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

Chapter 859 Giving in

Considering that Imperial Noble Consort Xu was actually Jin Jiashu's biological mother, and that the mother and son got along well and had a good relationship after reuniting in the capital this year, and that Jin Jiashu would need to rely on his biological mother in the future, Haitang did not dare to say anything too profound.

She just reminded him lightly, asking him to be mentally prepared that Noble Concubine Xu might change her mind, and he'd better think of a way to deal with it in advance, so as not to be at a loss when the time comes and implicate her instead.

Then she smiled and changed the subject: "However, if Brother Jin gets along well with the Crown Prince, he may be able to get the support of the new monarch in the future. As long as the new monarch speaks, the future Queen Mother will not refute the new monarch's will, right?"

According to her brother Haijiao, in her previous life, Queen Mother Xu had been retired to the harem and was generally quite low-key. In addition to being more persistent in the affairs of the second branch of the Jin family, she rarely interfered in other matters, including court affairs, family affairs of royal relatives, and the affairs of important ministers - perhaps she couldn't interfere even if she wanted to. Later, the Sun family fell, and the cabinet was headed by Tao Yue Tao. Although the new monarch was still a teenager, he gradually became familiar with government affairs. At that time, Queen Mother Xu, even if no one stopped her, she was still low-key and never influenced the wishes of the new monarch. As long as the new monarch gave an order, she would obey it to maintain the authority of the new monarch.

The Sun family had already suffered bad luck in this life, and the background of Queen Mother Xu's second marriage was successfully covered up. It was estimated that she would no longer be as aggrieved as in her previous life, and could only shrink in the harem and be a loving mother who took care of the new emperor's food and daily life. But in order to maintain the authority of the new emperor, as long as the new emperor's decree was not too outrageous, she would still silently obey it and would never have the intention of refutation.

If Jin Jiashu wanted to avoid Empress Dowager Xu's opposition and accomplish anything, he had to maintain a good relationship with the new emperor. As long as he could convince the new emperor to stand on his side and the marriage decree came down, Empress Dowager Xu would have no choice but to accept the reality.

Haitang secretly hinted to Jin Jiashu that she could use the power of the future new emperor to maintain their engagement.

Jin Jiashu thought that even if the crown prince, the eighth prince, became the new emperor in the future, he would not openly go against his mother's wishes because of his filial piety to Consort Xu. If he expected the crown prince to help him, it might not be practical.

But it doesn't matter, there is still someone in this world who can control his "aunt" Consort Xu, and Jin Jiashu is confident that he can convince this person to lend him a hand. But he doesn't know if he will have enough time to convince the other party...

Jin Jiashu fell into deep thought and Haitang did not disturb him, letting him think on his own.

After a while, Jin Jiashu came back to his senses and smiled at Haitang apologetically: "I'm sorry, Sister Hai, I was distracted just now."

Haitang shook her head: "I know that you are just trying to find a solution, Brother Jin. You are also thinking about our future. So... have you come up with a good idea?"

Jin Jiashu smiled and said, "I have thought of a way, but I don't know if it will work. I will try it when I return to the capital. But don't worry, Sister Hai. No matter what, I will solve this matter and will not let you worry about it at all! You just need to wait for my good news at home."

Haitang raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Okay, then I'll wait for your news." They skipped this topic for the time being and continued to talk about Jin Jiashu's experience in Beijing. Haitang already knew most of the things from his letters to his brother Haijiao, but Haijiao's most recent letter was two years before Jin Jiashu left Beijing, so she didn't know what happened after the letter was sent. Although it was only two or three days, there must be news in Beijing, right?

For example... Haitang wrote a letter to persuade Jin Jiashu to return to Chang'an as soon as possible to deal with the funeral affairs of his father, stepmother and brothers. In order to make his actions seem more natural, Jin Jiashu made a big fuss about asking the Sun family father and son for the location of the remains of his "birth mother" Jin Xu. The Sun family could not explain and used fake remains to cover up, but they were exposed and caused a sensation in the city. The emperor felt pity for the old minister again and instructed Concubine Xu to show mercy, so Concubine Xu sent her nephew Jin Jiashu back to Chang'an...

