The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 741 Sanctimonious
Watching Xiren leading Jia's mother away, Xia Jingui couldn't help but spit: "Pah! You don't worship the real Buddha, but rush to please this clay Buddha. Look at your lack of ambition."

She lived under the same roof with Xiren, and although she was the legal wife, from Zhang Yunyi's point of view, this position of legal wife was not worth mentioning. In terms of time, Xiren was the first to take advantage of it.

Xia Jingui was not a tolerant person, and Xiren had lived in the hot spring villa for a long time and was more familiar with the people there than she was, which made her feel a little annoyed.

However, Zhang Yunyi had not come for several months, and she didn't care about Lady Jia and Xiren at the moment. She lifted the hem of her clothes, stretched out her hands, and stroked her back from top to bottom, then twisted her waist and hips and pushed open the door of the delivery room.

As soon as I entered the room, I was overwhelmed by the pungent smell and subconsciously waved the embroidered handkerchief in my hand.

But Zhang Yunyi seemed fine, sitting on the edge of the bed, hugging his mother-in-law and playing with the baby in the cradle.

Seeing her enter the room, he said without even looking up, "If you want to come in, hurry up, so that no cold wind can get in."

"Huh!~" Xia Jingui quickly put down her hand, agreed, and forced herself to endure the smell, closing the door and going into the house.

After entering the room, she glanced at Zhang Yunyi and Mrs. Wang who were teasing the child. After a slight hesitation, she came to the bed, found an angle, bent down, and put her arm in front of Zhang Yunyi, pretending to look at the baby in the cradle and raised Mrs. Wang's arm on one side.

While pulling at the swaddling clothes, she shook her head and said, "Don't worry, sir. Since this is your and mother-in-law's child, I will naturally treat him as my own in the future."

When Mrs. Wang saw her long nails with nail polish on them, she was afraid that the child would be hurt, so she quickly took the child into her arms.

But then he felt that he had overreacted, so he quickly handed the child to Yuchuan and said, "Take Hao'er downstairs to rest."

Xia Jingui did not take it as an offense. Instead, she took advantage of the seat vacated by Mrs. Wang and sat down in Zhang Yunyi's arms.

She pressed her pink back tightly against Zhang Yunyi, fidgeting and said in a soft voice, "Master! You haven't come for so long. I am almost dying of longing for you. Grandma just gave birth to a child and needs to rest. Why don't I help you relax and unwind on behalf of Grandma?"

Her coquettish look reminded Mrs. Wang of Aunt Zhao.

However, although she had some complaints about Xia Jingui, she still hoped that her daughter-in-law would help cover it up, so she didn't want to make things awkward, so she went with the flow and said, "What my daughter-in-law said is right. The food here is not good. Why not call her..."

Zhang Yunyi didn't wait for her to finish, and raised his hand to interrupt her, "The emperor has been very kind to me, and now I haven't even finished my mourning. You've just worked hard for me, so how can I have any other thoughts?"

Although he spoke righteous words, he did not push Xia Jingui away. Instead, he reached out his hand and got to know Xia Jingui's figure.

Zhang Yunyi glanced at Madam Wang's disheveled clothes intentionally or unintentionally, and said with admiration: "Madam has become more plump than before."

Although Mrs. Wang was plump, she was still slightly inferior to Aunt Xue.

Now that I have a child, I can do just as well.

As someone who has experienced this, Mrs. Wang knows very well that the current situation is only temporary and will eventually shrink.

Seeing Zhang Yunyi's eyes fixed on her, she leaned against the head of the bed and straightened her waist unconsciously.

She swallowed her saliva, glanced at Xia Jingui, and finally lowered her head without saying a word.

Although she had just given birth and could not take full care of her mother, she could still find another way despite the difficulties.

But on the one hand, Zhang Yunyi's words were righteous and she was a little hesitant; on the other hand, she was embarrassed to speak in front of Xia Jingui.

Zhang Yunyi saw Madam Wang's expression and was quite interested, but worried about making a mistake. He stretched out his hand to measure it and said meaningfully, "First, you should take good care of yourself during the confinement period. When you are done with the confinement period and the period of mourning is over, I will reward you two together."

Without waiting for Madam Wang's response, Xia Jingui hurriedly said, "Then the mother-in-law must give in to her daughter-in-law!"

After that, he said shyly, "I heard from my mother a while ago that my master is now the chief steward of the inner court..."

