The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 202: A Single Move Affects the Whole Body (Part )

During the Spring Festival, Prince Ning had tried to speculate on the Emperor's intentions after several failed marriage proposals.

Prior to this, because of Jia Jing's proposal, he had not discussed it with his subordinates.

Afterwards, with his biological mother's approval and the emperor's permission for the marriage, he did not investigate further.

Now that a problem has arisen, I have to discuss it with my subordinates.

As a prince, he naturally had many strategic people under him. After some discussion, they gradually figured out the emperor's intentions.

Therefore, during this period of time, she stopped planning on getting married and never dared to mention the matter to the emperor again.

But as one problem was solved, another was created. Although he did not dare to act rashly, Jia Zheng was still kept in the dark.

Seeing that the garden was almost completed, she hurried into the palace and requested to see the emperor and choose a date for the wedding.

However, Prince Ning can enter and leave the palace without any hindrance, and can also whisper in Concubine Zhen's ear.

Since Emperor Zhengqing had already made up his mind to delay, it was naturally impossible for him to give Jia Zheng the opportunity to present himself in person.

He went to the palace several times to ask for an audience, but he couldn't even see the emperor.

Even no matter how he arranged things and asked the eunuchs on duty to pass on the message, the reply was always the same: the emperor had no time to see him.

After failing to gain any success in meeting the emperor, Jia Zheng had to seek other methods.

I originally wanted to go to Prince Ning to discuss the matter, but when I arrived at Prince Ning's mansion, it was the same as before, and I was turned away several times in a row.

Originally, Prince Ning, who had taken the initiative to summon him, even let him in through the door.

The emperor's refusal to meet the bride could be explained by the fact that time had passed and he had forgotten about granting the marriage.

However, it has only been over a month since the last report on the completion date of the villa for marriage, and Prince Ning has such diametrically opposed attitudes.

He couldn't help but speculate on the reasons.

After much thought, the only reason he was ignored was that he had not yet completed the task assigned by Prince Ning to win over Zhang Yun逸.

Naturally, he would not admit that he had done a bad job. Fortunately, there was still some work to be done in the garden, and Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang did not urge him to go to the palace to ask for permission.

Considering that bad things happened the previous two times Zhang Yun逸 was invited to the house.

He also kept an eye on it.

That day, I returned to the mansion.

He did not go to the study to chat with a few guests as usual, but came to Mrs. Wang.

After asking about the progress of the garden project, Fang calmly said, "This is a great event. When it is completed, the mansion will have to celebrate it. Brother Yi has also put in a lot of effort in this garden. Don't forget to invite him to your house."

Ever since Aunt Zhao caused the trouble, although Jia Zheng followed Lady Jia's instructions and lived in Lady Wang's courtyard, he never set foot in the main house and always slept in the side rooms.

As the saying goes, things never happen more than three times. He stayed alone in the room every day, and it was already more than once that he passed by the door without entering. The couple rarely talked to each other.

Mrs. Wang didn't think she had done anything wrong in the first place, but now she was being ignored and she couldn't help feeling disheartened.

Having said that, it was obvious that he took the initiative to find me. I just thought he had regretted it and was giving me a way out. I hurriedly agreed, "Hey! Master, you're right. I'll send someone to invite you tomorrow!"

Unexpectedly, her enthusiasm was met with a cold shoulder.

Jia Zheng frowned and said, "You should also be more aware of your status. Now that Lian Er has returned, you can just tell him to go and invite him. Why do you have to do this?"

Mrs. Wang's heart trembled when she heard this. She did not understand Jia Zheng's difficulties.

When dealing with Aunt Zhao, he had made some bad guesses, although judging from Jia Zheng's behavior later, it seemed that he was worrying too much.

But today, he suddenly told her to avoid suspicion, which inevitably aroused her suspicion again.

Given Jia Zheng's reputation-conscious personality, it is indeed possible that he pretended to be ignorant in order to save face.

She was absorbed in her thoughts, but Jia Zheng saw that she hadn't received a response. He was worried that he hadn't explained it clearly enough, so he reminded her again: "Although he is a junior, he is not a junior of your family after all. You should be more cautious!"

These words undoubtedly confirmed her guess, and Mrs. Wang was immediately filled with shame and anger.

But if it weren’t for Jia Zheng’s push, how could she have fallen into Zhang Yunyi’s arms?
Now, Jia Zheng had the nerve to put all the blame on her.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but speak with a bit of resentment: "Since the master wants me to avoid him, I might as well not invite him, so that I won't be able to explain myself if I run into him."

"Nonsense!" Jia Zheng shouted, "You are also the mistress of the house, how could you not even care about such a small occasion?"

Fearing that Mrs. Wang would turn her back on Zhang Yunyi and ruin Prince Ning's plan to win him over, Jia Zheng softened his tone and said, "I just want you to be aware of your status and not send anyone to invite him. When he comes to the mansion, you must show your courtesy as a host."

Seeing that Jia Zheng asked him to avoid the taboo on the one hand, and at the same time reminded him to be a good host, this contradiction seemed to save his dignity but did not take his own embarrassment into consideration.

Mrs. Wang felt even more aggrieved and said, "The master has already said it. If he makes any unreasonable demands, should we try our best to satisfy him?"

She was too lazy to cover it up and simply threw the problem back to Jia Zheng.

Since Jia Zheng saw what happened that night, he must have been aware of Zhang Yun逸's evil intentions towards him.

On the one hand, because she felt aggrieved, she deliberately wanted to disgust Jia Zheng.

On the other hand, she also wanted to see what Jia Zheng's attitude was when facing this problem.

But for some reason, after saying this, she not only did not feel ashamed, but instead felt a sense of pleasure of revenge.

Jia Zheng was also stunned by her question.

He just thought that Madam Wang was dissatisfied with him and was deliberately picking a fight with him, so he refuted: "He has always been polite and chaste. You just need to do your best and treat him with courtesy. How could he not distinguish between the important and the unimportant and make rude requests?"

Jia Zheng's words made Mrs. Wang laugh out of anger.

"Oh!" She chuckled and said, "Master is right! He has always been polite and chaste, but I am the one who doesn't know how to behave. In this case, I will just follow his etiquette and return the favor!"

After Mrs. Wang finished speaking, she added silently in her heart: If Zhang Yun逸 wants to perform the Zhougong etiquette, I want to see if you still have the nerve to let me cooperate and return the gift!
Although Jia Zheng did not hear what she was thinking, he could hear the contempt in her words.

He waved his hand impatiently and said, "Forget it! I will go find Lian Er on this matter myself, you don't need to worry about it anymore. When the day of completion and celebration comes, you just need to follow and do your job well!"

Although she was resentful of Jia Zheng's suspicion, she was indeed controlled by Zhang Yunyi at the time, so it was inevitable that Mrs. Wang felt a little guilty.

Before this, Aunt Zhao had already caused some bad trouble. If more rumors were spread, people would inevitably suspect that they were groundless.

Seeing that Jia Zheng no longer let her make arrangements, she was happy to have fewer troubles.

I immediately followed his words and said, "Master, you are absolutely right! Since you have asked Lian Er to make the arrangements, you can just go by yourself. There is no need for me to do anything unnecessary."

Hearing that she wanted to send him away, Jia Zheng didn't bother to say anything more. He flicked his sleeves and left angrily.

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(End of this chapter)