The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 409 Estrangement
Angry that Mrs. Wang had ruined his good deeds, Zhang Yun逸 kept taking his anger out on her, until he physically punished Mrs. Wang so much that she was breathing out more than she was breathing in, and only then did he calm down a little.

However, although it was a disgrace to Lady Wang and made her lose face in front of Lady Xing, it also made her feel fat and full, so it is hard to say whether it was a reward or a punishment.

However, Zhang Yunyi didn't care what she thought.

"Snapped!"

When he finally vented his anger, Fang slapped her in the face, put on the undershirt that Madam Xing had unfolded, and said without question, "Since you're here, stay for a few more days. I'll send someone to tell the old lady that you want to stay and soak in the hot spring."

Mrs. Xing acted like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water, and Mrs. Wang nodded with a look of despair.

If she came alone, without Lady Jia's nod, she would be worried that it would arouse suspicion.

But now that he was traveling with Madam Xing, he no longer had this worry. The first and second wives had always been at odds with each other, so this would actually help them cover up for each other.

It has to be said that the harmony of the Rong family depends on him alone.

Grandmother Jia probably could not have imagined that her two daughters-in-law, who had always been at odds with each other and whom she had hoped would check and balance each other, would actually live in harmony and support each other.

It’s not that Zhang Yunyi enjoys the bond between the sisters-in-law.

Although he ordered Jin Chuan to go and instigate the conflict, he didn't know whether Mrs. Wang had made any arrangements.

Even if Jin Chuan rushed there as soon as she returned home, it would probably be dark by then. In order to prevent Mrs. Wang from making any arrangements in advance, she ordered her trusted maids and old women to cover up her whereabouts under the pretext of resting, and simply kept her for a few more days so that Aunt Xue could go and verify it.

In addition, this is also to set an example for Aunt Xue in advance.

With Mrs. Wang's experience as an example, her psychological barriers were alleviated a lot when she stayed overnight at his house next time.

Right now, although she has missed a good opportunity, with the imperial merchant review approaching, there is no need to worry that she will not be forced by the situation and put aside her concerns.

He came out of Lady Wang's room holding Lady Xing in his arms. He took Lady Xing into the next room and said, "Don't let her know about You's affairs."

Since we know that Mrs. Wang has selfish motives, of course we have to be on guard against her.

This was also the reason why he had stopped Mrs. Xing from visiting her.

Mrs. Xing was a little jealous at first, but after hearing this, she was immediately delighted. She pressed her soft body against him like a sesame seed bun and said, "Don't worry, Master. I won't have to worry about it!"

She turned and asked, "Oh, right! That old man asked me to come and ask what happened to the matter he entrusted to the master last time."

Zhang Yunyi was stunned for a moment before he realized that Jia She was talking about the exchange meeting.

Since this exchange meeting was held to conceal the truth, it was naturally impossible to introduce Jia She.

He thought for a while and said, "Go back and tell him that the people in the Zhongshun Palace are either cabinet ministers or dukes, or at least vice ministers. The generals in Rongguo Mansion are not qualified to form a group. If he really wants to form one, he might as well organize one himself."

Firstly, although Jia She is a person who only takes in money and never spends, he is still a member of the Rongguo Mansion after all. Organizing such a party will inevitably add some expenses, which can be regarded as a disguised way of emptying the finances of the Rongguo Mansion.

Secondly, it was to lay the foundation for her to become Yuanchun's concubine.

Although he had already planned to make the matter a fait accompli and was confident that he could force Lady Jia to submit, he had to learn from the experience of Lady Wang this time, and it would be good to have an extra layer of protection.

Organizing such a party is not a good idea. Once it gets out, it will inevitably damage the reputation of the Rong family.

In this way, he could also take Yuanchun as his concubine, which would give him an additional reasonable excuse and bargaining chip.

After finishing his instructions, he returned to the courtyard where Youshi was.

After entering the house, Youshi hurriedly asked, "Thank you for your hard work, sir. Are you all right?"

