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

Chapter 967 Idea
The next day, Haijiao successfully met Jin Jiashu in the Qianqing Palace.

After listening to Haijiao's retelling of Haitang's words, Jin Jiashu was so moved that his eyes turned red: "I knew that Sister Hai was thinking of me wholeheartedly..."

Haijiao had just finished reciting a long paragraph of his sister's love words - at least, they sounded like love words to him - and was feeling uncomfortable all over. When he heard Jin Jiashu say this, he shuddered and interrupted him quickly: "Stop talking! Let's hurry up. What on earth are you thinking? How is your body?!"

Jin Jiashu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Although I am not very healthy at the moment, I can live a normal life. I can't walk too much and I can't be too tired. But if I leave the palace, the emperor will ask someone to prepare a car for me, so I won't be too tired. As for being tired... I will restrain myself and spend only one or two hours reading at most every day. As long as I have enough food and sleep, I can live well outside the palace, and I will be more comfortable than in the palace."

He really wanted to leave the palace. Queen Mother Xu was very excited and sad after he was poisoned. He always felt that it was beyond the normal concern of an aunt for her nephew. Although for now, with his contribution in saving the emperor, the people in the palace and the cabinet would not be suspicious, and the Queen Mother, the new emperor, and Prince Kang all knew his life experience, and would cover up for Queen Mother Xu in the palace. But if this kind of thing goes on for a long time, there is still a risk of leaks. The new emperor has finally gone through many changes and successfully succeeded to the throne. Why create trouble at this time? Jin Jiashu himself did not want to continue to be burdened by his life experience and affect his quiet life in the future.

Not only did he repeatedly persuade Queen Mother Xu to restrain herself, he also repeatedly expressed his wish to leave the palace and go home to recuperate in front of the new emperor and the Grand Empress Dowager. After his life was no longer in danger and only the poison remained, the Grand Empress Dowager and the new emperor were actually willing to agree to his request.

However, Empress Dowager Xu firmly refused. She only said to the outside world that she could not let her sister's only remaining bloodline in the world be in danger again. If Jin Jiashu got sick, how could she face her parents and elder sister in the future? No matter what, he had to stay in the palace to take care of him and fulfill his responsibilities as a relative and elder. As for whether he violated taboos by living in the Palace of Heavenly Purity... Empress Dowager Xu said that the new emperor was still young, and the concubines of the late emperor were about to move to Shoukang Palace with her. The harem would be empty, so what taboos could be violated? Besides, he was weak and had difficulty in moving, and he would not leave the Palace of Heavenly Purity without permission. The palace servants who served him were all old and treated him like their sons and nephews. Everyone was innocent and selfless. People who talk about this kind of thing have problems!
Queen Mother Xu's words were righteous and the cabinet had no objection, and the court officials did not dare to bring it up again. However, everyone who knew what Queen Mother Xu was thinking knew it. She almost lost her son, and she was scared, and she was reluctant to let him leave her eyes.

But Jin Jiashu really didn't want to stay in the palace. He wasn't of royal blood, so it was not right for him to stay here. Moreover, the palace servants took care of him meticulously under the orders of Queen Mother Xu, but they also controlled him too strictly. If he got out of bed to walk a few more steps or read a few more pages of a book, they would come to persuade him, wishing he would stay in bed all day like a patient, sleeping all the time. This unfree life really brought him a lot of pressure.

Although his residence outside the palace was not his own property, he had lived there for a few months and had arranged everything to his liking, so he felt at ease and comfortable. The people who served him, including the mother and son of the Lu family, had known him for many years and knew how to behave with him. They would not control him too strictly, but they would not let him do anything wrong either.

More importantly, living outside the palace, he can travel freely, see whoever he wants, go wherever he wants. Even if he has to observe the state mourning, he can only eat vegetarian meals three times a day, and it will not be just porridge and side dishes, clear soup...

