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

Chapter 363 The first spring rain

Mrs. Gui's little misunderstanding will not have any impact on Sister Zhou Wenjun and Haitang.

They just talked about it in letters, as if it was a joke.

Zhou Wenjun sent a letter to Haitang today, inviting her to attend his farewell banquet.

She was going back to Ganzhou, and Zhou Xuejun was going to Beijing with her parents. The sisters parted ways, and it was unknown how many years it would be before they met again. Therefore, she thought that getting together before leaving and inviting all her close sisters and friends over would also be a way to say goodbye to herself and Zhou Xuejun.

On such an occasion, she only hoped that all the guests attending would be guests she liked, and she didn't want to force Wu Qiong to come over and make everyone uncomfortable talking. But if this small banquet is held in the garden of the Zhenguo Palace, no matter how unhappy she is, she must still leave a message to Wu Qiong who lives at home. In desperation, she had no choice but to go to another hospital to handle the matter, so as not to have to distract herself from socializing with Wu Qiong and face Mrs. Gui coming to find trouble at any time.

Mrs. Zhen Guogong didn't want to agree and advised her to hold the banquet at home as much as possible. The Zhou family has been busy recently, and the city is not very peaceful. She doesn't want her granddaughter to cause trouble at this time.

Zhou Wenjun could vaguely sense that the elders of the Zhenguo Palace were busy with something important. Although she didn't know what the matter was, she didn't intend to cause trouble for them. It's just that there are no signs of peace in Chang'an City at the moment. As long as her small banquet is held during the day and all the guests return home before dark, there is nothing wrong with it. Anyway, she just didn't want to hold a banquet at home, so she had to bite the bullet and invite Wu Qiong, making everyone uncomfortable. And she also wanted to invite Haitang. What if Wu Qiong was influenced by his mother, Mrs. Gui, and said something incomprehensible in front of Haitang?

When the guests of the Zhenguo Palace make a fool of themselves, it seems that even the ladies of the Zhenguo Palace will be embarrassed too!

Zhou Wenjun tried hard to persuade his grandmother in front of his wife, and finally got her permission to hold a small banquet in another courtyard for a day to entertain his close sisters and friends. However, within the Zhenguo Palace, she would only say that she was inviting her sisters to play in another courtyard, and did not mention that she would also invite female guests with foreign surnames. As long as Mrs. Gui doesn't know that Zhou Wenjun also invited Haitang and other young ladies from other families to the banquet, she will have no reason to make a fuss and insist on letting her daughter attend the gathering between the Zhou sisters.

For this reason, after Haitang received the invitation, she had to keep a low profile as much as possible, not to spread the news and let Mrs. Gui know that there were people with other surnames who would be guests at Zhou Wenjun's small banquet.

Although this matter was a bit troublesome, considering that Zhou Wenjun acted so cautiously just for the sake of her friend who was inexplicably resented by Mrs. Gui, Haitang had nothing to complain about. She wrote a reply to Zhou Wenjun, thanking him for the invitation and saying that she would go to the banquet on time and bring a gift for him along the way.

Haitang has also thought about what this gift is. She spent two days making an exquisite embroidered belt for Zhou Wenjun. It had different colors on both sides and could be matched with different clothes. It also had several interlayers and hidden pockets, which could hide gold, silver, notes, medicine, etc. Needles and threads, even small knives, can also be used to hide concealed weapons. The special materials and unique embroidery stitches can ensure that the sharp needles hidden inside will not hurt anyone. The belt can also be adjusted in length according to changes in the wearer's waist. It is practical and versatile and can be said to be a must-have for home and travel.

Haitang worked on the belt for two days. On the day she finished the work, Hai Jiao came home with the latest news. The spies placed by the Sun family in the surrounding areas of Chang'an should have basically gathered somewhere outside Chang'an. The Tang family heard the news from the correctional nuns and knew that someone had contacted them and was waiting for them to go out of the city to meet him. The Zhenguo Government and the Tang family are currently struggling. Should they take advantage of the meeting with the other party to catch them all in advance, or should they wait until the other party besieges Xiaozhuangzi where Jin Jiashu temporarily lives?

