The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 288 Pretending
Rongqing Hall.

Zhang Yunyi said with a look of grief and indignation: "I have been very respectful to the mansion. I don't understand why the mansion is so reckless and wants to plot against me?"

Grandmother Jia had already gone to bed. When she heard that Zhang Yunyi insisted on seeing her, she was a little dissatisfied. But after hearing Zhang Yunyi's questioning, she became panicked.

"What's going on? How...how could someone plot against you?"

Zhang Yunyi recounted the events of coming to the banquet, being drugged by Jia She and Lady Xing, and how he resisted the effects of the drug and let Yingchun go first. He then sighed, "Fortunately, everyone happened to be on patrol, otherwise, wouldn't it have been a big mistake?"

"Wha…what! Is this true?"

Grandmother Jia looked in disbelief at Siqi and Wang Shanbao, who were kneeling on the ground. Seeing them lowering their heads and keeping silent, she turned to look at Lai Da and his wife.

When she saw the two nodded, she beat her chest and stamped her feet, "He... they are going to piss me off to death! Go! Call them both over here!"

Because Zhang Yunyi had asked Lady Jia to send everyone away in advance, not even Yuanyang was left in the house. Housekeeper Wang Shanbao immediately got up from the ground and went to the east wing to call for someone.

When Grandmother Jia's heart palpitations subsided, she heaved a long sigh of relief, looked at Lai Da and his wife, and said in a deep voice, "You are doing well! If it weren't for you today, the reputation of our family and Yi Ge'er would have been ruined by that evil creature!"

Although she was praising Lai Da and his wife, there was no joy on their faces, but rather sad expressions.

If he had come to report it immediately, it could still be said that he was loyal.

But nearly an hour had passed since the incident, and instead of taking advantage of the time when Zhang Yunyi was wearing off the effects of the medicine, they came here with him now. One can imagine how Grandmother Jia felt.

To be honest, they couldn't understand why Zhang Yunyi had to make a scene in front of Lady Jia.

Judging from his previous behavior, it doesn't seem like he was doing this out of righteous indignation.

If it was Yingchun who benefited him instead of Siqi, he could still say that he did not want to admit it, but for a maid, even if she was the head maid by Yingchun's side, Jia She and Mrs. Xing knew they were in the wrong and could only swallow their anger.

After much thought, nothing else makes sense except that he wanted to make a fortune from the Rong Mansion.

Grandmother Jia had the same idea, and she forced a smile, saying, "Don't worry, Yi'er. When they come later, I will definitely scold them and ask them to apologize to you. Thanks to your sensible attitude and your discretion, the situation has not gotten out of hand."

"Ugh!"

Zhang Yunyi shook his head and sighed, “Although the Emperor is considerate and still allowed me to hold the position in the Imperial Observatory, that was also to avoid the trouble of having my love taken away. He also understood that my Zhang family has only one son for generations. After all, the mourning period for my father has not yet ended, and my uncle has only been gone for a month. If something like this happens again, wouldn’t it be…”

"Yes, yes, yes! I know you've been wronged. If you have any suffering or any requests, just tell me and I will definitely make the decision for you!"

"Old lady! Don't worry about this for now, let's wait until the master and the others come!"

Zhang Yunyi pretended to be puzzled and shook his head, saying, "I really can't figure out why they would act this way. You have to solve my doubts first, right?"

After hearing what he said, Grandmother Jia couldn't help but feel a little regretful. She had pushed Jia She too hard, causing him to take the risk.

At the same time, she also wondered if she had guessed wrong.

Zhang Yun逸 did not want to bargain, but because of his youthful vigor, he wanted to find Jia She to argue.

Because of this speculation, he couldn't help but say a lot of good things.

When Jia She and his wife came over after hearing the news, she didn't even ask any questions, but directly scolded them: "Evil creature! Why don't you kneel down! Look at the good things you have done!"

When Mrs. Xing heard that not only was the matter exposed, but the incident had also been reported to Lady Jia, she was already in a state of panic. As soon as Lady Jia started to speak, she fell to her knees with a plop.

