The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 502 Aftermath
"Your Majesty, I am back."

Emperor Wanlong in the imperial study slowly raised his head and saw that only Xia Shouzhong was there. He said with a little dissatisfaction: "Where is Zhang Aiqing? Why didn't he come with you to the palace to apologize?"

"Apologize?" Xia Shouzhong said hurriedly, "Oh, yes, yes! The Marquis did ask me to apologize to Your Majesty, saying that he was overworked yesterday and had little energy. He was really unable to do it in the second half of the hour and was a bit perfunctory..."

"What? The second half of an hour?" Emperor Wanlong exclaimed, his eyes widened, and asked, "You mean he didn't even cheat during that hour and a half?"

As a companion who had followed the emperor since childhood, Xia Shouzhong naturally understood the meaning of these words. However, since Zhang Yun逸 was indeed diligent, he did not dare to make up stories at will.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Yes! I saw it clearly. He didn't dare to delay for a moment after entering the room, and went straight to the point... From the altar to the coffin and the futon, Mrs. Mei's legs were shaking with exhaustion, but he still wouldn't give in. It was only in the second half of the hour that he seemed to be running out of energy, so he took another approach and let Mrs. Mei show off her verbal skills..."

He described every detail of what happened over the past two hours without missing a word.

Hearing the corners of Emperor Wanlong's mouth twitching for a while, he pondered for a while, then said leisurely: "Did you see him use the medicine?"

Since his most trusted Otomo said so, Emperor Wanlong naturally no longer doubted its authenticity.

However, I originally wanted to take this opportunity to criticize him, but ended up causing myself trouble.

If you are a man, you won't admit defeat here. It would be fine if the difference was almost the same, but it is so huge.

As the Son of Heaven, he is rich and powerful, and everyone obeys his orders. How could he be willing to lose in this regard and admit that he is not as good as a minister?
He was even more unwilling to admit that he was far surpassed by Zhang Yunyi, so he had to find an excuse to take medicine to ease the embarrassment on his face.

Xia Shouzhong understood what he meant and said hurriedly, "Old slave... Old slave did see him swallowing when he entered the room, but I don't know what he swallowed."

He didn't dare to deceive the emperor, nor did he dare to offend the emperor, so he could only avoid the important issues.

Although he could hear the hesitation in Xia Shouzhong's words, Emperor Wanlong still felt relieved. He waved his hand and said without comment: "Back off!"

When Xia Shouzhong retreated to the door, Emperor Wanlong called out again, "Go! Bring the imperial physician on duty!"

"Uh..." Xia Shouzhong was slightly startled, and quickly accepted the order, "I will go and pass it on right away!"

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Grand View Garden, Zilingzhou.

Xiu Ju and Xiao Lian Hua, who were sitting on the doorstep chatting, saw a figure approaching from afar and shouted into the house, "Master Yi is here!"

He went all out in the act. Since he said he didn't have enough energy, Zhang Yun逸 didn't go to the yamen and simply went home to be lazy.

He went back, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and thinking that Xing Xiuyan's pearl hairpin had not been given away yet, he rushed to Zilingzhou with the hairpin in his pocket.

He casually threw two golden beans to Xiu Ju and Xiao Lianhua who came to meet him. When he was about to ask if Yingchun and Xing Xiuyun were there, he saw that they had already come out accompanied by Siqi.

"Brother Yi!"

"uncle!"

As soon as Zhang Yunyi returned the greetings to Yingchun and the others, Xing Xiuyan said quickly, "Brother Yi must have come to see you for something, so I'll go back to my room first."

She learned from her mother that Yingchun had also been promised to Zhang Yun逸 as a concubine.

Although both of them were concubines who had not yet married into the family, there was a difference between them, not to mention that she was still staying in Yingchun's Zhuijin Tower.

Yingchun's face turned slightly red. Just as she was about to speak, Siqi tugged at the corner of her clothes.

Zhang Yunyi saw everything, but he was not in a hurry to take out the pearl hairpin. Instead, he smiled and said, "I do have something to discuss with my second sister. I am sorry for interrupting your conversation. Thank you, Sister Xing, for your understanding."

