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

Chapter 908 Untitled
Hai Xiya really knew nothing about the affairs of Marquis Yingchuan.

However, he was very glad that Yingchuan Hou could lead his troops into the palace: "When those rumors came out, we in the Ministry of Revenue were also a little panicked, worried that there would be trouble in the palace. When Yingchuan Hou led his troops into the palace and rode past the Ministry of Revenue, many people were panicked, fearing that he was plotting something bad. Later, we learned that he was here to suppress the unrest in the palace. With him calming down all the chaos, the situation was quickly settled, and everyone was finally relieved."

Indeed, it was fortunate that someone in the palace sent a message this time, so Marquis Yingchuan led his troops into the palace to quell the chaos. Otherwise, if there was nothing happening in the palace, Marquis Yingchuan would definitely be suspected of having ulterior motives if he did this.

Of course, if he really had ill intentions, entering the palace would not be so smooth. He might have to fight with the defenders in front of the palace instead of leaving the palace gates open to allow him and his army to march straight in.

The person who opened the palace gate should be General Tu, right? The people in the imperial guards who were trying to stir up trouble would have blocked the palace gate, otherwise someone would have run out long ago. No matter whether it was the Sun family or the royal family, who could have trapped anyone? But the people in the palace couldn't get out, and the people in the six ministries and five temples outside didn't notice anything unusual in the palace. Naturally, it was because the turbulent party blocked the news and guarded the palace gate. In the afternoon, General Zhou Si and his son went to rescue General Tu and brought him into the palace. In the evening, the palace gate was opened to welcome the army of Yingchuan Marquis into the palace city. There was naturally a cause and effect relationship here.

Hai Xiya didn't know who had spread the news from the palace and invited Yingchuan Hou, but he was very grateful in his heart: "When Chang'an and Baoshun come back, we must ask them clearly. If we know the name of the hero, we must thank him from the bottom of our hearts!"

Xie Wenzai nodded in agreement.

It was getting late, so he advised Hai Xiya: "My cousin, you have been tired for so long. Now that you have eaten and drunk enough, you should rest early. Tomorrow you will have to go back to the government office to continue fasting and sleeping, and continue to suffer. If you don't rest well, how can you make it through?"

Hai Xiya laughed and said, "I'm not as miserable as you think. Life in the Ministry of Revenue is still bearable. Compared with the difficult times we had in the border town before, this is really nothing. Although the food is lighter and the accommodation is not as comfortable as at home, we can eat and drink enough, and there are enough clothes and charcoal. Colleagues and subordinates are all very friendly, and the superiors will not make things difficult for us. Apart from going to mourn, we do some daily government affairs in the government office, eat and sleep together, and except for not being able to laugh loudly, life is still quite easy."

To be honest, when Hai Xiya first started fasting, he secretly sighed at his bad luck for encountering a national mourning right after taking office. But as time went on, he felt that such an arrangement might not be a bad thing.

He had just arrived and had just joined the Ministry of Revenue, but so many people were deliberately taking care of him, and he had Tao Ge Lao as his backer. He was really too conspicuous. His superiors and colleagues who were old friends from Wumen were certainly friendly to him, but others might not like him. Now that they had the friendship of sharing the same meals and sleeping together, everyone quickly became familiar with each other and knew each other's temperament. The little dissatisfaction they had in the past had disappeared, and now everyone, regardless of their factions, was in harmony. He was familiar with his job in the yamen every day. If he didn't understand something, he could ask others at any time, and any questions he had would be answered on the spot. If it weren't for the national mourning, he wouldn't have been able to take on the duties of the Qingli Division so quickly.

Of course, he never mentioned these things in front of his wife and granddaughter. He would only joke, "I just took office when the country was in mourning. Banning banquets was prohibited for the next 100 days, which saved us a lot of money. Otherwise, how could I not entertain my colleagues and superiors when I first arrived? The cost of these favors and gifts is not small. Now, at least a few hundred taels of money can be saved. When I think of this, I feel much more relaxed."

Ma chuckled and said angrily, "Is your family short of this little money? Even if we can't have a banquet openly, do you think you can really save the gifts for your superiors? It's just a change of name, and it will be sent to everyone's house secretly!"

Xie Wenzai said from the side: "Cousin, even if my cousin doesn't send this gift, no one will dare to embarrass him." Wu Men Gusheng had already made arrangements for his benefactor long ago, and Tao Yue was watching over him. How could he let Hai Xiya be bullied for such a trivial matter as giving a gift?

Ma sneered, "It's better to have less trouble than more. People are grateful and have managed the relationship for us. We can't take advantage of the old relationship to cause trouble for them. Just send the gifts that should be given. If others make things difficult for us after the courtesy is met, that's bullying. Then your old friends will have to argue with those people and they will be in the right." These are all later stories. Hai Xiya yawned after eating and drinking. Haitang stood up with a tactful look, "Grandpa is tired, why don't you take a nap? If you have anything to say, you can talk to you when you wake up, it's the same."

Xie Wenzai left, Ma helped her husband to sleep, Haitang led the others to clean up the dishes, and brought the incense burner to light the calming incense. Soon, Haixiya fell into a deep sleep.

He fell asleep, but the rest of the family was not idle.

Ma and her granddaughter began to prepare dry food, pills and other daily necessities for Hai Xiya to take away tomorrow. Xie Wenzai returned to the front yard to talk to Lu Bainian, and soon sent someone out with the letters for the two of them.

As evening approached, the people who had been sent out returned home one after another to report to the two elders. Haitang saw them from afar in the main courtyard and guessed that her cousin and his aunt had received some new information.

Hai Xiya woke up at dinner time. Only he and his wife and their granddaughter were eating this meal, while everyone else was eating in their own rooms. Hai Xiya also sent someone to tell his cousin that he would come over to chat with them after dinner.

During the period of national mourning, only vegetarian food can be eaten. But now it is almost winter, and in a place like the capital, the food that can be bought is limited. Ma did her best, but she only prepared two more fresh vegetables for dinner. The tonic soup was cooked well, and Hai Xiya drank it happily, but she still felt it was not enough: "We just came to the capital, and we haven't prepared anything. Chang'an and Baoshun are not in charge of the family. They said that everything is ready, but it is far from it. They also told me that if I want to eat anything, I can just go to the restaurant outside to buy it. During the national mourning, the restaurants outside are closed, where can I buy it?! There are limited things in the nearby market, not as good as when we were in Chang'an. At least Chang'an still has mountain delicacies at this time of year, and people in the hot spring villas in the mountains also grow fresh vegetables..."

There are also vegetables produced in the hot spring village in Beijing, but the quantity is limited and the price is expensive. In order to let Hai Xiya eat well, Ma spent a lot of money. But even if you have money, you can't buy everything. For example, the mushrooms and wild delicacies that the Hai family loves to use are now running out of stock. But where can you buy such things in Beijing? The grandfather and grandson have not found out yet.

Haitang said: "When Zhang Lurong comes over tomorrow, we will just ask him. He is familiar with the affairs of the capital and must have his own connections. As long as we can get it with money, it is not a big deal."

Ma nodded: "Even if he doesn't know, we can ask him to find out."

Hai Xiya raised his head and asked, "Who is Zhang Lurong?"

Haitang explained, and Haixiya seemed to be thinking: "Why did Baoshun send this person here? Just to run errands for our family?"

Haitang grinned and said, "Actually... my brother must have been looking for a husband for Sister Baozhu, so he found this clever gossip-monger."