The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 263: No One Grieves at the Funeral (VI)
"Second brother! Second brother!"

Just as Jia Zheng was leaving after escorting Lady Jia and her entourage into Ning'an Hall, he saw the two brothers, Shi Nai and Shi Ding, rubbing their hands together in a corner of the courtyard, nodding and bowing to him.

"what happened?"

Jia Zheng straightened his back unconsciously and walked over with a limp step.

Shi Ding rushed to say: "Second brother, look, this Yi Ge'er's parents are both dead, and now even Brother Jing is gone too. There is no tiger in the mountain... No, no, no, there is no general in Shu..."

"What are you talking about!" Shi Nai glared at him and interrupted him, "He has no relatives now. Only the old lady and his two brothers can barely be considered his elders!"

Although Shi Nai interrupted Shi Ding, he still followed his meaning. When Jia Zheng heard the two compare him to a monkey and Liao Hua, his face turned pale and he said unhappily, "Just say what you want to say. Don't talk nonsense."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Shi Nai nodded hurriedly, "Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. He is not young anymore and has no elders, so doesn't he have to ask my aunt and second brother for help?"

He took a deep breath and sighed, "Second brother, you also know that my eldest brother passed away early, leaving behind only a daughter like Yun. If we can't find a good family for her, we will not be able to face my eldest brother in the future!"

Shi Ding quickly interrupted and said, "As the saying goes, good things should be kept within the family. This Yi Ge is trusted by the emperor and has the ability to turn stones into gold. He has a promising future. Although Yun is a little young, she will be just right in a year or two."

Shi Ding's words were rough but his point was true. Shi Nai did not interrupt him and nodded, saying, "Please help me, second brother, to mediate between us!"

Before this, although Zhang Yun逸 had invented sugar and glass, it was ultimately the business of the imperial palace.

They were familiar with Jia Zhen's character and knew that he was a money-grubber. Even if Zhang Yun逸 could slip some money through his fingers, it would definitely not be a good deal for them.

But now, the situation is very different. Not only have we heard about the guano business, but Jia Zhen is no longer a stumbling block.

How could the Shi brothers, who were already not well off, not be concerned about her?
If the two brothers did not have daughters of the right age, this advantage would not have fallen into Shi Xiangyun's hands.

To be fair, Jia Zheng didn't think there was anything wrong with this marriage.

He really felt that Zhang Yunyi had become famous by relying on his strange and lewd skills, and he was unwilling to marry him.

However, she still hoped that Zhang Yun逸 could speak well of her in front of the emperor and arrange Yuanchun's marriage.

If he married Shi Xiangyun, it would be considered a closer relationship.

However, when he thought about the fact that he would have to have many contacts with Zhang Yunyi in order to act as a matchmaker, he wanted to avoid it as much as possible.

"What do you mean he can turn stone into gold? He is just a money-grubber! I don't know him well, so do as you please!"

He was afraid that the Shi brothers would continue to pester him, so he simply said nothing.

"Bah! Why are you pretending!"

"When you really have no money left, I'll see how you can still pretend to be noble!"

Watching Jia Zheng walk away in anger, the Shi brothers spat.

After looking at each other, Shi Ding asked, "Do you want to go find your elder brother?"

Shi Nai shook his head: "Forget it. It's better if we don't say it. I'm afraid it will remind him if we say it."

The reason why the two of them went to Jia Zheng instead of Jia She was because they were familiar with the personalities of these two people.

No matter whether Jia Zheng agrees or not, at least he won't intercept it.

Shi Ding nodded and looked towards Ning An Tang: "Then let's see what the old lady said!"

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"I didn't expect that Brother Yi is such a handsome guy!"

"That's right! I heard that she hasn't married yet. Look, old lady, Yun will be 15 years old in two years..."

"Sister-in-law, what you said is right. I think it's very satisfying. Why don't we ask the old lady to help us arrange this marriage first..."

In Ning'an Hall, the two wives of the Shi family sang the same tune. Marriage was originally decided by parents, and they had never thought of informing Shi Xiangyun.

In front of a room full of elders and sisters, Shi Xiangyun's face turned red.

When she noticed that her sisters turned their heads to look at her, her cheeks flushed. How could she dare to face anyone?
He quickly lowered his head and fiddled with the corner of his clothes, but did not notice the vaguely hostile looks from Yingchun and Tanchun.

Seeing that she was too embarrassed to control herself, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but smile with her hands covering her mouth.

Turning her head, she saw that Baochai's face did not show any happiness for Xiangyun. Instead, she had mixed feelings and she couldn't help but roll her eyelids.

The girls were all preoccupied with their own thoughts and were reluctant to speak.

Mrs. Xing, who was standing by, was the first to get impatient. Before the two of them could finish their words, she shouted, "What are you deciding?"

As soon as she opened her mouth, Yingchun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Tanchun also breathed a sigh of relief, she narrowed her eyes and acted as if she was sitting on the mountain watching a fight between two tigers.

Shi Xiangyun, who was still embarrassed just now, couldn't help but raise her head and looked at Mrs. Xing in surprise.

I discovered that her face was also swollen and red.

Mrs. Xing had just finished scolding and was about to say more, but she noticed that Lady Jia was glaring at her, so she quickly swallowed her words back.

As if she was afraid that she would talk too much, Jia's mother waved her hand at the girls and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to go see Xiangling?"

The sisters knew that the adults had something to discuss, so they quickly excused themselves.

After they left, Jia's mother looked at the two ladies of the Shi family and said sternly, "You are also elders, but you don't know when to stop talking in front of the younger generation! Is now the time to talk about these things?"

After she finished speaking, she ignored the Shi family and turned to look at Aunt Xue and said, "Excuse me, Auntie!"

Aunt Xue said with a hint of meaning, "The old lady is being too serious. I am also a mother, so how could I not understand the truth? But the two ladies, as Yun's aunts, are always thinking about her lifelong affairs, which makes me feel ashamed."

Her eyes drifted towards her sister, intending to observe her reaction.

But he found that Mrs. Wang was staring at the door in a daze.

When Mrs. Xing saw that Lady Jia did not refuse sternly, and after hearing what Aunt Xue said, she suddenly became anxious.

"So that my aunt knows that although I don't have a biological daughter..."

"All right!" Grandmother Jia interrupted her before she could finish. "What's the point of making such a fuss? I haven't said anything to you yet, but I think what they said was inappropriate at the wrong time, and you shouldn't criticize them in front of the younger generation!"

Although there is a difference in closeness between Xiangyun and Yingchun, she prefers Yingchun.

But in front of Jia Yuanchun, Yingchun seemed less important. She was very angry about the efficiency of Jia She and Mrs. Xing.

On the one hand, I wanted to add a sense of urgency to Jia She and his wife.

On the other hand, if Shi Xiangyun could come out on top, it wouldn’t make much difference to Lady Jia.

The two ladies of the Shi family were delighted when they heard what Grandmother Jia said, and they quickly asked, "Grandma! Then..."

Grandmother Jia raised her hand to interrupt, "Let's talk about this later. Brother Yi is a very filial child. Don't forget why we are here today!"

"Hey! Hey! Then let's discuss it with the old lady later!"

Mrs. Wang had originally planned to take the opportunity to speak when she heard that Lady Jia's tone had softened a little, but after hearing these words, she stopped herself.

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(End of this chapter)