the fact that our family is a gentleman and will not peek into their letters. It's a pity that God's calculation is not as good as that of man. Mrs. Gui When she read the letter, she fainted. Aunt Ma was there at the time, so she took the letter and read it over. When Mrs. Gui woke up, she found that Aunt Ma was reading the letter, and she was so anxious that she grabbed it and burned it. , and then said that there was no such letter... It was pitiful that she was so angry that she still cared about her brother's reputation and wanted to cover it up for them! But how could Aunt Ma lie for her, even if she denied it? .Sun Yongbai will not keep secrets for her brother!”

Haitang has basically figured out what's going on. Although the authenticity of the letter is questionable, the whole story sounds reasonable. Even if there are some small flaws, it's not a big problem.

Haitang followed the Zhou sisters' tone and continued chatting for a while. Wu Qiong had probably come to his senses and walked towards them. When he heard the content of their chat, his expression suddenly became unnatural: "What are you talking about?" Zhou Huajun smiled awkwardly, He looked like he had been caught. Zhou Xuejun blushed and looked to Haitang for help. Haitang said to Wu Qiong calmly: "I am asking them for news about the house. Although cousin Yijun followed her grandparents to Zhuangzi, she is still thinking about you. She asked me to find out about Mrs. Gui, who else can I ask for help? "

Wu Qiong thought of Zhou Yijun and felt guilty: "How is she? It's all my mother's fault..."

Haitang waved his hand: "Don't say that. It's normal for Mrs. Gui to be angry. It's all Mrs. Ma's fault. Whether it's your Wu family or the third room of the Zhou family, they are all victims of Mrs. Ma's conspiracy. " She told Wu Qiong, "I have told Yijun what you said in your letter. She is not angry. On the contrary, she feels that Mrs. Ma would not have done so many wrong things if she did not rely on the power of the third wife of the Zhou family. It's her fault, and now they, as juniors, should pay the price for it. There is no reason to resent the mistress. She also said that the countryside is quiet and the autumn scenery in the mountains is beautiful. She also said that we can visit her when we have time. Let’s go up the mountain and have fun on the way!”

Zhou Xuejun and Zhou Huajun were both interested in hearing this: "It is indeed a good time to climb high and enjoy the autumn. Let's beg my grandmother to let her take us to climb the mountain someday!"

Wu Qiong felt even more guilty: "Anyway, that matter has nothing to do with Yijun's family. My mother shouldn't have angered them. What's more, she was just upset by her uncles and didn't want people to know why she was sick. , so that the blame would be placed on the third member of the Zhou family. Yijun suffered an unreasonable disaster, but he did not blame me at all, which made it even more difficult for me to feel at ease. "

Haitang said: "If you always hold such thoughts and are no longer friendly with her, that will make her sad."

Zhou Huajun also said: "Yes, sister Yijun said she doesn't blame you, but she doesn't blame you. Why do you have to be such a mother-in-law?"

Zhou Xuejun winked at her: "It's windy outside, shall we go back inside to talk? I got an interesting gadget, let's play together?"

Zhou Huajun happily took his cousin's hand and went into the house, leaving the maids to pack the tea sets. Haitang took a step behind and pulled Wu Qiong into the house. As soon as she reached the corridor, she heard her whisper in her ear: "Actually, I know... Madam Guogong deliberately showed that letter to my mother. She had already You know what is written in that letter. My mother will be greatly shocked if she reads it..."

Haitang stopped and turned to look at Wu Qiong.

(End of this chapter)