The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 564 Baton

Although Mrs. Wang has no merit, she has worked hard.

Zhang Yunyi was clear about rewards and punishments, and was very satisfied with her performance, so he had to help her relieve the depression in her heart.

When Mrs. Wang lay contentedly on the bed, gasping for breath, Zhang Yunyi just looked like a victorious general, with a crooked mouth, half leaning and half sitting on the head of the bed.

It’s a pity that there are no cigarettes, otherwise, lighting one at this time would be quite appropriate.

Aunt Xue, who had recovered her breath, snuggled into his arms.

"Wenlong is not young anymore, it's not good for him to be idle all the time. I'm thinking about finding a wife to marry him. Maybe it will be better if he gets married and has a wife to take care of him. During the New Year, a relative happened to come to visit. His daughter has grown up to be a beautiful girl. She also reads and writes at home. I fell in love with her at first sight..."

At this point, Aunt Xue leaned her soft body towards Zhang Yunyi and continued, "This family is also a royal merchant, and they are our cousins. I think the family is well-matched, so I tried to find out what they want. They are willing, but they want you to act as a matchmaker and help them with the situation."

There are only a few imperial merchants, and they are related to the Xue family. Zhang Yunyi seemed to be thinking about something, and asked calmly, "Which family is it?"

"Osmanthus Xia Family!"

Aunt Xue rubbed her delicate body back and forth on Zhang Yunyi's arm, and at the same time, she placed her arm, which was as thin as a broken lotus root, on his chest, drawing circles on his chest with her fingers, and said, "His family's original surname is Xia, and they are also a famous wealthy family in Beijing.

Needless to say, he had dozens of hectares of land planted with osmanthus. All the osmanthus farms in and outside the capital belonged to him. Even the bonsai in the palace were donated by his family, hence his nickname. Now the master was critically ill and was about to die. Only his wife and a daughter were living with him, and he had no brothers. It was a pity that he had no family at all.

The family covets such a huge property, and Mrs. Xia is afraid that she will not be able to make decisions in the future, which will make her daughter Jingui feel wronged. This marriage is a perfect match. In addition, with your presence, the Xia family will see it. In the future, the Xia family will take care of her for your sake, don’t you think?”

Aunt Xue told the story in detail, explaining the whole cause and effect.

When watching A Dream of Red Mansions in his previous life, Zhang Yun逸 had also wondered: since the Xia family were old friends of the Xue family, they could not be unaware of Xue Pan’s situation.

However, he was in a hurry to marry Xia Jingui into the Xue family. After Xia Jingui married into the Xue family, he seemed not to be afraid at all that Xue Pan would divorce her.

Now, after listening to Aunt Xue's words, I feel much more relieved.

In ancient times, it was not uncommon for a family to be wiped out by its own evildoers, and this was exactly the case with the Xia family.

Judging from the contrast between Xia Jingui's before and after, in addition to Xia Jingui's own personality, marrying into the Xue family was also an opportunity to prepare a dowry and transfer some property so that she would have no worries in the future.

Of course, now he is taking a two-pronged approach. While transferring part of the industry, he also hopes to intimidate the Xia family members by acting as a matchmaker.

Although the situations are different, the image of Xia Jingui as a vicious person who is hated by everyone and dogs in the original book is too vivid.

If the Xue family had privately made an engagement with the Xia family, he would not bother to care about these trivial matters. However, since Aunt Xue asked him to act as a matchmaker, she was also asking for his opinion. It would be wrong not to remind him.

In addition, he had a pretty good impression of Xue Pan. Although he was a little muddleheaded, he was still quite straightforward. And with the relationship between Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai, he couldn't push Xue Pan into the fire pit.

So he patted Aunt Xue on the back and said thoughtfully, "Although I have never seen this girl from the Xia family, just from the name of her family, she is not suitable for your family. If you marry her, I am afraid that your family will not be at peace!"

He put on a mysterious look, pretending to be mysterious, and shook his head and said, "Her family name is Xia, and Wenlong's family name is Xue, which sounds the same as snow. Not to mention that we can't see snow in this summer, even if there is snow, it will melt in a moment. It's not a good sign!"

Of course, he couldn't tell anyone about the things that could be predicted, but he still had the disguise of a charlatan. Anyway, he was just giving a reminder. It was up to Aunt Xue whether she believed it or not.

It is precisely because of his character as a charlatan that if he is not reminded, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai will inevitably think too much.

"Are you serious?" Aunt Xue looked embarrassed. "I didn't think about it that way. The other day, she was in front of Mrs. Xia and promised that her family was about to be wiped out and she said she would give her daughter more dowry... Is there no way to resolve it?"

The Xue family was already at risk of being wiped out, so how could they not know about the Xia family's situation?

Although the Xue family's business is growing bigger and bigger thanks to the support of Zhang Yunyi, who would complain about having too much money?
Aunt Xue had been tainted with business habits, and Xue Pan was not very capable, so she and the Xia family hit it off right away.

Before, she thought that relying on her relationship with Zhang Yunyi, she would at most just have to spend more time talking, but she never expected that there would be such a hidden danger.

