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

Chapter 977 Good News

Haitang learned the news in the evening of the day when Jin Jiashu left the palace and returned home.

Haijiao was sent by his superior to run errands and missed the chance to escort Jin Jiashu out of the palace, but he soon learned about the incident after returning to the Qianqing Palace. After he got off work and returned home, he immediately told his younger sister the good news.

Haitang was overjoyed. If she hadn't considered that their residences were far apart and it would be inconvenient to travel after dark, she would have wanted to rush over to visit her fiancé immediately. Fortunately, Haijiao was very sharp when she had the idea and quickly stopped her: "You can't go out casually now! It's not like when you were in Chang'an. It's just a matter of raising your feet to go to his house, and outsiders can't see anything. He is currently living in a small house that he rented after entering the capital. It takes 25 minutes to drive to us! Besides, after dark, the inner city gates will soon be closed. If you really want to rush over now, I'm afraid you won't be able to get home in time! With Xiaojin's current status, there are countless people in the city watching him. If people know that you spent the night at his house, do you think you will have a good reputation?!"

Even though Haitang and Jin Jiashu's marriage was granted by the late emperor, Haijiao did not want them to be laughed at before their marriage.

Haitang also understood this. Although she had no intention of staying overnight at Jin Jiashu's house and climbing over the city wall was not a difficult task, she still respected her brother's opinion at this moment: "Brother, what are you talking about? I never thought of meeting him tonight! It's almost dark now, how can I have enough time? I just thought that I could cook a pot of Laba porridge tomorrow and send a portion to Brother Jin. I think outsiders can't say anything."

They are old neighbors for many years, future in-laws, and Jin Jiashu’s mentor also lives in the Hai family’s home. No matter how you look at it, they have a very close relationship. How could they not send each other Laba porridge on the Laba Festival?
Since they were going to deliver Laba porridge, naturally someone from each family would have to represent them to run errands. Hai Jiao had to go on a mission tomorrow, and Hai Xiya and Hai Chang'an both had responsibilities to fulfill, and they were all elders, so there was no reason for them to run errands. Ma, Hu, Xie, Cao, and Lu were all unsuitable. Xiao Shitou was the most suitable, but he would be arranged by his parents to deliver porridge to another relative - as for whether this relative was the third branch of the Zhou family or the mother and daughter of the Fang family, that was another matter. In short, there was no other candidate for the representative, and Haitang could come forward. At most, she could dress up as a man to hide her identity, as long as she could meet Jin Jiashu...

Haijiao was speechless. This method is indeed okay, but shouldn't I be more reserved?
He said helplessly, "You don't have to be in a hurry. Laba is the day after tomorrow, so you don't have to rush to send porridge tomorrow. Tomorrow, when I come out of the palace, I will go to his house to see how he is doing. What if he goes out tomorrow? In addition to us, there are also his teachers in the family school of Tao Ge's family. Since he has left the palace, he will naturally go there. We are more familiar with him and don't care about these customs, so there is no need for him to be so polite. Besides, the coffins of his parents and family members are still placed in the temple. He will always go there to burn incense. It is impossible for him to just leave it there. In addition, he has just got a big house rewarded by Queen Mother Xu. Shouldn't he move in first? If he doesn't live in the big house and has to live in the small courtyard he is renting now, it seems that he doesn't take the Queen Mother's grace to heart. Although we know in our hearts that Queen Mother Xu will not care about these things, there is no need to let outsiders talk about it."

Jin Jiashu had so many things to do, and Hai Jiao didn't think he needed to come to the Hai family right away. Even if Jin Jiashu valued the Hai family, there was no need to rush to this time. If this happened to the Queen Mother Xu in the palace, she would probably be unhappy.

Haijiao believes that Jin Jiashu has always been a smart and calm person, and he should know what he should do now.

Haitang took her brother's words to heart, but she didn't really agree with them.

If Jin Jiashu was such a calm and rational person, she might not have fallen for him from the beginning. Wasn't it because of his passion and sincerity that he could move her and make her willing to be with him for life? However, Jin Jiashu was not here, and Haitang had no way to ask him what he thought in person, so she did not refute her brother's words, but only said: "It will be too late to contact him after my brother comes out of the palace tomorrow. I think I will send someone tomorrow morning. Don't worry, brother, since you said that I should be more reserved and not take the initiative to go to his house, then I will stay at home and just send servants to bring him porridge. At most, I can write him another letter to ask him what his next plans are. Do you think this letter should continue to be written in secret?"

Haijiao thought for a moment and said, "Forget about the ciphertext. He still needs to take care of his health, so there's no need to waste time deciphering it. As long as you don't mention anything confidential in the letter, there's nothing to worry about even if the letter falls into the hands of others. Wait until you find out the time when he'll come. When you meet, if there's anything you don't want to say to outsiders, just say it to him. You can give him the antidote pills then."

Haitang agreed.

Haijiao was very happy to see that his younger sister obeyed his arrangements so obediently, so he told her another good news: "I have asked Qiao Fu to come to my side. I have declared him a regular military officer today. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be done before the New Year."

Haitang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "This is good news! When grandma and I bring porridge to my cousin and sister Baozhu on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, we can tell them the good news. I believe that they will be able to spend the New Year with more peace of mind."

Because Fang attached great importance to her daughter's lifelong event, Ma had asked her grandson many times whether he had found Qiao Fu's whereabouts. Hai Jiao had no choice but to reveal a little bit of information, saying that he heard about Qiao Fu's news from the Jinyiwei and suspected that the latter had previously served as a guard for the caravan, but was actually disguised to carry out a mission. He had not found the person involved, but only knew that Qiao Fu was single, had no father or mother, no relatives or friends, but had good abilities and good character. After Ma knew about it, she immediately told Fang about it.

Fang's mother and daughter were very surprised. Fang originally thought that she had to accept her daughter's wish and let her marry a commoner, but she didn't expect that her daughter's lover was actually a soldier of the Jinyiwei! Even if he was just a small soldier, there would be room for promotion in the future. Moreover, her cousin Haijiao was very popular in the Jinyiwei, so was she still worried that her future son-in-law would have no one to help him? !
When Fang's mother and daughter heard the news, they quickly calmed down and patiently waited for further news from Haijiao. They kept silent, but Haijiao felt the pressure and stepped up the process of getting the person, and finally got it done today.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Haitang with a smile: "I will tell grandma about this later, so she won't have to stare at me and question me every day. Although Qiao Fu is of ordinary origin, he is outstanding in character and ability, and he is also very heroic. When I asked him to come over, the superiors all praised me for my good vision. I said I wanted to transfer him to the regular army, and everyone said it was right. With his ability, as long as he is given a chance, it will not be difficult for him to be promoted to a minor flag in two years. Baozhu may be able to get an imperial decree once she marries him!"

Haitang was delighted to hear this, but soon she became confused: "Since Qiao Fu is such a talent and his bosses all admire him so much, why doesn't his original boss value him at all? What is his background?"