The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 383 Taking action after hearing the news
The twenty-first day of the first lunar month.

As soon as the sky began to pale, the lights in Hengwu Garden came on.

With Ying'er's help, Xue Baochai washed up, changed into simple and elegant clothes, and then went to the dressing table.

The hairstyles of ancient women varied in style, but they all remained essentially the same.

Married women would tie up their hair completely, while unmarried women would leave a few strands of hair hanging down in a bun.

Ying'er knew that Baochai did not like to show off, so she combed her hair into a simple bun.

Just as she finished braiding the two braids on her temples, she was surprised to find that Baochai had opened her dressing box. After a slight hesitation, she grabbed the hairpin with a pink hibiscus jade and golden pearls and inserted it into the end of her hair.

Ying Er was greatly surprised and blurted out: "Miss, what's wrong with you today..."

She noticed that Xue Baochai's hand holding the pearl hairpin hesitated for a moment, then she realized what was happening and quickly knelt down and said, "I spoke out of turn!"

Baochai pursed her lips, inserted the pearl hairpin firmly in front of the mirror, and then raised her hand and said, "Get up!"

She sighed and said calmly, "You know something about the family situation, so why do you ask such a weird question? It's okay if it's given by others, but if it's given by Brother Yi, if we just leave it there, not only will we fail Brother Yi's kindness, but he will also misunderstand that we are keeping people at a distance!"

"Yes! I know I was wrong!" Ying'er kowtowed again before she stood up and walked forward, helping Baochai up.

As soon as the two of them left the house, they saw a red figure rushing in from the gate: "Sister Bao! Bao..."

When she was halfway through her second shout, she saw the pearl hairpin on Baochai's head and her voice paused: "Bao... Sister, are you up?"

Baochai blushed and pretended to be calm, "You are already an adult, why are you still so flustered? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by others?"

"Sister Bao is right!" Shi Xiangyun glanced at the pearl hairpin on her head and said in a low voice.

Baochai stepped forward and took her arm, saying, "You've come just in time. I was just about to go to the old lady's place!"

After she said that, Xiangyun seemed to remember something, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "It's too early now, the old lady is not in a hurry, let's go to the eldest sister first and go with her!"

Upon hearing this, Baochai hesitated for a moment and nodded slightly.

The two of them left Hengwu Garden and went around to Tuobi Villa. Just as they were about to go up from the back door of Daguan Tower, they heard loud drums and music from upstairs.

Baochai couldn't help wondering, "Why so early?"

Xiangyun bowed her head and explained, "Sister Bao, you don't know. The eldest sister-in-law said that she had watched the ordinary plays many times. The troupes outside only played the same plays. It was too boring. It would be better to watch Tang Bohu and Qiuxiang. It would be fresh. The eldest sister was worried that they were not proficient enough and might make mistakes in front of Brother Yi, so she asked them to come early and rehearse in advance."

The two of them went up to the Grand View Tower and ran into each other. Yingchun and Tanchun were walking up the stairs hand in hand.

There was nothing special about Tanchun, but when she caught a glimpse of the pearl hairpin on Yingchun's head, she was startled.

The same thing happened to Yingchun and the other person who were coming towards them.

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"Humph! ~ Sister-in-law's words sound nice, but I think she is just trying to save those few taels of silver!"

Wang Xifeng, who was pregnant, sat in front of the table and said indignantly, "There was nothing special to buy for the dishes, and the opera troupe was also saved. The total cost was more than 100 taels of silver, and I think she embezzled more than half of it."

"Madam..." Ping'er tried to smooth things over, "Since the old lady has instructed the eldest lady, and you are not jealous of this little bit of money, and you don't care about anything else, just focus on taking care of your baby. The eldest lady has no one to rely on, so it's normal for her to want to save some money for Lan. Why do you have to worry about these trivial matters?"

"Just asking her to hold a birthday banquet, she started to put most of the money into her own pocket. If she is also allowed to interfere in household affairs, wouldn't she have to spend all the money in the government?" Wang Xifeng was not jealous of the money, but she had been relieved of her job recently. It happened that Mrs. Wang was not energetic and impatient with those trivial matters, which gave Li Wan an opportunity to start interfering in some household affairs.

Therefore, I complain whenever I get the chance.

Ping'er saw that she had made her point clear, so she stopped trying to hide it and advised, "Look at what you're saying, Madam? It's only because you're pregnant that Madam has no choice but to do this. You know that Madam has always disliked Madam, so after you give birth, will this job fall on someone else?"

Although she knew the crux of the problem, Li Wan had helped cover it up after all.

In addition, unlike Wang Xifeng, she could more or less see Li Wan's feelings for Zhang Yun逸 through some details.

Although she didn't know whether the two had any private connection, based on her understanding of Zhang Yunyi, she was afraid that once they found out, they would be passionate and hit it off immediately.

Therefore, we should always leave a way out in case a flood washes away the Dragon King Temple in the future.

However, her persuasion did not work.

Ever since Li Wan moved into the Grand View Garden, she had sensed some clues, and then she peeked into Mrs. Wang's unknown side, and had some guesses about her arrangements.

I am worried that Mrs. Wang will rely on Li Wan for this.

"It's hard to say. After all, she is the second wife. Even if she breaks bones, she still has tendons!"

"I think you're worrying too much, grandma. Besides, this isn't a bad thing. You know what's going on in the mansion. It's better to just rest and take care of your baby, and let them do whatever they want. When the money in the government is gone, we'll know for sure."

Seeing that Wang Xifeng was quite hostile, Ping'er had no choice but to use a delaying tactic and planned to find an opportunity to test Zhang Yun逸's attitude.

"That won't do! Now, the government is empty and the income is not as good as in previous years. The old lady also transferred 60,000 taels. If I let them do whatever they want, won't I be left with a mess after I give birth to the child?"

"Everything will work out when the time comes. In this situation, the old lady is like a louse on a bald head. It's obvious. Will you just watch him die? Just find a job and it will be enough to support the family. Why do you worry so much?"

This is indeed the idea of ​​most people in Rongguo Mansion, including Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang.

Because of her relationship with Zhang Yun逸, Wang Xifeng felt that Zhang Yun逸 would help the Rongguo Mansion, and that she had contributed to some extent.

However, although she earned it through her own ability, this relationship is not something she can show off.

I could only angrily say, "They have taken all the benefits. Since I built that damn garden, I have thought of so many ways to save money in the past year or so. There is no one in the family who doesn't secretly hate me. I can't let others take advantage of me for nothing!"

It would be fine if it was just to maintain the life of Rongguo Mansion. After all, Mrs. Wang even invited the master to come, so there must be a fleeting romance.

But who does Li Wan think she is?
The previous generation planted trees, and the next generation enjoyed the shade, but she got the benefit for nothing. The more Wang Xifeng thought about it, the angrier she got. She felt like there was something stuck in her throat that she couldn't feel relieved until she vented.

She was thinking about how to get back at the party, so she moved to the dressing table, sat down on the stool, turned around and said, "Hurry! You have nothing to do anyway, come and help me comb my hair, I'll join in the fun today."

Ping'er secretly groaned, but it was inconvenient to persuade him any further.

She secretly made up her mind to inform Zhang Yunyi in advance later.

At the same time, he came behind Wang Xifeng and started to tidy up.

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(End of this chapter)