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

Chapter 1031 Assisting with punches
Hai Baozhu was completely relieved when she heard this.

She had been familiar with these elders in the clan since she was a child, and knew their personalities and characters. She knew that what her great-aunt Ma said was enough to intimidate them. They would never dare to cause trouble in the capital again and make things difficult for her mother.

Maybe they still don't want to let their brother Baozhu go, and want to persuade him to obey their orders, but as long as they don't bother them mother and daughter anymore, everything will be fine. Baozhu is a male, the only heir of the eldest house, and the pillar of the family. He will always have to go through this test...

Hai Baozhu said to Haitang gratefully, "You are worthy of being my great-aunt. As soon as she opened her mouth, she stunned all the elders in the clan. Her scolding was so straightforward and reasonable that they were speechless and could only sincerely submit."

Haitang knew that her grandmother was able to calm down the situation not entirely because of her outstanding eloquence and reason: "If my grandfather had not been a fifth-rank official in Beijing, and my grandmother had not appeared in public wearing the uniform of a fifth-rank imperial edict, I am afraid that the elders in the clan would not be so easy to obey. Those words are all very clear truths. I don't believe that no one has mentioned them before, but at that time they turned a deaf ear and never listened. The reason they are so honest today is just because the person who said it is of a different status. Sister Baozhu, don't worry too soon. You still have to be wary of them in the future and don't easily believe their good words."

Hai Baozhu hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I'm not that stupid. When I was a child, I respected them and treated them as my own family. If I knew that the Jiang family intended to harm them, I would risk telling them the news and even use my private money to support my brothers and sisters. But when my mother and I left the Jiang family, none of them remembered the kindness we had shown them in the past, and instead turned their backs on us. I have seen through their true colors and will never believe their words again. Even if they no longer scold my mother and me from now on, and are still as friendly and kind as before, I will think that they are acting, without any sincerity, and they are just deliberately acting like this to deceive us."

In fact, Fang was not the only one who felt betrayed by her relatives. Hai Baozhu was hurt no less than her mother.

Hai Baozhu was clear about what was going on, so Haitang could rest assured. Wang Xiaoqing went to get the follow-up information, and now the sisters were sitting in the hall, so they had some free time and energy. Haitang pulled Hai Baozhu to talk about some trivial matters, so that she could calm down further.

As they were talking, Haitang asked about Haibaozhu's wedding date and preparations. Although Haibaozhu blushed, she was not too embarrassed to speak in front of her sisters. She told Haitang: "It's hard to set a wedding date right now because the renovation of the Qiao family's house is uncertain. As long as we can find a craftsman to start the work after the New Year, Qiao Lang said that the renovation will be completed within a month, and then we can make furniture and redecorate it, and the wedding can be held in March."

Although Fang felt that March was too rushed, the second house provided a list of many wedding supply stores, and Qiao Fu could find reliable embroiderers and craftsmen to make wedding clothes, jewelry and furniture in the shortest possible time. The rest of the things only needed to be purchased with money, which was not a big deal. March was completely in time. Qiao Fu had just been promoted to a regular employee of the Jinyiwei, so he had to learn the rules and skills first. He didn't have any important tasks, so his life was relatively leisurely. If he couldn't get married before the end of the new employee training period in March, he was afraid that the longer the time interval, the more difficult it would be for him to estimate what would happen in the future. If he had a new case, he might not even be able to take a wedding leave.

When Fang learned about this, she dared not delay any longer and agreed to set the wedding date in March. However, she still had to consult a fortune teller to choose an auspicious day. For the time being, she had to hurry and prepare her daughter's dowry.

Hai Baozhu was also good at sewing, but Fang was worried that she would get sick from overwork, so she sent the wedding dress to an outside embroidery workshop to make it. She only needed to embroider the veil. The rest of the clothes for the four seasons and the bedding and curtains were all sent to outside to make; the size of the furniture was also measured, and a reliable workshop was found to make it; the jewelry was mainly bought ready-made in the silver shop, and then a set of red gold headwear was tailored to be worn on the wedding day, and that was about it. Considering that Hai Baozhu would invite her mother Fang to live with her husband's family after marriage, the servants in the family would also be taken over at that time. Fang was worried that Hai Baozhu would not have enough people to serve her, so she bought another maid for her, Xiaojuan, who reminded her to report to the second room today and escorted her all the way here.

Haitang looked up at Xiaojuan, who smiled shyly at her and then lowered her head. Haitang didn't know Xiaojuan's origins, but Fang had been the mistress of two wealthy families in Haijiang and had been in charge of household affairs for many years. She was not unable to choose a reliable maid. Just by looking at Xiaojuan's behavior today, Haitang knew that she was not a useless maid and could be Hai Baozhu's arm when necessary. With Xiaojuan, and Yu Xiaochan, who was also a good maid, Hai Baozhu should be able to deal with the general troubles and trivial matters she encountered in life in the future. Even if there are any difficulties, Fang, who has experienced many things in the world, will back her up.

The two sisters continued chatting about family matters when they suddenly heard a hurried knock on the door. Soon the door opened and a man's footsteps hurried in.

Haitang hurriedly got up and went out to greet him, just in time to see her cousin Qiao Fu rushing to the door of the living room breathlessly. He first stared at her, then turned to look at Hai Baozhu who was sitting in the living room.

When Hai Baozhu saw Qiao Fu, the tears that had stopped falling suddenly began to fall again. She stood up and rushed to Qiao Fu, choking with sobs: "Qiao Lang!" Qiao Fu held her hand tightly, his face full of worry: "Are you okay?" Hai Baozhu shook her head and looked at Haitang gratefully: "I'm fine, just a little scared. Thanks to my great aunt from the second house, she has brought people to my house to rescue my mother and Baozhu. According to the news reported by the servants, no one in the family is her opponent, and they were all scolded by her and admitted their mistakes. My second sister has been comforting me, and I'm fine now."

Qiao Fu breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and saluted Haitang solemnly: "Thank you, cousin."

Haitang smiled and said, "Brother Qiao, you are too polite. Sister Baozhu is still my sister now, and she has not yet become my cousin's wife. It is my duty to comfort my sister. If anyone should thank me, it should be my cousin or brother Baozhu. When she becomes my sister-in-law, it won't be too late for you to thank me on her behalf."

This made Qiao Fu and Hai Baozhu blush. The latter lowered her head shyly and said nothing, but the former recovered quickly and raised her head calmly: "Sister Zhu, please sit here and talk to her. I will be back soon."

Haitang knew that he was going to help Fang, so she asked hurriedly, "Did cousin Qiao come back alone? Did my brother get the news?"

Qiao Fu said, "My cousin went to the palace today. Communication is not convenient at the moment. I have sent him a message, but I don't know if he can take leave, so I left him a message to rest assured that I will take care of the family affairs. I invited a few brothers from the Jinyiwei to go with me. They are all my cousin's useful men. They are all waiting outside. Since there are women at home, I will not invite them in. Although the old lady brought some men, the Hai family has a large number of people and I am afraid that the old lady will suffer. It is more important to rush over to help intimidate them."

The Ma family had originally brought a large group of people with them, so they were the one with more numbers and more power. Now with the appearance of this group of Jinyiwei... those Hai family elders should not be scared out of their wits, right?