The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 246 Taking advantage of the topic
It is said that Jia Baoyu was secretly delighted because he had moved into the Grand View Garden as he had wished.

But Mrs. Wang was worried, distressed and angry.

Because Wang Fu-ren exposed his jealousy of his son in front of the younger generation and servants, Jia Zheng simply moved to Mengpo Zhai.

Anyway, they lived under the same roof and would not be affected by any rain or dew, so Mrs. Wang just turned a blind eye to it.

But when she thought of Jia Baoyu's miserable condition and the attitudes of Grandmother Jia and Jia Zheng, she could not hide the resentment in her heart.

The incident happened suddenly and we didn't have time to investigate it in detail at the time, but it was inevitable to get to the bottom of it afterwards.

However, before she could take any action, Grandmother Jia took the initiative to attack.

She was questioned why, knowing that Jia Zheng intended to take Jin Chuan as a concubine, she did not show the magnanimity of an elder wife and go with the flow, but instead used Jia Baoyu as a pretext to obstruct his behavior, which led to him suffering such an unprovoked disaster.

Although Mrs. Wang couldn't help but secretly criticize this, Jia Zheng had already acquiesced in it at the beginning. If it weren't for Lady Jia's obstruction, how could the bitter consequences of today have been caused?
But having said that, Lady Jia is the elder after all, and jealousy is one of the seven grounds for divorce. She has no way to refute it and can only push Jia Baoyu out to take the blame.

Grandmother Jia knew very well that she had her own problems too, and she just wanted to take the initiative and gain an advantage, so she didn't pursue the victory anymore.

But when this scene fell into the eyes of the servants, the situation was completely different.

On the one hand, even Jia Baoyu was beaten so severely by Jia Zheng, and the servants were terrified.

On the other hand, Lai Da knew that Zhang Yun逸 had something to do with Aunt Zhao and her son, and he wanted to help cover it up.

Therefore, the servants kept silent about Jia Huan's secret mischief.

Even Mingyan did not dare to tell Xiren the truth, and only said that Jia Huan bumped into Jia Zheng in the morning.

As a result, Mrs. Wang was still kept in the dark and thought that it was Lai Dajie who passed the message, but it happened to be heard by Jia Zheng.

But the more this happened, the more angry she felt, and she felt that Jia Zheng disregarded the relationship between father and son.

Just because he drove Jin Chuan away, she was upset and took her anger out on her son.

However, in order to shirk responsibility, the servants often put the blame on Jia Zheng when faced with questioning.

They all spoke in unison and explained clearly how he had ordered not to leak any information.

Thinking of this, she asked the maidservant in the room, "Who was the first to report when Baoyu was beaten that day?"

"Madam, it's Xiren from Baoyu's room."

"Go call her over here. I have something to ask her!"

After a while, Xiren came forward with orders.

Seeing that no one was in the room, Mrs. Wang asked, "I vaguely heard that Baoyu was beaten today. It was Huan'er who said something to the master. Did you hear that? If you heard it, tell me. I won't make a fuss and let others know that it was you who said it."

"I didn't hear that."

If it weren't for the scene with Lady Jia, Xiren might still be unable to hold back. But now she had to think twice before acting. Even if Lady Wang had promised, if she summoned her and then caused trouble for Aunt Zhao and her son, it would be hard to guarantee that she would not arouse suspicion.

Mrs. Wang did not give up and asked, "Then how did you know that Baoyu was beaten?"

"Madam, that day the master sent someone to summon Baoyu. I saw that they looked unhappy and was a little worried, so I followed them. As soon as Baoyu entered the house, I heard that the master wanted to beat him. I hurried to the lady nearby to report it, but I didn't expect that the lady was in the garden, so I was delayed..."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but sighed: "My son! It's hard for you to be so careful. I'm already old now, and Baoyu is my life. If it weren't for your alertness this time, he would have been disabled if not dead... If he was injured, who would we be able to rely on in the future!"

As he spoke, tears rolled down his cheeks.

When Xiren heard Mrs. Wang's words "we seem to have some hidden meaning", her heart beat faster. Seeing how sad Mrs. Wang was, she couldn't help but cry with her.

"Second Master is Madam's adopted son, so how can we not love him? Even as servants, we all hope that he will live a long and peaceful life. I have never slacked off, and I always advise Second Master. Second Master is kind to others, and those people are willing to get close to him, so we can't blame him.

It is us who have advised too much and ended up being blamed. Madam brought up this matter today, and I am still worried about something and want to ask Madam for advice, but I am afraid that Madam will be suspicious, and not only will my words be in vain, but I will also have no place to bury my body!"

Mrs. Wang was worried that she would not say enough, so she struck while the iron was hot and said, "My child, if you have anything to say, just say it. I heard everyone praising you behind your back, and I thought you were just paying attention to Baoyu, or being friendly in front of others. Who would have thought that what you said just now was all great principles, exactly what I was thinking. Just say whatever you have to say, just don't let others know."

Xiren knelt down quickly and said, "Madam, you are wise! I don't understand any great principles, but although life is full of disasters and illnesses, the Second Master just recovered from his illness, and now he has suffered this disaster, which is too sudden. I wonder if he has attracted some villains. Madam, why don't you ask Master Yi from the East Palace to take a look at the Second Master, so that you can rest assured, right?"

Although she didn't dare to bring trouble to herself, Zhang Yunyi was a person who was not afraid of being bitten by lice even if there were too many of them, and he believed that those who were capable should do more work.

How could she know that Zhang Yunyi was the culprit?
On the contrary, he felt that his reputation for loyalty and righteousness had long been known, and he also had the ability to predict the future. If Mrs. Wang could ask him for a calculation, the evil intentions of Aunt Zhao and her son would naturally be exposed.

Mrs. Wang originally just wanted to get some other information from her indirectly, but she didn't expect to get these words.

What Xiren said was not without reason, but Jia Zheng was already unhappy about her being held in the arms of Zhang Yun逸, and he had also strictly ordered her to pay attention to her identity when the Grand View Garden was completed.

Now, Grandmother Jia took advantage of Baoyu being beaten to label her as jealous, and she could no longer knowingly commit the same mistake.

However, Xiren's words did remind her.

When the monk and the Taoist priest came to her house, their words and expressions had hidden meanings, but she was only concerned about Baoyu's illness.

In addition, Ma Dao Po never came to the house again, so this factor was ignored.

"My son, you are so thoughtful! Your words today reminded me that I really didn't know you were so good. Well, go ahead. I have my reasons. But since you said this, I will hand him over to you. Please take good care of him. If you save him, you will save me. I will not let you down."

Xiren's body trembled when she heard this. She kowtowed heavily and said, "Don't worry, Madam. Even if you are not here, I will do my best!"

"Good child!" Mrs. Wang stepped forward and helped Xiren up from the ground. "Keep this in mind and don't tell anyone. Tomorrow I will tell Feng to give you two taels of silver from my monthly allowance, and you can be treated as one with your aunt."

"Hey! Hey!" Xiren agreed and went.

After Xiren left, Mrs. Wang saw that it was getting late and was worried that she had forgotten, so she called Zhou Rui's wife and asked her to go to Ma Dao's house and invite her to come over the next day.

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(End of this chapter)