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

Chapter 694 Half

Ma Shangyi left in a somewhat embarrassed manner.

Jin Jiashu continued to sit in front of the window, staring at the table, and slowly revealed a sneer.

The so-called claim that the Hai family resented the Wu family was naturally a lie he made up on the spur of the moment, but he was not worried that it would be exposed by others.

Anyway, no matter whether the Hai family's hatred is real or fake, if anyone asks them, they will only say that the Sun family is the culprit, and the Wu family and the Hai family are both victims, and they will never say a bad word about the Wu family.

But if you ask the Hai family, do they really believe what they say?

No, they would only think that the Hai family was kind and honest, so they suppressed all the suffering and resentment they had endured in the past deep in their hearts and did not bother with the Wu family who had suffered such a tragic fate.

In fact, the Hai family was indeed kind and generous. Even if they had complaints against the Wu family, they would not go after the two surviving children. But when Madam Gui was still alive, the two elders of the Hai family had few good words to say about her.

When Xie Wenzai taught Wu Ke the Four Books and Five Classics, he never took the initiative to explain Wu Wen'an's articles and works. Even if Wu Ke asked questions himself, he would only talk about Wu Wen'an's famous articles that were circulated in his early years and everyone knew about them, and never mentioned his new works written decades later. Wu Ke couldn't argue with him. After all, Xie Wenzai was exiled to the border, and it was naturally difficult for him to get in touch with the new works of his teacher in the capital. It was also very reasonable for him not to know the articles written by Wu Wen'an later.

However, Xie Wenzai had been pardoned for seven or eight years, and had been in contact with his old friends who had returned to the court. He had also lived in the prosperous city of Chang'an for five years. The collection of Wu Wen'an's works could be bought in bookstores in Chang'an. If he had been interested in looking for it, how could he not know anything about his teacher's articles over the past thirty years? He said that to Wu Ke only because he did not want to teach his students Wu Wen'an's articles. It can be seen from this that Xie Wenzai's respect for this so-called mentor was not very deep.

Jin Jiashu was taught by Xie Wenzai and often interacted with the Hai family. He was proficient in observing people's faces and expressions since he was a child, and he clearly realized their true feelings about the Wu family. Now he told Ma Shangyi that the Hai family did not like the Wu family and was not willing to marry into the Wu family. He was very confident in his heart, because he knew that the Hai family would not expose his lies.

The Wu family ignored the fact that the current emperor, who was still a prince, had an engagement and insisted on marrying their daughter to the latter as his principal wife, which added some uncertainty to the originally harmonious relationship between the emperor and the empress dowager. The empress dowager clearly had no intention of controlling the emperor, but because of the relationship between the Wu family and the empress dowager, the emperor believed that his mother had chosen him for the benefit of her family. Later, because the Zhou family refused to interfere in the government affairs of the court and supported his reform of the new policy, he was suspicious and suppressed the Zhou family for thirty years.

The Queen Mother has always taken good care of the Wu family because the mistress of the Wu family is her own sister. After the Wu family suffered a catastrophic disaster, she did not hesitate to turn against the emperor and risked sealing the palace to protect the legitimate prince born by Queen Wu and the orphans of the Wu family. The Queen Mother has done her best for the Wu family. It is unknown when the Wu family will be able to repay the Queen Mother and the Zhou family!

The Queen Mother and the Zhou family are still affected by the negative impact of the Wu family's actions, and they are cautiously maintaining a fragile friendly relationship with the emperor. Ma Shangyi, who has been serving the Queen Mother, should be aware of the hardship. The Queen Mother can be tolerant of the orphans of the Wu family for the sake of her elder sister, but does Ma Shangyi have the nerve to force the Hai family, who are also victims, to accept a marriage that they are not happy with? Jin Jiashu felt that Ma Shangyi would no longer actively speak well of Haitang in front of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. Unless she was really sure that the Hai family was very happy to accept this marriage, hoping to gain benefits from this marriage to make up for the losses they had suffered in the past thirty years.

After dinner, Jin Jiashu saw Ma Shangyi go to Hai's house again. However, she didn't stay there for long and came back in less than two quarters of an hour. In such a short time, she and Ma couldn't talk about anything serious. Seeing her gloomy expression when she came back, Ma must have been unable to give her a satisfactory answer.

Jin Jiashu knew that his plan was half successful, and he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, but he quickly regained his composure.

The work is only half done. He can't relax so early. He still has serious things to do tomorrow!

Haijiao didn't know what Jin Jiashu was doing secretly after talking to him. He went to the Zhenguo Mansion and got some new news. He came back and told his little sister Haitang: "Zhou Yijun finally contacted the Gu family. It is said that Shanhaiwei is eagerly waiting for the new commander to take office, so after General Gu received the transfer order, he immediately packed up and set off. He is probably in Zhili now. His family left later with large luggage and walked slower on the road. They only arrived in Wugong County the day before yesterday and are expected to arrive in Chang'an in a few days. General Gu's wife plans to rest in Chang'an for some time, and leave after the New Year. She will also see relatives and friends who have not seen her for many years. Otherwise, she will go to Shanhaiwei for who knows how many years before she can return. Her parents are old, and she doesn't know if she will have the chance to see them again after this separation. She finally went back to her parents' home, so of course she has to stay longer."

Haitang said, "Grandma is also familiar with Madam Gu. If she knew that she was going to live in Chang'an for some time, she would be very happy." The Shanhaiwei where General Gu is about to take office is also very close to the Hai family's hometown, Yongping Prefecture. When the time comes, Hai Xiya and Ma will have to ask General Gu and his wife to take care of the clansmen in their hometown.

A few years ago, Hai Xiya had asked someone to send a letter back to his hometown, but there was no reply. After asking around, people said that the situation of the old family members was not very good. The eldest brother who forced Hai Xiya and her son to give in step by step and finally abandoned everything in their hometown and went to Chang'an, it was said that the whole family was almost extinct, leaving only the widow and the younger generation, and moved out of the ancestral home. If he didn't know that their life was relatively peaceful at the moment, Hai Xiya really wanted to send his confidant back immediately to find out what was going on. Although the situation of the Hai family members in his hometown has improved due to the commotion caused by Hai Xiya, and they can barely get by, Hai Xiya is still a little worried.

General Gu and he have been friends for many years, and he is about to take up his post in Shanhaiwei. Haixiya is busy for a while, so how can he not ask General Gu to help take care of the tribe? It is okay that General Gu did not stay in Chang'an because he was in a hurry to take up his post. Madam Gu will spend the New Year in Chang'an, and Madam Ma will not miss the opportunity to renew her friendship with her.

Haijiao and Haitang both knew this. The former smiled and said, "I will report to Grandpa and Grandma in a while so that they can prepare early. However, although the Gu family has not yet entered Chang'an, Madam Gu has promised after hearing about Zhou Yijun's situation that she will take Zhou Xuejun with her when she leaves for Beijing after the New Year next year and will take good care of her on the way. Zhou Yijun breathed a sigh of relief and thanked me just now. If I hadn't reminded him that he could find someone to give Zhou Xuejun a ride, he wouldn't have known what to do! Zhou Xuejun is only in her early teens. Even if she has guards and servants to accompany her, Zhou Yijun can't let her travel to Beijing alone in the snow and ice."

How can one be considered “alone” when there are so many people around?

Haitang complained in her heart but didn't say it out loud. She just smiled and asked, "Did you find out when General Zhou will arrive in Chang'an at the Zhenguo Mansion? You have to set off as soon as he comes back, right? I heard that General Tu has been waiting anxiously for a long time."

(End of this chapter)