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

Chapter 570 Conditions
That's it!

Haitang only spoke in a whisper: "Brother Jin has also found out? Are Ma Shangyi and Guard Lin planning to silence the people from the second branch of the Jin family?"

Hai Jiao gave her a positive answer with his eyes: "Of course. We outsiders can see it. Xiao Jin is smart and spends every day with Ma Shangyi. How could she not notice it?"

Jin Jiashu certainly had no good feelings towards the people of the second branch of the Jin family, but apart from those who indirectly led the assassins to kill Jin Juren's family and those who had bullied Jin Jiashu in the past, the latter did not have much hatred towards the rest of the people, and never intended to kill anyone. He just wanted to draw a clear line with the people of the second branch of the Jin family from now on, and never have any contact with them again in his life, and he would be satisfied. Ma Shangyi and Lin Shiwei were ordered to silence the mouths of the second branch of the Jin family, and he still felt a little uncomfortable.

But no matter how uncomfortable he was, Jin Jiashu knew that this was the result of his original proposal to his "aunt" Concubine Xu to change her life experience. No matter who issued the order to silence her, it was necessary, and everything was for the future of the Eighth Prince and Concubine Xu. Compared with the second branch of the Jin family, which had a long-standing grudge, Jin Jiashu naturally valued his biological mother and his younger brother more, so he turned a blind eye to the matter between Guard Lin and Ma Shangyi, pretending that he knew nothing about it.

However, he now learned from Haijiao that Jin Xin's family, who had abandoned their mother and sisters and fled to Yunyang with the money, and Jin Miao, who had been exiled to the border town, might have met with accidents, so he began to think about the future.

Jin Xin's children went to Yunyang with their parents. Their current lives are unknown. It is very likely that they have also suffered with their parents. Jin Miao's wife and daughter had already gone to Sichuan, and it is unknown whether they have contacted their relatives. However, considering that Jin Miao was married after Concubine Xu entered the palace and the second branch of the Jin family left Beijing and returned to their hometown in Zunhua Prefecture, his wife had never seen Jin Juren's original wife, and did not know what the Jin family had done in the capital. She could be regarded as an outsider who did not know the inside story. There was no need for the palace to do anything to them, so they could be ignored for the time being.

In this way, only the second wife of the Jin family, the mother and daughter of Jin Dagu and Jin Ergu, will be left. And the second wife of the Jin family has been seriously ill for a long time, and I am afraid she will not last for a few days. Only Jin Dagu and Jin Ergu will be left. Not to mention the people far away in their hometown, if Jin Dagu also died in Chang'an, it would be too eye-catching. In the future, if someone thinks that the second wife of the Jin family basically died after coming to Chang'an, will it be considered too coincidental? Who will be suspected at that time?

The second branch of the Jin family first robbed the first branch's property, and then colluded with thieves to murder the first branch's family. The case was publicly tried in the Chang'an government office and caused a big uproar. Almost everyone in the city knew that Jin Jiashu had a grudge against the second branch. If someone suspected him, wouldn't it be unfair?

What's worse is that Jin Jiashu knew very well that the murder was carried out by Ma Shangyi, who lived in his house, and Lin Shiwei, who was about to move in. If he said that he knew nothing about it and had never instructed anyone, would outsiders believe him?
Rather than being smeared, he would rather find a way to save the life of Jin Dagu, who was relatively less resentful, and let her return home with the coffin. As for whether she could continue to live after returning to her hometown in Zunhua Prefecture, which was closer to the capital and more likely to meet people sent by the emperor, that was not something he could control.

How could he, a teenager without parents, stop the will of the king?

Haijiao sighed to his younger sister Haitang, "Although Xiao Jin didn't say it explicitly, I can guess that this is what he thinks in his heart. I think he doesn't just hate the second branch of the Jin family. There are some people who bully him less than he does. After getting along with them for a long time, he has some old feelings in his heart. This old feeling is not much, it can't go beyond his mother and brother, let alone him. At most, it can make him a little soft-hearted and not want to watch people die. But Ma Shangyi didn't tell him anything, and it seemed that she was willing to listen to his advice. He could only use this method to secretly help Aunt Jin. But whether Aunt Jin can escape in the end depends on her own luck."