Although the former can also arrest people, they are just meeting each other and they have not done anything illegal. It is easy for the Zhou and Tang families to arrest people, but if they are dug out in the future, they may not be able to explain to their bosses.

The capital has officially issued a transfer order. Tu Rong and Zeng Qingxi will arrive in Chang'an soon. At that time, they will inevitably inquire about the recent movements of the Zhou family. If any clues are found, the Zhou family will also consider What excuse can you use to explain your actions? Being a spy for the Sun family is not a serious crime! The Zhou and Tang families would be hostile to the Sun family, but Tu and Zeng would probably not take it to heart.

When the people who followed and monitored the nuns discovered that they were meeting only a few people outside the city, the Zhou and Tang families finally no longer needed to worry.

There was no option to arrest people in advance. They had better wait until this group of Sun family's lackeys besieged the "Jin Jiashu" in Zhuangzi, and then arrest them on charges of banditry.

Zhou Yijun finally finished his imitation practice. When he put on Jin Jiashu's clothes, combed Jin Jiashu's hair, spoke in Jin Jiashu's tone, got into Jin Jiashu's wheelchair, and moved in the room with closed doors and windows, let alone Hai Jiao and Lao Zhangtou, etc. Jin Jiashu himself would also think that the person in the room is him. That day, it rained for the first time this spring in Chang'an.

The sky was dark, windy and rainy, and before dusk, there were almost no pedestrians in the city, and every household had lights on.

"Hai Jiao" and "Zhou Yijun" rode horses, accompanied by two Zhou family guards, and returned to the Hai family in the city before the city gate closed.

In front of Hai's house, two teenagers were joking and joking, so much so that "Hai Jiao" almost missed his footing when he dismounted. His foot seemed to be crooked, but he didn't care. He just laughed and cursed "Zhou Yijun". "Zhou Yijun" felt very guilty, leaving two guards behind to help "Hai Jiao" through the door, and went back to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion alone. The two made an appointment to meet again in three days.

After "Zhou Yijun" left on horseback, "Hai Jiao" entered the door with the support of two Zhou family guards. As soon as the Hai family door was closed, the atmosphere inside the door suddenly changed.

Xie Wenzai and Hai Changan have been waiting in the front yard for a long time. They all showed a faint smile when they watched "Hai Jiao" put down the hood of his cloak and untie the wind-blocking scarf to reveal Jin Jiashu's face.

Jin Jiashu stood up straight and bowed respectfully to the two elders.

Xie Wenzai quickly helped him up and said: "Well done. Outsiders will only think that Baoshun has come home, but they will not expect that it is you who came. Baoshun went to the Zhenguo Palace instead."

Jin Jiashu lowered his head and said, "Next... I'll interrupt you, this junior."

He will stay at Haijia for a few days. The real Hai Jiao has already gone to Zhen Guo Gong's Mansion wearing Zhou Yijun's clothes. Tomorrow, he will change into a boy's clothes and go to Zhuangzi to accompany Zhou Yijun who stays there as Jin Jiashu's stand-in. The three people exchanged identities and performed such a scene. The purpose was just to dispel the doubts of the Sun family's spies and confirm that it was Jin Jiashu who lived on Zhuangzi. Zhou Yijun and Hai Jiao returned home respectively.

It’s not that they were too careful and had to go to such trouble to stage such a scene, but after the correctional mother went out of the city to meet with the Sun family’s spies, whether it was the small village where Jin Jiashu lived, or the Zhenguo Duke’s mansion and the sea... There are many people watching the sentries near my home. The close interactions between the three teenagers attracted each other's attention. If they want to attack Jin Jiashu, they must avoid people they shouldn't provoke.

Haijiao was just a boy from an ordinary military and civilian official's family. At most, he was just a little more skilled and would cause some trouble for their operations, but Zhou Yijun was the young master of Zhenguo's palace. If the spies hurt him during their operation, it might lead to a vigorous search by the Zhou family. The Sun family's spies didn't want to cause trouble, so of course they had to find a chance for Jin Jiashu to be alone.

Now, the "opportunity" they wanted came to their doorstep.

(End of this chapter)