The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 511 Act according to circumstances
The next day.

It was already past noon when Zhang Yun逸 climbed up from Mrs. Mei's body.

After being helped by Mrs. Mei to put on his dragon robe, Fang hummed a weird tune and came to the front yard.

The servants have been replaced, and it feels like home.

However, although he worked in the inner court and did not need to attend the morning court, he got up late and had no time to exercise.

After eating a few bites of breakfast, he was about to rush to the yamen.

But Mei Pi walked in with his chest hunched.

"Uncle, are you used to the place you lived in yesterday?"

Zhang Yunyi examined his adopted son in front of him, curled his lips and said, "Madam's hospitality is very thoughtful, I am very satisfied!"

Since he had reservations about Mei Pixian's mother, he had to test the waters.

However, Mei Pi did not show any dissatisfaction. Instead, he said happily, "Then uncle, please come more often!"

Zhang Yunyi continued to probe, "By the way! Last night your mother said that she wanted to find you a job at Tiangong Academy or Xianxue. What do you think?"

Mei Pi's mouth twitched, and he said dissatisfiedly: "Mother is confused! Nephew is not that kind of person. I am afraid that I may not be able to help uncle, but will cause trouble for him instead."

He sold his mother for fame and fortune just to be able to hang out with his cronies and show off in the streets. Why would he be willing to go to the government office or the Taoist school and be subject to those restrictions?
Zhang Yun逸 said this, firstly to test him, and secondly to temporarily appease Mrs. Mei.

Although Mei Pi's answer gave him an excuse to shirk his responsibility, it also made him think of another possibility, so he pretended to be concerned and asked, "Why? Want to take the imperial examination? I have some friendship with Elder Gu. If you are interested in taking the imperial examination, I can put him in touch with you. If nothing else, it should be no problem for you to find a good teacher."

Mei Pi looked embarrassed and said carefully: "My nephew has been restrained by my father since he was young. Now I have finally escaped from the sea of ​​suffering. I hope that my uncle will look at my mother's face and don't let my nephew suffer again... Although my nephew has no special ability, I have a wide range of friends. If there is anything that is inconvenient for my uncle to come forward, my nephew can run errands for him..."

He was quite frank and made the story of eating, drinking and having fun sound legitimate.

However, this also coincides with Zhang Yunyi's idea.

"In that case, I won't force you." He went with the flow and said after a moment's hesitation, "How about this! I have opened a theater with Prince Zhongshun and others. Since you have so many friends, you can take them there when you have social events. I will go and greet them. I also have a nephew, who I will introduce to you later. You can get to know him more."

Near Zhu Zhechi, near the ink is black.

Regardless of whether Mei Pi's words were true or false, he would inevitably be led astray after having too much contact with Jia Rong.

Mei Pi was overjoyed when he heard this and responded immediately.

Mei Lian was just buried yesterday. He has not had time to go out recently and is not clear about the rumors outside. He is hesitating about how to explain to those bad friends. Zhang Yun逸 comes to his house to obstruct the condolences.

He had originally planned to make up a story that Zhang Yun逸 did not come to cause trouble, but took the opportunity to get rid of everyone. After they left, he would have a secret conversation with his mother in the mourning hall. It was so secretive that I thought everyone would understand.

However, he had a history of lying and was worried that he would not be able to gain the trust of his bad friends.

Zhang Yun逸's proposal was undoubtedly an endorsement of him, which was exactly what Mei Pi wanted.

Zhang Yun逸 was too lazy to pay attention to Mei Pi anymore. He walked out of the front hall and got on the carriage to the yamen.

When he arrived at Tiangongyuan, he ran into Xia Shouzhong who was rushing there at the door.

"The emperor has summoned you, my lord, please go with me!"

Zhang Yunyi had no choice but to get back into the carriage and rush to the palace without stopping.

After getting off the car in front of the palace gate, he tried to find out why the emperor summoned him by asking indirect questions.

But Xia Shouzhong was very tight-lipped and I couldn't get any information out of him.

