Haitang hesitated.
Although she had known that when she arrived at the Zhenguo Palace today and saw Zhou Wenjun, he would definitely talk about Zhang Pinggui's arrest, but she almost forgot that Zhou Yijun and Zhou Wenjun's sisters were very close, and the former would definitely talk about the three people in the Zhou family that day. Everything that happened in the house was told to his cousin, so Zhou Wenjun did not need to ask Haitang for relevant information.
What she wanted to know was more details related to Zhang Pinggui, about the secret conspiracies.
Haitang was a little unsure as to how much Zhou Wenjun, as the daughter of the Zhenguo government, knew about the whole matter. What if people already know what she said? If the information she provided was not substantial enough, it might not be so easy to exchange more information from Zhou Wenjun.
Zhou Wenjun's question was so broad that Haitang was not sure how to answer it.
So she first asked Zhou Yijun: "Have you told sister Wenjun about what happened at your house that day?"
Zhou Yijun nodded: "I have told you everything I know, but there are many things I don't know. Grandma is still a little confused and a little scared. She doesn't want to find out what the conspiracy is behind Zhang Pinggui, and she doesn't want to. I asked. She has been busy taking care of the housework these two days and has no time to talk to me. My grandfather does not allow family members to mention those things. I can't ask my uncle and aunt to inquire. "
Haitang did not comment on Zhou Shigong's attitude. Anyway, he would now act according to the instructions of the Zhenguo Government instead of making decisions based on his own wisdom. He didn't let his family discuss it, probably because he didn't want his stepmother, Mrs. Ma, to learn more information? As for Zhou Ma...she is obviously busy trying to consolidate the power of the housekeeper, which is enough for her to keep busy.
Haitang turned to look at Zhou Wenjun, who nodded: "I've heard all about it, and I also heard some opinions from my grandmother and aunts... But the elders are not happy to see us inquiring about the private affairs of the third room. , I have no choice but to ask you in private. Yijun has just returned to Chang'an for two days and doesn't know anything. Sister Hai, you are different. Your family saved people from killers, and your brother helped the veterans chase them. The killer was arrested in the third room. You must know more than me! No matter what the news is, whether you are sure or not, as long as you know something, tell me? I won't tell it randomly. Yes, I can also help you get more information, and I’ll tell you when I get back, how about that?”
Since Zhou Wenjun actively expressed his willingness to exchange information, Haitang had no reason to refuse. She first asked tentatively: "The Zhang Pinggui that my brother and I caught that day at Yijun's house was said to be a killer secretly raised by your aunt, Mrs. Zeng Er, but he had actually been bribed by the Sun family. He and several grandchildren The dead men of the family came to Chang'an to kill people, and the first target was the Jin family. Do you know the Jin family?"
"I know." Zhou Wenjun replied smoothly, "Is it the husband's family of Xu Xianfei's sister?"
Haitang blinked. ah?
Xu Xianfei’s sister’s husband’s family? What the hell is this? !
Zhou Wenjun also blinked and reacted quickly: "You don't know?! I thought..." She looked at Zhou Yijun at a loss, and the latter also showed an uneasy expression: "Don't Sister Hai know about this? We heard that Xie Hanlin was also an insider, but we didn’t expect that he didn’t 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 he knew it by then. But no matter how my brother and I asked, he refused to tell us. We thought , it was Jin Juren who accidentally offended the Sun family before, so the Sun family sent killers to kill his family. Unexpectedly...it turns out that the Jin family are relatives of Concubine Xu Xian. I heard...the mother of the eldest son of Jin has already He passed away. This time he was protected by his wet nurse and escaped death."
Haitang's attitude quickly reassured the Zhou Wenjun sisters. Although it is embarrassing to let it slip, this secret... doesn't seem to be a big deal. Many people in the Zhou family know it, so what does it matter if my good friend Haitang knows it? The Hai family is the savior of the Jin family’s sons!
