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

Chapter 509 Making up for it
Hai Jiao was surprised that after his little sister returned to the backyard, she came back to look for him. Only when she saw Jin Jiashu's letter did she know the reason.

He smiled and opened the letter while shaking his head and said: "I just mentioned it as a joke at the beginning. The back walls of our two families are connected together. We can throw letters over the wall to communicate with each other. But our two families are already close to each other. , it’s just a few steps when going out. Even if there is a curfew, no officers and soldiers will come into the alley to check. There is no need for this method. I didn’t expect that Xiao Jin actually used it. He just left our house. "Why is there something urgent that requires me to send a letter over the wall overnight? Can't we just talk about it in the morning?"

Haitang said: "He would do this, of course he has his reasons. Maybe he mentioned it in the letter? I think this is good. As soon as his letter was thrown over, I picked it up. I didn't even see the grapes. I never passed the fourth person. Only the three of us know about his hand, which is conducive to keeping it secret. If he comes through the front door, he will definitely disturb people along the way, and the concierge will definitely report it to grandma and grandpa. Do you still have to tell the truth to the elder brother Jin when he comes? What do we do?”

This makes sense.

Hai Jiao quickly read the letter and said, "Xiao Jin came to our house right after dinner, so I didn't know that Ma Shangyi went to his house, knocked on everyone, and looked at the house carefully. She was probably choosing her future." The room he wanted to stay in. Xiao Jin said that he found out that Ma Shangyi came to visit him after coming out of the third room of Zhou's house. It was already dark at that time, and Ma Shangyi was driving alone and only brought two people from the Zhenguo Palace. The soldiers still refused to tell him what happened to the third room of the Zhou family. Xiao Jin was worried that something would happen to the third room of the Zhou family, so he came to tell us. "

Haitang suddenly felt strange: "The third room of the Zhou family is on the same street as the Zhenguo Palace. They are so close. It is not surprising that Ma Shangyi travels between the two houses with a light car. But from the third room of the Zhou family to our house, this alley, It takes at least two quarters of an hour by car, so it’s considered a ‘side trip’?”

Hai Jiao re-folded the letter: "Maybe Ma Shangyi just said casually that she came specifically to visit Xiao Jin. None of this is important. What is important is that Ma Shangyi has nothing to do. What is she doing in the third room of Zhou's house? Is it difficult? Could it be that Mrs. Ma broke her leg? Isn't it necessary? She just broke her leg, but she didn't lose her life. She could recover from the injury for a few days and drink the poison given by the emperor on Saturday. Just seeing it in person is enough, right?”

Haitang said: "Perhaps something new has happened today? To be honest, I used to think Zhou Jinpu was just a fool who allowed himself to be manipulated and fooled, but now I see that he suddenly plotted against Mrs. Ma and gave her the last The remaining manpower was wiped out, and not only did he succeed in exoneration, but he also got rid of his stupid reputation in the past. It would be hard to believe that it was him who had done it. If he hadn't made any news recently, he was still noisy with his wife, and he would have been punished as usual. From the look on my aunt's face, I wonder if he is like my brother, who has relived his life and returned to this period decades later, so he suddenly becomes smarter."

To be more precise, she had some doubts about whether Zhou Jinpu would be penetrated. It's just that Haijiao, as a reborn person, should be able to understand the concept of "rebirth" better.

Hai Jiao smiled and said: "Where in the world are there so many people who can live another life? I think he may not have really become smarter, maybe someone just gave him an idea? He is originally an easy-to-manipulate character. Even if Mrs. Ma and his wife can no longer manipulate him, and there may not be others who will take advantage of it." He thought for a moment, "I really don't know much about the situation in Zhou Jinpu. I will go to the Zhenguo Palace or the government tomorrow. I'm asking acquaintances in the Zhou family to find out if there is anyone else around him who can give him advice."

Haitang had always trusted her brother's ability to gather information, so she safely left the matter to him and went back to the backyard.

Nothing happened all night.

