The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 57 Comfort
That night.

When Zhang Yunyi returned to Ning Mansion, Youshi did not come to greet him for the first time.

Upon asking, I found out that she and Jia Zhen were both ill.

He first went to Ning'an Hall to visit Jia Zhen, and had to pretend to be friendly with him before he said goodbye and left, turning into Youshi's courtyard.

"Master Yi is here!"

When the servants in the courtyard saw him, they hurriedly led him into the house while shouting to inform him.

If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked too. Most of the servants in Ning Mansion are sycophants.

Ever since Jia Zhen instructed Youshi in front of all the housekeepers to visit Zhang Yunyi more often to ask about his well-being, the servants, with the mentality of less trouble is better, have begun to turn a blind eye to this uncle and sister-in-law who have an overly close relationship.

Recently, it was learned that You Shi received 10% of the profits from sugar from Zhang Yunyi, which made her even more willing to flatter and curry favor with him.

She was led into the inner room like the moon surrounded by stars, but then all the maids who were serving in the room rushed out.

Seeing how knowledgeable and tactful they were, Zhang Yunyi did not hesitate to step into the corridor of the bed and sit down on the edge of it.

He reached out and took off the headband on Youshi's head, touched her forehead, and asked with concern: "Sister-in-law has a high fever, have you seen a doctor?"

"I've seen him and prescribed some medicine. It's nothing serious. He's not getting any better!"

If she had not run into Jia Zhen, she would not have stood in the wind for so long in wet clothes, and there was a hint of resentment in her words.

After she said that, Zhang Yunyi felt a little embarrassed. He had deliberately delayed for a while last night, but he didn't expect to accidentally hurt friendly forces.

He immediately stood up and said, "There are so many people coming and going. I won't stay here. I'll come see you tomorrow morning."

I have to attend Jia Rong's banquet tomorrow at noon, so I happened to come over on my way.

Unexpectedly, Youshi thought that he took a day off because she was sick, so she grabbed his hand and rubbed it on her face.

Seeing this, Zhang Yunyi had no choice but to sit back and be gentle and tender with her.

After leaving Youshi's courtyard, Jia Rong was seen rubbing his hands and pacing back and forth in front of the courtyard gate.

As soon as she saw him, she came up to him with a smile on her face.

"Uncle Yi! I have prepared seasonal river food and some fine wine from my collection. I will ask Xie Luan to treat you at noon tomorrow."

Zhang Yunyi waved his hand and said, "It's not that particular. Just order whatever you want. There's no need to send anyone over. I'll go there myself at noon."

"Hey! Hey!" Jia Rong escorted him all the way to the alley of Tianxiang Tower, bowed his body to 90 degrees, and then said respectfully: "Then your nephew will be waiting for Uncle Yi to come!"

Zhang Yunyi glanced at him sideways, cursed him as a coward, and stepped into the alley.

At the same time, he was secretly wondering, does this guy really have the guts to sacrifice his wife and son without telling Jia Zhen?

After all, Qin Keqing was his legally married wife, and it was not his turn to avoid suspicion in the Ning Mansion. However, since he moved into the Ning Mansion, he had never seen Jia Rong set foot in Huifang Garden.

Now that Jia Zhen was ill, he didn't even dare to set foot in the alley.

However, this also aroused his curiosity. Since he had already taken the leave, he wanted to see what he was up to.

"Master is back!"

When we returned to Dengxian Pavilion, Ruizhu and Xiangling had just served the food.

Ruizhu said as if offering a treasure: "I took Xiangling to the young lady's place today. Master, guess what happened?"

"Master! Grandma Xiaorong is so beautiful!" Xiangling sighed, "Sister Ruizhu said that I look very similar to Grandma, maybe we are sisters!"

Zhang Yunyi pretended to be puzzled, looked up and stared at Xiangling for a long while before saying, "Looking at it this way, they are somewhat similar."

Seeing Zhang Yunyi's approval, Ruizhu said hurriedly: "Yes, sir! When Xiangling and the young lady stand there, they really look like a pair of sisters. Grandma was originally adopted by the master. Do you think this is really possible?" "Maybe! When we find Xiangling's family, we can ask them and we will know."

Although he knew that Zhen Shiyin had only one daughter, Xiangling, Zhang Yun逸 did not say anything definite.

He was a little confused now. Why Ruizhu happened to choose to mention the similarities between them before Jia Rong invited them to dinner?

If Zhang Yunyi said that he had only discovered this today, he would not believe it and would inevitably suspect that he was hinting at something.

So he tried to test her: "Brother Rong will treat you to lunch tomorrow at noon. I have taken a day off, so I can get up later."

"Him?" Ruizhu said with disdain, "He's showing kindness for no reason, don't be shy about it, I'd better be careful."

Zhang Yunyi didn't expect Ruizhu to be so straightforward. Logically, she was once Qin Keqing's maid, and Jia Rong was also her old master, so she should at least give him some face.

"Oh? I don't have much contact with him. Why don't you tell me about him?"

"This..." Ruizhu hesitated for a while and said, "In fact, I don't know much, but he is as timid as a mouse. Even if he has the courage, he wouldn't dare to do bad things to plot against you. Don't take it too seriously."

Seeing that she seemed to have something to hide, Zhang Yunyi stopped asking questions. The evaluation of her being as timid as a mouse was consistent with his own perception.

"Why isn't Xiangling talking?"

When she mentioned Qin Keqing, she was still talking excitedly, but now she lowered her head and looked unhappy.

Zhang Yun逸 thought that the two of them were talking about Jia Rong and she couldn't get a word in, so she asked.

Xiangling raised her head, her eyes slightly red, and said, "Master! Can you please not go to look for my family?"

"Why is this?" Zhang Yunyi asked in surprise.

"Xiangling is worried that if she finds her family, she won't be able to follow you. After all, they have been separated for so many years, and we don't know their character." Ruizhu explained, "I have tried to persuade her for a long time. Even if her parents are greedy, can you just sit back and do nothing?"

This……

As a modern person, who has read Red Mansions, I know that Zhen Shiyin and his wife were heartbroken because of her loss, but I ignore the era they lived in.

This era is different from later generations. Selling children and daughters is very common. It is no wonder that Xiangling is worried.

However, this also reminded him.

The Xue family did send Xiangling's indenture at the beginning, but this indenture was like a piece of waste paper.

Although Jia Yucun used the excuse of the gods to judge a muddled case, Xiangling was therefore identified as a good family member who was abducted.

Trafficking in decent women is against the law. The kidnappers are not Xiangling's parents, so they naturally have no right to sell Xiangling.

So, in fact, Xiangling was not a slave, but a free person.

This was also the reason why he asked Xiangling in front of everyone whether she was willing to follow him.

However, when she had no relatives, she could decide who to follow, but once she found her family, she would inevitably be restricted or even manipulated by her parents.

Therefore, in ancient times, it was not uncommon for people to pretend to be children and then resell them.

"Don't worry! I'm here to help you find your relatives, not to send you back. As long as you're willing to follow me, no one can take you away."

This kind of thing is not a problem for him at all. Not to mention his special status now, just considering the reunion of mother and daughter, I think Feng will not be ungrateful.

If she is really so ungrateful, in this age without any testing methods, whether she admits it or not will ultimately depend on Xiangling herself.

Xiangling turned from worry to joy, leaning on his shoulder and said, "I want to follow you forever, Master!"

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(End of this chapter)