The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 382 Time Conflict
Although King Zhongshun, the organizer, did not set the right tone, these people also gained some insights.

Although it was like seeing flowers in the fog, he could still distinguish his own concubines.

Perhaps because she had received shares in Bamboo Paper, she enthusiastically promoted her concubine to Zhang Yunyi.

It is worth mentioning that he rejected the virgin arranged for him by King Zhongshun, and chose the girl named Yudie, as described by Gu Dashou: "As gentle as bees and tender as butterflies, always worthy of pity."

This was meant as a token of allegiance, and it couldn't be faked. He didn't want to abandon his lover, so he might as well just have a short romance, which would make him feel at ease.

It is not convenient to elaborate on the specific circumstances.

However, he didn't want people to misunderstand that he was just doing it in vain, so he delayed it a little longer.

However, Prince Zhongshun was bored and took this opportunity to publicize his love of freeloading.

When he came out of the room, several people were already yawning, having been waiting for a long time.

Prince Zhongshun was quite enthusiastic and ordered people to serve the nutritious midnight snack that had been prepared in advance.

During this period, everyone talked about selecting useful people for the King of Qin.

"It's a pity that Ru Hai left early, otherwise why would we have arranged for Mei Lian!"

At this point, Gu Dashou pondered and said, "I remember that Jia Hua and Ru Hai were classmates, and he was also recommended by him. Brother Zhou, you are in the Ministry of Personnel with him. What do you think of this person?"

Hearing the names of Lin Ruhai and Jia Yucun, Zhang Yun逸 couldn't help but listen attentively.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Xianzu pointed at him and said with a smile: "I'm afraid you asked the wrong person. Brother Yun Yi is half-brother-in-law to him."

"Why is it still half?" Gu Dashou was a little suspicious.

Zhang Yunyi quickly recounted Xiangling's life story and her relationship with Jiao Xing.

Fang said: "Although there is this relationship, I have only been an official for a short time. I have only known him for more than a year, and we do not work together, so I can't say that I know him very well."

There are too many uncertainties about Jia Yucun, so he doesn't dare to make a guarantee rashly.

"Hahaha! No wonder you didn't want to bring your concubine with you to the appointment. It turns out you are such an amorous person!"

Seeing that he was trying to refuse, Zhou Xianzu just laughed it off.

Gu Dashou put down his chopsticks and said thoughtfully, "After all, you have this relationship, which is more convenient than us. You might as well learn more about it when you have time."

He hesitated for a moment, then continued, "When Ru Hai recommended him, he also informed me. If you are unable to spare the time, or if you want to avoid suspicion, you might as well introduce him to me."

"Thank you very much, sir! I am young and ignorant, how can I know how to judge people?"

It would be fine if there was no such relationship, but with this relationship, if anything goes wrong when winning over Jia Yucun, it would be hard to explain.

"Okay! I'll be on my day off on the 21st, so you can bring him to my house."

"Twenty-one?" Zhang Yunyi frowned.

"What's the matter? Is there something wrong, little friend?"

Zhang Yunyi quickly denied it: "No! I just feel that time is too tight."

"This matter cannot be dealt with any later. We need more time before we can make a judgment, right?"

As if to suggest it intentionally, Gu Dashou explained, "He is in charge of the two departments of seal inspection and merit inspection in the Ministry of Personnel. If you can win him over to serve Your Highness, the burden on Congwen will be lighter."

After agreeing on a time, everyone went home.

As time was tight, after the court session the next day, Zhang Yun逸 went to Xinglong Street, Jia Yucun's residence.

"Brother, please come in! I just said I would go visit the elders in a couple of days, but you are here first."

Although they had just met during the Spring Festival, Jia Yucun was not surprised at all. He warmly welcomed Zhang Yunyi into the house and ordered the servants, "Go and ask the madam to prepare some wine and food. I want to drink with my brother." Zhang Yunyi didn't want to tell him the purpose of his visit as soon as they met, so he followed him into the backyard.

