The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 219 Making up for the situation before it is too late
Rong Mansion, the Xue family courtyard in the northeast corner.

Aunt Xue and Baochai have been waiting for a long time.

Because he was not sure whether Jia Zhen's debt collection was instructed by Zhang Yunyi, he asked Xue Pan to find out the truth before leaving.

The two residences were separated by only a wall. Seeing that it was almost noon and he hadn't come back yet, she couldn't help feeling anxious.

Just as he was about to send someone to the East Palace, he saw Xue Pan walking in dejectedly.

Aunt Xue hurried forward and grabbed her son, saying, "My son! What happened?"

She just thought that Xue Pan had an unhappy mood in the East Mansion, so he had this expression, and her heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

"Mom..." Xue Pan wailed upon hearing this, "We have wronged Brother Yi!"

Aunt Xue's heart trembled, and she asked quickly, "What did you wrongly accuse him of? Did Zhen'er tell you something?"

Xue Baochai frowned slightly, her dark eyes suddenly narrowed, and she said in a deep voice: "Brother! Did you meet Brother Yi?"

Aunt Xue was extremely anxious, but she grasped the key point at once.

When Xue Pan spoke up for Zhang Yun逸, he used the word "all", and I'm afraid that his words also included Jia Zhen.

"you do not say!"

When Xue Pan was asked this question, he also started talking.

He recounted how he met Zhang Yunyi in the East Palace in the morning and what happened afterwards.

However, he had no rules to begin with, and he felt ashamed, and Aunt Xue was urging him on, so he would often complain three times for every word he said.

When Aunt Xue heard that Zhang Yun逸 knew that she also suspected him and embezzled money under the name of Prince Zhongshun, she sat down on the kang.

He kept beating his chest and stamping his feet, lamenting, "You evil creature, you really don't have any precautions. Just say it's Zhen Ge'er, how can you say it to his face? Our family has also become suspicious."

Fortunately, Xue Baochai had a clear mind and was able to remain calm. After repeated questioning, she finally figured out what had happened.

"You damned evil creature, you always bring trouble to our family. I am so angry that my heart aches!"

Upon hearing that Zhang Yunyi wanted to cut off ties with her family and no longer be a partner in the caustic soda business, Aunt Xue couldn't help but cover her chest and rubbed the pair of gifts in front of her again and again, squeezing them so hard that they were deformed.

"What should we do? How can we survive in the inner court in the future?"

Xue Baochai's quiet face also revealed a trace of worry. She glanced at the two people who were in a state of dismay, pursed her lips, and said with a forced smile: "Now that things have come to this, it's useless to complain, mother. We should think about how to make up for the loss."

Aunt Xue trembled and lamented, "He has even said that the bridge is the bridge and the road is the road. How can we make up for it?"

Xue Baochai glanced at Xue Pan, thought for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "Since Brother Yi is still willing to send a car to take my brother back, he probably doesn't mean to blame my brother. The situation can't be too bad!"

"Right, right, right!" Aunt Xue seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and she quickly agreed, "Your brother also believed what Zhen and I said, so it's understandable. I believe Yi didn't vent his anger on him, so there is room for maneuver."

Upon hearing this, Xue Pan felt even more ashamed.

Aunt Xue had already started to think, pointing at Xue Pan, and said, "You are the one who caused this trouble. I will prepare a generous gift for you to give it to him in the evening and apologize sincerely. Don't say anything nonsense this time."

"If I hadn't believed you, how could I doubt Brother Yi's character? Now I am so ashamed, how can I have the face to ..." "Don't worry, mother!" Xue Baochai interrupted them and said, "There is a way to make amends. If you rush, it will only backfire."

She did not wait for the two to ask, but looked at Xue Pan and said, "Brother Yi told you to do something, you must not mess it up."

"What's the matter?" Xue Pan looked confused.

Xue Baochai seemed to be deflated, and complained: "Brother, you are so confused! Why did Brother Yi have to throw dirty water on himself and make up such a lie? Isn't it for Brother Zhen's own good?"

"Yes, yes! That's what he meant."

"We have no choice but to tell you the truth. If we ruin this, even if we apologize a hundred times, it will be useless. You guys are going to give gifts in such a high-profile manner, can you hide it from Brother Zhen?"

Her analysis was so clear and logical that Aunt Xue couldn't help but feel a sense of fear. She couldn't help but clench her fists and beat her chest, feeling so frightened that the earth was shaking.

Xue Pan nodded continuously, and said with a flattering smile: "Sister, please tell me, what should we do?"

"I'm sure that Brother Zhen will come again. Brother, you can't hide the truth. In my opinion, it's better not to meet him. If you really can't avoid him, just push the matter to mother."

"Hey! Hey!" Xue Pan agreed hurriedly, his eyes full of anticipation, hoping for Xue Baochai's next words.

Unexpectedly, Xue Baochai waved her hand and said, "Brother has been running around all morning, I'm sure you're hungry, go eat quickly."

"Is it that simple?" Xue Pan said with lingering feeling.

Xue Baochai comforted him, "Things have to be done one by one, brother, finish this first."

After sending Xue Pan away, Aunt Xue also asked in confusion: "That's it?"

"Of course not! My brother was here just now, so I can't say more about some things."

Xue Baochai turned to look at Aunt Xue and continued to analyze, "Brother Yi has been so worried about the East Palace, but Brother Zhen is willing to destroy his reputation behind his back for this little bit of money. It's always good to ask Brother to avoid him. Besides, now that Brother Yi knows about this, it's hard to say whether he will be disappointed."

"Yes! You have thought it through. That Zhen brother is too cunning. No matter how I advised him in the past, your brother just wouldn't listen. But, if we do this, will Yi brother really calm down?"

"I'm afraid it's not that simple!"

Xue Baochai frowned and sighed deeply, saying, "We may have offended someone this time. Otherwise, he would not have told the chief historian of Prince Zhongshun's palace and severed ties with us in front of him."

Aunt Xue's face, which had been moist and rosy, turned pale in an instant. She sighed and said, "What can we do? If he makes trouble for us in the inner court, we will have no idea whether we can keep our share of the business, let alone the future."

"Don't panic, mom! What I said before was not all for the purpose of calming my brother down. Although our family has offended someone this time, we still have to consider my aunt's face. Since she is willing to send a car to take my brother back and use the profits from sugar to exchange for the caustic soda business, she still has some feelings for him."

"So you mean to ask your aunt to negotiate?"

"We have to do our best first, so that Brother Yi can feel our family's sincerity, and then we can get twice the result with half the effort by asking Auntie for help."

Xue Baochai patted Aunt Xue's hand and said, "The caustic soda business has always been managed by Zhang Dehui. Mom, you might as well tell Zhang Dehui to switch to Brother Yi, so that he won't be left without someone to run the business. In this way, I'm sure he will also accept our family's favor. Afterwards, when our eldest sister marries into the palace, we can ask Aunt to help mediate. I'm sure he will give Aunt some face, and this matter will be resolved."

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(End of this chapter)