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

Chapter 741 Anger
Ma had never been wary of her granddaughter, nor did she feel that Ma Shangyi had any ulterior motives in coming to discuss her granddaughter's marriage with her, so she told Haitang everything very frankly.

Haitang kept the matter in mind, and when Jin Jiashu came to learn martial arts in the afternoon, she took the opportunity to tell him when no one was around, and smiled meaningfully: "Why is Ma Ma so concerned about my marriage? She has tried to match me up again and again. If she wanted to match me up with officials and young talents she was familiar with before, now she is willing to even mention people she has never met, as if she would be happy as long as I can get married as soon as possible. Is she dissatisfied with me? Can't bear to see me stay at home for a few more years? If Brother Jin knows the truth, please tell me, so that I can find a chance to apologize to her, otherwise my grandma will be coaxed by her and really promise me to someone irrelevant one day."

Jin Jiashu's face was so pale that it could no longer be described as livid. Xiangcao, who was the first to rush over to act as a tool after hearing the news, was so frightened when she saw his expression that she quickly ran to Haitang, fearing that she would be bullied.

Haitang was very calm, and directed Xiangcao to bring out the straw man. Because today's class needed a straw man to act as a target, she had someone make one in advance and placed it in the small room in the second courtyard.

Xiangcao moved the straw man over quickly with a worried look on her face. At this time, Jin Jiashu's complexion had returned to normal, and she could calmly talk to Haitang normally: "Don't worry, sister Hai, it's Ma's mother who is confused about this matter. I will persuade her to pay more attention to her own affairs."

Haitang did not comment on this, but continued to smile and said, "If Ma Ma is familiar with the descendants of the Wu family in Beijing, Brother Jin can ask her more. They are all scholars from official families who have taken the imperial examinations. When you return to the capital in the future, you will have to deal with them. Knowing some information in advance will also help you in your future socializing. Madam Xu must be looking forward to your future success! In addition to studying hard, it is also very important to make connections. A hero needs three helpers. It is too hard to fight alone in the officialdom. You always need a few close friends to help you, so that you can gain a foothold."

Haitang's words were clearly nice, but Jin Jiashu found them increasingly irritating and felt very resistant.

He knew that his "aunt" hoped that he would be successful in the future, and thought that giving him a high position, fame, wealth and honor would make up for the suffering he had endured over the years. But that had to be what he wanted! Even if he wanted wealth and power, if he sacrificed everything for this purpose, abandoning his feelings, friendships, and everything he cherished in his heart, what would be the meaning of the wealth he had gained? ! By then, would he be able to get back what he had lost?

Even if he didn't mention his feelings for Sister Hai, and just regarded her as a neighbor girl who had done him a favor, Ma Shangyi wanted to marry Sister Hai to someone else just because he was worried that he would not follow his "aunt's" arrangement and marry a noblewoman from the capital. This was too much! If it weren't for the Hai family, if it weren't for Sister Hai, he would have died more than once! Even if he was grateful for the Hai family's kindness, he couldn't treat them in such a disgusting way!
Jin Jiashu suppressed his anger and took a martial arts class seriously. He learned how to use a dagger to attack enemies who were at a disadvantage at close range. He also learned how to prevent the enemy from taking his weapon away and how to avoid accidentally hurting himself during the attack.

He didn't return home until the sun was setting.

At this time, Ma Shangyi had returned from outside and was resting in her room. Jin Jiashu did not go back to change clothes, but knocked on Ma Shangyi's door. After Chunyu opened the door, he walked in and said directly: "Chunyu, go out. I have something to say to Shangyi." Chunyu looked surprised and looked back at Ma Shangyi. The latter sat up straight on the kang and nodded: "You go out."

Chunyu bowed, left the house, and closed the door. But she did not go far, but stayed in the yard.

Jin Jiashu stood in the middle of the room and said to Ma Shangyi directly, "Why did you go to Grandma Hai to interfere with Sister Hai's marriage? I thought you liked Sister Hai as a younger generation, but I didn't expect you to encourage Grandma Hai to marry her granddaughter without even finding out the candidate. Fortunately, Grandma Hai made up her mind and didn't listen to the slander of the nanny. I have already told the nanny about my thoughts, and the nanny also knows that I am interested in Sister Hai, why do you want to ruin my marriage?!"

Ma Shangyi looked tired and sighed, "Can I deliberately harm Haitang?! After all, the two of them are the descendants of my old sisters, and they have always been close to me. I can only hope for the best for them! But Madam Xu has already arranged a marriage for you, and you refused to listen and still wanted to marry Haitang. If Madam Xu gets angry about this, she will not do anything to you, but she may vent her anger on the Hai family. What will you let Haitang do then?! If you care about her, you shouldn't be so straightforward and eager to express your thoughts. At least you have to go to the capital first, please Madam Xu, and let her open her mouth and let you choose your own marriage partner. Otherwise, the only ones who will suffer are the powerless Hai family, and they are too wronged!"

Jin Jiashu sneered: "So, Nanny actually has good intentions? Although the Hai family has no power, they were able to save my life and protect me when I was in danger. They were able to save my life when the Sun family sent people to kill me. All of these are nothing in the eyes of the queen. The queen is just my aunt, my benefactor, so naturally it has nothing to do with the queen. The favor I owe is something that I should think about how to repay, and the queen does not need to take it to heart. If I do something that makes the queen dissatisfied, the queen can easily vent her anger on my benefactor and torment them however she wants. Otherwise, how can I feel the pain in my heart, understand fear, and never dare to disobey her orders again?!"

Ma Shangyi couldn't help but feel a headache again: "Brother, you can say these words in private in front of me, but you can't really let Madam Xu hear it! Madam Xu has always loved you the most and has always been thinking about you, but you keep using these words to irritate her. If she knew, wouldn't she be sad?! Do you think she has had it easy these years? How much suffering has she endured and how many tears has she shed to get to where she is today?! Now that her own future is uncertain, she is worrying about you everywhere. It's fine if you can't help her, but no matter what, you shouldn't be so suspicious of her!"

"Has it been easy for me these years? Have I never suffered or shed tears?! Have I never worried about her?!" Jin Jiashu said angrily, "I also want to help her. I just wrote her a letter, gave her some advice, and was even willing to take the risk of going to the capital for her! Even if the emperor may take my life at any time, I am willing to take this risk! But I owe her this. Who told her to give birth to me?! But I also owe it to the Hai family. It is absolutely not right for me to sacrifice the whole family of my benefactor just because I owe the queen a life!"

To put it bluntly, how did he know who Concubine Xu was? He had never seen her since he could remember. He knew everything from others or from her letters. She was just a vague image to him. He had a deep admiration for her, but if he really compared her, she was not as close to him as his wet nurse!
Jin Jiashu took a deep breath and said, "Tell me the truth, Madam. Madam Xu will not tolerate a junior like me who is under her protection to disobey her? If I refuse to follow her arrangements, she will punish me and even implicate the people around me, right? Did you know this long ago and want the Hai family to avoid the risk?"

(End of this chapter)