The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 217 Freeing up your hands to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf

The next day, early in the morning.

He practiced a set of boxing in Huifang Garden and just returned to the house to eat when he saw Jia Rong coming in hurriedly accompanied by a maid.

He nodded and said, "Uncle Yi! Madam Cai said that she wants to relieve nephew of his duties at the farm, but is there anything that nephew has done wrong?"

Zhang Yunyi waved to the maid outside the house, and when she turned to leave, he pointed to the other side of the table and said, "Sit down, let's eat and talk!"

"Hey! Hey!" Jia Rong leaned forward with only half of his buttocks resting on the stool, "Uncle Yi, please give me some advice!"

"We are all family, don't be so restrained!"

Zhang Yunyi sighed, "This is a difficult matter for me too! Although you and I are uncle and nephew, from my sister-in-law's side, you are also half my son."

He paused for a moment before saying, "You have always been filial, I have seen that, and Qin is also very much to my liking, but Brother Zhen is your biological father and the head of this family. He mentioned this matter years ago, and I tried to persuade him but to no avail. I have no choice but to do this!"

"How could that be?" Jia Rong asked anxiously, "Now all the supplies in the mansion are borne by Uncle Yi..."

Zhang Yunyi raised his hand and interrupted, "He is the head of this family after all. After all, I am just a guest here. If he insists on doing this, what can I do?"

At this point, he took a mouthful of porridge and sighed, "I don't take a penny from the harvest in this mansion. It's just a matter of who gets more and who gets less between you and your son. I wanted to help you more because of your filial piety, but this also made him dissatisfied. If I continue to favor you, I'm afraid there will be no room for me in this mansion!"

"How could it be! Even if the master is willing, there is still the grandfather above him! Besides, even if the master wants to cross the river and burn the bridge, it is too early now. Can't we rely on Uncle Yi to pay the debt of this mansion?"

"Since you are so open-hearted, Uncle Yi will not hide it from you!"

Zhang Yunyi looked at Jia Rong with a burning gaze and said in a deep voice, "You should have heard about Sister Feng's madness, right?"

Jia Rong was stunned when he heard this, and said in shock: "Uncle Yi is saying..."

Zhang Yunyi laughed at himself: "Maybe I'm overthinking it, but you should know about Qin's affairs, and I have to consider this too!"

Seeing Jia Rong's anxious expression, he said, "To be honest, I have done my best for the mansion. Since he won't tolerate me, there is no need for me to stay here. I will move back after I have cleaned up the old house."

He knew very well that Jia Rong had made the divorce decision on Qin Keqing's own initiative, so he deliberately attributed the reason to this.

Jia Zhen even hated himself. Without his support, how could Jia Rong still have a good life?

Sure enough, Jia Rong said with a sad face: "Uncle Yi! You are the pillar of the family, you can't just walk away!"

“Alas!” Zhang Yunyi sighed, “Although I took on the debt for the mansion, the good bows are hidden when the birds are gone. Moreover, I only made profits for my sister-in-law and you, and gave you his only income. If I continue to live here, I will only make people hate me…”

"But Uncle Yi..."

"I'm speaking my heart out to you because of your filial piety, but now I really can't interfere in your affairs. That's all I have to say. You should take care of yourself!"

At this point, Zhang Yunyi shook his head and sighed, "I originally wanted to give Qin a name and then arrange a new marriage for you. Now it seems that this may not be a good thing for you. Instead, it would be better to take Qin away directly, which would save you some trouble."

"Uncle Yi! You can't leave! If you leave, who can your nephew rely on?"

"You also know that I am alone and have no relatives around me. I would like to bring you with me, but after all, he is your father. I am afraid he will not agree. It is better not to mention it!"

"This..." Jia Rong seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Zhang Yunyi also waved his hand and said, "Go back and think about it carefully, but remember not to argue with him, lest you fall into his hands..."

He deliberately emphasized the word "vicious" and saw a gleam in Jia Rong's eyes, but he shook his head and said, "Alas! When he beats my son, even I feel heartbroken, but he can actually do it." Seeing that all the necessary efforts have been made, the only thing left is whether Jia Rong has the courage.

He didn't care whether Jia Rong was in the mood to eat or not. He ate and drank his fill, then urged the somewhat distraught Jia Rong to leave Huifang Garden together.

When he arrived at the front yard and just got on the carriage, he saw Xue Pan coming in from the corner door.

Zhang Yunyi greeted, "Why did Wenlong come here so early? Is there something wrong?"

Hearing this, Xue Pan glanced at the carriage and said with disdain, "I came to the East Palace to look for Brother Zhen. Do I have to inform you in advance?"

Zhang Yunyi was stunned when he heard this, and then he asked tentatively: "What are you talking about, Wenlong? Did my brother offend you in some way?"

It’s not that he has to be patient and deal with Xue Pan.

However, Jia Zhen's recent series of actions were quite strange. Zhang Yun逸 was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he did not dare to test him with words. Now that he saw that Xue Pan's attitude had changed and heard that he was looking for Jia Zhen, he decided to ask him indirectly to see if he could get any useful information.

Although Aunt Xue had warned him, Xue Pan was still a little angry when he was questioned by Zhang Yunyi. He said angrily, "Who calls you a brother? I thought you were someone I could make friends with, but I didn't expect you to do such sneaky things behind my back!"

Zhang Yunyi felt that something was wrong, so he got off the carriage and asked with a smile, "Tell me, what sneaky things did I do?"

"Still pretending! It's just a little money. Even if you just said you were paying off Brother Zhen's debt, I wouldn't refuse. Why bother playing all this nonsense?"

"What money?"

"What? Have I wronged you? We are all relatives. If you have a problem, just speak it out. Why use the title of King Zhongshun to pressure others?"

After hearing this, Zhang Yun逸 understood.

"Where did you hear this from?"

"What else can you say? Are you blaming both Brother Zhen and Mother?"

Uh……

I originally thought that only Jia Zhen was causing trouble, but unexpectedly Aunt Xue was also involved.

Seeing Xue Pan finished speaking, no longer paying attention to him, and turned to leave, Zhang Yunyi smiled and said, "The innocent are innocent, but since Wenlong said so, do you dare to accompany me to the Zhongshun Palace?"

He knew Xue Pan's character. With this suspicion, he was afraid that he would not want to talk to him more. He still had many doubts and had to ask him for answers. It would be better to provoke him than to persuade him.

"What is there to be afraid of?" Xue Pan stopped when he heard that.

Zhang Yunyi was at ease just now, and he ordered towards the second gate: "Go and ask my sister-in-law to bring the banknotes from Prince Zhongshun's mansion!"

During this period, because of that monk and the Taoist priest, Jia Zhen was not the only one who was delayed.

He took leave for several days in a row and only went to the yamen two days ago. He didn't have time to check the caustic soda revenue for this quarter.

I took this opportunity to send it over, to prove my innocence and to find out some details.

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(End of this chapter)