The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 481 Add some fire to the stove

Coincidentally, Mrs. Wang had just finished serving Zhang Yunyi.

Yuchuan's voice came from outside: "Master! Steward Lai wants to see you. He said someone from the south has reported the news."

"Oh?" Zhang Yunyi suddenly stood up from the bed and stood there lazily.

Mrs. Wang and Aunt Zhao quickly picked up their clothes and put them on.

He did not make any arrangements to report the news to Zhen Shiyin, but only went to pick up Jia Zheng's servants and gave them special instructions.

Moreover, Zhen Shiyin arranged for the people to be from the Ning Mansion's servants, so if Yuchuan reported the news, it would not be without a prefix.

However, he didn't expect to come back so soon.

Originally, I thought that Jia Zheng was used to a life of luxury and would not be able to endure the fatigue of the journey. It would take at least half a month to return by boat.

He intentionally or unintentionally squinted his eyes at the plump and slender bodies of Lady Wang and Aunt Zhao.

After putting on his clothes, Fang Chong said to the two men, "You guys just rest here! I'll go to the front to ask about the situation."

He was planning to teach Jia Zheng a lesson in person, but was worried that Lady Wang and Aunt Zhao would not cooperate.

Therefore, the time of Jia Zheng's return to Beijing needs to be kept secret from the two of them.

After leaving Mengpozhai, he waved his hand at Lai Da to stop him from reporting, and walked all the way to the meeting room in the front yard. He sat down at the top and asked, "Has the person sent to pick up Jia Zheng returned?"

"My Lord, you have a plan for everything!"

Lai Da first flattered him, and Fang changed the subject, "However, they were not sent... but the people who came back to Zhejiang to perform their duties reported that Jia Zheng fainted after leaving the Jinyiwei prison, and it will probably take a month for him to set off."

Seeing Zhang Yun逸 calling him by his name, Lai Da also started calling out.

Upon hearing that Jia Zheng was ill, Zhang Yun逸 couldn't help but regret sending someone to pick him up.

But it can be imagined that even if he did not send anyone, the servants who followed Jia Zheng in performing his duties would take care of it.

"Who are the people who have returned? Ask them to come over and ask about the condition!"

"My Lord, they don't know much either...Zhan Guang's followers fled after hearing that Jia Zheng was in trouble. The remaining servants have no one in charge, and they don't know where Jia Zheng is..."

Seeing Zhang Yunyi frowning, Lai Da's eyes flashed with ruthlessness. He made a downward motion and whispered, "Or I can go to the south myself..."

To be honest, Zhang Yunyi was moved for a moment.

After all, medical conditions are limited these days and there are many people dying from illness.

Lai Da volunteered, isn't that a token of his allegiance?

However, on second thought, letting Jia Zheng watch Rongguo Mansion become his mistress might be worse than death, so it would be better to just go with the flow.

So he shook his head and said, "No need! You are Shang Rong's father after all. He is my right-hand man. If you lose the big picture because of a small thing, it will cause trouble in the future and he will inevitably be implicated."

Lai Da was startled when he heard this, and he knelt on the ground with a thump. His old face flushed red, and he spoke incoherently with excitement: "My Lord... How could my family deserve your concern? From now on, everyone in the Lai family will be loyal to you and follow your orders!"

In everything, you can't just listen to what is said, you also have to see what is done.

It is true that he is emotional at the moment, but when it really comes to the point where he has to sacrifice his life, I'm afraid it will be a different story.

Zhang Yunyi knew that Lai Da might have failed to show his loyalty, so he waved his hand and said, "What do you mean by swearing your life for me? If I want you to swear your life for me, then you don't need to be a member of this group anymore! Do your job well, and your family will have a prosperous future!"

"Yes, yes! My little slip of the tongue!"

"Alright, get up! Help me keep an eye on this place, I won't treat you unfairly!"

He was somewhat disappointed to learn that Jia Zheng's return to Beijing was delayed.

He stood up and was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something and asked, "Where is Baoyu?"

"In Qixianzhai! He has been hanging out with the actors from Prince Zhongshun's mansion all day long. They moved from Yihong Courtyard to the outer study room to live with him."

Lai Da thought for a moment and added, "I heard that it was the Marquis's idea, so I won't interfere. If the Marquis feels it's inappropriate..."

Seeing that Lai Dahui had misunderstood, Zhang Yunyi interrupted and said, "Jia Zheng doesn't know how to love his son. As a cheap father, I can't favor one over the other and only take care of Jia Huan, right?"

He waved his hand and said, "Alright! I'll go over and take a look. You don't have to follow me!"

Mrs. Wang had just given him a reminder, and Zhang Yunyi was worried that she would use Jia Zheng to scare Jia Baoyu, so he asked this question.

It was a good opportunity to tell Jia Baoyu the good news so that he could continue to do whatever he wanted.

After leaving the meeting room, he went straight to Qixianzhai. As soon as he reached the door, he saw a servant sneaking through the window outside the study.

