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

Chapter 758 Family Letter
Haijiao has been away from home for more than a month. He should have arrived in the capital long ago and written a letter home to report his safety.

But he was not an official. Even if he could rely on his second uncle Hai Chang'an's identity and use the government's post system to send letters to Chang'an, it would be impossible to deliver them in such a short time.

How did the book get returned?

Haitang told Jin Jiashu about her doubts, and Jin Jiashu had a guess: "Just before I came here, someone from the Zhenguo Mansion came to invite Mammy over. From the tone of their voice, it seemed that a messenger from the capital had come, so the wife of the Zhenguo Duke invited Mammy over to discuss something. Maybe Brother Hai asked the Zhou family's messenger to help deliver the letter?"

This guess is very reasonable, and Haitang feels that this should be the answer.

She didn't speculate any more, and called Jin Jiashu to the upper room: "Brother Jin, do you want to hear what my brother went through in the capital?"

Jin Jiashu wanted to go very much, and he also knew that if he really went, Grandma Ma would not kick him out. But he felt that this was a little inappropriate. The Hai family should be the first to read the letter written by Hai Jiao. Even if they told him the contents of the letter later, it did not mean that they would be estranged from him. It was true that the Hai family treated him closely, but he also had to grasp the right degree of intimacy.

Therefore, Jin Jiashu walked out of the west wing study, took two steps towards the upper room, and then stopped.

He said softly to Haitang, "Sister Hai, I'm not going. Your family should have been the first to read the letter from Brother Hai. You also know what kind of news I would be interested in, so just tell me later. As for the rest, you should only tell your family members."

Haitang was stunned for a moment, but couldn't help but smile: "I forgot that my brother likes to say all sorts of nonsense in his letters. Brother Jin might feel embarrassed, right? Why don't you wait in the west wing study? I'll tell you after I read the letter."

Jin Jiashu looked in the direction of the upper room. He wanted to agree, but he held back. "Forget it. Your family has been waiting for Brother Hai's letter for so long. You must want to read it several times. I'd better go home first. I don't know when Mama will be back today. It will be the same if I come back later."

He insisted on leaving, and Haitang didn't want to keep him, so she suppressed her desire to read the letter as soon as possible and sent him out of the house before returning.

When she passed the second courtyard, she saw that her second aunt, Mrs. Hu, had also received the news and was walking hurriedly towards the main courtyard. Haitang supported her and comforted her, "Don't worry, second aunt, second uncle must be safe. He has an official position, and General Tu will protect him."

Mrs. Hu smiled and said, "I'm not worried. He's already in the capital, how can the Chang family kill him? We don't care about tracing our ancestral roots." She said this, but her feet were walking very fast, almost running. She couldn't help but complain to her son, "He goes to the training ground every day. The weather is bad today. I told him to come back early, but he hasn't been seen until now. I don't know how upset he will be when he finds out that his father has sent a letter but he didn't see it right away!"

As the aunt and niece were talking, they went into the upper room and turned into the inner room, only to see Ma sitting cross-legged on the kang, reading a letter in her hand and wiping her tears silently. They were horrified.

Mrs. Hu rushed over immediately: "What happened to mother?! But something happened to Changan and the others?!"

Ma was shocked: "Of course not! How could something go wrong?" Hu was relieved immediately. Haitang helped her sit on the edge of the kang and said with a smile: "Grandma was wiping her tears while reading the letter. Second Aunt misunderstood when she saw it."

Ma looked at the tears on her hands, put them down quickly, and said with a wry smile: "We have a house in the capital now, aren't we happy?"

Haitang was also happy to hear this: "Brother has already bought a house in the capital?!"

"We bought one by chance. Someone happened to be selling a house. That family had relatives serving in the Imperial Guards. As soon as General Tu took office, his personal soldiers heard the news and knew that our family was going to buy a house in the capital, so they immediately told your second uncle." Ma rubbed her eyes and handed the letter to Haitang. "You read it from the beginning. Let your second aunt know what the letter says so that she can feel at ease."

Haitang took the letter, sat down on the kang, and began to read the contents of the letter again.

Haijiao first paid his respects to his elders at home, and then began to narrate his experience of going to Beijing.

The whole journey was a fast march, and it was his first time to experience this, and he suffered a lot, but everyone in the group, including his second uncle Hai Chang'an, had often accompanied Tu Rong to inspect the northwest border in the past few years, and they were already used to it. Even Zhou Yijun, the young master of the Zhenguo Mansion, had experience in the border, but he was the most unfamiliar with it. If his second uncle had not prepared all the necessary items for him in advance, and he was still in good health, he might not have been able to make it.

However, because he gritted his teeth and endured the two thousand li forced march, Tu Rong and his personal soldiers looked at him differently and praised him. Tu Rong also said that after he finished the military examination, no matter what the result was, he could come to him, because the imperial army always needed new people, and Hai Jiao was not only excellent in riding and shooting, martial arts, and physical fitness, but also had studied and had many practical skills, which could definitely help him. He needed a good helper like Hai Jiao who was outstanding, capable, and trustworthy!
It took them only twelve days to reach the capital. After arriving in Beijing, Tu Rong first reported to the government office and then returned home. Zhou Yijun naturally went to Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion and wanted to ask him to go with him. However, Hai Jiao thought that his second uncle Hai Chang'an, as Tu Rong's personal soldier, would follow Tu Rong to the Tu family mansion, so it would be bad to leave him behind, so he followed him to the Tu family.

However, the situation of the Tu family is more complicated. The old lady of the Tu family is very concerned about the situation of her beloved grandson. Knowing that he has a good relationship with Tu Jinbao, she can't wait for him to catch his breath, so she calls him to ask about Tu Jinbao's recent situation.

But Tu Rong's wife and her children were very wary of Tu Jinbao, especially now that Tu Jinbao was no longer a dull country boy, nor a notorious dandy, but a young military officer with a bright future, a border guard, and who knew what heights he would reach in the future. He had already surpassed his brothers who had not even passed the imperial examination. How could they tolerate Mrs. Tu's preference for the eldest grandson and urged Tu Rong to transfer Tu Jinbao back to the capital to take up a post?

Hai Jiao stayed at Old Madam Tu's place for more than half an hour, and was subjected to many verbal battles and avoided several traps set by others. He felt extremely bored. He was watched by the servants of the Tu family even when he went out. Tu Rong was busy handing over official business to others and had no time to take care of the trivial matters at home. Hai Jiao didn't want to live in the Tu family, where even his actions were restricted, so he discussed with his second uncle and decided to move out.

He did not go to the Cheng'en Marquis's mansion. Although Cheng'en Marquis was also a member of the Zhou family, they had long since separated and separated. Zhou Yijun moved in as a relative, but what about him moving in? It would be better to move into a quieter inn, where it would be convenient to go in and out and move freely. He had no shortage of money, and he had asked someone about the situation in advance. He was familiar enough with the situation in the capital, so even if he lived alone, he would not worry about being at a disadvantage.

When Haitang read this part of the letter, she understood.

How could Brother Haijiao have asked someone about the situation in the capital in advance? He had lived in the capital for more than ten years in his previous life, and he knew the situation in the capital better than many people. It would be more convenient for him to move out alone! At least no one would pay attention to where he went and who he met every day, and no one would suspect how he knew these things.

(End of this chapter)