The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 654: Cleverly Setting Up a Character
Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

"Sister Bao will be married in two days, how come Brother Yi still has time to come to my sister's place?"

Lin Daiyu smiled and looked at Zhang Yunyi who was welcomed in by Zijuan. She suddenly flicked her embroidered handkerchief and bowed deeply, saying, "By the way, I haven't congratulated Brother Yi yet. You got what you wanted and got the beauty!"

Facing Lin Daiyu's sour words, Zhang Yunyi was not at all flustered, and responded calmly: "What do you mean by fulfilling my wish? Sister, please don't make fun of me. It's just one more responsibility!"

Now that we know Lin Daiyu's guess, it is natural for us to prescribe the right medicine.

Moreover, when he tried to sow discord between Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu, he started with responsibility and commitment, and now it has become consistent.

"Responsibility?" Lin Daiyu asked with a half-smile, "Could it be that Brother Yi is not moved at all by Sister Bao?"

Zhang Yunyi looked deep and calm, "Sister Lin, you are joking. I only take one scoop from the vast sea. Even if Sister Baochai is so good, how can I be greedy? Besides, there are tens of thousands of women in the world, and there must be a few who are extremely talented and beautiful. If I fall in love with every one I see and ignore the one in front of me, wouldn't that make me a fool who gets bored with the old and loves the new?"

He was far from being as calm as he appeared to be.

I thought that Lin Daiyu had a preconceived guess and could easily be fooled by the previous words.

I didn't expect that she was so jealous and still wouldn't give in.

At this moment, Xue Baochai is about to be married into the family. If he continues to elevate Lin Daiyu by belittling her, it will not only have no effect, but will make Lin Daiyu feel that he is two-faced.

It would be better to do the opposite and admit openly that Xue Baochai is indeed amazing, and emphasize that he is not a fickle person who falls in love with every woman he meets.

He was considered an expert and thought he handled the situation appropriately.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Lin Daiyu smiled slyly and said, "Brother Yi, since you said that, I am a little curious. Among the sisters, the eldest sister, the second sister, the Xing sister, and the Qin and You sisters, who is the one that Brother Yi doesn't want to miss?"

Great!
Zhang Yun逸’s biggest problem was that he had too many concubines, including people with awkward identities like Youshi and Qin Keqing.

Therefore, no matter how eloquent he is, this is a loophole that cannot be avoided.

However, Zhang Yun逸 was also a veteran, and his mind was quick with ideas, but he showed no sign of it on the surface.

He took the initiative and quickly stepped forward, holding Lin Daiyu's hand. They looked into each other's eyes and asked, "Sister Lin, are you blaming me for being so affectionate?"

Before this, he thought he was in control, so he gave the initiative to Lin Daiyu and only responded passively.

Now, he doesn't want to be led by Lin Daiyu anymore.

After organizing his words, he did not wait for Lin Daiyu to respond, and said in a surprising tone: "To be honest, sister, although I am not a greedy person, I am lucky to have obtained it. How can I just say whether I am willing or not?"

At this point, he changed the subject and said, "It's just that each situation is different. Although it's not my original intention, when the time comes, I have no choice but to do it!"

Zhang Yunyi's eyes were firm and his tone was sincere.

Lin Daiyu was stunned. She didn't expect Zhang Yunyi to be so frank, and she didn't know how to respond for a moment.

After a while, Fang pouted and said, "With so many confidantes accompanying you, why does Brother Yi still seem to have suffered a great injustice?"

"Sister, you don't know. The reasons are long and involve many secrets. If you are willing to listen, why don't you go to the inner room and listen to my detailed explanation..."

"This..." Lin Daiyu seemed hesitant.

When Zhang Yunyi saw that she did not object, he took her hand with one hand, put his other arm around her slender waist, half hugged and half dragged her into the inner room.

After dragging the reluctant Lin Daiyu to the inner room, the two sat down on the edge of the kang. Zhang Yunyi then put his arm around Lin Daiyu's shoulders and let her head rest on his shoulders.

"I don't know where to start, why don't you ask me, sister?"

Although Zhang Yun逸 could make up a story for each person's situation, it might take a hundred lies to cover up one lie.

And the more you talk, the more loopholes there will be.

A thousand-mile long dam can be breached by a single ant hole, and the same goes for trust.

Therefore, although he said he would explain everything in detail, he would not really discuss them one by one. He only let Lin Daiyu choose a few that she was most concerned about, thus allaying her doubts and thus getting away with it.

Lin Daiyu bit her lower lip lightly, hesitated for a moment, looked up at him and said, "Let's talk about my elder sister first!"

"Oh?"

I originally thought that Lin Daiyu would definitely pick on Qin Keqing and Youshi, the two people with the most embarrassing identities, but unexpectedly, she asked about Yuanchun in a casual manner.

However, having learned from previous experience, Zhang Yun逸 did not take it lightly.

He turned his head to look at Lin Daiyu, and asked curiously: "I believe you have heard something about Sister Yuanchun. Do you still have any doubts?"

Lin Daiyu did not deny it and said frankly: "Sister, remember the news I heard at the beginning, that Brother Yi was going to marry Sister, you were both unmarried, and Sister was also very beautiful, why did you later..."

"The rumors were true!"

Zhang Yunyi said frankly, "I'm sure you know why the Grand View Garden was built. But later, the Second Master offended Prince Ning for some reason, and Prince Ning insisted on canceling the engagement. The Emperor felt that he owed the mansion, so he intended to grant the marriage..."

Knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to survive a hundred battles.

Lin Daiyu's talk about the rumors about him and Yuanchun also made him understand one thing.

Women of this era were educated on the Three Obediences and Four Virtues from a young age, especially those from wealthy families. Except for the uneducated eccentric like Wang Xifeng, most of them had no objection to men taking concubines.

In the original novel, Lin Daiyu could turn a blind eye to the affairs between Jia Baoyu and Xiren, and jokingly called Xiren a good sister-in-law, and naturally would not favor one over the other towards him.

On the contrary, he was particularly concerned about Yuanchun, who was rumored to be getting married.

Having grasped this key point, Zhang Yun逸 no longer used Jia Baoyu and Jia's mother as excuses, but directly revealed the retired emperor's original intention of granting the marriage.

"It is difficult to disobey the emperor's order. Because of this, although I fell in love with my sister at first sight, I am not worthy of my sister's entrustment of her life, so I dare only bury it in my heart."

Zhang Yunyi felt very emotional and took the opportunity to further consolidate his image of being a responsible person.

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but wonder: "Then how..."

"So, fate is destined by heaven, and there is a destiny in the dark! The second master seemed to be impeaching me at the beginning, but he was also blaming the emperor. Although the emperor issued an edict to dismiss the second master from his official position, he was not satisfied, so he issued an edict to the old lady, changing his wife to a concubine..."

Zhang Yunyi said this, and with his big hand on Lin Daiyu's shoulder, he slightly exerted force inwards, turned his face, looked at her lovingly and said: "It is precisely because I don't have this worry that I dare to reveal a little bit of my feelings to my sister..."

After saying this, he lowered his head and covered Lin Daiyu's cherry-like mouth, which was about to speak.

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(End of this chapter)