Chapter 216: Brother's Promise

Does Zhang Pinggui know why the Sun family killed the Jin family?

Haijiao doesn't know if Zhang Pinggui knows, anyway, he himself doesn't know.

After Zhou Shigong heard Zhang Pinggui say that the Sun family used Zhou Shuyi to assassinate the Hou Shizi of Yingchuan, he was satisfied. When the interrogator asked Zhang Pinggui again why the killers who came to Chang'an with him wanted to kill the Jin family, Zhou Shigong immediately got up and said goodbye, not planning to listen to it anymore.

Haijiao is the Zhenguo Mansion that followed Zhou Shigong, even if he wanted to stay and listen to the follow-up, he could only follow him away. Although he was very reluctant in his heart, he could only find another way, and then try to inquire about the news from the old military master or Xie Wenzai afterwards.

However, Haijiao felt that the gossip he had heard in Beijing in his previous life, combined with his sister Haitang's guesses, the answer should be similar.

The Sun family attacked the Jin family for the sake of Sun Guifei. Whether they originally wanted to take the Jin family's father and son hostage and threaten Concubine Xu Xian, or because they were dissatisfied with Concubine Xu Xian's birth of the eighth prince and sabotaged the Sun family's plan, they killed the Jin family to retaliate against her, they didn't have a good idea. Concubine Xu Xian will be the mother of the new monarch in the future, as the queen mother, for the future of the Zhou family and the stability of the country's court, she should know the truth as soon as possible, instead of being fooled by the second room of the Jin family or the Sun family, remembering the loyal ministers and good generals who should not be hated, but promoting the villain who colluded with the Sun family.

In front of his sister, Haijiao took stock of what he planned to do the day after tomorrow, and found that he was quite busy.

Haitang is relatively much more leisurely: "I heard from Grandma that there was an echo from Mrs. Wednesday, and I made an appointment to meet the day after tomorrow." Tomorrow my grandmother will take me to try on new clothes. Aunt Ma and the others have already made a few new clothes, which they will wear when they go to the Zhenguo Mansion the day after tomorrow. As for the Ma family's uncle and grandfather, Grandma plans to make a trip in person in the afternoon. I thought that I could accompany her to the old man's house at that time, and also inquire more about the past by the way, and maybe I could learn a little more about Mrs. Ma or Du Boqin's information. ”

Although my sister is also going out, it sounds like a lot more leisurely. Hai Jiao remembered that he had to go out of the city to run errands again, and he had to visit acquaintances everywhere to inquire about the news, and he had to go to the third room of the Zhou family to see Jin Jiashu and knock on him from the side...... Compared to his sister, he's too busy, right?!

Haitang smiled and comforted him: "The so-called 'heaven will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds and work their muscles and bones'. My brother has the heavy responsibility of heaven, so it will definitely be harder, but the rewards will be more. Think about what you have done in the past two years, compared with the experience of your previous life, have you gained a lot? It's a bit tiring like this, but it's also quite fulfilling, right? ”

Haijiao thought about it too, and said with a smile: "It's just that, it's tiring to be tired on such days, but I'm willing." Compared to my previous life, I am now like living in a honey pot, the family is reunited, everything is going well, and there is really nothing to complain about. Besides, you are a little girl, it is hard enough to dance knives and guns all day long, and you have to help your brother come up with ideas, and you have to worry about it every day. It's all my brother's fault.

"Now my brother is still young and hasn't done anything yet, but my brother will work hard. When my brother gets ahead in the future, he will definitely take care of all the things in the family, and he won't let you worry about it anymore. When the time comes, if you still have time to spare, you can make a few new clothes, make a few new jewelry, draw a picture, embroider or something, and if you love to play, you can go out with your friends, and you don't have to worry about anything else. ”

Haitang listened quite yearningly: "Then inherit my brother's auspicious words, I'm waiting for that day!" ”

The brother and sister chatted for half the night. Ma originally complained to her husband Haixi Cliff tonight because of what happened to her eldest sister Zhou Ma in her husband's house, but now she is tired and ready to sleep, and she heard that her grandchildren have not returned to the house, so she hurriedly came to the second hospital to scold.

Only then did the reef begonia know that the second watch had been knocked outside, and it was indeed very late. The brother and sister hurriedly dodged their grandmother's finger attack and went back to their rooms to wash up and rest.

