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

Chapter 629: Nature is hard to change

Haijiao's expression became serious: "I feel that... Kan Jinbao and his wife are not as harmonious as they seem? It is very likely that Kan Jinbao's wife has an adulterer? Is it possible that his wife was murdered?!"

Haitang couldn't be sure, but she felt that this possibility was not small: "In his previous life, Kan Jinbao had a good life in Ganzhou, and he also hooked up with the son of Yingchuan Marquis. He was about to have a bright future, so why did his wife hook up with an adulterer? If Kan Jinbao had a smooth life, she would not be able to stop him from having an affair. Now that Kan Jinbao's career is not going well in Chang'an, can his wife live a peaceful life?"

Haijiao thinks it is impossible.

He thought of the gossips he had heard during his time in Ganzhou in his previous life. Kan Jinbao's wife had been having an affair with her lover for a long time, but she had kept it a secret from her husband. It was said that some of the neighbors had noticed something, but Kan Jinbao had always been mindless and doting on his wife. If anyone said something bad about his wife, he would get angry with them. Who would say anything to him? After the incident, the neighbors talked about it, and all kinds of things came out.

Of course, most people were just thankful that they didn't tell Kan Jinbao in person that his wife had an affair, otherwise they would have been hacked to death by him. In addition, everyone was also feeling sorry for General Zhou, saying that it wasn't him who caused the death of the Marquis of Yingchuan, and that it was also their own idea that Kan Jinbao would be transferred to the Marquis of Yichuan, so how could it be General Zhou's responsibility?

Everyone has their own opinion on this matter, but no one has ever mentioned that Kan Jinbao's wife was a good woman who was law-abiding. Everyone just thinks that Kan Jinbao was blinded by beauty and married the wrong fickle wife, which ruined his life.

Haijiao came back to his senses and said to Haitang solemnly, "My little sister is right. Although Zhou Xiaojian and the other errand boys didn't find out about Kan Jinbao's wife cheating, this kind of thing is very secretive. It's impossible for Kan Jinbao's wife to know about it. They just ask around and naturally can't find out anything. But it's easy to change a country, but hard to change one's nature. Kan Jinbao is out drinking and hanging out all day, and his wife may not be able to live peacefully at home. Chang'an is more prosperous than Ganzhou, and there are more people. If she wants to find an adulterer, she will have more choices."

In this way, if Kan Jinbao suddenly doesn't want to drown his sorrows in alcohol outside one day and goes home early, he may run into the adulterer at any time, and then the murder scene will be staged again. But this time, there is no Yingchuan Marquis's son to act as the innocent victim, and there is Tu Jinbao who may come to the door automatically...

Haitang couldn't help but sigh: "This Tu Jinbao can be considered a relative of Yingchuan Marquis's Mansion. Could it be that Yingchuan Marquis's Mansion and Kan Jinbao had a grudge in their previous lives? Even if his son is fine, will a relative's child suffer this?"

Hai Jiao found it funny: "Stop talking nonsense! How can Tu Jinbao be considered a relative of the Yingchuan Marquisate? The only one who is related to the Yingchuan Marquisate is his stepmother!"

Although this was just a joke, Haijiao couldn't help but become cautious.

Tu Jinbao is Tu Rong's eldest son. Even if Tu Rong doesn't value him anymore, the blood relationship between father and son cannot be severed. Moreover, Tu Jinbao is very much loved by his grandmother, Old Lady Tu. If something happens to him in Chang'an, what will Tu Rong think? If Old Lady Tu gets hurt because of this, what will Tu Rong think?
Tu Rong is now the link between the emperor and the Zhenguo Mansion. The emperor confirms the loyalty of the Zhou family through Tu Rong, and the Zhou family confirms the emperor's sincerity in abandoning old grudges through Tu Rong. Both parties have just put aside their past grudges and worked together for the succession of the eighth prince. If Tu Rong has problems at this time, because of his son's death, he will feel resentment towards the Zhou family, a local household in Chang'an, and other northwestern border military families. How will the agreement between the emperor and the Zhou family proceed?

