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

Chapter 712 New Melon
Haitang pretended to think that Jin Jiashu was merely listing the various evil schemes that the Sun family might use to use Jin Wu, and provided all the countermeasures she could think of.

She seemed like she was just chatting casually, but in fact she had already guessed what Jin Jiashu was going to do.

Jin Wu probably knew that the person who was buried in the capital was not his aunt Jin Xu, but his aunt Liu Dainiang, right? Maybe his parents told him, or maybe he overheard their conversation. And Jin Jiashu obviously knew this, and guessed that Jin Wu might know about it, and was worried that he would expose the matter directly after entering the capital, so that he would be used by the Sun family and put Concubine Xu in a state of identity suspicion.

Now with all the ideas provided by Haitang, Jin Jiashu has a way to deal with Jin Wu. He can forge a so-called "witness" to prove that Jin Xu had come out of the palace, returned to the Jin residence, and then left again, and then her whereabouts are unknown - the reason may be that the second branch of the Jin family was worried that she would implicate them, so they drove her out of the house. The reason why they chose to drive her out instead of silencing her directly can also be explained that Jin Juren couldn't bear to kill his wife, and the second branch of the Jin family couldn't force her to kill him. Immediately afterwards, Jin Xu was captured by the Sun family at the doorstep and disappeared from this world. Then, inside the Jin family, there happened to be a substitute, Liu Dainiang, who died of illness. In order to successfully escape from the capital, the second branch of the Jin family persuaded Jin Juren to use Liu Dainiang to impersonate Jin Xu's corpse, and fled the capital under the pretext of going out of the city for the funeral...

If Jin Wu hadn't mentioned that the person buried in the grave was Liu Dainiang instead of Jin Xushi, then everything would be fine. If he had really mentioned it, Jin Jiashu could have used this statement to explain the whole thing perfectly, and it would have also allowed Concubine Xu and the Sun family to form a blood feud, providing a reasonable excuse for the new king to retaliate against the Sun family after he ascended the throne...

Once Concubine Xu and the Eighth Prince could no longer coexist peacefully with the Sun family, Emperor Deguang would probably abandon his unrealistic fantasy and hope that Sun Ge Lao would step back and continue to govern, which would not affect the Eighth Prince's succession to the throne, right? The Sun family could not coexist with any possible heir to the throne. His family's style of doing things had already determined their fate. Rather than letting Sun Ge Lao continue to be in power and cause hatred, Emperor Deguang might as well let him retire gloriously early, and no one from the entire Sun family would enter the cabinet to govern. Perhaps there was still hope that the Sun family could leave a decent life!
Haitang collected her thoughts and did not ask Jin Jiashu what he was thinking. She just smiled and said, "Brother Jin is really amazing. You seem to have thought of all the conspiracies and tricks that the Sun family could think of, and you can even respond in advance. What are you thinking?"

Jin Jiashu blushed a little after being praised, and felt ashamed: "Sister Hai, please don't praise me. I have heard a lot about the Sun family's secret dealings over the years, and I can guess some of their plans. How can this be considered a glorious thing? If Ma Ma knew, she would definitely advise me not to follow the Sun family and to be an upright gentleman."

Haitang smiled and said, "What's the big deal? Being able to guess the bad guy's thoughts doesn't mean you are a bad guy. It's just that you are smart enough, have a big imagination, and can anticipate the enemy's moves. Isn't this a skill that a good general should have? It's a pity that Brother Jin studied literature and not martial arts, otherwise he would definitely be a famous general!" She said as a matter of course, "My cousin used to be a military advisor to the Zhou family. He was also famous for anticipating the enemy's moves. Brother Jin is the disciple of my cousin, so he must have learned some of his true skills!"

Jin Jiashu's face turned redder, but he was in a good mood. However, he has always been a decent man, and he would not forget the real hero today just because the girl he likes praised him: "Sister Hai, don't just praise me. You can think of so many ways to deal with it, which is a great help to me. If it weren't for you, I would still be worried. What should I do if the Sun family uses those conspiracies to frame my aunt! Sister Hai's kindness today, Jin Jiashu will never forget it in his life, and I will definitely repay you in the future..."

