The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 487 Heart Arsonist

When Zhang Yun逸 stepped into Rongqing Hall, everyone's eyes lit up.

He was dressed in a dragon robe and jade belt, with steady steps and an upright posture. Between his brows, he exuded heroic spirit and had an extraordinary bearing.

The present situation was different from the past. When Lady Jia saw that he was wearing a dragon robe again, she hurriedly led everyone to stand up.

Zhang Yunyi waved his hand and said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Zhen is back. He was in a hurry to come back from the government office and had to go back soon, so he didn't change into casual clothes. Please don't blame me, old lady!"

When Lady Jia saw him in a dragon robe, she was most afraid that he would show off and embarrass her.

Seeing this, he immediately felt relieved and called out to the Xing family and the Xue family, "Brother Yi is one of us, so don't be too restrained!"

Although Grandmother Jia said this, the Xue and Xing families were still cautious when facing Zhang Yunyi, who was dressed in a python robe.

Only half of his buttocks were sitting on the stool, and his body was unconsciously leaning forward slightly.

Zhang Yun逸 first greeted Jia Mu and others, and then bowed to all the sisters.

Fang looked at Lady Xing and Aunt Xue beside Lady Jia, and said with a smile: "I heard that the eldest and second wives had relatives coming to their homes, and I didn't prepare anything. It just so happened that the emperor had just awarded a few pieces of satin, so I borrowed the flowers to offer to the Buddha and made two sets of clothes for the two sisters as a gift for meeting them!"

His gaze lingered on the two of them for a moment, and then he calmly made eye contact with Yingchun and Baochai.

When all aspects were taken care of, the four of them had the illusion that they loved the whole house.

Just now, he turned to Xing Xiuyan and Xue Baoqin and asked knowingly, "I wonder which of the two sisters is the Xing sister and which is the Xue sister?"

As the eldest sister, Yuanchun was about to introduce him to Xue Baoqin, who was standing by, blinked her eyes and said with a sly smile, "Sister Lin has praised Brother Yi as a rare and extraordinary person. How about asking Brother Yi to guess?"

Before she came to Beijing, she knew the purpose of her trip.

After hearing Xue Baochai's implicit point out that Zhang Yunyi treated Lin Daiyu differently, she began to have some plans in mind.

Therefore, he mentioned Lin Daiyu's praise just now.

When Xue Baoqin revealed the secret behind her words, Lin Daiyu was immediately overwhelmed with shame.

Zhang Yunyi looked over with curiosity, and said jokingly with a smile: "Oh? I didn't expect that I would become a strange person in Sister Lin's heart! Sister Lin is a kind-hearted lady, and I am flattered to be praised like this!"

How could Lin Daiyu be someone who would suffer a loss?

She felt guilty for a moment and did not dare to look Zhang Yunyi in the eye. She glared at Xue Baoqin, pursed her lips, lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Since we have to guess, there must be some luck! Brother Yi, you don't know that this sister is the most greedy. If Brother Yi loses the guess, you will have to have enough fruit in the future!"

At this point, Lin Daiyu looked at Xue Baoqin with ill intentions and said mischievously, "But...if my sister loses, what do you plan to use as a prize?"

If it were any other girl, Lin Daiyu's suggestive words would surely have resulted in her being defeated.

But Xue Baoqin was not like other girls in the boudoir. She had been following her father in public since she was young and was not afraid at all.

But she deliberately stuck out her tongue, pretending to be in a dilemma, and hesitated for a long time before saying: "This is my first time meeting Brother Yi, and I am not as familiar with Brother Yi as Sister Lin, so why don't you give me some advice?"

She had originally intended to establish a relationship with Zhang Yunyi, and did not care about winning or losing or the prize, and instead threw the ball back to Lin Daiyu.

"Then you better be careful! What if I ..."

"Sister Lin is the kindest person. Since she is willing to take me in, I'm sure she won't make things difficult for me!"

As Xue Baoqin spoke, she pitifully grabbed Lin Daiyu's arm and shook it twice.

Lin Daiyu didn't feel comfortable making things difficult.

"Sister Lin has finally met her match for her words!" Baochai, who was standing by, clapped her hands and laughed.

The others also joined in the fun, urging Zhang Yunyi to guess quickly.

"It's a pity that only Sisters Xing and Xue came today. Otherwise, I would have thought that this girl must be Sister Lin's biological sister!"

Zhang Yun逸 pretended to ponder for a while, then shook his head and sighed.

He then looked at Xing Xiuyan and said, "However, I think this sister has a calm temperament and seems to be a member of the same family as Sister Baochai!"

"Wrong, wrong!" Xue Baoqin laughed out loud as she finished speaking.

As she yelled, she patted her chest in a feigned expression of relief, causing the budding flower to tremble.

"Since my sister won, Brother Yi will give her enough fruits in the future!"

This time, Lin Daiyu did not look at Xue Baoqin, but glared at Zhang Yunyi.

She was very smart and saw that Zhang Yunyi did it on purpose. Not to mention that Zhang Yunyi came upon hearing the news and prepared a gift in advance, he just praised Baochai for her calm temperament. If she was not his sister, how could he say that Xue Baoqin was unforgiving right after they met?

