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

Chapter 506 Returning Late
Haijiao Haitang immediately stopped worrying about Guard Lin.

It's just that the imperial guard, who was a serious martial arts examiner, won the emperor's favor and ran many secret missions for the emperor. He should have been treated as the emperor's confidant and had a bright future. However, because he offended the Sun family, Guard Lin was not even allowed to serve as an official. To do this, you have to go far away to avoid disaster. The domineering nature of the Sun family is evident.

However, the Sun family is just domineering. The emperor actually couldn't even protect his own trusted bodyguards, and sent them far away, and then made a big deal out of him many years later, making people resign and live in seclusion. Is this because the emperor is too incompetent, or is the power of the Sun family so great that the emperor cannot even control the appointment of a single imperial guard?
The imperial power shouldn't have declined to this point, right?

If the emperor couldn't even protect his close guards, how could he protect Concubine Xu Xian and the Eighth Prince? Not to mention going against the wishes of Mr. Sun Ge and appointing the eighth prince as the heir apparent.

Just looking at the emperor's previous actions before his death, he ordered Sun Ge Lao to be kicked out of the cabinet, appointed Tao Yue as a cabinet minister, and quickly appointed the eighth prince as the heir apparent. It can be inferred that he still has power in his hands and has not been forced by the Sun family. To a desperate situation.

But since he had the power and could control Mr. Sun Ge, why didn't he take action? Instead, he sat back and watched as the Sun family continued to control the government, forcing him, the emperor, to not even be able to appoint a promising heir?

If he had the ability to keep Guard Lin, why would he have to sacrifice his future as a loyal minister?

The Hai family brothers and sisters only felt that Emperor Deguang's actions were hard to describe, but it was difficult to mention them in front of Jin Jiashu.

Hai Jiao looked happy for his friend: "Great! Since Guard Lin wants to avoid trouble in Chang'an, why should he be patient and teach you for a few years? Even if you don't plan to take the martial arts exam, learn more about self-defense. You're good at it. Although my second uncle and I can teach you, after all, we still have to go to school and don't have much free time in the day. How can we compare with Guard Lin who can teach you martial arts at home at any time?"

Haitang also said: "Weiwei Lin came to Chang'an because he was forced to do so, and we don't know what happened to his family. Brother Jin has to write letters to Beijing on weekdays anyway. If it's a good trip, let him take a ride occasionally. Send a letter of peace to your family. If you can make him feel grateful, he will be more attentive when teaching you."

Hai Jiao continued: "I estimate that Ma Shangyi mainly helps you with housework on weekdays. When you go out, you are escorted by Lin Guards and Zhou Dachang sent by Zhenguo Palace. You can win over them more. As long as you go out. They care about you in their hearts, and even if you want to do something outside that you don’t want others to know, it’s easier to ask them to keep it secret.”

Haitang added: "Ma Shangyi and Guard Lin said they are here to take care of you and teach you, but I guess they are also responsible for supervising you on weekdays, and they probably have to send messages to the capital regularly to inform the emperor and Empress Xu. They know your current situation. If they have a deeper relationship with you, not only will they be easier to talk to, even if you occasionally get into trouble, they may be able to cover it up for you, which may not be a bad thing for you. In turn, you heard the news about Empress Xu and the Eighth Prince in the capital! You must have been thinking about them, right?"

The brother and sister exchanged words with each other, seemingly chatting, but in fact they were hinting at Jin Jiashu's sophistication. Jin Jiashu was smart, so he quickly understood what they meant. He smiled and nodded: "What you said makes sense. I will definitely get along well with the two teachers."

He has decided that even if Ma Shangyi always calls himself "old slave" in front of him and Guard Lin is taciturn and doesn't talk to him very much, he will respect them as teachers, just like he respects Mr. Xie Wenzai.

Of course, this is just respect for the teacher. He and Mr. Xie have been together for a long time, and they have become closer to each other. As for whether he will be equally close to Ma Shangyi and Guard Lin, it depends on how he gets along with them in the future. Jin Jiashu made up his mind, but couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart. It feels really good that his friends care about him and try to give him advice. It's a pity that he has to hide many things from his friends and can only rely on himself...

