The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 455: An appointment after dusk

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Let’s talk about Li Wan later.

I had just finished dinner in Daoxiang Village when I heard Suyun come to announce: "Grandma, Aunt Lai is here!"

Li Wan stood up suddenly: "Please come in!"

Although the news of Zhang Yunyi's visit had not yet reached the Grand View Garden, the relationship between the Lai family and him was well known.

In this era, especially the women of official families, are not allowed to show their faces in public, and men are the backbone.

Li Wan is not valued in the first place, and Rongguo Mansion is in danger. Who else can she rely on except Zhang Yun逸?

"Mrs. Lai, please come in quickly!" Li Wan stood at the door and welcomed Mrs. Lai into the house.

Although Mrs. Lai was a servant, because of Nanny Lai, even Wang Xifeng had to respectfully call her Sister Lai, not to mention Li Wan who had little presence.

"Grandma, please sit down!"

Lai Dajie was not too arrogant and bowed to Li Wan, saying, "The Lord is coming over today..."

In a few words, she explained the arrangements for Zhang Yunyi to enter the mansion, and then said, "Because the mansion has reduced its staff, only Yuchuan will be left in the madam's room. The Lord has said that two of the remaining maids will be sent to Lang'er and Master Huan San to serve each!"

"Ah!~" Li Wan clenched her fists upon hearing this. She had never doubted the relationship between Zhang Yunyi and Aunt Zhao. She just thought that he was using Jia Huan to cover up his true identity in order to take care of his own son.

He felt extremely relieved, but said calmly: "Thank you, Brother Yi, Master..."

After all, she didn't feel comfortable discussing Jia Zheng's right and wrong, so she said, "It's amazing that he still remembers us, an orphan and a widow. Please..."

Before she finished her words, she saw Lai Dajie step closer and said, "The Lord is now living in Mengpo Zhai. If you want to thank him, why don't you go to his house in person to thank him? The situation in the mansion is like this now. Who knows, my brother will have to rely on the Lord's support in the future!"

At this point, she glanced at Suyun outside the house, took a step closer, and lowered her voice a little: "However, the Lord does not want to cause trouble to the mansion, and did not ask the servants to serve. If you go there, remember to bring the maid with you to avoid gossip!"

Although Mr. and Mrs. Lai did not know the relationship between Zhang Yunyi and Li Wan, Uncle Yi was not picky about food and meat, and even Jia Zheng's people did not mind killing him. Why would he care about Li Wan, a widow?
Only Jia Baoyu would feel that everyone in this world revolves around him.

Servants like Lai Da and his wife know very well that there is no free lunch in the world, and there is no love without reason.

Her words seemed to be a reminder to Li Wan, but in fact they were also suggestive. She just didn't know whether Li Wan could understand them.

However, Li Wan said something right: they were orphans and widows, and were not valued.

Li Wan's heart is devoted to Jia Lan, and she is willing to make sacrifices for her son.

Li Wan was frightened by Lai Dajie's words.

Because he knew that Lai Shangrong worked for Zhang Yun逸, he just thought that she was sent here to communicate secretly.

He glanced at Suyun at the door with a guilty conscience, secretly blaming Lai Dajie for his unnecessary actions.

But on second thought, Zhang Yun逸 would probably not tell Lai Dajie such a private matter, so this happened.

Lai Dajie saw through her tangled expression, but he didn't point it out. He just smiled and said, "I won't bother you anymore, grandma. I'll take my leave now!"

Li Wan stood up to see her off.

Lai Dajia hurriedly said, "Grandma, please stay and think about it!"

Li Wan paused when she heard this, glanced at Suyun who was seeing Lai off respectfully, and fell into deep thought.

She was suspicious and wanted to get Suyun away, but she was afraid that there were no servants in Mengpo Zhai and Suyun would overhear it and arouse her suspicion.

But Suyun, who had returned, said, "Grandma, what are you still hesitating about? What Lai Da Niang said makes sense. Now that the master has been dismissed from office and even the old lady's imperial edict has been taken away, who can my brother rely on in the future?"

