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Baochai and the others first heard that the Feng family's house had been burned into a pile of rubble, and even the body was hard to find, and they were glad to say: so straightforwardly push it to Tianli, and save a lot of excuses.Baochai recalled what Liu Yiyi had said that night, and said, "I never thought that the girl, though a bit more murderous, spoke with deep meaning. She said that the government would not be able to find out about this murder case for a while, and after a few days, it would be all right. It took me a lot of thought to say this, and I couldn't understand it after thinking hard all night. I didn't expect this to be the meaning! Now that today's Lijiao is in trouble, there are many casualties inside and outside, and it is in chaos. Although Feng Yuan and others died unfortunately, they are naturally counted on the account of Tianlijiao , I just need to say that I will come to the city to do business the next day after returning home, so I was lucky to save my life because the Tianli Sect was not in Feng's house when the incident occurred. There is no more suspicion of murder."

Everyone was naturally happy when they heard what she said, they let go of their worries and were about to celebrate when the mourner outside arrived.

Sun Mu and Yao Jing listened to the reporter's words, and then looked at Baochai in the inner room. They both felt dumbfounded. Yao Jing reacted quickly, pretended to cry, and rewarded the mourner with a few money at random, looking at him He went with a smile on his face.

The door was closed here again, Yao Jing said to Baochai: "This is a good day for you to escape. Thinking about the heavy casualties in the capital this time, you can take this opportunity to borrow someone else's name, so as not to be dragged down by others." What she thought in her heart was so clear that Aunt Xue would never want to pester her at the door, but it was difficult to elaborate on such deep meanings with Baochai, and she only responded vaguely.

But what Baochai thought in his heart was that if he was doing business, wearing a woman's hair in a bun as a widow would be much more convenient than being a girl in her boudoir.She was originally willing to follow the arrangement of Sun Mu and the others, and married Feng Yuan, because of this intention.Who would have thought that Feng Yuan would have such thoughts, if she walked around in the name of Mrs. Feng in the future, she would only feel disgusted, not to mention that she heard that the Feng family had several relatives in Jinling's house, she really didn't want to deal with them anymore .

Therefore Yao Jing suggested that Baochai take the opportunity to borrow someone else's name to go, Baochai was quite willing in her heart, because she sighed: "When I was expelled from Xue's house that day, I actually lost my name, but I only took the surname Xue for a while. In fact, when you think about it carefully, it doesn’t make sense, if the Xue family is serious, it’s not unreasonable. But now it’s fine, it’s all done and written off.”

Sun Mu saw that Baochai's tone was sad, knowing that she remembered the sad things in the past, so he quickly comforted her with words.

Here, Yao Jing was thinking about it, thinking of a safe name for Baochai, thinking that it would be best if she lived in the capital, had no ties here, and had a clean family background, so as not to cause any difficult lawsuits for no reason. After thinking for a long time, Nothing is ever safe.Sun Mu watched from the sidelines and laughed: "Thinking like a headless chicken is not a solution. My natal family has a niece from afar, and my parents and brothers are all dead. A few years ago, I was entrusted to live in the capital. I found a family in the village to marry, but who would have thought that the whole family died in the chaos of the rebellion. Why don't you just name her?"

Several people summed it up for a while, and they all thought it was good. Firstly, Sun Mu knew the whole family well, so there would be no difficult lawsuits. Second, the surname was Sun, so they felt closer.At that moment, Grandma Liu laughed and joked: "It is said that they are nieces, but in fact, based on Master Sun's friendship with Miss Bao, they are almost the same as his own mother and daughter."

Sun Mu also became interested, and said with a smile: "This will kill me. Where can I find my daughter? Picking one out of ten thousand is not as capable as Baochai!"

Baochai was touched by Sun Mu's words, and couldn't help but said with tears: "Since that's the case, how about I recognize Master as my adoptive mother now?"

