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

Chapter 598: Haijiao's Plan

"What should I do? Salad!"

While arranging the writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone on the desk, Haitang said to her brother Haijiao, "What advice can we give him? Can we help him save people? Or should we persuade him not to worry about it. It would be better for him if Aunt Jin died? Why would it be better? Because then no one can tell who the person who was buried in the capital as his mother was! But we shouldn't know about this. If we tell it, we will be in trouble. Brother, please don't let anything out about this. If Brother Jin is really upset, you can ask him why Ma Ma and the others are unwilling to let Aunt Jin go, and the matter will be over. He will definitely try to evade you and fool you about your question, and he will also be worried that you will become suspicious. With this distraction, he will have no time to worry about Aunt Jin's problem anymore."

Hai Jiao sighed, "I just used this method to make him no longer care about his discomfort. He told me that Ma Shangyi and others were unwilling to let go of Aunt Jin because his mother died unclearly after returning home after leaving the palace. Concubine Xu always suspected that the Jin family killed her own sister. Therefore, except for a few young people and those who had never been to the capital that year, she hated everyone else in the Jin family, even Jin Juren. It was just that Jin Juren was Xiao Jin's father, and Concubine Xu tolerated Jin Juren for Xiao Jin's sake, and would remind him to leave his hometown to avoid disaster.

"Now that Jin Juren is dead, the other members of the second branch of the Jin family have also been punished, leaving only Aunt Jin. She was also a witness to the old events. According to Concubine Xu's recollection of what her sister said in the palace, she knew that Aunt Jin had been an accomplice to Old Lady Jin and Lady Jin Liu, so Concubine Xu also wanted to settle this old account with her. Empress Dowager Zhou supported Concubine Xu in avenging her deceased sister, so the old people in the Cining Palace naturally had to contribute to this."

This reason sounded very legitimate. When it came to the death of his "deceased mother", Jin Jiashu had no reason to object. If the Hai brothers and sisters had not known that Concubine Xu was Jin Juren's original wife and had never left the palace since entering it, they might have really believed Jin Jiashu's words.

It is because Jin Jiashu knows clearly in his heart that there is no hatred for killing his mother at all, so he is so entangled in the life and death of Jin Dagu, right?
Hai Jiao sighed, "Forget it. This is not something we can control. Xiao Jin is also powerless. We have no other choice but to pretend that we know nothing. Xiao Jin has already fought for Aunt Jin. At least she can now return to her hometown with her mother's remains. Even if she dies, she won't be buried in a foreign land. It's better than Jin Juren's family. She has nothing to complain about. Who told her to help her relatives in her natal family bully her brother and sister-in-law? People hold grudges, and she just happens to have the handle of Concubine Xu. Even if Concubine Xu is kind-hearted and doesn't bother with her, the emperor will not leave her as a hidden danger to add variables to the succession of the eighth prince."

He thought about how the Sun family had seized the evidence of Concubine Xu's second marriage in his previous life, and was still able to hold power after the death of Emperor Deguang, causing trouble for the government and the country, and brought so much suffering to the Chu State. He felt that the death of Aunt Jin was nothing. Jin Jiashu didn't know how hateful the Sun family was and how much harm they would bring to the Chu State, so he had the leisure to worry about the life of an elder who had not treated him well. This was the benefit of his kindness, but the interests of the country were above all else, and the stable succession of the throne was more important than anything else. If the country was not stable, more innocent people would die.

Hai Jiao hardened his heart: "Next time I meet Xiao Jin, I will shut him up with what he said today. Since his mother's death was also related to Aunt Jin, why should he feel sorry for Aunt Jin? If his mother hadn't died, how could he have been bullied and mistreated since he was a child, and even starved? Then there would be no need for Aunt Jin to come forward and play the good guy. Compared with the revenge for killing his mother, what are Aunt Jin's little favors worth?"

As a result, no matter how many worries Jin Jiashu had, he couldn't tell Haijiao about them. He couldn't tell the biggest secret in his heart anyway, and he lied to Haijiao first, so he was blocked in return. It was his own fault.

Haijiao made up his mind, but still couldn't help sighing.

The more he understood Jin Jiashu's secret, the more he couldn't help but sympathize with this good friend. This feeling of having something on your mind but no one to talk to is really too uncomfortable. He has a younger sister who knows the secret and can share his worries. Who else can Jin Jiashu find to share his worries? Seeing Haijiao sighing, Haitang had to divert his attention with other topics: "Today, grandma and I went to Jin's house to talk to Ma Ma. I think grandma's idea is a little wrong. They often meet and chat recently. I don't know what Ma Ma has said to grandma. Now grandma actually wants to make a name for me in Chang'an, and it seems that she is planning to find a marriage for me locally." She repeated to her brother what her grandmother Ma said at Jin's house and at home today.

Hai Jiao sat up straight, frowning slightly: "What does grandma mean by this? Didn't our family agree that when grandpa retires, we will return to our hometown in Yongping Prefecture, Zhili? For this matter, I have begun to find ways to inquire about the guards in Zhili, thinking that maybe I will work in the guards around the capital in the future, and even started to think of ways to get close to Tu Rong. If grandpa and grandma really decide to stay in Chang'an to retire, then wouldn't I have worked in vain? She didn't even say hello in advance. What if I find a job for myself in the capital, but grandpa and grandma don't plan to leave, then wouldn't I have to run more than 2,000 miles to work alone?!"

Haitang couldn't help but be surprised: "Are you trying to get close to Tu Rong?"

"Of course." Hai Jiao sneered, "The emperor's mind is too hard to guess. If I continue to follow the Zhenguo Mansion, his family can't reach the capital. Can I still expect Xiao Jin to recommend me to the capital? His own future is not settled yet! The most ideal situation is that I find a way myself and go to the capital to work, and maybe I can explore the way for Xiao Jin in advance. Tu Rong has a higher status and power than Zeng Qingxi. He is also the emperor's confidant and has the emperor's trust. If the emperor has any messy ideas, he will block them in front, and his subordinates don't have to worry about them. He also gets along well with the Zhenguo Mansion. Not only did the Zhenguo Duke not stop the Zhou family from making friends with him, he even encouraged his children and grandchildren to get close to Tu Rong, and strive to recommend a few more people to work in Beijing, so as to be an arm of General Zhou and support each other. If I don't want to offend the Zhou family and want to go to the capital to seek a future, Tu Rong is the best choice."

Hai Jiao had already found some connections through the familiar sons of the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion. He planned to spend two years slowly getting close to Tu Rong, so that he could discover his abilities and take the initiative to recruit him. As long as Tu Rong took the initiative to take him to the capital to take up a position, he would not have to worry about the rest, and the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion would have to agree.

He had planned everything and everything was going well, but now his sister told him that the family didn't plan to leave?
Is this a joke?!

Hai Jiao couldn't help but feel a headache: "What is grandma up to? Does grandpa know about this?!"

Haitang looked at him for a few seconds and asked solemnly, "Brother, what do you really think? Grandma seems to think that you will have a better future in Chang'an. What she said is not entirely unreasonable. If you didn't get close to Tu Rong, and couldn't rely on Brother Jin's relationship to seek a future, staying in Chang'an would be good, and it would be more stable, easier, and less risky. As long as the Zhou family's position is stable, your future will be bright. Do you really not consider staying? Do you have to go to the capital?"

(End of this chapter)