The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 653 The bright card
Grand View Garden, Yihong Courtyard.

Xia Jingui heard that Zhang Yunyi wanted to take Xue Baochai as a concubine, and said indignantly: "We are both imperial merchants, how can my Xia family be inferior to the Xue family?"

As the imperial merchant family, the Xia family naturally knew every detail about Zhang Yunyi, a senior official in the inner court.

It was no secret that Zhen Chengsi was conferred a fifth-rank Dragon Guard and adopted into the Zhen family.

The situation of the Xia family was similar to that of the Zhen family. They only had one orphan girl. At that time, the Xia family intended to take Xia Jingui as a concubine, which might have been partly due to this intention.

However, Zhang Yun逸 had a prejudice against Xia Jingui, and as a result, he didn't care much about the Xia family, so much so that he was reluctant to even meet them.

The Xia family no longer had the opportunity to implement subsequent plans.

Now, Xia Jingui, by accident, married into the Rongguo Mansion and was left aside. On the other hand, Xue Baochai, who also came from a royal merchant family, not only married into the Zhang family, but also achieved what her own family could never dream of.

Upon hearing the news, Xia Jingui, who always thought highly of herself, couldn't help feeling angry.

Originally, she hoped to move to the Grand View Garden so that she could show off her charm in front of Zhang Yunyi and make him regret his original decision.

But Mrs. Wang was keeping a close eye on him, and any attempt to seize power was blocked by her by bringing up Zhang Yunyi.

Xia Jingui was helpless and had to vent her anger on Baochan.

"Look at your inability to even handle a small matter! How come it's been so long and I can't even see you? Are you lying to me?"

Baochan knelt down hurriedly and said sadly, "How dare I? The Marquis didn't come here for a while. Although he came twice recently, his whereabouts are erratic. I only heard about it afterward, and the young lady also knows about it..."

Before this, because Zhang Yunyi was waiting for Xue Pan to get into trouble, he was worried that the Xue family would not be able to find him, so he stayed at home and did not run around.

Although he has been coming more frequently recently, he mostly does so secretly, coming and leaving at night. Only when he stays overnight at Yuanchun and Yingchun's place does he make a big fuss.

What Baochan said was not false, but she had received a promise from Zhang Yunyi and was worried about causing trouble, so it was inevitable that she did not take Xia Jingui's instructions seriously and mostly just did them perfunctorily.

Xia Jingui did not realize that she was pretending to obey. After all, the master and servant were mostly inseparable, and she also understood the situation.

After a long pause, he said, "Didn't I hear last time that when the eldest and second young ladies got married, they only stayed there for one night, and the Marquis accompanied them back to the garden? This time will be no exception. You should go out early and wait for the Marquis. If you miss him again this time, I will punish you."

Baochan knew she couldn't shirk her responsibility this time, so she could only reply, "I understand!"

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"Miss! Although Master Yi has feelings for you, but now even Miss Bao is... Why aren't you in a hurry at all?"

Unlike Xia Jingui and her servant in the Yihong Courtyard, the situation of Lin Daiyu and her servant in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion is quite different.

"What's the hurry? Didn't Baoqin say it? Brother Yi must feel guilty, and besides..."

At this point, Lin Daiyu sneered: "I wonder why she stayed in the East Palace for so long that day and came back so late at night. I'm afraid she had planned it a long time ago..."

On that day, the news came that Xue Pan was taken to the Shuntian Prefecture jail. Xue Baochai rushed to the East Palace alone and came back late at night. She was still a little inconvenient to move. Lin Daiyu, who was waiting for her, made some guesses at that time.

Now, hearing the news that Xue Baochai was a concubine, he was not too surprised.

Zijuan was also present at the time, and immediately understood what she meant: "Miss, what are you saying? Auntie and Miss Bao have long known that Master Xue has fallen ill, so that's why..."

"It's hard to say!" Lin Daiyu groaned for a moment, "You know a little about the situation at my aunt's home. At that time, I was afraid that she would be punished for multiple crimes and might not be able to escape successfully. With Xiangling's example, we can't rule out that she might try any possible means to save her from the disease..."

At first, Lin Daiyu just thought that Xue Baochai was desperate and was trying to find a cure for her brother, and she was self-deprecating in order to save her brother. Thinking about it now, she has more speculations.

Zijuan agreed with Lin Daiyu's analysis. But she changed her mind and showed a trace of worry. She suddenly had an idea and said hurriedly, "Miss, Miss Qin is going to stay in Hengwu Garden for two days. Why don't I go there..."

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and interrupted, "Don't be nosy, if Brother Yi wants to come, he will come naturally!"

If the news spread that Zhang Yunyi intended to marry Xue Baochai, Lin Daiyu might not remain calm.

But my situation is another matter. What’s more, I am here to carry on the Xue family’s bloodline?
The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuchs are anxious to death. Although Lin Daiyu doesn't care much, Zijuan is not as calm as her.

"But how did you know Miss Qin..."

Lin Daiyu remained silent after hearing this.

Even though she didn't care that Zhang Yunyi had another concubine, she still hoped that he could explain something.

But having said that, she couldn't save face by admitting it.

Seeing this, Zijuan said sympathetically, "Miss, it's late, I'll wait for you to rest!"

She had already understood Lin Daiyu's intentions. She knew that her young lady was thin-skinned, so she stopped trying to get to the bottom of the matter and stopped dwelling on this topic.

The next day, he found Jin Chuan and hurriedly told her that Xue Baoqin was going to stay in Hengwuyuan temporarily, and asked her to tell Zhang Yunyi.

In addition, Lin Daiyu's speculation and the circumstances of the day Xue Pan was arrested were also revealed.

This happened a long time ago before she turned to Zhang Yunyi, so she didn't think of reporting it.

When Lin Daiyu analyzed the situation, she actually reminded her, so she tried to remedy the situation and told Zhang Yun逸 the whole story through Jin Chuan.

That night, Zhang Yun逸, who had just returned home from office, received the news.

Although he was too busy to do everything, he was unable to do everything.

In addition, he was busy arranging to take in a concubine and putting out fires everywhere, so he really had no time to take care of Xia Jingui and Baochan.

But as for Lin Daiyu, he still remembered her in his heart.

Not only did he know everything that was going on in the Rongguo Mansion, he also had a firm grasp on it.

Even Xue Baoqin's move to Hengwuyuan was secretly instructed by him and proposed by the two wives of the Xue family.

I had originally planned to wait for Xue Baoqin to go to Hengwuyuan as a roommate, and then go to Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Without this light bulb, it would be more convenient to talk and do things.

Unexpectedly, before he could take any action, he received a report from Zijuan.

Among them, it also includes Lin Daiyu's speculations about taking a concubine, as well as about him and Xue Baochai.

Zhang Yunyi never imagined that Lin Daiyu had actually noticed what Xue Baochai was doing.

While feeling frightened, he couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth, secretly rejoicing that having an insider was just like knowing the cards when playing poker.

Even if Sister Lin was very careful, with Zijuan's tip-off, she was equivalent to seeing the other party's trump card.

He also became more confident about how to comfort Lin Daiyu.

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(End of this chapter)