The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 659 Ripples
Inside Ning'an Hall.

Xue Baochai, wearing a pink veil and a pink wedding dress, with her hands folded on her thighs, sitting on the edge of the bed, suddenly asked, "What time is it?"

"It's the hour of the dog!"

Ying'er replied, and then hurriedly said, "The Madam in front sent a message that the master has been promoted to Duke today, and there are many distinguished guests outside. I think the socializing will be later. If the young lady is hungry, I will give you some snacks..."

Ying'er naturally reported the good news to Xue Baochai as soon as possible.

However, when I heard her asking about the time, I was worried that she might be getting anxious waiting, so I repeated it.

"No hurry...things outside are more important."

Xue Baochai spoke calmly, but her pretty face hidden under the veil was as bright as the sunset.

Although he had been mentally prepared, he knew that Zhang Yun逸 would not be able to escape the title of Duke.

But I didn't expect that he would...

Thinking of this, her heartbeat quickened, and she said in a deep voice: "You can't call me Miss anymore..."

"Yes... Auntie!" Ying'er responded quickly, "Master is still entertaining guests, I'm afraid he won't be here too early. Auntie, would you mind going to get some food in advance to avoid..."

"Yeah!~" This time Xue Baochai did not refuse.

Ying'er quickly took a stack of snacks and handed them to Xue Baochai, saying with some emotion, "Master not only agreed to let the young master continue the family line, but also arranged such a grand ceremony. Today he was promoted to Duke. Auntie can finally have her hard work paid off!"

She originally wanted to say something festive to ease Xue Baochai's mood as a concubine.

However, upon hearing this, Xue Baochai paused in her action of biting the snack.

Nowadays, people attach great importance to offspring, let alone someone like Zhang Yun逸, who has a prominent family background and is not short of money.

It is rare no matter how you look at it that he is willing to agree to his family's request and let the child carry on the Xue family's bloodline.

But in this case, the child’s surname will be Xue instead of Zhang.

When she thought of this, Xue Baochai couldn't be happy at all.

Although blood is thicker than water, and there is the precedent of Zhen Chengsi, and because of Zhang Yunyi, he was awarded the fifth-rank Dragon Guard, but Zhang Yunyi did not have that many offspring at the beginning.

Aunt Xue had always felt that her daughter was very blessed, as she had three good things coming to her. In addition, when Xue Baochai's child was born, it would carry on the Xue family's incense and would not compete with the Zhang family for food. Naturally, she could not say anything without saying anything.

Xue Baochai was not included in the Zhang family tree, and there were more monks than meat. Even if she could benefit from it, it would be very limited. She couldn't help but feel hesitant.

As for people, the more they lack something, the more they desire it.

The Xue family is not short of money, what they lack is a prominent status.

What's more, the little business they have still depends on Zhang Yunyi's support.

Although there are few precedents for enthroning a king in peaceful times, Zhang Yun逸 has been granted the title of Duke at a young age. Given time, he may have the opportunity to be enthroned as a king.

By then, my identity would be quite embarrassing, and I'm afraid I would not be able to become a concubine.

Thinking of this, Xue Baochai couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts. For a moment, she didn't know whether she should be happy or not...

Seeing that Xue Baochai only took one bite and then stopped eating, Ying'er noticed something was wrong and couldn't help but wonder, "What's wrong, Aunt? Is it because this snack doesn't suit your taste?"

"Nothing... nothing!" Thinking of the identity of the prince's concubine, Xue Baochai felt dry in the mouth and hurriedly ordered, "I'm a little thirsty, pour a glass of cold water!"

"Huh!" Ying'er quickly brought over a cup of herbal tea.

After drinking a glass of cold water, Xue Baochai finally calmed down.

Zhang Yunyi is fine, but if there is no one to inherit the Xue family's incense, how can he explain to his family?

It’s a pity that my mother had too deep a grudge against the second wife and refused to accept my aunt’s suggestion.

She couldn't help but sigh inwardly. If her brother's chronic illness could be cured, it would be the best of both worlds.

Thinking of this, an uncontrollable thought suddenly emerged in my mind.

