The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 718 Desperate Miaoyu

After leaving the Jinyiwei, it was already late.

Zhang Yun逸 galloped his horse and headed straight for the city gate.

Finally, he and his guards managed to leave the city before the city gates closed.

Yesterday, he went straight in and out quickly, it was too hasty, and he felt a little unsatisfied.

Now that everything has been sorted out, I have to report the good news to Princess Beijing, and while she is in tears of gratitude, I can add some more tricks.

When he arrived at the Narcissus Temple, he did not find any guards guarding it.

Zhang Yun逸 was stunned at first, but then he took it for granted that the emperor had withdrawn his men.

He immediately called for the door of the nunnery to be opened.

"My Lord, why are you here?"

When Lechen opened the door, he was stunned at first, then a look of amusement appeared on his face.

"You've arrived just in time. Go call the princess out and don't disturb your host."

Although the nunnery had a unique feel, he had already experienced it yesterday, and it was a bit simple after all, so it would be better to take him to the hot spring villa.

"Oh my! Lord! As soon as you left yesterday, the queen was chased away by the host!"

"what?"

Zhang Yunyi, who was in high spirits and planning to put on a water show with Princess Beijing, suddenly became furious.

"My Lord, you don't know that the Queen was waiting for you here wholeheartedly. She was afraid of disturbing the abbot, so she wanted to stay in the side courtyard yesterday. But the abbot not only disagreed, but also made the Queen very angry... The Queen could only tell me to tell the Duke that she was going back to the palace, and asked me to tell her about her difficulties..."

While Liaochen was adding fuel to the fire, Zhang Yunyi remained calm.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

If Miaoyu was to change her attitude according to the situation, it should have been when Princess Beijing asked her to do so, not after she came.

"What other reason could there be? You just don't know how to appreciate a favor!"

Liaochen complained indignantly, "The Duke is of such high status that he and the Empress came to our place. This is something we have earned in eight lifetimes. Yet, she not only didn't greet him politely, but she even... insulted the Empress."

Liaochen was afraid that if he fanned the flames too much, innocent people would be affected.

In addition, they were worried that the truth would be revealed when Zhang Yun逸 came to question them, so they did not dare to make up stories and put the blame on Zhang Yun逸.
However, just one day later, Zhang Yunyi came again and said that the princess had similar results.

Lechen's words confirmed Zhang Yunyi's guess.

Although it was not clear, Miaoyu was able to discover the truth because of Princess Beijing's request.

But it was normal for him and the princess to have some speculations as they had been alone in the side courtyard for more than two hours.

He didn't care whether Miaoyu would know about his relationship with the princess.

It’s just that I was chatting with Xing Xiuyan last night, and I was planning to create some time difference.

Besides, if it were any other time, with his status, he might have been able to open the city gates right now, but now, after the assassination attempt, he didn't want to create any more trouble.

I came here with great enthusiasm, but came away empty-handed, which made me feel a little unhappy.

Thinking of this, he rushed to Chen and asked, "Where is Miaoyu?"

"The host has moved to a new house and is now in the room."

"Go, call her to the main hall..."

At this point, Zhang Yunyi paused and ordered, "Don't tell her that I'm a duke. Just say that the officials are here."

Miaoyu had obviously never suffered from the harsh treatment of society, so Zhang Yunyi planned to take the opportunity to scare her and teach her a lesson, or at least to prevent her from saying anything in front of Xing Xiuyun.

Lechen was still a little confused, but Zhang Yunyi waved his hand and went straight to the hall with a few guards.

The Narcissus Temple was not a proper temple, and there were no nuns performing evening prayers. Zhang Yunyi waited for about a cup of tea.

Then Miaoyu, dressed in a plain green lotus monk's robe and with a graceful figure, walked in with her head lowered, following Lechen.

She stepped over the threshold and said without even looking up, "I am a stranger... I am honored to meet you, sir. I wonder what you want to do for me, sir?"

Seeing that Miaoyu didn't even give her name, Zhang Yunyi was both angry and amused.

"What is your name?"

"..." Miaoyu hesitated for a moment, then said with difficulty, "Miaoyu."

Although there were only two words, she seemed as if she was being tortured.

"Miaoyu?"

The more she did this, the more Zhang Yunyi acted playful. He dragged out the name Miaoyu and chewed it over, then said in a deep voice, "Are you the host here?"

When Miaoyu heard him muttering her name, she felt uncomfortable all over.

But I had to answer again, so I just replied, "Yes!"

Not even a single word is missing.

Zhang Yunyi didn't care about these things, and asked instead: "Do you know about Prince Beijing's affairs?"

“This…” Miaoyu was startled when she heard this and quickly denied it, “No…No!”

Zhang Yunyi did not reveal the truth, but sneered, "Then I will tell you now, Prince Beijing committed a crime and was imprisoned the other day."

After saying that, he snorted again: "Humph! Tell me! What is your relationship with Princess Beijing!"

When asked about her relationship with Princess Beijing, Miaoyu was obviously panicked and said in a trembling voice, "No...it doesn't matter." "No matter? No matter, if the prince is imprisoned, will she come to you eagerly?"

"Your Excellency may not know that the princess also comes here to burn incense on weekdays. Perhaps she is thinking about the prince and comes here to pray for... for the prince..."

Speaking of Princess Beijing praying for Prince Beijing, Miaoyu couldn't help but think of the scene in the side courtyard where Zhang Yunyi held her in his arms and whispered in her ears. She felt like she had eaten a fly, but she still gritted her teeth and said these words against her will.

"Really? I heard that you sent someone to the Duke of Wei's mansion to pass on the message."

At this point, he shouted, "Tell the truth!"

