The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 450: Holding the Rongguo Mansion

That day, at dusk.

When Zhang Yunyi returned home from office, he saw Youshi coming towards him quickly.

"The old lady is here again. I think she's in a hurry this time. She's been waiting in the side hall for almost three hours."

Although Grandmother Jia didn't say anything, she waited for two or three hours without saying a word. How could Youshi not see it?

"Humph! If we don't hurry now, we may not even have the chance to hurry!"

Zhang Yunyi snorted coldly and said indifferently, "Send someone to the next door to call the first and second wives."

Emperor Zhengqing issued several edicts in succession, and even Prince Ning and Concubine Zhen were implicated. Such a big commotion shocked everyone in the court and the country. Zhang Yun逸 was involved in it, so how could he not know anything about it?
Yu Shi seemed to have thought of something, but she didn't dare to ask more. She just tried to test, "Are you going to see her?"

Zhang Yunyi nodded, his lips slightly raised, and said meaningfully: "It's time! Send them to the side hall later, and you don't have to follow them in, so as to save the old lady from embarrassment!"

After parting with Youshi, he did not go straight to the side hall, but returned to Dengxian Pavilion, took out two letters from the study, and put them in his arms.

Both letters were sent by Jia Yucun. The first one was written when Jia Zheng was in custody. It talked about how he refused to repent. Not only did he try to exonerate the Zhen family, he also said some nonsense like "a gentleman does not talk about ghosts and gods" in an attempt to turn the tables and slander Zhang Yun逸 again.

The other letter explained that since the memorials carried by the Jinyiwei did not contain Jia Zheng's impeachment, he was not nailed to death, and his confession was attached.

He walked slowly to the side hall in the backyard, but Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang had not arrived yet.

When Lady Jia saw him, it was like she had found a life-saving straw.

"Yi..." The brother was about to blurt out, but quickly changed his words, "Yun Yi! It was my fault before. I agree to everything you said, but I just ask you not to delay any longer!"

Seeing that Zhang Yunyi did not comment, Jia's mother came to him tremblingly and knelt on the ground with a plop.

"No matter how wrong you are, it's all my fault. When this evil son comes back from the south, I will make him apologize to you, just for your mother's sake..."

As they were talking, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang suddenly walked in.

Jia's mother stopped talking abruptly. She hurriedly got up from the ground and shouted angrily, "What are you doing here?"

When people are extremely ashamed, they will transform this emotion into anger in order to cover up their embarrassment. This is the case with Lady Jia.

But just as she yelled, she heard Zhang Yunyi say calmly: "I asked them to come! Does the old lady have any objection?"

Jia's mother's expression suddenly fell: "No! It's not!"

"Now that everyone is here, let's speak frankly!"

Zhang Yunyi made an opening statement, then cleared his throat and said, "I'm afraid the old lady thinks that the emperor's decree today was caused by me, right?"

Even if she had hit upon Lady Jia's concerns, how could she dare to admit it? She said insincerely, "How...how could it be?"

Zhang Yunyi sneered and said, "Misfortunes sent by heaven can be forgiven, but misfortunes brought upon oneself cannot be forgiven. Although I want to make a big mistake small, your precious son has chosen the way to his death!"

He took out two letters from Jia Yucun from his arms and threw them at Lady Jia, who hurriedly caught them with her hands.

Zhang Yunyi sneered and said, "Take a good look! If it weren't for the impeachment letter that I still have here, I'm afraid it wouldn't just be as simple as dismissal and demotion!"

After reading the letter in her hand, Grandmother Jia no longer cared about the presence of her two daughters-in-law and knelt on the ground again.

"Evil son! Evil son! Yun Yi, you are so magnanimous. I, an old woman, kowtow to you. I will apologize to that evil son first. When he comes back, I will ask him to apologize..."

As she spoke, she bowed down tremblingly.

Zhang Yunyi dodged and came between Madam Xing and Madam Wang, saying, "He has to redeem himself for his mistakes. Old lady, please stand up and speak!"

Hearing that his tone seemed to show a change for the better, Jia's mother quickly got up from the ground.

Zhang Yunyi looked around slowly and said, "Show them these two letters first!"

The two of them each held a letter and read it quickly, exchanging it.

After reading this, Mrs. Wang felt mixed emotions. She had worked so hard and worried so much for this family.

He even went so far as to lose face and take advantage of his own sister's opportunity to ride with him.

It would have been fine if Jia Zheng didn't help, but instead he caused trouble everywhere.

No wonder he hasn’t shown up since the last time. It turns out that this is the problem.

She cursed Jia Zheng in her heart, but because of her status, she couldn't say it out loud.

Mrs. Xing on the other side had no such concerns and had already cursed: "This second son is worse than pigs and dogs! The mess he caused earlier has not been cleaned up yet, and he still thinks it is not enough, and he has caused us such a big mess again!"

If it had been in the past, if Mrs. Xing had exposed the conflict between the two families in front of Zhang Yunyi, Grandmother Jia would have scolded her long ago.

But now, she was worried that her scolding was not harsh enough to appease Zhang Yunyi, so she angrily echoed: "This thing is worse than pigs and dogs! When he comes back, I will break his legs and make him kowtow to you and admit his fault!" Zhang Yunyi waved his hand and said: "Actually, given the relationship between the two sides, there is no need to make a fuss about it!"

Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia was overjoyed. She quickly raised her head and looked at Zhang Yun逸 with a smile on her face.

But before a smile could bloom on her face, she saw Zhang Yunyi open his arms and embrace his two daughters-in-law in his arms.

The smile on her face froze, and she said angrily: "You...you...you actually..."

Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang didn't expect that he would do this in front of Lady Jia without any reservation. They were stunned for a moment, and looked embarrassed and coy.

But before they could break free, they suddenly felt their waists tightened, and Zhang Yunyi jokingly said, "Old lady, please don't wrongly accuse a good person. These are your two precious sons. They were forced to come to you and recommend themselves. They can only say that they were forced to do so. The most I can say is that I couldn't control myself!"

"what?"

Grandmother Jia looked at her two daughters-in-law with an expression of disbelief.

Seeing them nod slightly in shame, she felt a black screen in front of her eyes and quickly raised her hands to press on her temples.

Although she found it unbelievable, Zhang Yunyi was unwilling to make random comments.

Besides, Jia She is in the mansion and he will know the truth once he asks. There is no need for Zhang Yun逸 to tell such a lie that will be exposed at the slightest provocation.

However, it is hard to accept to hear that my two sons actually did such shameless things.

Just as he had recovered his breath, he heard Zhang Yunyi snort coldly: "Humph! I'm afraid the old lady doesn't know yet? Because of this incident, the emperor has ordered the Zhen family to be raided!"

"What? Zhen family? Which Zhen family?"

"Of course it's the Jiangnan Zhen family!"

When Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang heard this, their legs went limp. Fortunately, Zhang Yunyi held them tightly and prevented them from falling.

But Grandmother Jia was not so lucky. She felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was sinking. Her legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground.

If it were other families, she might not have such a reaction, but she knew the Zhen family in Jiangnan very well, and the Jia family could not even compare to them.

A family like this could be confiscated at will, let alone the Rongguo Mansion?
Zhang Yunyi struck while the iron was hot and said, "Originally, with this relationship, I would have taken care of the mansion. But I just couldn't bear to reject his kindness, and your precious son felt so guilty. How can you repay kindness with evil? If I don't teach you a lesson, won't you raise a group of ungrateful people in the future?"

Grandmother Jia looked at Zhang Yunyi in shock. She no longer cared about the troubles of her two daughters-in-law. She said in a sad voice, "We agreed at the beginning that we would settle the matter after the dust settled. Now I agree with you. What else do you want?"

"This is a different time. I said all the good things to the old lady, but not only did she not appreciate it, but your precious son also refused to repent. You can't blame me."

Grandmother Jia was speechless.

Zhang Yunyi hugged the terrified Madam Xing and Madam Wang in his arms, and changed the subject: "Although I have a close relationship with Elder Gu, even if the mansion is really raided, I can still be thick-skinned and take care of the women in the mansion, but the wives and grandmothers are delicate and precious. If they are weighed by others, how can I bear it?"

Grandmother Jia looked at him with a complicated expression and asked, "You...what do you want?"

"It's simple, as long as you don't worry about worldly affairs and just enjoy your life in peace!"

"No...no more?"

"Of course not only that. It's not that I don't trust the old lady, but I'm learning from the past. In order to prevent the servants from talking nonsense and damaging the reputation of the mansion, I will also make new arrangements."

Zhang Yunyi smiled and said, "One night of love brings a hundred days of kindness. I am a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. How can I bear to let others talk about them?"

Grandmother Jia's face turned pale and blue, and she hesitated to say, "You...you are treating my Rongguo Mansion as...as..."

Even though she had some guesses, how could she have the nerve to say it out loud when she was treated as a mistress in the Rongguo Mansion?

Zhang Yunyi ignored her embarrassment and nodded solemnly, saying, "Promise me, not only can you keep the last bit of your dignity, but you can also continue to live a life of luxury. It's up to you to decide! You are old, and you don't have many years left, but Baoyu and the others..."

At this point, he paused and said threateningly: "Don't blame me for not reminding you. Although the situation in your mansion is different from that of the Zhen family, don't forget the confession letter. If you are lucky enough to get away with it, don't blame me for not remembering our friendship!"

Agree that you can still be a coward and enjoy peace.

She didn't even dare to think about what the consequences would be if she didn't agree.

It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. She may not care about other people, but how can her beloved grandson Jia Baoyu endure the suffering of being displaced?
These words were the last straw that broke the camel's back, and Grandmother Jia collapsed to the ground in despair.

Zhang Yunyi hugged her left and right and said, "I still have to discuss with the two ladies about the future arrangements of the mansion. Sorry I can't see you off. If the old lady has thought it through, you can go back first!"

Grandmother Jia struggled to get up from the ground. As soon as she straightened up, she saw that Zhang Yunyi had already torn open the lapels of her two daughters-in-law.

She quickly lowered her head, thinking out of sight, and walked out of the door with difficulty on her old legs.

But Zhang Yunyi's voice came from behind again: "I'm not free right now, and the two ladies can't go back tonight. Please ask Lai Da to tidy up the house after you go back, so as to avoid any gossip!"

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(End of this chapter)