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

Chapter 393 Facing the Difficulties
Haitang and Haijiao looked at each other, and both siblings fell silent.

No matter how anxious they are about this kind of thing, no matter how much they want to help, they can't do much.

Chang'an is too far from the capital. The Hai family is further away from Cining Palace. They couldn't speak, and couldn't even warn the Zhou family. Otherwise, how could they explain how they knew all this?

Where did they hear something that even the Duke of Zhenguo didn't know about?

Hai Jiao frowned and said: "In the previous life, the Sun family was in power, but the Zhou family had troubles frequently. That's why Concubine Sun didn't take the Empress Dowager Zhou seriously and took advantage of the emperor's departure from the palace to act cruelly. But now the Sun family has encountered setbacks again and again. There is also a rift with our ally Yingchuan Hou Mansion, the momentum is not as good as before, and we cannot control the imperial army, so Sun Guifei should not be so bold."

"What kind of boldness does she need?" Haitang disagreed, "She is the mother of a dead son. Even if her natal family is more prosperous, her status will not rise anymore. The emperor has a new love and gives birth to a new son. Even if It was the eldest son of Prince Ji who was able to return to the clan and become the heir apparent with the support of the Sun family, but he was not her biological child. Her life had no hope and she was just living as a tool for the family's rise. If she knew the murderer who killed her son, The reason is that in a moment of grief and anger, it is not surprising that she went crazy and killed. The emperor never punished her in her previous life, and it will probably not be any different in this life. She suffered no loss, but breathed a sigh of relief for her dead son. What is there to say? What are you worried about?"

Hai Jiao took a breath and felt that the younger sister's words were very reasonable. If this happens, won't things be troublesome?

From the perspective of a son of an official under the Zhou family, Hai Jiao hopes that the Queen Mother can live for a few more years. Even if she is seriously ill and difficult to recover, her existence itself is a kind of protection for the Zhou family. With her here, the emperor would have to show some kindness to the Zhou family.

Not to mention the Seventh Prince is here.

Although the seventh prince cannot appear in front of the world, once his name is corrected by the royal family, it may affect the eighth prince's qualifications to be the heir apparent, but his existence in the world is also a kind of protection for Concubine Xu Xian. If Concubine Sun exposes Concubine Xu Xian's second marriage one day in the future, Concubine Xu Xian can tell the world that she is the seventh prince's wet nurse. She stayed in the palace and became a palace servant to save the seventh prince. She also did what she did to protect the seventh prince. The emperor's concubines...

Although it sounds unpleasant to say, the meaning of "loyalty to the emperor" is always more important than personal details. In order to protect the prince who was the direct descendant of Empress Wu, the palace servants sacrificed their lives and were praised as loyal maids. So why did Concubine Xu Xian sacrifice her husband and son and marry another woman, so how could it not be considered loyal?
Anyway, her ex-husband stopped marrying and remarried before she became the imperial concubine. If you really think about it, it’s hard to say who was the most heartless and unfeeling one!

In her previous life, Concubine Xu Xian was questioned about her status as a married woman, but at that time the Queen Mother Zhou was dead and the Seventh Prince was gone. Even if she told the truth, there was no witness to prove it, and the emperor's words were more likely to be taken seriously by the courtiers. Lying to protect his beloved concubine - after all, he had done this kind of thing in the past, but it was only Concubine Sun who benefited at that time. Since even the empress and the legitimate prince were killed, he could open his eyes and tell lies that it was an accident, so what does it mean to protect a concubine who was married to someone else? Moreover, he himself insisted on taking this concubine, and even the Queen Mother Zhou’s objections could not stop him.

At that time, if the emperor had not insisted on allowing Prince Ji's son to return to the clan, and there was really no other prince under his knees, the matter of establishing the heir apparent for the eighth prince might not have been so smooth. After the Eighth Prince succeeded to the throne, he was still young and needed someone to act in charge of the government. The cabinet also used the excuse of Empress Dowager Xu's illegitimate background and forced her to retreat to the harem and not interfere in government affairs. Instead, the cabinet assisted the government.

The Queen Mother has no say, and the new monarch is young. Only Tao Yue is the only one in the cabinet to support the overall situation. Although Sun Ge Lao has abdicated, he has left many party members in the court, and Prince Ji's son and the clan are disrupting the situation. Xinjun and Tao Yue's faction spent many years and tried their best to eradicate the Sun family's influence and regain their power. In the process, Tao Yue was exhausted mentally and physically, and became ill from overwork. The Zhou family lost power in the northwest frontier, the coach was incompetent, and wars resumed. How much suffering did the people of the world suffer?