At this time, if Tu Rong said anything bad about the Zhenguo Mansion in front of the emperor, it would be extremely destructive. Not only would the military power of the Northwest Frontier Army fall into the hands of others, but even the Eighth Prince might not be able to be successfully appointed as the crown prince. Even without mentioning the overall situation, Hai Jiao's own selfish plans might also be aborted because of such a change. He was still counting on Tu Rong's golden thigh. If Tu Rong was resentful of the people of Chang'an, how could he be willing to promote him, the grandson of a Chang'an official?
Haijiao stood up and walked around twice, his face solemn: "We must try our best to stop this. We can't let Tu Jinbao die in Kan Jinbao's hands without knowing why!"

Haitang said, "We are all outsiders, and we have no way of knowing when Kan Jinbao will kill his wife. But if he or his wife does something wrong, and Tu Rong knows about it, will he stop his son from associating with Kan Jinbao? At least he can't let Tu Jinbao sneak out all day. If he brings two skilled personal soldiers with him, he will have someone to protect him if he gets into trouble."

Perhaps this approach cannot guarantee Tu Jinbao's safety, but even if he was killed innocently, at least the responsibility cannot be attributed entirely to the people in Chang'an. The personal soldiers brought by Tu Rong must also bear the crime of failing to protect him. Even Tu Rong himself is not responsible for failing to discipline him.

Hai Jiao frowned and thought for a while: "Let's try our best to save Tu Jinbao's life. If he is in the capital, whether he is dead or alive has nothing to do with us. But since he has come to Chang'an, we can't let him become the root cause of Tu Rong and Chang'an's enmity!"

However, this is easier said than done. Haijiao could only find a way to let Zhou Xiaojian report to Ma Shangyi, saying that he had "accidentally" encountered the eldest son of Tu Tongzhi drinking and joking with others on the street several times. It was said that he drank strong liquor and had no personal soldiers with him. He was worried that he would be in danger. Ma Shangyi naturally had to tell Tu Rong when she got the news. As for whether Tu Rong could find time to investigate his son's situation in his busy schedule, that was not something Haijiao could control.

However, Tu Rong was obviously still somewhat concerned about his eldest son. After Ma Shangyi sent the message, Tu Jinbao had an extra soldier accompanying him the next day. With two people accompanying him, it would not be so easy for him to sneak out again.

However, with these two personal soldiers around, no matter how slow Kan Jinbao was, he could see that Tu Jinbao had an extraordinary background, and was definitely not just the son of a fifth or sixth rank military officer. His career in Chang'an was not going well, and even if he wanted to curry favor with a noble, he didn't know where to find one. Now that he saw that the little brother he had made friends with by chance seemed to be a golden thigh, how could he miss such a good opportunity? So instead of alienating Tu Jinbao, he pretended that he still couldn't tell his family background, and interacted with him more and more frequently.

He no longer took Tu Jinbao out for drinks, but took him to ride horses and hunt, and taught him military skills. He taught well, and Tu Jinbao was willing to learn from him. When the news reached Tu Rong, he thought it would be a good idea to let his eldest son find a reliable friend to teach him, so he let it go, and even ordered someone to inquire about Kan Jinbao's resume, perhaps with the intention of promoting him.

As a result, Kan Jinbao became more concerned about Tu Jinbao's affairs. He went out early and came back late every day, determined to train Tu Jinbao into a talented person so as to please Tu Rong.

Without his knowledge, Zhou Xiaojian and another familiar errand boy found out a secret: when Kan Jinbao was not at home, his wife always went out, and she loved to go to a tea shop, saying that she had made friends with the proprietress. But when the proprietress was not at home, she would still come to the door, and stayed in the private room behind the tea shop for two hours. Someone also saw the proprietress's brother, a fifth-rank military officer, sneaking out of the private room with the scent of perfume that Kan Jinbao's wife often used.

As expected, Kan Jinbao's wife found her adulterer in Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)