The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 544: Visiting Rong Mansion
The sound of firecrackers bids farewell to the old year, and every household celebrates the new year.

The Spring Festival is nothing more than visiting relatives and friends, welcoming and seeing off guests.

However, Zhang Yun逸 had few relatives and friends visiting him, and with his current status, there were not many families that needed him to visit in person during the New Year holidays. Instead, he enjoyed the leisurely Spring Festival holiday.

Because on their side, apart from Youshi and Xing Xiuyun, who still have some connection with the Rongguo Mansion, the others don't have much interaction with them and are even too lazy to socialize.

In addition, the Rongguo Mansion today is almost equivalent to his outer residence, so Zhang Yunyi simply didn't need to bring his family with him.

He only took Youshi and Xing Xiuyan to visit relatives, and on the eighth day of the first lunar month, he invited everyone from the Rongguo Mansion to his home to have some fun, and that was enough to get the matter over with.

Because Wu Tianyou and Zhou Xianzu did not get along well, King Zhongshun and others did not invite him to come when they visited.

As luck would have it, he arrived on that day and brought his son Wu Qi to visit.

But Wu Tianyou was not very tactful. After lunch, he dragged Zhang Yunyi to talk about this and that for a long time, and only said goodbye and left when it was almost dusk.

When we returned to the backyard, dinner was already served.

Naturally, Lady Jia and several other ladies did not dare to complain, but the sisters were unwilling to let him off easily.

Zhang Yunyi had no choice but to hold the wine glass with both hands, bow down, and bow with a bow, saying with full apology: "It is my fault today. I neglected all the sisters, please forgive me!"

After saying that, he raised his glass and drank it all, then raised the glass with a smile and showed it to everyone.

Before anyone else could express their opinions, Yuanchun and Yingchun quickly said, "What's happening outside is more important, it's not a big deal..."

"Right, right, right!" Grandmother Jia also echoed from the side, "What the eldest and second girls said is right. Yun Yi is busy with all kinds of things every day. There are so many things going on outside. We are family, why should we care so much?"

Since Lady Jia had spoken, it was not appropriate for others to say more.

Only Lin Daiyu pouted and said, "That being said, we can't let him off so easily just because of a glass of wine!"

"Sister Lin is right! We can't let Brother Yi off so easily!"

After she said this, Tanchun and Shi Xiangyun, who were also a little emotional, quickly echoed her.

Xue Baochai blinked and said with a smile, "Sister Lin comes from a family of officials and knows best that people in the officialdom have to work hard. Brother Yi, why don't you explain to her that some important person has come today and you can't get away? Otherwise, she won't remember it all the time!"

Although her face was full of smiles, her words were full of sarcasm.

Xue Baoqin smelled something and quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Why don't we first hear what Sister Lin wants to do in order to let Brother Yi go?"

"Sister Bao is right!"

Lin Daiyu raised her eyebrows and sneered, but changed the subject and said, "However, those official affairs outside are only what Sister Bao likes to hear, so it's better not to mention them. I'm not an unreasonable person. The sisters are all thinking that we can take advantage of Brother Yi's free time today to tell a few more stories. I'm afraid it's too late now..."

Zhang Yunyi smiled and said, "That's easy. There are still many days left for the New Year holiday. Let alone telling two stories, even if I go to each of my sisters' homes and tell them, there's still enough time!"

"That's great!" Tanchun clapped her hands and laughed, "Brother Yi, you must keep your word!"

Zhang Yunyi wanted to avoid the Shura field, which was exactly what Tanchun wanted. She was afraid that he would regret it, so she quickly blocked his retreat with words. Zhang Yunyi looked at Tanchun meaningfully, pretending to be a little helpless and said, "Of course!"

Although Tanchun acted out of selfish motives, it made all the golden hairpins happy.

Even Baochai was no exception. She looked at Lin Daiyu and said, "Sister Lin, I think you will be satisfied now, right?"

Unexpectedly, Lin Daiyu curled her lips and said, "Although Brother Yi promised to compensate us, today we came here with high hopes and left disappointed..."

At this point, she paused, blinked her dark eyes, and smiled slyly, "We have to punish Brother Yi to tell us a joke. To prevent Brother Yi from being perfunctory, he must make us all laugh before he passes. How do you think?"

"This is good! This is good! If one of you is missing a smile, it won't be considered as Brother Yi's passing!"

The Chinese New Year is supposed to be a time of joy. Not only does Zhang Yunyi play the leading role, but he can also randomly decide whether to laugh or not, so it is not too difficult.

Lin Daiyu's proposal was quite appropriate and immediately drew cheers from everyone, including Lady Jia, Madam Xing, Madam Wang and the two wives of the Xue family.

Zhang Yunyi also smiled and said in a cooperative manner: "In that case, I will show off my ugliness to make you sisters laugh! However, the story needs to be told to each of you one by one. I have already made up for it, so the glass of wine I just drank is in vain. If I make you sisters laugh, you must return a glass, how about that?"

Everyone complained with a smile: "It's just a glass of wine as a punishment, why is Brother Yi still so petty?"

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and said, "Okay! Let's drink it! At worst, we can just hold back our laughter!"

Everyone smiled knowingly.

Zhang Yunyi pondered for a moment, cleared his throat and said, "It is said that in the previous dynasty, there were two high-ranking officials in the court who did not like each other. One day, the minister invited guests, but the assistant minister was late. Everyone stood by the railing, waiting. The minister suddenly had an idea and ordered someone to bring a wolfhound.

When the minister arrived, he pointed at the wolfhound downstairs and pretended to be puzzled and asked: Minister, look, is this a wolf or a dog?
An official under the Shangshu immediately echoed: "The minister is a dog!" This caused everyone to laugh.

The minister was also a man of quick wit. He heard the teasing intent, but he said calmly: "Sir, you are a minister, how can you not even tell the difference between a dog and a wolf? I will teach you a trick. Just look at the tail. The one with the lower comb is a wolf, and the one with the upper comb is a dog! Look at the one below, isn't the minister a dog?"

"The Minister is a dog..." The ladies in the golden hairpins murmured to themselves, then understood what he meant and burst into laughter.

Unlike the other sisters, although Lady Jia and several other ladies also laughed a few times to show their support, they looked at each other in bewilderment, with their smiles filled with reserve and bitterness.

Zhang Yun逸 could joke about the Shangshu and Shilang without any care, but they did not dare to join in the fun.

Wang Xifeng, who was standing by, had a blushing face and smiled flatteringly, "These Shangshu and Shilang are all high-ranking officials of the first and second ranks. They are all smiling and smiling outside. Only Yun Yi dares to make fun of them!"

Zhang Yunyi looked at the people who couldn't hold back their laughter and said smugly, "Since all the sisters couldn't hold back their laughter, then it's time to drink the wine!"

He deliberately acted like a smug villain, which caused everyone to laugh again, and then they drank the wine reluctantly.

Lin Daiyu blinked, pouted, and laughed angrily, "Brother Yi, you are just trying to gain a moment's pleasure today. Don't let yourself become a minister someday. If you do, don't blame me for making fun of you!"

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(End of this chapter)