The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 437 Rarely Reliable
Xue family courtyard.

Xue Pan, who was still hungover, said with an annoyed look on his face: "It's all my fault. I drank too much and messed up everything. The guests haven't even finished drinking yet, but I got drunk first. It's really rude!"

"No...it's okay..."

"Why is it not a big deal?" Xue Pan complained, "Mother, it doesn't matter if I'm drunk, don't you still have me? Even if your son is drunk, you should have treated him well. Why did you just send him away? Wouldn't he think we were being rude?"

When he woke up, he was very upset and hurriedly asked Tongxi and Tonggui, only to find out that he was carried back by Zhang Yun逸.

The two maids didn't know that their mistress, far from being negligent in sending the person away, brought him back into the house and treated him with great care until Zhang Yunyi was satisfied and then returned home with satisfaction.

Faced with her son's complaints, Aunt Xue was speechless.

Those details of prostrating oneself, humble oneself, tears of gratitude, and gratitude were naturally not convenient for the silly son to know.

He could only swallow his saliva and stammered, "Didn't he say yesterday that he would help us to reorganize our business? After you got drunk yesterday, he saw that it was still early and said that he would go back to arrange for manpower... I also gave him our token yesterday."

Last night, she not only revealed all her secrets in front of her late husband's portrait, but also handed over the Xue family's keepsake to Zhang Yunyi afterwards.

It can be said that both the lady and the army were lost.

"What about this?" Xue Pan was getting more and more annoyed, and he also had awe for Zhang Yunyi. "The more he acts like this, the more diligent mother should be. Business is just a small matter, and it can be arranged at any time. Why bother about this moment?"

Aunt Xue touched her knees unconsciously and thought to herself, my knees are swollen from kneeling, am I not diligent enough?
But he scolded, "Without this business, what would you eat and drink? If you feel bad about it, just invite him over another day."

Although she felt ashamed at first, there was a different feeling in it that made her want to refuse but also to welcome it.

Xue Pan slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "That's true!"

As he was speaking, Baochai rushed in.

"Mother! Brother! Why didn't you tell me when you came back yesterday?"

When Aunt Xue saw her daughter, she couldn't help but think of yesterday's dinner. She hurriedly grabbed her collar and her face became a little unnatural.

In addition, the old scars on her body had just healed, but new scars appeared again, and she was afraid of being discovered by the careful Baochai.

She put her hands on her swollen knees, pretending nothing had happened, propped up her aching legs, put on her shoes, and walked towards the inner room while saying, "You two can chat! I'm a little tired, so I'll go back to my room and catch up on some sleep."

She walked lazily into the house, and just as she closed the door, she was shocked all over and quickly lay down at the door.

Baochai looked at her mother's trembling back and wondered, "It's not even noon yet, why is mother so tired?"

Xue Pan said indifferently: "Maybe he slept late last night and is tired!"

"Slept late?" Baochai murmured to herself, and suddenly realized that her brother was released yesterday, and her mother must have a lot to say. She was so excited that she couldn't sleep all night.

Thinking of this, Fang asked again, "Why didn't you tell me when you came back yesterday?"

Xue Pan scratched his head and said, "I invited Brother Yi to come over yesterday to express my gratitude, but my mother said I was drunk and didn't know what to say. Since it was inconvenient for you to be there, I didn't tell you."

Aunt Xue in the room, upon hearing her son call her brother Yi, couldn't help but let out a long sigh, patted her chest, and then stepped onto the bed with difficulty.

Baochai knew her brother well. He would probably say dirty words when he was drunk, so it would be inconvenient for her to be around.

But then I thought, it would be embarrassing for me to be there, wouldn't my mother...

She has now completed the transformation and has a different understanding of the feeling.

Thinking about the fact that my mother has been a widow for many years, and the fact that I noticed Aunt Xue staring at my late father's portrait in a daze last time, and hearing some obscene words yesterday, I'm afraid that it will only arouse her longing for him and make her unable to sleep all night. No wonder she has to go back to her room to catch up on some sleep at this time.

