Hai Jiao didn't bother to inquire about the cause of the laughter coming from the main room.
After he thought of the reason for deceiving Jin Jiashu, he quietly left home.
It wasn't that he was rude and didn't greet his elders, but that he really didn't want to listen to his grandmother's nagging anymore. What if, like in the morning, his grandmother finds an irresistible reason and detains him at home, when will he be able to run to Zhou's three-bedroom villa to see Jin Jiashu? He still had a lot to do, so he had to hurry up.
When Haitang came out of the main room, she found that there was no one in Haijiao's room.
Hai Changan followed his niece out of the house, and also found that the door of the wing was wide open and there was no one in the house. He sighed: "Baoshun loves home less and less now. It seems that he has made many new friends in Chang'an. I also found a lot of interesting things. He is a boy after all!"
He turned back and smiled at his wife Hu: "It would be great if Little Shitou grows up and is as lively and outgoing as his brother."
Mrs. Hu pursed her lips: "Then I'll have a headache. Children always like to run out, what if they encounter danger? I would rather Xiao Shitou stay at home with us. Anyway, the house is big, so there is always him A place to play.”
Hai Changan smiled and took his wife back to the house. Haitang thought for a while, and then planned to go back to the house to clean up her brother's aftermath and explain his behavior of running out without saying hello.
Grandmother Ma had long heard the conversation between her adopted son and daughter-in-law, and knew that her grandson had run away without her knowledge. To be honest, Haijiao ran out almost every day these days, and she was somewhat used to it. Even if he didn't say hello, she wasn't very angry, she just couldn't help but mutter: "What on earth is your brother busy with? Well, seeing as your brother and sister are mumbling together all day long, I don't know what big secrets there are. , and you sincerely hid it from me and your grandpa. But you don’t want to do anything bad, right?"
Haitang laughed hurriedly and said: "Of course not! Brother... he just made new friends and discovered things he was interested in. He was afraid that you and grandpa would laugh at him for not overestimating his abilities, so he didn't dare to tell you. I never laugh. Brother, that’s why my brother would whisper a few words to me.”
Ma glanced at her granddaughter: "Well, I don't think you're telling the truth. Well, I'm too lazy to ask. Anyway, you two are old enough, and you usually behave in a measured way. I don't think you two dare to really make any mistakes. Disaster is coming!"
It would be best if Ma didn't ask further questions. Although Haitang didn't lie just now, using words to excuse her didn't work every time.
When she saw Ma Shi yawning repeatedly, she immediately went into the inner room smartly, made the bed for her grandmother, helped Ma Shi undress and fell asleep, and then left.
She originally wanted to go back to the backyard, but she noticed something moving in the front yard. It seemed like someone had entered the gate. She quickly ran over to take a look, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was her cousin Xie Wenzai who had returned!
Xie Wenzai was still wearing the same clothes he had worn when he left home, but he added a black cloak with fur trim that was simple in appearance but made of very thick material. He looked energetic. When Haitang ran to the front yard, he was talking to Ma Li, who was in charge of guarding the concierge. Ma Li told him that Cao and Lu were taking a nap. He then whispered to the people not to disturb the two old friends.
Anyway, others have returned home. If they have anything to say, they will have plenty of time in the afternoon, evening and tomorrow.
Haitang hurriedly stepped forward and said hello in a low voice: "My cousin is back? How have you been at the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion these past two days?"
"Okay. The Duke and his wife have taken good care of us, so you don't have to worry." Xie Wenzai replied with a smile, "I heard that my cousin took your brother and you to the Duke's Mansion today? It's a pity that she didn't. Encounter."
Haitang followed Xie Wenzai and walked into his room on the west side of the front yard: "We went directly to the inner house. After meeting Mrs. Zhou, I went to her place to chat with Sister Wenjun. My brother was chatting with the young master of the Zhou family. We went to the school grounds together. Cousin, where were you at that time? How far was it from the school grounds?"
