The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 443 Two Flowers Bloom
Ning Mansion, side hall in the backyard.

All the female members of the Rongguo Mansion gathered together.

But except Yingchun and the mother and daughter of the Xue family, everyone present had an embarrassed or even frustrated expression.

Among them, Yuanchun and Tanchun performed particularly well.

The rumor was spreading like wildfire in Rongguo Mansion. Even though no one dared to gossip in front of them, the maids around them also had families.

Originally, they still held on to luck.

But today, when Lady Jia came to visit, even Youshi was not accompanying them in the side hall. They only sent a few maids to serve tea in the side hall.

Such a situation made Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang distracted and they looked at each other from time to time.

Although the two had a close relationship with Zhang Yun逸, they could not help but feel uneasy because he was rude to them.

Lin Daiyu's eyes flickered across Baochai's face, and when she saw that she turned her head away as if she had noticed something, she calmly shifted her gaze towards the door of the side hall.

Just then, Youshi came in with the two aunts from the Shi family.

After they exchanged greetings, Madam Xing, who was confident that she was familiar with Youshi, could not help but ask curiously, "Why hasn't Yun Yi been seen for so long?"

Seeing that it was Madam Xing who was asking, Youshi smiled and said, "Please forgive me, Madam, there are too many guests today, and I'm afraid I can't move around."

At this point, she glanced at Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang, and said, "Although there are some people who are wicked and ignorant and slander us, justice is in the hearts of the people..."

If Zhang Yun逸 said this, Grandmother Jia would have tolerated it, but since Youshi was a daughter-in-law of the Jia family, such sarcasm and ridicule was another matter.

She couldn't hold back her anger any longer. Just as she was about to explode, she heard a shout from outside: "Grandma! Grandma! The angels in front... the angels in front came to announce the decree, making me a fifth-rank dragon guard and rewarding me with many gifts!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Chuan rushed in.

People outside just thought that Zhang Zian was born to You Erjie, but Jin Chuan and other maids might know the truth.

If the emperor had rewarded the child, how could he not tell Youshi?

After all, she had not yet married into the family, so calling her aunt was inappropriate, and calling her Jia Zhen's widow was not a good idea either.

Therefore, there is no prefix, and people of the same generation as Wang Xifeng just call her grandma.

"Really?" Yu Shi's face was immediately filled with joy, and she forgot to mock the Rongguo Mansion's group anymore. "Let's go and take a look!"

Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia immediately stopped her fuss and stared in a daze at Youshi's back as she left. The anger on her face turned into astonishment that she could no longer conceal.

Although she came to congratulate today, she also had a tentative intention.

Since the cause of the incident was the impeachment of Zhang Yun逸, we can get a glimpse of it from the momentum of the wedding banquet.

She had also sent people out to inquire and learned that the incident had caused quite a stir. She had thought that since Zhang Yunyi was at the center of the storm, only a few people would come to visit and congratulate her.

Unexpectedly, the place was packed with guests.

That would have been fine, but the emperor did not forget to reward his illegitimate son at this juncture, which made Lady Jia feel depressed.

The more rewards Zhang Yun逸 receives, the greater the risk will be for the officials who participate in impeaching him.

She wanted to find out what was going on, so she quickly stood up and said, "Let's go! Let's go outside and take a look!"

Everyone in the room was eager to do so, and immediately followed Lady Jia out.

When he arrived at the second gate and stood inside looking out, he saw Zhang Yunyi taking the imperial edict and welcoming a eunuch and an old man into the side hall.

Zhang Yunyi welcomed the two men into the side hall where Duke Qing and Minister Zhou were. After they had greeted each other, he asked, "Why did the Lord come with Eunuch Zhou?"

"I happened to be delivering a memorial to the Emperor, so I came here with the eunuch to ask for a glass of wine!"

Gu Dashou smiled and said, "The Emperor has told you to stop being lazy and to return to the yamen to handle official business! However, it is not the time to reward you yet. I will give you justice when the matter in Jiangnan is settled."

Zhang Yunyi took out a banknote and put it into Zhou Xiangui's hand, saying with a smile: "Please report to the emperor. I will return to the government office tomorrow."

Zhou Xiangui declined twice before putting it into his sleeve and bowed, saying, "Then I will go back and report first!"

"It's hot, father-in-law, have a cup of tea before you leave."

Zhang Yunyi ordered someone to bring a cup of tea, and waited until Zhou Xiangui drank it before sending him out.

When he returned, Zhang Yunyi found that the three people in the room were all beaming with joy. "What's wrong? Is there some happy news?"

"Hahaha! Although Jia Yucun has some small thoughts, he still knows how to adapt to the situation. Today, I presented his memorial to the emperor. His Majesty was furious and has already asked Lu Bing to lead the Jinyiwei to Jiangnan to assist!"

