Chapter 223: The Story of the Jin Family
Begonia hesitated.
Although she knew that when she arrived at the Zhenguo Mansion today and saw Zhou Wenjun, the other party would definitely talk about Zhang Pinggui's arrest, but she almost forgot that Zhou Yijun and Zhou Wenjun's cousins had a very close relationship, and the former would definitely tell her cousin what happened in the third room of the Zhou family that day, so Zhou Wenjun didn't need to inquire about the relevant news from Haitang at all.
What she wanted to know was more details related to Zhang Pinggui, about those hidden conspiracies.
Haitang is a little unsure, Zhou Wenjun, as the daughter of the Zhenguo Mansion, knows the whole thing. What if what she says is already known? If the information she came up with was not enough, I am afraid that it would not be so easy to exchange more information from Zhou Wenjun.
Zhou Wenjun's question is so lenient that Haitang is not sure, how to answer.
Therefore, she first asked Zhou Yijun: "You told Sister Wenjun what happened in your house that day, right?" ”
Zhou Yijun nodded: "I have said everything I know, but I also have many things that I don't know." Grandmother is still a little confused, and a little afraid, she doesn't want to find out what conspiracies and tricks are behind that Zhang Pinggui, and she doesn't allow me to ask. She has been busy with housework for the past two days, and she has no time to take care of me. My grandfather didn't allow anyone in the family to talk about it. I can't ask my uncle and aunt. ”
Haitang did not comment on Zhou Shigong's attitude, anyway, he would act according to the instructions of the Zhenguo Mansion now, instead of making smart decisions on his own. He didn't let his family talk about it, probably because he didn't want his stepmother Mrs. Ma to learn more information, right? As for Zhou Ma's...... She was obviously busy gathering the power of the housekeeper, and this was enough for her to keep busy.
Haitang turned his head to look at Zhou Wenjun, who nodded: "I've heard it all, and I've heard some things from my grandmother and aunts...... But the elders are not happy to see us inquire about the private affairs of the third room, so I have to ask you in private. Yijun just returned to Chang'an for two days, and she didn't know anything, Sister Hai, you are different. Your family saved people from the killers' knives, and your brother helped the veterans chase down the killers, and he also caught people in the third room, you must know more than me! No matter what the news is, whether you can get it accurately or not, as long as you know it, tell me, right? I won't talk nonsense, I can help inquire about more news, and I'll tell you when I come back, how? ”
Since Zhou Wenjun took the initiative to express his willingness to exchange information, Haitang had no reason to refuse. She asked tentatively: "Zhang Pinggui, whom my brother and I caught at Yijun's house that day, is said to be a killer secretly raised by your aunt and grandmother, Mrs. Zeng's second wife, but he has actually been bought by the Sun family. He came to Chang'an with several dead soldiers of the Sun family to kill people, and the first target was the Jin family. Do you know the Kim family? ”
"Yes." Zhou Wenjun replied casually, "It's Concubine Xu Xian's sister's husband's family, right?" ”
Begonia blinked. Yes?
Concubine Xu Xian's sister's husband's family? What the hell is this?!
Zhou Wenjun also blinked, and quickly reacted: "You don't know?!" I thought it ......" She looked at Zhou Yijun a little helplessly, and the latter also showed an uneasy expression: "Sister Hai doesn't know about this?" We heard that Xie Hanlin is also an insider, but we didn't expect him to tell you......"
Haitang sat up straight and showed a friendly smile: "My cousin once talked to the son of the Jin family alone, and I guess I knew it at that time." But no matter how much my brother and I asked, he wouldn't tell us. We also thought that it was Jin Juren who accidentally offended the Sun family in the past, so the Sun family sent killers to kill his family. I didn't expect ...... I see, the Jin family is a relative of Concubine Xu Xian. I've heard...... The mother of the Kim family has died. This time, he was protected by a nurse and escaped. ”
Begonia's attitude made the Zhou Wenjun sisters quickly settle down. While it's embarrassing to say that you're leaking, the secret ...... It doesn't seem to be a big deal, many people in the Zhou family know about it, so what does it matter if your good friend Begonia knows? The Hai family is the life-saving benefactor of the Jin family's son!