Thinking of this, Zhou Wenjun stopped worrying and told Haitang frankly: "The father of Concubine Xu Xian and the sisters was a scholar. In the early years, the palace selected maids from the private sector. Concubine Xu's sister had already been engaged to the Jin family and avoided the draft. Concubine Xu But they were elected and lost contact with their families. Later, their parents died, Xu Xianfei's sister married into the Jin family, her husband passed the imperial examination, and went to Beijing to prepare for the exam, so the two sisters got in touch again in the capital."
Zhou Wenjun found out this after overhearing the story of Zhen Guogong's wife and several daughters-in-law discussing the Jin family. It is said that when Jin Juren failed the examination in spring, he wanted to stay in Beijing and study hard, but his family's money was almost exhausted. He and his wife and children could not move to the temple, so he had to find a way to make money. The method he found was to let his wife Go and be a wet nurse!
At that time, the house rented by the Jin family was on the street of Cheng'en Gong Wu Shangshu's mansion. Jin Juren once shamelessly claimed to be the neighbor of the state leader! It happened that Empress Wu was about to give birth, and the Wu family planned to personally select a healthy and trustworthy wet nurse for her. Jin Juren recommended his wife to Cheng'en Gong's Mansion and received a large reward. Perhaps he had thought that if his wife became the wet nurse of the prince and princess, he would be able to benefit from this relationship in the future.
Jin Juren's plan was successful. No matter how unwilling Jin Xu was to leave her several-month-old son behind, she had no choice but to enter the palace. However, as soon as she entered the palace, she encountered a fire in Kunning Palace! Empress Wu was pregnant with Liujia, and both she and her eldest son died in the fire. Later, the Wu family in Chengen Palace also perished in the fire on the same night. Not only do the Jin family and their husbands seek any benefits from this relationship, they are also worried that once this relationship is known to the Sun family, disaster will befall them!
Zhou Wenjun vividly recounted the secrets discussed by the elders in private: "It is said that when the Kunning Palace burned down, Jin Xu remembered that her sister was working in Cining Palace, so she took advantage of the chaos and fled to Cining Palace for help. She was also lucky. , the first time she entered the palace, she didn’t go the wrong way, and no one noticed that she came out of Kunning Palace. When Concubine Xu Xian saw her sister, she was very surprised. When she knew what happened, she immediately reported it to the Queen Mother..."
Therefore, Empress Dowager Zhou knew clearly that the fire in Kunning Palace was not an accident at all. Empress Wu and her son were killed by Concubine Sun, so she was so disgusted with Concubine Sun, and could not accept the emperor's protection of Concubine Sun and his treatment of Empress Wu and her son. of indifference.
Empress Dowager Zhou sent someone to quietly send Jin Xu out of the palace. Her name has not yet been entered into the list of wet nurses. After everyone in Kunning Palace died, no one in the palace knew of her existence. But she was frightened by the fire. Not long after returning home, she developed a high fever and died of a sudden illness a few days later. Jin Juren buried his wife hastily, fearing that the Sun family would find him, so he immediately fled back to his hometown with his family. From then on, he never mentioned going to Beijing to take the exam again.
Concubine Xu Xian in the palace found out about her sister's death a long time later and was very sad. As a little palace servant, she couldn't do much. After she became a virtuous concubine, she managed to give some gold and silver to Jin Jiashu, the flesh and blood sister left by her sister, so that he could live an easier life.
However, perhaps because of this gift, Concubine Sun knew that Concubine Xu Xian had such a family outside the palace. In order to vent her hatred towards Concubine Xu Xian, Concubine Sun decided to kill the Jin family. Concubine Xu Xian heard some rumors in the palace and immediately asked the Queen Mother for grace. The Queen Mother then ordered someone to send a letter to the Jin family, instructing them to avoid Chang'an and live under the protection of the Zhou family. I just didn't expect that the Sun family's killers would come so quickly, and the Jin family was still poisoned.
Fortunately, Xu Xianfei's poor sister who died early was the only flesh and blood left in the world and survived.
The killer who tried to kill him was also arrested in the Zhou family.
(End of chapter)