Haitang interrupted him, "What are you talking about, Brother Jin? I was just chatting with you for a few minutes. Even if I came up with some small ideas, it's not a big achievement." Then she lowered her voice, "Don't tell anyone! If my grandma knew, she would definitely think I was meddling. I don't want to be scolded! Besides, Ma's rules are strict, I don't want her to come and say nonsense to my grandma..."

Jin Jiashu's heart trembled, thinking that this matter must not be known to Ma Shangyi and the others. He wanted to repay Haitang, that was his business, and he must not let anyone out of the palace know that he had told Haitang the secret. Even if Haitang didn't seem to take it seriously at all, he couldn't take the risk...

Having said that, Jin Jiashu stopped smiling and said very seriously: "Don't worry, Sister Hai, I won't make things difficult for you. Just think of this as my idea and it has nothing to do with you. If things go well and my aunt escapes from danger, I will share any reward with you in private, but I won't let any outsiders know!"

Very good. Haitang smiled with satisfaction.

She had no interest in the material rewards from the palace, but as long as Jin Jiashu was a grateful person, and would remember to support his good friend Haijiao when he gained power in the future, and be willing to lend a helping hand when Haitang encountered difficulties, then her pretending to be stupid and talking nonsense today would not be in vain.

There were light footsteps approaching outside the window. Haitang had been observing for a long time at home, and immediately recognized that it was Aunt Cui. Her face remained expressionless, and she only blinked at Jin Jiashu, and then changed the subject as if they were chatting as usual: "Brother Zhao Jin, what you said means that the young master of the Wu family and the daughter of Prefect Xin will not be married so soon?"

This is nonsense. No respectable family would hastily get engaged within three to five days if they were to meet someone.

Jin Jiashu immediately received Haitang's hint. Although he didn't hear anything, he still cooperated with her cleverly and answered, "Yes, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo said that she wanted to meet Miss Xin. It could have been arranged before the New Year. There are many reasons to enjoy the plum blossoms and snow, but Mrs. Xin directly set the date for the beginning of spring. According to their family's style, the real marriage will be at least half a year later. If it is delayed a little, a year is not surprising. No wonder Miss Xin's previous marriage proposal has not been finalized for more than a year. It may be because the Xin family is too cautious that it has been delayed for so long."

Although she just picked a topic to deal with Aunt Cui's questioning, Haitang didn't expect that she would actually get to know something new, so she asked: "Isn't this too slow? Isn't Wu Ke in a hurry to get married? If it takes a year or two to finalize the marriage, when can she be officially married?" Wu Qiong is still waiting for her sister-in-law to marry into the family, so that she can be taken out of the Zhenguo Mansion and live in her brother's and her own home for a while before arranging a marriage for her. If the Xin family takes too long, Wu Ke can wait, but Wu Qiong may not be able to!

Jin Jiashu smiled and said, "I heard that Magistrate Xin cherishes his eldest daughter, so he is naturally very cautious about her marriage and will not rush to choose a son-in-law. He will probably write a letter to the capital to discuss it with his family, right?"

Haitang understood that Prefect Xin would think of marrying the orphan of the Wu family to leave a way out for himself, but he would not completely ignore the emperor's idea. He was the emperor's confidant, and at least he had to get the emperor's approval before he would let the young man whom the emperor disliked become his son-in-law. If the emperor was not happy, this marriage would probably be discussed and then ended, right?

Aunt Cui appeared outside the window of the west wing and looked inside. "Brother Jin, you haven't left yet? Our wife thought you had already gone home. Why didn't you say anything and even didn't serve a cup of tea to the guest? It's so rude. Brother Jin, why don't you go back to the upper room and sit for a while? Our wife is also very concerned about the marriage of Brother Wu!"

(End of this chapter)