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

Chapter 1065 Discovery
Today's household chores were quickly resolved. Haitang said goodbye to her second aunt, Mrs. Hu, and returned to her own courtyard.

After walking into the main courtyard, she heard hurried footsteps behind her, which sounded familiar. She turned around and saw that it was her brother Haijiao.

She stopped and asked with a smile: "Brother, did you just come back from outside?"

Haijiao did not answer her question. He just hurried to her, quickly glanced around, and then paused before saying, "Little sister, has Xiao Jin contacted you in the past few days? Do you know where he went?"

Isn’t Jin Jiashu at home?
Haitang felt a little disappointed. In that case, she didn't know when the letter she had just sent to Jin Jiashu would be delivered to him.

The thought flashed through her mind, and she quickly came to her senses and answered, "I don't know. Brother Jin only mentioned that he would probably spend the New Year in the palace, and after leaving the palace, he would take Ma Ma and the others to live in the hot spring manor for a few days, but I don't know when he would leave." She hesitated, "Has brother already been to the Jin family? Isn't he at home?"

"He's not here." Haijiao sighed, frowning. "I was just looking for something to ask him, but he's not at home. I have no one to ask him. If he was just out visiting friends, it would be fine. But if he really went to the palace, who knows when he would come home?!"

Haitang blinked: "Brother, do you need to find him for something urgent? Is there no other place to ask besides him?"

Hai Jiao hesitated for a moment before saying, "That's not the case. It's just that asking him is the easiest and least likely to leak the news. He is safer than asking others."

The more Haitang listened, the more curious she became: "What exactly does my brother want to ask Brother Jin about?"

Haijiao seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if he had something to hide. Haitang asked, "Brother, what else can you hide from me? Could it be that this matter involves the inner court?"

Those on duty in front of the emperor must abide by the rules and not easily disclose the forbidden matters to the outside world. But for the Hai brothers and sisters, this rule is not worth mentioning at all. Hai Jiao could even tell his younger sister the secret of his rebirth, so how could he hide anything from her? He would only quietly tell his younger sister the secret information he knew, and then ask her not to tell anyone else.

After hearing what Haitang said, Haijiao no longer hesitated. There was really nothing to hide between him and his younger sister. Although he didn't want his younger sister to know about his past painful experiences, wasn't he living his life again?
He winked at his younger sister, then turned and walked towards the upper house in the main courtyard.

Now Hai Xiya and the Ma couple have gone on a long journey, taking Uncle Cui and Aunt Cui with them, leaving Mother Li to look after the house in the upper room of the main courtyard. The east wing was originally Hai Jiao's room, but because it will be renovated after the New Year, it has now been cleaned out. After cleaning the upper room in the morning, Mother Li informed Haitang and went to Haitang's yard to do needlework with her daughter Xiangcao. She is not in the main courtyard now. The yard is very quiet. The east wing is too cold and has no furniture. The door of the upper room in the main house is closed, which is a good place for secret conversations.

The brother and sister entered the upper room and sat down at the round table skillfully.

Haitang opened the window halfway and looked over from the table. She could just see the gates of the main courtyard and the side courtyard. Once someone walked into the main courtyard, they would definitely not escape her eyes.

After fixing the window leaf, Haitang returned to the table and sat down, lowering her voice: "Brother, tell me, what happened?" Haijiao's voice was even lowered: "When cousin Fang from the eldest house was summoned by Empress Dowager Xu to receive a reward, did Xiaojin tell you why Empress Dowager Xu did this? He mentioned an official and a branch of the Jiang family..."

Haitang immediately remembered: "That seems to be an excuse made by Queen Mother Xu. It's a bit far-fetched, but almost everyone's attention is on Madam Yu, so no one suspects why Queen Mother Xu rewarded Aunt Fang."

The Yu family had no friendship with the second branch of the Hai family, but after leaving the palace, they had contacts with the first branch of the Hai family. Afterwards, Hai Baozhu took the gifts prepared by Fang and went to the Yu family. He met his stepson who was studying, and introduced him to one of his fellow brothers. The latter had a wealthy family. After failing the imperial examination, he stayed in Beijing to prepare for the next imperial examination. Although it was only a juren title, it was more than enough to guide a young scholar who had no famous teacher. Hai Baozhu can be said to have helped the Yu family a lot, and there is a high probability that he will continue to interact with the Yu family in the future. It's just that the people in the first branch have now returned to their hometown, so there is no follow-up to this matter. Hai Baozhu will stay in Yongping Prefecture to study after the new year. After Fang returns to Beijing, she may continue to contact Madam Yu, but that's all later.

Haitang knew that the Yu family had become a hot topic in the capital, and many old-fashioned moralists questioned whether Madam Yu was qualified to be rewarded by the Empress Dowager. Madam Yu was calm, and the Yu family supported her. Families on good terms with the Yu family, as well as the Zhou family and other generals, also mostly stood on her side. The old students of the Wu family among the civil officials and those who were close to the old students of the Wu family, perhaps because a female member of the Hai family was involved in this matter, or because of the Empress Dowager Xu, never made any comments on this. The Yu family's current situation in the capital is not bad, but the discussion caused by Madam Yu is not expected to disappear in the short term.

With the Yu family acting as a shield, Fang's mother and son left Beijing to avoid disaster and lived a quiet life.

Hai Jiao naturally knew this, but this was not the topic he was concerned about: "It's just an excuse. Anyway, Queen Mother Xu mentioned to Xiao Jin that there are remnants of the Sun Party who are trying to overturn the case for the Jiang family, right?"

He was a minister who had colluded with Lord Sun. Because his eldest son was involved in the Shanhaiwei corruption case, he was implicated and lost his job and future. A member of the Jiang family's side branch now took refuge with him and told him many secrets. He wanted to use this member of the Jiang family's side branch to overturn the case for the Jiang family and clear the name of his eldest son...

Haitang looked at Haijiao and said, "Brother, what news have you heard about this guy? Could it be that if he really succeeds, the Jiang family can be cleared?!"

"How is that possible?!" Hai Jiao snorted coldly, "He is daydreaming! He thought that after the incident, no one would pay attention to what happened in Yongping Prefecture, and he could fish in troubled waters. But now that Queen Mother Xu has spoken, who can he hide it from? It is impossible for him to succeed. Unless he is willing to gamble his life, he has no choice but to give up his original idea!"

Hai Jiao was not worried that the Jiang family would overturn the case, as Shanhaiwei still had General Gu watching them. However, after listening to his sister's words, he wanted to find out some relevant information to see if he could find any new evidence to overthrow the minister and relieve the worries of the new emperor.

Unexpectedly, during the investigation, he discovered something unexpectedly.

This assistant minister has three sons and one daughter. The eldest son has lost his job and is at home, the second son broke his leg not long ago, and the illegitimate son is being exiled to Shandong. It is said that both of them have good political achievements and reputations, and they pose a threat to their two eldest brothers. There is also a legitimate daughter who is already married. Her husband also works in one of the six ministries, but his current official position is not high.

However, the name of this son-in-law of the Minister's Mansion looked very familiar to Hai Jiao. He saw the name and went to meet the other party in person to confirm that he had not recognized the wrong person. It was the person he remembered.

Haijiao looked at Haitang and took a deep breath: "I died in my previous life because I discovered this person's secret and was ambushed by him, which led to my death..."