The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 59 Attending the Banquet
Because Wang Xifeng stayed in Tianxiang Tower and was reluctant to leave, he deliberately delayed for some time.

It was a full quarter of an hour later than the agreed time.

Jia Rong had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time and was getting a little impatient. He just called Xie Luan and asked her to go to Dengxian Pavilion to ask for someone when he saw Zhang Yunyi walking in.

He hurried forward, bowed and said, "Uncle Yi! You are finally here."

Zhang Yunyi saw that there were no servants in the courtyard, only a vulgar-looking woman dressed like a concubine, and he couldn't help but pay a little attention to her.

Could it be that I guessed wrong, and Jia Rong was not entrusting his wife to someone else, but his concubine?
"If Uncle Yi likes it, I will leave now and let Xie Luan accompany Uncle Yi to his heart's content."

After all, Wang Xifeng was just an outsider, so even if he facilitated this good thing, it would only be a one-time deal.

Therefore, he also wanted to follow Jia Zhen's example. Although he could not offer Qin Keqing, he could make a discount and use Xie Luan to make up the number.

That's why I suggested yesterday that Xie Luan go and invite him, with the intention of letting Zhang Yunyi take a look, but he refused.

Seeing him looking at Xie Luan at this moment, he quickly winked at Xie Luan, who immediately stepped forward, grabbed Zhang Yunyi's arm, and slipped into the gap in front of him, and they struggled for a while.

Zhang Yunyi frowned slightly, pulled his hand back abruptly, and said with disgust: "You came to me for this?"

Not to mention that Xie Luan Fu did not conform to his aesthetic taste, just the fact that she was originally a concubine in Jia Zhen's room and was later given to Jia Rong made him lose interest in her and he was even more unwilling to get involved.

"How could that be!" Jia Rong said flatteringly, "Since Uncle Yi doesn't like her, I will just send her away."

Zhang Yunyi said righteously: "Although she is only a concubine, she is still your family member. How can you send her around?"

Because she learned from Baozhu that Qin Keqing was still a virgin, she was worried that Jia Rong had ill intentions, so she planned to be the first to act against Jia Zhen.

Therefore, although he wanted to see what Jia Rong was up to, he did not intend to let him catch him, so he acted cautiously.

Although Jia Rong may have bad intentions, he can also take the opportunity to test Qin Keqing's attitude. As long as he does not take the lead, Jia Rong will not dare to reveal his whereabouts to Jia Zhen.

In order to be on the safe side, he deliberately acted like this in front of Xie Luan.

I believe that even if Jia Zhen gave her to Jia Rong, she would not dare to hide it if Jia Zhen asked.

Yu Shi had Jia Zhen's tacit approval, while Qin Keqing was snatching food from the tiger's mouth.

After all, Ning Mansion is not his home, and his current strength is not enough to make Jia Zhen feel afraid. Once Jia Zhen sees any signs, he will probably not be able to stay in Ning Mansion anymore.

With Baozhu's cooperation, he has already gained the upper hand over Qin Keqing. As long as he develops steadily, it would be fine even if he has to wait until the Jia family falls.

Jia Rong thought he was just being embarrassed and pretending to be nice, so he quickly said with a smile, "Uncle Yi, you're joking! We're all family, and the wealth shouldn't go to outsiders. And as the old saying goes, share the joys and sorrows with your concubines. If she can serve Uncle Yi comfortably, she can be considered filial to her nephew."

As if he was still not satisfied, Jia Rong continued to persuade him: "Uncle Yi, you don't know that although she is in my nephew's room now, she was given by the master. Uncle Yi can also regard her as a member of the master's room."

Seeing that Zhang Yun逸 never turned away anyone who came to Youshi, he thought that she was declining because she was a generation younger than him.

His words really opened Zhang Yun逸's eyes and gave him a new understanding of the word shameless.

He pulled a long face and said, "If you keep talking nonsense, I will go back."

