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

Chapter 946 Brother's Merit
Hai Xiya finally coaxed his wife Ma over.

However, when the family sat together at dinner, Ma thought of her adopted son Hai Chang'an who was still on duty outside, and her grandson Hai Jiao who had not been seen for a long time, and she sighed again: "When can our family be truly reunited?"

Hai Xiya comforted her, "Chang'an just can't go home for the time being because of his duties. He won't encounter any danger, nor will he suffer any great hardship. It won't be difficult for you to see him. As for Baoshun, I know he is now following the new emperor's holy carriage and returned to the capital earlier than me. The reason why he hasn't returned home yet is probably because he is being valued. He needs to stay in front of the emperor all the time, so naturally he can't be apart. But this is good for the child's future, we should be happy for him."

Haitang asked hurriedly, "Brother, are you serving in the Imperial Court now? I only know that he was guarding the palace gate before, and I thought that he was just following the team on the way to the Imperial Mausoleum, and he would not stand out in the Jinyiwei team."

Hai Xiya smiled and said, "On the way there, he actually came to see me. At that time, he was indeed just traveling with the team and was not very noticeable, so it took a lot of effort to find out about him along the way. But later I heard that he made a great contribution when the new emperor was assassinated, and he was transferred to the imperial court before returning. He must still be in the palace now, but he just couldn't find anyone to send a letter home. But he has made great contributions, Xiao Jin is still in the palace, and General Zhou Si and General Tu will also take care of him. I don't think he will suffer any grievances."

Haitang was surprised, and Ma asked quickly: "What happened? Baoshun actually made a contribution? Could it be that when the new emperor was assassinated, he fought with the assassin? Was he injured?!"

Hai Xiya said: "If he was injured, he should have been arranged to recuperate by now. How could he be transferred to serve in front of the emperor? You just rest assured, the child will be fine!"

Ma thought about it and said the same thing. She quickly chanted a Buddhist chant and smiled, "That's good, that's good! Baoshun is safe and sound, and he has made contributions. Now he has appeared in front of the emperor. He will definitely have a bright future!" Hu congratulated her mother-in-law repeatedly. Ma was even happier to hear this and smiled, "Chang'an will definitely have a bright future. He also made contributions a few days ago."

It was not known whether the arrow that frightened Sun Yongping could be considered a merit. However, as long as no one in the Sun family escaped and they obediently accepted the punishment of the new monarch after a few days, the officers and soldiers and flag bearers responsible for guarding the Sun family would have made a contribution.

Mrs. Hu couldn't help but smile when she thought of this. In fact, as long as her husband and son were not implicated by the Chang family, she would be satisfied. If her husband could make some more contributions that would help his future, it would be a pleasant surprise.

Haitang pestered her grandfather to ask about her brother's meritorious service: "What exactly happened? How could the new emperor be assassinated? Who is the assassin? How did he get to the new emperor? How many people were injured? I heard that Tao Ge Lao was also injured, and I don't know how others are. Did my brother fight with the assassin? How did he achieve merit?"

Haitang asked so many questions that Hai Xiya had no time to answer them. He smiled helplessly and said, "Grandpa really doesn't know too many inside stories. I haven't seen your brother since the assassination. I only heard about it from others or from gossip. If no one knew that I was your brother's grandfather, I'm afraid I would know even less!"

Hai Xiya was just a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, and as the most inconspicuous member of the ranks of officials, both his position in the ranks and his residence were far away from the new emperor, the Empress Dowager, the new Empress Dowager, and the central government where the cabinet was located. Before Hai Jiao was transferred to the imperial court, he could still find an opportunity to sneak into the ranks of the Ministry of Revenue to meet his grandfather and say a few words, but after being transferred to the imperial court, Hai Xiya had very few opportunities to leave. If Hai Jiao had not made contributions, and other officials knew his name and spread the news, Hai Xiya might not have known what his grandson had done. He only knew: "Your brother was meritorious in delivering the message, and he discovered the abnormality in time, and sent out the order, so that the imperial guards and the Jinyiwei arrived in time to rescue the emperor. He also prevented two of the assassins from escaping, and should have protected the Seventh Prince from being injured by the assassins. This is what others told me, as for whether he did anything else, I really don't know."

Hai Jiao should have been summoned to the new emperor at that time. It is very likely that Jin Jiashu spoke well of him, which allowed him to get this honor. When Hai Jiao arrived outside the new emperor's tent, he happened to encounter an assassin attack. The people in the curtain and the guards outside were busy fighting with the assassin and didn't care about him at all. When he found something unusual, he immediately turned around and notified the people guarding the periphery, and rushed back with weapons to participate in the action of resisting the assassin, and rescued the seventh prince in time. In this process, the specific details of what happened were not something Hai Xiya could find out. He could only hope that his grandson would tell him in detail after returning home.

This was enough for the women in the family. Ma kept chanting Buddhist scriptures and praising Jin Jiashu: "If it weren't for Xiao Jin speaking well of Baoshun in front of the new emperor, Baoshun might not have survived this! Although it was a little dangerous, as long as he was not injured and made contributions, it would be great."

Mrs. Hu and Xiao Shitou were also horrified by what they heard. The latter wished that his brother would come home immediately so that he could tell him the whole story.

Haitang pondered over it carefully, feeling very dissatisfied: "The guards outside the Xinjun's tent didn't notice the assassins coming, so how did the assassins get in? How many of them were there? Were they all caught in the end? Did anyone escape?"

Hai Xiya really couldn't answer this question: "No one talked about this. They only said that the assassins failed and fled. Those who couldn't escape committed suicide. There are no survivors. As for whether there are any fish that escaped, I really haven't heard about it. You should wait until Bao Shun comes back and ask him in detail."

Seeing her grandfather's embarrassed look, Haitang smiled and let him go. She turned around and discussed with Ma, Hu and Xiao Shitou how to celebrate for her brother Haijiao when he came home.

Although it is a time of national mourning, and even though the late emperor has been buried and the new emperor is about to ascend the throne, no alcohol or meat can be consumed within a hundred days. But since we are celebrating, we can't just deal with cabbage and radishes, we have to prepare a few delicious dishes to repay Haijiao's hard work outside!

While Ma, Hu, and Little Stone were discussing the new vegetarian dishes with great interest, Haitang slipped back to her grandfather and asked him quietly, "Grandpa, are you going back to the government office to stay overnight?"

Hai Xiya shook his head and said, "No need. From today on, I can go home and live normally, but I have to go back to the government office every day to do work. However, due to the national mourning, the court has been suspended for more than a month, and we have been away from Beijing for many days to attend the funeral. I don't know how many matters have accumulated in the government office that need to be dealt with. Even if I can go home and rest every day, I am afraid I will be busy for a while, and I am afraid I can't leave the government office on time for the time being. You can prepare some food that is easy to store for me, and I have to take it to the government office to satisfy my hunger at any time. You can eat at home every day, and you don't have to wait for me..."

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