Although Jia She also knelt down, he had a desperate attitude and argued, "My son did this for the second girl!"

"Alas!" Zhang Yunyi sighed, and before Grandmother Jia could speak, he took over the conversation, "To be honest with you, Madam, the second young lady is beautiful and intelligent, calm and reserved, and she was trained by you personally, so I really like her."

At this point, Zhang Yunyi shook his head and sighed, "I also said at my uncle's funeral a while ago that we have to wait for a while before discussing this matter. I had planned to discuss it with you after the 49th day of their death, but I didn't expect you to ruin my reputation!" His words left everyone in the room speechless. Madam Xing regretted it so much that she couldn't help complaining, "Master! I told you that I shouldn't..."

Having said this, he stopped talking abruptly when he saw Jia She's gloomy face and unfriendly eyes.

Didn’t Jia She regret his decision?

However, he was obviously much more shameless than Madam Xing. He turned around and said with a smile on his face, "This is really like a flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple. My dear nephew, if you had told me earlier, how could I... Now that we have said it, why don't we do it today!"

This time, Grandmother Jia did not scold Jia She, but looked at Zhang Yun逸 with a burning gaze.

Originally, Jia She had made a solemn promise, but there was no result, so she couldn't help but have some doubts. Now that it has finally been confirmed, she no longer has any doubts.

She just thought that Zhang Yun逸 was a decent person who didn't want to do anything against etiquette, so he was very accommodating to her and turned a blind eye to it.

Housekeeper Wang Shanbao and Siqi were equally shocked. Although they found it a little strange, when they thought about it carefully, they realized that Zhang Yun逸 was indeed quite protective of Yingchun.

At least, Yingchun's reputation was taken into consideration. When she came to Lady Jia, she allowed her to send away those who were irrelevant before she went to question her.

Only Lai Da and his wife felt that it was not that simple.

They knew very well that Zhang Yun逸 had not fallen into the trap. If it was as simple as he said, even if he temporarily refused to discuss the marriage as he said, he would not have to capture Siqi before coming to Lady Jia.

As expected, Zhang Yunyi sighed and said, "Although I had heard some rumors about the master before and had some doubts in my heart, I never thought that he would act so shamelessly!"

"My dear nephew! I lost my mind for a moment. Parents are all compassionate. I am also thinking about the life of the second girl. We are family and should not have different opinions. If you feel uncomfortable, I am here to apologize for you. If you have any other requests, just let me know!"

He thought quickly and when he heard that Zhang Yun逸 was quite fond of Yingchun, he started playing the Yingchun card.

Grandmother Jia also agreed, "Yes! Brother Yi has been wronged. If you have anything to say, just say it. I will make the decision for you today!"

She paused and added, "I'm not dead yet! It's not their turn to make the decisions in this mansion. The second girl has been raised by me since she was a child, so naturally I have the final say!"

This was no longer a hint, it was almost a clear indication to Zhang Yunyi that she wanted to propose marriage.

However, if Zhang Yunyi’s idea was so simple, why would he cause so much trouble?

"There is something, please tell me the truth, sir!"

He straightened his face, looked at Jia She gloomily, and said in a deep voice: "Is there anything wrong with the drug you put in the wine?"

"Ah? Something wrong? What's wrong?" Jia She said in confusion.

"Oh!" Zhang Yunyi sneered, "Master, why are you asking questions when you already know the answer? How did Brother Zhen die? What did Brother Rong do to the medicine? Don't you know?"

When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.

Unlike Jia Mu, Jia She and others who knew the inside story, Lai Da, Si Qi and others were hearing about it for the first time.

Jia She quickly denied it, "How...how could it be! I just want to find a good marriage for the second girl, how could I have such thoughts?"

Grandmother Jia had not expected Zhang Yunyi to suspect this, and was immediately panicked. She quickly followed suit and said, "Although he may be a little reckless, he definitely wouldn't dare to have such thoughts!"

"Of course I believe what the old lady said!" At this point, he changed the subject, "But the medicine was given by the master, how can I believe it?"

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(End of this chapter)