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

Chapter 978 Qiao Fu's Background
Since Haijiao had already asked Qiao Fu to be his man, he would naturally check his background in advance to make sure that there were no hidden traps behind him.

He told his younger sister, "His background is relatively clean, but his grandfather was a convicted official who died on the road to exile about twenty years ago. His father was quite talented when he was young, and he married the daughter of a captain of the Jinyiwei. Therefore, when he was implicated by his father, someone helped them and kept them in the capital. At that time, they were relatives of criminals and served as official slaves. As long as there was an amnesty from the court, they could become civilians again. With his grandfather's care, they lived a good life. After he was born, they also had a few good years. Unfortunately, his grandfather and parents died one after another, and he had no backing. He could only rely on the little connections left by his grandfather to enter the secret service camp, otherwise who knows what situation he would have ended up in. A few years ago, he was pardoned and rehabilitated, and his status as a good citizen was restored, but he was not very useful. At most, he could live a decent life in the Jinyiwei. Without a backer, it would be difficult for him to get rid of his identity as a spy."

Haitang listened thoughtfully: "So, his family background is not bad, but when he was born, his family was already in trouble, so he became a spy of the Jinyiwei. But since he is really talented, I think he must have learned a lot from others when he was young, right?"

Haijiao nodded. He had confirmed this. Although Qiao Fu's grandfather died early and he only had one daughter, Qiao Fu's mother, he had been in the Jinyiwei for many years and promoted many young talents. These people did not hold high positions and might not be able to change Qiao Fu's situation, but it was not difficult to provide him with a formal education. Even if he was still an official slave at the time, the Jinyiwei military officer arranged for him to study with his own sons and nephews, so that he could learn a lot of skills.

Haijiao believed that after he transferred Qiao Fu to his position, he applied for him to be promoted to a regular army, and everything went smoothly without any objection, which was also related to the connections left by Qiao Fu's grandfather. Those senior grassroots military officers might have been powerless to help Qiao Fu, but when they saw that he, a new upstart with a backer and connections, was willing to promote an old friend, they would naturally be happy to see it happen.

Haitang felt even more puzzled after listening to Haijiao's introduction: "What kind of family does Qiao Fu come from? What crime did his grandfather commit? Since his grandfather was a well-known official in the Jinyiwei and had many connections, why did he have to endure the status of an official slave for many years until a few years ago? Moreover, after he became a good citizen, he obviously had connections in the Jinyiwei, but he was still trapped in the spy circle and couldn't even earn a regular army? Why did his previous superiors not pay attention to such an obvious talent?"

Hai Jiao said, "His former superiors didn't mean to treat him badly, they just didn't want to promote him. I heard someone say that Qiao Fu was very outstanding since he was a teenager. He was good-looking, talented, and not inferior to others in both civil and military affairs. Although he was a slave of the government before, he became a good citizen after being pardoned. As long as someone is willing to promote him, he can rise to prominence at any time. Because he was so outstanding, his former superior's niece fell in love with him and married him regardless of the good marriage his family had arranged for her. Although later She still married according to her parents' orders, but she still missed Qiao Fu. Qiao Fu's former boss was worried that once Qiao Fu became famous, his niece would become more and more unfaithful. For the sake of the family's reputation, he allowed Qiao Fu to be a spy, which could not only serve as a support for him, but also dispel his niece's idea of ​​having an affair. However, he knew in his heart that he had treated Qiao Fu badly, but he could not resist his brother's request. Therefore, when I asked for someone, he agreed without much hesitation. "

It is impossible that Qiao Fu is so outstanding that he has lived for more than 20 years and only attracted Hai Baozhu. It seems that another girl has already fallen in love with him, but because of their different social status and lack of family support, they are destined to be together.

Haitang sighed a few times, and then said to Haijiao, "Brother, if you have any connections, why not ask about what Qiao Fu's grandfather did? We want to tell Sister Baozhu about him, so we have to find out more about his family background. Twenty years ago, when the Sun family was at its peak, many Wu family members were framed, imprisoned and exiled. Could the Qiao family be one of them?"

If Qiao Fu's grandfather was also one of the Wu family, then it would explain why his grandfather and the connections he left behind were clearly quite capable in the Jinyiwei, but they could never get rid of his identity as a spy. When the Sun family just fell, who would dare to openly pull the Sun family's enemies when they were in their heyday? Although in the past ten years, many of the Wu family's old students have been pardoned and returned to the court, and many have made a comeback. But Qiao Fu's relatives and elders are all dead, and he was born after something happened in his family, so who can he recognize? I'm afraid the Wu family's old students don't even know that he exists in the world!

Haijiao listened to his younger sister's words and thought for a while: "You do have some truth in what you said... In the past, so many Wu Clan students relied on the help of Tao Ge Lao and were sent to the northwest to earn a living. Naturally, there will be other Wu Clan students who rely on their relatives and friends to find another way out. Since Qiao Fu has a grandfather who works in the Jinyiwei, his parents must have found a way out long ago, and there is no need for Tao Ge Lao to worry about it. If his grandfather had not died early, he would not have ended up in the situation he is in today..."

However, Haijiao had never heard of any famous person named Qiao among the Wu family's deceased. The only person who could be related to him was his and Haitang's biological mother, Qiao, who was also a descendant of the Wu family's deceased.

Qiao lost both her parents when she was young, and was raised by her uncle. Her uncle was once a capable subordinate of Wu Wen'an Gong. He was targeted by Sun Ge Lao and his son, framed and exiled, and died in the northwest. In order to repay her uncle's kindness in raising her, Qiao followed him thousands of miles to take care of him and buried him in Chang'an. Before her uncle died, he betrothed her to Hai Dingcheng, the son of Hai Xiya, who was the biological father of Hai Jiao and Hai Tang. At that time, Qiao was far from the age of marriage, and she had been a child bride in the Hai family for several years, and thus developed a deep relationship with Hai Dingcheng. After Hai Dingcheng died in battle, she could not accept the bad news, so she followed him, leaving a pair of young children to live with their grandparents.

Haijiao and Haitang's memories of their mother are already very vague. Haijiao has experienced two lives and can hardly remember his childhood. Haitang was very young when she lost her mother, so she has even fewer memories. The siblings don't recognize any relatives from their mother's side. Except for seeing their parents' names on the tablets when they burn incense for their parents during festivals, they probably don't remember that their mother's surname is "Qiao".

Haitang looked at her brother and hesitated: "It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

Hai Jiao did not dare to say anything definite: "If mother still had relatives to rely on, her uncle would not have betrothed her to father before his death. But mother is only the niece of a criminal official, she has never been implicated, strictly speaking, she is not a relative of a criminal, nor has she been exiled, she is still a good citizen, that is why she married father..." If Uncle Qiao's family was too busy to take care of themselves, it would be normal for him to betroth his niece to a new friend before his death. Because apart from the Hai family, he could not find a reliable person to entrust his niece to during his exile.

The brother and sister looked at each other.

Haijiao couldn't help but stand up: "Grandpa and my cousin must know Mom's background. I'll go ask them!"