"You...you...how could your Excellency..."

When Miaoyu heard this, she raised her head in shock and her body began to tremble like a sieve. For a moment, she forgot her situation and asked instead of answering.

"Nonsense! Of course it was Duke Wei who told me! Duke Wei is trusted by the Emperor and the Retired Emperor. He is the hand-appointed chief judge and he has always kept public and private affairs separate!"

Zhang Yunyi was not aware that Miaoyu had seen it.

He also tried to cover up his tracks by pretending to keep public and private affairs separate.

Miaoyu was stunned when she saw Zhang Yunyi swearing so confidently in front of her.

On the one hand, Zhang Yun逸 not only came as agreed, but also had an affair with Princess Beijing. She really couldn't agree with this.

On the other hand, although only Zhang Yun逸’s back was seen yesterday, Zhang Yun逸 also changed into today’s python uniform because of the official uniform of Tiangongyuan during the spring plowing ceremony.

But she seldom saw him, so she still felt familiar with him.

However, he was so frightened at the moment that he had no time to think about it, and he dared not blame Zhang Yun逸 anymore.

"Your Excellency may not know that I am a close friend of Concubine Xing from Duke Wei's mansion. I hope your Excellency can understand this."

She was quite smart, and when she saw Zhang Yunyi bragging about himself, she inevitably misunderstood him and hurriedly tried to establish a relationship with him.

"Oh!" Zhang Yunyi sneered, "Don't try to make connections here. I don't think you'll behave unless I take you back and torture you! Even Prince Beijing was sent to prison. Do you think you can get away with it just by relying on your relationship with Concubine Xing?"

At this point, Zhang Yunyi looked at the distraught Miaoyu with a playful look on his face and sneered, "If you were the concubine or aunt of Duke Wei, it would be almost the same!"

I swear to God, Zhang Yunyi only intended to scare Miaoyu, and the last sentence was meant to make her look disgusting because she had once sneered at Xing Xiuyun.

Little did she know that Miaoyu was already frightened when she heard that she was being taken back for torture.

Emotions can be disguised, but nightmares cannot be faked.

In order to cover up her shame, Princess Beijing exaggerated what she saw and heard in prison.

And Miaoyu saw through her affair with Zhang Yunyi, which inevitably magnified this emotion.

Judging from the Princess of Beijing's behavior yesterday, the imprisonment of Prince of Beijing must be a happy event that she is eagerly awaiting.

In that situation, just going to visit a prisoner in jail could still cause him to lose control of his bladder due to a nightmare, let alone being captured and tortured?
She was at a loss for a moment, but when she heard Zhang Yunyi's last sentence, she felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw and blurted out, "I... I am! I am the Duke's concubine!"

She was just thinking about getting through the hurdle in front of her, but how could she have known that she would meet the real boss?
Of course, if she had not been in the side courtyard and heard Princess Beijing's "conspiracy", she might not have thought of this plan to escape.

She even suspected that this was arranged by Princess Beijing and Zhang Yunyi in order to force her to submit.

Between two evils, she chose the lesser one. She absolutely dared not go to that cell, so she could only compromise.

When these words were spoken, not only Zhang Yunyi was stunned, but even Lechen and the guards who were watching the fun on the side were all shocked.

A playful smile appeared on his face. He didn't even recognize the person, but he had the nerve to say that she was the Duke of Wei's concubine.

Seeing Zhang Yunyi's stunned expression, Miaoyu thought that this trick was indeed effective. In order to increase her persuasiveness, she straightened her back unconsciously.

"If you don't believe it, you can ask Duke Wei for confirmation..."

"That's not necessary!"

After hearing this, Miaoyu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But before she could rejoice, she heard Zhang Yunyi wave his hand at Lechen and the guards and said, "You go eat some vegetarian food first. The Duke wants to do evening lessons with the aunt!"

"Yes! Duke of Wei!" Lechen and the imperial guards also deliberately added a title to stir up trouble.

The name "Duke of Wei" was like a bolt from the blue. Miaoyu then realized why Zhang Yunyi always made her feel familiar.

However, when she thought about the fact that she had actually recommended herself in front of the other party and took the initiative to acknowledge the identity of a concubine, Miaoyu felt ashamed.

"You...you...actually lied..."

"Why? You are using the tiger's skin as a banner, and you want to borrow the title of Duke of this country, and you are taking advantage of the tiger's power. How come you don't know that tigers eat people but don't spit out bones!"

Zhang Yunyi said word by word: "Since you have taken the initiative to become the concubine of this Duke, do you want to go back on your word and get away with it?"

Zhang Yunyi thought to himself that Miaoyu had ruined his intention of coming to see Princess Beijing, but ended up getting himself into trouble. This could be considered a cycle of cause and effect.

When Miaoyu heard this, she was speechless.

She became more and more certain that Princess Beijing was angry and humiliated, and conspired with Zhang Yunyi to force her to submit.

Although I was reluctant, I was also somewhat relieved. At least, I didn't have to act out the elder sister and younger sister drama right away.

When she thought of Princess Beijing's face, she closed her eyes and said angrily: "You can ask me to be your concubine, but I will never go along with Zhen Yuhuan!"

Zhang Yunyi was stunned. What kind of request was this?
Could it be that Princess Beijing was worried that he would not try his best to rescue her sister, and wanted to drag Miaoyu into the water, which led to their unpleasant parting?

However, in the current situation, Zhang Yunyi would naturally just get started first and not worry about all these trivial things.

He walked forward slowly, untied the ribbon around Miaoyu's green lotus monk's robe, and said with a smile: "Then let this gentleman see how confident Miss Miaoyu is in recommending herself!"

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(End of this chapter)