The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 340: Fighting for the Secret

Because she had hope for the future and was worried about being caught, and because the weather was freezing cold, Li Wan was no longer as demanding as she was last time in the Grand Flower Hall, where she had no food to eat and was insatiable.

However, even so, she still caught a slight cold.

The next morning, Suyun was asked to ask for leave from Lady Jia.

No one else took it seriously, except Wang Xifeng, who was wary of it.

She had originally planned to eat alone, but she didn't see Zhang Yunyi show up last night, and then she heard that Li Wan had caught a cold, so she couldn't help but speculate.

After lunch, she came to Li Wan's room under the pretext of visiting the patient.

As soon as she entered the room, she pointed at Suyun and asked, "Sister-in-law was fine yesterday, why did she catch a cold today? Did you sleep too much last night and didn't take good care of her?"

Li Wan heard something wrong and quickly interrupted the conversation, saying, "It's not Suyun's fault. I felt the fire in the house was too strong yesterday and I felt suffocated. I went to the yard to get some fresh air and caught a cold."

How could Wang Xifeng believe it so easily? She laughed and said, "My dear sister-in-law, you are too careless. If you feel stuffy in the room, you can just open the window. Why do you want to go outside and freeze?"

She turned to glare at Su Yun, who looked aggrieved, and scolded, "Why don't you know how to stop them?"

Li Wan took over the conversation again and explained, "I asked her to watch Lan Er reading. She was not there at that time, so it's not her fault."

Wang Xifeng immediately noticed the loophole in his words and asked suspiciously, "Why didn't the eldest sister-in-law accompany Lan Xiaozi herself, but asked her to watch over him instead?"

"This……"

Wang Xifeng pressed on step by step, and Li Wan was only concerned with defending Suyun. She inevitably lost sight of the whole situation and forgot about herself for a moment.

Seeing that Wang Xifeng had already become suspicious, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "My wife asked me to come over yesterday, saying that after the New Year, I should move to the garden to help supervise the girls' needlework. Lan'er still has to focus on her studies, so I'm afraid she can only go to the garden every few days. I was feeling depressed for the time being, so I took some time out to take a breath..."

"Is there still this?"

Li Wan has always had only Jia Lan in her heart. Suddenly she was arranged to live in the garden, and the mother and son were separated, which was explainable.

Wang Xifeng stopped nagging her, glanced at Li Wan, and said with a smile, "I see that although the elder sister-in-law has caught a cold, her complexion is better than usual. I think it's nothing serious."

Having put her doubts to rest, she no longer lingered and turned away with Ping'er.

But she had always been suspicious, and when she returned to the three small rooms, the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

Although Li Wan's suspicion has been dispelled, there might be someone else out there.

She herself was not clean either, and she had no intention of catching the adulterer. She just wanted to take the opportunity to bargain and get more profits.

However, the girl's relationship was of great importance, and it was impossible to hide it since she was not married yet, so she did not dare to make random guesses. As for the daughters-in-law of similar age, she and Li Wan were the only ones in Rong Mansion. She thought about it over and over again, but could not come to a conclusion.

He said anxiously, "When he comes back in the evening, you go to the thief's place. Now everything is ready, only he is lacking. I will do whatever he wants, why is he still making excuses? Are you deliberately trying to fool me?"

At this point, she couldn't help but feel moved. Could it be that he didn't agree to his request the day before and was deliberately leaving her alone?
Ping'er smiled and covered her mouth, "Madam, you are too anxious. In the past, you would have to rest for two days before you could recover. Master must be worried about you."

"Pah!" Wang Xifeng blushed and said insincerely, "Who wants him to feel bad? I can't bear it, but don't I still have you?"

As she spoke, she raised her toes and tickled Ping'er's waist, saying with a smile, "If I call him over tonight, will I miss out on your benefits?"

Ping'er twisted her waist, her pretty face slightly red, and she didn't answer. She nodded slightly, but then said: "Master, you are staying in Mengpo Zhai this time because of official business. I can't guarantee that you can stay here!"

"What kind of official business must be postponed until the evening?" Wang Xifeng said disapprovingly, "At most, I can stay a few more days and ask Qin and the others to wait a few more days. How can a domestic flower be as fragrant as a wild flower like you?"

Ping Erh knew her character very well and said with a smile, "I am at most a green leaf on Madam's flower branch. You just can't bear to spoil Madam's flower..."

Wang Xifeng was quite satisfied with this answer and said with a smile, "You little slut are so sweet-mouthed!"

The two of them laughed and joked, and when Zhang Yunyi came back from office, Wang Xifeng prepared wine and food and urged Ping'er to go and invite people.

……

Zhang Yun逸 didn't know that after only one night, Wang Xifeng could no longer hold back.

When he returned to Mengpo Zhai, Yuchuan had been waiting for a long time.

