The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 386: Comfort Each Other
Gu Dashou's residence.

Seeing that dusk was approaching, Zhang Yunyi stood up and said goodbye, "Lord, it's getting late, we'll go back first!"

Gu Dashou stroked his long beard with his hand, smiling, and said meaningfully: "Let Lord Jia go back. Why don't you stay for a night, little friend Yun Yi? The last time Yudie came back, she talked about you to me a lot!"

"Uh..." Zhang Yunyi's face froze.

He didn't believe that a concubine would dare to mention another man on her own initiative. It would most likely be this old man who would dig into the matter and ask all kinds of questions.

He couldn't hide his embarrassment and declined politely, "I appreciate Elder Gu's kindness, but I didn't inform my family in advance, so I'm afraid they will be worried."

"Hey! Just send someone back to tell them the news!" Gu Dashou tried to stop him, "If you don't enjoy your youth, you're wasting your time. At your age, it's time for you to stay away from home."

Although the two did not say it explicitly, Jia Yucun was a slick man and understood the riddle they were playing.

He smiled and advised: "It is said that it is hard to refuse a kind invitation, why don't you just follow the host's wishes, brother Yi?"

Although Yudie was indeed as beautiful as her name, Zhang Yunyi had no interest in satisfying Gu Dashou's bad taste and refused again and again.

Seeing that he was determined to leave, Gu Dashou did not force him any more. He sent the two of them to the front yard, and then Zhang Yunyi got on the carriage to go back.

When he returned home, it was already dusk. Although he could still make it in time for Baochai's birthday dinner, Zhang Yun逸 did not rush to Rong Mansion, but went straight to the pavilion on the mountain.

Although he didn't know that Xiangling had returned early, he still decided to come over to be on the safe side.

When he stepped into the courtyard, he saw Jinchuan and called out to her, "What's wrong?"

Jin Chuan quickly recounted what happened in the morning and said, "Auntie is in a bad mood."

Zhang Yunyi nodded and said, "Go to Dengxian Pavilion. There is a box of pearl hairpins in the storage room on the first floor. Bring it back for me."

After all, Li Wan is a widow, unlike Wang Xifeng who has Jia Lian to help cover up.

Even if she could give her some hairpins, rings or jewelry privately, it would not be convenient for her to show them to others.

The day before yesterday, Xiangling's words reminded him that he might as well go with the flow. He originally wanted to complain to Lady Jia about Li Wan behind her back, but he didn't expect that it would be made public, which made Xiangling a little embarrassed.

Given Xiangling's personality, she wouldn't be in a bad mood if she was just embarrassed. The key point is that Jinchuan knew everything but deliberately hid it from her.

He was thinking about how to comfort Xiangling, and he almost bumped into someone without paying attention. When he looked up, it was Jiao Xing.

Jiao Xing didn't know that he was worried, and she couldn't help feeling a little flustered when she saw him bumping into her.

Xizi held her chest tightly with her fists as if she was holding her heart, but she ignored the fact that her body was slightly deformed due to the pressure in front of her.

Zhang Yunyi saw this and felt a little embarrassed. He bowed and said, "I was just thinking about something and bumped into my sister-in-law. Please forgive me!"

After saying this, he went into the inner room to avoid suspicion.

But Jiao Xing waited for him to enter the room, was stunned for a while, then followed Zhang Yunyi's footsteps and walked towards the inner room.

Zhang Yun逸 wanted to help with the introduction, so Jia Yucun naturally would not hide it from Jiao Xing. He also repeatedly asked Jiao Xing to visit Zhen Shiyin and his parents and Xiangling more often.

It was for this reason that when she saw Zhang Yun逸 enter the room just now, she stopped and planned to ask Jia Yucun whether he was going home.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yunyi bumped straight into her arms.

In his panic, he forgot to ask Jia Yucun whether he wanted to go back.

Arriving at the door, she just raised her hand to knock, but she heard Zhang Yunyi's voice from inside: "I was wrong in this matter, but it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that you are naive... The eldest lady of the West Mansion is a widow, so this matter is always difficult to explain..."