"Since you are wrong, you must accept the punishment. Just do as Sister Lin said. Sister Xue will have plenty of fruit."

Zhang Yunyi spread his hands, smiled, and turned to Xing Xiuyan and said, "I wonder what prize Sister Xing wants?"

"Uh..." Xing Xiuyan was stunned.

Family members know their own business. She didn’t dare to participate in the bet just now, so she didn’t say anything.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yunyi did not ask before making the bet, but now that he lost, he asked her what the bet was.

She unconsciously grabbed the corner of her clothes with both hands, glanced at Xue Baoqin's clothes, then looked at her own clothes, and a warm feeling rose in her heart.

How can there be so many coincidences in the world?
If the previous delivery of the material might have been an accident on Zhang Yunyi's part, then this time it must have been intentional.

Although she didn't know that Zhang Yun逸 could predict the future, she guessed that he probably learned about her family's financial difficulties from Zhen Shiyin.

He wanted to provide relief, but didn't want to embarrass himself, so he guessed wrong on purpose.

In particular, all this happened after Jia Baoyu judged people by their appearance, which further highlighted how rare Zhang Yun逸 was.

However, since she had such a guess, how could she accept Zhang Yunyi's kindness?

So he declined, "It was Brother Yi and Sister Baoqin who made the bet just now, and I didn't participate..."

"Hey!" Zhang Yunyi raised his hand to interrupt, and said without question, "I accept the loss. My sister didn't refuse just now. I can't let people accuse me of defaulting on my debt!"

Xing Xiuyan's guess was indeed correct. It was indeed Zhang Yunyi who sent the material and made the intentional wrong guess just now.

It was to avoid embarrassing her, so how could he let Xing Xiuyan refuse?
Lin Daiyu also came to her senses. Although she had noticed Xing Xiuyun's financial difficulties, she thought that since she had come to live with Mrs. Xing and was kept by Lady Jia, she would naturally not lack food or clothing.

But after Zhang Yun逸's reminder, she thought that given the way Jia She and Mrs. Xing usually behaved, they rarely paid attention to Yingchun, so they might not be very generous to their niece.

"Sister Xing, please don't refuse. We have all received many gifts from Brother Yi, and you won the bet legitimately!"

Seeing Xing Xiuyan's conflicted expression, she smiled and said, "Since Sister Baoqin asked me to make the decision, how about I make the decision for Sister Xing?"

Without waiting for Xing Xiuyan's response, Lin Daiyu pointed to the pearl hairpin on her head and said with a smile, "I think, Brother Yi should give Sister Xing one of the pearl hairpins he gave us."

"No, no, no! It's too expensive!" Xing Xiuyan looked in the direction her finger pointed and saw the golden hairpin with pink jadeite on Lin Daiyu's head, and she quickly declined.

"Sister Lin is biased!" Xue Baoqin pouted, "Why don't you ask for the prize for me and just give me some fruit instead?"

She didn't care about it. On the contrary, she got along well with Xing Xiuyan in the past month.

However, although he wanted to help, he was also worried about hurting her self-esteem, so he made some jokes at this moment to avoid embarrassment for Xing Xiuyan.

Lin Daiyu knew Xue Baoqin's intention very well. She pinched her nose and said with a smile, "You! You are the greediest person. Wouldn't it be nice to have all the fruits? If you feel you are losing out, then eat more in the future! Don't be greedy. If you want the hairpin, find another chance to make a bet with Brother Yi next time!"

"That's settled!" Xue Baoqin turned to look at Zhang Yunyi and said, "Brother Yi, don't be afraid to fight next time!"

Zhang Yunyi was not to be outdone and said, "Sister Baoqin, don't cry if you lose!"

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this, and Zhang Yunyi took the opportunity to ask, "I just heard that Sister Baoqin lives with Sister Lin, I wonder where Sister Xing lives? I'll have someone send the pearl hairpin over later!"

On the surface, he asked about the residence because he had someone send a pearl hairpin, but secretly, it was because Xing Xiuyan and Xue Baoqin suddenly appeared in the garden, and he was worried about being caught stealing the girl.

After hearing what Xue Baoqin said, Xing Xiuyan couldn't refuse.

She could only bow and say, "Brother Hui Yi, live with my cousin!"

"Then it's settled. When the hairpin is ready, I'll have someone send it to my sister."

Zhang Yunyi nodded slightly and said goodbye: "I am busy at the government office and I came back temporarily. I will talk to my sisters another day!"

Although I can handle it with ease, if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet.
When everyone is gathered together like this, it is better to be cautious. This is why he deliberately did not return the dragon robe when he came.

After saying this, he said hello to Lady Jia and others, waved goodbye and left.

He was in a hurry, and although he was only away for a short while, he was unable to take away a single cloud. Not only did he disturb the minds of Lin Daiyu, Xing Xiuyun and others, but he also made them uneasy.

It also made Mrs. Xing, Aunt Xue and others feel very uneasy.

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(End of this chapter)