Hai Jiao didn't know anything about world affairs, but he was born and grew up in the northwest. He sincerely hoped that the northwest would be peaceful and the people would live and work in peace and contentment. He hoped that the Queen Mother could live for a few more years, and that the Seventh Prince could live a low-key life without being known to anyone. When someone questioned Concubine Xu Xian, he would stand up and clear her name. Even if the seventh prince's appearance might affect the eighth prince's appointment as heir apparent, it is still better than letting the Sun family take advantage. Haijiao thought for a long time, finally raised his head, and said solemnly to Haitang: "Little sister, this matter is very difficult to handle, but... I don't want to let it go. I don't know, let it go, but since I know, I have to do something. , Otherwise, when something happens to the Queen Mother and the Seventh Prince in the future, and the Sun family benefits again, how can I feel at ease?"

Haitang pursed her lips. Her brother had said so, so she could only help find a solution.

To prevent Concubine Sun from killing the Queen Mother Zhou and the Seventh Prince, the key is the whereabouts of the Seventh Prince. If the seventh prince was not in the palace, Concubine Sun would not have discovered him. Even if she knew the truth about Liuhua's murder of the sixth prince, if she wanted to take revenge on the seventh prince, she would have to find someone to do it. If she didn't break into Cining Palace and kill people, she wouldn't be cruel to the Queen Mother.

So how to convince the Queen Mother Zhou to send the Seventh Prince out of the palace?
Even if there is no reason for persuasion, what channel do the brothers and sister have to give advice to the Queen Mother?

One is the Zhou family of Zhenguogongfu. The Zhenguo Palace is connected to the Chengenhou Palace in the capital, and Chengenhou and his wife have the opportunity to enter the palace to meet the Queen Mother Zhou, or bring her letters from relatives. However, the Zhenguo Palace obviously does not know about the seventh prince. If he wants to take this route, he must let the Zhenguo Palace know about the seventh prince's existence. The Queen Mother didn't say anything, and the Chengen Marquis Mansion didn't mention it. How could the Hai family brothers and sisters explain why they knew such a thing? Through a few words revealed by the Wu family? This will probably take a long time to prepare, and it will also require the cooperation of Madam Gui and Wu Ke and Wu Qiong. This matter is too difficult. Even if Wu Ke and Wu Qiong are easy to fool, the one who really knows the truth is Mrs. Gui, a brainless and selfish woman. Dealing with her is too risky.

The other one is the golden tree. Jin Jiashu can send a letter to Concubine Xu Xian through the Zhou family. Concubine Xu Xian was once the wet nurse of the Seventh Prince, and had received many years of kindness from the Empress Dowager Zhou. She should have hoped that these two people would live a long and safe life. If she knew something, she would naturally report it to Queen Mother Zhou to take precautions, so no one else had to worry about it. However, Jin Jiashu had never entered the palace, so how could he know about the existence of the seventh prince? How much does Concubine Xu Xian trust this son?

Haitang couldn't figure out the outcome, so she told her brother what she thought.

After Hai Jiao pondered for a moment, he said: "There are too many variables at the Zhenguo Palace. The old marshal has a high position and is not something that a small person like me can fool. We'd better find a solution from Jin Jiashu's side."

Haitang asked him: "How are you going to tell him about the Seventh Prince? Tell him the contents of Wu Qiong's letter? Do you believe that he will not leak secrets to others easily?"

Hai Jiao paused: "I have known him for several months, and I think I know him fairly well. He is very smart and knows what to do and what not to do. If my little sister is worried about him... let's We can also try to keep him under our noses so that if he has any objections, we can stop him immediately."

Haitang was surprised: "Let him stay under our noses? Do you mean... let him live in our house forever? But the second hospital is the second uncle's place, let him stay temporarily for a month or two, that's all. Stay here... He is an outsider after all, and he is not without money. Without sufficient reasons, it is impossible for Grandpa and Grandma to agree, right?"

Hai Jiao raised the corner of his mouth: "Of course he doesn't live in our house. He is thinking about buying a house recently. Just let him be our neighbor!"

(End of this chapter)