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

Chapter 395 Heart-to-heart talk
This time Jin Jiashu's expression was not completely unchanged.

He tried hard to stay calm, but the sudden watery glow in his eyes betrayed him under the candlelight.

He lowered his head and pretended to adjust his sleeves. After a while, he raised his head again. At this time, there was no water in his eyes and his tone of voice was very calm: "Really? That's right...I Now that I have lost my parents, my second cousin is no different from an enemy. My aunt... is my only remaining relative. It's a pity that we are separated by thousands of miles and it is difficult to see each other..."

Haitang said: "Although Chang'an is far away from the capital, if you really want to go to the capital, it will only take a few months if you walk slowly. If you drive quickly, you can get there in ten and a half months. On weekdays, the Zhenguogong Mansion and Beijing Central There is a constant exchange of letters between the Marquis of Cheng'en and the Marquis of Cheng'en. Only in the twelfth lunar month of winter, due to heavy snow and road closures, did the contact become less frequent. It can be seen that the distance between the two places is not as far as you think. Why do you think that it is very difficult to go to the capital to see relatives? Is it difficult? You are still young and you still have a long future!"

Hai Jiao also nodded and said: "Yes, yes. You are young now and still have injuries on your body. It is not convenient for you to travel alone. There are also some dangerous places in Jingli. Your aunt must not trust you to go there. Wait until you read a few After passing the annual examination, I passed the scholar examination, passed the civil examination examination, and then went to Beijing to take the examination as a new imperial examination candidate. At that time, there would be a caravan traveling with me, and I would have the same year as my companion, and I would go to the Guandao Station along the way. It would be bustling, and the government would take care of it along the way. . When you get there, it will not be difficult for you to travel. After you arrive in the capital, you can also live with other candidates, take care of each other, and not be afraid of danger. When you are named on the gold list, you will be famous all over the world, and you will not be afraid. Doesn’t your aunt know? All she needs to do is tell the emperor and summon you to the palace for a meeting. It’s just an ordinary thing. It’s really not as difficult as you think!”

Jin Jiashu smiled bitterly. If he is really just Concubine Xu Xian's nephew, then there will be nothing difficult...

But he couldn't express the real concerns in his heart, so he could only follow his friend's tone and said: "Having said that, if I fail in the imperial examination and fail to be named on the gold medal list, how can I have the nerve to see my aunt?"

Haitang laughed at the side and said: "Meeting relatives is a matter of course, why bother to set limits on your own? Even if you fail to pass the Jinshi examination, you are still your aunt's nephew. Apart from her biological son, she is the only one in the world. I don’t believe that she doesn’t want to see you, and I don’t believe that you don’t want to see her. If you really think about it, you can still go to Beijing even if you haven’t passed the exam. If you have money, the worst is to hire a businessman. The team will give you a ride, and bring a few servants to protect you, and there will be people to take care of you on the way. The key is how you let your aunt know that you are coming after entering the capital. She can't get out of the palace. , if I want to see you, I can only ask the Holy Spirit for grace to call you into the palace to speak."

I'm afraid that the emperor is the biggest obstacle for their "aunt and nephew" to meet each other. The emperor obviously knew about Concubine Xu Xian's life experience and that she had a son, otherwise he would not have "granted gold" to Jin Juren. He also told him to be nicer to his son and not to let his step-wife bully the child too hard, and even affect his academic future. It was delayed.

However, Jin Jiashu's heart sank when he recalled what the emperor's emissary had said to Jin Juren. He knew that it was impossible for him to recognize his biological mother. In front of outsiders, that woman will always be his "aunt".

However, even if he couldn't meet his "aunt", he still wanted to know more about her. In the past, when the wet nurse was still alive, he could ask her for information. Now that the wet nurse is dead, he has nowhere to ask. The arrival of the Hai family brothers and sisters solved a big problem for him.

