The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 720: Shocked
Rongguo Mansion, Rongxi Hall.

Mrs. Wang looked at Grandmother Jia who was walking in and asked in confusion, "Why is the old lady here?"

"Yesterday, the Nan'an Concubine and her relatives came over. I felt like there was something behind their words. Now there are so many imperial guards surrounding us. I didn't sleep well last night. Either invite Yun Yi over, or you go over and ask if anything happened."

Although Grandmother Jia is old, she still has a good sense of smell. She only found out yesterday that the imperial guards have surrounded her home.

Mrs. Wang was about to have the baby in her belly and couldn't wait any longer. She was anxious to consult Zhang Yunyi, so she readily agreed, "I'll send someone over right away..."

He sent someone to pass on the message, and found that Lady Jia did not seem to have any intention of leaving.

Mrs. Wang then said to Lady Jia, "The old lady is too worried. I also heard what they said yesterday. Every word was about Yun Yi. I think even if there is something wrong, it is probably a good thing."

Grandmother Jia shook her head and sighed, "Although what you said is true, our house has been protected by the imperial guards for so many days, and I was kept in the dark. Now Baoyu is still outside, and I feel..."

How could Grandmother Jia not know this?
However, even though Zhang Yunyi had a weak position in Rongguo Mansion before, he still had to consider the possibility of a fight to the death.

Now, if Zhang Yunyi is so powerful that he can mobilize the imperial guards, then Rongguo Mansion will really become a soft persimmon in his hand, and he can squeeze it however he wants.

What's more, Rongguo Mansion had been under siege for several days, but she had been kept in the dark. It was obvious that there were both outsiders and insiders, which further aggravated her worries.

She had long since let her daughter-in-law be harmed by Zhang Yun逸.

The only worry is whether Zhang Yun逸 will still take care of Jia Baoyu and is too lazy to give him alms.

Grandmother Jia didn't know that Lady Wang's maternal love for Jia Baoyu had already shifted, and she just thought that Lady Wang was naturally on the same side with her.

"You are worrying too much, old lady. I knew about this from the beginning, but I didn't tell you because I was afraid she would worry..."

Mrs. Wang paused, then continued, "As for Baoyu, even we have guards here to look after him. He lives in Yun Yi's manor, so what is there to worry about?"

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a maid outside shouting, "Master Bao is here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Baoyu stumbled in, crying, "Madam... Madam Lao, go and get the master... the old lady."

He originally wanted to ask Madam Wang to invite Zhang Yunyi, but when he said this, he suddenly saw Grandmother Jia in Rongxi Hall and quickly changed his words, "Is the old lady here too?"

He had thought that he could just get away with it, but he didn't know that Grandmother Jia was worried and thought that something had happened to Jia Zheng, so she asked hurriedly, "Tell me! What happened to the master?"

Jia Baoyu said vaguely: "Master... Master is fine."

"Nothing? Nothing, why are you so flustered?"

"I……"

Mrs. Wang only thought that Jia Baoyu came because she was pregnant. Seeing that he was confused, she had to choose the lesser of two evils and said with a stiff upper lip: "Old lady, you are mistaken. This master is Yun Yi."

"This..." Grandmother Jia's face froze for a moment. After a long pause, she asked doubtfully, "Bao... Baoyu also knew about this?"

Grandmother Jia actually felt a little relieved that Jia Baoyu recognized Zhang Yunyi as his father.

Seeing how calm Mrs. Wang was and how ambiguous Lady Jia's attitude was, Jia Baoyu finally came to his senses.

He hurriedly said, "Mrs. Lao, please ask the master to come over. My son has something to ask of him!"

Mrs. Wang thought it was a prearranged routine. She told Lady Jia that Xia Jingui was pregnant and then asked for his consent for Mrs. Wang to go to the hot spring villa to take care of her.

Then she smiled and said, "The old lady just wanted to see the master for something, and she has already sent someone to ask him. However, he may not be at home at the moment. If you have anything to say, please tell us first, and then I will talk to him when he comes back!"

"Mrs!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Baoyu rushed to Mrs. Wang and knelt on the ground with a plop: "Madam, please ask the master for help. You must save Prince Beijing!"

"What?" Grandmother Jia and Mrs. Wang exclaimed in unison.

However, although they were both equally surprised, their moods were completely different.

Mrs. Wang was surprised that she had misjudged the idea.

But Grandmother Jia was surprised that Prince Beijing was in trouble and actually asked Zhang Yun逸 for help.

No wonder when the Nan'an Concubine and other old relatives and friends came to visit yesterday, they always mentioned Zhang Yunyi in their words.

