The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 262: A Funeral Where No One Grieves (V)
The next day.

As soon as the sky began to pale, Li Wan, who could not hide her tiredness, dragged her exhausted body and hurried out to the mourning hall.

Last night, she just thought that she had no idea what to eat, so she couldn't help but ask for too much.

But the more this happened, the more she couldn't bear to leave.

He even suggested to Zhang Yun逸 that Jia Lan be sent to study Taoism so that he could bring his son to seek advice in the future.

Seeing how obsessed she was, Zhang Yunyi was willing to use his son as a bargaining chip, and he couldn't bear to see her depressed, so he told her that she had made great contributions recently, and the emperor was worried about how to reward her. It was very likely that the Ning Mansion was just a bonus.

This made her turn worry into joy.

Even so, the torture in the first half of the night was enough for her to bear. Even after resting for most of the night, she still couldn't recover.

However, although he was exhausted both physically and mentally, his complexion was radiant.

After getting up, she sat in front of the dressing table and applied makeup on her face for a long time before she covered up the blush.

She was a little careless yesterday, but she couldn't help but feel a little worried afterwards.

Although Youshi knew all about this relationship and would certainly help cover it up, she was not the only one keeping vigil in the mourning hall.

If Youshi can be considered half a member of the Jia family, then Jia Rong is the real deal.

Moreover, his grandfather and father were lying in the mourning hall, and he was confused at this moment.

I’m afraid I don’t know how to blame myself.

If the news leaked out and let Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang know that she was not with Youshi last night, she would be doomed.

She walked into the mourning hall with trepidation, but calmed down a little and said vaguely, "I wanted to accompany my sister-in-law yesterday, but I didn't expect them to drink too much and fell asleep..."

Then she looked around and said something else: "Why? Rong Ge'er wasn't here guarding last night?"

"Oh!" Yu Shi sneered, "I wanted to go back and rest for a while last night, but I heard a good show!"

"sister in law……"

"Don't worry! He doesn't have that kind of filial piety! Not to mention that he has a dirty bottom, even if he knew that you were with his uncle Yi last night, he wouldn't dare to say a word!"

Youshi still cared about her reputation, but Jia Rong was a man who had given up everything.

Who is willing to keep watch?
As soon as it got dark, he disappeared.

Since several of Jia Zhen's roommates had been divided up by Jia Lian, she was in a hurry and took advantage of the opportunity that Jia Lian was helping with the funeral and staying in Ning Mansion for a few days to go and play with him.

"This..." Li Wan seemed to be in doubt, and then asked, "Really?"

You said jokingly, "Okay, stop looking so sad. He doesn't care whether his father lives or dies. He actually hopes that his father dies so that he can recognize Yun Yi as his father!"

……

"Why does mother look so sad?"

Because she was going to Ning Mansion with Lady Jia today, Xue Baochai returned home from the Grand View Garden early in the morning. When she entered the house, she saw Aunt Xue with a frown on her face, and she could not help asking.

"Do you think Zhen'er's death has something to do with him?" Xue Baochai was shocked when she heard this. She quickly glanced outside the room, but still felt uneasy. She ran out and looked around before closing the door. She returned to sit next to Aunt Xue and whispered, "Mother, please be careful with your words. How can you say such things so casually?"

"I've been thinking about this all night, and the more I think about it, the more strange it seems. Your brother told him that Zhen Ge'er asked us for the profits from the sugar business, and it's only been two months, and she died. How could it be such a coincidence?"

Didn’t Xue Baochai have such doubts?
When Xue Pan came back and recounted his experience of going to Prince Zhongshun's mansion, she could hear something else in Zhang Yunyi's words.

However, the more she thought about it, the more she dared not make Aunt Xue worry, for fear of revealing the truth in front of Zhang Yunyi.

He hurriedly comforted her, "Mother, you are worrying too much! How much silver is that sugar? Brother Yi has helped to make up for the deficit of more than 100,000 taels. Can you still take someone's life for such a small amount of silver? Mother, please be careful with your words. Don't say that you have no evidence. Even if you do, it is none of our business."

Although she was trying to appease Aunt Xue, she still had some doubts, and her last sentence gave her away.

Aunt Xue was startled and asked in a trembling voice, "You also find it strange, right?"

Xue Baochai denied it immediately: "How could it be! Didn't I just say that? He has already paid more than 100,000 taels, why would he care about that little bit of money? If he wasn't doing this for the good of Brother Zhen, why would he throw dirty water on me? As long as he uses that money to make up for the shortfall, I can pay less! Mother, please don't let your imagination run wild. If you spread bad words, you will really offend people!"

"How dare I tell anyone else? Am I not only telling you this?"

Aunt Xue was filled with doubt and said, "The more this happens, the more worried I become. If what Zhen-ge is saying is true, then wouldn't our family also be..."

Xue Baochai quickly stopped him and said, "Mom, you are worrying too much! How can we be confused with them? Apart from other things, although we have taken back the sugar, we have also given up the caustic soda business, and asked Zhang Dehui to follow him. If he really can't let it go, he won't keep Zhang Dehui, right?"

"The human heart is hard to predict! Before this, who could have thought that Zhen Ge'er would die?"

Xue Baochai took a deep breath and said, "Don't say that this is just your guess. Even if it is true, can he still attack us? We are not like Brother Zhen. We live under the same roof with him. Can he come to our door with a knife and kill us?
Besides, now that the East Palace has lost its title, I'm afraid it can't keep its house. My brother is ashamed to see him. He will live far away in the future, and there will be no chance to meet him. Why should mother worry about nothing and be suspicious? "

"Although what you said is true, don't forget that our family is still working for the inner court. If he deliberately makes things difficult for us, how can we live a good life?"

Xue Baochai couldn't help but sigh, and thought to herself, if you had thought of this earlier, things wouldn't have come to this.

But he said, "This is all nonsense. You also said that this matter has been going on for a long time. If they were deliberately making things difficult for us, they wouldn't have delayed it until today. Now, let alone the previous business, even the share of glass and sugar has not decreased at all."

"Ah!" After hearing what she said, Aunt Xue's face looked better. She sighed and said, "I'm not worried about anything else, but I'm afraid that he will use your brother as an excuse."

"Even if you really say so with your brother's identity, you still have to wait until the assessment every three years. There are still two years left!"

Xue Baochai shook her head and complained, "Mother, if you have time to worry about this, you might as well go to your aunt and ask about my elder sister's marriage. When my elder sister is married, the affairs of the inner court will be decided by Prince Ning's words."

At this point, she said with some worry, "I see that the garden has been built for such a long time, but there is still no news about the marriage. Mom should pay more attention to it."

"you're right!"

Speaking of Jia Yuanchun's marriage, Aunt Xue felt relieved, but then she felt troubled again.

"It's not peaceful in this mansion. Just now Baoyu and Feng girl went crazy, and then that incident happened. This marriage was granted by the emperor, and only your uncle can have a say. Now that the situation is like this, how dare I bring up the matter and go to your aunt to offend her?"

Baochai also knew that Aunt Xue was telling the truth, so she could only shake her head and sigh, "Now we can only hope that the old lady will not hold back and urge my uncle to ask for permission soon!"

Aunt Xue nodded, took Xue Baochai in her arms, and sighed, "I've always seen Baoyu behave like a noble man, but how could he actually touch the maid in your aunt's room..."

She shook her head, hesitating to say, "I just wronged you!"

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(End of this chapter)