"That's what it is."
After Haitang told her brother Hai Jiao the information revealed by Zhou Wenjun, she fell silent.
Haijiao didn't speak for a long time.
Mrs. Ma took her two grandchildren to the Zhenguo Palace to visit Mrs. Wednesday and did not stay too long. After an hour, she stood up and left, taking away Hai Jiao, who was already familiar with the Zhou family's children, and Hai Tang, who had just exchanged information with cousins Zhou Wenjun and Zhou Yijun.
When she got home, it was still far from lunch. Mrs. Ma called her second daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hu, and her two confidants, Aunt Cui and Aunt Ma, to discuss housework in the main room. Ma Changnian and his daughter Putao were busy working in the sewing room. . Haitang changed her clothes and ran to her brother Hai Jiao's room. On the pretext of wanting to read some of his newly bought books, she actually wanted to tell him the news she had learned as soon as possible.
The sea reef was very unexpected. He didn't expect that the life story of Jin Jiashu spread from the Zhou family would be like this.
Jin Jiashu is not the biological son of Concubine Xu Xian and her ex-husband, but the orphan of her sister?
Concubine Xu Xian was not a concubine who married into the palace for the second time, but the one she married was her biological sister?
There is a reason why Concubine Xu Xian cares about Jin Jiashu; there is also a reason why Empress Dowager Zhou will write to her natal brothers, asking the Zhou family to protect the Jin family; there is also a reason why Concubine Sun will ask the Sun family to send assassins to assassinate the Jin family; even Jin Jiashu just When he was rescued, he tried to conceal his identity for a while, and there were many reasons why he still dared not admit that he was the son of the Jin family.
Because his mother, Jin Xu, was once the wet nurse prepared by the Wu family for Empress Wu who was about to give birth. She experienced the fire in Kunning Palace on the day she entered the palace and learned the truth about Concubine Sun's murder of Empress Wu and her son. Because she had a younger sister who served the Empress Dowager Zhou, Jin Xu was able to get out of the palace safely with the grace of the Empress Dowager Zhou, but she also died of fear. Before she died, she told her husband and his family about her experience, so Jin Juren fled the capital in panic. Because of the advice of the Empress Dowager Zhou, she abandoned her family and business and traveled all the way to Chang'an to seek asylum from the Zhenguo government. .
Even if the Sun family would send killers to kill the Jin family, it might not be because of Concubine Sun's jealousy of Concubine Xu Xian. Maybe they just wanted to kill people and silence them? The Jin family father and son knew about their crime of killing the queen and the legitimate prince. How could they allow these two living witnesses to exist in the world?
They didn't know about the existence of the Jin family and his son before, that's all. Now that Concubine Xu Xian had acted carelessly and leaked the news, of course they had to take action.
Things are different now. An old disciple of Duke Wu Wenzheng appears in the court now. Mr. Sun Ge has been in power for many years and has already made countless enemies. The Sun family has lost the heir who can continue the family's wealth and glory, and has been unable to help Prince Ji return to the royal family. The future is gloomy. Those who hate the Sun family will definitely seize every opportunity to attack the Sun family and completely pull down Mr. Sun Ge. How could the Sun family leave such an obvious clue in the world?
Everything is so logical. If Haijiao hadn't resurrected his life and knew what would happen in the future, he would probably really believe it.
After being silent for a long time, he raised his head and said seriously: "This is a lie. If Jin Jiashu's biological mother is really Concubine Xu's sister, not Concubine Xu Xian herself, why didn't she deny it when the rumors spread in the capital in her previous life? She treated Jin so favorably. It seems like she owes them a debt to her family. If they are just relatives of her brother-in-law, can she be so nice to them?!"
Haitang said: "Of course I believe in my brother. If nothing else, if Concubine Xu Xian's relationship with the Jin family is really that upright, she can ask the emperor to give Jin Jiashu some favor, at least not to let him continue to suffer from the harsh treatment of his father and stepmother. But Concubine Xu Xian has been a concubine for several years, the Eighth Prince is already four years old, and Jin Jiashu still has new traces of hard work on his hands!
