The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 179: Eat the marrow and know the taste
Upon hearing this, Youshi realized that she had caused a misunderstanding.

Looking at Zhang Yunyi's expression again, she realized that he was planning to take advantage of Li Wan.

Therefore, before this, I had already regarded Li Wan as a comrade in the same trench, so there was no need to do any psychological preparation.

Then he guessed Zhang Yunyi's intention and tried to test her: "Since she needs your help, it is only natural for you to help keep it secret. I saw that she was distracted that day, and I'm afraid she was shocked. After all, she has been a widow for many years, how can she bear such a commotion? I'm afraid she will suffer day and night when she returns."

Zhang Yunyi agreed with Youshi's words. She didn't know that Li Wan was trying to find something with Ping'er, so she made such a guess.

He even mistakenly thought that she was having a secret meeting with him, which shows how embarrassed Li Wan was at the time.

However, he did not know Youshi's attitude, and was too embarrassed to speak out, so he just sighed hypocritically: "This is my fault. If I let her make a mistake because of this, I will really feel guilty!"

"How can you blame Yun Yi for this! No one forced her to leave. She just couldn't bear to leave and insisted on listening to the whole story. How can you blame others? I'm afraid that at that time, when she heard the noise, she might have wished she could take Ping'er's place!"

Although she did not see it with her own eyes, she guessed Li Wan's reaction to a certain extent.

Now that the words were out, Youshi no longer tried to hide them and reminded him, "That being said, she is a widow after all, and she is not as good as others. She doesn't go out much, so Yun Yi should not rush things."

Zhang Yunyi felt a little embarrassed after hearing her say that, and he quickly made a joke: "How could my sister-in-law not know me? How could I be such a reckless person?"

Yu Shi rolled her eyes at him and said, "At that time, he helped us. I'm afraid the West Mansion couldn't defend itself in time. How can we compare?"

Zhang Yunyi chuckled: "Sister-in-law, how do you know that the West Mansion won't open the door to convenience?"

In a few words, he told how Jia She and his mother were planning to marry Yingchun to him.

"Oh! I thought the eldest house had given up after the incident in front of the old lady. I didn't expect that they had such a plan."

You Shi was surprised and asked, "Could it be that Yun Yi also has feelings for the second young lady?"

In her opinion, marrying Yingchun, who has a gentle personality, is better than marrying her own sister-in-law who is cold-hearted and hard to warm up to.

"There's no rush now. Let's leave them alone for a while. Otherwise, with the master's temper, if he really wants to marry me, I'm afraid he will have to rely on me. It's best to bargain and make a one-time deal, so that they won't treat me as a money bag."

What he said was half true and half false. The so-called one-time deal was naturally to wait until the Rong family fell into decline and Jia She could no longer bear it and sold his daughter.

However, although he had the excuse of foresight, once he revealed that the good days in Rong Mansion would not last long, it would inevitably arouse Youshi's suspicion.

The matter involved a dispute over the throne and could not tolerate any ambiguity, so it was kept secret from Youshi.

Youshi never thought that the Rong family would one day sell their daughters. She just regarded it as a one-time deal and gave more betrothal gifts.

After hearing what he said, instead of becoming suspicious, I felt even more relieved.

Now the Ning Mansion is relying on him for support, even if the Rong Mansion's first wife treats him as a money bag, I'm afraid they are still inferior to him.

But even so, he did not say such words, which made him seem even more biased in comparison.

Her heart warmed up, her mind heated up, and she blurted out: "I'm afraid Yun Yi won't have much chance in the West Mansion, but in our mansion, even if he makes a big fuss, no one will know about it."

"Sister-in-law said..."

Yu Shi said this suddenly, without any context, and Zhang Yunyi was unable to react for a moment to understand the meaning of her words.

"Last time Yun Yi reminded Lan, she has always thought that I had pleaded for her, and she has been very friendly with me recently. The West Mansion also knows about this. Tomorrow I will test her attitude first, and then invite her to the mansion. Others will not be suspicious..."

Yu's words were exactly what Zhang Yunyi wanted.

After all, Li Wan is a widow, and even if Lady Jia makes the door open for her, there may not be a chance for them to meet in private.

On the contrary, they are on guard against boys but not girls. Yushi and Ping'er have no such restrictions.

Logically, Ping'er, since she has a relationship with Li Wan and is a member of the Rong Mansion, should be more suitable for this task.

But she was from the Rong family after all, and she was not aware of her own private affairs, so she might not be willing to do such a job.

On the contrary, it was Youshi, who knew each other well and volunteered, which was perfect.

This was his original intention, so when Ping'er interceded for Li Wan, he used the heavy clothes to delay.

The plan was to openly repair the plank road and secretly attack Chencang.

