The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 196 Try harder
Rongguo Mansion, in the main hall of the east wing.

Jia Lian was hunching his back and reporting Jia Zhen's intentions to Jia She, who was sitting at the top, and Madam Xing, who was standing beside him.

Finally, after finishing his report, he straightened his chest and said, "Master! Fortunately, I have fulfilled your mission. As long as you give Brother Zhen three thousand taels of silver..."

"waste!"

Jia Lian was feeling proud of himself when Jia She suddenly shouted, "I asked you to find out what Yi Ge'er was saying, but you have accomplished nothing and you still have the nerve to say that you have done your job well!"

"This……"

Jia Lian originally thought that even if he was dissatisfied, he would only complain that the price was too high. He never expected that he was actually dissatisfied with the fact that he had done something wrong.

He couldn't help but secretly wonder if Jia Zhen had offended Jia She so much that he was unwilling to accept this favor.

Just when he thought that Jia She would not agree, he suddenly changed his tone and said, "Don't rush to reply to him. Tell this to the old lady first."

"Uh..." Jia Lian was stunned for a moment before he suddenly realized that he was planning to ask the old lady to pay the money.

"Hey! Hey!" He was relieved and hurriedly agreed, saying goodbye, "Son will go find the old lady right away!"

"and many more!"

Jia She stopped him again and said, "Go to the old lady and tell her that Zhen wants five thousand taels!"

He then frowned and threatened, "When you get the money, send it to me. If the news leaks out, I will pretend that I never gave birth to you!"

When Jia She said that he did not give birth to a son, it certainly did not mean that he disowned him, but that he wanted to beat him to death.

Hearing the hidden meaning in the words, Jia Lian couldn't help but shrink his neck.

"Son, don't worry! But, if Brother Zhen..."

Before he finished speaking, Jia She shouted, "Just do it. How can I not consider these things?"

Jia Lian didn't dare to ask more questions and quickly bowed and took his leave.

After Jia Lian left, Mrs. Xing said with a beaming smile, "Master, you are so happy! Is that Zhen'er's brain rusty? Yi'er spent more than 100,000 taels to pay off his debts, and now he wants to give up the marriage for 3,000 taels. He is really short-sighted!"

She became more and more excited as she spoke, patting her chest and trembling, "Let me see, three thousand taels of silver is not a lot, we can still deduct two thousand taels as a benefit...but the old lady is reluctant to spend..."

"What two thousand taels?" Jia She said with disdain, "It's five thousand taels!"

"This..." Madam Xing was stunned by this sentence and said cautiously, "Master! Even if the old lady is willing to give the full five thousand taels, she still has to give Zhen'er three thousand taels, isn't it..."

"Who said we would give it to him?" Jia She asked with narrowed eyes.

"What do you mean, sir?"

"Don't you think about it? When we first proposed this marriage, that bastard acted as if his tail had been stepped on and dragged us to the old lady to argue. How could he be so kind now and agree to let us get married for three thousand taels?"

"Master, are you saying that Brother Zhen is playing tricks on us?"

"I am his uncle after all. With the situation in the East Palace now, even if he has the guts, he wouldn't dare to cheat on this!"

"What does the master mean?" Mrs. Xing was confused by what he said.

"What do you mean?" Jia She laughed and said, "Don't you think about it? The East Palace relies on Yi Ge'er to maintain its dignity. Now they are so kind that they don't want to strengthen the relationship and push him to our side?" It seems that he feels that Mrs. Xing's brain can't figure out the knot, so he didn't keep her in suspense and said thoughtfully: "I think he probably hit a snag with Yi Ge'er, so he wants to make up for it with us."

After Jia She's analysis, Mrs. Xing was immediately impressed and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Master is wise! I was thinking just now that he must have a rusty brain to be so picky about picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons. So this is the reason!"

She said seriously, "If he hadn't stopped me last time, Brother Yi would have agreed to the marriage. Now, the girl has become even more beautiful after being groomed by me. How can he not be tempted?"

Jia She twisted his long beard with his hand and said with great satisfaction: "So, no matter how much the old lady is willing to pay, this money has nothing to do with him!"

Madam Xing hesitated for a moment and said, "But...but if we don't pay this money, and he makes a scene after the matter is done, won't the old lady know that we have embezzled this money?"

"uh-huh……"

Jia She was too excited just now. When Mrs. Xing reminded him, he remembered this omission and coughed a little embarrassedly.

After a long pause, Fang slowly said, "You are right. However, since Brother Yi despises the fourth girl, he has no hope now. At most, I can give him three to five hundred taels as a token of appreciation to shut him up."

Mrs. Xing still had some doubts, and asked carefully, "Will he not tell the old lady about this?"

"How dare he!" Jia She slammed the table. "It's too late for him to hide this kind of thing, how dare he tell others about it? If Yi Ge'er knew about it, would he be so shameless?"

At this point, he turned to Madam Xing and said, "As for Lian Er, when he sends the money over, remember to remind me and make sure he doesn't let anyone know about it."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Madam Xing agreed hurriedly, "He is lucky to be able to sell a fictitious marriage to others. He will definitely not spread it. As long as Lian Er keeps it a secret, the old lady will not know about it."

"That's right! As long as this marriage goes through, the old lady won't know that we embezzled the money, and we can be considered to have explained it away."

Jia She thought for a moment and said, "Now that there is this kind of thing, I'd better ask Lian Er to stop interfering. First, I want him to avoid getting drunk and letting the cat out of the bag in front of Zhen'er or Yi'er. Second, he knows that I have embezzled the old lady's money, so I can't push him too hard."

Besides, that kid is always making excuses when doing things. Since we don't have to avoid the East Mansion now, I'll let you do it, and I'll be relieved!"

This had already been discussed before Jia Lian returned.

Therefore, before this, Jia She deliberately exaggerated the facts in order to complain in front of Lady Jia. In Mrs. Xing's opinion, Zhang Yunyi rejected the East Palace probably because he liked Yingchun more.

Now that the East Palace is no longer blocking the way, Mrs. Xing is even more confident.

"Master, rest assured! Leave this matter to me, there will be no problem!"

"Ok!"

If you tell lies too many times, you will start to take them seriously. Jia She was not very sure at first, but now that Jia Zhen took the initiative to give in, he felt more and more that what he said in front of Lady Jia had come true.

"How can a cat not like fishy smells? Didn't the old lady ask her to move into the garden to make things easier for Yi Ge'er? Don't forget to remind the second girl to not be so arrogant. If we can get her to make things happen, maybe we can turn the tables!"

"This... this is not appropriate, right? The young lady is at a critical moment right now. If any rumors spread..."

"That's it!"

Jia She was just too excited and didn't think about it for a moment. He could only say angrily: "This matter must be dealt with as soon as possible, so as to prevent the East Mansion from taking advantage of Yi Ge'er. If the eldest girl's marriage is over and there is no final conclusion, then follow the master's method and give him a boost!"

……

(End of this chapter)