The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 585 Those who are close to ink are black
Quyuan Zatan, a private room on the second floor.

Xue Pan, Xue Ke, Mei Pi, Jia Baoyu and Jia Rong also gathered together.

Xue Pan said proudly: "Brother Yi treated us as if we were a minister, and we overthrew our position in just a month. We are proud of it. Now, who dares not give us some face when we call you Brother Yi?"

At this point, he glanced at Mei Pi with a hint of annoyance, then turned to look at Jia Baoyu, who was staring at the stage below in a daze, and complained, "We are talking about Brother Yi, why are you still not serious?"

Jia Rong is fine, as he is Zhang Yun逸’s legitimate nephew, this relationship is natural and he can’t compare to him.

As for Mei Pi, he was a son whose status was due to his mother, and he could not compare to him.

Although he always called Zhang Yun逸 his adoptive parents, this was a two-way affair, and he didn't dare to act rashly without knowing the attitudes of his adoptive father and biological mother.

After much thought, I decided that I could only compete with my cousin Jia Baoyu.

Although Zhang Yunyi's mother was from the Ningguo Mansion, the Ning and Rong Mansions were already five generations apart, so their relationship was naturally not close.

It just so happened that Jia Baoyu had Jia Zheng as his biological father, and his family had business dealings with Zhang Yun逸, so in terms of closeness, they were on par with each other.

However, he had never behaved properly, and he started to make up stories about Jia Baoyu, but Jia Baoyu did not take his words seriously.

Xue Pan obviously didn't have this awareness. Seeing that Jia Baoyu ignored him, he muttered to himself, "You are putting the cart before the horse. It's useless to put effort into this! Given Brother Yi's current situation, even if he really asked for someone, would the prince still refuse his honor for an actor?"

The words may be rough, but the truth is there, and they hit the nail on the head.

Jia Baoyu finally withdrew his longing gaze.

"Do you think Brother Yi can help with this?"

"That's hard to say..."

Xue Pan just wanted to find a soft persimmon to pinch in order to balance his mentality. He was not really helping Jia Baoyu with advice. Seeing Jia Baoyu asking, he sneered and said, "If it were us, he might help with just a little effort, but who told you to have a father like your uncle?"

When he said this, Jia Baoyu immediately became angry, pointing at Mei Pi beside him, and said indignantly: "The master was just bewitched by others, and his father was the main culprit. Why can he be helped but not me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces suddenly became strange.

Although Jia Baoyu often got together with them, he came to Quyuan Zatan for other purposes.

He was so busy being intimate with Jiang Yuhan that he was absent-minded about everyone's topic and never paid attention to Mrs. Mei's affairs.

Although Mei Pi was implicated, he was somewhat guilty when he mentioned Mei Lian's impeachment of Zhang Yun逸. In addition, he only had a vague understanding of the relationship between Rongguo Mansion and Zhang Yun逸.

Although Xue Pan wanted to make fun of Jia Baoyu, Mrs. Wang was his aunt after all, and Xue Ke was too ashamed to mention it to them.

Only Jia Rong smiled maliciously and said, "Second Uncle Bao must go back and ask the Second Madam if she is willing to help you find a godfather."

As the saying goes, the old friends still hold their swords, while the wealthy and powerful people laugh and tap their hats.

Although Rongguo Mansion is not as good as before, it is much luckier than Ningguo Mansion.

Not only was he involved with Xue Pan and others, he also had similar interests with Jia She. He had often been heard spreading the word about the relationship between Mrs. Xing and Zhang Yun逸.

Knowing that Zhang Yunyi had no particular preference for meat or vegetables, the eldest wife's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, as well as Yingchun, were all fooled around, and they just wanted to watch the fun.

Jia Baoyu had no idea that he was harboring evil intentions and wanted to see him laugh at his mistakes, so he said firmly: "For Yuhan, I will admit it..."

At this point, he looked puzzled and asked, "But what does it have to do with my wife?"

Originally, Xue Pan still had some concerns, but since Jia Baoyu mentioned it himself, he finally found a reason and shouted, "Nonsense! You acknowledged your father, but didn't that mean you found a lover for your aunt? If not her, who else should I ask?"

Xue Pan was careless and had the intention of pulling down others, so he spoke without restraint, which made Jia Baoyu furious.

Just as he was about to explode, a scene just ended and a shout came from the audience: "Prince Beijing has a reward! Officer Qi, the prince wants you to go to the box..."

Xue Pan curled his lips and said to Jia Baoyu, "Don't blame me for not reminding you. No matter his family background or appearance, Prince Beijing is better than you. Actors are ruthless and whores are disloyal. Now that he is rushing to support Qi Guan, you have to be careful!"

Although Xue Pan was quite jealous of Jiang Yuhan, he looked rough and was not liked by Jiang Yuhan. In addition, Jiang Yuhan and Jia Baoyu were always together, so he had no chance to interfere.