She just thought that everything Zhang Yunyi did was to lay the groundwork for giving her a status.

"Yes!" Zhang Yunyi nodded and said, "I'll let them stay for a few days. You should also be careful. It's better to keep it a secret from the Second Madam for now." He looked inside the house and saw only Third Sister You and two maids, Qingwen and Liu Wu'er. He couldn't help but wonder, "Where's Second Sister?"

Youshi smiled and said, "Qinshi has gone to accompany the second sister. She has suffered a lot recently, but now she has finally gotten through it. Master will go to her place to see her later!"

Although there is no suffering, in order to avoid getting pregnant at the right time, there are fewer opportunities to serve.

But now, there is no need to worry about this. Although she is still in confinement in name, it is only a month. At worst, she can lie about giving birth prematurely and cover it up.

Zhang Yunyi nodded, accompanied Youshi for dinner, and then moved to You Erjie's room.

When he pushed the door open and entered the room, his eyes lit up and he saw You Erjie lying naked on the bed.

Qin Keqing, who was sitting at the head of the bed, saw him and hurriedly got up and grabbed a glass bottle on the bedside table.

The newly brewed red wine was poured onto You Erjie.

She stretched out her hand and stroked You Erjie's body, put her wine-stained fingers into her mouth, raised her head, smiled charmingly at Zhang Yunyi and said, "Uncle! Second Aunt has been through a lot recently, uncle must make it up to her!"

She now has a formal status and usually calls herself sister with You Erjie and others.

The only time he was trying to entertain Zhang Yun逸 was when he would call her back to her original name.

Zhang Yun逸 leaned his back against the door and closed it.

I saw You Erjie with her back against the bed, her arms outstretched, her feet kicked up, her back hanging in the air, she stretched, opened her eyes and looked at Zhang Yunyi.

Her eyes were moving on her charming face, the corners of her mouth were raised, her lips were slightly parted, and the tip of her bright red tongue protruded from between her pearly teeth, hooking towards the wine stains that had splashed on the corners of her lips.

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at the same time.

In the bathroom of the small courtyard in the northeast corner of Rongguo Mansion, there was a thunderous sound of water.

There was also a faint sound of rapid breathing.

After a long moment, a sigh of relief was heard.

Jin Chuanfang in the house withdrew her hand, walked around behind Aunt Xue, put her hand on Aunt Xue's shoulder, and walked around along the mountains, massaging Aunt Xue to relieve her fatigue.

While leaning close to her ear, she said, "Why didn't the concubine go with the mistress today? Otherwise, I could be serving the concubine in the warm soup right now, and I wouldn't be so constrained as I am now!"

"What?" Aunt Xue suddenly opened her eyes, twisted her plump body into a knot, looked at Jin Chuan, and asked in disbelief, "Sister is gone today?"

"That's right! Not only did she leave, but when I left, the mistress hadn't left yet! She's probably going to stay for a few days so she can take the opportunity to soak more."

"How could it be?" Aunt Xue was skeptical. "When I went there that day, she told me that it was inconvenient for her to go... Even if she changed her mind, she should have just told me. How could it be..."

"Then I don't know!" Jin Chuan lowered her eyebrows and looked at Aunt Xue who was in a mess in the bathtub. She said in a gentle and persuasive way, "Logically speaking, Auntie has mentioned this matter, so she can't have forgotten it. Auntie, why don't you think about it carefully? Is there any other reason?"

"I haven't seen her in the past few days, and there was nothing wrong that day. What could be the reason?" Aunt Xue murmured to herself, "No... no way?"

Although she said no, she was obviously lacking in confidence and felt a little guilty.

Jin Chuan said exaggeratedly: "Oh my! How could this servant deceive my concubine? If my concubine doesn't believe me, I will go to my concubine's room tomorrow morning and find out."

Seeing Jin Chuan's solemn promise, Aunt Xue also believed it for the most part. She couldn't help but think that Mrs. Wang had been urging them intentionally or unintentionally recently to make a private engagement between Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai first.

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(End of this chapter)