Xing Xiuyan was relieved when she heard this. She knew Yingchun was the same as herself, but Yingchun didn't know yet that she was also promised to Zhang Yunyi as a concubine. If Zhang Yunyi told her, how could she still live in Zhuijin Tower?

Seeing this, he immediately felt relieved and left and returned to his room.

When they arrived at Yingchun's boudoir at the east end of Zhuijin Tower, Zhang Yunyi hugged Yingchun and sat on the edge of the bed.

He couldn't wait to kiss Yingchun's cherry lips and touched her all over.

For a long time, the lips are divided.

He Fang smiled and asked, "Do you miss Brother Yi?"

Yingchun's face was already red, but she still nodded gently, panting softly and said, "My cousin lives here now, Brother Yi should tell his wife to take me over to live for a while..."

Ever since Zhang Yun逸 had his showdown with Tanchun, he no longer needed to rely on Lady Xing. With Siqi to help make arrangements, it was actually more convenient for him to sneak into Zhuijin Tower from time to time.

Si Qi on the side pursed her lips and complained, "Miss, you are really making trouble for yourself. Miss Qin is Miss Bao's cousin, but she and the eldest lady kicked the ball to Miss Lin. But you have to be such a good person...ah!~"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yunyi pulled Siqi over, pressed her down on the edge of the bed, raised his hand and slapped her hard on her wide, raised buttocks.

Through her dress, she said with her hand clenched, "You've been on the roof for three days without a fight, what's the matter? Do you think it's bothering you, so you start to blame your master?"

He spoke with a forced smile while kneading her like dough, making Siqi feel very embarrassed.

She knew she had said something wrong, and hurriedly said, "I...I dare not! I will go outside to wait, Master...Master and Miss, please don't delay too long..."

He originally wanted to go out to keep watch, but unexpectedly he was held down by Zhang Yun逸 and could not move.

She could only twist her body, looking aggrieved, and turned back to say, "In broad daylight, Miss Xing is at the west end of the room. Even if you want to punish me, please don't make too much noise..."

Zhang Yunyi's big hands wandered between his buttocks, and he said with a smile: "What? You can't wait? I'll come and deal with you tomorrow night!"

"Tomorrow... tomorrow night?" Siqi murmured to herself, and then she realized that Zhang Yunyi was deliberately teasing her. The blush on her face grew instead of diminishing, and she pursed her lips and pouted, not saying a word.

Yingchun, who was standing by, asked in confusion, "Did Brother Yi arrange another place for my cousin?"

Zhang Yunyi held her slender waist and said in a friendly manner: "You! You are just too soft-hearted and don't know how to refuse..."

At this point, he tightened his arms around Yingchun's slender waist and said straight to the point, "The eldest wife came to me a few days ago and said she wanted to marry Miss Xing to me as a concubine. I thought she had a good personality and you two were cousins. When you go to my place in the future, you can keep each other company and relieve your boredom, so I agreed."

It is impossible to keep the matter of taking a concubine a secret forever. Instead of letting Yingchun hear it from others, it is better to tell it yourself so that you can take the initiative.

There was no need to explain the decision to take a concubine to his wife, and Yingchun was not a competitive person. Zhang Yunyi did not hide anything and was very frank about it. He made a high-sounding statement that taking a concubine was done for her sake.

It was naturally impossible for Yingchun to say something in response, and since she had complete faith in him, her eyes moved and her heart was moved.

Although Siqi didn't quite believe what Zhang Yunyi said, she had just learned a lesson. Besides, the maid had no room to comment. She was also afraid of his big hand, so she could only remain silent.

Zhang Yunyi hugged Yingchun and rubbed Siqi again, and was affectionate with the two of them for a long time. Only then did he reluctantly take her off his legs and carry her to sit on the edge of the bed.

She stood up and said, "You are both mine, and you are cousins. You should love each other. You live under the same roof, so there is nothing to hide. I will go talk to her and come back tomorrow night so that there won't be any misunderstandings."

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(End of this chapter)