Li Wan was just hesitating about how to test whether she had heard what was going on in Mengpo Zhai, but she heard Su Yun urging her, "There is no time to lose. I will accompany you there right now. At least we can seize the opportunity to show our face in front of Master Yi!"

After hearing Suyun volunteer to accompany her, Li Wan didn't dare to take any more risks. She sighed deeply and thought to herself, if you weren't in the way, where would I not be able to show my face?

But he said, "Then...then let's go now, otherwise we will be late and he will be resting, which will be inconvenient!"

Suyun understood the truth. If she refused again, it would be like she was trying to hide her true intention.

Even if there is no chance to seek comfort, at least I can meet her to ease my longing, and by the way, see if I can avoid Suyun and make another appointment.

However, since she was accompanying her, Li Wan knew there was no chance and was too lazy to clean up.

After leaving Daoxiang Village, he went straight out of the Grand View Garden and headed straight for Mengpo Zhai.

But when he arrived at Mengpo Zhai, he found it was dark inside.

Being alone has its own conveniences, but it also has its own inconveniences. There is not even a servant to ask questions.

The two men thought that Zhang Yunyi had fallen asleep and did not want to disturb him, so they left.

After passing through the hall and just about to return from the inner gate, he saw a man walking out of the hall on the opposite side. Who else could it be but Zhang Yunyi?

Zhang Yunyi was also surprised when he saw Li Wan and the other person.

Su Yun said in surprise, "Uncle Yi! Our grandmother just went to Mengpo Zhai and was looking for you!"

"I had dinner late, so I came out to digest the food and happened to wander here!"

Zhang Yunyi glanced at Suyun, suppressed the pride on his lips, and thought to himself that he was lucky.

He didn't know whether the smell on his body had completely dissipated. He laughed and stopped three meters away from Li Wan and said, "Sister-in-law is looking for me?"

Although under the current circumstances, there is no need to hide the fact that he wants to take in a maid, even if she is someone close to Lady Jia, from Li Wan, but he has neglected her for several months, and tonight was originally reserved for her. Even with his thick skin, he can't help feeling guilty.

Suyun had no idea that she was a light bulb. Seeing Li Wan in a daze, she quickly pulled at the corner of her clothes.

Li Wan finally woke up from her dream and said, "Thank you, Brother Yun... Brother Yun Yi, for remembering us, an orphan and a widow, and for bringing someone to take care of Lan'er's room."

"Lan is smart and sensible. I like him."

He said he liked her, but his eyes were fixed on Li Wan.

Li Wan's heart was in her throat. She saw beads of sweat on his body from the corner of her eye. She couldn't help swallowing and her breathing became rapid.

She knew Zhang Yunyi well and knew that he had the habit of exercising. Besides, he came from Lady Jia's courtyard, so she would not suspect anything.

Su Yun, who was standing by, saw that she was in a daze and thought that she was too embarrassed to speak, so she said sympathetically: "Master is very knowledgeable. Since you like my son, you have to give him some advice for me!"

Zhang Yunyi nodded and said, "I've been staying at Mengpozhai these days. If you're free, you can bring Lan'er over. But it's best to do it before dinner. After dinner, I usually take a walk to help digest my food."

He paused and said, "It's just that it's not as convenient to pass through the doors in the backyard as it is in Huifang Garden."

"Since you find it inconvenient, why don't you take a stroll in the garden?"

Zhang Yunyi secretly praised Suyun in his heart and said calmly, "The garden is really nice. Last time I stayed at Mengpo Zhai, I went there twice in the morning and stopped at Hongxiang Garden for a while. Later I found out that my sister-in-law lived in Daoxiang Village. Fortunately, I didn't bump into her. Now that I know, I have to avoid suspicion!"

Suyun didn't understand the meaning of his words, but Li Wan understood it. Her body trembled suddenly, and her eyes were almost filled with tears as she stared at Zhang Yunyi.

She had achieved her goal, and was also worried that if she stayed too long, Suyun would notice something was wrong, so she quickly said, "It's getting late, so I won't disturb Brother Yi from resting!"

"Sister-in-law, take care!"

Zhang Yunyi nodded at her meaningfully, then watched the two of them walk away from him.

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(End of this chapter)