The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 610 Disappointment and Surprise

The next day was the third day of May.

After finishing his work in the government office, Zhang Yunyi came to the Xue family courtyard with great interest, bringing with him an agarwood ornament.

But as soon as he entered the courtyard, he was stunned when he saw the Second Madam of the Xue family and Xue Ke, who looked nervous.

"Uh... Second Madam and Xue Ke are here too..."

"My Lord!" Mrs. Xue did not dare to be arrogant.

Xue Ke also bowed and saluted: "Brother Yi!"

Zhang Yunyi handed the gift to Xue Pan and said, "I haven't had time to prepare it. This is the finest agarwood tribute from Brunei. It was carved into an ornament by a skilled craftsman in the palace. It looks pretty good. I'll put it in your room for you to play with."

"How embarrassing!" Xue Pan scratched his head, took the agarwood mountain, and couldn't let it go.

Aunt Xue said with a smile, "Yun Yi, please come in quickly."

He entered the side hall and sat down between Aunt Xue and Xue Pan.

With Xue Ke and his mother present, Zhang Yun逸 behaved much more politely. After the wine and food were served, he said a few polite words, toasted Aunt Xue and Second Madam Xue with a glass of wine each, and then exchanged cups with Xue Pan and Xue Ke.

"If it weren't for Brother Yi's rescue, I wouldn't have the chance to sit here and celebrate my birthday... My benefactor is my second parent, I toast to him!"

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Xue Pan started to speak without restraint. He raised his glass, clinked glasses with Zhang Yunyi, and then boasted about how Shuntian Prefecture had treated him with good wine and delicious food.

Fang said: "I admire my benefactor the most. Now that people outside know about our relationship, who wouldn't give us some face..."

At this point, he said indignantly: "It's a good thing that Mei Pi got away with it, too. He also got involved with his mother..."

Before he could even utter the word "Guang", Xue Ke interrupted him and said, "Big brother! You've had too much to drink. Eat some food first. Allow me to toast Big Brother Yi!"

It was thought that Aunt Xue's visit was fruitless, so Xue Ke and his mother tried to invite themselves to Xue Pan's house on his birthday to bring up the old matter and cancel Xue Baoqin's engagement.

Unexpectedly, not only did they not mention it, but they would intentionally or unintentionally change the subject whenever Xue Pan mentioned Mei Pi.

Zhang Yunyi looked at Xue Ke meaningfully, raised his glass, and said with a smile: "Brother Xue Ke, please!"

He just sat down, and Xue Pan, who had just stopped talking, said again under the influence of wine: "If it weren't for mother's face, the benefactor might not be willing to give this face. No matter what, mother has to accompany the benefactor to have fun today..."

"You're drunk and talking nonsense. Yun Yi is one of us. You brothers should drink more with him!"

If only her silly son was present, it would be fine, but in front of Xue Ke and his mother, Aunt Xue couldn't help feeling guilty.

Xue Pan immediately retorted: "What nonsense! This is what my benefactor said himself! I treat him as my adopted parent. He is of a lower generation, so it is more appropriate for my mother to accompany him... Aunt, please help me spend more time with my benefactor..."

After hearing what he said, Aunt Xue didn't know how to refute.

Just like Aunt Xue, if Xue Ke and his mother were not present, he would be happy for Xue Pan to talk nonsense to add some spice to the conflict between himself and Aunt Xue.

But he still had his eyes on Xue Baoqin, so how could he have the nerve to flirt with Aunt Xue in front of Xue Ke and the other two?

Seeing that Aunt Xue was showing her fear, she had no choice but to bite the bullet, raise her glass, and explain, "I've taken too many days off recently because there are so many things going on in the government office. I thought Wenlong was planning a big day and was worried that he wouldn't be able to spare the time..."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Aunt Xue quickly backed down.

Seeing this, Mrs. Xue, who was standing by, hesitated for a moment and stood up with her wine glass in hand. She blushed and said, "Since the Marquis is willing to honor us, it is only right that we accompany him for a few more drinks!"

Although Xue Pan's words were rude, considering that Madam Mei had given herself to Zhang Yunyi, it was not a good idea to delve into the issue of generational differences.

In addition, the situation was stronger than the people, and Mrs. Xue also hoped that Zhang Yun逸 would help, so she was half-hearted.

Perhaps it was because she had drunk a few glasses of wine, or perhaps it was because of the ambiguity between Xue Pan's words, but Mrs. Xue behaved awkwardly and could not hide her embarrassment.

It doesn’t matter how unrestrained you are with Aunt Xue. After all, you already know her inside out.

But firstly, they had little interaction with Mrs. Xue, and secondly, she was Xue Baoqin's mother. Even if Mei Pi broke off the engagement and wanted to take Xue Baoqin as a concubine, he would have to get her consent.

Zhang Yunyi was not arrogant either. He quickly stood up, holding the wine glass, and walked around from behind Aunt Xue to the front of Mrs. Xue II, then raised the glass and drank it all.

Mrs. Xue obviously didn't expect Zhang Yunyi to be so serious and was a little flattered.

She quickly twisted her waist, turned around, bowed slightly towards Zhang Yunyi, raised the glass with both hands, put the glass to her lips, and drank it on her back.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Maybe she drank too quickly. As the liquor went down her throat, she couldn't stop coughing and her body began to tremble.