Jin Jiashu concealed his worry about Empress Dowager Xu leaking the secret, listed a bunch of disadvantages of recuperating in the palace and the advantages of recuperating outside the palace, and looked at Hai Jiao eagerly: "Brother Hai, please think of a way for me! I'm really about to get sick of it!"

Hai Jiao looked at him helplessly: "Empress Xu is worried about you, so I can't say much. But is your health really better? Don't be stubborn and say you want to leave just because you can't stand the strict rules in the palace. In fact, your body has not recovered at all. If your condition worsens after you leave the palace, it will be fatal!" Jin Jiashu thought for a while and said, "I have asked the imperial physicians many times. My body is really not in danger of life. It's just that the remaining poison has not been cleared, so I look so ugly. The imperial physicians have no way to treat the remaining poison in my body. I can only take medicine to slowly remove it. It may take many years, or it may not be removed. I will have to live with poison for the rest of my life. But as long as it doesn't hurt my life, it's a small matter."

Although he wanted to leave the palace, he would not joke with his life. Naturally, he would not ask to leave until he was sure that there was no danger. The Empress Dowager and the new emperor also knew this, so they agreed.

The two nobles now truly care about him and treat him as a family member, and they only hope for his well-being. If he had not resolutely refused, the Empress Dowager would have wanted the new emperor to confer a title on him, and even a good name. But he was obsessed with taking the imperial examination and becoming an official, so the Empress Dowager withdrew her order. The new emperor would come to visit him every morning and evening, and ask him about his daily diet. If there were palace servants who were disrespectful to him, the new emperor would drive them away without hesitation!

They all offered him generous rewards and let him choose the things and property he wanted. Given their concern for him, they would never have allowed him to leave the palace and return home if they were not sure that his life was not in danger.

Therefore, he only needed to convince Queen Mother Xu. As long as Queen Mother Xu nodded, he could live a free life outside the palace!
Jin Jiashu knew that Haijiao was always smart, and he just hoped that he could give him some reliable advice.

Hai Jiao thought about it again and again in embarrassment, and felt that it was really hard to dismiss the loving motherly heart of Queen Mother Xu. In fact, she might understand the reason, but now her own son has taken the throne, the hostile Sun family has long been a thing of the past, the attitudes of the cabinet ministers are very friendly, and the royal family members are all very honest. It seems that nothing can threaten her. She is a little more indulgent and takes more care of her eldest son who has been owed for a long time. What's the big deal?

In Haijiao's previous life, when Empress Dowager Xu was forced to retreat to the harem and unable to intervene in government affairs, she was still able to show favor to the second branch of the Jin family because she missed her "deceased" eldest son Jin Jiashu. She promoted them to the new nobles of the capital, and even the Zhang family wanted to marry their daughter to them. The second branch of the Jin family was treated like this, not to mention that Jin Jiashu was her real flesh and blood? Moreover, now that Jin Jiashu had made great contributions to saving the emperor, Empress Dowager Xu asked herself if she had enough reasons to keep him in the palace to recuperate, so she naturally refused to give in easily.

However, if it is impossible to convince Queen Mother Xu to consider the overall situation and show less care for Jin Jiashu, would it be useful to persuade her from the perspective of her care for Jin Jiashu?
Jin Jiashu had no intention of being a relative of the emperor who enjoyed a comfortable life of wealth and luxury. Instead, he was determined to take the imperial examination and become an official, following the path of Lord Tao. Now that he has been kept in the palace and people have to remember his status as a relative of the emperor at all times, it will not be conducive to his future prospects.

Queen Mother Xu could ignore the public opinion and only want to express her motherly love to her eldest son, but couldn't she think about her eldest son's future and prevent him from becoming the target of public criticism? The Zhang family and Tao Ge Lao are both foreign relatives. Who is more respected and who lives a more prosperous life? Everyone can see it.

If Empress Dowager Xu really cared about Jin Jiashu, she shouldn't be so willful and should respect his wishes more!