The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 224 Everyone Shows Their Magical Powers

Tanchun is a person of decisive and resolute character.

Now that I have made up my mind, I don't want to waste time.

She has almost sorted out the story of the Legend of the White Snake.

Although Zhang Yun逸's story is wonderful, it is in vernacular and needs to be polished.

However, since she had decided not to just focus on the present, the polishing work had to be assigned to a group of sisters, and these were not things that could be accomplished overnight.

On the contrary, it is Jia Zheng’s attitude that is imminent.

Nowadays, Aunt Zhao is not the same as before. With Lady Jia's clear ban, it is difficult for her to even talk to her, let alone persuade her husband.

The more this is the case, the more urgent it is, and we need to plan as early as possible to avoid missing the opportunity.

So the next day, she brought her servant to Aunt Zhao's courtyard.

"You...why are you here?"

Ever since that day, when her whereabouts were revealed in front of Zhang Yun逸 and Jia Lian, Aunt Zhao was afraid that she would act rashly again and arouse suspicion, so she remained in hiding.

Now, seeing that Wang Xifeng and Jia Baoyu have recovered from their illness, he became even more suspicious and saw enemies everywhere.

Unlike last time, Shishu had already received instructions from Tanchun in person, so without her instructions, she took Xiao Jixiang away from the room.

Tanchun, however, was preoccupied with her own affairs, so even though she heard Aunt Zhao's question, she just lowered her head and thought about it, and didn't pay too much attention to her expression.

When the secretary led Xiao Jixiang away, she raised her head and said, "Auntie, do you know that the son of housekeeper Lai was promoted by Brother Yi and became an official in the inner court?"

If it's about helping me, Aunt Zhao may not be interested in getting involved, but if it involves Jia Huan, there's no doubt that she will be tempted.

Therefore, at the beginning, she did not rush to state her purpose, but instead brought up the matter of the Lai family first.

When Aunt Zhao heard that they were not going to bring an army to punish her, she immediately relaxed.

He said angrily, "I was just beaten with a stick, and my ears are not deaf. The news spread all over the mansion, how could I not know?"

"Since Auntie knew about this, why didn't she have any plan?"

Tanchun coaxed him gently, "Have you ever thought about following Brother Yi's path for Huan'er?"

"How could I not have one!" Aunt Zhao blurted out.

But then she reacted and said with a nervous look, "What's the point of thinking? I'm a concubine born in a family. Even if I want to get close to him, I can't. How can I have any chance to get through?"

She just thought that Tanchun had seen some clues and came to test her on behalf of Lady Wang.

Aunt Zhao was telling the truth. Tanchun did not doubt it. She stared at her with a sharp gaze and asked, "If there was such an opportunity, would you be willing to fight for it?"

"Why are you asking this?"

Although she had tried to be frank, Aunt Zhao still had doubts.

Seeing that she was not convinced, Tanchun stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "Aunt, don't you think about it? Even though Butler Lai is not related to you at all, Brother Yi is willing to support his son. If it was his own brother-in-law, would he not do his best to help him?"

"Ok?"

Aunt Zhao was stunned when she heard this, then she smiled happily and praised: "You have such vision and planning, and you know how to rely on Master Yi. You are worthy of being my brainchild."

If it were in the past, Tanchun would naturally sneer at such words.

Now, he still asked her for help, but she could only hold her nose and agree.

However, she did not want to dwell on it, so she struck while the iron was hot and asked, "So, Auntie also agrees?"

"That is..." The words stopped abruptly here. Aunt Zhao raised her eyebrows and sneered, "I thought you never came to see me for no reason, but why did you think of me now? It turns out it's for your own sake. Could it be that you can't count on the Madam anymore?"

She was very dissatisfied with Tanchun's attempt to get close to Lady Wang, and now that she finally got the chance, she couldn't help but mock her.

Although Tanchun needed her help, she would not be easily controlled by her.

She refused to give in and said, "Aunt, you don't have to say such things to irritate me. I am doing this for myself, but won't you benefit from it? This is a win-win situation for both of us. If you are still being hypocritical and we break up, I may still have a chance to succeed, but you will regret it!"

"That's it!"

Aunt Zhao was unsure of Tanchun's attitude, and she didn't dare to go too far, so she said, "You are my flesh and blood. How can I sit idly by and watch such a good thing happen? But, this time you should know which side you are on, so don't cross the river and destroy the bridge, forgetting about us mother and daughter..."

At this point, she seemed to have thought of something, and hesitated to say, "You don't want me to be humble and persuade him for you..."

Because Jia Zheng had repeatedly invited Zhang Yun逸 to banquets, and when Jia Baoyu fell ill, Jia Zheng spoke coldly to Zhang Yun逸, and she was not present, she did not think that something had gone wrong with him.

Instead, she felt guilty and thought that Tanchun knew that she had flirted with Zhang Yunyi and wanted her to go and set an example for her.

"Not bad!"

Tanchun had no idea of ​​this episode. She just thought she saw her intention. Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, she thought she was embarrassed to tell her about the means she used to curry favor in front of her.

She simply interrupted the conversation and said, "It seems that the master has some opinions about Brother Yi because of the second sister-in-law's madness last time. I need your help to make some efforts, so that Brother Yi will not be settled when the time comes, but the master will have problems."

"This..." Aunt Zhao didn't expect this to happen. She couldn't help but feel lucky that she was slow to act. But then she felt embarrassed and said angrily, "Now, how can I have the chance to persuade your side?"

Tanchun naturally knew very well about Aunt Zhao's current situation.

He immediately gave her instructions, saying, "There's no rush for this. After all, the master still favors the aunt. As long as you're willing to put in some effort, there'll always be a chance to meet. There's no need to rush to achieve success, lest things get ruined. Just find out the master's attitude first and tell me, and we can discuss it later!"

"Do I need you to teach me these? I have been with you for so many years, but I don't have this ability. How can I give birth to you two?"

Aunt Zhao was quite disdainful of Tanchun's advice, and instead started to inquire about Wang Xifeng's madness.

"Tell me, how come the master still has an opinion about Master Yi when Second Madam is crazy?"

As the instigator, she was always worried that the matter would be exposed, but she was also worried that if she asked around, she would be exposed.

I finally got this logical excuse, so how could I let it go?

Tanchun thought she was trying to guess Jia Zheng's attitude, so she did not hide anything and told her all the relevant information she had heard.

When Aunt Zhao heard that not only did Zhang Yunyi admit that he was possessed by evil spirits, but that monks and Taoist priests also came to visit, she felt more relieved.

Instead, he felt somewhat gloating over Wang Xifeng's loss of face.

As for Jia Zheng's attitude, it was not investigated further because it was consistent with his character.

After putting her worries aside, her mind started to become active and she began to care about Tanchun's plans.

"When it comes to how to deal with men, you need to learn more from me..."

She wanted to teach her everything she knew, but Tanchun was not willing to take that approach, and she couldn't stand her crazy talk.

"Don't worry about these, Auntie. I'm not someone's concubine. If I learn those skills to curry favor, people will look down on me for nothing!"

She said, turned and left.

"Bah!" Aunt Zhao spat at her back, "What's wrong with currying favor? If I don't have this ability, who else can you count on?"

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(End of this chapter)