Xue Baochai's body trembled suddenly, and her breathing became rapid. She quickly drank a mouthful of cold tea, grabbed the snacks handed to her by Ying'er, and stuffed them into her mouth to hide her excitement. Just after eating a few pieces of snacks, she suddenly heard a "squeak".

Then Ying'er announced the good news: "Aunt! The master is here!"

Xue Baochai hurriedly tried her best to calm herself down, but before the blush on her face faded away, she saw a weighing rod protruding in front of her eyes, and then the veil covering her eyes was lifted.

Xue Baochai lowered her head guiltily.

"Have all the guests outside been sent away?"

"How can those social events outside be as important as you, Baochai?"

Zhang Yunyi couldn't wait to lift the veil, only to see a blush on Xue Baochai's round, fair face, which reflected the peace and prosperity of the country and the people.

Zhang Yunyi's heart was moved. He bent down and grabbed Xue Baochai's soft hands, pulled her up from the edge of the bed and pulled her into his arms.

Then, he put his arms around his back, and rubbed her with his restless hands, while praising her: "Baochai, you are so beautiful today."

His impatience made it easier for Xue Baochai to cover up. Her eyelashes trembled, her eyes sparkled, and she said timidly, "Brother Yi!"

She had just told Ying'er to change her address, but now she had forgotten it.

"Why do you still call me Brother Yi?"

"Master!" Xue Baochai hesitated in his arms and fell slightly, "I haven't congratulated you yet on your promotion to Duke!"

Zhang Yunyi held it tightly with both hands and said with a smile: "Compared with Baochai, what is a duke?"

He spoke sweet words without hesitation, and explained to Xue Baochai: "The day before yesterday, the emperor ascended the throne for a year. When I presented the water pump, I specially asked Your Majesty to announce the decree today, just to add some joy to my sister, so as not to wrong her. It's just that Baochai has been waiting for a long time."

Selling goods to two families was a piece of cake for Zhang Yun逸.

The reason why he didn't mention it to Baochai before was to give her a surprise today.

Speaking of waiting for a long time, he lowered his head, kissed the snack crumbs on Baochai's lips, and said with a smile: "The good night is short. Now that we have eaten, let's drink the wedding wine quickly so that we can go to bed early!"

"Hmm!~" Xue Baochai lowered her eyebrows and eyes, then nodded obediently.

Looking at the bright and beautiful Xue Baochai, Zhang Yunyi was reluctant to let go. He held Xue Baochai in his arms like a conjoined twin and walked to the table.

Fang withdrew one hand, took the cup of wine handed to him by Ying'er, and put it around Xue Baochai's white neck.

When Xue Baochai's soft arm went around the back of his neck, Zhang Yunyi, who was distracted, quickly stretched his neck and poured the wine into his mouth.

Then, without waiting for Xue Baochai to finish her drink, he put down his wine glass, bent down, grabbed her knees, and picked her up sideways.

He quickly walked to the bed and slowly placed the blushing beauty on the bed.

Xue Baochai, lying on the bed, opened her eyes with difficulty, her eyes were rippled, she supported herself with her arms on the quilt, slowly stood up, raised her hands to grab Zhang Yunyi who was approaching her, the jade belt around her waist, lowered her eyelids, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord must be tired today, let me serve you!"

"it is good!"

Zhang Yunyi stopped his bullying momentum, then supported the quilt with one hand, grabbed Xue Baochai's slender waist, turned over and lay flat, then held her and sat on him, smiling: "Today Baochai will serve you here, tomorrow when we go to Hengwu Garden, you will take over..."

Xue Baochai held the jade belt with her hands for a short pause before she said, "I heard that my sisters are pregnant. If you go to my place, I'm afraid they will think that I'm not as good as..."

She was actually somewhat reluctant to leave this magnificent Duke's Mansion.

Zhang Yunyi naturally didn't care. He pinched Baochai's face and said with a wicked smile: "Hehehe! Baochai, don't complain when the time comes!"

……

The leaping flames swayed gracefully, and the pair of pink and red candles on the candlesticks gradually softened under the licking of the flames, and their bodies quietly shortened.

The crystal clear pink wax slowly flows along the edge of the candlestick, eventually solidifying into delicate wax flowers until it is completely burned out and extinguished in the depths of the night.

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(End of this chapter)