While he was eating, he said to Yuchuan, "Go back and tell Madam that I will send the servants away in a while. Tell her not to worry and come over early."

After Yuchuan received the order and went back, he called Wu Ma and asked her to arrange for the servants to return to the house early.

Wu Ma and the servants of Mengpo Zhai were old people in Huifang Garden. They knew something about Master Yi's affairs and hurried down to make arrangements.

He had just finished making arrangements when Ping'er walked in.

"Master! Grandma has prepared wine and food, please come over for dinner." If it hadn't been arranged properly, it would have just been a matter of staggering the date. Now that it has been arranged, he has made up his mind to satisfy his desire to be the second master in Jia Zheng's study.

Without thinking, he said, "I have some official business to deal with today. Go back and tell her that I will stay there tomorrow night."

This was just as Ping'er had expected, so she didn't say much and turned back to report to Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng was so angry that she knocked over the food on the table. After a while of sulking, she suddenly stood up and said, "Let's go! I want to see how much official business he has to deal with!"

Ping Erh hurriedly advised: "Madam, it would be inconvenient for you to go there now!"

"What are you afraid of?" Wang Xifeng said disapprovingly, "We are just going to ask if there is anything that is not well taken care of. Jia Lian did not say anything, so who would gossip? Besides, he uses servants from the East Palace. As long as we are not seen by others, who will know that we have been there?"

Ping'er knew that she couldn't be persuaded because of her temper, so she had to bite the bullet and follow.

The two did not dare to take the main road. They passed through the east corner gate and took a detour to the aisle in front of the Xue family courtyard in the northeast corner. They happened to see a figure peeking out from the back corridor of Mengpo Zhai.

Feeling guilty, they quickly shrank back. When they came to their senses, they lay in the corner and secretly looked into the aisle.

However, during this moment of hesitation, the figure had already moved close to the wall where the moonlight could not reach, and could no longer be distinguished.

It was just a fleeting moment, and although Wang Xifeng didn't see clearly who the figure was, she could tell that the clothes were not those of a maid.

She never thought that it could be Mrs. Wang. Because of her preconceived notion, and the fact that her figure was similar to Li Wan's and she had no maid accompanying her, she immediately suspected her.

He said angrily: "Sure enough, you didn't hold your fart well. It turns out you were faking illness!"

Mrs. Wang had no idea that her whereabouts had been discovered. Because she was on good terms with the Yuchuan sisters at the hot spring villa, she was cautious this time and did not take her with her.

Firstly, it avoids the embarrassment of being on par with the maids and sisters.

Secondly, if someone came to look for her at night, Yuchuan could help block them.

Seeing the figure turning to the gate of Mengpo Zhai, she hurriedly chased after it.

"Grandma! Let's not go..." Ping'er chased after her anxiously.

Wang Xifeng is not a tolerant person. It might be okay with other people, but Li Wan is another matter.

She is also someone who cannot be seen in public, but she has Jia Lian's tacit approval, so there has to be a winner.

When they reached Mengpozhai, Ping'er retreated and said, "I'll wait outside!"

"Bah! Look at what you have accomplished!"

Wang Xifeng spat and was too lazy to pull her along.

She rushed straight into the yard, and when she arrived at the door, just as she was about to push it open, she suddenly heard a flattering voice from inside: "It's rare for the master to come home, I will serve the master right away..."

Although the tone was different from her usual one, she felt the voice was extremely familiar to her. She was shocked and her body paused.

He quietly came to the window, spit a mouthful of saliva, poked open the window paper, and moved closer to the window.

She never thought that Mrs. Wang, who was always dignified, actually had such a side to her.

But when he thought about it again, he felt suddenly enlightened. No wonder Zhang Yunyi said when he set up the bird droppings business for him that not only would he benefit greatly, but the Wang family would also benefit greatly.

It turns out that this is the crux of the problem.

However, she couldn't understand why Zhang Yunyi, since he had been involved with the Madam for a long time, would protect Aunt Zhao?

Could it be that he did it on purpose to hide the affair?
She was lost in thoughts until she heard the sound of Ai Ai in her ears and realized that she had been distracted.

At this moment, he no longer had the intention to catch someone cheating, and he quietly left the yard.

"Grandma?" Ping'er was standing guard outside the courtyard. Seeing no movement coming from the courtyard, Wang Xifeng came out. She couldn't help but wonder, "You didn't..."

"Why are you catching him? You'd better not offend him!"

If it were Li Wan, she could still take the opportunity to bargain with Zhang Yun逸 with confidence, but Mrs. Wang was a member of the Wang family like her, and she was also her elder, so it was difficult for her to make it public.

However, although she returned disappointed, the trip was still worthwhile. She was worried that after Jia Baoyu got married, he would not be able to control the affairs of the second wife.

Now, knowing the unknown side of Mrs. Wang, it might be of great use in the future.

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(End of this chapter)