The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 33: Hearing the news
When Zhang Yunyi came back from morning exercise, he did not see Baozhu. Only Ruizhu was there, sitting on the bed beside the table with her head down, in a daze.

Seeing that she didn't react when he entered the room, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Ruizhu raised her head when she heard the voice and said in a panic, "I will bring breakfast to you right away."

Seeing her red cheeks, Zhang Yunyi asked with concern, "What's wrong? Do you have a fever?"

As he spoke, he reached out his hand to Ruizhu's forehead and pressed it gently.

Ruizhu had been in the house for about half a month, so even if she had taken over the room, Qin Keqing would not have been in a hurry.

No matter who you are, you can't make yourself suffer. Besides, if you keep putting it off like this, what if rumors spread that you are in poor health? Wouldn't that be a joke?
He originally wanted to take this opportunity to have some physical contact so as to proceed step by step, but when he touched Ruizhu's forehead, he could clearly feel her slight trembling.

He immediately let go and said, "If you are sick, just take a rest."

If Ruizhu didn't shy away from his contact, he would have followed the steps and progressed step by step. But now that he sensed the trembling, he had to put the plan on hold temporarily.

Since he wants to establish himself as a gentleman, he can't force it. After all, Ruizhu and Qin Keqing have been friends for many years, and who knows if they will gossip about each other in private.

As someone who has been through this, he knows that sometimes women are more open than men when it comes to telling dirty jokes.

He is not afraid of comparison in height, thickness and shape. Even with Jia Rong's cowardly appearance, how could he be taller and stronger than him?
He even secretly hoped that Ruizhu could gossip with Qin Keqing.

Of course, that’s all.

Ruizhu had no idea that she would miss the opportunity because of her trembling. She was just thinking about Baozhu's words and was upset. She was a little flustered by Zhang Yunyi's touch and quickly covered up, "I just tried the master's method just now..."

She didn't know how to express it, so she could only squat slightly.

"Well! Practicing this is good for your body. You should practice more in the future."

Squats not only shape the body, but also have many unexpected benefits. Zhang Yunyi naturally would not stop it.

Because the maids all wore the same clothes, they were not like Youshi and Qin Keqing, who wore narrow jackets with waists.

However, just from the slight squatting just now, he could see that Ruizhu had great potential, so he gave her these instructions.

As the saying goes, fat and thin are both interesting. If Lin Daiyu could be as pretty as Youshi, she would not be beautiful. But Baochai...

While eating the food brought by Ruizhu, he thought to himself that Lin Daiyu should be in Yangzhou by now, and he didn't know whether he could see Baochai today.

Just when I was thinking about something, I saw Yindie walk in.

"Uncle! Our uncle said that there are guests at home, and he would like you to go to the front yard to keep them company!"

Before Zhang Yun逸 came, the Ning Mansion called Jia Zhen "Master". Because he had not married and was of the same generation as Jia Zhen, now they can only add a prefix before the title of "Master" to distinguish him from others.

"Front yard?" Zhang Yunyi frowned and asked, "Who's here?"

"Today, the old lady from the West Mansion came to visit the garden, and Master Xue from the concubine's family also came with her. He has always been very close to our master."

Close?

Birds of a feather flock together, right?
If Jia Zhen hadn't mentioned it, he would have been happy to stay in the garden, but now he had no choice but to go there.

He thought that Xue Ke had not avoided the female members when he entered Rong Mansion, so he could meet those beautiful women if he stayed in the garden. He did not expect Jia Zhen to ask him to accompany Xue Pan, which was a bit of a miscalculation. In fact, with his status, he could not be called an outsider. He was just invited by Yin Die to visit the garden, so he could not stay there on purpose.

When he arrived at the front hall, he didn't see Jia Zhen, only Jia Rong and a fat, big-eared fool.

Jia Rong hurriedly nodded and bowed, stepping forward and saying, "Uncle Yi, please come in! The master has gone to fetch the old lady, and will be here in a moment. This is Uncle Xue."

Ever since he saw Wang Xifeng coming, he didn't dare to have any bad thoughts towards Zhang Yun逸. However, he had flattered Youshi in front of Jia Zhen last time, and he was afraid that he would bear a grudge against him, so he flattered him as much as possible whenever he got the chance.

Although Zhang Yunyi had only been in the mansion for two months, he had Youshi as his accomplice. People could not keep secrets in bed, and he was deliberately trying to get... information, so Youshi had already revealed everything.

Therefore, he remained calm in the face of his nephew's flattery.

"Brother Yi, please take a seat! Brother Zhen is really something. Since we have this relative, he should have introduced us to each other earlier."

Although Xue Pan is a bit rough, he is not the kind of person who would gossip about everything. And since he has Aunt Xue's instructions, he naturally won't act rashly.

Zhang Yunyi nodded slightly and looked at Xue Pan. Although he was fat and had big ears, he did not look ugly. After all, he had a sister like Xue Baochai. Even if the gap between them was huge, he still had some foundation.

He bowed to Xue Pan and said, "Brother Xue, you're welcome!"

Jia Rong hurried forward and pulled out a chair, wiped it with his sleeve, and said flatteringly, "Uncle Yi, please take a seat."

After Zhang Yunyi took his seat, he sighed, "It's a pity that the old lady sent someone to pass on the message yesterday. I don't know if Uncle Yi is free today, otherwise he would have made good preparations."

As he was talking, Jia Zhen stepped in and said with a smile, "That's true. Yun Yi, you don't know that among the people in the capital, Wenlong can be considered the best when it comes to having fun. It's a pity that he didn't prepare anything today."

When Jia Rong saw Jia Zhen coming in, he quickly followed Zhang Yunyi's example and gave Jia Zhen another set of tricks, echoing: "That's right! But why has Uncle Xue also started to cultivate his character recently?"

At this point, he said with a lewd look on his face: "Yun'er from Jinxiang Courtyard has been talking about Uncle Xue for many times."

Xue Pan scratched his ear when he heard this and said innocently, "I am really frustrated, but I have been talking about Xiangling for a long time, and my mother has been holding back and refusing to give her to me. This time she finally agreed. As long as I can be quiet for a while, she will take her in as my concubine."

Jia Zhen glanced sideways and asked, "Oh? Someone was beaten to death because of her?"

"It wasn't me who did it, but he got hit a few times by the servants, so it's his fault for not taking the beating."

"In that case, I can't delay you. I'll invite you over for a drink after you take her to my room. Then, we can have a good time together with Yun Yi."

Since he said three people, Jia Rong was not included. He ignored his son's resentful expression and said obscenely, "Brother, please invite a good troupe from outside. After watching the good show, we can go to Jinxiang Courtyard to have some fun and take my brother to broaden his horizons."

He asked Zhang Yunyi to accompany him, on the one hand because he didn't want him to show up in front of everyone in Rong Mansion, and on the other hand he wanted to take the opportunity to lead Zhang Yunyi astray.

"That's just a matter of words!" Xue Pan waved his hands, patted his chest loudly, and said, "Don't rush to pay the bill with your brother!"

"Okay! Okay!" Jia Zhen looked evil. He turned around and saw Zhang Yunyi was silent. He poked him with his arm and said, "It's rare that Wenlong is so thoughtful. Cousin, please don't spoil his fun!"

"Ah?" Zhang Yunyi came back to his senses after being prodded by Jia Zhen. "What did my cousin say?"

He didn't hear any of the conversation between Jia Zhen and Xue Pan. Ever since he heard that Xue Pan wanted to take Xiangling as his concubine, his mind was full of thoughts about how to save her.

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(End of this chapter)