The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 508 Giving Orders
Inside Ningguo Mansion.

Zhang Yunyi gave orders, "This time, I asked you to follow me south to do some errands for Mr. Zhen. Don't think I don't know what happened back then!"

Jia Qiang, who was sitting below him, bowed his head and said obediently, "Uncle Yi, don't worry, I know what's going on!"

After much deliberation, he decided to keep Xing Zhong in the capital and let him be responsible for the reconstruction of Quyuan Zatan.

The reason why Jia Qiang was chosen to go along was that he had been to Suzhou to buy actors and was familiar with the route.

Secondly, he heard that the south was not peaceful. Although Zhen Shiyin had experience traveling, he would not be able to face Xiangling if something happened.

Of course, financial matters were still handled by Zhen Shiyin, and he just did errands.

Jia Rong, who was standing by, was eager to try and said, "Uncle Yi, why not let my nephew go too? He can also keep Jia Qiang company."

"I have something else to tell you!"

Jia Rong hurriedly came forward and said, "Uncle Yi ordered!"

"You are well-connected in the capital, so you should also pay attention to the matters at Quyuan Zatan and give a hand to your uncle!"

Although Xing Zhong is not very good at it, he is very familiar with all aspects of the theater.

Zhang Yun逸 also talked to him about this in the past few days. Many major directions such as site selection and layout have been finalized, but since it involves the project, it is inevitable to deal with the government.

Xing Zhong was unfamiliar with the place, and although he arranged for Lai Sheng to assist him, Lai Sheng was just a servant after all.

Although he was a seventh-rank official in the prime minister's office, Zhang Yun逸 was kind to others and never showed off in this regard.

Then he arranged for Jia Rong to be in charge of official affairs.

On the one hand, Jia Rong is, after all, a legitimate nephew, so his status is justified.

On the other hand, ever since his trip to Mei Mansion, there have been a lot of gossip about him in the community.

Not only was he described as a vindictive, bullying villain, but he also did not stop even after Mei Lian's death and went to the Mei family to bully the orphans and widows.

They even fabricated a story that he was in love with Cao Cao, and even did not spare his cousin's wife and nephew's wife.

Although he was not completely wronged and this bad reputation had two sides, it was impossible for Zhang Yun逸 to completely ignore it.

However, this kind of thing is difficult to explain, so he found another way and arranged something for Jia Rong to do, staging a drama of loving uncle and filial nephew to kill the rumors.

"Qu Yuan Za Tan not only has the best wine, but also the best actors, and they sing new songs. You can promote it to your friends. Although the prince and his friends have shares here, Uncle Yi can't give you a free meal, but I can top up your account. When the theater opens, I will top up a thousand taels of silver for you to entertain your friends."

He believed that with Jia Rong's ability to read people's expressions, he would not be confused about what to say and what not to say.

Let him do things for you, even if no one asks him as the real boss.

It can also allow outsiders to see the close relationship between the uncle and nephew, curb the rumors outside, and take the opportunity to promote the theater without losing money. It can be said to kill several birds with one stone.

Jia Rong was overjoyed: "Don't worry, Uncle Yi, I will do my best!"

"Alright! Come with me to see Mr. Zhen off, and then I'll take you to find a place!"

After seeing Zhen Shiyin off, Zhang Yun逸 took Jia Rong and boarded the carriage.

The east is rich, the west is noble, the south is poor, and the north is lowly.

The address of Quyuan Zatan was finally chosen to be in the northwest of the imperial city, between Deshengmen Street and Shichahai.

There is no way. The center of the capital is occupied by the imperial city, and this is the place that best takes into account both the east and the west.

And it faces the direction of Shichahai, which is also a good place to make money in terms of Feng Shui. The Great Xia Dynasty was not short of talented people, and there were naturally many people with the same vision. There were teahouses, wine shops, and brothels everywhere, which had a certain gathering effect.

Although the area was prosperous and there were no vacant storefronts, it was Zhang Yun逸 who took the lead and a number of princes, nobles, and relatives of the emperor participated.

Prince Zhongshun only slightly revealed his intention, and several neighboring imperial shops took the initiative to offer their land deeds.

In other words, Zhang Yun逸 did not want to bear the stigma of bullying others by taking advantage of his power, so he purchased the goods at the market price. Otherwise, he would have saved even the money.

Speaking of Ye Qiao, one of the shops was actually owned by the Guihua Xia family.

However, although the Xia family came to offer the land deed, Zhang Yunyi ignored them and only asked Yu Lu to take the silver note and hand over the land deed.

At the edge of Quyuan Zatan, Xing Zhong put his hands on his hips, pointing and talking with the Lai brothers beside him, looking quite professional.

As the saying goes, power is the best aphrodisiac for men.

The instructions were about something he was good at, and the feeling of giving orders made Xing Zhong excited and deeply stimulated his desire to lead.

Seeing Zhang Yunyi coming over, he restrained himself and nodded, "Why is the Marquis here?"

Zhang Yunyi curled his lips at Jia Rong and said, "This is my nephew. You are unfamiliar with the capital. If there is any official matter that cannot be dealt with, leave it to Rong Ge'er!"

He naturally noticed that Xing Zhong was a little arrogant, so he pointed out Jia Rong's identity as his nephew.

Xing Zhong quickly agreed upon hearing this: "It turned out to be Master Rong!"

Jia Rong didn't dare to act pretentiously, and hurriedly bowed and said, "Uncle, just call me brother!"

Zhang Yunyi ignored the two's politeness, turned to look at Lai Da, and asked, "Why are you here?"

He only told Lai Sheng to come and help, and did not tell Lai Da, thinking that something had happened.

Lai Da hurriedly bowed deeply, stood up slightly, glanced to the northwest, and replied: "I was just passing by, so I came to take a look."

Seeing the direction he was looking at, Zhang Yunyi understood what he meant, and chatted with Xing Zhong, Jia Rong and Lai Sheng about cooperating well, then glanced at Lai Da and said, "You guys discuss it here, and Mr. Lai will accompany me to look around."

When they reached a deserted place, Fang stopped and asked in a deep voice, "Has everything been arranged at the Mei family?"

"Don't worry, my Lord. Mei Lian has just been buried today, so I have sent all the people from the Mei family away. Now, everyone inside and outside the family has been carefully selected by me from the two mansions. They are not only smart, but also very tight-lipped."

Mrs. Mei's petite figure, mature and charming face, and timid appearance made him quite attracted to her.

Seeing that the emperor did not blame him for following the script and really gave Mei Lian a lesson, he became much bolder.

He was already familiar with the matter of the magpie's nest being occupied by the cuckoo, so with the cooperation of Mei Pi, he replaced all the servants of the Mei family.

On the one hand, he could just keep Mrs. Mei as a concubine. It would not only be convenient for him to come and go, but also Mrs. Mei wouldn't have to lose face.

Secondly, although it was with the emperor's tacit approval, there was already such a stigma outside. If someone with ulterior motives could find out something through the Mei family's servants and spread rumors outside, it would inevitably be inappropriate.

Thinking of Mrs. Mei's coquettish look, Zhang Yunyi couldn't help swallowing.

I wondered in my heart whether the mourning clothes had been taken off or not.

"Go to the mansion later and tell my sister-in-law that I won't be back home tonight."

"Hey! ~ I understand!"

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(End of this chapter)