After chatting for a while, Fang waited for the wine and food to be served and then sat down at Jia Yucun's invitation.

After three rounds of drinks, Zhang Yunyi turned the topic to Gu Dashou: "I went to Prince Zhongshun's mansion a while ago and happened to meet Elder Gu. When we talked about Lord Lin Ruhai, he sighed a lot. Then I knew that Brother Yucun and he were classmates."

Upon hearing this, Jia Yucun stood up in awe and said, "My dear brother, you are indeed a man of great learning, and you can even drink and chat happily with Elder Gu."

At this point, he paused for a moment and said, "To be honest, I was very grateful to Brother Lin for recommending me. One of them was Elder Gu. However, I was a low-ranking official at the time and my words were not taken seriously, so I could not thank Elder Gu in person!"

Hearing him emphasize the word "at that time", Zhang Yunyi sighed inwardly that Jia Yucun was indeed a shrewd man.

I'm afraid that although he is not clear about his real purpose, he is also willing to take advantage of the situation and get in touch with Gu Dashou.

He smiled and said, "So Brother Yucun has this kind of relationship with the old man. It's not difficult. The day after tomorrow, the old man will be on vacation and he has invited me to a banquet at his mansion. If Brother Yucun is free, why not go with me? I can also thank the old man in person."

"Oh! Thank you so much, brother!"

Jia Yucun bowed to express his gratitude, then pretended to hesitate and said, "But, isn't this a bit too abrupt?"

"No problem! The elder and I are close friends regardless of age. We are not strangers, and we have a friendship from the past. I'm sure the elder won't mind."

Although Jia Yucun was appointed as the Minister of Personnel, he had only been in Beijing for a little over a year and had no connections in the capital. He could not be compared with Gu Dashou, an old minister who had been in the cabinet for more than ten years.

Although Zhang Yun逸 was extremely favored by the emperor, he was not a civil official after all.

If you can climb up a big tree like Gu Dashou, it will not be difficult to go further.

I have to express my gratitude profusely.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Jia Yucun, with Jiao Xing, saw him out the door.

After returning home, Zhang Yunyi got off the carriage, hesitated for a moment, opened the door and entered the warehouse.

She picked up a string of red musk beads bestowed by the emperor from the antique display cabinet and came to the pavilion leaning against the mountain.

He poked his son's tender face with his stubble. He had been drinking, and the smell of alcohol made little Chengsi turn his head away. He scratched his face with his little hands.

This made Feng, who was standing by, feel very distressed, but she dared not say anything.

Fortunately, Xiangling couldn't bear it anymore, so she quickly stepped forward, snatched her son, and handed him to his mother to take away.

Zhang Yunyi laughed loudly, embraced Xiangling, took out the pearl necklace from his arms, handed it to her and said, "It's Miss Bao's birthday the day after tomorrow. I can't spare the time. Please take this gift with you and go!"

Xiangling hesitated and said, "Although we have waived the wine expenses for the birthday banquet, wouldn't it be too disrespectful for me to go?"

If it was an ordinary birthday, it would be fine, but when Lady Jia came to visit during the Spring Festival, she told her that Xue Baochai had reached the age of marriage.

After all, she had stayed in the Xue family before, and she didn't know the inside story. Aunt Xue and Baochai were quite nice to her, so it was inevitable that she had some preference towards them.

Cancel the capital?

Only then did Zhang Yunyi remember that he had actually forgotten the twenty taels of silver given for Xue Baochai's birthday.

However, he did not let Xiangling take her to Li Wan. Instead, he hugged her to the edge of the bed and said meaningfully, "Doesn't she always call you sister? Since she is a sister, what's wrong with you going?"

"This... How can I..."

"Hey!" Zhang Yunyi took Xiangling under him and said, "You are my woman, so what if you are her sister? Since she calls you sister, just accept it."

Xiangling then stopped trying to argue and silently endured it.

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(End of this chapter)