The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 672 Guaranteed Profit without Loss
Just got home from Rong Xi Tang.

Aunt Xue sat down heavily on the kang and said indignantly, "I stole your brother's marriage last time, and I can't give it to him this time!"

She spoke too quickly and let the cat out of the bag.

Xue Baochai was puzzled and asked, "What kind of marriage?"

"Isn't she the daughter of the Guihua Xia family?"

Seeing that the truth had been revealed, Aunt Xue remained calm and explained, "How do you think she married Baoyu? The Xia family originally wanted to marry their daughter to your brother. I thought of asking your aunt to ask Yun Yi for help, so that she wouldn't end up like Xiangling, and ask him to help her if something went wrong..."

"So that's it!" Xue Baochai suddenly realized and asked, "Then... what is mother going to do?"

"What should I do? I can't let her take all the benefits!"

Aunt Xue said indignantly, "I can't give in this time no matter what!"

"But..." Baochai still hesitated.

Aunt Xue said without question, "No problem. Go to Yun Yi and wait for him. When Yun Yi comes back, tell him what we have planned. Don't mention Baoyu's situation. As long as he nods, your aunt will retreat!"

Her idea was very simple. If she used Zhang Yunyi's disguise as a tiger, there would be no need to worry that Mrs. Wang would not be speechless and swallow her anger.

"What about the Fu family?"

Aunt Xue sneered, "Oh! The Fu family doesn't know what's going on. They have no power and no money in this mansion. How can being Baoyu's concubine compare to being your brother's wife?"

As she spoke, she stood up from the kang and said, "There is no time to lose. Didn't they say that the boy from the Fu family was in Quyuan Zatan with Baoyu? I will ask your brother to go find him. Let's take multiple approaches and make progress together."

Xue Baochai nodded and immediately rushed to Dengxian Pavilion, needless to say.

Aunt Xue found Xue Pan and briefly told him about Fu Qiufang and why Mrs. Wang also wanted Baoyu to take her in as a concubine.

Xue Pan did not dare to delay, and hurriedly shouted and drove to Quyuan Zatan.

The Xue family is in a hurry and everyone is doing their job.

Zhang Yun逸, who was at the center of the storm, was drinking and chatting happily with Prince Zhongshun, Zhou Xianzu and others.

Everyone present was a shrewd person, and the news that Madam Miaoyin was pregnant was no secret, so they couldn't help but say some flattering words.

Zhang Yun逸 originally wanted to try indirectly and find out from Zhou Xianzu whether Madam Miaoyin was pregnant with a boy or a girl.

However, seeing Zhou Xianzu's smug attitude and Wu Tianyou's dejected expression, they simply skipped this step.

"Your Majesty has made great contributions in the palace, and Brother Zhou is your Majesty's right-hand man in the court. You will have to rely on Brother Zhou a lot in the future!"

"Duke Wei is very polite. We are all doing things for His Majesty..."

Zhou Xianzu said modestly, then turned to him and bowed slightly, saying: "There is something I need to ask of you, Brother Zhang!"

"Brother Zhou, please speak!"

"Your Majesty attaches great importance to the reform of the Ministry of Justice. I dare not slack off. Now that the reform has been implemented in Beijing and Tianjin, it is time to promote it. However, you also know that the Wucheng Bingma Division has a lot of work to do and there is a big gap. I will call Minister Jia one day and I will trouble him a little bit."

Zhang Yunyi originally thought that he would have to engage in a vague exchange of wits with Zhou Xianzu for a while, but he did not expect that Zhou Xianzu would take the initiative to move forward as soon as he took the initiative.

He immediately patted his chest and promised: "No problem, no problem! He is one of us, and Brother Zhou is handling a top priority matter, so how can we not give you some convenience?"

"That's right, that's right!" Zhou Xianzu said with sleepy eyes, "I will set up the Wucheng Bingmasi as soon as possible. When our business expands in the future, there will be someone to take care of us in the local area..." At this point, he looked around and said, "Everyone, what do you think?"

Zhang Yunyi understood what he meant and immediately bowed and said, "Brother Zhou is right. Tianjin is in great need of Brother Zhou. So, we will keep the shares unchanged and give Brother Zhou a share of the dividends from me."

When discussing the shares, everyone agreed to distribute according to work.

At that time, Zhou Xianzu and Qi Yuandao were just supporting roles, and even if they were dissatisfied with the share quota, they could not say much.

But now, he began to feel dissatisfied with being at the bottom of the list.

However, he was not targeting Zhang Yunyi. After Zhang Yunyi said that, he felt a little embarrassed. He glanced at Wu Tianyou and said, "How can you call him Duke of Wei..."

Zhang Yunyi smiled and said, "We are all family, so it doesn't matter who comes out."

At this point, he stretched out his hand to hook Zhou Xianzu's shoulder and whispered in his ear: "Harmony brings wealth! After all, this share has been passed in front of His Majesty..."

He stopped talking at that point, but Zhou Xianzu was startled and sobered up a lot, and nodded quickly.

Although Wu Tianyou, who was standing by, didn't hear what Zhang Yun逸 said, it was obvious that Zhou Xianzu was targeting him.

Now, not only did Zhang Yun逸 pay the money on his own, he also talked Zhou Xianzu back with just one sentence and told him to stop.

Although he had some family wealth, he was not as wealthy as the rich and powerful. He spent a lot of money to build a villa for his mother to visit.

Although he was not completely broke, he was not well off. Zhang Yunyi's move was like timely help, and he could not help but look at him with gratitude.

Zhang Yun逸 was not trying to win his favor, nor was he trying to make money through harmony.

He was always prepared for danger and had already started planning his escape route, so it was natural that he would not give up halfway.

After all, medical conditions were limited these days, and even among the royal family, many died young.

Giving Zhou Xianzu a share of his profits may seem like a righteous act on his part, but outsiders may not think so.

As long as he could create the illusion that Zhou Xianzu was taking advantage of his power to the outside world, and make Prince Ning mistakenly believe that the emperor and Zhou Xianzu were only doing this for the sake of the emperor's face, and did not treat him as one of their own, then his money would not be wasted.

However, Zhang Yunyi naturally couldn't refuse such a favor that he had earned for free. He just gave Qi Yuandao a reassuring look without saying anything.

Then he started toasting with everyone again.

Although Prince Zhongshun and Qi Yuandao also understood that Zhou Xianzu was not targeting them, after this episode, their interest in conversation was not as high as before.

Zhou Xianzu knew that he was getting too carried away. He was afraid that something bad would happen after drinking, so he didn't dare to raise his glass too often, and the atmosphere inevitably became cold.

Seeing this, Zhang Yunyi simply raised his glass and said, "It's getting late. We all have important things to do tomorrow. Why don't we just go home now?"

Everyone had lost interest in drinking and quickly got up to leave.

After sending the group out of Quyuan Zatan, Zhang Yunyi was about to get on the carriage to go back, but suddenly he thought of something, stopped, and asked Xing Zhong: "Where is Baoyu?"

He almost forgot that Jia Baoyu was still waiting for him. Just before getting on the car, he remembered it and thought that he was impatient and was waiting backstage or somewhere else.

Unexpectedly, Xing Zhong raised his hand and pointed at Room No. 2, the private room of Prince Beijing, upstairs.

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(End of this chapter)