The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 173: Laughter and Playing with Mandarin Ducks

"Xiangling is pregnant now. I promised her today that I will have dinner with her tonight. Thank you, old lady."

They agreed on a time to go to Huifang Garden to enjoy the snow. Faced with Lady Jia's invitation to dinner, Zhang Yun逸 could only decline politely with regret.

He has received a modern education and knows that the emotions of pregnant women are particularly important.

The women in the wealthy families in ancient times did not have the entertainment that they had in previous lives, and they were kept in the backyard all day, which made them more prone to depression.

Therefore, he would take one day out every ten days to have dinner with Xiangling, hold her to sleep, and tell her little stories.

Naturally, Grandmother Jia had some complaints about Zhang Yun逸's doting on a maid.

However, on the one hand, the children born by Xiangling will inherit the Zhen family's incense, and secondly, it is not her turn to comment on Zhang Yunyi now.

I could only nod at him and said, "Oh! Go ahead! Come back another day when you have time."

Then he instructed Yuanyang behind him, "Yuanyang, send Yige off for me."

Zhang Yun逸 apologized to all the golden hairpins before saying goodbye and leaving.

After he left, Xiangyun could no longer hold it in.

With a puzzled look on his face, he asked, "Brother Yi is married?"

She was outspoken and didn't have the courage to ask in front of Zhang Yunyi, but now she blurted it out.

For wealthy families, there will be no shortage of maids, but they are only there to provide comfort for the young masters.

Not to mention the embarrassing status of being the eldest son out of wedlock, just the fact that he had a child before getting married would also make the woman have concerns when talking about marriage.

Since Xiangling was pregnant, she naturally thought that he was married. However, she just heard Fengjie mention that the vegetables were grown by Zhang Yunyi on the farm outside the city, but they were sent by Youshi.

If they were married, this kind of running errands should not be left to sister-in-law Youshi.

Lin Daiyu was also confused. She had not heard anything about it in all the days since she came back.

Moreover, when Zhang Yunyi took her back that day, she had guessed something about Yingchun's abnormal behavior, which made her even more curious.

Tanchun's heart skipped a beat and she looked at her warily.

Fortunately, Baochai solved the puzzle in time and told the story of sending Xiangling away and recognizing her relatives.

After hearing this, Xiangyun exclaimed, "Everyone says that my second brother is very thoughtful and considerate, and he understands the thoughts of girls. I think my eldest brother Yi is no worse."

Baochai glanced at Lin Daiyu, then looked at Xiangyun and said with a smile: "That's right! He is willing to fulfill his promise and let Xiangling's child inherit the family. This is something that no one else can do."

When Jia Baoyu heard Xiangyun compare him with Zhang Yunyi, he felt a little unhappy, and when he heard Baochai's praise, he became even more indignant.

"What's the point? If my aunt had given Xiangling to me, I would have done better than him..."

Earlier, he felt sorry for Xiangling, but because of Aunt Xue and Baochai, he never had the courage to speak up.

When he heard that Xiangling was given to Zhang Yunyi, he was happy for her and escaped from the sea of ​​suffering.

However, he was quite disappointed when he met Zhang Yunyi later, and was also resentful that the Xue family gave Xiangling to him.

Now that he was provoked by Baochai, he started to speak without restraint.

"Shut up!"

Jia's mother, who had just been watching them play with a smile on her face, said sternly, "If your father heard this, I would make you lose a layer of skin!"

Jia Baoyu originally wanted to refute, but when he heard Grandmother Jia mention Jia Zheng's name, his neck suddenly shrank and he dared not speak.

Lin Daiyu sneered, turned to Xiangyun, and said sarcastically with a double meaning: "I don't think your second brother is as considerate as others. It seems that he has forgotten his younger sister when he saw his elder sister."

She lived in the Bisha Cabinet with Jia Baoyu and had long been aware of his relationship with Xiren.

Having a maidservant is also a standard feature of wealthy families.

If Jia Baoyu had been coveted by a maid from another family, she would not have protested, but Xiangling was originally a member of the Xue family.

She had also heard some rumors about the golden marriage in the palace in the past two years.

In addition, he had been away from Beijing for a year and had lost his parents, so he was inevitably particularly sensitive.

"you……"

Jia Baoyu was indignant and was about to explode, but as he grasped the jade in front of his chest, he was afraid that the noise would be too loud and his nonsense would be known to Jia Zheng. So he had to stop and looked at Lin Daiyu with a resentful face.

He knew very well that Zhang Yunyi could make Xiangling's child inherit the Zhen family's incense.

As for him, he would not be able to pass the test of Jia Mu and Wang Furen, let alone Jia Zheng. At this moment, he was actually somewhat envious of Zhang Yunyi, who was alone and had no constraints from his elders.

