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

Chapter 984: Rain Before Rain
Jin Jiashu was a little panicked.

He quickly explained to Haitang that their marriage would never change. Not only did the previous emperor leave a will granting the marriage, but the new emperor also issued a clear order. How could two generations of emperors change their words? Queen Mother Xu definitely didn't have the power to do that!

In the past, Empress Dowager Xu did have some plans for the marriage of her "nephew", but that was just her selfish desire and she did not influence the late emperor's thoughts at all. After the late emperor left the decree of marriage, it was meaningless for her to have more ideas. Even after the late emperor passed away, people questioned the marriage granted by the late emperor to the sons of Prince Ji on the grounds that Prince Ji's mansion was suspected of treason and demanded a change in the late emperor's will. Empress Dowager Xu never raised any objection to the marriage between Jin Jiashu and the daughter of the Hai family during the process. She focused more on the candidate for the new monarch's marriage. Therefore, she might be a little dissatisfied with the choice of Jin Jiashu's wife, but she was definitely not to the point of changing her mind easily.

Jin Jiashu tried hard to make Haitang understand this, and said: "After I was poisoned, my body became very weak. At that time, I had not yet taken the antidote pills that you, Sister Hai, prescribed. The imperial doctors said that my foundation was damaged and I was afraid that I would not live long. The Queen Mother was very sad and only hoped that I could get what I wanted and be happy in everything. How could she have any other ideas? Even though most of the toxins in my body have been cleared and my body is much better now, she has never changed her mind."

Haitang looked at him and said, "If that's the case, then why did you drag your feet and refuse to take the medicine before? Did you have to put on a show and let the palace know that it was me who took out the antidote and saved your life, and take the credit for it? Don't you dare say that this is not for the Queen Mother to look at me with a new eye and not to be dissatisfied with me anymore?"

Jin Jiashu didn't dare.

But he did this not because he was worried that Queen Mother Xu would ruin the marriage. The marriage was impossible to change, even if Queen Mother Xu hoped that he could marry a noble lady from a more powerful family. Queen Mother Xu had already accepted Haitang as her nephew's wife and would not deliberately make things difficult for her. But Haitang was not the candidate she was satisfied with after all, and she might not be too warm and friendly to Haitang in the future. Jin Jiashu was worried that Haitang would be wronged in the palace in the future, so he wanted to give her more bargaining chips.

He couldn't do anything else, but he was able to recover after taking the antidote prepared by Haitang. This was originally Haitang's credit, and it was right to make the matter public and let Queen Mother Xu know. With Queen Mother Xu's love for her "nephew", it is impossible for her to speak coldly to her "nephew's" lifesaver, right? As long as Queen Mother Xu is more friendly to Haitang, people inside and outside the palace will respect Haitang more.

Furthermore, although Jin Jiashu had many complaints about Empress Dowager Xu, his "biological mother", and was full of distrust in his heart, he knew clearly that she was his biological mother, and deep in his heart, he still hoped that his wife and mother could get along well. If there was a conflict between the two, wouldn't it be difficult for him to be caught in the middle?

Jin Jiashu explained his thoughts to Haitang hesitantly. He couldn't tell the secret, but he tried hard to make Haitang not misunderstand Empress Dowager Xu. He was sweating and embarrassed, and he didn't know whether he had convinced Haitang.

Haitang listened expressionlessly, and she already understood Jin Jiashu's dilemma. However, her thoughts were not that complicated, and she just felt that Jin Jiashu was asking for trouble. Since it was clear from the beginning that his relationship with Queen Mother Xu was not mother and son but aunt and nephew, why not make a big show of it? The mother and son had been separated for many years, and it was only in the last few months that they had more opportunities to contact each other, so their relationship was a little closer, but not that deep. Anyway, it was impossible for the two of them to get along as mother and son, so he could just handle things more simply, and not make trouble for himself!

