The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 535: Taking a Concubine (Part )

"No delay! No delay!"

Mrs. Wang looked absentmindedly at Li Wan, who was looking at her eagerly, and nodded slightly without making any expression, saying, "I will invite him to my house in a few days!"

In front of everyone, for the sake of Jia Zheng's affairs, Mrs. Wang naturally had no choice but to accept the responsibility, not to mention that she didn't want to refuse.

Although Li Wan was quite clingy, she also had the effect of gathering a crowd, allowing her to reap the rewards.

Now that she heard it again, he could only half-heartedly agree and let her share in the benefits.

However, although the two of them were secretive and Mrs. Wang pretended to answer Lady Jia to cover it up, they were unable to hide it from those who had ulterior motives.

Wang Xifeng saw this scene, and the curved eyebrows above her phoenix eyes could not help but slightly raise. She curled her lips and said, "Could it be that Yun Yi was so busy looking at the bride that he forgot about us? I'll go out to get some fresh air and take a look at what's going on."

After saying this, he winked at Ping'er and walked out of the side hall.

After leaving the side hall, Ping'er asked in a low voice, "Are you going to Huifang Garden, Grandma?"

Wang Xifeng said angrily, "Why are you going? If you go now, won't you just cause more trouble?"

Although taking a concubine did not require any complicated formalities, Zhang Yunyi still followed the old practice of You Erjie and others and held a simple wedding ceremony.

Ping Erh thought Wang Xifeng was just jealous, so she didn't take it seriously. She said with a smile, "Then I will accompany you outside to get some fresh air and relax!"

Wang Xifeng remained silent, and the two of them wandered aimlessly in the yard.

Suddenly, Suyun walked in from the inner door.

Wang Xifeng's eyes lit up, and she quickly called out, "Where did you go just now? Why weren't you with my sister-in-law?"

Suyun quickly stepped forward and replied: "Although the school is suspended today, grandma is worried that my brother will miss out on his studies, so she asked me to wait until dinner time and bring him here."

"Oh? Lan is here too!" Wang Xifeng said with a big smile on her face, "If he needs anything, don't be shy and come and tell me."

"Oh! I got it." Su Yun was slightly stunned, and quickly agreed. Then, she bowed to Wang Xifeng and said, "If Second Madam has nothing else to do, I will go to find our grandmother first!"

After saying this, he was about to leave when Wang Xifeng stopped him and said, "Oh, right! I saw the eldest sister-in-law at Madam's place the other day. Is there anything going on with Lan Xiaozi? Or should I go over and say hello?"

"This servant doesn't know!"

Suyun raised her head slightly, lowered her eyebrows, and secretly glanced at Wang Xifeng, then changed the subject and said, "However, Madam has indeed often sent grandma over recently, and occasionally even let grandma live with her!"

Wang Xifeng put it nicely as being good at dealing with people, and put it bluntly as being good at choosing the right dish for the right person.

There was nothing to be hidden from others, so Suyun not only did not hide it, but instead intended to show it off.

However, Wang Xifeng, who is known for her cleverness, had already predicted her prediction.

Before this, she deliberately mentioned Jia Lan's expenses in order to create the illusion that she was changing with the wind.

Seeing that Suyun had already fallen into the trap, he pretended to be surprised and said, "Then I really have to congratulate my sister-in-law. It's just that it's only a matter of time. How come I didn't know?"

Although she had already made some guesses and had seen the eye contact between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law in the side hall, Wang Xifeng was still shocked when she heard that Mrs. Wang often asked Li Wan to stay overnight.

She was an expert at managing her facial expressions, and changing her face was like playing. She portrayed the expression of surprise to the fullest.

"It hasn't been long since then, so it's normal that Second Madam doesn't know..."

Suyun didn't know it was a trick. Seeing Wang Xifeng's suspicion, she deliberately spread the news about Li Wan and Wang Furen's relationship. Worried that it would not be enough to convince Wang Xifeng, she smiled and said, "Speaking of which, it all started when Master Yi had dinner at the old lady's house last time and after helping Second Madam clean up, she happened to meet Madam on her way back and was called by Madam to talk to her!"

