Chapter 502: The Emperor's Condition

As soon as Jin Jiashu sighed, the reef and begonia sensed that something was wrong.

The brother and sister glanced at each other, and went together to observe Jin Jiashu's expression.

They saw that Jin Jiashu was full of sorrow between his eyebrows, and it seemed that he really had a lot on his mind, but he looked like he couldn't speak, and they were secretly puzzled.

The palace sent someone to teach him and take care of him, would it really bother him so much?

Ma Shangyi is the Empress Dowager Zhou's person, and she is familiar with Concubine Xu Xian, so it can't be unfavorable to him, right? Even if this grandmother may be strict with him, but he is not a playful and active person, he is very strict in self-discipline on weekdays, and there is no mistake in the etiquette rules, is he still afraid of the constraints of others?

Could it be that there was something wrong with the Lin guard sent by the emperor?

The brothers and sisters of the Hai family looked at each other again, and each secretly thought about the reason.

Reef remembered the situation that the siblings had analyzed in private.

That Tu Rong was originally the emperor's confidant, and he specially came to Chang'an to be a commander and a fellow intellectual, and as soon as he arrived, he carefully investigated the case of Mrs. Ma, arrested many people, tried many people, and traveled thousands of miles to Liangzhou. But after taking great pains to find out the evidence of the crime, he did not disclose the truth and hit the prestige of the Zhou family, but politely discussed with the Zhenguo Gong, and even the final interrogation was moved to the secret trial of the Zhou family's Sanfang West Courtyard, instead of being conducted in the Yamen Court, which can be said to give the Zhou family enough face. Not only did he not implicate the other people in the third room of the Zhou family, but he was even willing to let Mrs. Ma see her biological son again before she died, which shows his tolerance and kindness to the Zhou family.

And Tu Rong did this, not only did Ma Shangyi, who came to the Empress Dowager Yi and the emperor's holy decree, not only did not object, but even Zeng Qingxi, who was born in the Yingchuan Marquis Mansion, never objected, which shows that this tolerance and goodwill must have been approved by the emperor, and may even be instructed by the emperor, so the Yingchuan Marquis Mansion, which is also the emperor's confidant, did not interfere in Mrs. Ma's judgment because of personal grudges.

The emperor has been suspicious of the Zhou family for decades, but now he is very tolerant of the Zhou family, since it is impossible that his conscience suddenly found out and knew that he had wronged the loyal ministers, most of them were because he was old and in poor health, but the optimistic prince was still young when he chose the eighth prince, and because of the collusion between the unscrupulous son of the successor clan and the relatives of the ministers, hindering the establishment of the eighth prince, he was vigilant, and planned to invite the Zhou family to go out of the mountain again to escort the relationship of the eighth prince.

After analyzing this point earlier, Haijiao Haitang managed to inform Zhenguo Gong, and proposed that Zhenguo Gong get off the donkey down the slope and use the emperor's needs to eliminate the royal suspicion of the Zhou family, so that the northwest frontier army could regain the support of the imperial court, and the Zhou family could also get rid of the negative impact of Madame Ma's collaboration with the enemy. The Duke of Zhenguo accepted the proposal and gave the emperor a secret fold. After someone came from Beijing, Tu Rong quickly dealt with the case of Mrs. Ma, and did not implicate the Zhou family, and even the others in the third room of the Zhou family got away without guilt, presumably the emperor was casting for Li, right?

Now that Mrs. Ma's case has been resolved, the emperor and the Zhou family have reached a settlement, and the Zhou family must contribute to the succession of the eighth prince. The emperor and Concubine Xu Xian sent the latter's biological son to Chang'an, did they also have the intention of taking him hostage to reassure the Zhou family? With such a hostage, it can be regarded as Concubine Xu Xian's promise to the Zhou family, saying that she will never cross the bridge and draw the board, just like the emperor did at the beginning?

After Ma Shangyi entered the city, he went to the Zhenguo Mansion to settle down. Did she reveal the true identity of Concubine Xu Xian to the Zhenguo Gong couple, as well as the identity of Jin Jiashu's biological mother?

