The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 614 Bluffing
After returning to the house, Mrs. Xue took a long breath and then secretly slipped to the fireproof water tank in the yard, scooped a basin of cold water, and returned to the house.

After washing his hands, he hurriedly took out a towel from the cupboard, threw it into the basin, took off his wet clothes, and started to wipe himself.

It was late at night, not to mention it was hard to find someone to get me water for a bath, the smell of urine on my body was hard to explain, so I could only put up with it for now.

After finally wiping the whole body, throw the towel into the basin.

Just as I was about to go to the closet to get some clean clothes to change into, I caught a glimpse of the wet clothes thrown on the floor.

The emotions that had just been calmed down by the wet towel soaked in cold water were instantly rekindled.

He hesitated in the house for a long time with a red head and a swollen face, and finally dived into the quilt.

He tossed and turned for a long time before he let out a long breath and slowly got up from the bed with a feeling of unsatisfied desire.

He found a middle-length coat and put it on, then went outside to get a basin of cold water and wiped himself inside and out again.

I originally thought of washing the dirty clothes with water to remove the odor, and then giving them to the servants to wash again after they were dry.

But after staring at it for a long time, he finally found a piece of silk cloth, wrapped the clothes and towel he had changed, and stuffed them under the bed.

She tossed and turned until five o'clock in the morning before she went back to bed and fell into a drowsy sleep.

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The next day, early in the morning.

Mrs. Xue was half asleep and half awake when she heard a knock on the door, followed by Aunt Xue's voice.

"Why hasn't his aunt woken up yet?"

Mrs. Xue suddenly sat up from the bed in shock. When she saw that the floor where the wet clothes were placed last night had already dried up, leaving only some traces, she breathed a sigh of relief and sniffed.

He quickly threw back the quilt, put on his shoes, opened the window, put on a coat, and walked out of the room.

"Why is sister-in-law here?"

Although he didn't smell anything unusual, he had been in the house for a long time and was worried that there might be some remnants left. He didn't dare let Aunt Xue in, but closed the door and sat on the kang in the outer room.

Aunt Xue's attention was obviously not on this. She stared at Mrs. Xue's bloodshot eyes, which showed that she had not been sleeping well, and said in a nonchalant manner, "But you drank too much yesterday and didn't sleep well last night?"

Mrs. Xue is guilty as a thief, and so is Aunt Xue.

She felt very well-nourished last night, and was satisfied, feeling relaxed both physically and mentally, and slept soundly until dawn.

But after waking up, I couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Although he had tried it last night, he was worried that Mrs. Xue might get up at night and see something she shouldn't, so he came to him early in the morning to ask her questions in an indirect way.

"Sister-in-law looks good!"

Mrs. Xue glanced at Aunt Xue's rosy face and complained to herself, "I didn't sleep well all night, but you look so fair and rosy, and well-moisturized."

She patted her chest with lingering fear and said, "That's right! I had a nightmare yesterday. I woke up at four o'clock in the morning and couldn't fall asleep again. I stayed up until dawn and fell asleep again in a daze."

Aunt Xue was testing her, but Mrs. Xue knew everything clearly.

This answer not only avoided the time when Zhang Yunyi left, but also explained why he was sleepy.

Aunt Xue heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and pretended to be concerned and asked, "What kind of nightmare did you have? Why can't you sleep? People say that dreams are the opposite of reality, so don't worry too much. If you are really worried, go to the temple and ask someone to interpret your dreams..."

"Thank you for your kind words, sister-in-law! What else could it be for? Isn't it just about Qin girl's matter?"

Aunt Xue was a little embarrassed when she heard this, "Don't worry too much. Yun Yi said that it's not the right time yet, and I can't push you too hard. I'll go over there later and ask for you."

I'm afraid Zhang Yunyi is hoping that you will push him harder!

