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

Chapter 1084 Wishful thinking
Jin Jiashu might come home in the next two days, and Haitang has already been mentally prepared for this.

However, he intended to visit the teacher Lu Bainian and ask for advice on his homework. Lu Bainian had been busy with his nephew's affairs these past two days, so how could he have time to see his students at home? Jin Jiashu sent someone to ask in advance and learned that the teacher was busy, so he could only postpone his visit.

If he had been prepared from the beginning, pretending to be too familiar with the teacher, not being polite, and going directly to the door without sending a visiting card in advance, he could have gotten a chance to meet his fiancée instead of the teacher. However, he had no idea beforehand, and sent someone to the door to inquire according to etiquette. Now even if he wanted to pretend to be confused, it was too late.

Haitang imagined Jin Jiashu's current expression and felt a little amused.

After listening to Xiaomei's explanation, Haijiao couldn't help but smile: "Xiao Jin acted according to etiquette, which is a good thing. He is a scholar and is interested in the imperial examination. If he did something against etiquette and offended his teacher, it would not be good for his reputation. Now it's good. Anyway, the weather is not too cold these two days. He doesn't have to rush to the hot spring villa to avoid the cold. It's also good for him to stay in Beijing for two more days."

Haitang glared at her brother and said, "Brother, please stop making sarcastic remarks. Since you plan to go out of the city with Brother Jin and use him to cover up your true purpose, why don't you go to his house right now and tell him in advance? Besides, if you are determined to deal with the Minister's Mansion and relieve the new emperor's worries, you should let the new emperor know the news as soon as possible so that he can send reliable people to cooperate with you, otherwise you will be alone and weak, and once something goes wrong, things may change."

Hai Jiao thought about it and nodded, "Then I will meet with Xiao Jin and say hello before he leaves the city. It should be easy for him to send a message to the palace. If I can have reliable people sent by the new emperor or the cabinet to assist me, that would be even better. Even within the Jinyiwei, I dare not conclude that everyone is loyal to the court and the new emperor, and will not be bribed by the Minister's Mansion or other remnants of the Sun Party!"

Furthermore, Lu Shen had made the greatest contribution to this matter. He was now seriously ill and could not get up, and was just trying to get by. If he could get the favor of the new emperor before he died, and his only offspring would not be implicated by the Lu family and could live a stable and peaceful life in the future, he would surely be able to rest in peace, right?
The Minister's Mansion may not be able to fall in a short time, but the imperial decree to Lu Shen can be issued at any time.

As long as the evidence is true and can satisfy the new king, that will be enough.

Haijiao went to the Jin family's house to visit Jin Jiashu, and took a letter of greeting to his younger sister Haitang. Haitang didn't know how he talked with Jin Jiashu. Afterwards, she only received a thick reply letter from Jin Jiashu, which was full of his thoughts for her. It also mentioned his experience in the palace during the New Year, including his new rewards and property. It's a pity that he is now tripped up by something. In order to help Haijiao and Lu Bainian, he can only temporarily give up going to the Hai family to "ask the teacher for advice" and give priority to being a messenger in the palace. He has a new idea about the villa, and he was about to discuss it with his fiancée, but now he can only postpone the plan.

Haitang found the letter funny, and her heart softened. After reading it, she put it away carefully, locked it in a box, and took out the design of the villa she had drawn, and started to consider the modification plan again.

Official business comes first. The palace was very interested in the evidence provided by Lu Shen. Jin Jiashu had to give up his plan to visit the teacher at the Hai family to ask for advice on his homework, and took Ma Ma to the hot spring manor to avoid the cold.

Hai Jiao traveled with him as a good friend, and the palace also sent people to escort him along the way. The new emperor valued his cousin Jin Jiashu very much, and specially sent General Xiao Yu, a newly promoted trusted general of the imperial army, to bring people to protect his safety. Many people in the capital paid attention to Jin Jiashu's trip out of the city to avoid the cold, and privately discussed the Queen Mother's attention to this nephew, and his experience of saving the emperor and making meritorious deeds, but leaving his body with troubles. There were not many people who envied him for the emperor's favor. After all, there were so many people who made meritorious deeds, so many who were promoted and made fortunes, it was enough to envy them all. Who would be jealous of a person who only received the reward of the emperor's favor but no title or official position, and might even damage his life?

Jin Jiashu and his party went to Xiaotangshan Hot Spring Manor. They only stopped to rest in the morning, but they had a smooth journey and arrived at the destination that afternoon. Due to time constraints, the imperial guards who were responsible for escorting Jin Jiashu and Hai Jiao who accompanied Jin Jiashu out of the city stayed overnight at the manor. They said goodbye to Jin Jiashu in the morning of the next day and returned to the capital.

Although Haijiao's trip was for personal matters, after returning to the capital, he went to the palace with General Xiaoyu and others to report, and then he was assigned to work in the Qianqing Palace without any problems. When the Qianqing Palace transfer order came down, the military officer on duty at the Jinyiwei was puzzled. He thought that according to the arrangement of the guard, Haijiao's duty day was obviously two days later. Why was he suddenly transferred for no reason? Or was it a direct order from the palace?

Could it be that Haijiao is about to become a royal relative, and the new emperor will be particularly fond of him, and will summon him to the imperial court to do work when they meet even though he is clearly not needed to be on duty?
The military officer muttered something in his mind, but his face showed no strange expression. He accepted the transfer order from the palace with a smile, politely sent away the eunuch who delivered the order, turned around and instructed his men to be more polite to the reefs in the future and not to be negligent in the slightest.

He has climbed up the ladder, has a strong backing, and has a promising future. Anyway, he knows how to behave, has good skills and good character, so why should I be ignorant?

When Hai Jiao returned to the Jinyiwei Yamen, he felt that the people around him were more friendly and kind to him, and his subordinates were even more attentive to him. He could probably guess why this was the case, and he was too lazy to say more. He just focused on selecting trustworthy people to take with him to handle the major case that the new emperor had just ordered.

Haijiao was busy again, and the New Year holiday ended early. However, Haitang's life at home was not affected, and she was still leisurely. Lu Bainian's attention was now almost all on his nephew. He went to the haunted house every day to help take care of his seriously ill nephew Lu Shen and teach his young nephew Lu Ping'an.

Perhaps because Hai Jiao and Jin Jiashu had spoken well of them, although the Minister's Mansion had not yet been punished, the imperial decree from the palace had already come down.

When Lu Shen was dying, he heard that the new emperor had shown mercy and pardoned the sins of him and his son. He not only granted him the title of Juren, but also allowed his son Lu Ping'an to take the imperial examination without being restricted from taking the imperial examination for three generations of Lu family members. In addition, Empress Dowager Xu also issued an imperial decree, praising Lu Shen's concubine for her virtue and simplicity, and decided to make her Lu Shen's second wife. In this way, she became Lu Shen's legal wife, not just a concubine, and her son Ping'an also became Lu Shen's legitimate son.

Lu Shen's wish was fulfilled. He was filled with gratitude for the grace of the new emperor and the queen mother. With a heart full of joy and reluctance to leave his wife and children, he closed his eyes and ended his unfortunate life.