Let Ping'er calm Li Wan down first, and then ask Youshi to invite her to Ning Mansion privately.

However, he was not clear about the relationship between Youshi and Li Wan. He wanted to take advantage of today's inquiry to ask her indirectly and ask Youshi to contact more people and establish some friendship with them.

Unexpectedly, the groundwork had already been laid in advance, which saved a lot of effort. He put his arm around Youshi's slim waist and said with a smile: "Thank you for taking the trouble to run around for me, sister-in-law. You must thank me when you return home."

I originally thought I still had to convince Youshi to help, but now that she has volunteered, I still have to thank her.

In order to prevent her from being confused and unable to express her thoughts, he took the opportunity to tell her some details that Ping'er had told her.

By the way, it also adds a touch of strange emotions to the ordinary life.

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"Don't worry, Grandma. Grandpa said that Lan is weak and his clothes are too heavy to move freely. It's better to wait until spring when he can wear lighter clothes. Then I can give Lan some advice."

Ping'er returned to Rongfu and reported to Wang Xifeng before she found time to come to Li Wan's courtyard.

She originally planned to tell her that she had lived up to her trust and then turn back, but she was still dragged and pulled into the room by Li Wan.

"Thanks to you, I can feel at ease now!"

Li Wan held Ping'er's hand and stroked it, saying, "You usually accompany Feng girl, so it's rare for you to come over. Now that you're here, I think you shouldn't leave today. Let's talk by candlelight and have a good chat."

Talking late into the night by candlelight is fake, but knowing the taste after tasting it is real.

Since Ping'er went to the East Palace today and received a reply, she must have met Zhang Yunyi. How could she return empty-handed?

Although Ping'er didn't understand her true intention, the implication was very clear to her.

Last time, she was caught off guard and the liquid was contaminated by Li Wan as soon as it touched her mouth. But this time, unlike last time, she hurried back, not only rinsed her mouth, but also had dinner.

This made Li Wan, who didn't get any taste of the flavor, feel very disappointed.

Rinsing your mouth is easy, but taking a bath is not that easy.

After a moment's thought, Li Wan understood the key and dragged Ping'er onto the bed.

Ping'er was shocked. She had stayed in Li Wan's room for one night last time, and now Jia Lian was living in the outer study, so she had to stay with Wang Xifeng.

Today's trip to the East Palace was quite refreshing, which made Wang Xifeng feel nostalgic. If she brings some of the lingering emotions back from Li Wan, she doesn't know how she will blame herself.

However, Li Wan's obsession made it difficult for her to break free, and because of the difference in their status, she did not dare to be ruthless. Not only did she fail to escape, but she was instead dragged onto the couch.

Seeing that most of her collar had been opened, she had no choice but to cover it up while saying, "Grandma, Master already knows about our affair."

These words were like a thunderclap, and Li Wan couldn't help but pause.

Ping'er took advantage of her distraction to break free quickly and explained, "The eldest lady knows what the master is capable of. Naturally, we can't hide this from him."

She had not intended to hide this from Li Wan. After all, it concerned her privacy, and hiding it would make her seem guilty.

However, she originally planned to lay some groundwork first and then find a suitable opportunity.

Li Wan heard this and suddenly woke up from a dream. Her face flushed and she said, "I...how could I doubt you?"

Although she was impulsive at the time, when she asked Zhang Yun逸 to give Jia Lan some advice, she also considered that he might see some clues from Ping'er.
At first, she felt ashamed and angry when she thought about this dilemma, but gradually, a little unknown expectation appeared in her heart.

But now, from Ping'er's words, she was far less ashamed and angry than she had shown, and instead seemed to be a little worried and anxious.

He murmured in a low voice: "Could it be that he doesn't allow you to do this kind of thing?"

"No, no!" Ping'er waved her hands and explained, "Master just said it's too late and told me to stop. He didn't forbid me to come. It's just that Madam has been in a bad mood recently, so I can't stay for long."

After hearing this, Li Wan seemed to come alive. She raised her blushing cheeks and said in a trembling voice, "Oh! Oh! I didn't think it through!"

Ping'er was worried that she would do something extreme out of shame and anger, so she quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, Madam. The master is not the kind of person who gossips. And he knows that you are helping to cover it up, so even if he knew, he would just keep it to himself."

"I trust you. Your grandmother is waiting for you to come back. Don't delay."

Ping'er was still a little worried, and tried to comfort her for a while. She found that although Li Wan was shy, she did not show any expression of anger.

Fang stood up and said goodbye, "Grandma, don't forget. Lan is counting on you to supervise my studies and keep fit. I have been delayed for a long time. I am afraid that grandma will be impatient, so I will go back first."

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(End of this chapter)