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

Chapter 380 Disdain
Jin Jiashu wrote a letter to his "aunt" Xu Xianfei.

Haitang followed her brother Hai Jiao back to the main courtyard. When she saw her grandparents still talking in the upper room, she gave her brother a wink and the brother and sister turned to the backyard.

At this moment, Ma Changnian's wife followed her mother-in-law Aunt Ma to the front yard to clean up the mess. Putao was in the west wing of the main courtyard with Hu's mother and son. There was no one else in the backyard except the Haitang brother and sister, so they could talk safely.

Hai Jiao then asked: "Little sister, did you suddenly remind Jin Jiashu to write a letter to Concubine Xu Xian just now to find out what old grudges Mrs. Gui had with Concubine Xu Xian?"

Haitang replied: "Whether there is any old grudge between them is a matter between them. I think Concubine Xu Xian must be aware of the situation in Chang'an. If necessary, she can ask Queen Mother Zhou to come forward. Suppress Mrs. Gui, lest Mrs. Gui think that the Zhou family will protect her after leaving the capital and want to act like a monster all day long.

"Besides, Jin Jiashu often writes letters to Concubine Xu Xian, which can also cultivate the relationship between the two. They have not seen each other since they broke up. Now that Concubine Xu Xian has an eighth prince, her love for Jin Jiashu may have to be divided. Half as thin. But if Jin Jiashu writes to her from time to time to let her know his current situation, as time goes by, her feelings for Jin Jiashu will be cultivated again, and she will remember to care about his life and help him solve the problems that may threaten him. Life, people and things. It’s also good for us.”

Hai Jiao was convinced by her: "Yes, Concubine Xu Xian is in the capital. If she can find a way to cause the Sun family to cause chaos on her own, and has no time to pay attention to Jin Jiashu and the Wu family who are far away in Chang'an, and can't spare any time to cause trouble in Chang'an, then... It couldn't be better." He sighed, "Mrs. Gui has lived in Cining Palace for several years. At that time, Concubine Xu Xian was still a palace resident and had no intention of staying in the palace for a long time. She might have revealed her life story. Wan Madam Yigui also knew that she was a married woman and had given birth to a son, so that would be bad. Once she guessed Jin Jiashu's life experience and made random noises outside, it would not be good for Concubine Xu Xian or the Eighth Prince, and it would not be good for Jin Jiashu's life. It’s a big blow to my future.”

Haitang thought for a while and told her brother the news about "Liuhua" revealed by Wu Qiong.

Hai Jiao was surprised: "I have never heard of this person... But if Wu Qiong is telling the truth, then Concubine Xu Xian escaped from the fire in Kunning Palace with this Liuhua. We had doubts at first, Concubine Xu Xian How could she recognize the way to Cining Palace when she first entered the palace? Now that she knows that she has a companion to escape with, this question has an answer. Liuhua is a palace servant of Queen Wu, so she is naturally familiar with the roads in the palace and can guide her Concubine Xu Xian fled to Cining Palace."

The Queen Mother took them in, and soon after took Mrs. Gui, her daughter and Wu Ke into the Cining Palace. From then on, the palace was closed behind closed doors and ignored the affairs of the former harem. A few years later, the sixth prince died in an unexplained death. It was Lihua's fault, but the emperor and Concubine Sun suspected that he was sleeping with Mrs. Gui. The Queen Mother Zhou had to send the Wu family out of the palace and arrange for them to stay in the Marquis Cheng'en Mansion. Since Mrs. Gui's suspicion of killing the Sixth Prince had not been cleared, she could not be forgiven by the emperor, and Wu Ke and Wu Qiong never dared to show their faces in front of others until Marquis Chengen hurriedly sent them to Chang'an...

Hai Jiao was puzzled: "Why has Lihua never come forward and admitted what she did?"

Both the emperor and Concubine Sun knew that it was the Queen Mother who protected Mrs. Gui. When Mrs. Gui was suspected of killing the sixth prince, the Queen Mother had already suffered the anger and resentment of the Emperor and Concubine Sun. That being the case, why couldn't she name the real culprit?
He also has to bear the hatred between the emperor and Concubine Sun. If he tells the truth, he can at least save Mrs. Gui.

Even though both Liuhua and Mrs. Gui were protected by the Empress Dowager Zhou and saved their lives under the persecution of Concubine Sun, they had the opportunity to harm the Sixth Prince. However, Mrs. Gui's daughter Wu Qiong is the granddaughter of the Empress Dowager Zhou's sister after all. With Wu Ke still here, even if it was for the sake of the future of these two children, Queen Mother Zhou should try her best to clear Mrs. Gui's suspicion, right?

