The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 22 Making trouble in secret
It was almost dusk when Zhang Yun逸 returned to Ning Mansion.

Yu Shi knew that he was going to meet the emperor, and had been waiting eagerly in the front yard.

As soon as she saw him, she immediately went up to him and asked, "Is the emperor satisfied?"

Whether the emperor is satisfied is directly related to the benefits that Jia Zhen covets. Although she doesn't care about Jia Zhen, she understands that if there are no benefits in return, he will not make things easy for herself and Zhang Yunyi.

Zhang Yunyi nodded slightly and said, "I was ordered to serve in the inner court, fully responsible for all affairs, and was given the title of fifth-rank dragon guard."

Although the fifth-rank Dragon Guard is an honorary title and the head of the Tiangong Academy is the real power, one still has to pick the higher official position.

"Doesn't that mean..." Youshi finally had a solution. Given Jia Zhen's attitude, let alone hiding it from him, even if he knew about their relationship, he probably wouldn't care.

"Well! When this sugar factory goes into production, I will find a way to get you some sales share later, as a gift to you."

Whether it is the current white sugar or other industries in the future, he cannot have it all to himself. Officials at all levels in the inner court, and even Prince Zhongshun, must have a share.

Therefore, the sales quota allocated will not be too large.

Since Jia Zhen himself would not show up, he just needed to act and make him think that he was bewitched by Youshi.

In this way, he could be kept on his guard and Youshi could be subsidized at the same time.

An adulterous affair cannot last forever, not to mention that he cannot stay with Youshi for his whole life, so they have to be bound by interests to make it last long term.

If Jia Zhen could have the same consideration as him, even if he swung the pickaxe harder, he would find it difficult to pry open the corner of the wall.

A woman who marries a man will get her clothes and food. Although the affair is going on, it is not legitimate. If Zhang Yunyi gets tired of her one day, who can she complain to?
So when she heard that he was going to set up a business for her, she couldn't help but stick close to him and said in a sticky way, "Master, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll go prepare it for you right away."

She was so moved that she even changed her way of addressing him.

"Hehehe!" Zhang Yunyi grinned, "What else can compare to my sister-in-law?"

Youshi's pretty face turned red, and she said in a muffled voice, "Then I'll take the master back, and I'll go wash up first and go over early in the evening."

Zhang Yunyi leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Remember to put on the underwear you wore last time."

She was happy to show some intimacy, which could both make Jia Zhen believe that he was bewitched by Youshi and satisfy her husband's current bad taste.

However, after turning into the alley of Tianxiang Tower, he still kept some distance between himself and the others without making any noise.

Because the two of them were just following orders and flirting with each other, they didn't observe each other deliberately and didn't notice that Jia Rong was hiding in the dark and observing them.

Looking at the figure disappearing at the end of the corridor, Jia Rong spat fiercely at the ground, narrowed his fox eyes, pondered for a long time, then turned and walked towards Ning'an Hall.

Jia Zhen was true to his word. As soon as Jia Jing left, he sent Xie Yuan to Jia Rong.

But the father and son were of the same character. After just half a month, the novelty wore off and they started to set their sights on Youshi again.

It was also because Jia Zhen acted too well, and he knew the situation of the Zhang family, so everyone thought that Jia Zhen was taking advantage of the situation to fool Jia Jing, and did not take Zhang Yunyi seriously.

Seeing that Youshi always went to Dengxian Pavilion whether she had something to do or not, he hoped that there would be something going on between the two of them and that Jia Zhen would find out, so that this stepmother would be completely without support.

At the same time, he secretly resented that Youshi didn't get close to him.

Because he had ill intentions towards Youshi and observed her very carefully, he always felt that she had become more and more plump recently.

He wanted to find an opportunity to catch the adulterer, but he was worried that if the matter was exposed, Jia Zhen would lose face and take it out on him.

Seeing the two of them behaving intimately today, he thought to himself that if he didn't take action now, he would only be able to eat what Zhang Yunyi left.

"master!"

When he arrived at Ning'an Hall, he saw Jia Zhen with his head down in deep thought, so he hurried forward to greet him.

"Why are you here?"

Jia Zhen knew that this son of his would never come near him unless he was informed of his intentions. This meant that something bad had happened to him, either he was short of money or he had gotten into trouble.