When he arrived at the imperial study, he was about to step over the threshold and salute Emperor Wanlong.

But Xia Shouzhong stepped forward quickly, stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, my lord! The rules in the palace have been changed. You must be searched before entering the imperial study." Zhang Yunyi was startled when he heard this.

Although he did not doubt Xia Shouzhong's words, he was not a military general and did not carry a sword. Wouldn't such an arrangement indicate that the emperor did not trust him as much as before?

Feeling anxious, he calmly retracted his steps, suppressed the discomfort, and stretched out his arms.

Xia Shouzhong fumbled around in his arms, but couldn't find even a bottle or a box. He turned back and shook his head slightly at the emperor.

Emperor Wanlong in the imperial study was also stunned and winked at Xia Shouzhong.

The latter quickly turned around, gritted his teeth and made a face at Zhang Yunyi before making way.

Zhang Yunyi was confused by his actions, but he did not dare to stay. He went in and kowtowed, saying, "Long live the emperor!"

He had just finished bowing and before Emperor Wanlong could speak, Xia Shouzhong spoke first, "If you have such intentions, you shouldn't hide it from the emperor. The last time I accompanied you to the Mei Mansion, I saw you swallow something delicious before entering the house. Why don't you take it out and show it to the emperor?"

"This……"

Zhang Yunyi was startled when he heard this, but he immediately reacted and said without leaving any trace: "Father-in-law, you misunderstood. I did swallow before entering the house, but what I swallowed was saliva in my mouth..."

He paused, then changed the subject and said, "However, I dare not deceive Your Majesty. Although I have not taken any medicine, the immortals who are in tune with me have taken the elixir bestowed by the late emperor. It was only after I came back to life that I felt full of energy."

Not to mention that he didn't have the unspeakable medicine to offer to the emperor, even if he did, he wouldn't dare to offer such medicine casually. If the dragon was ill, he wouldn't be able to tell whether it was caused by the medicine.

He had previously speculated in this regard. Now, after hearing these words from the emperor's mouth, he naturally would not offend the emperor again.

Therefore, he could only attribute his extraordinary talents to the ascended Emperor Xing Xian.

Emperor Wanlong was stunned when he heard this, and then he scolded: "You slave, you are becoming more and more unruly. You have no right to speak here. Get down quickly!"

After that, he waved his hand in a bored manner and changed the subject, "My dear, please stand up quickly. I have something to talk to you about!"

"Please give me your orders, Your Majesty!"

"How is the preparation of the Railway Guard going?"

"Your Majesty! The personnel have been recruited and are being trained intensively. However, the production of firearms cannot be completed overnight, so we can only practice other things first."

"That's right! We can't slack off on the Beijing-Tianjin Railway project!"

"Yes! Although it is winter now and the ground is frozen, which is not conducive to construction, materials and related work can be prepared in advance."

Although the imperial order could not be disobeyed, as an emperor, he obviously found it difficult to ask his subjects to arrange business for the concubine's family.

After talking about a lot of trivial things, Emperor Wanlong said calmly, "Last time I heard you mention that I opened a theater with Uncle Zhongshun and Xianzu. How is the progress?"

Zhang Yunyi said in a proper manner: "We have already chosen a place and are currently renovating it!"

"It's my fault that I forgot to tell you that when the Immortal Academy was first established, the Wu family also provided strong support. The Imperial Concubine even sent her brother to the Immortal Academy. My dear minister, you can't be partial to one and ignore the other!"

Even though he talked a lot of nonsense, how could Zhang Yun逸 not understand the emperor's true intention?

He had never expected that the emperor summoned him for this, so he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am so careless!"

Emperor Wanlong was quite satisfied with Zhang Yunyi's performance. He raised his hand and said, "My dear minister, you don't have to blame yourself. I just suddenly remembered it and mentioned it in passing!"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Wu Qi has made great achievements in the Immortal Studies. It is because your brother is studying in the Immortal Studies that many officials' children flock to him. I have not considered it properly!"

"Alright! You can handle these trivial matters yourself!"

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(End of this chapter)