Gu Dashou said that the emperor was furious, but his face was full of joy. After that, he looked at Zhang Yunyi with interest and said, "You are right. This time, the Zhen family has blocked the emperor's path to becoming an immortal. They will definitely not be forgiven easily. I'm afraid confiscating their property is the least they can do."

This was not beyond Zhang Yunyi's expectations. Hearing that Gu Dashou seemed to have some hidden meaning in his words, he asked, "I can't see through Jia Yucun either. Why don't you tell me, sir, is he making any small moves?"

Gu Dashou restrained his smile and said, "You were at the center of controversy a while ago. Even I heard that when the memorial from the south was about to arrive in Beijing, you, the cheap brother-in-law, stopped letting his wife visit. Can't you see the reason?"

He seemed to be making a suggestion, and changed the subject, "However, we should make the best use of things. This kind of person is good at judging the situation, and he is not without merit. Although he did not dare to present it directly to the emperor, but passed it through my hands, it can be regarded as fighting for us, isn't it?"

Zhang Yunyi didn't expect that he could actually say such words. Although he had talked about this with Zhen Shiyin, their identities were different after all.

Moreover, Gu Dashou's subsequent words were full of guidance, and he immediately said gratefully: "Thank you for your teachings, Lord!"

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Jiangnan, the imperial envoy’s headquarters.

Jia Yucun, who was good at judging the situation, welcomed Jia Zheng in with a smile on his face.

"Why is Uncle Shi here?"

Although she always felt that Jia Zheng was full of green on his head, she was extremely disdainful of Jia Zheng's behavior of falling out with Zhang Yunyi because of a concubine, but her face was extremely humble and she did not reveal her inner thoughts at all.

Perhaps it was his behavior that gave Jia Zheng the wrong impression, so he also acted like a cousin, sat down calmly in the main seat, and said, "We eat the salary of the emperor, and we share the worries of the emperor. As his subjects, we should also fulfill our duties as subjects."

"Uncle, what you said is right!" Jia Yucun hunched his back and looked like he was listening attentively.

"You have only been in Jiangnan for a short time, so you may not know that Jiangnan is already in a state of excitement. I heard that you were ordered to come here, so I came here specially to give you a warning!"

"Uncle, I am grateful for your advice!"

Jia Yucun personally poured a cup of tea and handed it to Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng took it, took a sip, and put on a compassionate attitude, saying meaningfully: "A scholar does not talk about strange things. You are also a scholar, so don't help the tyrant to do evil!"

"Uncle, be careful with your words!" Jia Yucun looked around in shock, then lowered his voice and said in a coaxing and threatening manner, "Jie and Zhou were unjust, but Your Majesty is a wise ruler throughout history. Uncle, please be careful with your words, for you should know that disaster comes from the mouth!"

"Uh……"

Jia Zheng took a deep breath, as if needles were pricking him on the chair, and began to fidget.

But then he thought again, that's not right! He was clearly referring to Zhang Yunyi, how could Jia Yucun misunderstand that he was blaming the emperor?

He quickly explained: "My dear nephew, you misunderstood..."

Jia Yucun interrupted him before he finished speaking, "I understand! Fortunately, there are no outsiders here. Uncle Shi must not say this in front of outsiders. Uncle Shi must be tired from the journey. I know what you just said. Why don't you take a rest for two days and wait until I finish sorting out the things on hand, and then talk to Uncle Shi in detail, how about that?"

After saying this, without waiting for Jia Zheng to speak, he rushed out of the hall and said, "Come here, take my uncle to the guest room to rest."

When Jia Zheng saw the servant enter the room, he was afraid that it would cause misunderstanding. He also saw that Jia Yucun left room for maneuver in his words, as if he had heard it, so he went along with it.

Looking at Jia Zheng's departing back, Jia Yucun snorted coldly.

The capital city is only a thousand eight hundred miles away. Although eight hundred taels for express payment is a bit of an exaggeration, considering the time, the memorial should have been delivered to the emperor.

Although it seems that the Prince of Qin has a better chance of winning, there is no guarantee that the Emperor will show leniency to the Zhen family.

He has done what he should do, and the rest depends on the emperor's will.

Naturally, he listened carefully to Jia Zheng's subtext.

His visit this time gave Jia Yucun a chance to leave a way out. If the emperor wanted to protect the Zhen family, he could use Jia Zheng as a lobbyist to do a favor and ease the relationship.

On the contrary, he only needed to make excuses to avoid alerting the enemy and sell out Jia Zheng as a lobbyist.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to express his opinion. Instead, he used a combination of coaxing and intimidation to calm Jia Zheng down so that he could wait for the news from the capital to be transmitted back and then decide on the next plan.

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(End of this chapter)