Xie Wenzai smiled: "It's far away. The school grounds of Guogong Mansion are very noisy all day long, and a yard that is too close is not a suitable place to discuss serious matters." He changed the topic, "Where is your brother? I'm going to Zhenguo today. Lord, who do you know about the young generals of the Zhou family? Have you not forgotten your homework in the past two days? "
What homework have you done these two days? Haijiao goes out early every day and doesn't get home until dark. It's good if he can maintain his daily morning exercise and evening review. How can he take care of any new homework?
Haitang remembered that when she first arrived in Chang'an, Ma had said that everyone should have a good rest before the end of the year to relieve the fatigue of the journey, so the homework would be temporarily suspended, and everyone could also seize the time to meet relatives and friends who have been away for many years. , tidying up the house and preparing things for the New Year. Neither Cao Gengyun nor Lu Bainian assigned new tasks to Haijiao Haitang, and Xie Wenzai was much freer. Now that the latter suddenly mentioned his homework, I'm afraid it was just an excuse. The purpose was... did he want to see Haijiao?
Haitang told Xie Wenzai: "My brother just went out and came back a little earlier than my cousin. He said before that he was going to find Jin Jiashu. Today we heard about the origin of the Jin family from sister Wenjun of the Zhou family. It turns out that Jin Jiashu has such a distinguished aunt!"
This was Haitang's test, but Xie Wenzai didn't think it was a secret that couldn't be told, so he replied smoothly: "I see. Miss Zhou heard the news from her elders, right? We didn't want to make it too public. , there are many people who know about this matter. Once the news leaks out, it will be of no benefit to the Jin family. We were not sure at that time whether there were only those eight killers sent to Chang'an by the Sun family. In case there are still others who have slipped through the net. Zhiyu, if people know where the Jin family brother is recovering from his injuries, it will be troublesome."
"Didn't the group of killers go to other villages before? They were all arrested together with Zhang Pinggui." Haitang said, "I heard that some veterans of the Zhou family are still guarding Jin Jiashu to protect his safety."
"Some things cannot be stopped by one or two guards." Xie Wenzai didn't mean to say too much, "Besides, killers are not the only ones in this world who will disturb the injured's recuperation. If anyone knows that the Jin family has noble people behind him, run away In the past, it was quite annoying to fawn over people. But there are many such people in Chang'an, and the Zhou family doesn't want to embarrass themselves in front of guests."
Haitang understood. In order for Jin Jiashu to recover from his injuries in peace and quiet, he really didn't want too many people to know that there was Concubine Xu Xian behind him.
She raised her little face with a smile: "Cousin, you just said that at that time you were not sure whether there were only those eight killers sent by the Sun family to Chang'an... Is it confirmed now?"
Xie Wenzai didn't show off: "The only ones Zhang Pinggui knows are these eight. As for what he doesn't know... we have no place to ask. We can only ask the people below to pay attention. The Duke of Guo has already given the order, and all the guards will be there." Be on guard."
Haitang blinked: "If something hadn't happened to the Jin family this time, and the Zhou family accidentally dug up the dead men lurking in the Du family's village when they were catching the killer, we don't know what the Sun family would have ordered them to do in Chang'an. Well. Cousin, do you know if the Zhou family has interrogated the people they caught at Dujiazhuangzi? Have they recruited other accomplices? "
Xie Wenzai smiled when he heard the words and lightly poked her on the forehead: "Little girl, what are you doing asking about this all day long? You are hearing your brother talk about arresting people, and you feel itchy in your heart, and you want to get involved. Already? Stop being ridiculous, this is not playing house!"
"I'm not messing around!" Haitang said angrily, "I'm asking for my brother's help. Ever since he helped arrest people that day, he has been thinking about it, saying that if those people hadn't stopped him, he wouldn't have had to chase Zhang Pinggui. Several miles away, they still asked people to rescue him. Although Zhang Pinggui has been arrested now, he is still depressed in his heart. I also want to share my brother's worries!"
(End of chapter)