"My son has heard some gossip in the mansion recently, and I dare not hide it from you, Master." Jia Zhen thought that it was just another rumor about him and Qin Shi, and frowned and asked, "What gossip?"

Seeing Jia Zhen's expression of surprise, Jia Rong thought that he had also heard something, so he hurriedly came closer and said, "My son, I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

"Say it!"

"I just took my son to the courtyard and heard the servants talking about how the mistress has been visiting Uncle Yi too often recently..."

Before he could finish his words, Jia Zhen raised his foot and kicked him, his face as gloomy as water, "Did you come up with this on your own or did you hear it from someone else?"

Although he saw the two of them behaving in an ambiguous manner with his own eyes, he was still worried about getting into trouble.

"I don't have time to care about these things. I just heard people talking outside and wanted to come out to stop them, but I didn't see anyone. So I came to tell you."

"Why don't you seal up your hole for me?"

Jia Zhen shouted, thought for a moment, worried that the rumor would reach Youshi's ears, looked ahead and behind, and said in a deep voice: "Go and call the mistress."

"Hey! Hey! I'll be there right away, son."

Seeing Jia Zhen's attitude, Jia Rong agreed repeatedly while secretly rejoicing. Youshi was not favored to begin with, and she was causing trouble for the master. How could this end well?

I don’t know how to humiliate her, and maybe I won’t even need to ask for anything by then... This kick was not in vain.

He was dreaming a sweet dream when Jia Zhen kicked him again and shouted, "Why don't you go away? What are you doing standing here?"

He didn't even have time to cry out in pain and had to crawl out of Ning'an Hall.

Knowing that Youshi had gone to Dengxian Pavilion, he did not go into Youshi's room, but went straight to the back garden.

As soon as she stepped into the alley of Tianxiang Tower, she saw Youshi walking towards her, swaying with three steps. She hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Hey! Madam, are you here from Uncle Yi?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Yu Shi unscrupulously.

"Bah!" Youshi suddenly spat fiercely, "If you have something to say, just say it. Put away your thieving eyes. If you keep looking around, I will tell the master!"

"Look at what the Madam said, how dare my son! Today, for the Madam's sake, my son was kicked twice by the Master. Madam, please remember my son's kindness." Jia Rong said with a fake smile, "The Master asked his son to come and invite the Madam!"

Seeing Jia Rong acting fearless, Youshi was confused and thought to herself, could it be that he knew that Zhang Yun逸 had come to the palace to report and was in a hurry to ask for benefits?
"Since it's the master's order, why don't you lead the way!"

It's not that she didn't know where to go, but she just didn't want Jia Rong to follow her and look at her.

The two of them arrived at Ning'an Hall one after another, but saw that there were already more than ten people outside the main house, all of them were Lai Sheng's family and other housekeepers.

Upon seeing this scene, Jia Rong was horrified and felt a little regretful. If he put Youshi in a pig cage or beat her to death, he would be in trouble.

Unexpectedly, Jia Zhen did not get angry when he saw Youshi coming. Instead, he said to the maids, "Listen to me, don't think you can look down on your cousin just because he is a guest. If I find out that you are even the slightest bit negligent, Jiao Da will be your example!"

As he spoke, he looked at Youshi and said in a pretentious manner, "He has just arrived and is alone and helpless. He is at a loss and helpless. You should spend more time with him to avoid making him sick."

Seeing him behaving like this, Youshi knew that there must be gossips spreading. Combined with Jia Rong's performance just now, it was obvious.

"Master, what you said is true. As a sister-in-law, I always go to my brother-in-law's room. If some gossip spreads..."

"Who dares!" Jia Zhen shouted angrily, "Whoever wants to be the next Jiao Da, I will make him do it now!"

Seeing everyone below was terrified, Youshi glanced at Jia Rong with disdain, and then agreed reluctantly.

Jia Rong was so shocked at this time, but the housekeepers and servants thought that Jia Zhen really cared about his cousin.

But he knew it clearly in his heart. He was afraid that the boy must have listened to him and wanted to clear the obstacles for the two of them!

Thinking of this, his neck shrank. How could he dare to make a move on Youshi?

I thought to myself, what’s so special about this cousin that makes my father spend so much money to win him over?
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(End of this chapter)