"No, no, no! I am the nephew who is being rude. Uncle Yi, please come in."

After saying that, he turned to Xie Luan, glared at her, and shouted, "Uncle Yi doesn't like you, why are you still embarrassing yourself here? Go somewhere cooler!"

Xie Luan looked at Zhang Yunyi with resentment, lowered her head, and went into the west wing in a dejected manner. She was originally a concubine recruited by Jia Zhen, and was used to serving men with her beauty. She saw that Zhang Yunyi was dignified, handsome, and manly, and was completely different from Jia Zhen and his son, who were thin but not beautiful, and only had a superficial appearance.

Therefore, when she heard that Jia Rong wanted her to serve him, she became impatient. However, Zhang Yunyi was a gentleman and refused sternly.

The banquet was not held in the side hall but in the main room. The food and wine were already on the table but there was no maid standing by. Zhang Yunyi felt more and more that there was something fishy going on.

Jia Rong really spent a lot of money and bought a lot of seasonal fresh river fish and vegetables with his own money.

There is also a dish called Dragon and Phoenix, which is delicious and made by boiling snake meat in chicken soup.

Of course, the main reason why Jia Rong prepared such a dish was to bring good luck.

The phoenix naturally refers to Wang Xifeng. Although Zhang Yunyi is not a dragon, he is blessed by the late emperor and can be said to have dragon aura around him, which is quite appropriate.

He was not like Jia Zhen, who could just ask for what he wanted to eat, but had to pay for anything beyond his daily expenses.

Of course, if he was willing to use the name of Zhang Yun逸, Jia Zhen and Youshi would naturally not make it difficult for him, but he was worried about exposing his intentions, so he had to reluctantly pay for it out of his own pocket, and avoid Youshi and Jia Zhen, and privately ask the kitchen to help with the purchase.

"Uncle Yi, have a taste of the medicinal wine that my nephew specially brewed." As soon as the two of them sat down, Jia Rong picked up the wine pot on the table, poured a cup for Zhang Yunyi, and said with a smile, "Although this apricot blossom wine is not a good wine, it has been stored for many years. Two months ago, my nephew got a tiger penis, and it happened to be opened today."

He had started preparing this wine when he was instigating Wang Xifeng, because he had intended to facilitate this good thing, so he wanted to get a good start by having an affair.

"Apricot wine?" Zhang Yunyi asked in confusion, "Is there no other wine at home?"

He and Youshi also occasionally had a drink, usually twenty-year-old girl's red or number one scholar's red, which were even better than apricot blossom wine.

Although the times now are not like those in later times, tiger whips are not easily available.

Jia Rong specially collected some to make medicinal wine. It would have been fine if he didn't choose the good ones, but why did he lower the grade and choose the first-class apricot blossom wine?

Hearing this, Jia Rong smiled wickedly and said, "This apricot blossom wine not only has a good name, but also tastes interesting. It is even more suitable for soaking tiger penis. Uncle Yi, please try a sip first."

Zhang Yunyi raised his hand to block the wine glass that Jia Rong handed over, and said, "No hurry, you tell me the reason first, and we can drink later."

Tiger penis is a very nutritious food. If you add anything else to the wine, you may not be able to stay sober.

So, he didn't even plan to touch the wine.

Jia Rong didn't know that he was on guard, so he said as if offering a treasure: "My nephew just wants to ask for good luck for you, Uncle Yi..."

"Good luck?"

"Hey hey hey!"

Jia Rong laughed wickedly, and before he could answer, he heard a clear and pleasant voice coming from outside the house.

"Where is Rong'er? Why isn't there a single servant in the courtyard? Sister Zhen is always so anxious, how come she can't even take good care of the servants!"

The voice arrived before the person, and it was very recognizable. Zhang Yun逸 immediately recognized it as Wang Xifeng.

Then he looked at Jia Rong, who was holding a wine glass, winking at him and shouting outside, "Auntie!"

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(End of this chapter)