The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 312: Too Clean and Disliked

In the early morning, the light breaks.

The poolside of the hot spring villa was shrouded in mist, and the morning light shining through the thick mist made it seem like a dream.

By the pool, Zhang Yunyi, who had just finished a set of boxing, tore off his long gown.

With a "splash", he jumped into the pool.

"Ah! Uncle, you are so bad!"

The rippling water startled Qin Keqing, who was lying on her back on a wooden board in the pool, and let out a scream.

With joyful murmurs, she tried to bend her snake-like waist. When she finally kept her balance, she sank her long black hair into the water. She looked up and watched her upside-down face sink into the pool, leaving only her head exposed.

She rolled up her bright red tongue tip, licked the water droplets splashing from the corners of her mouth, lowered her eyelids to cover her shy expression, and said slowly: "If Uncle wanted to overthrow Keqing, why would he go through so much trouble?"

As she spoke, she twisted her slender waist and carefully turned over on the wooden board, changing from lying on her stomach to lying on her stomach. She raised her snow-white neck and her wet black hair slapped on her back, splashing water that penetrated the thick mist and rushed towards Zhang Yunyi.

Then, she opened her hands, and her slender arms, as white as jade, slid into the water along the edge of the wooden board, raised her well-proportioned calves, kicked her lotus feet, slapped the water surface, and followed the water splashes like a shadow.

Zhang Yun逸 could hardly control himself in such an enchanting scene. He couldn't help licking his teeth as he watched Qin Keqing slowly approaching.

When Qin Keqing rowed in front of him, he stood up suddenly, and the waves he created lifted the wooden board slightly.

He raised his arm, slightly tilted it, and then stepped forward.

……

The morning light shines through the heavy mist, onto the floating wooden boards, creating a golden halo, as if casting a layer of holy halo on the brave men riding the wind and waves.

A moist scent permeates the air, making people unable to help but breathe deeply.

The board sometimes rushed to the top of the wave, and sometimes sank into the trough. Every ups and downs were accompanied by a slight "pa pa" sound, which was a unique symphony when the board came into close contact with the pool water.

Accompanied by the melodious tune, graceful figures came to the houses by the pool following the sound.

They jumped into the pool like dumplings, like naughty dolphins, surrounding the floating boat and playing with the boatman.

The splashing water made the mist even thicker.

Only vaguely could one see a figure standing in front of the house, pursing his lips and staring into the pool in a daze with a hesitant look on his face.

"Qingwen! Come here quickly!" Ruizhu in the pool waved her hand and made an invitation.

Qingwen suddenly woke up and found that everyone was looking at her.

She took a half step back unconsciously and said timidly: "I... I still..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yunyi's somewhat dull voice sounded: "You must know that if you are too tall, people will envy you. If you are too clean, people will dislike you. It is not a good thing to be unsociable. There are no outsiders here, so don't be shy!"

After saying this, Zhang Yunyi couldn't help but shrug his nose.

In the original novel, this statement was used to describe Miaoyu, but it is not inappropriate to apply it to Qingwen at this time.

It has been more than ten days since he came to the hot spring villa. This is not the first time he has played with everyone, but Qingwen is still a little restrained.

Originally, he wanted to give her a period of adjustment.

However, now that Ruizhu had already spoken, asking her to go back would only make it more difficult for her to fit in, so she spoke up to remind her.

Although Qingwen had not read much, she still knew clearly what the three words "unsociable" meant.

She bit her lower lip unconsciously and hesitated for a moment, but finally walked towards the poolside in a daze.

She was in a state of confusion and did not notice that Zhang Yunyi in the pool patted Qin Keqing in front of her, nor did she notice that the wooden board was empty.

When she reached the edge of the pool, she suddenly felt her ankle tighten and she slipped into the pool. She suddenly lost her balance and was about to wave her arms, but she felt her wet body tighten and she was already being held in someone's arms.

Before she could react, she was placed face up on the swaying wooden board.

She was afraid of slipping off the board, so she held on to both sides of the board tightly with her hands.

"Hmm!~" Just as she stabilized her body, before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she let out a gentle groan. She hurriedly let go of the wooden board she was holding tightly, closed her eyes, and raised her hands to cover her face.

However, if you do this, you will inevitably end up focusing on one thing and not the other, and you won't be able to find a balance.

This was repeated two or three times, and by the time I finally got used to the shaking of the board, I was already deeply trapped in it.

She had no choice but to give up, covering her eyes with her hands, ignoring the eyes around her and acting like an ostrich.

……

"Oh! Isn't this your future father-in-law? I heard that your garden has been completed. I wonder if the wedding date has been set? When will the wedding be held?"

Inside the Ministry of Works, Zhou Chengru, who had just gotten off the sedan chair, smiled at Jia Zheng who was coming to the yamen.

Upon hearing this, Jia Zheng could no longer hide his embarrassment.

But before he could open his mouth to respond, the officials around him all gathered around and started talking to him.

"Hey! Your Excellency, the Duke of Zhou is upright and honest, and the Emperor likes simplicity. This wedding must be a grand ceremony, and it will take more time to prepare."

"That's right! That's right! Then let's wait and drink at the wedding!"

"We are colleagues, so please don't look down on us because of our low status and forget to invite us!"

"Cun Zhou is a man of integrity and honesty. How could he be such a dog-eyed person who looks down on others?"

"Hahaha! That's right! I spoke out of turn!"

Earlier, seeing the emperor's intention, Prince Ning intended to break off the engagement. But now that he has established a connection with Zhang Yun逸, there is no need for him to attempt to get married with the Rongguo Mansion.

The officials in the Ministry of Industry were disgusted by his pretense of being noble and showing off his corruption cases from time to time.

It was just because of Prince Ning's status as his cheap father-in-law that he had to swallow his anger.

Realizing the attitude of Zhou Chengru, who was Ning Wang's confidant, he no longer had any worries and began to mock Jia Zheng.

Faced with the ridicule from his colleagues, Jia Zheng was already blushing with embarrassment, but he couldn't find any words to respond and wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

However, he had already endured the humiliation and swallowed his anger, but there were still people who refused to give in and said, "We have said so much, why doesn't Cun Zhou express his opinion? Is it possible that he really despises us and doesn't deserve to attend your wedding?"

"Sir!" Jia Zheng took a deep breath, lowered his head, and said to Zhou Chengru, "I am not feeling well, so I am here to ask for leave!"

"Hahaha!" Zhou Chengru laughed heartily, "Of course you can sue for leave, but you still have to take care of yourself and don't get sick!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of laughter in front of the Ministry of Works' stables.

The laughter was like slaps in the face of Jia Zheng. He felt a burning sensation on his face and a buzzing in his head. He hunched over and rolled onto the carriage.

After the carriage left the Ministry of Industry, he took a deep breath and shouted sternly to the outside: "If you dare to talk nonsense when you go back, you will have to consider how many lives you have!"

"Master! I didn't hear anything!" The coachman outside begged for mercy.

Jia Zheng then slowly exhaled a breath, trembling all over. He closed his eyes and collapsed weakly on the seat like a dead pig.

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(End of this chapter)