Thinking so, Zhou Wenjun was no longer entangled, but told Haitang frankly: "The father of Concubine Xu Xian and the sisters is a talent. In the early years, the palace was selected by the people, and Concubine Xu Xian's sister had a marriage contract with the Jin family and avoided the draft, but Concubine Xu Xian was selected and cut off from her family. Later, their parents died, Concubine Xu Xian's sister married into the Jin family, her husband was promoted to Beijing, and the sisters were in contact in the capital again. ”
This was only learned by Zhou Wenjun when he overheard the story of the Duchess of Zhenguo and several daughters-in-law discussing the Jin family. It is said that Jin Juren was on the list at the beginning, and wanted to continue to stay in Beijing to study hard, but the money at home was almost exhausted, and he couldn't move to the temple with his wife and children, so he had to find a way to open up, and the way he found was to let his wife be a nurse!
At that time, the house rented by the Jin family was on the street of Cheng'en Gong Wu Shangshu's Mansion, and Jin Juren once brazenly claimed to be the neighbor of the national abbot! coincided with the imminent delivery of Empress Wu, and the Wu family planned to personally choose a healthy and credible nurse for her, so Jin Juren recommended his wife to the Chengen Mansion and received a large bounty. Maybe he also had the idea that if his wife became the nurse of the prince and princess, he would be able to use this relationship to make some benefits in the future.
Jin Juren had a wishful thinking, and Jin Xu's family was no longer willing to leave behind his son, who was a few months old, so he could only enter the palace. However, as soon as she entered the palace, she encountered the fire of Kunning Palace! Empress Wu was pregnant with Liujia and her eldest son both died in the fire, and then the Wu family of the Chengen Mansion was also buried in the fire on the same night. Not to mention what benefits the Jin family and husband and wife rely on this relationship, they also have to worry that once this relationship is known to the Sun family, disaster will befall them!
Zhou Wenjun vividly recounted the secret news that the elders discussed in private: "It is said that when the Jin Xu family was on fire in Kunning Palace, he remembered that his sister was on an errand in Cining Palace, so he took advantage of the chaos to flee to Cining Palace for help. It was also her luck that the first time she entered the palace, she didn't go the wrong way, and she was not found out that she came out of Kunning Palace. Concubine Xu Xian was very surprised when she saw her sister, and after knowing what had happened, she immediately reported to the Queen Mother......"
Therefore, Empress Dowager Zhou clearly knew that the fire in Kunning Palace was not an accident at all, and Empress Wu's mother and son were killed by Sun Guifei, so she was so disgusted with Sun Guifei, and she couldn't accept the emperor's protection of Sun Guifei and his indifference to Empress Wu's mother and son.
Empress Dowager Zhou sent someone to quietly send Jin Xu out of the palace. Her name has not yet been entered into the register of nursing mothers, and after the people of Kunning Palace died, no one in the palace knew about her existence. But she was frightened by the fire, and not long after returning home, she developed a high fever and died of a sudden illness a few days later. Jin Juren hastily buried his wife, for fear that the Sun family would find him, so he immediately took his family and fled back to his hometown in a hurry, and from then on, he never mentioned the matter of going to Beijing to take the exam.
Concubine Xu Xian in the palace learned about her sister's death a long time later, and she was very sad. She was a small palace person, and she couldn't do anything, and when she became a virtuous concubine, she managed to send some gold and silver property to Jin Jiashu, the flesh and blood left by her sister, so that he could live a more relaxed life.
However, perhaps because of this gift, Concubine Sun knew that Concubine Xu Xian still had such a family outside the palace. In order to vent her jealousy for Concubine Xu Xian, Concubine Sun decided to poison the Jin family. Concubine Xu Xian heard some rumors in the palace and immediately asked for the grace of the Queen Mother. The Empress Dowager ordered someone to send a letter to the Jin family, signaling them to avoid Chang'an and live under the protection of the Zhou family. It's just that I didn't expect that the killer of the Sun family would come so quickly, and the Jin family was still poisoned.
Fortunately, Concubine Xu Xian's poor sister, who died early, was the only flesh and blood left in the world, and she survived by luck.
The killer who tried to kill him was also arrested in the Zhou family.
(End of chapter)