Thinking of this, Haitang said to Jin Jiashu, "I understand. Brother Jin, what you mean is that our marriage will not change, but because I am not a lady from a famous family and cannot provide much help for your future, you are worried that Queen Mother Xu will be dissatisfied with me and will embarrass me in the future. You hope that she can have a good impression of me so that I will not be wronged. But what grievances can the Queen Mother give me? "Before, because of the national mourning, you stayed in the East Palace to accompany him in order to protect the crown prince, and followed him to the imperial mausoleum. After being poisoned, you were taken directly to the Qianqing Palace to recuperate. Foreign ministers and royal family members had no reason to stop the royal family from treating meritorious officials well, and there was no objection, so you were able to stay in the palace. But now you have left the palace, and it is impossible for you to go back. The palace is not a place where an unemployed outsider like you can stay at will, even if you are a relative. Since you and I are not in the palace, how many times can the Queen Mother see me in a year? How many times can I be angry?"

Jin Jiashu opened his mouth but said nothing. Haitang was telling the truth. He couldn't think that he would have a chance to stay in the palace just because he had lived there for a few months by chance.

Haitang continued, "The new emperor may still summon you to the Qianqing Palace for an audience from time to time, but if the Empress Dowager does not go to the Qianqing Palace, she will not be able to see you easily. If she wants to see you, she will have to summon you to Shoukang Palace. But that is after all the place where the palace families live together, and there is a difference between inside and outside, which is inconvenient. No matter how much the Empress Dowager misses you, she must consider the palace rules and public opinion. Besides, there is the Grand Empress Dowager above, and the new emperor is not a person who does not value rules. The Empress Dowager cannot do whatever she wants. In this way, after you and I get married, I will go to the palace to pay my respects twice a month at most, meet the Empress Dowager twice, talk, and at most keep her for dinner. It's just a matter of a few hours. What grievances can she give me? Can she beat, scold, and reprimand me? That's not teaching me a lesson, it's slapping you in the face! If the Empress Dowager really values ​​you as a family member, she can't go beyond outsiders and tear off your face first, so that the world will look down on you!"

Jin Jiashu nodded silently. This was reasonable, and Empress Dowager Xu would never do that. She always gave face to her nephew in front of the palace people, and would never tolerate anyone looking down on him.

Haitang spread her hands and said, "Look, even if the Empress Dowager really doesn't like me, I have nothing to fear. We are just relatives, and you don't intend to seek benefits by relying on your status as a relative. We come to the palace every month to pay respects just out of courtesy. If the Empress Dowager is unhappy, at worst we won't bother her, we can just study and prepare for the exams behind closed doors, and live our own lives. When you pass the imperial examinations and become a prime minister in the future, will the Empress Dowager still despise you for not marrying a lady from a famous family and not living a rich and respectable life?"

Jin Jiashu couldn't help but laugh, shaking his head and saying, "The Queen Mother won't do that. Besides, the Emperor is here! The Emperor won't let me live such a miserable life." He and the new emperor now have a harmonious brotherly relationship. In addition to the affection of the East Palace, he also saved the new emperor from a great disaster. He usually behaves very sensibly, and the new emperor treats him well. Even if he really displeases the Queen Mother Xu, he still has the support of the new emperor, so he is not panicked.

Seeing that he was calm, Haitang added, "But if the Queen Mother really wants to punish me, there are ways. First, she can do something to harm the future of my relatives from my mother's family... But I don't think Tao Ge Lao and the Zhou family will allow her to do whatever she wants. If the Queen Mother wants to interfere in politics, she won't do it this way."

Haixiya has the dual background of Zhou family and Tao Yue. Once Queen Mother Xu takes action against him and his descendants, outsiders will not think that she is trying to make things difficult for her "nephew's wife". They will only suspect that she has ideas about the power of Zhou family or Tao Gelao. With Queen Mother Xu's usual wisdom, she should not make such a stupid mistake.

"Secondly..." Haitang paused, "That is to find a reason, such as worrying that you have no one to serve you, and give you three or five intimate beauties. Then I will be really uncomfortable..."