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

Chapter 925 Worry
Xie Wenzai certainly did not suspect Haijiao. He believed Haijiao's words so much that he did not send anyone to confirm.

Of course, it was also because he had no one to send.

Although he and Lu Bainian were now living in the Hai family and could use the Hai family's servants, they were not short of manpower, but recently he had frequent correspondence with his old friends in Beijing, and it was not appropriate to order the Hai family's male servants to run errands every time. Moreover, he and Lu Bainian shared a family of servants, and Wang Xiaoqing went to Cao Gengyun's place, so the manpower was naturally tight. At this time, it was really inconvenient for him to send people to investigate something that was difficult to investigate.

He also believed that Haijiao would not speak without a purpose. Since Haijiao said that there was something wrong with the son of the Grand Secretary, he naturally believed it.

Near dusk, he sent someone to tell the main courtyard that he would not eat dinner at home. He was going to visit a friend in the inner city, and he might just stay at his friend's house so that his family wouldn't have to wait for him at the door.

After hearing the news, Hai Jiao knew that he must have gone to see Tao Ge Lao. Although the cabinet is very busy now and has to deal with many affairs every day, it is a little less busy than when the national mourning just started. Tao Ge Lao's home is very close to the imperial city. It is a house given by the late emperor in his early years, which is convenient for his cousin to enter the palace to accompany him. It is also very convenient for Tao Ge Lao to go home to rest after finishing his official duties. His home is always much more comfortable than the duty room in the government office.

As expected, Xie Wenzai did not return to Hai's house to spend the night. He only took Wang Defa, a servant, with him, so he naturally would not send any message home. Hai Jiao was not sure how Tao Ge Lao would react after knowing what the son of the Grand Secretary had done. Anyway, he thought he had not left any loopholes, and the relevant clues and evidence could be found with a little attention. With the intelligence of Tao Ge Lao and his uncle Xie Wenzai, it was impossible for them not to find out the truth.

Haijiao spent a peaceful night at home, enjoying the happiness of family life with his family. The next morning, before dawn, he got up, dressed neatly, took the new package prepared by his grandmother and younger sister, left home, and walked towards the imperial city.

A new round of palace guard duty is about to begin.

Two days after Hai Jiao left, Hai Xiya had another day off. After returning home, he learned that he had missed his grandson, and he couldn't help but sigh. However, he was very relieved to know that his grandson was safe and sound in the palace and his work was going well. He was even happier to know that his adopted son Hai Chang'an was also doing well.

He said to his wife and granddaughter privately: "There are some things I can't bring up in front of Chang'an's wife and Xiao Shitou. Prince Ji and his son are suspected of treason, and the Chang family will be implicated to some extent. I am also worried that Chang'an will be implicated. I have been worried these days. Now that I know that everything is going well for him in the Banner Guard and he has not been treated coldly or excluded, I feel relieved."

Haitang blinked and looked away guiltily.

She was so focused on eating the bad news about Prince Ji and his son that she forgot that her second uncle was a member of the Chang family and might be implicated...

Now it seems that everything should be fine?
Ma was also worried: "I have thought about this, and I even asked my wife Chang'an privately if we should take shelter for a while. Although our family has just arrived in the capital and we don't have much property here, the Li family's hometown is in the countryside outside the capital. They told me a few days ago that they wanted to take their children back to their hometown before the New Year to worship their ancestors. I thought it wouldn't be a big deal if I asked my wife Chang'an and Xiao Shitou to live in the countryside with the three of them. I heard that the Li family's house is quite big, and it's more than enough for two more people to live there. But my wife Chang'an refused, saying that if there was a disaster, their family couldn't be separated..."

Haitang looked at her grandmother in surprise: "Grandma, why haven't I heard you mention this? Does Xiao Shitou know about this? Second Aunt is so calm and didn't say a word..."