Secondly, his personality is completely different from Jia Baoyu's. Even if he is jealous of Jiang Yuhan, he only regards her as a plaything, and he is prejudiced against actors in his bones.

Therefore, he said these words, which seemed to be a reminder to Jia Baoyu, but in fact they were also meant to provoke.

This touched Jia Baoyu's soft spot.

He felt close to the handsome and elegant Prince Beijing sitting opposite him, and was even happy to have a like-minded friend to play with.

But Prince Beijing always only cared about Jiang Yuhan and never took him along.

However, Jiang Yuhan, who was always rude to others, flirted with Prince Beijing. Jia Baoyu saw it and felt anxious.

Concern leads to confusion. After hearing what Xue Pan said, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but be distracted, and his angry arrogance suddenly subsided. Mei Pi, who was standing aside, said with a sly smile: "Hehehe! Do you want me to give you some advice?"

Although he wished that Zhang Yunyi had only him as his godson, things did not go as he wished. Not only did he fail to monopolize this status, but Jia Huan also got the upper hand over him.

During the Lantern Festival, at the instigation of Xue Pan, the two of them started to argue with each other, and things were not going well.

There was little harmony between the wives and concubines, and he also learned about the relationship between Lady Wang and Aunt Zhao from Xue Pan.

Even if he couldn't cause trouble for Jia Huan, at least he could curry favor with Zhang Yun逸.

After all, Zhang Yun逸 was well-known for his love for Cao thieves. Although he had never met Mrs. Wang, Jia Rong and Xue Pan kept instigating him, so he could at least see some signs.

Besides, the conversation has come to this point. If I don't say anything, not only will I not get any credit, but I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction from Zhang Yun逸.

So, he decided to share his own experience of how he had accomplished good things.

Jia Baoyu just regarded the matter of mistress as a joke.

After all, there are many people who have godfathers and godmothers, and Xue Baoqin even recognized Lady Wang as her godmother.

But having said that, Zhang Yunyi's seniority was there, and he just thought that Mei Pi had some good ideas, so he quickly pretended to listen attentively.

Xue Pan and Jia Rong had wicked smiles on their faces, waiting to watch the fun.

Xue Ke, who was standing by, saw it all and felt anxious.

It's not that he cares about Jia Baoyu, but as the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." Seeing such a "good young man" being coaxed and deceived by a few people and led astray by a few words, he couldn't help but feel worried.

Although Xue Pan was the first to bring up this topic, the most crucial thing was that it was Jia Rong who made things clear.

Although he was several levels away from Jia Baoyu and didn't care about his life or death, if the topic continued and Jia Rong added fuel to the fire and led the topic to other places, it might affect his own sister.

So he quickly changed the subject and said, "We'll talk about this later. As for that matter, has Brother Mei asked Brother Yi?"

"Bah! You still have the nerve to tell me this!"

It would have been better if he didn't mention it. When he did, Mei Pi became furious.

"I got scolded by my godfather for no reason!"

After he said this, Xue Ke was struck by lightning, and Xue Pan on the side no longer had any desire to watch the fun.

"What's going on? Why are they scolding you?"

"How would I know? Maybe godfather likes this marriage! If you want to ask, go ask yourself!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Maybe you didn't explain it clearly. We don't care about this relationship, but your character..."

"What kind of character is this!" Mei Pi glared at Xue Pan and said, "What kind of character am I? Speak clearly!"

"This..." Xue Pan knew he had said something wrong and was speechless.

The two people who were in harmony just now and teamed up to tease Jia Baoyu suddenly fell apart.

Mei Pi was still planning to keep pestering, but Jia Baoyu, who was standing next to him, was dissatisfied with being interrupted, so he quickly pulled Mei Pi aside and started questioning him again.

"Let's ignore him. Tell me what the trick is."

Although Mei Pi was dissatisfied with Xue Pan, since Zhang Yunyi did not agree to cancel the engagement, he must have some weight in the Xue family in his heart. He was impulsive just now, and now, after being persuaded by Jia Baoyu, he just took the opportunity to back off.

However, facing Xue Pan, he couldn't help feeling unhappy, and he didn't want to share the credit with them, so he stood up and said, "I get angry just looking at him, let's talk somewhere else!"

After saying this, he flicked his sleeves and left the table angrily.

"Yeah! Yeah!" Jia Baoyu agreed and followed him away happily.

But the speaker has no intention, and the listener has the intention.

Xue Pan was not a shrewd person and did not think too much about the meaning of Mei Pi's words.

But Xue Ke was already worried, and he looked at Mei Pi's back thoughtfully until he left the door, then he withdrew his gaze with a worried look on his face.

But as luck would have it, he saw Jia Rong squinting his eyes and staring at the door with a half-smile on his face.

My heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

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(End of this chapter)