Although she had not seen it in person, the change in Wang Furen's attitude towards Li Wan could not be faked. Therefore, she was confident in her words.

Wang Xifeng couldn't help but frown and said, "Oh? So you are also staying at the Madam's place?"

Su Yun pursed her lips and said, "The Madam has no shortage of people to serve her. If I go there, I'll have nowhere to sleep. Why should I follow her?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Wang Xifeng had a beautiful smile on her face, but she was cursing in her heart.

It seems that what he expected was correct. This aunt of his was not only two-faced, but also shamelessly dragged her widowed daughter-in-law into the relationship in order to please Zhang Yunyi.

Now, with two against one and catering to the other party's preferences, they were able to perform such a trick, even though they had Ping'er's help.

But after all, it's no match for the wife and grandmother joining forces.

Right now, I am in a weak position and I have to find ways to make a comeback.

Otherwise, if they really made Zhang Yunyi happy for a while, he would ask Li Wan to replace him...

Even if Zhang Yunyi did it for his son's sake, he might not necessarily treat the two equally and let the first and second wives each have one.

"If Second Madam has no other instructions, I will take my leave now!"

Suyun waited for a long time but didn't get any response from Wang Xifeng, so she left again.

"Well! Go ahead!" Wang Xifeng waved her hand and said warmly, "The eldest sister-in-law is in the side hall with the old lady and the madam, you go quickly!"

After Suyun walked away, Wang Xifeng groaned from her nose and said to Ping'er, "Go back and tell the maids guarding the garden to report it immediately if they see my sister-in-law leaving the garden!"

Ping Erh hurriedly advised, "Madam! Even if the Madam is closer to the eldest Madam, it is none of our business. Why do you have to be such a bad person?"

She had previously discussed the situation of Lady Wang and Li Wan with Wang Xifeng, and knew what Wang Xifeng was worried about.

However, the information between the two is not symmetrical.

Wang Xifeng had seen how Lady Wang flirted in front of Zhang Yun逸, so the first thing she thought of was to ask Lady Wang to bring Li Wan along to curry favor with her.

Ping'er was unaware of this. On the contrary, based on her own experience, she mistakenly believed that Wang Fu-ren and Li Wan, one a living widow and the other a dead widow, could not bear the loneliness and secretly engaged in false affairs.

She thought Wang Xifeng wanted to expose their affair so that she could use it as a threat, so she hurriedly advised: "Even if Madam is very close to the eldest lady, she dare not show it in public. And with the support of the master, it will not hinder the grandmother. But if Madam and the eldest lady are embarrassed, wouldn't it be counterproductive..."

Wang Xifeng was stunned at first, but then she realized that Ping'er had caused some misunderstanding.

Originally, she was worried that Ping'er would ask questions and find out some inside information, and then inform Zhang Yunyi. Seeing this, she quickly went with the flow and said, "How could I not know the depth of the matter and make them lose face?"

"Then why should Grandma just pretend she doesn't know? Why should she have someone keep an eye on Grandma?"

Although she swore solemnly, Ping'er did not believe it.

Wang Xifeng sneered inwardly. Since Li Wan didn't hook up with Zhang Yunyi, even if she wanted to, she wouldn't have the energy to do it. But now that she did, how could she not make plans for Jia Lan?
By then, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law would work together and do their best. Zhang Yunyi was a man who did not discriminate between meat and vegetables and was always eager for new things. How could he not fall into the trap and be unable to extricate himself?
She gritted her teeth and complained to Madam Wang for not caring about the relationship between aunt and niece, while she said hypocritically: "It's better to be safe than sorry. If the eldest sister-in-law doesn't consider herself, then why doesn't she consider Lan?"

"But..." Ping'er wanted to persuade her.

Wang Xifeng raised her hand to interrupt, narrowing her eyes and saying meaningfully, "No buts! I am just taking precautions to warn them so that they won't push their luck. They will know when to stop. How can I embarrass them?"

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(End of this chapter)