The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 493 Blurred Impression
Grand View Garden, Zhuijin Tower.

Mrs. Xing walked around Xing Xiuyan twice, pulling at the corner of her clothes, lifting her collar, and finally lifted her chin, praising her endlessly.

"As expected of my niece, clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. Look at how different she looks after she changed her clothes."

When Zhang Yunyi's material arrived, Mrs. Xing couldn't wait to select a piece of brocade, hurriedly made it, and brought it to Xing Xiuyan to try on.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Yunyi knew Xing Xiuyan's personality. Although he gave her the best brocade, he did not give her too expensive materials such as kesi Shu brocade.

However, Mrs. Xing's fussy manner made her look just like a brothel owner, which made Xing Xiuyan feel very uncomfortable.

Mrs. Xing, who was standing by, smiled and flattered, "That's right! They say nieces look like their aunts. I think she is as blessed as you, elder sister."

The speaker may not have intended it, but the listener took it seriously. When mentioning the aunt and niece, Mrs. Xing couldn't help but have a ripple on her face.

He smiled and said, "That's right! If this is accomplished, she will be blessed greatly in the future."

Although Xing Xiuyan did not understand the true meaning of Mrs. Xing's words, she sensed something strange and lowered her head unconsciously.

Xing's wife, who was standing by, couldn't wait to strike while the iron was hot: "Big sister, please help and say a few good words for our Xiuyan!"

When Xing Xiuyan lowered her head, her long black hair was immediately exposed to Madam Xing's eyes. Seeing that she didn't have any hairpins or jewelry on her head, only a few red ropes, Madam Xing couldn't help but frowned slightly.

"Has Yun Yi's pearl hairpin not been delivered yet?"

Although Zhang Yunyi had ready-made ones in his house, he had to reserve time to prepare them in order to perform the whole show.

Seeing Xing Xiuyan nod slightly, Madam Xing sighed and said, "Forget it! I will give you another set of jewelry later. If this is successful, it will be your dowry!"

She would not give up until she saw the rabbit. If the thing worked out, she would treat it as a dowry. If it didn't work out, she would naturally take it back.

However, even so, Mrs. Xing couldn't help being overjoyed, and hurriedly pressed Xing Xiuyan and said, "Why don't you thank your aunt quickly!"

"Thank...thank you, aunt!"

This undoubtedly confirmed her previous speculation. Although marriage is a major event that is decided by parents and matchmaker, Xing Xiuyan couldn't help feeling embarrassed when it was mentioned in person.

At the same time, thinking about her aunt's usual personality, she couldn't help but worry that she was entrusting her trust to the wrong person, and she felt anxious.

But it was inconvenient to ask in front of Mrs. Xing, so he could only suppress his worries.

Madam Xing said to Xing's wife, "Just wait for good news! Come with me to get the jewelry and tidy it up for her. It's getting late. I'll go and ask him when he's free to come over and see her..."

She swung the embroidered handkerchief and Xing's wife immediately followed.

After returning home and picking out a few discarded pieces of jewelry, she gave them to Xing's wife, then sat back in front of the dressing table and put on makeup.

When Xing's wife returned to Zhuijin Tower, she took out a few pieces of jewelry as if presenting treasures, but was pulled by Xing Xiuyan to sit on the edge of the bed.

"Mother? Aunt, are you going to arrange a marriage for your daughter?"

Mrs. Xing spread out the jewelry in her hand and said, "That's right! Otherwise, why would she make such a fuss?"

"Mother, have you found out clearly what kind of family they are? Why do I always feel that... my aunt is a little unreliable?"

"You can't get it by begging, so how can it be unreliable?" Xing's wife said dissatisfiedly.

"This..." Xing Xiuyan lowered her head, rubbing the corner of her clothes, and muttered, "If it's a marriage proposal, there are matchmakers to handle it and exchange birth dates. It's not... My daughter hasn't married yet, so how can there be a pre-wedding appointment?"

Seeing that her mother was willing to do so, she was too embarrassed to mention selling her daughter and had to be as tactful as possible.

Xing's wife said disapprovingly: "What's the big deal? It's not like I haven't seen this before."

"Have you seen her?" Xing Xiuyan said in astonishment, "My daughter has only been in Beijing for a few days, and she has been in the garden all day long..."

Having said this, she suddenly thought of Zhang Yun逸, Jia Baoyu and Xue Ke, and her words stopped abruptly.

She first ruled out Zhang Yun逸. After all, Lady Jia’s attitude was there, and the other party was a marquis.

