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

Chapter 909: Will
Hai Baozhu's husband?
Hai Xiya was in a daze for a moment, and suddenly felt that it happened a long time ago. He hadn't thought about it at all in the past ten days.

He sighed and said to his wife Ma, "Didn't my niece say that she would not consider finding a husband for Baozhu for the time being and that she should let the child recover first? Why is Baoshun asking people about Baozhu's husband again?"

Ma looked at her granddaughter and Haitang smiled and said, "Even if Sister Baozhu needs to rest, we can slowly inquire about the right candidates first. When we have inquired about them and feel that there is no problem with the person, we can arrange for Sister Baozhu to go and see him. Wouldn't it be more foolproof? Otherwise, if Sister Baozhu takes a fancy to someone and it turns out that the person has bad character, we will realize it later and don't want to marry into his family. Wouldn't Sister Baozhu be disappointed? Grandma always says that Sister is not young anymore, so we can't delay the marriage because of such a bad thing."

Ma thought about it and agreed. Although she suspected that Hai Baozhu had a lover, there must be something wrong with this person, otherwise Hai Baozhu would not keep silent about it, and would rather make herself sick and avoid meeting her mother than let her mother Fang know and formally ask for a matchmaker to discuss the marriage. In this case, when she has free time, she will find a way to find out who this person is, and ask Zhang Lurong to find out about this person's background. If there is anything wrong, she can think of a way to deal with it as soon as possible, so that Hai Baozhu will not let herself have wild thoughts, delay her lifelong event, and make her niece Fang sad.

Ma thought so and nodded to her husband, "It's good to have someone like Zhang Lurong at home. Master, you, Chang'an and Baoshun are not at home, and cousin Xie and Lao Lu have been away from Beijing for decades. Apart from Dazhuang and Xiaodao, they are all new to Beijing and don't know anything. Dazhuang has to stay by your side to serve you, and Xiaodao is a half-grown child, how can he handle it? The Li family's mother and daughter are from the countryside outside Beijing, and the Qiu family used to serve merchants, so they don't know the rules of officials, so they can't be relied on. With Zhang Lurong here, at least the family can find a way to buy something or send something to you three."

Hai Xiya felt guilty after hearing this. These things should have been taken care of by him as the head of the family. But now that he was on duty at the government office, he left all the household affairs to his wife, which was really wrong. However, he could not leave his post without permission, so he could only continue to wrong his wife.

He said to Ma, "Just do as you wish. Since Zhang Lurong was sent home by Baoshun, he should be reliable. If you are short of manpower at home, you can hire a few locals, or go to the market to buy a few people to serve you. Don't let yourself be wronged."

Ma smiled and said, "I know what's going on, Master, don't worry. There are enough people at home to serve. The capital is expensive, why add so many people?"

Hai Xiya smiled and glanced at his granddaughter. "We'll have to add people sooner or later. When my grandson gets married, there will definitely be people. When my granddaughter gets married, don't we need to prepare a dowry? We can't let Tangtang go out with only a maid. That would be too shabby."

The granddaughter's marriage has actually been decided. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be officially put on the agenda after the national mourning is over. At that time, the dowry clothes and jewelry will be made, the dowry furniture will also be made, and the dowry population will be bought and carefully trained. Jin Jiashu is so valued by the new emperor, his marriage will definitely not be simple, so the woman's dowry must also be impressive.

Ma's face changed slightly, and she also thought of this. She looked at her granddaughter: "Master is right, some money really can't be saved!" She recalled the boxes of "local products" she brought back from Chang'an. Damn! Why did we have to encounter a national mourning? Now even spices and gems are hard to sell, but I can't bear to sell them at a low price, so why not keep them for my granddaughter's dowry?

Haitang looked at her grandparents helplessly. The two elders had not actually mentioned marriage to her explicitly, but she knew what they were talking about and felt that they were worrying too much.

Jin Jiashu was determined to keep a low profile, not wanting outsiders to assume he was a relative of the emperor when his name was mentioned, while ignoring his own talents and character. How could he possibly hold a grand wedding with such pomp and ceremony? That was not something an ordinary scholar should enjoy. Was he afraid that the public would not know that he had a noble in the palace as his backer?
Therefore, as for the dowry, it is enough to have a good foundation. There is no need to show it off and let outsiders know. Haitang coughed and changed the subject: "I think my brother is doing well in the Jinyiwei and will have a bright future. I don't know when the Zhuang family will come to Beijing. Will the national mourning period be over when they arrive? It would be bad if my brother's wedding was delayed because of the national mourning."

Hai Xiya smiled and said, "The palace has issued an order that the people must mourn for a hundred days. After a hundred days, the deceased emperor's coffin will be moved to the imperial mausoleum for burial. Then the new emperor will return to the city and the coronation ceremony will be held. The royal family and clan members will continue to mourn for three years, but the people can stop mourning after a hundred days."

Ma asked hurriedly, "Is this the palace's rule? Do we just need to observe a hundred days of mourning?"

Hai Xiya nodded, "Indeed. This is not only a rule set by the palace, but also an order left by the late emperor. I heard that when he was seriously ill earlier, he was worried that he would die too suddenly, causing chaos in the court and the harem, so he left many wills in advance. Whenever he thought of something, he would leave a will. They have been accumulated for more than ten days, and the number is quite considerable. Now they come in handy."

The late emperor was mad to death, right? He died so quickly that he didn't seem to have time to leave any words. If it weren't for these wills, the court would have been in chaos for a while.

Haitang was a little curious: "What did the emperor leave behind? Is it about the arrangements for the national mourning period?"

"Of course it's not just that." Hai Xiya said, "I can't really explain it, I just heard some rumors. The emperor specifically asked the new emperor not to harm the lives of Elder Tao and Elder Sun, and to treat Concubine Sun well so that she can spend her old age in peace. In addition, the emperor also granted marriages to many people, including the crown prince and the seventh prince, and it seems that there are also the Wu brothers and sisters."

Isn't it an insult to Lord Tao to put him together with Lord Sun?

Emperor Deguang was really devoted to Concubine Sun. Even when he was about to die, he still wanted his son to take care of her in her old age, fearing that after his death, she would lose her support and be retaliated by the new emperor and the new queen mother. But that was before he summoned Concubine Sun again. Now he was pissed to death by Concubine Sun, and it was unknown whether he changed his mind before he died. But even if he was deeply in love with Concubine Sun, even if she abused him a thousand times, he still treated her like his first love. After his death, it was impossible for Empress Dowager Zhou, Imperial Concubine Xu, the new emperor and even the important ministers of the cabinet to follow his will and continue to treat Concubine Sun well and let her continue to enjoy wealth and luxury in the palace and live out her life.

The murderer who killed the emperor was lucky not to be executed on the spot. She still wants to spend her old age in peace?!
Haitang curled her lips and asked, "Has the late emperor granted marriage to the crown prince and the seventh prince? Which daughter is it? How did the Wu siblings arrange it? Have they arrived in the capital?"

Of course, the most important thing is... As the late emperor's nominal adopted nephew and actual stepson, is Jin Jiashu also among those who have been granted marriage?