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

Chapter 565 Worry
No one knows when Guard Lin will move into the Jin family.

If the Hai family was not a close neighbor of the Jin family, and if Ma and her grandchildren had not assisted Jin Jiashu in preparing rooms for the two new tenants, they might not have known that in addition to Ma Shangyi and her maid, there would be a guard named Lin Sandao moving into the Jin family.

Ma had almost forgotten about him. "I had heard that he would move in with Madam Ma, so Madam Ma delayed the move until the Mid-Autumn Festival. But now Madam Ma has been living in the Jin family for so long, and there is no sign of Guard Lin. Where did he go?"

Hai Jiao often stayed with Jin Jiashu, and he had heard some rumors: "It is said that he went out to do business, and took away several imperial guards who followed him from the capital to Chang'an. However, some of the imperial guards stayed in the Dusi Yamen. I talked to them, and most of them refused to pay attention to me. But some people said that Guard Lin was preparing to resign, so he had to go back to his hometown to visit his relatives. I don't know whether it is true or not. Xiao Jin asked Ma Shangyi before when Guard Lin would move in, but Ma Shangyi herself couldn't explain it clearly. She only said that the errand he had to do was more troublesome than before, so it took a long time. When he would return to Chang'an is still unknown. But he will definitely move in. This is what the emperor ordered him to do, and he dare not disobey the order."

The information from all parties is inconsistent, so did Guard Lin go out of the city on business, or did he return to his hometown to visit his relatives?

Ma sneered, "We don't know where his hometown is, or what job he's doing. He's been gone for a few months, right? When will he be back? He originally moved into the Jin family to protect Xiao Jin and teach him riding, archery and martial arts. But he never came back, and Xiao Jin's safety now depends on Da Chang, so your uncle has become the one teaching martial arts. Your uncle took great pains to arrange the course, but if Guard Lin comes back and takes over the martial arts class when Xiao Jin is halfway through, who should be credited for Xiao Jin's success in the future?"

Haitang smiled and said, "Grandma, do you really need to worry about this? Our house is right next to the Jin family, and Second Uncle takes good care of Big Brother Jin. Can Big Brother Jin forget Second Uncle's kindness to him for Guard Lin?"

Ma thought about it and said, "I know that Xiao Jin is a good child who knows how to be grateful. Isn't this to prevent that Guard Lin and Ma Ma, both of whom came from the palace, from colluding with each other and only speaking for their own people? In the future, in front of the nobles in the palace, they only praise Guard Lin's merits, but erase your second uncle's merits? Although your second uncle does not expect to rise to prominence, if the nobles in the palace are willing to think of him a little well, perhaps they will not be angry with him because of his identity as an aunt. He is still so young, he can be good at both literature and martial arts. He can't join the army in the northwest, and he can't take the imperial examination. It's okay, but if he changes to another place, he may not have a bright future. He can't be like this all his life, just satisfied with being a teacher in the Wei School and not interacting with outsiders. Even if he doesn't care, there are still children!"

Because Hai Chang'an is the son of the nephew of Concubine Chang Gui, his father's official career has been suppressed. Now it is only because of the order of the Duke of Zhenguo that he can become a teacher at Weixue. Otherwise, he will have nothing to do in his life, and no one will employ him even if he has good archery skills.

Concubine Chang Gui was the favorite concubine of the previous emperor. Her son, Prince Ji, fought for power with the current emperor. After the failure, Concubine Chang Gui volunteered to be buried alive to save her life. However, she was suppressed for decades and could not even pass the throne to her own son. Instead, she had to adopt a fourth prince from the royal family as the prince of Prince Ji. Now, even this adopted son is unwilling to continue to recognize him as his father and wants to return to the royal family to compete for the position of crown prince. If he fails, the entire Prince Ji's mansion may be implicated. With such a background, no one would dare to curry favor with him, whether in the capital or in the local areas. That is to say, Prince Ji still has some influence among the royal family, so he can continue to live a life of luxury and protect his mother's family, the Chang family.

When Empress Dowager Zhou was still the empress, Concubine Chang Gui had many conflicts with her in order to win favor. Even the death of the legitimate prince born to Empress Dowager Zhou had some unclear relationship with Concubine Chang Gui. For this reason, even though Empress Dowager Zhou put all her family's strength into sending the current emperor to the throne, she has always refused to let the current emperor posthumously confer a title on his birth mother, because the current emperor's birth mother, Concubine Tao Hui, was once a vassal of Concubine Chang Gui. After her death, her trusted maid defected to Concubine Chang Gui and helped her new master do bad things, and was suspected of murdering the legitimate prince. Although Empress Dowager Zhou finally gave in last year after being persuaded by her brothers from her natal family, and took the initiative to suggest that the emperor posthumously confer a title on his birth mother, this does not mean that Empress Dowager Zhou will forget her hatred for Concubine Chang Gui. Hai Chang'an's father, Chang Gengxing, was originally a victim that the Chang family took the initiative to throw out to vent the anger of Empress Dowager Zhou after Emperor Deguang ascended the throne. In fact, he was only the cousin of Concubine Chang Gui, a marginal figure in the family. He had never benefited from the help of his cousin, but because he was the most outstanding child in the family and not from a direct line of descent, he was chosen as a scapegoat.

On the surface, he was sent to Chang'an to be an official. In fact, he had not been promoted in Chang'an for many years. He could not even get involved in official business and was only assigned to do trivial chores that others were unwilling to do. The Zhenguo Mansion would not bother with an innocent outsider, but it could not stop someone from taking out their anger on him in order to please Queen Mother Zhou. After he lost the support of his family, his life in office was quite hard. On the contrary, the old students of Wumen who were exiled were still willing to interact with him, which gave him a little comfort. For this reason, when he knew that he was seriously ill and dying, he took the initiative to entrust his son to the Hai family instead of sending his son back to the capital to be raised by his family. Because he knew very well that the Chang family could not be trusted.

Ma had raised Hai Chang'an for more than ten years. Although he was not her biological son, she had long considered him her own son. How could she bear to see him waste his life? Now that she had accidentally met Jin Jiashu, she hoped that with this relationship, her children and grandchildren would have a smoother future. She had not thought of her grandson, who was already smart and capable, but of this adopted son who was burdened by the family.

If Queen Mother Zhou cannot forget the pain of losing her son and refuses to give in, would Concubine Xu be willing to promise her nephew a future after the new king ascends the throne, considering that Hai Chang'an taught her nephew martial arts and did his best?

With this idea in mind, Ma naturally attached more importance to Hai Chang'an's contribution and did not want anyone to pick his fruits.

Haijiao and Haitang knew her concerns and tried to comfort her. They said that others might be prejudiced against Hai Changan, but Jin Jiashu would definitely remember his teaching. So what if Guard Lin was sent by the emperor? How long had he been with Jin Jiashu? He was dragging his feet and refused to move in. How could he compare to Hai Changan, who had known Jin Jiashu for a long time and had rescued him when he was in distress?
After finally coaxing Ma into submission, Haijiao was thinking about delivering food to his grandfather, so he hurriedly asked someone to bring a lunch box.

While helping her brother pack up the food boxes, Haitang asked him quietly, "Did Guard Lin lead his men away from Chang'an for the people from the second branch of the Jin family? He's been gone for so long, is there no news at all?"

Haijiao remained calm and replied in a low voice: "Let me go and get some information. I'll tell you when I get the letter."

(End of this chapter)