The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 158 Struggle

During this year, Jia Lian had correspondence with the mansion.

But Zhang Yun逸 was a stranger after all. Besides, Wang Xifeng gave Ping'er to her, and she was held in his hands, touched and squeezed by him. She heard things she shouldn't have heard, so she would not mention his name out of guilt.

Although Grandmother Jia wanted to give some advice, time did not allow it and it involved the reputation of the mansion. Some things could not be explained in detail in a letter, so she could only ask Lai Da to give some advice when they met the boat.

Therefore, Jia Lian knew nothing about his affairs.

After all, this was the Rong Mansion's carriage, and Jia Lian was a little older than him. Zhang Yunyi did not act arrogantly and did not sit in the main seat, but chose a seat on both sides of the window.

Jia Lian had witnessed the same scene before, and the two of them sat facing each other with their backs against the car window.

When watching Dream of the Red Chamber in his previous life, Zhang Yun逸 had a good impression of Jia Lian.

After all, Mr. Lian’s reputation of never getting anything for free was well-known to later generations.

In addition, she felt guilty for having taken advantage of his presence and stole Ping'er while he was away, so she felt a little angry when facing him.

After getting in the car, I didn't take the initiative to talk.

Jia Lian couldn't hold it in any longer, so he asked, "How long have you lived in the East Palace, Brother Yi?"

"New Year's Day stuff!"

"From what Eunuch Zhou said, Brother Yi seems to be working in Tiangongyuan? Please forgive my ignorance, I don't know what government office it is?"

Although Jia Yucun was in the officialdom, Lin Ruhai did not die until the autumn. He had been in the Salt Inspectorate for at least half a year, and he had never even heard of such a big thing as the establishment of the Tiangong Academy in the Imperial Palace. He really had no awareness at all.

Zhang Yunyi glanced at him unhappily, and instead of answering, he sneered, "It seems that Second Brother Lian is too busy with things in Jiangnan to be distracted!"

"Hehehe! To be honest, I have learned a lot from going to Jiangnan this time!"

Jia Lian smiled awkwardly, as if he had something to say, but was also worried about talking too much to someone he had just met.

I had to try to get closer and said, "We met before, I wonder if you still remember me?"

"I was still young at that time, so I couldn't really tell the difference."

Zhang Yun逸 did still have some impression of him, but it wasn't him back then, and he was still trying to steal his girl, so he simply denied it.

The two chatted idly, and before they knew it, the convoy had arrived at Rong Mansion.

Lin Daiyu's sedan chair was escorted all the way to the second gate, while Zhang Yun逸 and Jia Lian got off in the front yard.

Although they got off at different places, their destinations were the same. Needless to say, Jia Lian had to report to Grandmother Jia.

Zhang Yunyi didn't need to do so, but he wanted to see Lin Daiyu up close, so he followed her.

Because Lin Daiyu went straight into the second gate, she arrived a little earlier than them.

Sanchun, Baochai, Wang Xifeng and Li Wan had already been waiting in Rongqing Hall.

Grandmother Jia hugged Daiyu and looked her up and down and said, "I see you have lost a lot of weight. Did you eat poorly on the way?"

Daiyu hurriedly said, "Everything is fine! I just miss my grandmother!"

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "What is there for an old woman like me to worry about? I don't think it's necessarily me."

All the sisters smiled knowingly when they heard this. Tanchun pushed Baoyu and sent him to Daiyu.

Baochai looked at the scene in front of her, pursed her lips, and her eyes wandered a little. She happened to run into Zhang Yunyi, who was walking side by side with Jia Lian and had an extraordinary demeanor.

I felt lost and my expression was a little gloomy.

Li Wan, who was sitting nearby, saw Zhang Yunyi and her mind unconsciously thought of his fierce battle with Ping'er. She felt her bones and muscles numb and her whole body uncomfortable.

As the saying goes, a short separation is better than a new marriage. Wang Xifeng didn't care about Zhang Yunyi's money bag at this moment. Her eyes were all on Jia Lian. Jia Lian hurried forward to report. After he finished his task, Jia's mother smiled at him and said, "I'm going to trouble Brother Yi to pick you up at the dock this time. You must thank him later!"

