The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 216: Inquiring and Suspicion

"Ouch! Where did you get this?"

Zhang Yunyi returned to the Dengxian Pavilion from the East Corner Gate. Yu Shi, who had been waiting for a long time, saw him covered in filth and complained, "Even if she is really holding it in, she should wait for me to make arrangements. If she doesn't care about it, something bad will happen sooner or later."

Zhang Yunyi knew that she had mistakenly thought that it was a trace left by Li Wan, so he did not explain and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, why are you here now? Is there something wrong?"

When he asked this, Youshi finally remembered the important matter: "Oh, right! The eldest wife just came over and mentioned your marriage to me again."

"Oh?" Zhang Yunyi sneered, "They came to your house to look for you, aren't you afraid that Jia Zhen will make trouble to the old lady again?"

Although judging from the result, that push also led to their current husband and wife relationship, Jia Zhen harbored evil intentions, so he changed to calling her by her name.

Yu Shi looked puzzled and said, "I also find it strange. After some probing, she said that Jia Zhen accepted the money from the other side and agreed to the marriage."

She didn't care that Zhang Yunyi changed his address, and instead followed him and called him by his name.

"Oh? Is there anything else?"

Zhang Yunyi burst out laughing. He knew very well that Jia She sold his daughter, but it was quite novel that he was actually spending money on Yingchun's marriage.

Seeing his smile, Youshi also smiled and said, "Isn't that right? The first wife hasn't come since the last time. Now that she is looking for me directly, it must be true. What do you think, Yunyi?"

As the eldest sister-in-law, if she wanted to be with Zhang Yunyi for a long time, she had to consider the mood of his wife.

Yingchun has a soft personality to begin with, so if she were to act as a matchmaker at this moment, there would definitely be no problem.

Zhang Yunyi didn't care about it. He shook his head and said, "Didn't I tell you last time? Let's hold that one back first and talk about it when the time is right."

"Then...then what's the reason for the delay?"

It’s not that Youshi couldn’t think of a way to delay, but she liked this marriage so much that she couldn’t help but be a little passive.

Zhang Yunyi didn't consider these details. He thought for a while and said, "Just tell her that although I also like the second young lady, the eldest master has a good reputation. I am not able to take care of this side of the mansion. How can I help the other side?"

He was sure that Jia She would not do anything without profit, and added: "If he is willing to sign a written agreement to guarantee that he will not extort money from me in the future, I can agree."

After hearing this, Youshi looked ashamed.

She was so focused on finding a way out for herself that she ignored the burden that the Ning Mansion brought to Zhang Yunyi.

While helping him undress and take off his dirty clothes, Yun Yi suggested, "Actually, I don't have much to spend right now, so why don't you take back the profit from the sugar?"

With the guano business, Zhang Yunyi no longer cared much about the small profit from sugar. He just used this as an excuse, but he didn't expect that Youshi took it seriously.

"We'll talk about this later."

Since Youshi was grateful for this, there was no need to explain to her. It would be a waste not to earn the favor that came out of nowhere.

He thought for a moment and then reminded her, "Sister-in-law, ask next time how much silver Jia Zhen got from that place."

On the one hand, he didn't know that Jia She not only did not spend any money, but also made a small profit.

I thought to myself, with his character, since he had spent money on Yingchun's wedding, if the time really came to sell his daughter, he would surely include this money in the calculation.

In order to avoid misjudgment at that time, it is better to find out clearly first.

On the other hand, the Ning family now relies entirely on him. Given Jia Zhen's character, he should be eager to tie him up tightly.

How could he give up himself, the God of Wealth, for Jia She's little profit?

Wang Xifeng went crazy, and he was doing bad things secretly. Now he turned to seek petty profits from Jia She. Putting the two things together, Zhang Yunyi couldn't help but feel puzzled, thinking that there might be some connection between the two.

After he asked this, Youshi looked even more ashamed and stammered, "The... the eldest lady said that he accepted eight hundred taels of silver from the eldest master..." Mrs. Xing told Youshi as if she was presenting a treasure. Since Jia Zhen had accepted the silver, how could she not be curious about how much Jia Zhen had accepted?
However, she was too embarrassed to tell Zhang Yunyi this number, so she kept it secret at first.

"Eight hundred taels?" Zhang Yunyi frowned.

If it was eight thousand or eighty thousand, it could be explained as Jia Zhen being too short-sighted or being short of money.

But eight hundred taels is not a question of how much it is, but every bit of profit is a bit earned.

He became more and more certain that there was some connection between the two.

Some even suspect that the nightmare magic is related to Jia Zhen.

If he hadn't known in advance that he might have an accident, how could he have earned eight hundred taels?
Although there was no indication of this in Ma Dao Po's explanation, only Aunt Zhao knew the truth about this matter.

Since she could find herself, she might be desperate and seek help from Jia Zhen.

After all, as the head of the Jia family, Jia Zhen has a great say in issues such as clan succession.

Once something happens to Jia Baoyu, there will be a subtle relationship between Jia Huan, as Jia Zheng's only son, and his grandson Jia Lan.

If he had Jia Zheng's secret support, there might be a chance to make a move regarding the right of inheritance.

As for why Jia Zhen attacked him, there are too many possibilities.

Perhaps he suspected that he knew the cause of death of the father and son, or perhaps it was because of Qin Keqing, or for other reasons, Zhang Yun逸 did not intend to dig deeper.

Ever since he learned from Jia Lian in Rong Mansion that Jia Zhen was secretly doing bad things, in Zhang Yun逸's eyes, he was already a dead man.

One of the reasons why he didn't rush to take action was because his attention was distracted by the bald monk and the lame Taoist priest.

On the other hand, since Jia Zhen chose to stay in Rongfu and had already reached the point where he had done something bad, it was obvious that he had run out of tricks.

Today, the servants employed in Ningguo Mansion, especially in Huifang Garden, are carefully selected.

With the supervision of the servants who came with her mother as a dowry, she did not have to worry about her own safety.

Of course, the experiences of Wang Xifeng and Jia Baoyu also reminded him that he must let Zhen Shiyin come back as soon as possible so that he could control the food and water in the back garden.

At the same time, in order to avoid a disaster, you have to act first.

Thinking of this, he said to Youshi, "Brother Zhen must be short of money. Didn't he say years ago that Rong'er was exploiting the farm too much and withholding the farm's harvest, and wanted to remove him from his job? Just agree to it, and you won't be laughed at by outsiders for this little bit of money."

Those who work with their minds rule others, and those who work with their hands serve others.

Even if he wanted to take action against Jia Zhen, there was no need for him to dirty his hands.

Raising an army for a thousand days can be spent in just one moment.

It is time for Jia Rong, this poisonous snake, to demonstrate his value, otherwise, why should he be kept?

However, even though he had already exposed the relationship between Youshi and Jia Zhen, for the sake of safety, it would be better to hide this strategy of driving the tiger to devour the wolf from her.

Not having a good time at Wang Xifeng's place, he shouted outside, "Prepare some hot water, Master wants to take a bath!"

Then he opened his arms to help Youshi take off her mottled white undershirt, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you haven't taken a bath with me for a long time!"

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(End of this chapter)