For a moment, she ignored the conflict between Prince Beijing and Jia Baoyu, and asked quickly, "What happened to Prince Beijing?" Jia Baoyu was shocked and said, "The prince... the prince was imprisoned by the master!"

Prince Beijing was captured at the Rosewood Castle where he and Jiang Yuhan lived.

Where had Jia Baoyu ever seen such a scene?
At that time, I was scared to death.

She was even worried about being implicated by Prince Beijing and was considering running away with Jiang Yuhan.

On the contrary, Jiang Yuhan was a low-class actor, and the ownership of his indenture was very complicated.

He was not that panicked. After calming down, he suggested going to ask around.

I originally thought that those who come and go in Quyuan Zatan are all powerful and influential people, so they should have some information.

But the participants of the Spring Ploughing Ceremony had just experienced an assassination attempt, and two court officials had died. How could they have the leisure to listen to an opera?

It was not until yesterday morning court that the retired emperor and the emperor convicted Prince Ning and Niu Jizong, and only then did some news come out.

Those who knew the inside story saw the intentions of the two saints but dared not speak out and spread rumors without knowing the truth.

In addition, the two were not aware that Prince Beijing was framed by Prince Ning and Niu Jizong. When they learned that it was because of his opposition to Taoism and that Zhang Yun逸 was the chief judge, they went back and discussed it. That's why Jia Baoyu rushed back early in the morning to plead for Prince Beijing.

He tried to go directly to Zhang Yunyi, but the imperial guards refused to let him in. After informing him, Xing Xiuyan still did not give in. He could only settle for the next best thing and go to Madam Wang.

"You said that Prince Beijing was imprisoned by Yun Yi?"

Thinking of the behavior of the Nan'an Concubine and a group of old relatives and friends when they came to the house yesterday, Jia's grandmother had already believed it about 70% of the time, but she still found it a little hard to believe and couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"Yes, yes!" Jia Baoyu said hurriedly, "It is said that Niu Jizong of the Zhenguo Mansion has been beheaded for obstructing the study of immortality, and even Prince Ning has been demoted to a commoner..."

"What?" Grandmother Jia and Mrs. Wang exclaimed in unison again.

Grandmother Jia was already frightened. Although the Zhenguo Mansion and the Rongguo Mansion had the same four kings and eight dukes, Niu Jizon, as a first-class earl, was obviously much better than the demoted Jia She.

But because of some stupid thing that obstructed the study of immortality, he was beheaded. How could Lady Jia not be terrified?
Not only Lady Jia, but even Lady Wang, who had seemed proud just now, was no longer calm this time.

However, she was not worried about Zhang Yunyi's overwhelming power, but suddenly remembered that Jia Baoyu came to plead for Prince Beijing.

Although, she knew very well about the affair between Jia Baoyu and Prince Beijing, and even deliberately condoned it.

But since Prince Beijing was captured and imprisoned by Zhang Yun逸, and because he obstructed the study of immortality that he had purchased, wouldn’t Jia Baoyu’s plea be making things more difficult for him?
It would be fine if Jia Baoyu ruined his relationship with Zhang Yunyi, but if it implicated the child in his belly...

Thinking of this, she suddenly became furious and raised her hand to slap Jia Baoyu in the face.

He shouted sternly, "Evil creature! Evil creature! When Prince Beijing came to cause trouble, I did everything I could to protect you. Now I am still trying to vent my anger on you, but you are trying to beg for mercy..."

At this point, Mrs. Wang raised her trembling finger and poked Jia Baoyu on the forehead, asking, "You...are you trying to piss me off to death?"

Grandmother Jia had no idea of ​​Mrs. Wang's change of mentality. She just thought that she was disappointed in Jia Baoyu. Although she felt very sad when she saw the slap on Jia Baoyu's face, she did not object.

Instead, he echoed, "Yes! Baoyu, please don't make a fool of yourself and ask for mercy from Prince Beijing, which will make your master angry."

Upon hearing that Niu Jizon was beheaded and Prince Ning was demoted respectively, Grandmother Jia was already frightened out of her wits.

At this moment, she would not think that there was anything wrong with Jia Baoyu recognizing Zhang Yunyi as his master. Instead, she simply changed the title to confirm Zhang Yunyi's identity as her cheap father.

Jia Baoyu kept begging: "The prince has already surrendered, and the master knows it..."

Grandmother Jia and Mrs. Wang were about to scold them.

Suddenly, the maid outside shouted again: "Auntie Hua is here too? Master Bao is in the room!"

Grandmother Jia just thought that Xiren came with Jia Baoyu and didn't take it seriously.

Mrs. Wang was stunned. She guessed Xiren's intention and forgot to scold Jia Baoyu for a moment.

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(End of this chapter)