A smile appeared on Jin Jiashu's face again: "Sister Hai is right, as long as I am willing, I will meet my aunt one day in the future. But I have accomplished nothing now, and going there will not help my aunt, but will drag her down. There are still some bad guys in the capital who want to seize me as a hostage and threaten my aunt and cousin. How can I let them succeed? After I study hard for a few years and achieve success in the imperial examination, I will no longer be I am a little person who can be exploited by others. Going to see my aunt again can bring glory to her face. Then it will not be so easy for those bad guys to catch me!"

Hai Jiao smiled and said: "It's hard to say whether those gangsters will still be there by then. But while you are studying, you can also learn martial arts. You must have some ability to protect yourself. Even if those gangsters go crazy in the future, no matter what happens, If something bad comes to you, you can handle it." Jin Jiashu has already had this idea: "When I get better, I will ask you and Yijun for advice. Don't be polite to me then, and you must teach me carefully. I'm not afraid of hardship, tiredness, or pain. I just hope that when I encounter bad people again, I can protect myself, instead of relying on others to protect me." He looked at Haitang, "At least I can't be worse than Sister Hai! "

Haitang blinked and looked away with a guilty conscience, wondering if Jin Jiashu's goal was a bit too high?
Hai Jiao touched his nose, laughed dryly, and said vaguely: "As long as you have perseverance, you will be able to learn martial arts well!" As for how "good" you can be, that's another matter.

Haitang quickly brought the conversation back to the topic: "Brother Jin, do you still want to know about your aunt?"

"Think!" Jin Jiashu had completely calmed down at this time. "I have never met my aunt. I only heard the wet nurse talk about her childhood. But my aunt has been abducted for many years, and her family doesn't know what she has experienced. What, I only know that she was sold to the Marquis of Chengen's Mansion, and was sent to serve the Queen Mother by the Marquis of Chengen's wife. Miss Wu is said to have lived in Cining Palace for many years, and she must have spent a lot of time with my aunt. If she could It would be great to find out the news about my aunt from her! During the Qingming Festival, when I offer incense and sacrifices to my deceased mother and grandfather, I can also tell them about my aunt to comfort the spirits of my ancestors in heaven."

If Hai Jiao and Hai Tang hadn't already known the true relationship between Jin Jiashu and Xu Xianfei, after hearing his words, they might have believed it, thinking that Xu Xianfei was really his aunt, who had been trafficked to the capital since she was a child, and then was lucky enough to be captured by Cheng'en. The Hou Mansion bought it and sent it to the Empress Dowager Zhou, where she became a servant of the Cining Palace.

However, neither of them showed anything strange. If you tell some lies too many times, they will eventually become the truth. Jin Jiashu got used to the saying "Concubine Xu Xian is his biological aunt" early on, and there will be less risk of her secret being exposed in the future.

Haitang smiled: "Okay, then I will tell you what Wu Qiong mentioned in the letter about Xu Gongren, but you are not allowed to tell anyone else." She turned to look at her brother, "This is between Wu Qiong and I. I shouldn't have leaked the content of the correspondence to others. It was I who accidentally let it slip in front of my brother. My brother then thought that maybe you would be interested in the news about your aunt, and repeatedly urged me to tell you. Let's talk in private. That’s all, but if Wu Qiong finds out, she will definitely be unhappy.”

"Of course." Jin Jiashu readily agreed. He had no one to talk to about this kind of thing. But in the future, with two insiders, the Hai family brother and sister, maybe he can talk to them about his "aunt" and talk about his concerns like tonight, so he won't be too lonely. Thinking that all this was thanks to the help of his good friend Hai Jiao, he looked at Hai Jiao with gratitude in his eyes.

Haitang began to narrate: "The Wu family was brought into Cining Palace by the Empress Dowager after something happened to the Wu family. Because they did not want to attract Concubine Sun's attention, they lived a very low-key life during those years in the palace. There are very few people you can contact, and even when you are sick, you cannot just ask an imperial doctor to treat you. The Queen Mother asked your aunt, a confidant of the palace, to learn medical skills on her own..."

(End of this chapter)