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

Chapter 1095 Encounter on the road
Haitang certainly knew Peng Yuqi, the wife of the son of the Marquis of Yingchuan. She was Zhou Wenjun's best friend since childhood. Haitang traveled with her for nearly two months on the way from the border town of Suzhou to Chang'an. After arriving in Chang'an, the two had many exchanges until Peng Yuqi followed her father to Shanxi to take up his post.

After Zhou Shuyi was used by the Sun family to assassinate the son of Yingchuan Marquis, the plot was exposed. Yingchuan Marquis cancelled the training plan originally arranged for his son and changed the training location to the old place of his subordinates in Shanxi, which happened to be the place where Peng Yuqi's father, General Peng, was newly appointed. The two young people met and got to know each other. The son of Yingchuan Marquis reported to his parents and asked to marry Peng Yuqi. The two got married a few years ago and are still in love.

Haitang hadn't seen Peng Yuqi for several years, but she only heard about her from Zhou Wenjun last year. Now that Zhou Wenjun has also followed her husband to Beijing, she must have contacted her friends, and they will definitely mention Haitang. Haitang just didn't have the time. When spring comes, she will definitely find a way to reconnect with her old friends.

Thinking of this, Haitang said to Zhang Yingfeng, "I once met Sister Peng in the border town, and we also visited each other from time to time in Chang'an. Unfortunately, Sister Peng later followed her father to Shanxi to take up an official post, and later she married directly into the capital, so I never saw her again. I was thinking of writing to her some other day."

Zhang Yingfeng was just saying it casually, wanting to bring up the topic of Peng, the wife of the Marquis of Yingchuan, who had a background in the Northwest Frontier Army. She didn't expect Haitang to actually know her. She paused, then smiled and said, "That's great. The wife of the Marquis of Yingchuan is very famous in the capital, but unfortunately she rarely interacts with outsiders. I have always admired her, but I have never had the opportunity to meet her. Since Miss Hai is on good terms with her, if there is a chance in the future, please introduce her to her."

Haitang thought about the Zhang family's usual style of doing things, and she understood why Peng Yuqi was not interested in making friends with the Zhang family's daughter. However, Zhang Yingfeng was not a bad person, and she was about to marry Wu Ke and become Wu Qiong's eldest sister-in-law. In this case, Peng Yuqi and Zhou Wenjun would sooner or later get along with Zhang Yingfeng for Wu Qiong's sake. So it would not matter if she acted as an introducer.

So Haitang agreed: "I will write to Sister Peng later. I have made some new friends since I came to Beijing. I should tell my old friends about it. Maybe we can get along well."

Zhang Yingfeng blinked and smiled even sweeter. "I also have a few good friends in the capital who I get along well with. Some of them are also at the flower-viewing banquet in Shoukang Palace today. It's a pity that I didn't have time to introduce them to Miss Hai. If there is a chance someday, Miss Hai, please introduce your good friends to me, and I will introduce mine to you. How about that? Miss Hai and I hit it off right away. I think Miss Hai will also feel that my friends are compatible with me."

Haitang agreed with a smile. There's nothing shameful about making friends. Whether they get along well or not, we'll see after we meet. As for her old friends, she would of course write to them in advance and ask for their opinions before deciding whether to introduce them to Zhang Yingfeng.

The carriage drove along the avenue in front of the Yingchuan Marquis's residence and turned into a fork in the road. This place was already very close to the Zhang residence. Zhang Yingfeng didn't know whether the Hai family's driver knew the way, so she looked out the window, wanting to give the driver directions, but she saw a familiar figure and subconsciously said "Huh".

Haitang looked over curiously: "What's wrong?"

Zhang Yingfeng was in such an awkward situation at the palace gate, but she had maintained her ladylike demeanor. However, she couldn't help but half-stand up from her seat, leaning out of the window, and trying to look behind the carriage: "How could it be her? What is she doing here? That's the Yingchuan Marquis' Mansion!"

Haitang smelled the melon and blinked: "Miss Zhang, sit tight, be careful not to fall."

Zhang Yingfeng seemed to be unable to see anything, and could only sit back in her seat in dismay: "This makes no sense, maybe I saw it wrong." Haitang winked at Xiangcao who was sitting at the door of the carriage: "Xiangcao, ask Uncle Qiu to drive the carriage back to the gate of Yingchuan Marquis' Mansion and stop there for a while."

Xiangcao nodded in understanding, lifted the curtain and passed the message to the front. Zhang Yingfeng said hurriedly: "Miss Hai, there is no need to be like this. Maybe I was just dazzled for a moment."

Haitang smiled and said, "Whether it's because you are dazzled or not, Miss Zhang, you have already aroused my curiosity. No matter what, I have to know the answer." As the carriage turned around and drove back to Yingchuan Marquis's Mansion, Haitang asked, "Miss Zhang, who did you see just now?"

The Hai family's carriage turned around for this. Zhang Yingfeng knew that she couldn't keep the secret any longer. After hesitating for a moment, she answered readily, "She is the second granddaughter of Lord Sun, the one who was previously married to Prince Ji. I just saw her getting off the carriage at the side door of the Yingchuan Marquis's mansion. Judging from her clothes, she really has fallen into a state of disgrace."

After all, Zhang Yingfeng was the daughter of a relative of the emperor, and she was much more informed than Haitang about some news. She told Haitang that almost all members of the Sun family had been imprisoned, and the rest of the innocent old, weak, women and children were escorted back to their hometowns before the New Year. Sun Ge Lao stayed alone at home, with only a few old servants who had been released earlier to accompany him. The new emperor was gracious and did not punish the old ministers. He also issued several decrees of grace to Sun Ge Lao, such as the New Year's rewards as in previous years, etc. The court officials all praised the new emperor for his kindness and filial piety, and many people felt that Sun Ge Lao was shameless and unworthy of the kindness of two generations of emperors.

As for the Ji Wang Mansion, the heirs, Ji Wang and the Crown Prince, died in the clan residence one after another, without a sound. All the other sons of Ji Wang who participated in the palace riot were expelled from the clan, deposed as commoners, and sent back to the Dragon's Rise to be confined. Only the youngest son of Ji Wang, who was found not to have participated in the palace riot and was not aware of it, was demoted to the bottom and became an ordinary clan member. He took care of the former Ji Wang Consort and other female relatives who were proven innocent and moved out of the palace. They will also return to the Dragon's Rise to live in the spring. Although they are not confined, their situation is not much better.

Sun, the former wife of the Prince of Ji, has now naturally lost her status as a royal family woman. Due to the cold weather, the Prince of Ji's illegitimate son died, and his biological mother cried and went crazy, and was driven out of the house by the former Princess of Ji. The Prince of Ji was not a blood of the Ji Palace, and now he has no use value, and his wife and children will no longer be accepted by the people of the Ji Palace. The former Princess of Ji drove out Sun's wife and concubines. The concubine Lu naturally had to go back to her parents' home. Sun had nowhere to go, so she returned to her parents' home, the Sun Mansion, to serve her grandfather, the Lord Sun.

Zhang Yingfeng sighed, "She went back just in time. I heard that Lord Sun tried to set fire to his house during the New Year, but it was only because Sun came back at that time that he was saved. From now on, he can no longer do whatever he wants. What if he loses his granddaughter's life? He doesn't have any children or grandchildren around him now!"

Zhang Yingfeng sighed, but Haitang felt it was a bit of a pity.

The entire Wu family and Empress Wu and her son died in the fire during the New Year. How could Sun Ge Lao escape the disaster when he set fire to the house during the New Year? He should get the same retribution!

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