This may sound fine, but Imperial Concubine Xu might be considered as being unkind and ignoring her elder sister's grievances and bullying her nephew in order to please the emperor. This is not good for her image. She couldn't have thought of this, so why did she cooperate with the emperor and his nephew?

Jin Jiashu told Haitang, "My aunt has already thought about this. If the Sun family really knew where my mother's remains were, they would have told me long ago. Even if they didn't admit it openly, they would have sent someone to tell me in private! They even handed over the fakes. They would rather bear the infamy than resolve the feud with my aunt and me. This doesn't seem like something that Lord Sun would do. I'm afraid they really don't know where my mother is.

"I think that the eldest aunt of the second branch of the Jin family falsely accused my mother of being a servant of the Wu family. The private soldiers of the Sun family didn't know whether it was true or not, so they treated my mother as a real servant of the Wu family and treated her as such. How did such a small person die and where was she buried after death? How could the father and son of the Sun family care? Over the years, many of the private soldiers and assassins they raised have died outside and there is no evidence. It is estimated that the person who killed my mother back then was also killed. Therefore, no one in the Sun family knows where the small person they killed in the past is buried."

Haitang glanced at Jin Jiashu, knowing that in front of her, he was still insisting that "Noble Concubine Xu was his aunt" and "his biological mother, Jin Xu, had died long ago", without showing any strangeness on his face, as if he really believed him.

Jin Jiashu didn't notice anything strange, and continued, "My aunt thinks that since it's useless to ask the father and son of the Sun family, it will be fruitless to continue asking. The emperor is willing to pity the old ministers. If we are too aggressive, perhaps the emperor will favor the Sun family again, and my aunt and the crown prince will suffer. Now that the crown prince has been officially canonized, it is the most important time. We must not create unnecessary troubles and let the Sun family or the prince Ji take advantage of the opportunity. Therefore, my aunt chose to take a step back. Anyway, I originally intended to return to Chang'an and transport the coffins of my father, stepmother and younger brother back to my hometown for burial. Leaving the capital on the grounds of Sun family affairs can also make outsiders think that our family has been wronged in this matter. The emperor will also feel that he owes my aunt something, and will only show favor to my aunt and the crown prince in the future. If the Sun family or Concubine Sun want to cause trouble again and slander my aunt and the crown prince, the emperor will not believe it."

Of course, Imperial Concubine Xu had not really let go of her elder sister's "death". Although she stopped questioning the Sun family father and son, she also asked the emperor for permission to send someone to find out where the Sun family's private soldiers had gathered and where they might have buried the people they had killed. Even if the remains were unidentified, Imperial Concubine Xu hoped to rebury them.

As long as the affairs of the victims back then were taken care of, even if Imperial Noble Concubine Xu could not find the whereabouts of her elder sister, she could comfort herself that the deceased Jin Xu had been laid to rest and had not become a wandering ghost, unable to rest in peace even after death.

Jin Jiashu said this and sighed, "Aunt, this is the only solution. Fortunately, the emperor has sympathy and understanding for her feelings. He has already agreed to secretly order the Royal Guards to search for the burial places of those killed by the Sun family. Brother Hai should have received the order by now, so we just need to wait for news."

Haitang secretly cried out in admiration. She was worried that the reputation of Imperial Concubine Xu would be affected, but it turned out that her worries were in vain. Imperial Concubine Xu had been able to stand firm in the palace for many years and became the ultimate winner. How could she be an ordinary person? With this move, what reputation did she need to worry about? Even the hidden danger of not finding the remains of "Jin Xu" was solved!

How can this be called giving in? This is simply a retreat in order to advance, right?!

(End of this chapter)