The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 338 Time Management
Zhang Yunyi returned to Mengpozhai and said to the old nanny, "Madam Wu, is dinner ready?"

Although he had agreed with Tanchun to go to Qingtang thatched cottage after leaving the government office, he still had to go to the Grand Flower Hall later to keep an appointment with Li Wan.

If you go too early, you will easily be seen, and it will be difficult to kill time when you come back, so there is no rush to go.

Thinking of this, he instructed Wu Ma, "Oh, right! Jinchuan has a few words to tell Yuchuan. Send someone to ask her to come over tomorrow night."

Although the door of Rong Mansion was already open to him, his own home was only next door, and the opportunity to live in Mengpo Zhai was extremely rare.

If this opportunity of taking over the magpie's nest is to be perfect, Mrs. Wang is indispensable.

There are too many people in Mrs. Wang's yard, so it would be more appropriate to ask her to come here.

Considering Li Wan's fighting ability, no arrangements will be made tonight, so Wu Ma is instructed to pass the message to Yuchuan tomorrow.

Mrs. Wang stayed in the hot spring for four days, and he also planned to stay in Rongfu for only four nights. The remaining night was shared with Yingchun and Wang Xifeng, the sister-in-law.

I have to say that he has a good grasp of time management.

After dinner, he calculated the time and pretended to stroll into the garden to digest his food. After walking around, he came to the Qingtang thatched cottage.

But the servant was half-crouching in the bushes in the yard, sticking half of his head out, calling in a low voice: "Master!"

She is not Siqi, and Tanchun is even less like Yingchun. With Lady Jia's tacit approval, they have to hide their tracks.

"Where is my third sister? Did she ask you to bring something to me?" Zhang Yunyi asked knowingly.

"Miss...the girl is in the room..." The secretary squatted, bowed slightly, turned around and pointed inside the room.

"Yes!" Zhang Yunyi agreed and said, "Then you just stay here and guard it!"

"Huh!~" Shishu felt relieved and agreed quickly.

After all, she was an unmarried girl, alone in the middle of the night. Although Tanchun asked her to wait outside the house, she felt embarrassed to not let her in.

Now that we have Zhang Yun逸's instructions, we don't have to be in a dilemma.

Zhang Yunyi pushed the door open and walked in. He looked at Tanchun in the moonlight and said, "Since Third Sister asked me to come here, you must trust me. I am in a hurry. In order to avoid being seen and affecting your reputation, I closed the door."

Tanchun is not Yingchun and is quite opinionated. Although he does not intend to return empty-handed, he is not too arbitrary either.

Of course, this is only on the surface. He seems to be asking for Tanchun's opinion, but in fact he has other thoughts.

Since it was you who made the invitation, if there is not even this little bit of trust, what is the point of continuing the discussion?
However, although the effect is the same, the feeling given to Tanchun is not exactly the same.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Tanchun was obviously relieved.

"Thank you, Brother Yi, for thinking of me. How could I not trust you, Brother Yi?"

Zhang Yunyi slowly closed the door, stood by the door, and said in an aloof manner, "I wonder why Third Sister asked me to come here?"

As soon as the door was closed, the room suddenly became much darker.

Tanchun also couldn't help but become nervous, but when she saw him standing by the door and not moving an inch forward, she felt relieved.

"It's easy to fall hard when you climb high. Brother Yi is in a high position, so you should be more cautious."

Although the dim environment made her feel more nervous, the words that were originally difficult to say now became easier to say, and she gave an opening statement.

She took a deep breath and continued, "I shouldn't have interfered with elder sister's marriage, but I was worried about elder brother Yi, so I had to ask my aunt to meet you. As the saying goes, serving a king is like serving a tiger. Although elder brother Yi is upright, it was elder brother Yi who proposed to marry in another courtyard, and he also helped father to seek a transfer a while ago, which inevitably makes people think too much."

Although he had made up his mind, there were some things he couldn't say. He could only hint at it and use Jia Zheng's affairs to remind him implicitly.

I thought that after saying this, even if Zhang Yun逸 did not express his gratitude, he would at least immediately think of Lady Jia's arrangement.

Unexpectedly, after finishing his words, Zhang Yun逸 did not show any expression at all.