However, I want to give up this marriage, but I am reluctant to do so.

Considering that since Zhang Yun逸 had pointed out the problem, there might be a way to have the best of both worlds, he revealed the whole matter of the dowry.

Zhang Yunyi was just pretending, after all, there was no way to resolve the situation, so he could only shirk responsibility and said, "It's easy to change the country, but hard to change one's family name. Wenlong's rebellion against her is a fundamental offense, and there's nothing I can do."

After hearing this, Aunt Xue weighed the pros and cons again and again, and could only shake her head and sigh in dismay: "Then...then we can only..."

Before he uttered the word "stop", Mrs. Wang, who had been listening attentively, suddenly turned around, crawled to the other side of Zhang Yunyi, and said with a flattering look on her face: "Wenlong can't do it, but Baoyu can. Why not arrange the marriage for Baoyu?" Mrs. Wang originally wanted to promote a perfect match between Jin and Yu, and she also had the idea of ​​​​wiping out the Xue family.

Although, she didn't know that Baochai had been devoured by Zhang Yunyi until not even a bone was left.

But Aunt Xue also hooked up with Zhang Yunyi, and compared to herself, she was not as hindered as Jia Zheng.

Even if this marriage could be accomplished, he would not be able to gain any benefit from the Xue family.

The Xia family not only does not have this obstacle, but can also take advantage of their relationship with Zhang Yunyi to bully others.

When he heard that Aunt Xue had given up the idea, he immediately thought of letting his own son take over.

The Xia family and the Xue family are both imperial merchants, and neither of them has a brother-in-law like Xue Pan who is always trying to stir up trouble.

In the past, Mrs. Wang didn’t mind the Xue family’s status as an imperial merchant. Now that the Rongguo Mansion is in such a state, she would not mind the Xia family’s status even more.

Moreover, Aunt Xue said it clearly that the Xia family was afraid of being wiped out and wanted to marry their daughter off as soon as possible.

And their own son is so much better than Xue Pan in every aspect, the Xia family is probably wishing for him.

Zhang Yun逸 didn't expect that Madam Wang would appear halfway and remind Aunt Xue. He couldn't help but remind Madam Wang.

In order to treat everyone equally, he could only bite the bullet and change his words, "Didn't I just say that? It's easy to change a country, but hard to change one's nature. Besides being surnamed Xia, Xia Jingui is also in conflict with the Xue family. Her name is also a big problem. Jingui, Jingui, I'm afraid Baoyu can't control her!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang was stunned, and then looked at Zhang Yunyi with a strange look.

The Xia family's dowry was only icing on the cake for the Xue family, but in Mrs. Wang's eyes it was a timely help.

Although Zhang Yunyi's words were convincing and Jia Baoyu could not suppress Xia Jingui, the husband is the leader of the wife. Since the Xia family is a royal merchant, they have to rely on Zhang Yunyi to some extent. Otherwise, why would they ask him to be a matchmaker?

She and Yuanchun have Zhang Yunyi's backing, so no matter how rich and powerful Xia Jingui is, she has to be humble and submissive. How could she take this seriously?
Moreover, when Zhang Yun逸 asked for Xiangling, he also used the same rhetoric, and Mrs. Wang did not think too much about it at the time.

But now, knowing Zhang Yun逸's character, I have to consider another possibility.

Aunt Xue said it clearly just now, Xia Jingu is like a bud of osmanthus. Given Zhang Yunyi's personality, how could he not be tempted by her?
Thinking of this, she said quickly, "If you are not deaf or dumb, and you are not a patriarch, what can you suppress? It's nothing more than a quarrel between the young couple, and they quarreled at the head of the bed and made up at the foot of the bed. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so don't treat them like horses and cows. Why do you have to worry about this?"

To be honest, Mrs. Wang’s guess is not unreasonable.

When Zhang Yunyi heard Aunt Xue mention marriage, he thought,

The Xia family had come to ask for a meeting last year, and now they specifically asked him to be a matchmaker. I'm afraid they are relying on Xia Jingui's good looks to have some ideas for themselves.

I felt somewhat disappointed.

However, in the original novel, Xia Jingui was vicious and hated by everyone, and she was just a pretty face. Zhang Yunyi had no shortage of women, so he couldn't be blamed for anything.

After all, such a personality, even if he doesn't dare to make trouble in front of you, is still an unstable factor.

Good words cannot persuade a damned ghost. He just wants to distance himself from the matter and consolidate his image as a charlatan.

Besides, it wouldn't be bad for Jia Baoyu to get married earlier.

Mrs. Wang had already said this, so he naturally wouldn't insist.

"I'm just giving you a reminder. Since you think there's nothing wrong with it, why should I be the bad guy?"

Aunt Xue, who was standing by, stiffened her neck and looked at Madam Wang across from her, saying, "I'm afraid the old lady won't come over, right?"

"Oh my! In this situation, how can you be so picky? The old lady originally just liked Lin girl... I will explain the truth to her later, and she will naturally not object."

At this point, she glanced at Zhang Yunyi and said flatteringly: "However, I will have to trouble Yunyi to pay more attention to the child when the time comes."

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(End of this chapter)