The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 698 Don’t hit the smiling man

Xiren, along with Sheyue and Qiu Wen, waited there until they were yawning all the time.

Xia Jingui's room finally quieted down.

The three of them quickly perked up and filed in with hot water.

Xia Jingui and Baochan were seen as weak as dead fish and rotten shrimps, exhaling more than inhaling, and lying powerlessly on the muddy bed.

Although Zhang Yun逸 had never thought of spending any effort on Musk Moon and Autumn Tattoos, and even felt that it was dispensable, he was still happy to see Xiren wanting to gather Musk Moon and Autumn Tattoos.

Now, seeing her bringing the two of them into the room to serve, he couldn't help but praise her.

"Since you have figured it out, then tomorrow night, follow Xiren and serve the master together!"

Well, this "通" is a verb, otherwise there would be no need to add the word "也".

Although there is no difference between Xia Jingui and Fu Qiufang, she is still influenced by the original work and has a preconceived impression of him.

As for Xia Jingui, he was just satisfying his evil taste, and Xia Jingui was also jealous of his status as a duke, so they could only be said to be getting what they wanted.

In addition, seeing Xia Jingui's certain tendencies and wanting to establish an impression of being arrogant and superior in front of her, he naturally had to prescribe the right remedy and would no longer be gentle and considerate.

What surprised Zhang Yunyi was that Musk Moon and Qiu Wen had not been touched by Jia Baoyu yet.

However, while I was surprised, I couldn't help but feel a little unsatisfied.

He had no choice but to turn around and go back to Xia Jingui's room.

Zhang Yun逸 was busy in the Yihong Courtyard, rain or shine. However, Jia Baoyu, the real owner of the Yihong Courtyard, was not idle either.

Just after the Lantern Festival, she ran to Grandmother Jia every day, pulling her arm, and acting coquettishly: "Old lady, living in this house is really suffocating, please talk to Brother Yi and let your grandson live in his hot spring villa!"

"Oh! You've only been back for a few days? You should at least spend more time with the girl from the Xia family..."

"If you keep holding it in, your grandson will get sick again. Anyway, Brother Yi's place is empty, why not ask her to go over with your grandson?"

This is a solution that kills two birds with one stone. Upon hearing this, Lady Jia couldn't help but be tempted.

"Or should I go and discuss it with Yun Yi?"

Mrs. Wang provided assists at the right time.

"Well...I can agree to your request, but you have to stay at home for a few more days to keep me company."

However, Grandmother Jia was still reluctant to let him go, so she kept Jia Baoyu for a few more days, and only let him leave at the end of the first lunar month.

The 28th day of the first lunar month, early in the morning.

Zhang Yunyi, who had stayed in Yihongyuan for one night, also accompanied everyone to the front yard.

Looking at Jia Baoyu who was jumping for joy in the carriage, he warned him, "When you get there, stay there peacefully and don't run around."

He was not worried that Jia Baoyu might cause any trouble, as he had already made three rules for him, forcing him to stay in Zidan Fort. He also sent people to Zidan Fort in advance and reminded them to keep a good eye on Jia Baoyu.

Although Xia Jingui knew that she was cooperating with Jia Baoyu in the play, she was still dissatisfied with the transfer to the hot spring villa.

Although the Hot Spring Villa is Zhang Yunyi's territory, it is still far away. How can it be as convenient to come here as in the mansion?
Moreover, every time she recovered from the shock recently, she would be tormented by Zhang Yunyi again, so she never had the chance to show off in the garden that she had become the Duke's person.

When she thought of this, she felt as if she was walking in the night in gorgeous clothes, and her heart was filled with suffocation.

She put on a sour face, and Baochan could only obey her orders.

On the contrary, Sheyue and Qiu Wen felt relieved and cheered for a long time.

Since she and Xiren had worked together to serve Zhang Yunyi, the two of them no longer avoided the topic and began to ask about her experience of serving Zhang Yunyi at the hot spring villa and the hardships she had suffered. In order to show off herself, Xiren had to simplify things and rarely asked about Zhang Yunyi, avoiding the important issues and only reporting good news but not bad news. She boasted about the various benefits of the hot springs, which made the two of them yearn for it.

However, it is still the first month of the year, and the hot spring villa is indeed like a fairyland. But judging from Jia Baoyu's enthusiasm, he will probably stay here for a long time. Thinking of the unbearable summer and the hardships in the future, Xiren just can't be happy.

But I was too embarrassed to tell them and could only force a smile.

After seeing the group off, Zhang Yun逸 did not rush to the yamen, but returned home to find Zhen Shiyin.

"How is it? Have you figured it out?"

"Now that everything is clear, these people don't have any background, but they do have one thing in common."

"Oh? What?"

"In recent years, the Beijing King held banquets, and all the guests were honored guests in the palace."

"All right!"

After hearing this answer, Zhang Yun逸 was inevitably disappointed.

Since the beginning of the new year, people from the court have submitted petitions one after another, proposing to hold a water pump dedication ceremony during the spring ploughing ceremony.

At first, he thought that these people who wrote the letter were instructed by the emperor and did not take it too seriously.

Unexpectedly, when the emperor summoned him, he actually praised him for his thoughtful plan.

Zhang Yun逸 flatly denied it immediately.

It's not that he didn't want to get some credit for nothing, but he was worried that doing so would make the emperor suspect that he was forming a clique for personal gain.

However, although he denied it in front of the emperor, he turned around and asked Zhen Shiyin to do background checks on several people.

Since it was not arranged by the emperor, the only explanation was that these people were trying to show goodwill to him.

After all, his reputation as a prophet is just far-fetched and bluffing.

When a lion fights a rabbit, he also uses all his strength.

What's more, between Prince Ning and the emperor, it is obvious that the emperor is the lion.

How could he have imagined that even though he was about to commit the crime of assassinating the king, he didn't want to accomplish it in one go, but was so cautious as to come up with such a plan that would only lead to his downfall?
Therefore, he did not connect this matter with Prince Ning, and he could not have imagined that it was Niu Jizon who instigated Prince Ning to do it.

On the contrary, it is natural to think that Prince Beijing arranged this because he saw that Jia Baoyu's way of life was blocked and he was at his wit's end, so he was trying to show goodwill to himself.

Although Prince Beijing's action made him give up the idea of ​​recruiting these people, he still felt a little headache.

As the saying goes, one should not hit a smiling person. After all, he is the hereditary king. It is too unreasonable for him to be so humble and continue to refuse to give in.

He secretly complained in his heart that the way Prince Beijing did things was really hard to complain about.

At this time, he didn't want to fall out with Prince Ning's faction. If Prince Beijing could give him a way out, even if he put the matter on the table and let the emperor know that it was him who took the initiative to show goodwill, he would have been half-hearted and let him and Jia Baoyu mess around.

But he did good things without leaving his name, and ended up in a state of neither status nor failure.

However, it is precisely because of this speculation.

On the evening of the next day, when they returned home from office, they saw the servant who was sent to Zidan Fort coming to report in a hurry that Prince Beijing had gone to Zidan Fort yesterday and had locked the door with Baoyu, and had not left yet. They did not dare to stop him, so they could only come back early in the morning to report.

Although Zhang Yun逸 secretly cursed Jia Baoyu for being hypocritical, when he heard that it was Prince Beijing who took the initiative to go to Zitan Fort, he simply turned a blind eye.

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(End of this chapter)