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

Chapter 786 Private Talk
The Hai family only quieted down again when it was almost dawn.

Fortunately, today was the 16th day of the first lunar month, and the government office had not yet opened for business. The Hai family stayed at home and no one said anything. Hai Xiya had sent word early on, allowing the servants who were going to the Jin family to help to have a day off. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurried back to their rooms to rest.

On the contrary, Hai Xiya and the Ma couple lay on the kang, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Hai Xiya knew his wife was worried, so he whispered to comfort her, "Don't worry, the young master of the Jin family and Ma Shangyi are living in the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion, which is much safer than anywhere else. How dare a villain break into the Zhou clan's land and break through the heavy guards of the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion, which would be detrimental to the young master of the Jin family? If you are really worried, I will go to the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion to find out the news after dawn."

Ma shook her head and said, "Forget it, Master, you didn't sleep well tonight either, so you should get some sleep during the day. You are old now, and you are not as energetic as when you were young, so you should take good care of yourself. As for getting the news, didn't Tangtang say that Sister Ma left a message and would send someone to inform us when there is news? We just need to wait for the news at home, and don't go there without knowing what's going on and cause trouble."

Hai Xiya stopped insisting after hearing that. Anyway, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion would ask his cousin Xie Wenzai to discuss matters when they arise. Would he still be afraid that his cousin Xie would hide things from him by then?

He then made some guesses: "Maybe something happened in the capital. The group of black-clothed men who came were numerous and powerful, holding sharp weapons. I heard that they were well-trained. If they were not from the army, they were probably private soldiers of some wealthy family. Nowadays, which wealthy family in the world would dislike Xiao Jin? I'm afraid that other wealthy families in the capital don't know that Madam Xu has a nephew living with us. I'm afraid that Concubine Sun in the palace has caused trouble again, or that Lord Sun has some new conspiracy and wants to use Xiao Jin as a vassal to intimidate Madam Xu and the Eighth Prince in the palace. The matter will definitely be reported to the Zhenguo Mansion, and the emperor will make the decision at that time. I think the Sun family will not send anyone to commit crimes again."

If we send more people, we will be facing the elite soldiers and generals of the Northwest Frontier Army, which would be tantamount to seeking death.

Ma agreed with her husband's inference and couldn't help but mutter in a low voice: "What's wrong with this Sun family?! Concubine Sun is old, and she has the guts to compete for favor with Concubine Xu! Other concubines have never attacked her family, why does she always want to harm other concubines' relatives and friends outside the palace? If someone dies, it means they have a mortal enemy, but the concubines in the palace are still concubines. She can't do anything to others, so she wants to offend them to death. Isn't this asking for trouble?! She is so cruel and unreasonable. No wonder God can't stand her. She killed her son and lost favor. Now even her family will be implicated by her and will not have a good end!"

A mocking expression appeared on Haixi Ya's face. The reason why Concubine Sun was so arrogant was not only because she had a problem, but also because of the emperor's indulgence. The emperor favored such a vicious and cruel concubine, and the Sun family also indulged such an unreasonable troublemaker. Whatever the outcome, it was what she deserved!
Now, people all over the world are waiting for the throne to be replaced, for a new emperor to take the throne and restore order.

Ma didn't know what her husband was thinking. She began to sigh again: "Xiao Jin is also unlucky. Although he is the nephew of the empress in the palace, he will definitely have a rich and prosperous future, but if you think about it carefully, this noble family will not do him much good. If it weren't for this empress Xu, his family would not have been hunted down by the Sun family, and almost all of his family would have died. He had to leave his hometown and live in Chang'an for these years. It's hard to have a few days of peace, and someone comes to harm him. It's the New Year, and the Lantern Festival hasn't even ended yet, and someone comes to spoil the mood. If he was a child of an ordinary juren family, even if he had no father or mother, no relatives or friends, he wouldn't have such a bad fate!"

Hai Xiya smiled and said, "He has been unlucky these years, but when the Eighth Prince is crowned as the heir and ascends the throne in the future, Concubine Xu will be the current empress dowager, and Xiao Jin, as the empress dowager's nephew, will have good days. You don't need to worry about him." "How can I not worry about Xiao Jin as he grows up?" Ma sneered, "To put it bluntly, she is just his aunt, an aunt he hasn't seen since he was a child. If his mother hadn't died early and his mother's family had no relatives, his aunt might not be so distressed for him. But no matter how distressed she is, a nephew is not as good as one's own flesh and blood. No matter how good Concubine Xu in the palace is to him, The time is limited, otherwise he would have no parents or relatives to take care of him, why didn't Madam Xu send someone to take him to the capital? She just asked the Empress Dowager to send an old maid from the palace and a demoted imperial guard to take care of him. It took a month to write a letter to the two thousand miles away, and all other matters were entrusted to the Zhenguogong Mansion. Although the Duke's Mansion and the Empress Dowager are a family, and the Empress Dowager and Madam Xu have a master-servant relationship, which is closer than others, this arrangement is not as good as Madam Xu's personal arrangement of her nephew under her nose, so that they can meet every month. "

"Xu Xianfei has her reasons. Why do you care so much?" Hai Xiya said helplessly, "Besides, there are members of the Sun family in the capital. With the arrogance and cruelty of the Sun family, Xiao Jin can't escape their clutches even if he lives in Chang'an. If he lives in the capital, wouldn't he be more likely to be harmed by them? Being farther away has its own advantages. I think Xu Xianfei treats Xiao Jin well. She can arrange steady and trustworthy people to take care of his food and daily life, and has skilled guards to protect his safety. Tonight, there were villains attacking, thanks to Guard Lin who fought against many alone, otherwise Xiao Jin would have met with an accident long ago. All these things are enough to prove that Xu Xianfei is thoughtful and meticulous. How come you say it is evidence that she doesn't care enough about her nephew?"

"That's not what I meant..." Ma said a little embarrassedly, "I know that Madam Xu treats Xiao Jin well, but her arrangements..." She hesitated for a moment and lowered her voice a little, "I heard from Sister Ma that Madam Xu had found a family for Xiao Jin in Beijing and planned to arrange the marriage for him when he arrived in Beijing. She said that the family was a royal relative and could help Xiao Jin. But later I heard from Tangtang that the new Qiu family member in the family was a disciple of the royal relative, and that the family did not behave well. It is not as prominent as they say, and its influence has long been declining, so they want to marry the daughter of the side branch to the nephew of Madam Xu so that they can benefit from it. If so, this marriage will not be good for Xiao Jin, it is better to find another daughter of a clean scholar family as a daughter-in-law for Xiao Jin. But Madam Xu insisted on making the decision and arranged this marriage for Xiao Jin, and Xiao Jin had to agree to it. Madam Xu said that it was for Xiao Jin's good, but what did she actually arrange? Don't hold Xiao Jin back!"

Hai Xiya raised an eyebrow: "Is this certain? Whose family does Concubine Xu want to marry Xiao Jin to?"

"It seems to be the Zhang family." Ma replied, "It's the family whose concubine died two years ago. His family once had a queen, and now the emperor has a daughter in the harem, who is also a concubine. She gave birth to two princesses, one of whom married back to the Zhang family."

She had confirmed this with Ma Shangyi. But Ma Shangyi's attitude seemed to have changed recently, as if there was something wrong with this marriage, and she might change her mind?

Ma told her husband about this and said, "Look, if this is really a good marriage, how could something like this happen?"

Hai Xiya was silent for a while before he said, "Did Tangtang tell you these things? It's fine for Ma Shangyi to gossip with you, but how did Tangtang know this? Why did she ask about this?"

(End of this chapter)