The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 529 Just settle for the next best thing
Just do it.

Zhang Yunyi did not delay and immediately moved to Rongqing Hall.

But just as he asked Lady Jia to make preparations so that he could choose a day to take a concubine, she jumped up from the Luohan bed.

"no!"

Zhang Yunyi twitched his eyebrows and sneered, "Why? Did the old lady hear that the emperor had issued a general amnesty and thought that she could get away with it, so she wanted to cross the river and burn the bridge? Don't forget that this is the emperor's intention!"

"No, no, no! That's not what I meant!" Grandmother Jia shook her head like a rattle and said cautiously, "Although she is only a concubine, she still has to wait for her father to come back..."

Although Zhang Yun逸 also wanted to prevent Yuanchun from being delayed by mourning, what Grandmother Jia said was reasonable. If he forced her to do so, it would not sound good if it were made public.

He could only make the next best choice and said, "Then let the second girl get ready!"

Unexpectedly, Jia's mother still insisted: "No way!"

Zhang Yunyi sneered, "You have no say in this! Not to mention that the master is in the capital, even if he is not in the mansion, based on the contract, you have to send my sedan chair to the door!"

"Although it's first come first served, both of them are your concubines. And Yuanchun is your elder sister after all. How can the younger sister marry first and the elder sister marry later..."

"This won't work, and that won't work either. Does the old lady think I'm easy to fool?"

Grandmother Jia raised her right hand, tilted her head, slapped her cheek, and said in a hoarse voice: "I have given up my old face. Behind closed doors, I have let you do whatever you want at home. I just want to save some face outside. Don't you want to agree to this request? Do you want to make Rongguo Mansion lose face?"

After hearing what Lady Jia said, Zhang Yun逸 felt a little embarrassed.

He was a person who would rather be soft-hearted than hard-hearted, and just as Jia's grandmother had said, not only did she turn a blind eye to his actions, she also took the initiative to help Lady Wang retain him.

Now that she has begged him so desperately, it would be a bit unreasonable for him to remain stubborn.

Seeing Zhang Yunyi seemed to be hesitant, Jia's mother hurriedly added: "I am not delaying on purpose. If you are worried, send someone south and urge the second son to come back as soon as possible!"

Grandmother Jia was not trying to save her face in front of others, but wanted to take the opportunity to try and see if she could save Jia Zheng's life.

The reason why she insisted on not letting Yingchun marry into the family was because she was worried that Yuanchun was not important enough.

After all, Zhang Yun逸 had always been pretending, saying that he wanted to marry Yingchun, and Yuanchun had no choice but to do so because she could not disobey the emperor's order.

Although Zhang Yun逸 was not clear about Lady Jia's intention, he was also planning to send someone to Jiangnan to inquire about Zhen Shiyin's situation.

So he simply went with the flow and said, "Forget it! Just follow the old lady's instructions and ask Lai Da to send someone south later!"

Grandmother Jia was so delighted that she kept saying, "Oh! Oh! Don't worry, as long as the second son comes back, I promise I won't say a word!"

Zhang Yunyi nodded and said without question: "However, I have already made preparations. I can't give up halfway. The Xing family has no place to stay in the capital, so I have to trouble the old lady to help arrange it."

Although he temporarily gave up on letting Yuanchun and Yingchun marry into his family, he had no intention of canceling the plan.

Although Xing Xiuyun and Shi Xiangyun are not on this list, Xiangyun has not yet reached marriage age, so there is no need to rush.

In addition, although there are many concubines in the family, no one is capable of disciplining the children.

You Erjie and Xiangling are too soft, Qin Keqing is too charming, and You Sanjie’s personality is hard to describe.

On the one hand, Youshi's reputation was not legitimate, and on the other hand, she was too flattering.

But the education of children cannot be delayed. However, Xing Xiuyan not only stays clean and untainted, but also never complains about herself.

In Zhang Yunyi's mind, she was the most suitable candidate between the Grand View Garden and Huifang Garden.

In fact, she is more suitable than Daiyu, Xiangyun, Tanchun and Yuanchun.

On the one hand, it was just as he said. Although he was taking a concubine, he did not want to let Xing Xiuyan down. It would be inconvenient for the Xing family, and if he made the arrangements, it would embarrass Xing Xiuyan.