Mrs. Xue sneered. I listened to you for a long time yesterday, but I didn't hear you strike while the iron is hot. It may not be fake to help, but I'm afraid it's more of a private use of public power. She secretly complained in her heart, but put on a grateful look on her face, and said, "I'm not urging my sister-in-law. The brother of the Mei family is filial to his father, so it's better not to push too hard when asking for help."

"Yes, yes, yes! As long as you understand!"

"As long as you work hard, you can grind an iron rod into a needle. As long as sister-in-law is willing to help, and we are sincere, I believe the Marquis will still have some feelings for us... But, sister-in-law, I have to trouble you to take more care!"

Although he didn't dare to threaten her with this, he could be ambiguous and give Aunt Xue some hints so that she could help more, which would not be a big deal.

Aunt Xue was already guilty of her crime, and after hearing these words with a double meaning, she was immediately shocked and said hurriedly, "Don't worry, I also watched Qin grow up, how could I sit back and watch her jump into the fire pit?"

Seeing Aunt Xue's reaction, Mrs. Xue felt much better.

"Thank you, sister-in-law!" She thanked him and then said, "By the way! I heard from the clan that sister-in-law intended to marry Baoya to Baoyu, so why did Baoyu marry Miss Xia instead?"

Xue Pan became a living dead, and all the members of the Xue family were jealous and eager to eat up the Xue family's eldest branch and make it extinct.

However, Aunt Xue moved into the Rongguo Mansion, and due to the power of the Jia family, the plot was put to rest.

As the second branch of the Xue family are fellow countrymen of Xue Pan's father, they naturally take the lion's share.

Although one cannot write two "Xue" characters with one stroke, there has never been a lack of internal friction within the family.

This is not about right or wrong. This is the way the times are. Even if the second wife does not take any of the money, it is still a benefit to others.

Therefore, Mrs. Xue has always been very concerned about this.

Before this, although the golden marriage had fallen through, Zhang Yunyi sent people to Jiangnan, which was obviously to support the first wife. She didn't think about it in this way, but when she heard Xue Ke talk about Jia Baoyu's story last night, she suddenly remembered this.

Everything has a cause and an effect.

Although Zhang Yun逸 had a good relationship with Cao thief, according to Xue Ke's account, he had never done anything to force him.

Although it cannot be ruled out that Xue Pan was in trouble, Aunt Xue tried to clear things up for her son, but even so, it would not affect their perfect marriage.

Because she didn't know exactly when the two of them started working together, after much thought, she couldn't help but connect a series of events together.

I came to a conclusion.

At that time, Jia Zheng impeached Zhang Yun逸, who was furious. In order to appease his anger, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang had no choice but to please him and planned to use Baochai to take the blame.

When Aunt Xue learned about this and knew Zhang Yun逸's evil taste, she abandoned the car to save the king and fed the wolf with herself.

She thought of this last night, but she didn't want to tell Xue Ke.

First of all, suspicion is just suspicion after all and needs to be verified. Therefore, even if Aunt Xue did not come to see her this morning, she would still go to Aunt Xue to ask in order to confirm her guess.

Secondly, once he told Xue Ke, he would have to explain to his son the true situation between Aunt Xue and Zhang Yunyi, which would inevitably expose the fact that he had eavesdropped. In addition, he was worried that Xue Ke would be impulsive, so he had to help conceal it.

Before, when Mrs. Xue used double entendres in her remarks, Aunt Xue had never been frightened, but now, when she heard her asking about Baochai's marriage, her face changed color.

He looked at Mrs. Xue with a vigilant look and said, "You...why did you think of asking this?"

When Mrs. Xue saw this, she thought to herself, "It is indeed so."

She put on a smile but kept asking, "What's the matter? Sister-in-law, do you have any unspeakable secrets?"

Aunt Xue's face turned pale and blue, and she looked at Mrs. Xue with an uncertain expression. She was silent for a long while, then took a deep breath and said, "It's okay to tell you!"

A sneer flashed across her face, and after a brief pause, she said jokingly, "It's Yun Yi who has set his eyes on Bao. Although Baoyu is precious, how dare I compete with him?"

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(End of this chapter)