The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 197: Unexpected Changes
Zhang Yunyi managed both his public and private lives, enjoying himself in the hot spring villa, having fun and having a great time.

The Ning and Rong families also ran around and cried out for him, worrying about him a lot.

Jia Lian took Jia She's order and reported it to Grandmother Jia with a worried heart.

Unexpectedly, Grandmother Jia was quite looking forward to this.

Not to mention anything else, just look at the vegetables in the greenhouse. This honor, which only the royal family can enjoy, is worth more than a few thousand taels of silver.

What's more, Zhang Yunyi has a bright future and is favored by the emperor. He may be of great help to Yuanchun in the future.

With Jia She's words as a basis, this marriage seemed a done deal to Jia's grandmother.

She was not as shameless as Jia She, so she had no objection to spending some money to avoid looking too embarrassed.

However, she was not aware that Jia She had proposed an increase in the price, and was still quite dissatisfied with Jia Zhen's exorbitant request.

After a long pause, he said, "If he is willing to give in, it is only right that we give him some compensation. However, we can give him the compensation, but what will happen if he wants it? Go and tell Zhen Ge'er that it was me who said that. Just give him three thousand taels to spend!"

After hearing this, Jia Lian also breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't know that Jia She planned to swallow all the silver.

Although the task was not completed perfectly, the amount given by Lady Jia exactly matched Jia Zhen's offer.

Even if this matter is exposed in the future, at least he won't be accused of helping me cheat the old lady.

When Jia She saw the three thousand taels of silver that Jia Lian handed over, he did not blame him too much. He just repeatedly warned him not to disclose the money to anyone.

He also told him not to ask about Yingchun's affairs in the future and asked him to call Jia Zhen over so that he could have a face-to-face talk with him.

Jia Lian didn't care about it. When Jia She asked him to raise the price to the old lady, he saw that Jia She intended to cut the price.

Now, with only three thousand taels left, he naturally was unwilling to give it all to Jia Zhen.

On the contrary, Jia She told him not to worry about Yingchun's marriage, which surprised him.

Living in the outer study for more than a month was not without benefits. Seeing that he had fallen out with Wang Xifeng, Jia She did not force him too much.

Apart from the unspeakable secret, I feel free from all worries.

He didn't dare to interfere and hurried to the East Palace to convey Jia She's intention.

Jia Zhen and Jia She are a pair of foes. Before they fell out, they often went out to play together.

When he heard that Jia She wanted to meet with him, he guessed that he wanted to bargain.

After reciting his speech several times and pondering over the wording for a long time, he moved to the east wing of the Rong Mansion.

I thought the price was sky-high but the return would be low.

Unexpectedly, Jia She did not play by the rules. As soon as he came up, he did not even serve tea. He sneered and said, "If you had known this at the time, your uncle would have rewarded you with a few thousand as compensation. Now you have the nerve to ask for it, and you are not afraid of getting your tongue snapped by the wind!"

Jia Zhen was so humiliated that he wanted to turn around and leave, but the situation was stronger than him. For the sake of the silver, he had to swallow his anger and said, "Uncle She, please calm down. It was indeed my fault at the beginning. I hope you will not hold my fault against me."

The more he tried to appease the situation, the more Jia She felt that his judgment was correct, and he said aggressively: "Oh! When you took me to the old lady, you didn't say this!"

Even a clay figure still has some earthy qualities. Jia Zhen was also annoyed and angry after being ridiculed one after another.

The key point is that Jia She not only pushed too hard, but also asked for a thousand or eight hundred yuan right away. That was the situation at the beginning, and now I'm afraid he will give a discount again.

Even though every little bit counts, he now has several thousand taels of savings, and he also has the money that Youshi deposited in the Xue family as a foundation.

Instead of being humiliated here, it is better to put some effort into Zhang Yun逸.

He immediately threw away his sleeves and said angrily: "Since Uncle She has no intention of discussing this business, then just pretend that my nephew has never been here."

Seeing him turn around and leave, Jia She sneered and said sinisterly, "I'm afraid Brother Yi is still in the dark about this matter, right?"

Jia Zhen was startled when he heard this and immediately stopped.

He regretted it so much that he thought it was a lucky way to make money, but he didn't expect it to backfire. Although he had made up his mind to cut ties with Zhang Yunyi, he also hoped to get some more money to support himself.

In the past, he had urged Youshi to hint at Zhang Yun逸.

If Jia She reported the matter to Zhang Yun逸 at this moment, it would definitely arouse his vigilance.

Once the plan is disrupted, it would be a case of losing the big picture for the small.

I could only pretend to be calm and said, "It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime. Let's not talk about whether my cousin will believe your one-sided story. Even if he does, knowing the original agreement, I want to see if you still have the nerve to marry the second girl to him!"

"This……"

Jia She was suddenly speechless. He was not afraid that Zhang Yun逸 would know, but he was worried that the matter would become a big deal and be known to Lady Jia.

Although Jia Zhen was not clear about the inside story, he could see Jia She's concerns and became more and more unreasonable.

It has to be said that these people in the Jia family have limited abilities in other matters, but once money is involved, they are all shrewd.

Both of them had concerns, and they bargained for a long time, finally settling on the price of eight hundred taels.

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at the same time.

Prince Ning was also busy. He learned from Jia Zheng the approximate date for the completion of the villa for his bride.

He then found his biological mother, Concubine Zhen, and planned to take advantage of the Spring Festival when Emperor Qing was not practicing Taoism to persuade her to set the wedding date in advance, so as to avoid wasting time by letting the Ministry of Rites choose a date after the construction of Rong Mansion was completed.

Concubine Zhen naturally would not shirk her son's request.

However, the actions of Prince Ning and Concubine Zhen backfired.

Emperor Zhengqing was already suspicious of the reason why she facilitated this marriage.

At this moment, seeing that the Rong Mansion's villa for the bride had not yet been completed, but they were so impatient and busy negotiating the wedding date, he became more suspicious.

He was born in a prince's mansion, unlike the emperor who was born in the inner courtyard of the imperial palace.

In particular, because he was obsessed with Taoism, he had few offspring, only two sons, the Prince of Qin and the Prince of Ning.

But as an emperor, he has his reverse scales that cannot be touched.

It would be fine if Prince Ning only made friends with some old and idle nobles, but Wang Ziteng was his confidant who was promoted by him.

Although, in order to prevent any disaster, Wang Ziteng was transferred to the Nine Frontiers, he still controlled a large number of troops.

In recent years, he has neglected state affairs, and the reason why power has not fallen into the hands of others is that he relies on the emperor's mentality to let his ministers check and balance each other.

But because of this, a single move can affect the entire body.

Once drastic measures are taken to disrupt this balance, it is easy to cause turmoil.

This was also the reason why he dealt with corruption in the Ministry of Works and only punished the Jingzhao Yin and the patrol camp.

Therefore, although it seems that taking away Wang Ziteng's military power can solve the problem once and for all, we cannot act rashly.

A single move in the court could affect the entire body, but this marriage, however, has room for maneuver.

Although the emperor's words are never a joke, the matter involves the throne and the foundation of the country. Not to mention that the imperial decree has not been issued yet, there are many cases where the imperial edict is withdrawn.

Since Concubine Zhen and Prince Ning are so eager to get married, I'm afraid that even if they really are connected with Wang Ziteng, there are prerequisites.

Going back on one's word would be embarrassing, but delaying the order would allow one to have the best of both worlds.

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(End of this chapter)