The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 613 Heartbroken

"The king's law? If the people don't report it and the officials don't investigate, how can the king's law control your wishes? What's more, which one of them is not asking for trouble... Alas!"

Xue Ke sighed heavily and shook his head helplessly.

Are you rushing to get ahead?

Thinking of the sudden sense of déjà vu and Aunt Xue's full and satisfied look, it's tempting to rush for it, right?
"Yeah!~"

Second Madam Xue couldn't help but groan from her throat. She just realized that she had been distracted and hurriedly covered up, "Don't listen to rumors. Mei Pi is shameless and Baoyu is ignorant. Although this mansion is not as good as before, don't the master and the second madam care about their dignity?"

"Oh! Mother, how would you know? This master only has money in his eyes. The expenses of this mansion now depend on him, Zhang Yunyi. He follows behind to eat and drink delicious food. How can he care about his face?

As for the Second Madam, although Zhang Yunyi... although he likes other women, he is not just eating for free. Originally, Jia Huan was looked down upon even by the servants in the mansion, but now he has entered the immortal school and has been appointed as an official. But he is ruthless. The Mei family and Minister Li have been a lesson for us. The Second Master has fallen out with him again. The Second Madam must find a way to make amends, right?"

He let out a long sigh and said, "I shouldn't say this. Mother must have heard what my elder brother said in the hall earlier. As the saying goes, if you keep company with them, you will be known. If you keep hanging out with them like this, I'm afraid one day you will sell out your aunt too!"

After hearing Xue Ke's complaints, Mrs. Xue finally felt relieved.

She thought to herself, I’m afraid your elder brother won’t have this opportunity.

But he spat, "Pooh! Pooh! How can you say that about your aunt and brother?"

"My son knows he was wrong!"

After letting go of the worry in her heart, Second Madam Xue also became much calmer. She looked at Xue Ke and said, "Since you know that he is ruthless, you must not provoke him. Our family is not comparable to the Shangshu or Shilang. Your sister's matter is more important, you can't take risks!"

"But……"

How could Xue Ke not know this?
He looked at his mother with a tangled face and sighed, "Even if he is unwilling to marry me in an open marriage, as long as he is willing to take my sister as a concubine, although my son feels sorry for my sister, it is not impossible for him to accept it. But...but by doing this, isn't he treating my sister as a plaything?"

"No! No!"

Mrs. Xue didn't know whether she was comforting herself or firmly believed that Zhang Yunyi would not do that.

"Why not? The matter of Baoyu is right in front of us!"

"You also said that he would not force anyone to do anything. It was Baoyu who asked for it..."

"But isn't Mei Pi even more worthless than Baoyu?"

"Mei Pi is filial to his father. Even if he is unwilling to cancel the engagement for the time being, he won't force your sister to marry him now. After all, there are still more than two years, and he will always be able to find a way."

Mrs. Xue said thoughtfully, "Didn't he take Qin as his concubine? I think there may be room for maneuver... If you act too hastily and offend her, you may really harm your sister..."

Originally, she was worried that Mrs. Mei's affairs would affect her daughter, but now that it had become known to everyone, there was no need to consider it anymore.

"This..." Xue Ke finally relaxed a little, "What about according to mother's wishes?"

"Since he is willing to let Jia Rong divorce his wife and take Qin as his concubine, your sister may not be unwilling to give in. However, we know very little at the moment, so we have to find out more and make plans before taking any action!"

Xue Ke nodded helplessly and said, "This is the only way!"

At this point, he suddenly remembered that his mother had not yet explained how Zhang Yunyi should respond, so he quickly asked, "Mother, you should tell your son what he said to you, right?"

"Your aunt didn't lie to us. He did say it wasn't the right time yet and that he needed to think about it, but he refused to explain why. I thought he was just making excuses and didn't dare to push him too hard. Now that I think about it, as long as he didn't say anything final, it's a good thing!"

Although he had never communicated with Zhang Yun逸, he could glimpse the true relationship between him and Aunt Xue, so there was naturally no reason why he couldn't ask.

Then it can only be that Zhang Yun逸 is deliberately shirking responsibility.

As for the reason why Zhang Yun逸 shirked his responsibility, apart from what Xue Ke was worried about, it cannot be ruled out that both sides of the hand are made of flesh and blood. The warmth of Mrs. Mei's throwing herself into his arms has not yet worn off, so naturally he cannot bring himself to cancel the engagement.