The crowd busily booed and applauded, and those who had seen Aunt Xue's pestering felt that it was more straightforward, so they struck while the iron was hot, and settled the matter. They looked through the almanac to find an auspicious day. When I wanted to greet Yao Jing, I joked about the name for a long time, but it never came to fruition, and finally I reluctantly called him Aunt Yao, that's all.

Yao Jing was still dissatisfied, and shouted: "Father or mother, what does it mean to be called Aunt Yao? There is no need to call someone old."

Sun Mu laughed and said: "Jing'er is always so restless, I think you have lived so many years in vain, it is more accurate to be like Baochai's sister. It's just that Miss Qin is so worry-free, but you are incomparable. I can't make it."

Everyone was laughing and playing, and the atmosphere was quite relaxed and happy for a while.After Baochai's younger sister, Baoqin, married Han Qi, she played the piano and played harmoniously, and the husband and wife respected each other as guests, which made people feel at ease.Baochai felt that if this trend continued, Baoqin would not be kidnapped by Liu Xianglian in this lifetime.Thinking about it and thinking of Aunt Xue again, she couldn't help shedding a few tears, and said to everyone: "It is rumored that I died in this rebellion, and I don't know if my mother has heard the news. If I hear about it, I don’t know whether she is sad or happy.”

When everyone heard that Aunt Xue was mentioned again, they hurriedly shouted: "Stop! Stop! Now that I have a new mother, where did another mother come from?"

Sun Mu knew that Baochai's attachment to Aunt Xue would not be solved overnight, so he comforted him from the side: "Don't worry, I have already sent someone to investigate secretly. If Auntie has not heard anything, I don't think there is any need to tell her. , so as not to worry the old man, if my aunt hears something, it won't be too late for us to send someone over to clarify."

Seeing that Sun Mu's words were reasonable, Baochai felt ashamed when she remembered that she mentioned this on the day of meeting her stepmother, and treated Sun Mu more docilely and considerately.

Listening to Baochai's words, Yao Jing couldn't help but sneered from the sidelines, thinking to herself, how could someone as stupid and weak as Aunt Xue care about Baochai's life?It's just that it's not good to mention this matter to Baochai face to face, so as not to embarrass her.Suddenly he looked up and saw Baochai Qiqi Ai, who seemed to have something difficult to say, and asked impatiently: "What else is on your mind, if you tell me, everyone can explain it for you."

Baochai hesitated and said: "Sister Lin has always been weak, so I don't know what will happen when I hear the bad news. I want to tell her, but I'm afraid that the wind will go away, and if I don't know her, I'm afraid that she will misbelieve the rumors for a while. , Thinking hurts the body."

Yao Jing was taken aback for a moment, then she leaned on the table and almost let out a smile, and said to Sun Mu: "After all, Bao girl is careful, even thought of this. Naturally, we have to think of a way, and we will also inquire about Bao girl and make things clear. Keep it secret."

Baochai's cheeks were flushed, and she said: "Besides, I'm also afraid that she is preparing for the wedding and has no time to attend to him, so she will rashly disturb her, afraid..."

Yao Jing heard this, but couldn't laugh anymore.Thinking that Lin Daiyu had been married to Jia Baoyu, and disobedience was a serious crime. Obviously, Baoyu and Daiyu's marriage was irreversible, so she felt depressed at the moment, and said angrily, "How can such an idiot like Jia Baoyu be worthy of Lin Daiyu?" younger sister!"

Sun Mu couldn't help but look at Yao Jing, and reminded: "That's not what you said back then."

Yao Jing became a little annoyed.Back then, she didn't know and went in, she only thought that Baoyu and Daiyu were a couple who were in love, and she didn't know about Jia Baoyu breaking up with Qin Zhong and others outside, and hanging out with Xiren, Qiuwen and other big maids at home. After seeing Daiyu and Baochai in the same situation, I realized that I had made a big mistake, and hurriedly stood in line again.This is an embarrassing incident, Yao Jing didn't want to bring it up, but Sun Mu unexpectedly brought up the old story again.However, because it was Sun Mu who brought up the old words again, Yao Jing felt a little lacking in confidence even in her refutation. She was trying to express her respect when suddenly she heard a few bells ringing outside. Sun Mu listened for a while, and his expression changed drastically and he said: "It's a national funeral. An important person in the palace has died."

