The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 620 Adding fuel to the flames
The next day, it was May 16th, Baoyu's wedding day.

It was not yet dawn, but the Rongguo Mansion was already brightly lit.

However, the huge Rongguo Mansion was too busy and lacked festive atmosphere.

After all, although the servants in this mansion are all old members of the Jia family, their loyalty is to Zhang Yunyi, not to the Jia family.

Not to mention that the groom, Jia Baoyu, was ill and could not attend.

However, this did not prevent Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang from looking pleased and happy.

The only drawback was that both of them had lost their imperial decrees, and could not wear phoenix crowns and bridal robes. They could only find some gorgeous brocade clothes to wear and stay in the rear residence.

Although Jia She has a few bad friends, he doesn't want to carry the sedan chair for the second wife.

Jia Zheng was hated by everyone and had become a monk, so it was not easy to send a letter to invite him because of his official relationship.

They had no choice but to invite more members of the Jia family's side branches to come and liven up the occasion.

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Rongguo Mansion is not as big as before, it is still a popular place in the eyes of the Jia family's side branches.

Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang were surrounded by the wives of the Jia family's side branches and the female members of the Jia family, like the moon surrounded by stars.

"Has the wedding procession set out?"

"Reply to the old lady, let's go."

"Is everything ready?"

"Don't worry, ma'am, everything is ready!"

"By the way, where is Yun Yi?"

"Replying to the old lady, Master Lian just sent someone to say that the second mistress just went over to invite him. Maybe Master got up a little late, so he's still waiting now!"

Grandmother Jia laughed and said, "Oh! It's not a big deal. With Feng girl going to invite them, I'm sure they won't miss the time."

Mrs. Wang's smiling face froze. It was she who went to invite him that would cause trouble.

She secretly complained in her heart that Wang Xifeng was cheating on her without caring about the time.

……

Mrs. Wang was right.

Wang Xifeng came to Huifang Garden early in the morning under the pretext of inviting Zhang Yun逸.

However, she did not go to the door of Dengxian Pavilion, but went into Tianxiang Tower. Then she asked Qin Keqing to let Baozhu explain her purpose.

Qin Keqing, who is good at understanding others and has a close relationship with Wang Xifeng, how could she not know what Wang Xifeng was planning?
By the time Zhang Yunyi heard the news and rushed over, enough foreplay had already been done for him, which saved him a lot of trouble.

……

During this period, he successively married Yuanchun and Yingchun, and also gave Youshi a clear way out, and also had Jiaoxing to share the profits.

In addition, Jia Baoyu came to entertain him and Mrs. Wang, adding a lot of trivial matters. The Xue family also showed up unexpectedly, and even Xiren was not taken care of until two days before Baoyu's wedding. He really had no time to go to Wang Xifeng.

Of course, Wang Xifeng was not the only one who was left out. Not only did Shi Xiangyun's coming of age also happen to coincide with the wedding of Yuanchun and the other two, but she did not help to celebrate and only sent someone to send gifts.

He promised Xichun to teach her painting, but he never found the time. Even the few times she came home, he was unable to take care of her.

On the contrary, Li Wan, who was close to him, took advantage of the opportunity of his staying overnight in the Grand View Garden to enjoy some fun in the garden twice.

Qin Keqing smiled charmingly and said, "Uncle! Auntie is reminding you to work harder!"

Now, she would only call him uncle occasionally to liven up the atmosphere when she was with Youshi and Wang Xifeng.

As Qin Keqing spoke, she stretched out her claws towards Wang Xifeng, grabbed her shoulders and added fuel to the fire.

Zhang Yunyi straightened his back and said with a smile: "Since Second Madam has ordered me to do so, I will do it now!"

... "Cousins, please come in. The master is in the hall to greet you!"

In the front yard of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian bowed to Shi Nai, Shi Ding and the two ladies who got off the Shi family carriage and said, "Today is Baoyu's wedding. The old lady and the mistress are both in Rongxi Hall. I will ask someone to take the two aunts over!"

Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng are originally responsible for external affairs and internal affairs respectively.

Now, as the only male in Rongguo Mansion who understands the ways of the world, he is naturally indispensable in such matters of knowing people and entertaining guests.

"Where's Baoyu? Why are you the only one here?"

"Oh! Baoyu had a sudden hysteria last month, and it's difficult to reschedule the wedding..."

Jia Lian quickly explained.

Shi Nai nodded and asked, "Oh! By the way, I heard that the eldest and second daughters are married? Why didn't they hold a wedding banquet?"

"Isn't this just in time for Baoyu's wedding? How can we let our relatives spend money on such a short period of time..."

Shi Ding said disapprovingly: "Baoyu's marriage has nothing to do with the East Mansion, so why hasn't it been arranged there?"

Jia Lian glanced around and lowered his voice, "Isn't this brother Yi's understanding and consideration for the family's reputation? Taking a concubine is not a good idea after all, not only is everything kept simple, but even the eldest daughter and the younger sister are still living in the garden now."

"The old lady is really confused!" Shi Nai scolded, "In this situation, the girls are Yun Yi's concubines, who dares to laugh at the mansion?"

Jia Lian had no way to refute this. Apart from anything else, his father was proud of Yingchun being his concubine, and he complained a lot about not being able to hold a grand ceremony for her.

Although Jia Lian agreed, he thought that family disgrace should not be made public, so he could only smile and say, "Cousins, please come in!"

They were just deliberately making a gesture and mentioned it casually to make their own position clear, but they did not pursue the matter relentlessly.

The four of them looked at each other and waved their hands, saying, "We are not outsiders, so you don't have to find someone to take us there. Let's go by ourselves!"

"Hey! That's so rude of you, nephew!"

The Shi family and their group of four passed through the second gate, but did not rush to the Xiangnan Hall and Rongxi Hall.

Instead, they went to a secluded corner of the yard and started discussing in low voices.

"Yun girl didn't marry with them, which is a blessing in disguise."

"However, the sooner this happens, the better. I heard that he was the matchmaker for Baoyu's marriage this time. The Xia family only has this one daughter, and the master won't live long. I heard that the dowry was not small this time!"

Although there was nothing worth publicizing about Xia Jingui's marriage into the Rongguo Mansion, the Xia family was an imperial merchant, and Zhang Yunyi was the chief minister of the Tiangong Academy and a favorite of the emperor. Having him as a matchmaker made the Xia family very proud, and they had to spread the news everywhere.

When these news reached the ears of others, they would just be treated as after-dinner talk, but when they reached the ears of the Shi family, they took it to heart.

The two wives of the Shi family said with annoyance: "Although our brothers are a little young, a woman three years older than her husband is worth a lot of money. This is more than just a gold brick, it is clearly a mountain of gold and silver!"

"That's right! Even though the Xia family has no chance, there's still the Qiu family and the Dong family..."

"We men can't talk too much about this. When you see the Marquis later, you must be careful!"

"You say, could it be that he intends to go back on his word?"

"That's impossible! We asked Miss Yun during the Chinese New Year. He was afraid that Miss Yun would be wronged, so he wanted to wait until she was over the age of 15."

"That's good. Now that Yun girl has reached the age, she should also mention it. She should get married earlier and give birth to a boy or girl sooner. It will be beneficial to her in every way!"

"Don't we know this?"

"Then let's not delay any longer and split up!"

The four of them whispered for a while, and after they had reached an agreement, they went their separate ways and headed towards Xiangnan Hall and Rongxi Hall.

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(End of this chapter)