Ma glared at her and said, "Of course your second aunt wouldn't let it out! You see, she doesn't take it to heart. No matter how well or badly your second uncle lives, as long as the family can stay together, she is not afraid of anything. At worst, we can just go back to the northwest. We have experienced the hard days in the border town before!" Indeed, even if Prince Ji and his son were convicted of treason, it would only be their family that would suffer. The Chang family, which had never participated, would be implicated, but it would not bring disaster to the entire family, not to mention the descendants of the side branches who had separated long ago? Hai Chang'an even changed his surname, and this matter was filed in front of the emperor. The late emperor did not regard him as a member of the Chang family, and there was no room for others to say anything.

Besides, General Zhou Si and his son and Tu Rong have all made great contributions this time, and they are all Hai Changan's backers. Even if the Zhou family and the Chang family have a grudge, Hai Changan is also Tu Rong's personal soldier, so who would bother him for no reason?

Hai Xiya comforted his wife: "When you go back, just tell Chang'an's wife to rest assured, Chang'an is fine. I have also found a way to ask someone in the Ministry of Revenue, and the Banner Guards and the Embroidered Uniform Guards were not implicated in the palace coup this time. Moreover, they have made meritorious service on duty. As long as nothing goes wrong, they will definitely be rewarded after the national mourning is over. As long as Chang'an successfully gets this reward, we don't have to worry about him being treated coldly because he is a member of the Chang family."

Ma said hurriedly, "I'll tell my wife in Chang'an in a minute. She's been really worried lately, but she can't tell Xiao Shitou, for fear that the child will worry too."

After eating, Hai Xiya went to rest on the kang. Ma put on her usual cotton-padded jacket and went to the west to look for her daughter-in-law. She and Hu talked behind closed doors in the house, not wanting to be disturbed by others. Haitang followed, but could not get in, so she simply stayed in the yard to watch her little cousin practice martial arts.

Little Stone has been practicing martial arts more diligently recently. In the capital, unlike in Chang'an, he couldn't find a place to practice riding and archery, so he would run, practice swordplay, practice boxing, or practice archery at a target in his yard.

Haitang watched for a while, then joined in. She practiced boxing with Xiao Shitou for a while, and shot twenty arrows. Seeing that Xiao Shitou was sweating all over and had to hold a stone hammer to exercise his strength, she said, "You should also take a break and go into the house to change into clean clothes. Otherwise, your clothes will be soaked and you will catch a cold when the wind blows. You are still young, and you should stop practicing martial arts. Don't damage your physical foundation. In the future, you will not grow tall and your body will be in trouble."

Little Stone put down the stone hammer and glanced at the main room: "It's okay, I know what I'm doing, I won't get hurt. Don't worry, big sister."

Haitang followed his line of sight and realized something: "Did you discover something? You deliberately concentrated on practicing martial arts because you didn't want your mother to worry, right?"

Little Stone turned around and smiled at Haitang: "I know that grandma and mom are hiding something from me, and it's related to dad. But dad is doing his job well in the palace, and he didn't show anything wrong when he came home, so I just thought mom was worrying about nothing. But I don't want to be kept in the dark anymore. Grandma and mom think I'm still a child and don't tell me anything. I might as well work hard on martial arts and make myself more reliable, so that mom will think I'm no longer a child and will be willing to discuss things with me, right?"

Haitang looked at his childish face, raised her hand and touched his head softly, "It's okay. Grandma and Second Aunt heard that Prince Ji and his son had caused a big disaster, and they were afraid that it would implicate the Chang family, and then implicate Second Uncle. But now Second Uncle's job is not affected, and I haven't heard that there is anything wrong with the Chang family, so I think it's not a big deal. Now they are relieved and can live their lives in peace. Anyway, it's a matter of no shadow, why should they tell you? If I hadn't heard Grandpa and Grandma talking, even I wouldn't know it!"

Little Stone suddenly realized and said with a smile: "So that's what happened. Mother should have told me earlier. Although I'm still young and I'm new to the capital, I know some friends. Can you help me find out?"

Haitang blinked: "What friends did you meet in the capital?"