The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 157 Grass Snake Gray Line
"What are you looking at, sister?"

In a carriage in Rong Mansion, Amber looked at Yuanyang, who was lifting the curtains not far away, and couldn't help but joked, "Sister, are you looking at Master Lian?"

When Lin Daiyu was put into the sedan chair, she happened to see a eunuch running towards her from a distance.

After getting in the car, she couldn't help her curiosity, so she lifted the curtain and looked over.

When he saw Zhang Yun逸 chatting and laughing with the eunuch, he became even more reluctant to let it go.

Originally, Grandmother Jia was interested in promoting this marriage, as she only thought that Zhang Yunyi was attracted by his personality and wealth, but now, she realized his power.

After hearing what Amber said, she was too embarrassed to look any further, so she had to lower the curtain and gently scolded, "Don't talk nonsense!"

Amber sneered, "There are no outsiders here, so why should you be shy? For us servants, being able to be a maid or concubine for the master is something we would love nothing more than to have. Apart from Baoyu and Master Lian, who else in the mansion can win your favor?
However, Baoyu is good, but there are too many people around him, and Xiren and Qingwen protect him like a mother hen. I heard Yuchuaner say the other day that the mistress wants to let her sister serve Baoyu as well. It's better for Master Lian to have less time and peace with the old people!"

"That's not true. Don't talk nonsense. If Second Mistress hears this, she'll tear your mouth to pieces!"

She pretended to grab Hubo's cheeks, but Hubo didn't care. She dodged with a smile and said, "What are you afraid of? Even if it's the Second Madam, can she surpass the Old Madam? Sister Ping'er is the Second Madam's dowry, how can she compare to Sister? As long as the Old Madam nods, how dare the Second Madam say no?"

"I think you are a little girl who has fallen in love. If you dare to gossip again, I will tell the old lady tomorrow and give you to Master Lian as a reward!"

Amber chuckled and said, "That won't work! I'm not as loved by the old lady as my sister is. If I get bullied, there may not be anyone to stand up for me."

Yuanyang couldn't help but think of Aunt Zhao when she heard this, and sighed, "Stop talking nonsense. Can the old lady still protect me forever?"

Unexpectedly, Amber smiled and said, "Sure enough! I said that sister looked absent-minded and stared at the Second Master, it turns out that you were worried about this! I think sister is too cautious. The Second Master has been married for several years, and the Second Madam's belly has not moved. It would be better to take advantage of the old lady's good health and go there early. If you give birth to a child, no one will be able to do anything to you in the future..."

Yuanyang quickly covered her mouth and scolded in a low voice: "You are asking for your life! Who said it must be a man in the mansion?"

Originally, she was worried about revealing her thoughts, but now she was worried that Amber would misunderstand and spread these nonsense.

"Ah!" Amber said in surprise, "Not in the mansion? Could it be that my sister has fallen in love with Master Yi?"

Yuanyang blushed immediately and said sternly: "You little bitch, you are becoming more and more unruly. As slaves, how can we have the right to say such things..."

Having said this, she couldn't help feeling guilty, and looked at Amber and said, "Don't go out and say anything..."

"Don't worry, sister! How could I harm you? I'm just thinking about you!"

Although this is true, she also has her own little plans.

Among the maids around Lady Jia, Yuanyang is naturally the head, but Xiren and Qingwen have already been given to Baoyu, so among the others, only he and Boli are still useful.

Yuanyang was in charge of Grandmother Jia's private treasury, so Grandmother Jia would not have any worries even if she followed Jia Baoyu.

But if she followed Jia Lian, the situation would be very different.

This is also the reason why she intentionally or unintentionally brought up Jia Lian.

Compared with Jia Lian, Zhang Yunyi, an outsider, is naturally a better candidate.

However, no matter how good an idea is, it must be realized, otherwise, it will just be a false alarm.

She opened the curtains and looked at Zhang Yunyi outside, and said thoughtfully: "Although Master Yi is good, he is an outsider after all. If he was my own grandson, the old lady would not have any objections. If it were Master Yi, the old lady might not be willing to let him go... And it's not easy for my sister to say this, so what should I do?"

Yuanyang had already made plans for this, but since it concerned Yingchun's reputation, she couldn't say much. In addition, the curtains were opened by Amber, and she was unconsciously attracted to it. ...

Jia Yucun had disappeared outside, and only Lai Da was with Zhang Yun逸 and Jia Lian.

After chatting for a while, a man in his forties who looked like a housekeeper came over and saluted Jia Lian and said, "The things have been loaded onto the truck. Please give me your instructions, Master!"

Lai Da, who was standing by, looked at the newcomer and sighed, "Qin Zhixiao! After more than ten years of separation, I never thought I would see you again!"

"Brother Lai, you may not know that when I was married with my wife, the master had already changed my surname to Lin."

Zhang Yunyi was stunned when he heard this, and turned his head to look at the person who came. Not far behind him, there was a housekeeper and a pretty and lively girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old.

Lin Zhixiao?
He had heard in his previous life that in the four ancient versions of the book, namely the Jimao version, the Gengchen version, the Menggao version and the Liezang version, Lin Zhixiao's name was written as Qin Zhixiao.

Now it seems that it was not a typo.

Moreover, there is only one character difference between Lin Daiyu and Lin Hongyu in their names, with the difference in the middle. But Dai and Hong are both colors.

"Come and meet Master Yi!"

Seeing Zhang Yun逸 looking at Lin Zhixiao curiously, Lai Dalian hurriedly introduced him to him.

"This Master Yi is the young master of the East Mansion. The old lady specially asked him to help welcome her today."

After he finished his introductions and waited for Lin Zhixiao and Zhang Yunyi to exchange greetings, Fang bowed to Zhang Yunyi and said, "The gifts have been loaded onto the car. Please give me your instructions, sir!"

This statement seemed to be a repetition of Lin Zhixiao's words, but the meaning expressed by the two uncles was clear as day.

Lin Zhixiao was also stunned when he heard this. He looked at Lai Da with a little surprise, and then secretly glanced at Jia Lian.

Seeing that he didn't seem annoyed, he had to suppress his doubts and hurriedly imitated Zhang Yun逸 and asked for instructions again.

Zhang Yunyi was not deliberately showing off. He just suddenly remembered that after Siqi made a scene in the small kitchen, Lin Zhixiao's wife helped Qin Xian's wife to seize Mrs. Liu's job in the kitchen, but was later stopped by Ping'er.

Lin Zhixiao's original surname was Qin. Could it be that he and Siqi were from the same family?
That makes sense. The Ning and Rong mansions have lasted for four or five generations since Jia Yuan and Jia Yan.

The original servants in the mansion must have had many branches and leaves, and with the dowry over the years, the relationship became even more complicated.

In Ning Mansion, with Youshi and Qin Keqing in charge, he did not know the relationship between these servants, but there was no such advantage in Rong Mansion.

He secretly kept his eyes open and decided to take some time to understand the complicated interpersonal relationships in the Rong Mansion, so as to avoid accidentally falling into the hands of villains and ruining his own little bit of social status.

Now we have a ready-made candidate in Lai Da, but now is not the right time.

He waved his hand and said, "Since everything has been packed, don't keep the old lady waiting for too long. Let's set off and go back immediately!"

Then, he took the lead and walked towards the four-wheeled carriage.

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(End of this chapter)