When she got up early the next morning, Haitang quickly washed herself and went to the upper room in the main courtyard to have breakfast with her grandparents. Brother Hai Jiao was also there, trying to persuade his grandmother Ma. After dinner, he sent someone to the third room of the Zhou family to inquire about the follow-up. After getting Ma's consent, he ate a bowl of noodle soup with side dishes and stuffed two steamed buns, then said goodbye to his family and went out. As soon as he walked out of the door, he met Jin Jiashu.

Jin Jiashu asked him hurriedly: "Has Brother Hai seen the letter?"

Hai Jiao smiled and put her arm on his shoulder: "I saw it, thank you for thinking about it, and tell me as soon as you have any news. I'll find a way to find out after school."

Jin Jiashu lowered his voice: "Yesterday, Ma Shangyi and I told a little lie. I need Brother Hai to help me make it right..." The two of them talked in low voices and walked out. Haitang poked her head out from the door and looked at Their backs disappeared outside the alley, then they shrank back with a smile and closed the door. After breakfast, Hai Xiya went to the Yamen on errands. Ma sent Ma Changnian to the third room of the Zhou family to send a message and asked Zhou Ma if there was any follow-up news about the incident between Madam Ma and Zhou Jinpu.
An hour later, Ma Changnian came back and brought back Zhou Ma's personal letter to Ma.

After hearing the news, Haitang rushed to the main courtyard and squeezed in next to her grandmother to read the letter in her hand.

It turned out that General Saturday, based on the clues reported by Zhou Jinpu's confidant, captured the remaining manpower of Mrs. Ma, and even the real estate and belongings she had hidden outside were not spared. After returning home and reporting to Duke Zhen Guo, he came to see Zhou Shigong in the third room of the Zhou family and fully affirmed their contribution in reporting clues. As the "planner", Zhou Jinpu naturally received a reward.

After the general left on Saturday, Zhou Shigong asked and found that the eldest son had reflected on his feelings and seemed to be a lot more sensible. Although he was still dissatisfied with his stepmother, he no longer made a fuss about reconciling with his wife Chen. He was deeply relieved, so he lifted the ban on his son's family and allowed Zhou Jinpu to go out. He only asked him not to mention Mrs. Ma's crime to people outside, so as not to ruin the reputation of the third house.

Zhou Jinpu very obediently said that he would not leak the secret, and was not in a hurry to go out to visit friends. Instead, he calmly took his wife Chen to kowtow to his father, saying that he had been confused before and had done many wrong things, which made his father worry. Now he knows he was wrong, is willing to repent, and asks his father to give him a chance to make amends.

Zhou Shigong was naturally even more moved when he saw this, and felt that his eldest son had really made progress this time.

He felt that the eldest son just needed to calm down his temper, be more polite in front of his elders, and study more seriously. As long as the eldest son can have a reputation as a scholar and not be a white man for the rest of his life, he will be satisfied. Now Zhou Shigong thinks that his grandson Zhou Lianghou's qualifications are not bad, and he thinks that he can teach his grandson to read since he is free at home. As long as Zhou Lianghou can pass the exam and successfully enter the officialdom in the future, he can support the three-bedroom family of the Zhou family, and it won't matter even if Zhou Jinpu lives a mediocre life.

Zhou Shigong seemed to be very moved by Zhou Shigong's good intentions. He said that he had done too many wrong things and caused trouble to his father, and he must make up for it.

The first thing he did to make up for his mistake was to recommend himself to his step-grandmother, Mrs. Ma.

Zhou Shigong actually didn't really believe that he was sincerely serving the disease, but considering that his younger brother Zhou Shicheng was coming back soon, the third family of the Zhou family would need Zhou Shicheng to maintain the connections left by his father in the military in the future. After the eldest son inherited the family business, he would also need Zhou Shicheng. So he relaxed and let his eldest son go to serve the sick. In fact, the focus was on his daughter-in-law, Chen, and let Chen do the errand of serving Mrs. Ma.

Mrs. Chen obediently agreed, and immediately went to the west courtyard after leaving the study. Although Zhou Jinpu walked with her, he only apologized in the yard and did not enter the house. He only asked his wife to make medicine and porridge. Mrs. Ma in the room scolded Zhou Jinpu and ran away, but she accepted Chen's service with peace of mind.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she took two mouthfuls of Chen's soup, she vomited a large mouthful of blood.

(End of this chapter)