He forced out another smile and talked about his plan: "It will take some time before Ma Shangyi and Guard Lin move into my house, but the house at home should be sorted out early to avoid being in a hurry. Guard Lin There is only one room, so I want to arrange him in the front yard, but I am afraid of neglecting him as a good official, and I am also worried that he will not get along with Uncle Dachang, mother and son of the Lu family. As for Ma Shangyi, she brought a child. Girl, both of them are female dependents. It’s not good to share the front yard with others. But I only live in the back yard. I occupy the main room and there is no west wing. Do we want her to move into the east wing or the south room? ? The east wing is dark and the south room is damp. No room is good enough. I would like to give up the main room, but Ma Shangyi is unwilling to accept it..."

Hai Jiao thought for a while: "The few rooms in the front yard of your house are mostly occupied by people except for the main hall, Buddhist hall, and kitchen. The empty room was originally used as a guest room. The place is quite big and is kept clean. , all kinds of furniture and furnishings are complete, just arrange it for the guard Lin to live. Although he is a bit wronged as the imperial guard, he can only live in your house like this. He can't move to the backyard with Ma Shang. Yi squeezes into a courtyard. Ma Shangyi is old, but she still has to abide by the rules. "

Haitang said: "Just arrange for Ma Shangyi to live in the east wing. If you feel that the lighting in the house is not good, the worst thing you can do is find a craftsman to open one or two more windows, or spend more money to install a glass window, which will be bright and bright." It is also protected from the wind. When the weather is nice, she can sit in the courtyard. The south room is too humid. It is not good for Ma Shangyi to live in the palace for a long time. She has probably suffered from moisture for decades, and her knees are probably defective. If she continues to live in a house with heavy moisture, her body and bones may not be able to hold on within two years. "

Hai Jiao hurriedly said: "This is exactly the truth. When our uncle and grandpa went out with the army, the military tent they lived in was built on the tideland, and they walked in the snow for a long time, and their legs and feet suffered from problems. Now in winter Can't even get up."

Jin Jiashu agreed quickly, but was quite surprised in his heart. How could Sister Hai know that Ma Shangyi had suffered from moisture in the palace? When he saw Ma Shangyi walking as usual, he really didn't notice it! However, the Hai family has close ties with the Zhou family. Maybe the female family members of the Zhou family mentioned it to Hai's grandma, Mrs. Ma, in gossip, but it's unknown.

Jin Jiashu was no longer doubtful, but Hai Jiao had objections: "Little sister, you said let Xiao Jin open two more windows on the east wall of his backyard. That's fine. It's impossible to install glass windows, right? Even if it's glass The craftsmen in the workshop can really make windows and are willing to take orders from outside. I don’t know how much it costs to have such a large piece of glass. No matter how rich Xiao Jin is, he can’t spend it like this!”

Haitang muttered: "Who asked him to make a whole side of glass windows? Find a skilled craftsman to make a lattice window, and find some small glass fragments to put in it, so that the light can still pass through. Such a window is very expensive. How high can it be?”

Haijiao was suddenly surprised and delighted: "This is a good idea! I have seen open-tile windows in the south, but they were made of clam shells or horn glue. Now it is the same with small pieces of glass, and the light transmission is better . We can ask someone to buy some flat pieces from the glass workshop and ask the carpenter to make them into lattice windows. As long as the craftsmanship is good, it will be much better than paper windows!"

Jin Jiashu was also happy to hear this and hurriedly asked the Hai family brothers and sisters for details. He stayed at Haijia until nearly the second watch before returning home. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a soldier in a familiar uniform standing in the yard.

He was startled and quickly entered the living room.

Ma Shangyi came again. She had been waiting in the living room for an unknown amount of time. When she saw him coming home late, she didn't say anything to teach him a lesson. She just smiled and said, "Brother, did you just come back from the Hai family? You are really close to his children. "

(End of this chapter)