As she spoke, she glanced at Yingchun intentionally or unintentionally. The latter hurried forward, bowed slightly to Zhang Yunyi and said, "Thank you, brother Yi, for taking the time to pick me up. I would like to thank you on his behalf!"

After returning from the birthday party at Ning Mansion, Yingchun was already disheartened.

Unexpectedly, she was called back by Mrs. Xing that night, and from her words it seemed that Lady Jia was also interested in this marriage.

This made her feel as if she were in a dream for a moment and she was flattered.

At first, he was still a little bit incredulous and suppressed his anxiety as he was manipulated by Mrs. Xing for more than a month.

Who would have thought that today Lady Jia would call her to her side and give her another lecture.

Although he didn't say anything bluntly in the conversation, she could understand the meaning behind his words.

Suddenly, he felt like he had found his backbone. He no longer felt inferior and didn't dare to step forward and talk.

Zhang Yunyi looked at her deeply, not knowing whether it was an illusion or not, but after not seeing her for more than a month, Yingchun seemed to have become much fuller than before.

He didn't know what Grandmother Jia and Jia She were planning yet, so he didn't want to take a closer look. He said politely, "You're too polite, sister!"

The second girl, who usually seemed to be a nobody, suddenly spoke, shocking everyone.

Lin Daiyu looked at the two of them thoughtfully, and hurriedly whispered to Tanchun, asking about Zhang Yunyi's identity.

But Tanchun seemed a little absent-minded and didn't even talk to her.

Instead, Baochai, who was standing beside her, laughed out loud and said, "Brother Yi is the same as my sister, except that one is a cousin of the East Mansion, and the other is a cousin of the West Mansion."

She glanced at the gift boxes that Zijuan was packing and said with a smile, "It was Brother Yi who went to pick up my sister this time, so don't forget to thank him!~"

After she said that, Lin Daiyu felt a little embarrassed.

Before this, she had never thought about Zhang Yunyi, so she prepared a lot of gifts, but there was no one for him.

She was just about to make an excuse, saying that she would express her feelings later and send him off after Zhang Yunyi left, and then return the favor to him.

However, Jia Baoyu was very tactless. He pointed at the gift box and said with a smile, "Are these the gifts that my sister brought for us from home?"

Now, he couldn't say any excuses anymore and could only take the gift boxes from Zijuan.

Passing them one by one, she said, "To Sister Bao, to Sister Yingchun, to Sister Tanchun, to Sister Xichun's eldest sister-in-law, to Sister Xichun's second sister-in-law..."

When it was Baoyu's turn, she curled her lips, pulled back one of the two original copies, and angrily told Zijuan, "Give him that box."

Then Fang took out another box and handed it to Zhang Yunyi, saying with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Yi!"

Jia Baoyu still didn't understand the situation. He saw that everyone else had their food handed over by Lin Daiyu herself, but he was the only one who had his food handed over by Zijuan.

It would be fine if it was someone else, as they were all sisters, but this was the first time Zhang Yunyi had seen her treated like this, so he thought she was partial to one and ignored the other, and his blood boiled for a moment.

"My sister has been away from Beijing for a year. I miss her day and night. Now that she has finally come back, I didn't expect that she would not even want to give her a gift in person?"

As he spoke, he grabbed the spiritual jade on his chest and tried to pull it out.

Fortunately, Jia's mother knew his temper very well, and had been prepared for this move when he opened his mouth. She quickly snatched it away and said, "It is said that enemies will always meet, but how come you are causing trouble right after you come back?"

She waved at Jia Lian and said, "It's getting late. You should take Yi Ge'er back first. Feng Yatou should also go and prepare some food. Let's have a banquet to thank Yi Ge'er..."

Before she finished speaking, Jia Zhen's voice came from outside the door: "Don't worry, old lady. I've already prepared a welcome party for Brother Lian!"

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(End of this chapter)