"Don't worry! Your grandfather will take care of you at home." Zhang Yunyi slapped Xia Jingui hard.

He did not give Madam Wang a chance to object, and immediately stood up and said to her, "Okay, you need to rest too. You have to take care of the old lady, so I won't accompany you. Let her stay here with you, so you can have some intimate conversations."

He always keeps his word and never lets small mistakes ruin big plans.

We spent the night together in the hot spring villa without any problems.

After returning home, I also set the date for the trip to the hot spring villa.

……

Time flies, and the one-month period passed in a flash. But before he and his family could leave, as the national mourning period was over, Zhou Xianzu became more and more obsessed with the shares of Quyuan Zatan.

this day.

In the Tianzihao box on the second floor of Quyuan Zatan, Zhang Yunyi said righteously: "A man cannot stand without integrity, and this is even more true when doing business. Since the contract has already been signed, it is natural to have the spirit of the contract."

At this point, he paused and said, "If Brother Zhou is not satisfied with the share allocation, I will make up for it from other places in the future."

After all, once the business reopens, money will continue to flow into the account. The one-month mourning for the Concubine Dowager has just ended, and then comes another six months of mourning for the Emperor Emeritus. The nobles in the capital, who have been holding back for half a year, are likely to engage in retaliatory spending.

Zhang Yun逸 did not want to go against Zhou Xianzu simply because of Prince Zhongshun.

Different from Gu Dashou.

The reason why Zhang Yun逸 wanted to use the marriage to show his goodwill to Gu Dashou was because Gu Dashou had to gradually distance himself from him due to the situation.

But from the time he first entered the emperor's circle to the later publication of the newspaper, he helped a lot.

Stationmaster Wu in The Undercover said that politics without humanity will be short-lived.

This point is especially applicable in ancient times.

If it really comes down to personal relationships, Zhang Yun逸 would naturally be happy to be on good terms with Gu Dashou.

As for King Zhongshun, it was purely an exchange of interests.

Water can carry a boat but can also capsize it. This applies not only to changes of dynasties but also to officialdom.

Although official positions and power are granted by the emperor, whether one can hold on to them and how much one can hold on to depends on one's subordinates and how many people one can use for his own purposes.

And he easily achieved the effect of providing timely assistance simply by maintaining King Zhongshun's shares in Quyuan Zatan.

Not only did he successfully take over Prince Zhongshun's power in the inner court and gain the favor of the royal family, but he also established himself as a fair and just person, and he killed two birds with one stone. It can be said that he killed two birds with one stone.

Moreover, although Prince Zhongshun is fawning and bowing now, he is not much younger than the retired emperor and has been doing business in the capital for decades.

The emperor can suppress it now, but once the emperor is gone, the power cannot be ignored.

Zhang Yun逸's ultimate goal is to take advantage of the weak ruler and strong ministers to undermine the monarch's power through alliances. Now that the royal family has cracks due to the emperor's manipulation, he will naturally not let it go.

But he would not offend Zhou Xianzu to death at this time.

Therefore, there is talk of subsequent cooperation.

It is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide timely assistance. Seeing that Zhang Yun逸 was arguing for themselves, King Zhongshun and Wu Tianyou needed no further explanation.

Even Duke Qing, Qi Yuandao, could not help but be moved.

Although he has nothing to do with the matter this time, who can predict the ups and downs of officialdom?
He also hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Yes! What Duke Wei said makes sense. Besides, he was the one who paid the bulk of the money for this Qu Yuan Za Tan. Why should Minister Zhou be so serious about this?"

Although he was trying to smooth things over and addressed everyone by their official titles, seemingly trying to be fair, the tendency in his words was obvious.

Seeing that even Qi Yuandao was not on his side, Zhou Xianzu could only settle for the next best option.

"Then we have agreed on cooperation, don't forget it."

"That's for sure!" Zhang Yunyi picked up the wine glass and said half-jokingly, "I'll have to rely on Brother Zhou's good words in the future! I can't forget Brother Zhou no matter what, right?"

Seeing Zhang Yunyi's flattering words, Zhou Xianzu glanced at Wu Tianyou, raised his hand, bowed in the direction of the palace, and said with a smile: "I dare not, I dare not! Duke Wei, you are too kind. You are your Majesty's right-hand man. I am just taking advantage of the Queen and His Highness."

Although he looked modest, there was a sense of complacency in his words, which made Wu Tianyou very angry.

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(End of this chapter)