The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 314: Follow the guidance
"Why is the master here?"

Ever since Jia Zheng gave Baoyu a severe beating because of Jin Chuan, the couple have never met each other properly again.

Mrs. Wang felt a little uncomfortable when she suddenly saw him.

Although the love between the couple had been almost worn out, the wife must obey her husband, so Jia Zheng was willing to give them a way out, and Mrs. Wang did not mind taking advantage of the situation.

Unexpectedly, her good expression was met with a cold snort: "Humph! Why am I here? How long has the eldest girl's matter been delayed? Aren't you in a hurry at all?"

"This..." Madam Wang was almost choked to death by his words. She said, "Master, what are you talking about? How can a woman like me have any say in the matter of asking for an imperial decree?"

Jia Zheng sneered, "You don't dare to say anything? When you were jumping up and down, I didn't see you have this much self-awareness!"

Mrs. Wang was speechless. It was indeed she and Lady Jia who had worked hard to arrange Yuanchun's marriage, but Jia Zheng only found fault with her and didn't go to Lady Jia, so she couldn't help feeling resentful.

"That's what the old lady meant. Why are you blaming me alone?"

Jia Zheng said righteously: "As a son, it's fine if I don't make her worry less, but do you think you are going to push such a small matter onto the old lady?"

"Forget it!" Mrs. Wang sighed, "I will write a letter now and ask my brother to help..."

She just thought that Jia Zheng was calling her to task and forcing her to ask her brother Wang Ziteng for help.

Unexpectedly, Jia Zheng snorted coldly: "Humph! Let's not talk about whether his words are effective or not. The emperor is far away and the opportunity is gone!"

Even if we ride at full speed, it will probably take a month to go back and forth. And now it's winter, if we encounter snow and wind, it will be more delayed.

The Ministry of Works was pressing him, and he was now under great pressure, anxious to get the matter resolved.

"Then tell me what to do! The old lady and I have tried to find the Zhen family, but now they are making excuses. What can I do?"

"Why is there no way?" Jia Zheng said confidently, "If it weren't for Brother Yi'er's interference, there wouldn't be this variable. He is in the emperor's favor, and he has been granted a title and a house. This matter was caused by him. Who else can we find if not him?"

Mrs. Wang blurted out, "Then go find me! You come to me to accuse me, do you want me to show up in public?"

She said this just to vent her anger, but unexpectedly Jia Zheng nodded solemnly and said, "You are the one who caused the trouble. I have been kept in the dark by you. Naturally, you have to go find him!"

"Aren't you afraid of losing face?" Mrs. Wang immediately retorted.

But after she said it, she felt a little regretful and worried. Could it be that Jia Zheng said that deliberately to test her?

She secretly glanced at Jia Zheng and saw that his expression was indeed frozen.

But before she could open her mouth to defend herself, Jia Zheng sighed, "You...you know everything?"

Mrs. Wang couldn't believe her ears. Although she had suspected it long ago that Jia Zheng had seen the unbearable scene, he was unwilling to say anything about it. It would have been fine if they kept it to themselves, but how could he admit it to her face?
"You...what do you mean?" "What else can it mean? It's better for you to embarrass this person than for me to embarrass myself!"

Jia Zheng only invited Zhang Yun逸 to his house a few times, but each time he embarrassed him. Mrs. Wang also saw through the clues and no longer hid it.

Mrs. Wang didn't understand his logic for a moment, and thought he was deliberately humiliating her. She said angrily, "How can you say that? Isn't it your people that I lost?"

Jia Zheng couldn't help but feel embarrassed when he heard this, but then he shook his head and said, "Hey! How can this be confused? Besides, I've already inquired about it, Master. The East Palace is being renovated. He is now temporarily staying in a manor outside the city. Even if you are embarrassed when you go there, it won't spread to your family."

Mrs. Wang looked incredulous, but Jia Zheng did not notice her expression and swore, "He is not a gossiper. He did not spread the news the first two times. As long as you don't say anything and I don't say anything, naturally no one will know."

He was quite open-minded. It was embarrassing! As long as no one knew about it, it was not embarrassing.

Having learned from the previous experience when the Grand View Garden was completed, he had already made up his mind that when Mrs. Wang came to visit him, he would send the servants away and close the door. He would not come out to see anyone until the work was done.

Now that the conversation was out of the question, Madam Wang was too lazy to hide from him any longer and went straight to the point, "You...are you going to send me here to be humiliated?"

Jia Zheng did not understand the true meaning of this, and tried to persuade him kindly: "How can it be a humiliation? It is only a loss of face, and it will not be spread out. It is better than leaving the eldest girl's matter unresolved and making our house a laughing stock in the world!"

"Okay! Okay! I was wondering why you weren't afraid of losing face now! It seems that you think your face outside is more important, and you don't care about your face at home!"

Jia Zheng was not ill, but he had taken leave for more than half a month. Now he said such words. How could Mrs. Wang not guess the reason?
Originally, she suspected that Jia Zheng was testing her on purpose, but now seeing his attempt to cover up something that only made it more obvious, how could she not understand that she was overthinking?
Jia Zheng was speechless for a moment after his secret was exposed. He could only make up a story: "What do you mean by ignoring the family's reputation? I am doing this for the sake of the mansion. I am sacrificing my own interests for the sake of the greater good. The reputation of the mansion that has lasted for nearly a hundred years cannot be ruined in our hands!"

Although she could see that Jia Zheng had no intention of testing her, how could Mrs. Wang have the nerve to go along with it in front of him?
"Are you asking me to be humiliated for the sake of our mansion's reputation?" Thinking of Yuanchun's pending marriage, Mrs. Wang sighed, "Forget it! Ask someone to invite him over tomorrow, and then you can talk to him in person!"

"How can this be possible!" Jia Zheng immediately said with a stern face, "I have finally waited for such an opportunity, and I am still worried about him in the East Palace! Why are you still bringing him home?"

"You..." Mrs. Wang was filled with shame and anger. Her dignified face flushed red, her breathing was panting, and her majestic chest rose and fell.

"What's wrong with me? I'm doing this for your own good! Do you really want to throw me home?"

Jia Zheng still insisted, "I've thought about it. He has to go to the government office during the day. You should go later and don't be surrounded by people, so as not to let others see you and spread gossip back to the mansion!"

Seeing how shameless he was, Mrs. Wang angrily said, "Well! You forced me to do this!"

"How can I force you to do this? This is also for the sake of my daughter. As a father, I am willing to sacrifice my dignity. As a mother, can't you make some sacrifices?"

This touched Mrs. Wang's soft spot. She waved her hands helplessly and sighed, "Forget it! I'll do as you say! However, the city gates are closed at night. I'm afraid I won't be able to come back if I go there. If I don't take any maids with me, I don't know how people will know about it! Just take Yuchuan with you!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Seeing that she finally gave in, Jia Zheng quickly agreed. After thinking for a moment, he added, "Her sister Jin Chuan is also over there now, so it will be easier to get rid of her when the time comes! Don't worry, I will make arrangements for the master in the mansion. When the time comes, no one will gossip about you when I send you out of the mansion!"

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(End of this chapter)