The second wife of the Xue family was truly remarkable in appearance, as she was able to give birth to a daughter named Xue Baoqin.

However, unlike Aunt Xue who had a tall and majestic figure, she was petite.

Unlike Xue Baoqin's free and easy personality, she is exactly the same as Mrs. Mei, who is bullied and reaps great rewards with small efforts.

Especially when she started coughing, she subconsciously clenched her fists and beat her chest, which made her body tremble with fear. She was so embarrassed that she beat her chest and forced a bitter smile to Zhang Yunyi to express her apology.

Zhang Yunyi's emotions also began to beat faster as she waved her fists.

Although a young girl's body is as soft as a butterfly's, how can it compare to this mature and charming woman who is knowledgeable and interesting?

In particular, she and Aunt Xue are both beautiful and charming, each with their own merits. As sisters-in-law and widows, she is more appropriate than Mrs. Mei.

Although Xue Pan's words helped to moderate the situation, Zhang Yunyi, who came here with great enthusiasm, couldn't help feeling bored.

This scene of Mrs. Xue II gave him some unexpected pleasure.

Although this sense of contrast can also be found in Mrs. Mei, the connection between her and Aunt Xue is somewhat far-fetched after all.

Not to mention the relationship between Second Mrs. Xue and Aunt Xue's sisters-in-law, which is even more appropriate.

Just say that with her as a link, Zhang Yunyi, who is good at mathematics, was able to come up with several more permutations and combinations in a short period of time.

He had never been lenient towards the sisters, Lady Wang and Aunt Xue, so naturally he would not treat Mrs. Xue any differently.

Although the second branch of the Xue family is not like Aunt Xue, with the unlucky son Xue Pan as a breakthrough point, it also has Jia Zheng as the original helper.

Zhang Yun逸 found it difficult to find a breakthrough for a moment, but it didn't matter as he just enjoyed the view.

Although he had evil intentions in mind, he put on a respectful look on his face, opened his arms, bowed slightly, and acted as if, out of courtesy, he would wait until she sat down before returning.

Mrs. Xue didn't think much about it. She put her hands on the hem of her collar behind her back, revealing her roundness, and then slowly sat down on the stool.

The slender waist has a steep curve as it goes down, and when the round buttocks sit firmly on the stool, it becomes even more prominent.

Zhang Yunyi saluted deeply, touched his nose, and turned back to his seat.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when he, Aunt Xue and Second Madam Xue, the sisters-in-law, were toasting each other, Xue Ke coaxed Xue Pan into drinking two more glasses.

After he sat down, he urged Xue Pan to clink glasses.

After a while, Xue Pan fell headfirst onto the table.

Xue Ke quickly winked at his mother, stood up with an apologetic look on his face and said, "Big brother is drunk, I'll take him back to the room and help keep an eye on him. I hope Big Brother Yi will forgive me..."

Zhang Yun逸 wished that the two of them would leave early, so he hurriedly got up to see them off.

I originally thought that after seeing Xue Pan and Xue Ke off, I would persuade them to drink a few more glasses of wine when I came back and see how drunk Mrs. Xue would be.

Unexpectedly, after just two cups, Mrs. Xue also held her forehead and stood up and said, "I can't hold my liquor, please forgive me, Lord Marquis and sister-in-law!"

Seeing the three people leave one after another, Zhang Yunyi couldn't help but think of his original speculation.

I wondered to myself, could it be that Xue Ke and his mother were pretending to be ignorant even though they knew the truth?

Seeing that Aunt Xue's visit was fruitless, why did you arrange this dinner to encourage her to work harder?

He was full of suspicion and looked at Aunt Xue who stood up with him. He then watched the unsteady Second Madam Xue walk out of the side hall with her hips swaying.

Fang leaned against the side hall door, pulled Aunt Xue into his arms, and while touching her all over, he said with a smile: "Wenlong has already said that he wants his wife to accompany me to have fun, so don't spoil my fun!"

Aunt Xue's face, which was already slightly tipsy, became even more dazzling.

She clung to Zhang Yunyi's arms, huffing and puffing for a while before she pushed Zhang Yunyi's claws away with difficulty, saying in a trembling voice, "Don't...don't worry, I'll go get ready."

Hearing that she was going to prepare, Zhang Yunyi patted Aunt Xue on the buttocks, then let go of her hand with a smile.

Aunt Xue took a deep breath, smoothed out the wrinkles on her body, and walked out of the side hall.

Originally, Aunt Xue, who knew very well what kind of style Zhang Yunyi liked, was very calm even though she knew that Madam Wang would have a share.

But after hearing about Mrs. May's incident, I felt a greater sense of crisis.

Once there is competition, it is inevitable that you will be anxious when you see me and I will be busy when I see you.

Since she invited Zhang Yunyi to her house today, she made up her mind to make up for the regret of not bringing her late husband's portrait with her last visit.

However, although she had made up her mind, Mrs. Xue also lived in the backyard, so she had already made arrangements. Not only did she send away two maids in advance, she also packed up the portrait and planned to stay in Mengpo Zhai.

But when she returned to the backyard, she saw that Mrs. Xue's room was dark.

After a slight hesitation, she came to the window of Mrs. Xue in the west wing and knocked twice gently. She waited for a while, and seeing no one responded, she returned to the side hall without stopping.

After sending the servants away from the yard, Fang dragged Zhang Yunyi back to the house like a thief.

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(End of this chapter)