Haitang suddenly realized and sighed, "It's not easy for him either. The people from the second branch of the Jin family are a thunder when they are alive, and they may implicate him if they die. What else can he do except send them farther away so that even if they die, they will not die under his nose?" "The emperor's order cannot be disobeyed. He is taking a risk. He just uses the excuse that he doesn't want to be suspected, and he can barely get away with it in front of Ma Shangyi." Haijiao sighed, "But I think it's all in vain for him to worry so much. Even if Aunt Jin can return safely to her hometown in Zunhua Prefecture, which is closer to the capital, how can she escape if the emperor really wants to silence her? It's just that she is far away, so Xiao Jin can turn a blind eye to it."

Haitang thought about it and became a little more ruthless: "That's enough. Aunt Jin doesn't look like a strong and powerful person. She has lived a hard life in Chang'an for more than half a year. Next year, she will have to travel 2,000 miles to accompany her coffin back to her hometown. I don't know how much hardship she will endure on the way. When she returns to her hometown, her life may not be stable. It is normal for her to get sick at this time. It is even more normal if someone tampered with her during her illness. We don't have to worry about what means the emperor will use. Anyway, he decided to do these things in the first place, so he will arrange them properly and will not easily arouse suspicion."

The second branch of the Jin family is not so innocent. Robbing the property of the first branch is secondary. Who is the woman who was buried in the capital instead of Xu Qiuniang, the original wife of Jin Juren? How did she die? The second branch of the Jin family must be responsible. After they returned to their hometown, they relied on the money they robbed from the first branch to bribe officials and bring disaster to the village. How many people have they harmed? If there was no evidence, the prefect of Chang'an would not convict the second old lady of Jin and Jin Miao. The Jin Xin couple was able to escape only because the government had no evidence. It would be funny to say that they are innocent.

If there are any innocent people in the second branch of the Jin family, they must be the underage children.

Haitang temporarily put aside the lives of the other members of the Jin family's second branch and only asked Haijiao: "Will Aunt Jin accept Brother Jin's arrangement and go to work for the Zhou family's thirteenth branch?"

"After the head of the prison advised and scolded her, she realized her shortsightedness and knew that this job was the best choice for her, so she agreed at that time." Haijiao had just returned from the Jin family and had received the latest news from Jin Jiashu. "The head of the prison had the news, so she immediately reported it to Captain Huang, who informed Zhou Xiaojian, who then reported it to Xiaojin. Now Xiaojin has sent Zhou Xiaojian to see Aunt Jin, saying that she would not give her any more money, but could cover her travel expenses to return home, and even hired guards for her. When the spring of next year comes, she will set a date and just take the coffin on the road. However, in exchange, after she returns to her hometown in Zunhua Prefecture, she needs to help the eldest house take care of the ancestral tomb, and ensure that there are incense offerings on the ancestral tomb during the four seasons and that someone cleans and repairs it."

Jin Jiashu didn't know how many years he would stay away before returning home. He didn't want to abandon his ancestors' tombs, so he made a deal with Jin Dagu on this matter, as a condition for him to give Jin Dagu the twenty taels of silver and travel expenses to return home.

Although Aunt Jin was very disappointed, she agreed to his request. The eldest and second branches of the Jin family had the same grandfather, but they separated only in the previous generation. The coffins of Jin Juren's family were still in Chang'an, and the ancestral tomb of the eldest branch actually buried her grandfather and uncle. Considering that there were no other male descendants in their branch of the Jin family in their hometown, even if Jin Jiashu didn't say anything, she couldn't completely ignore the ancestral tomb.

She just wanted to get a little more money so that she could live more comfortably in the future.

Jin Jiashu did not give a direct reply to this matter, but only said that he would consider it. Whether he would agree to it or not would have to wait until the beginning of next spring when Aunt Jin's coffin was carried to the road.

(End of this chapter)