No matter how much the Queen Mother valued Liuhua, she had no reason to sacrifice the three survivors of the Wu family for her. Isn't she afraid that the Sun family will really kill Mrs. Gui out of hatred, causing the Wu family orphans around her to die as well?
Haitang could only guess: "Perhaps this Liuhua is dead, and there is no evidence to prove her death. It would be meaningless for Empress Dowager Zhou to say it. On the contrary, the emperor might mistakenly think that she was excusing the real murderer." Hai Jiao pursed his lips: "That's also true. Maybe... Lihua is the real murderer, but Mrs. Gui is not innocent either. Lihua is Empress Wu's confidant, and Mrs. Gui is Empress Wu's sister-in-law. They must know each other, and they are both Wu's They hated the Sun family because of the tragic deaths of the queen, mother and son, and the Wu family. If they were said to have conspired to take revenge and killed the sixth prince, then even if Lihua died, it would not change the fact that Mrs. Gui was also a sinner. What could Empress Dowager Zhou have to say? What's her excuse? She didn't hand over Mrs. Gui and Lihua together, but sent Mrs. Gui, her daughter, and Wu Ke out of the palace together. She already took a big risk of offending Long Yan!"

I don’t know if Mrs. Gui is pretending to be stupid or really stupid. She actually has the nerve to complain to the Queen Mother Zhou who took a big risk to save her life?
Haitang said with disgust on her face: "This woman is very troublesome. She has a bad character, is stupid and poisonous, but because she is a survivor of the Wu family, and Wu Qiong is her biological daughter, the Zhou family always wants to take care of her. For the sake of my aunt, I can't be cruel to her, I have to provide her with good food and drink, and even let her go out freely. If she continues to act like this without any scruples, let alone the popularity of the Wu brothers and sisters, The reputation will be affected, and even the Zhou family, who protects them, may get into trouble because of what she causes."

The emperor was already prejudiced against the Zhou family, and he suspected that Mrs. Gui had killed the sixth prince. If he saw Mrs. Gui dancing around Chang'an under the protection of the Zhou family, and living a very unhappy life, he would feel unhappy and take his anger to the Zhou family. What should I do with my body? The Zhou family has finally eased their relationship with the emperor. If the two sides fall out again, it will only give the Sun family an advantage!

Haitang frowned, feeling that the Zhou family was too generous to Mrs. Gui. Even if they want to treat the orphans of the Wu family well, they can just educate Wu Ke and Wu Qiong well and arrange their lives and futures. For Mrs. Gui, who is neither a blood relative of the Wu family, but also has a traitorous mother-in-law, and whose character and behavior are not up to standard, it is enough for her to live a life of fine clothing and fine food in the Zhenguo Duke's mansion. Is she out to harm others? Isn't it okay to be under house arrest?
Hai Jiao said: "After today, Mrs. Gui will definitely attract a lot of complaints. The Zhen Guo Gong and his wife will also have stricter control over her. In order to avoid shame, she should be honest for a while and not dare to make trouble anymore for the time being. "

Haitang disagreed: "It's just for the time being. When things change, will she really be honest? Whether she is arguing about marrying her daughter to a child of the Zhou family, or preventing her nephew Wu Ke from studying, or asking the Zhou family to help She has many wishes to achieve when she returns to her family and gets promoted, but there is nothing she can do about it. Since she knows that the Zhou family is generous, how can she not make a fuss? "

Hai Jiao raised his eyebrows: "If nothing else, this time she almost let Zhou Yijun's biological sister fall into the hands of the Sun family's minions, and she got hurt. She must have no shame in forcing Zhou Yijun to marry her daughter. Even if she is too shameless. Hou, no matter what, Zhou Yijun can refuse without politeness."

Hope so.

Haitang was noncommittal: "We still have to think of a way to make her really know how to avoid thieves. Otherwise, she will be in constant fear every day. Who knows when she will be hit by thunder again? If you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days?" "

Haijiao was silent. If it comes to letting Mrs. Gui throw a rat into a trap...

Haitang went into the house, put on the clothes she had gone out with, and walked out with her cloak on her back: "I have to go to the Duke of Zhen's Mansion to return the horse and sword, and visit Mr. Xue again. Brother, can you accompany me?"

(End of this chapter)