"Master just doesn't believe me. Didn't Master hide the matter of Sister-in-law You and Keqing from Xiangling for a long time?"

"Then I'll tell you everything this time... Lian's second sister-in-law in the West Mansion is also one of us..."

Hearing this, Jiao Xing's face was uncertain, and she was more and more certain that Zhang Yunyi had done it on purpose. She spat in her heart, afraid of being seen, and quickly retreated quietly.

He came to Feng's house, said hello, and got on the carriage to go home.

When she got home, she saw Jia Yucun in high spirits, drinking alone in the courtyard. While she was hesitating, Jia Yucun waved at her and said, "Madam, why didn't you stay a little longer? You came back so early?"

Jiao Xing calmed down a little, came to the pavilion in the courtyard, and asked, "Did everything go well today?"

Jia Yucun said with emotion: "Thanks to Brother Yi's recommendation! I didn't expect that he would be favored by the elder!"

At this point, he complained, "Why didn't you stay there for a while longer? At least have dinner with the two elders before coming back?"

"This..." Jiao Xing said hurriedly, "My brother-in-law has also gone back. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for me to be there."

"Hey!" Jia Yucun waved his hand and said, "That's just right. It's rare to have such a relationship, so we should get closer to them."

Hearing this, Jiao Xing hesitated and said, "It's okay as for my brother-in-law, but..."

"Just what?" Jia Yucun asked quickly.

"It's just that he's always flirting with other girls..."

She hesitated for a while, and finally told Jia Yucun what she had heard.

"If he was just lustful, it would be fine. For someone as young as him and in such a high position, it is not unusual for him to have three wives and four concubines. However... Yu Shi and the eldest lady of the West Mansion are both widows, and Qin Shi was once his nephew's wife... Such behavior is absurd..."

Jia Yucun glanced at Jiao Xing, frowned, put down his wine glass and said, "You didn't tell the two elders about this, did you?"

"Why would I tell them this?" Jiao Xing sighed.

After all, she was born a maid and understood the situation of a servant best. Although Xiangling had a different background from her, she had also been a slave for many years.

I just felt that Xiangling was angry but didn't dare to say anything, let alone say anything.

Jia Yucun heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and warned: "This is someone else's private matter, and what is the current situation of Rongguo Mansion? This may not be without the tacit consent of the other party."

He was afraid that Jiao Xing would act on her own, so he repeated what Gu Dashou had said before he left, saying, "Have you ever seen the filthiness of these wealthy families? It's a matter of one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten. Remember not to say such gossip in front of your father-in-law and mother-in-law."

Jiao Xing couldn't help but be stunned.

Zhang Yunyi had never been like this in the past. After listening to Jia Yucun's words, he couldn't help but connect today's recommendation with the previous conflict.

She felt increasingly uneasy, and quickly said, "I understand. I will try to go there less often in the future."

Jia Yucun couldn't help but feel puzzled. He looked up at Jiao Xing and saw that she was a little uneasy. He frowned slightly and asked, "Could it be that he did something wrong to Madam?"

"No... No!" Jiao Xing denied it hastily. "Father, mother and sister are all here. How could he..."

Although she denied it flatly, the panic on her face made Jia Yucun see through it.

He pretended not to see it, and waved his hand, saying, "If that's the case, why should Madam care about those gossips?"

Before Jiao Xing could explain, Jia Yucun said impatiently, "If it weren't for Brother Yi's help, I might not have been able to pass the Spring Ploughing Ceremony, and how could I be the Minister of State now? He just introduced me to the cabinet, and now we are deliberately distancing ourselves from him. Isn't it possible for him to misunderstand that we are ungrateful people who can't be tamed?"

"But in the end..."

Jia Yucun interrupted her before she finished, saying, "I wasted many years and finally got my job back. Now I finally got in touch with him and things are starting to get better. You know he is the most favored person in the emperor's eyes and he is favored by the elders. It's hard to find a relationship like this, so how can I push it away?"

Having said this, he waved his hand impatiently and said without question: "Okay! It's settled!"

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(End of this chapter)