On the other hand, Xing Xiuyan had only been in Beijing for three months, and although she did not intend to wait any longer, it was hard not to be impatient. If she let Grandmother Jia make the arrangements, she could shirk her responsibility, but she could not refuse.

Originally, the reason why he wanted to have several people marry into the family together was actually just to go through the formalities and establish their status. After the ceremony of taking in a concubine was completed, he would arrange for several people to move back to the Grand View Garden.

Although there is no shortage of courtyards in the backyard, the scenery in the garden is pleasant. He does not want to destroy the current atmosphere, nor does he want to constrain a group of golden hairpins.

However, there was only one vacant courtyard, Linshuizhixuan, in Huifang Garden, so he set his sights on the Grand View Garden.

I originally thought that it would be easier to speak with Yuanchun and Yingchun taking the lead.

Now, we can only welcome Xing Xiuyan into the house and place her in the Linshui Pavilion.

It was not Lady Jia's turn to take care of Xing Xiuyun, and seeing that Zhang Yunyi had agreed to send someone to Jiangnan, how could she dare to shirk her responsibility?
"Of course! Of course! She is the niece of the eldest wife..."

Speaking of Mrs. Xing, Grandmother Jia's face turned red.

Although Mrs. Xing was the eldest wife of the Rongguo Mansion, wasn't she also at the mercy of Zhang Yunyi and allowed to do whatever he wanted with her?

Speaking of which, although Rongguo Mansion nominally occupies the name of Mrs. Xing's husband's family, it does not even have the right to use it. It is hard to say which side he is closer to, Rongguo Mansion or not.

However, in order to save Jia Zheng's life, Jia's mother did not dare to haggle over this matter. Instead, she said hurriedly, as if she was afraid that he would change his mind: "Leave this matter to me, I will definitely take care of it. Later, I will prepare some dowry for Xing girl, and I will definitely let her be a concubine with honor!"

Even though she had little private money left, she didn't dare to be careless in order to please Zhang Yunyi and give her son a better chance of survival.

Zhang Yun逸 was quite satisfied with Lady Jia's attitude.

"Okay! Then I'll let Lai Da arrange the personnel!"

"Hey!" Jia's mother agreed and hurriedly shouted outside, "Yuanyang, quickly send Yun Yi to the meeting room in the front yard!"

She was worried that Zhang Yunyi would say one thing and do another, so she arranged for Yuanyang to see him off.

This just happened to suit Zhang Yunyi's wishes. When they left Rongqing Hall and Yuanyang followed quickly, he slowed down his pace and asked, "Is there anything wrong with the old lady recently?"

It is better to be safe than sorry. Although he did not see anything wrong with Lady Jia, she still seemed to be making excuses.

Now that we have Yuanyang as an insider, we have to find out more.

"Not right?" Yuanyang frowned slightly and said, "The old lady seems to be a little uneasy recently. She woke up several times in the night. I seemed to hear her calling the second master's name!"

She obviously misunderstood Zhang Yunyi's meaning and thought that he asked because he saw that Lady Jia was in a bad mood.

Zhang Yunyi rolled his eyes and asked, "Nothing else? Didn't you mention the master?"

Yuanyang blinked, pondered for a long while, and then nodded and said, "Last time the master stayed at the mansion, he reminded us that he was not used to the people in our mansion and told us not to disturb him."

"That's good!" Seeing that he couldn't get any information out of the question, Zhang Yunyi could only turn around and instruct, "Pay more attention. If there is any situation, come and tell me secretly!"

As he spoke, he pinched Yuanyang's buttocks and said with a smile: "Find a day and ask Amber to take your place for one night and go to the master's place!"

Yuanyang looked around nervously, then blushed, nodded slightly, and responded in a mosquito-like voice: "Hmm!~"

Zhang Yunyi knew that Yuanyang was worried about being seen, and he was also worried that Lady Jia would know about their relationship, so he was on guard against Yuanyang.

He then returned to his serious demeanor and the two of them walked through the corridor.

Seeing the meeting hall in front of him, Zhang Yunyi nodded to Yuanyang and winked, "Okay, we're here. It's freezing cold, I'd be sad if you got frozen. I'll go out by myself soon, so you don't have to wait for me, go back first!"

"Huh!~"

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(End of this chapter)