If she did this, the Zhenguo Mansion would be considered to have mastered Concubine Xu Xian's handle, and with Jin Jiashu in her hands, it is estimated that she would not be afraid that Concubine Xu Xian and the Eighth Prince would turn their faces afterwards. However, the emperor sent someone to Jin Jiashu's side again, responsible for teaching him etiquette rules and martial arts, did he have any intention of not letting the Zhou family interfere in Jin Jiashu's upbringing? Maybe he can escort people out of Chang'an at any time. So is this hostage still a hostage?

After analyzing the reef, I only felt that it was a mess, and I was not sure what the emperor wanted to do, and what kind of reaction the Zhenguo Mansion would have.

Could it be that Jin Jiashu noticed these waves, but was unable to get rid of them, so he was so troubled? It's really hard to mention such a thing to their brothers and sisters. In Jin Jiashu's mind, their brother and sister didn't know that Concubine Xu Xian and him were mother and son!

Hai Jiao looked at Jin Jiashu, and his eyes couldn't help but show a little sympathy. Although Jin Jiashu has the mother of the imperial concubine behind him and the brother of the future new monarch, he is now a pitiful little man who is unable to control his own destiny and can only be at the mercy of others. In contrast, Reef considers itself much luckier than its friends.

Begonia is a little different from her brother. She can also think of the ones that Haijiao guessed, but the power game in the court is not something that they can interfere with, and it is useless to worry. They can't decide what the emperor and the prince of Zhenguo think, they can only try their best to do a good job and strive for more benefits for themselves.

Besides, even if the people sent by the emperor are suspected of surveillance, Jin Jiashu does not intend to be unfavorable to his biological mother and half-brother, and only hopes that they can successfully ascend to the throne, even if there are people who are surveillance, there is no conflict of interest, so what does it matter if they live together? Not only does he not need to worry about this, but he should take the opportunity to use these monitors to learn what he wants to know, and learn what he wants to know, which is more beneficial to himself.

At least, now that he communicates with his biological mother, he doesn't need to use the channels of the Zhou family, the confidentiality has increased greatly, and there are many fewer worries when writing letters. Perhaps he will be able to send more letters to his biological mother in the future, so as to deepen the relationship between mother and son, which will be of great benefit to his life in Beijing in the future.

Considering that the two sides were not completely open and honest, and some things were not easy to say, Haitang simply pretended to be chatting, asked Jin Jiashu about Ma Shangyi and Lin Guard, and asked when they would move into the Jin family's house? Planning to live in Chang'an for a few years? What do you plan to do in the meantime?

Jin Jiashu's troubles did not disappear, but he still patiently answered Begonia's questions one by one.

Ma Shangyi's real name is Ma Sufang, the daughter of the servant of the Zhenguo Mansion, ranked sixth, because her brother had gone out with the Zhenguo Gong, and also established a relationship of military exploits, the whole family has already been let go out, self-reliant, and even the servant house where he lived in the past was rewarded by the owner's family with the title deed, turned into a private house, and officially settled in Chang'an City. But she has been in Beijing with the Queen Mother for many years, and the relatives with deep feelings in the family have either passed away long ago, or moved to the border city, and the juniors have never met. Ma Shangyi used to miss her hometown very much, but after returning to Chang'an, she took a turn in her former residence, met her relatives, and worshiped her parents, and most of that homesickness dissipated, and she no longer had an obsession with going home.

Now she has changed her mind and feels that there is nothing wrong with returning to the capital to retire. There are her masters and old sisters who have been with her for decades, and even the climate and diet have long been accustomed to it. Even if the Empress Dowager Zhou dies in the future, she can go to guard the mausoleum, which is better than living with strangers.

She knew that Concubine Xu Xian cared about "the only flesh and blood left by her sister in the world", and she wanted to share her worries, and she also lived in her hometown for a few more years. When Jin Jiashu enters Beijing to catch the exam, she can follow her back to Beijing.

As for pensions, there is not much of a problem. She has always had savings, and she also adopted a little girl, who was selected for her by the Chengenhou Mansion, loyal and clever. As long as there is a quiet courtyard, she can take good care of herself.

She promised Jin Jiashu that she would help him take care of the house, not ask him to worry about trivial matters, and could concentrate on his studies and strive to become famous in the exam as soon as possible.

It was she who mentioned it herself, and Jin Jiashu knew that the original emperor had Jinkou Yuyan and asked him to go to Beijing to meet his "aunt" after he passed the examination. Concubine Xu Xian's words are not just good wishes.

That was the emperor's condition.

(End of chapter)