She couldn't help feeling a little flustered, and hurriedly said, "I'm just worried about Brother Yi, so I'm talking too much. If Brother Yi has made a plan, just pretend that I never said anything." She didn't believe that Zhang Yunyi couldn't understand the meaning of her words. Seeing that he was reluctant to express his opinion, she couldn't help but worry that he had made up his mind, and she was afraid that he would reveal it to Lady Jia.

She couldn't bear the accusation of meeting him in the dead of night and accusing her own sister. She was already thinking of backing out and hurriedly walked towards the door.

Anyway, she had said what she needed to say. If she wasn't caught in the act, she could still stick to her story. But if she was seen by someone else, she would be doomed.

Unexpectedly, just as he reached the door, Zhang Yunyi suddenly opened his eyes and said, "I'm not mistaken! Third sister is really smart and clever, and makes men like me ashamed!"

Hearing his praise and seeing his burning gaze so close to her, Tanchun's heart trembled and she couldn't help but stop.

Hesitantly said: "Yi...Brother Yi..."

It’s not that she didn’t understand the meaning of Zhang Yunyi’s words, but with the previous experience, she couldn’t help but be more cautious.

"It's easy to get money, but it's hard to find a true friend. Third sister really knows my heart!"

He walked forward quickly and grabbed Tanchun's hand, but then he said hesitantly, "Please forgive me for being rude, Third Sister. I really can't help myself!"

Although he kept saying that he was rude, he had no intention of giving up.

Suddenly her hands were held, and Tanchun felt her heart fluttering. She wanted to break free but was afraid of ruining the atmosphere, so she just stood there stiffly.

Is there anything more difficult to part with than to regain something you have lost?

Zhang Yun逸 grasped this mentality and deliberately spoke at this time.

However, he had no intention of pressing further and just held Tanchun's hand, remaining in a stalemate for a long while.

Tanchun was obviously a little bit exhausted, so she slightly retracted her hand and said to ease the embarrassment, "I hope Brother Yi doesn't blame me for being too talkative!"

However, how could Zhang Yunyi let her break free so easily? He held her tightly and said, "You said what I was thinking. How can I blame you?"

At this point, he changed the subject: "It's just that, you know, since my uncle and cousin passed away, I have been left alone. It's rare that the old lady and the ladies treat me as one of their own. Some things are really difficult!"

He shook his head and looked at Tanchun with eager but conflicted eyes, acting out his dilemma to the fullest.

Seeing him like this, Tanchun didn't care about her tender hands being held tighter and tighter by him, and hurriedly advised: "Brother Yi, you should think more about yourself."

Zhang Yunyi shook his head and said, "To be honest with you, Third Sister, I can see what the old lady is thinking, but if I refuse, the old lady will inevitably think that I am too picky and look down on the mansion. If so, I am afraid that the old lady may not welcome me to come and visit often."

As he spoke, he not only stared at Tanchun closely, but also rubbed his hands constantly and said something meaningful, which made Tanchun, who was already flustered, even more confused.

In addition, his considerations were not unreasonable, so Tanchun felt a little at a loss: "Then... what should I do?"

"Although it's difficult to have the best of both worlds, there is still a chance... Third sister, don't you see my feelings yet?"

When Tanchun heard this, she felt her cheeks burning. She tried hard to think, but she just couldn't concentrate.

Zhang Yunyi didn't seem to count on her. He rubbed the back of her hand and said with a smile, "It was not easy to tell you directly, Third Sister. Now that I have revealed my true feelings to you, there is no need to hide it from you anymore."

Having said that, he pulled the still dazed Tanchun into his arms.

Before she could struggle, he said lovingly, "If we can use this opportunity of presenting gifts on the Emperor's birthday to please him, and mention that the eldest girl can help, there may be room for the eldest girl's marriage. If so, we can propose it to the old lady, and it will surely come to fruition..."

After hearing these words, Tanchun felt confused. Even though she knew it was inappropriate for him to hold her in his arms, she was not willing to struggle.

She raised her shy and trembling eyes, looked at him, and murmured in a mosquito-like voice: "Yi...Brother Yi..."

Zhang Yunyi was not a good person at all. Before she could finish her words, her cherry-like mouth was blocked tightly.

Tanchun only hesitated symbolically for a few times, then gave up struggling and stretched out her arms, tightly holding his shoulder blades.

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(End of this chapter)