At the moment, she still had some things that needed to be verified, so she could only use these words to perfunctorily answer Xue Ke.

Before this, Xue Ke only thought that his mother had seen through Zhang Yunyi's evil ambitions, but when he told his mother about the situations of Lady Xing, Aunt Zhao, Jia Baoyu, and his own sister, the astonishment on his face could not be faked.

At first, he felt a little strange, but now he thinks it makes sense.

Seeing that her son had been temporarily reassured, Mrs. Xue said, "Your guess about Baoyu is not impossible, but you didn't hear it with your own ears after all. Anyway, it won't be long before Miss Xia gets married, and your sister's matter is not urgent. Let's wait and see." Xue Ke couldn't think of a better way for a while. Mrs. Xue's words were reasonable, so he nodded and said, "Son, I understand!"

"Everything depends on human effort. Since he has set his sights on your sister, I think he will not want to take things too far. Your sister's matter is certainly important, but you must remember not to act rashly. If something goes wrong, how will your sister and I live in the future?"

"Don't worry, mother. Your son won't act rashly!"

Mrs. Xue was still a little worried, and said patiently: "It's not that mother is partial to him, didn't you say it too? Your sister also treats him..."

At this point, she shook her head and sighed, "These things must be kept secret from your sister. If she knew, it would really harm her! Do you understand?"

Although she had something else to say, Xue Ke obviously understood the implication and nodded, "Son knows the seriousness of the matter, otherwise, he wouldn't have kept it a secret until now!"

"As long as you know!"

Mrs. Xue gave a few more instructions, then she glanced at the moon outside the house, silently estimated the time, and said, "Okay, the boat will naturally straighten itself when it reaches the bridgehead. Don't worry, I have to go back too."

"Son, send your mother off!"

"No!" Mrs. Xue refused hastily. "Although it's late at night, there's no guarantee that there won't be servants up at night. It's better for me to go back alone. If I see them, I can say that I woke up in the middle of the night and went to check on your eldest brother because I was worried that he was drunk. You should also go over and keep an eye on him, so that he doesn't get up and go crazy!"

The worry that Xue Pan might get drunk was fake, but the worry that he might run into Zhang Yun逸 was real.

The mother and son left the room and went their separate ways.

Xue Ke went straight to Xue Pan's room. Needless to say, Mrs. Xue II walked along the wall, tiptoeing along the way.

Although considering the time, Zhang Yunyi should have left contentedly long ago, it is better to be cautious.

When she arrived at the backyard door, she carefully stuck half of her head out and looked in the direction of Aunt Xue's room. After confirming that there was no one there, she quickly slipped into the backyard, with her back against the west wall, and walked in sideways.

She had just carefully moved three or four steps to the west when she heard a creaking sound in the silent night sky, and Aunt Xue's door opened.

Mrs. Xue hurriedly squatted down and hid herself in the darkness of the corner.

She was still a little worried, so she took the opportunity when Zhang Yunyi turned around to close the door and half-crouched and crawled into the half-person-high bushes in front of her, secretly observing through the gaps between the bushes.

Seeing Zhang Yunyi was about to reach the gate of the courtyard, she just breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, he suddenly stopped and faced towards himself.

Mrs. Xue was guilty and thought that she was seen by Zhang Yunyi. She almost cried out and covered her mouth in panic.

But Zhang Yunyi suddenly lifted his collar and straightened his waist towards her.

For a moment, water splashed everywhere.

Although the distance between them was more than three meters, Mrs. Xue was caught off guard and was still splashed all over her head and face.

But she had no time to care about the water stains sliding down her arms and neck. She was afraid of making any noise, so she covered her mouth tightly and stared at Zhang Yunyi who was so close to her through the gaps in the bushes.

Originally, under Aunt Xue's window, I was still unwilling and only took a quick glimpse, but now, not only did I feast my eyes, but I was also soaked through.

The scalding water slid down the gap between the body and the clothes, instantly soaking the underwear and outer garments.

It sticks all over the body and there is no use for anything.

After Zhang Yunyi shook his body, let down his collar, and turned to leave the yard.

It took Mrs. Xue a long time to come back to her senses.

He released the hand that was covering his mouth, let out a long breath, but then spat twice in panic and ran away.

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(End of this chapter)