"Hmm!" Zhang Yunyi coughed.

The servant was startled, turned around and saw Zhang Yunyi, and asked in a trembling voice: "Yi... Why is Master Yi here?"

Seeing that it was Mingyan, Zhang Yunyi asked knowingly, "Where is Baoyu?"

"Inside!" Mingyan agreed, and quickly shouted inside, "Second Master! Master Yi is here!"

Zhang Yunyi turned a deaf ear to the chaos inside. Instead, he stopped and said calmly, "Official Qi is also in there. Are they talking about a play?"

"Yes, yes, yes! They're in there, talking about the play!"

Hearing the noise inside stop, he raised his neck towards Mingyan, who quickly opened the door and made a gesture of invitation.

Zhang Yunyi stepped into the house and almost stepped out.

Standing at the door, he raised his hand and fanned his nose, glanced at the disheveled Jia Baoyu and Qi Guan, and said with disdain: "Talking about drama is one thing, but there are no outsiders in the mansion. Are you afraid that someone will learn from you? There is a strong smell of sweat in here, why don't you open the window? If they get bored, won't the old lady be worried?"

Jia Baoyu seemed relieved when he heard this, but then he said nervously: "Yi... Why is Brother Yi here? Could it be that the prince sent someone to urge..."

Zhang Yunyi said with a pleasant face, "That's not the case. It's just that someone from the south just now reported that my uncle was ill and might not be able to come back for a while. I was afraid that you would worry, so I came to inform you."

"Really?" Jia Baoyu jumped three feet high, and then realized that he had behaved too badly, and hurriedly said, "Is the master okay?"

"Master knows you are filial!"

Zhang Yunyi took advantage of the situation verbally and said vaguely: "You don't have to worry, but I'm afraid he will have to take a month or two to recover."

In order to avoid Jia Baoyu worrying, he gave it some advance warning.

"Thank you, Brother Yi!" Jia Baoyu bowed deeply, his gratitude beyond words.

Zhang Yunyi then turned to look at Jiang Yuhan and asked in a pretentious manner, "How is your acting going?"

"This..." Jiang Yuhan was obviously feeling guilty.

Seeing this, Jia Baoyu stepped forward and said, "I have learned almost everything! However, I took Brother Yi's Legend of the White Snake and showed it to Yuhan. He said that this is more suitable for the stage than Flirting Scholar. We have been thinking about this recently!"

At this point, he hesitated and said, "If the prince urges... please ask Brother Yi to help tell the prince to postpone it for a while..."

Jia Baoyu was not lying. It takes ten years of hard work to achieve one minute on stage. Jiang Yuhan was born an actor, and his fame in the capital must have his merits.

After seeing the Legend of the White Snake, I was immediately interested.

"This is a good thing! I'll talk to the prince later, and you just keep thinking about it."

Zhang Yun逸 praised it verbally, but secretly criticized it in his heart. He didn't know whether Jia Baoyu, the two-way plug, was playing the role of the socket or the plug.

He glanced at the two of them, pondered for a moment, and added, "Where's Wenlong? Why haven't I seen him? He mentioned him to me several times earlier. Next time you go together, don't forget to bring him along. Although he can't compare to you, he can still act as a clown."

He knew very well what kind of person Xue Pan was. Adding some spice to the two of them would also make him grateful. It would be killing two birds with one stone. Why not do it?

Hearing that Xue Pan was also going to be with them, they both looked hesitant. But after hesitating for a while, they were still worried about complications, so they had to agree: "Then we'll ask him to come along next time."

"Yeah!" Zhang Yunyi nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile, "I'm waiting for you to make a big splash. You don't have to stay in the house anymore. I'll tell Lai Da later that no one will disturb you."

"Hey! Hey!" The two of them couldn't help but feel happy when they heard that.

After Zhang Yunyi left, Jiang Yuhan looked at Jia Baoyu and said, "I didn't expect that the Marquis would be so humble. He is really extraordinary!"

Jia Baoyu shook his head, as if he was a little bit unbelievable, and said, "Yes! It seems that I misunderstood him before!"

"Misunderstand?"

Seeing Jiang Yuhan's surprised face, Jia Baoyu realized that he had said something wrong and quickly changed the subject: "What role do you think should be assigned to Brother Xue? Fahai... or..."

Jiang Yuhan thought seriously for a moment, then shook his head and said, "In the end, Xu Shilin has more roles in the Legend of the White Snake. What do you think of the Golden Cymbal Dharma King?"

"Eh!" Jia Baoyu's eyes lit up, and he grabbed Jiang Yuhan's hand and said, "This is great! When the time comes, you will play Hu Meiniang who is controlled by the Golden Cymbal King, and I will play Xu Shilin. We will overcome all difficulties and finally..."

The two became more and more excited as they talked. Their eyes met and their gazes were drawn together, sticking together like sticky pancakes.

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(End of this chapter)