But before she could think about it, Xing's wife couldn't wait to ask: "Didn't you meet Zhang Yunyi the day before?" "Don't joke, mother!" Xing Xiuyan said in astonishment, "He is of such high status, if we are so ignorant of our own abilities, won't we be laughed at?"

Mrs. Xing was a little embarrassed to say it at first, but when she heard her daughter admit that she couldn't marry him, she took the opportunity to say, "Being a wife requires matching social status, and we are naturally not able to marry her. But as for taking a concubine, you don't have to worry about social status, and your aunt is here to help..."

"Be a concubine..." Xing Xiuyan's head buzzed.

Before this, she felt that Mrs. Xing's behavior was frivolous and she seemed to be arguing over things.

I didn't expect that my thought would come true and I would actually sell myself out.

Mrs. Xing noticed that her daughter was acting strangely, and quickly said, "Don't feel wronged. Your father and I worked so hard to get this!"

She said seriously, "Even your cousin, the eldest daughter of this mansion, and the young lady of the Shi family have been promised to him as his concubines."

Mrs. Xing had always intended to draw criticism from the outside, so she had no choice but to tell her about Shi Xiangyun.

This was the first time Xing Xiuyan heard of this. Although Yuanchun and Yingchun were not biological sisters, they were cousins ​​after all. She was already shocked to see them sharing the same husband, not to mention that they were both concubines.

He was speechless and said, "Sister Yuan... Isn't Sister Yuanchun the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion? How can she..."

"What Duke's Mansion? That depends on who you compare it with! Are the newly promoted Marquis and the third-rank title the same thing? In order to ask your aunt for help, your father risked everything and put all the properties that your aunt was in charge of on his behalf, and only then did he ask her to help with the negotiation."

Xing Xiuyan took a deep breath and said, "I have no way of repaying my parents for their kindness in raising me. Even if they sold me as a concubine, I would not dare to harbor resentment. But... since I'm already a concubine, how can I let my parents get involved..."

"Oh! You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. As long as your aunt is willing to help, why would you be reluctant to give up this little property?"

Although her words were a bit rough, they were indeed the case. Xing Xiuyan had no way to refute them and could only lower her head silently.

Xing's wife, however, thought that she was just being filial and felt sorry for the family's efforts, so she tried to comfort her by saying, "Your father is neither high nor low, and he only knows how to drink and watch operas all day long, and he is idle. Even if you take back the property, he will squander it sooner or later. It's better to help you climb up the social ladder.

You have also seen Mr. Zhen. His daughter is also Zhang Yunyi's concubine. Your father and I have inquired carefully. Not only the Zhen family, but also the mothers of the You sisters are all supported by him. After you marry into his family, how can he treat us badly?"

She tried to persuade him patiently, but the more Xing Xiuyan listened, the more frightened she became.

Xing Zhong and his wife did not tell her Zhen Shiyin's identity. They thought that Zhang Yunyi was very young and unmarried, and the reason why Yuanchun, Yingchun and others had not yet married was that they were waiting to get married.

Unexpectedly, there were several concubines in the family.

As she was secretly shocked, her impression of Zhang Yunyi, a tall and considerate man, gradually became blurred, and was replaced by the image of a lustful man.

However, her parents and Mrs. Xing were both possessed, so she could only pray that Zhang Yunyi would look down on her and thus escape the disaster.

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"Since she is your niece and you have spoken, will she still refuse your respect?"

In a side hall of Ningguo Mansion, Zhang Yunyi, who was sitting at the dining table, took out an emerald green pearl hairpin from his arms, slowly pressed Madam Xing's head down, and inserted the pearl hairpin in his hand into her bun.

She didn't forget to say, "I can't ask you to pay for the jewelry, so this pearl hairpin will be your compensation!"

As soon as he returned home from office, he heard the news that Mrs. Xing was coming to visit.

He had originally prepared this pearl hairpin for the wife and grandmother of the Rongguo Mansion. He had intended to kill two birds with one stone by asking Madam Xing to think of a way to persuade Xing Zhong and his wife to let Xing Xiuyun be his concubine.

Unexpectedly, before he even opened his mouth, Madam Xing stated her purpose as if she was presenting a treasure, and in her words she tried to curry favor with him and mentioned the jewelry she had given to Xing Xiuyan.

Zhang Yun逸 also changed his words accordingly.

How would Mrs. Xing know all this?
She believed Zhang Yunyi's words and felt very proud, and her eyes were filled with love.

Zhang Yunyi was not polite when he saw this. He pushed her down on his lap and picked up the bowls and chopsticks on the table. He said, "Madam, please be busy first. I will reward you after I finish my meal!"

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(End of this chapter)