When I got up early the next morning, the front foot of Haixi Cliff went to Yamen, and the back foot of Hai Jiao also led the horse out. He planned to meet Huang Zhutou before the prefect's yamen opened, inquire about the follow-up news of the Du family, and give the other party a breath by the way, and talk about Zhang Pinggui's arrest.

The Zhenguo Mansion has already taken the person, and sooner or later it will be transferred to the prefect's yamen, but since the Zhenguo Mansion has already inquired about the case, the Huang Governor's Mansion can no longer block the news. The identity of the dead soldier of the Sun family should also be disclosed to everyone, so that people can know who is the mastermind behind the murderer. Huang Zhifu was a trusted courtier of the emperor, so he was sent to serve in Chang'an Mansion. If he had written to explain the truth of the murder, and the fact that the Sun family had specially sent dead soldiers to Chang'an to commit murder, the emperor would not suspect that he had made a fraud on the orders of the old Marshal of Zhou. Only with the tripartite testimony of the Zhou family, the Huang Governor's Mansion and the Yingchuan Marquis Mansion can the Sun family be completely nailed to the charge.

Begonia got up at the usual time, exercised in the morning, washed, and went to the main courtyard to have breakfast. After breakfast, Ma first sent someone back to his mother's house to say hello, and dealt with housework for a while, Begonia sat on the warm kang in the middle to embroider a few flowers, meaning, indicating that he had practiced female red, and embroidered quite well, and then wrote a few big characters, proving that he had done his homework, and he had not been lazy because it was almost the New Year.

When these are all over, Ma's side will also come to an end. Aunt Cui withdrew with the account books and pairs of cards, and Aunt Ma came in with her daughter-in-law and granddaughter with a few big burdens and new clothes, and began to wait for Ma and Haitang to try on new clothes.

Ma's new clothes are based on the more popular styles of middle-aged and elderly officials in Chang'an, with high-quality materials and more embroidery decorations, but the color is dull, and they are usually used for daily wear. The two outfits that are ready to go out for the New Year are not yet ready, and it is said that the colors and patterns are a little more gorgeous and bright, and they look festive in the New Year.

Begonia is a little girl, it's even better. She expects to make three sets of new clothes this winter, one for daily socializing, and two sets for New Year's outings, the colors are red, plum red and begonia red, and the embroidered ornaments include folded branches and fruits, red plum blossoms and begonia flowers. Especially the first one, the pattern is a bit cartoonish, it looks festive and lively, and it is ready to be the main model of the New Year. At present, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Ma family have only done a set of plum red and red plum patterns, and tomorrow Begonia will wear this set of clothes to the Zhenguo Mansion as a guest.

Begonia tried on the clothes, and all the places that were not the right size, Ma Changnian's family wrote them down, and they could be changed today. It's just that the skirt seems to be shorter, and the Ma family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are struggling, whether it is better to make the skirt longer, or to set another edge?

Ma Shi glanced at it and said, "This is still a new dress, let's make the skirt long first." If you can still wear it next year, you will add another trim when the time comes, so as to save the need to add a trim every year, and the skirt will not look good. She touched her granddaughter's head and said with a smile, "Tang Tang is growing so fast now." The size of the skirt was measured before leaving Suzhou, and it was only a few months? I didn't expect it to be short. ”

Haitang smiled: "Now is the time for me to grow my body." I was riding a horse all the way, and I started exercising, and after I arrived in Chang'an, I ate well and supplemented my nutrition, and my height naturally grew faster. ”

Ma sighed: "I hope you don't grow too fast." How old are you? Look, it's as tall as a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl. When you reach the age of seventeen or eighteen, what should you look like? If a female doll grows too tall, it will not be easy to find a matching husband. It's okay if the family stays in Chang'an, there are many tall boys here. But if you go back to Zhili according to your father's wishes...... I'm really afraid that you will grow too tall and you won't be able to get married! ”

Haitang blinked: "If the boy is too short and not as tall as me, then I am not happy to marry!" ”

Ma Shi chirped: "Don't be ashamed! Do you still need to say such things? Grandma is not stupid! ”

Begonia covered her mouth and smiled.

(End of chapter)