When Yao Jing first heard the news, she was overjoyed at first, and said: "Marriage is forbidden in national funerals. Now your sister Lin and Jia Baoyu can't get married." But seeing Sun Mu's serious expression, he asked again: "Can you hear that?" Who died?"

Sun Mu shook his head, hesitant to speak.Yao Jing thought for a while, her expression became serious, and she tentatively asked: "Could it be... the Empress Dowager?" Now that the Empress Dowager Empress is ill, she naturally cannot absolve herself of the blame.It is Xiao He who succeeds and Xiao He who defeats Xiao He.

Sun Mu was worried, but still remembered to comfort her: "Not necessarily. The important person in the palace is not the empress dowager."

Not long after, officials came galloping, and every household knocked on the door to inform that they would fill the city with nothing. Sun Mu tried to inquire about it, but it happened that it was the empress dowager who died, and Yao Jing was so frightened that he lost his mind. Mu discussed whether to run away.Sun Mu was also in a hurry, and comforted him: "If you really want to accuse you, I'm afraid someone will be sent to arrest you before the national funeral bell rings, and you definitely won't wait until then." Yao Jing calmed down a little.Sun Mu hastily entrusted his acquaintance and capable friend to the palace to find out what happened, and he came back two days later and said that it had nothing to do with the doctor, but was frightened to death when the rebels attacked the palace a few days ago.Besides, it wasn't just the old concubine who died, several concubines in the palace were involved.Sun Mu is a delicate person, so he hurriedly questioned, and the person mysteriously revealed that he had a great relationship with the noble concubine of Jia's family in Rongguo Mansion.

It turned out that when the rebels attacked the palace that day, the emperor, empress, empress dowager and several saints were not there, so it was the turn of Empress Yuanchun to rule the harem.There are many servants in the harem, and many of them are followers of Tianli Sect. Under the combination of inside and outside, the palace was quickly breached.Things started in a hurry, and although Empress Yuanchun tried her best to manage it, she couldn't support it alone.Although the rebel party has been wiped out in the near future, it hurt the face of the royal family after all. Some low-ranking concubines had to commit suicide in order to preserve their chastity.As the person with the highest status in the palace at that time, the Empress Yuanchun was not at fault, but it was inevitable that she would become the target of public criticism afterwards, and her political and romantic rivals would slander her from the sidelines. However, her natal Jia family was unable to do so, and she had no choice but to commit suicide , to pray for forgiveness.This is a big scandal for the royal family, and it is inconvenient to publicize it. It just so happened that the empress dowager also died in this rebellion, so they took the opportunity to solemnize the matter and mourned the whole country with the ceremony of the empress dowager to pay homage to the innocent people who died in the rebellion. .

The above circumstances were not known to the Jia family.When the rebellion began, the gates of Jia's mansion were closed tightly, and the servants were sent to wait day and night by turns. After the rebellion was over, Fang took a breather and resumed the marriage of Baoyu and Daiyu.Because Jia's mother favored the two children, Wang Xifeng and the others took care of their hearts and deliberately ran vigorously, sparing no effort in everything. They were in full swing when suddenly news came from outside that the empress dowager was dead, and the whole country was mourned. Treat it with courtesy.

When Wang Xifeng and others heard the news, they were quite happy at first, thinking that Baochai's backer had finally fallen, and they would have a lot of fun in the future.Not long after, her confidants came to secretly report to her that Miss Xue, who was expelled from the Xue family, died in this rebellion. Wang Xifeng was overjoyed at first, and then a little bit melancholy. There are some regrets in it, and some feelings of sympathy and embarrassment.While he was at a loss, he suddenly saw Jia Lian's panic-stricken expression, and ran all the way in from the outside, panting and said, "Quickly tell the master and the old lady that the imperial concubine is dead!"