"Brother, you should be more careful about what to say and what not to say. You should also be more careful with your mouth and stop talking nonsense."

Although he was relieved about Aunt Xue's abnormal behavior, Xue Pan still talked nonsense in front of Zhang Yunyi. How could he view himself with such a brother?
She glanced at Xue Pan who looked hungover and asked, "Brother didn't ask Brother Yi to drink too much yesterday, did you?" "How could that be? I couldn't ask him to drink too much even if I was drunk myself!"

What he said was indeed the truth, but to Baochai, it had another meaning.

Xue Pan was also worried about revealing his poor hospitality, so he quickly changed the subject and asked, "Guess who gave the order so that your brother could be released from Shuntian Prefecture?"

Baochai smiled secretly in her heart, who else could it be but Zhang Yunyi?
But he asked knowingly, "Who is it? Could it be the emperor?"

"Oh my! My sister is so smart! She hit the nail on the head!"

Xue Baochai had not expected such a result. She was somewhat stunned and murmured, "How...how did it alarm the Emperor?"

"Isn't it because Brother Yi has a lot of face? In order to save me, your brother, he even alarmed the emperor. This is really using a sledgehammer to crack a nut!" Xue Pan said proudly, "You don't know, Brother Yi is really nice. He said last night that he would help our family to reorganize the business..."

He was so drunk that he couldn't remember anything, but that didn't stop him from exaggerating what he heard from Aunt Xue and bragging to Baochai about it.

After hearing what Xue Pan said, Baochai felt mixed emotions.

She had been feeling uneasy ever since she came back from Ningguo Mansion. Now she heard that Zhang Yunyi had gone so far as to report this to the emperor in order to save his brother.

Hearing him thinking about her family like this, her heart melted and she couldn't hide her lust on her face.

Xue Pan may not be very savvy in other matters, but he is an old hand at women. When he saw his sister's expression and demeanor, he was immediately delighted.

"If you ask me, Brother Yi's abilities and character are a hundred times better than Baoyu's. He is just a baby who has not been weaned. Only a person like Brother Yi can be worthy of you, my sister!"

Although he had lost his memory last night, he still remembered all the discussions clearly.

It was intentional to bring them together, so I didn't call them by random names.

Baochai looked at her brother shyly, thinking to herself that he was finally reliable for once.

But she said insincerely, "Brother, why are you talking nonsense again? Aren't you afraid that others will hear it?"

"What nonsense! Men should get married when they are old enough and women should get married when they are old enough. What can't you say in your own home?"

He had remembered to lower his voice before, but now in a hurry, he started shouting.

Aunt Xue in the room was stunned when she heard the call. Then, she thought of what Xue Pan said when she visited him in prison, and her expression became complicated.

Although the Xue family is not a serious merchant family, Aunt Xue has been in charge of the business for many years and it is inevitable that she has some business habits.

Although Aunt Xue and Lady Wang are sisters, they are in different environments and have very different ideas. Businessmen are profit-driven and always hope to maximize their profits.

She thought to herself that although she had trapped Zhang Yunyi for the time being, he was only in his early twenties. No matter how well she took care of herself, she would not be able to keep him company for long.

Xue Pan obviously cannot be relied upon, so one can only place hope on the next generation.

However, if this is the case, I have to wait until I become an adult, and I may not be able to keep doing it for that long.

Baochai, who was outside, couldn't help feeling ashamed. Although the relationship had already been settled with Zhang Yunyi and she had made a promise, she was a girl after all, and it was not easy to rush such matters.

But I was too embarrassed to mention it to Aunt Xue.

As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father. Now that Xue Pan has taken the initiative to bring them together, this trouble can be avoided.

She was afraid that Xue Pan would misunderstand her, so after hesitating for a long time, she still murmured, "Father is gone, and the eldest brother is like a father, so naturally I have to listen to him!"

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(End of this chapter)