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

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Haijiao was wiping the sweat off his face with a headache, thinking of what reason he could use to dissuade his younger sister from this idea. Haitang was already thinking about something more practical.

"Since we are going to sneak around at night, we can't just make do with casual clothes. We have to find a piece of black cloth to make a proper nightgown!" Haitang stretched out her hand and counted on her fingers. "I have a ready-made knife and a whip, but just in case, I have to find some weapons without obvious features, and also prepare some auxiliary tools, such as grappling hooks. The shoes must also be specially made, preferably black leather boots with specially treated soles, the kind that make no sound when walking. In addition, there is smoke..."

Before the little sister could finish her words, Haijiao could not help but interrupt her: "Ahem, little sister, there is really no need. Brother can handle it, there is no need to trouble you to do anything..."

Haitang put down her hands and squinted at him: "If my brother had reliable helpers and backers, why would I have to worry about this? But if you want to act alone, that won't work! You don't have other helpers, so I, your sister, will have to step in. Unless you give up, don't expect me to give up!"

Haijiao sighed and was about to speak, but Haitang spoke first, "Brother, don't try to coax me with words and then do something secretly without telling me. You don't have to be on duty in the palace now. You have to go home every night during the New Year holiday. I will check the front yard from time to time. If one day I find that you are not in the house and your whereabouts are unknown, I will put on my nightgown and sneak out to find you. I will send people to find out the address of the Minister's Mansion in advance, and also find out the address of his son-in-law's house. I will find you eventually."

Haijiao sweated again. If his younger sister really did that, he would be in trouble! Just dealing with the questions from the elders at home would be enough to make him suffer.

He also knew that his little sister was worried about his safety, and he felt touched but helpless: "Girl, when did you become so cunning? You know that your brother will never agree to let you take risks, but you use this kind of thing to threaten me. You are just relying on the fact that I love you and am afraid that you will suffer a loss outside!"

Haitang raised her chin and said, "That's right, I just rely on my brother's love for me! In this world, besides grandpa and grandma, my brother is the closest person to me, no one can compare to him. When grandpa and grandma pass away, my brother will be the only relative I have, so no matter what, you are the most important to me. Brother must not get into any trouble. As for other people, it doesn't matter. I know that my brother is angry and wants to avenge his past life. But that enemy can no longer be as glorious in this life as he was in the past life. My brother has plenty of time to find something wrong with him, so why rush it now?!"

Haijiao sighed, "Although I am happy to hear you say that, you must not say such things in front of others in the future, not even in front of grandpa and grandma. You are married now, and Xiaojin will accompany you for the rest of your life. I am happy that you miss me in your heart, but Xiaojin will be the most important person to you in the future. You must remember this."

Haitang disagreed: "Jin Jiashu is good, and I regard him as my lifelong partner, but in my heart he is not as important as my brother. Without him, I may be sad for a while, but I can still live a good life afterwards; but without my brother, I can't live!"

This statement may be exaggerated, but Haijiao was very happy to hear it. He thought carefully and felt that he didn't really need to be so anxious to take revenge on his enemies. Just as Xiaomei said, as long as he overthrows the Minister's Mansion, the enemies who still depend on the Minister's Mansion and have never been high-ranking officials will never be able to become powerful again. With that person's temper, there will always be times when he makes mistakes in the future. Will he still be afraid of not being able to catch the other party's handle by then?

Whether for himself or for An Xiaomei's heart, he didn't need to act so hastily. Even if he was confident in himself and thought he wouldn't fail, there was no need to take risks. He could still achieve his goal in a safer way, but the means would be a little more complicated.

After changing his mind, Hai Jiao said to his younger sister helplessly, "Okay, you've said so much. If I insist on doing it, I'm afraid I'll be annoyed to death by you in the next few days. I promise you that I will never do anything risky in private. I will just ask around for information and find a few reliable helpers. I will use a foolproof method to deal with the Minister's Mansion. It will be safe, and I can also make achievements and give myself a chance to vent. How do you think?"

Haitang carefully observed her brother's expression, confirmed that he was telling the truth and was not deliberately deceiving her, and nodded with satisfaction: "Now that you have calmed down, I will naturally believe you." Haijiao looked at his younger sister with a wry smile and said: "If you say so, if I break the contract, won't I never get your trust again?" Even if it was for the sake of making his younger sister continue to trust him, he didn't dare to do anything rash!

The brother and sister reached a consensus, and Haijiao was about to go out again.

Haitang asked hurriedly, "It's almost lunch time, what are you doing outside at this time?"

"Let's go find some friends to have dinner together." Haijiao turned around and winked at his younger sister. "Didn't you tell me to find some reliable helpers? Zhou Yijun must have returned from the garrison. Since it's not the New Year yet, I'll go find him and catch up with him."

Since her brother was going to meet Zhou's old friend, Haitang naturally would not stop him. She asked the kitchen staff to find a small jar of wine, which was not easy to get drunk and could also drive away the cold and warm the body, and asked Haijiao to take it away as a little surprise for the old friends' gathering.

Haitang didn't ask what Haijiao and Zhou Yijun talked about during this gathering. After that, Haijiao went out during the day and returned home in the evening. Occasionally, he would go out at night, but he would always come back before the second watch. Haitang paid attention to his behavior and clothes, and confirmed that he didn't do anything dangerous without telling her, so she felt relieved.

Two days later, there was a response from Jin Jiashu.

The people of the Jin family sent a letter to the palace through Ma Shangyi. Jin Jiashu found an excuse to leave the palace to sort out some books and articles, and saw the letter sent by Haitang at home. He wrote a reply at that time and sent Lu Ga Wa to the Hai family, but on the surface, he used the banner of sending his newly written article to his teacher Lu Bainian.

Lu Bainian was a smart man. When he saw the letter written by his student, he folded it and read the article inside. He didn't ask who the other letter brought by the messenger Lu Ga Wa was for. He just told Lu Ga Wa to drink some hot soup to warm himself up. He needed time to correct Jin Jiashu's homework, so he gave the other party a chance to find someone to pass the message to the inner house.

Haitang, who had already received the news and knew that Jin Jiashu had sent someone over, did not wait for Lu Ga Wa to figure out a solution, and had already come to the front yard to "encounter" him by chance. Jin Jiashu's letter fell into her hands smoothly. She ordered someone to give Lu Ga Wa a high-quality reward, then turned around and went into her brother's temporary room to open the letter and read it carefully.

Jin Jiashu's reply was very simple. He already knew what Haitang was worried about, and said that he would send his articles to Teacher Lu regularly for correction. His articles were still not good enough, but he had decided to participate in the provincial examination next year. I guess the teacher was only worried about his homework and had no time to take care of other things.

In addition, he also inquired about some news about the Lu family in the palace. Among the adult male members of the Lu family's direct line, those who committed crimes could not escape the death penalty. Those with lighter crimes were mostly exiled to the southwest instead of going to the northwest. As for women and children, they should all be able to return to their hometowns, but their descendants can only take the imperial examination after three generations, and even the side branches are no exception. The Lu family is destined to decline for decades, and it is a great blessing that Lu Bainian is not implicated. Fortunately, the Sun family is now a thorn in the flesh and a thorn in the eyes of the palace and the cabinet. As long as the Lu family honestly accepts its fate and stops making trouble, it may still be able to keep its green hills for the future.