……

"The roads are slippery in the snow, please go slower, Sister Yuanyang."

"Oh!" Yuanyang smiled softly, covering her mouth. "The old lady asked me to come and see you off, but I made you worry about me."

"Sister is precious. If you fall because of giving it to me, it will be a sin!"

"Your Excellency is too kind. We slaves are not that valuable."

Yuanyang's eyebrows flashed with a strange light, and he smiled and said, "Baoyu often said that girls are made of water, and men are made of mud. He feels refreshed when he sees a girl. Could it be that you are the same as him?"

Zhang Yunyi scoffed at Jia Baoyu's words. He said jokingly, "I agree that girls are made of water, but if men are made of mud, then once they get married, wouldn't it be like making peace with mud?"

"Puchi!~" After hearing his description, Yuanyang couldn't hold back her laughter and laughed out loud. Her body trembled and her feet slipped.

"careful!"

Zhang Yunyi was quick-witted and grabbed her armpit.

It would have been better if he didn't pull it. But when he did, Yuanyang felt as if she had been electrocuted. She felt her whole body go limp, and her body actually turned in a circle with him as the center, and leaned towards him diagonally.

Zhang Yunyi took the opportunity to grab her other arm, half hugging and half pulling her to steady her body.

Although it was the coldest time of the year, and she was wearing three layers of clothes inside and outside, which was quite restrictive, but when Zhang Yunyi picked her up under her armpits, and she was in a hurry, she couldn't avoid touching the softness in front of her.

Yuanyang had never had such contact with a man before. Even though the wind was cold, she still felt her face burning hot and she was blushing from the embarrassment.

His voice trembled as he spoke: "Thank you... Master Xie Yi."

"It's my fault. I made my sister laugh so hard that my feet slipped."

Zhang Yunyi took the opportunity to push himself further and said, "Why don't you hold my arm so I can walk more steadily."

Yuanyang lowered her pretty red face, pursed her lips and said, "I can't point fingers at you, Master. After I send you off, there will be no one to help me go back."

"How difficult is that?" Zhang Yunyi said with a smile, "It's not like I don't know the way. Why should I bother you with the trouble? I'll take you back first, and the old lady won't know."

When Yuanyang heard this, her eyes sparkled like a pool of autumn water, and she felt warm in her heart, but she shook her head and said, "I thank you for your kindness, sir, but I cannot be ignorant of the hierarchy."

Seeing that she was too shy to hide, Zhang Yunyi would never miss such an opportunity. He crossed her back, grabbed her upper arm on the other side, and said seriously: "I was wrong just now. The road is slippery in the snow. Sister Yuanyang, let me give you a hand."

Yuanyang's body trembled slightly, but she did not object. She unconsciously leaned her pink back against his arm.

Just like that, Zhang Yunyi half pushed and half pulled him forward.

Perhaps to ease the awkwardness, after a while, Yuanyang slowly said: "I was wrong before. The master and Baoyu are of course different. He said that a girl is a priceless treasure before she gets married. Once she gets married, she will lose her luster, not to mention Xiangling who is pregnant..."

Zhang Yunyi sneered and said, "If you lose your glory after you get married, does that mean you won't even look down on your wife after you get married?"

Yuanyang nodded silently, agreeing with what he said.

After a long while, Fang Youyou exhaled a breath of white air and said with emotion: "Sister Xiangling is a blessed person, to be loved and cared for by Master."

As he was speaking, two red figures appeared in front of him.

Yuanyang hurriedly shook his arm slightly, and Zhang Yunyi calmly let go of his hand and withdrew his arm from behind.

"Master Yi!" Siqi bowed deeply to him, but her eyes were looking at Yuanyang who was standing beside her with a blushing face.

"Second girl!"

Yuanyang and Yingchun bowed to each other at the same time.

"Yi... When did Brother Yi come?" Yingchun didn't notice Yuanyang's expression. She quickly stepped forward and stared at Zhang Yunyi, saying, "Are you leaving now?"

"Second sister is polite. I have things to do when I go back."

Zhang Yunyi nodded at her, then turned to Yuanyang and said with a smile, "Sister Yuanyang will send you here, and go back with my second sister!"

Yingchun glanced at him and said with some regret: "Then... Brother Yi, take care!"

Passing by each other, Zhang Yunyi turned back and said, "I was just in the old lady's room. Miss Lin and the others have agreed to go to Huifang Garden to enjoy the snow the day after tomorrow. If you have time, you can go with us."

"Wow!~" A look of joy appeared on Yingchun's face and she quickly agreed.

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(End of this chapter)