"If she could protect her nephew openly, how could the Jin family treat Jin Jiashu like that? It is precisely because this relationship cannot be explored deeply that she cannot protect this child. I wonder...in the Jin family's hometown, does Concubine Xu Xian have any Blood sisters, many people should know it. Because Concubine Xu Xian can't publicize her origin, the Jin family doesn't take Jin Jiashu seriously."
Hai Jiao nodded: "No one discussed Empress Dowager Xu's life experience in the last life. Everyone knew that she was from Cining Palace, but they didn't know which year she entered the palace and how she entered. The palace has already It has been many years since the civil servants were selected for the palace... Zhou Wenjun only said that she entered the palace in the early years, but could not tell which year."
This kind of thing is not normal. Concubine Xu Xian was the mother of the crown prince, but she didn't even have any serious relatives. The posthumous titles given to her parents were very low-key and never spread throughout the world. Basically, no one knew where her hometown was, and they thought she was the daughter of a commoner in Gyeonggi. It was not until later that she promoted the second wife of the Jin family, and the world knew that he was a relative of her ex-husband, that they learned about her origins.
At present, even if Concubine Xu Xian gave birth to the emperor's only surviving heir according to the emperor's etiquette, she did not publicize her origin, and the elders in her hometown did not celebrate it. This is not because she is low-key, or because she is suppressed by Sun Guifei and does not dare to show off. It was because people in her hometown knew very well whether Concubine Xu Xian had sisters, and knew who she was married to and that she was a married woman. Plus Jin Juren was still alive at the time...how could she dare to publicize it? This is not a decent and honorable thing.
Haitang asked in a low voice: "Did the Empress Dowager Zhou lie in the letter, or did Duke Zhen Guo deliberately fabricate this lie in order to restore respect to the emperor?"
Hai Jiao pondered: "I think... Empress Dowager Zhou should have said this in her letter..."
If the Empress Dowager Zhou had instructed the Jin family to come to Chang'an to join the Zhou family, and had informed the emperor and Concubine Xu Xian at the same time, there would be no need for her to let her brothers know the emperor's background. Seizing a minister's wife is not a good reputation. How could the emperor be willing to let the Zhou family know his shortcomings if he wanted to lose face? He has been wary of the Zhou family for a long time, and now that the relationship has finally eased, there is really no need for Empress Dowager Zhou to add a new thorn in the side between them.
Moreover, the emperor obviously intends to pass the throne to the eighth prince born to Concubine Xu Xian, so the Zhou family may be able to help the new monarch secure the throne. What good would it do to let the Zhou family know that Concubine Xu Xian was married for the second time and had abandoned her husband and son? With the temperament of the Zhou family, will they maintain respect for the crown prince and his biological mother?
It didn't matter whether Concubine Xu Xian was married for the first time or for the second time. What was important was that she was now the biological mother of the eighth prince, who was about to become the crown prince. So, for the sake of the overall situation, neither Emperor Deguang nor the Queen Mother Zhou had any reason to let the Zhou family know too much truth.
As for the Jin family, as long as the Zhou family can protect them and live a stable life, does Jin Juren need to talk more? If he doesn't talk much, who would be nosy and tell others that Jin Jiashu is not Concubine Xu Xian's nephew, but her son?
Hai Jiao whispered: "Actually...if this lie can continue forever, I would rather no one mention the truth. If the world didn't know that Concubine Xu Xian was a married woman, they wouldn't question the new monarch's qualifications to succeed to the throne. Since Mr. Sun Ge and Prince Ji have no reason to get into trouble, there will be less disputes in the world. Even for Jin Jiashu himself, it would be more convenient to be the nephew of the Queen Mother if people know that he is the son of the Queen Mother and her ex-husband. Woolen cloth!"
Haitang blinked: "I'm afraid that the Sun family already knows his true identity, and sooner or later they will use this matter as a bargaining chip to attack Concubine Xu Xian and prevent the emperor from appointing the eighth prince as his heir apparent."
Hai Jiao raised his eyebrows: "Perhaps Concubine Xu Xian is not without bargaining chips." He smiled meaningfully, "She also has the handle on Concubine Sun, doesn't she?"
Although Empress Dowager Zhou lied to the Zhou family, one thing should be true - when the Kunning Palace burned down, a wet nurse who had not yet been registered did indeed escape into Cining Palace and was rescued by Empress Dowager Zhou.
(End of chapter)
