The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 426 Half-hidden
Xue family courtyard.

Xue Baochai looked at Aunt Xue, who looked a little dazed, and asked with a puzzled look on her face, "Why is mother so absent-minded?"

"No...it's okay!" Aunt Xue said it was okay, but her swollen buttocks moved restlessly on the kang.

She felt extremely ashamed. Why did she suddenly think of Zhang Yunyi's ridiculous words yesterday in front of her daughter?

His eyes unconsciously looked towards a corner of the room.

Xue Baochai followed her gaze and felt relieved.

She was familiar with the placement of items in the house and knew clearly that her father's portrait was placed there. Aunt Xue was distracted, probably because she missed him.

She slowly stood up and sat down behind Aunt Xue, pressing her temples on both sides of her head and resting her head on the soft spot in front of her.

She said softly, "It's hot, I guess you must be tired, let me give you a massage!"

Having said this, she suddenly felt something was wrong and looked at her mother in front of her.

It is now midsummer, and Aunt Xue is plump and afraid of heat. Normally, when there is no one in the room, she would keep herself cool as much as possible. But today she is extremely abnormal and wraps herself up tightly.

Under normal circumstances, she would be very happy to see this change.

Now, she couldn't help but worry whether she was in trouble, so she tried to test her: "There is no outsider here. If you feel hot, why don't you let your daughter help you change into something thinner!"

Aunt Xue, who was shaking her head left and right, closing her eyes and enjoying herself very much, suddenly felt as if she was pricked by a needle and jumped out of Xue Baochai's arms.

"What happened to mother?"

This sudden change left Xue Baochai shocked.

"Nothing... nothing!" Aunt Xue looked at a loss.

She had a lot of grievances in her heart, and if Xue Baochai was not around, she would naturally feel very miserable.

But Zhang Yunyi had been too reckless in his attack yesterday, and the scratches on his body were very noticeable. When he heard that Baochai was coming, he had no choice but to wrap himself up tightly.

She felt guilty and thought that Xue Baochai had discovered her. Moreover, she was wearing so many clothes that beads of sweat the size of beans broke out involuntarily.

Seeing this, Xue Baochai quickly raised her hand and leaned towards Aunt Xue's head, and said worriedly, "Mother, let your daughter take a look. Are you wearing too many clothes and getting hot?"

"No...I'm not hot!"

Even though she did not admit it, how could Xue Baochai believe it?

Seeing that Xue Baochai was not giving in, Aunt Xue suddenly had an idea and sighed, "Forget it! Sit down first, and I'll tell you!"

Xue Baochai was confused, but she sat down beside the kang table as she was told.

Aunt Xue sat down on the other side and shook her head, saying, "Your brother was arrested by Shuntian Prefecture!"

"What?" Xue Baochai stood up suddenly.

Aunt Xue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but she said, "Hurry up and sit down. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you would worry!"

Xue Baochai also regained her composure and asked in a deep voice, "What on earth is going on?"

"Alas!" Aunt Xue sighed, "It's still that batch of ginseng!"

"Ginseng?" Xue Baochai frowned, thought for a moment, and asked, "Is it the old lady's ginseng?"

"What else could it be, ginseng?" Aunt Xue then briefly recounted what had happened.

After hearing this, Baochai pursed her lips and said, "Since there is a problem with the old lady's ginseng, it is the mansion that should intervene. Could it be that my aunt has made some excessive demands?"

When she said this, her face turned grim.

"Alas! The other day I went to look for the old lady and happened to meet Yun...Brother Yi came to our house to question us. They can't even protect themselves right now, so how can they care about our family's affairs?"

Aunt Xue shook her head and said, "I don't know what's wrong with your uncle. He actually followed the outsiders to impeach him."

"Hmm? Impeachment?" Xue Baochai was both happy and worried when she heard this. If Jia Zheng really did something that would make his relatives sad and his enemies happy, then regardless of whether the marriage between Zhang Yunyi and Yuanchun was true or not, it would most likely be ruined.

However, since even Jia Zheng has impeached him, this matter is probably not a small one...

Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked, "Is Brother Yi okay?"

Regardless of the attitude of Shuntian Prefecture yesterday, if Zhang Yunyi really had something to do, he would probably be like an ant on the hot pan. How could he have the leisure to toss and turn and waste a lot of energy?
Aunt Xue secretly complained in her heart, but said unhappily: "The emperor has given him the memorial, what can he do?"

Baochai stood up suddenly and said, "I'll go find Brother Yi right away!"

"Come back!" Aunt Xue hurriedly called out, "Don't you think about it, your uncle..."

Xue Baochai didn't wait for her to finish her words and quickly interrupted her: "Mom, you are confused! Didn't we tell you last time? Brother Yi is not the kind of petty person!"

She paused, then continued, "Now that my brother is in prison, why is mother still so hesitant? We can't just sit there and wait for death. We have to try to find out. Even if he doesn't want to help, we will just get some cold shoulders. Why not even try? If mother is afraid of losing face, just leave it to her!"

The cold face and the like were just a perfunctory response to Aunt Xue.

"This..." Aunt Xue was speechless for a moment.

Although she had planned to put Xue Pan in jail to distract Baochai, she did not dare to tell her anything about Zhang Yunyi because she felt guilty.

In addition, time was tight and there was no time to think things through, so many loopholes appeared.

Now he could only bite the bullet and say, "I've been there! Don't go there!"

If Baochai really goes to find Zhang Yun逸, the matter will be exposed. It is better to find a way to cover it up by myself.

Baochai was stunned when she heard this: "Brother Yi is unwilling to help?"

When she spoke, she seemed confident, but now her heart was beating fast.

"It's not that I don't want to help, it's just... it's just that he is in the center of the storm right now..."

Xue Baochai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she heard this, and asked, "Then what did he say?"

Aunt Xue had to appease Baochai after all. She thought for a moment and tried to divert the conflict, saying, "If we want to blame anyone, we should blame the old lady. She knew that the ginseng was problematic, but she still deceived us!"

Because she learned this news from Zhang Yun逸, she had previously kept it secret.

"You knew there was a problem?" Xue Baochai was shocked and angry, "What is the old lady's intention?"

"Alas! It's all for the money! This garden has drained all the money in this mansion..."

Aunt Xue recounted what she had heard, and at the end she added, "I heard this from Brother Yi as well. In fact, he arranged for me to go to Shuntian Prefecture yesterday to visit your brother. He informed them in advance, and your brother is not suffering. Don't worry!"

Although, there are still many loopholes in Aunt Xue's words.

But Xue Baochai thought that because Zhang Yunyi did not directly rescue the person, Aunt Xue was afraid that she would worry, so she only said half of the words and concealed something from her.

This actually explains the shame on her face when she looked at her father's portrait just now.

After all, if something happened to my brother, the family line would be cut off, and it was natural for me to feel ashamed to see my father.

She thought so in her heart, so she stood up and said, "Since Brother Yi didn't refuse, he must be willing to help. Mother doesn't have to worry. When the storm is over, Brother will come out naturally."

She pondered for a while, then added: "It's good to take this opportunity to temper my brother's temper. Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble will arise in the future!"

Baochai was afraid that Aunt Xue would worry, but Aunt Xue was afraid that she would not understand the situation and would worry about nothing.

After hearing this, he felt relieved and said, "It's great that you think so. I went to see it yesterday. Although I couldn't come out, I had wine and meat. It was very comfortable. Don't worry about it!"

"Hmm! ~ Then mother, please take a rest. I will take my leave first."

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(End of this chapter)