The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 742 Hot Spring Trip

The third day of the twelfth lunar month, early in the morning.

The Duke of Wei's Mansion and the Duke of Rong's Mansion became busy.

Those who understand will understand when women travel, let alone a large group of women.

Zhang Yunyi waited from noon to noon and had breakfast and lunch before horse-drawn carriages slowly drove out of the two mansions and lined up in front of Ningrong Street.

Around noon, a huge team of dozens of carriages formed a line that stretched for hundreds of meters.

Zhang Yunyi took the lead, riding his Flying Rabbit, parading through the city, and leading a convoy to the hot spring villa.

After resolving the shareholding dispute of Quyuan Zatan, Zhang Yunyi finally had time to arrange a trip to the hot springs.

In ancient times, most women in wealthy families lived in seclusion. Apart from visiting relatives and friends, they would at most go to temples to burn incense.

Such group travel is extremely rare, and attracted people along the way to stop and watch and talk about it.

The women in the convoy were either chatting and laughing, or keeping silent, each showing their own style.

But without exception, everyone's face was filled with joy.

It is rare to go out and relax, especially to go to a famous hot spring resort.

This was Lin Daiyu's first outing after returning to Beijing, and it was arranged by her lover. Her joy was beyond words. Xue Baochai, who was always steady, also had a look of joy on her face, not to mention Sichun, Xiangyun and others.

Even Princess Beijing, who had the most embarrassing identity, showed a long-lost smile on her face, and showed a shy expression from time to time when her sister whispered.

Love grows over time, and Zhang Yun逸 has the ability to win people's hearts.

However, the good times did not last long. First there was Concubine Zhen and then there was the Emperor Retired. Although there was a gap in between, Princess Beijing was lonely in the boudoir for the past six months.

But because Mrs. Niu was given by the emperor, everything remained the same, but she could only hear the sound occasionally.

Although I'm not jealous of my sister, I can't help feeling depressed as time goes by.

Hearing my sister's half-dirty joke, I couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Princess Beijing's expression also reflects the mentality of most people.

For those who are famous and influential, they eat too much during the national mourning period, and the trip to the hot spring resort is more about soaking in the hot springs, relaxing and soothing the muscles and bones that have been tormented during this period.

But for wild flowers like Princess Beijing, it is a feast of rain after a long drought.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yunyi brought them all with him.

After further expansion, the hot spring villa covers an area approximately the same size as Huifang Garden. The gray-black cement brick walls form an irregular oval shape.

The original three courtyards are independent entities and have not changed much.

The newly expanded courtyard is different from the original one.

They are all small courtyards with low walls and independent doors.

The reason for designing it this way was that it would be inconvenient for Madam Xing and Madam Wang, the two wives of the Xue family, as well as Wang Xifeng, Fu Qiufang and others to live together with a group of golden hairpins.

But now, Zhang Yunyi used the excuse of not wanting to trouble Mrs. Wang and Xia Jingui, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, to move the house to the sisters in the Grand View Garden, the Xue family, and the sisters of Princess Beijing.

In the main courtyard, Zhang Yun逸 still arranged for Qin Keqing, the You sisters, Xiangling and others to live there.

It is worth mentioning that since Lady Wang and Xia Jingui had already occupied a courtyard, he also arranged Li Wan and Aunt Zhao, who were also from the second house of Rongguo Mansion, to move in.

Correspondingly, he arranged another adjacent courtyard for Lady Xing and Wang Xifeng from the main house to live in.

Get out of the car.

Aunt Zhao pointed at the wall of the villa and chattered non-stop.

"Look at the cement used in this farm. It was made by Huan'er!"

At this point, she glanced at Tanchun and said, "I never thought that I would have the blessing of having a son one day."

She had always used her beauty to please men, but she had no place to use her beauty for the past six months, so she was inevitably feeling anxious. She didn't expect that she would have a part in this trip.

Although he had never seen cement, he had often heard Jia Huan show off, and Jia Huan's way of showing off was also unique.

As for the various benefits of cement, they only lightly mentioned it, but Zhang Yunyi used it to renovate the hot spring villa, and wrote about it in great detail. Tanchun hated her most for being such a mean person, so she hurried forward and held her back, saying, "Auntie, please stop talking! Everyone knows that my brother was advised by Brother Yi?"

It would have been better if she hadn't persuaded him. After she did, Aunt Zhao put her hands on her hips and said with a smug look on her face: "So what? That's also my fault..."

"Auntie!" She had just started to talk when Tanchun interrupted her sternly. She then pulled her aside and said in a low voice, "Auntie, don't you consider the occasion? You have no shame, but my daughter still has some! My daughter is going to get married next year. How can she live her life after you yell at her like this?"

Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan were not tight-lipped people to begin with, and what's more, far from feeling ashamed, they were proud of it.

By now, Tanchun is well aware that Zhang Yun逸 has an affair with Aunt Zhao.

However, she was already in a difficult situation.

Let's not talk about who is riding on whom. Just say that in the past six months, Zhang Yun逸 has arranged for Xichun to illustrate, and a group of sisters have occasionally published some current affairs articles in newspapers. This alone makes her unable to stop.

Today, the owner of Qiu Zhai is also somewhat famous.

Without Zhang Yun逸, all of this would naturally become a mirage.

Therefore, even though she knew that Aunt Zhao and Zhang Yun逸 had an affair, she was neither willing nor willing to make things awkward.

If Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu are able to foresee opportunities, Tanchun is no less meticulous.

As for Princess Beijing, she had already seen through the mystery.

It’s just that I can’t even take care of my own family’s affairs, so how can I have the time to worry about Princess Beijing’s troubles?
But having said that, she knew everything about Baochai's little actions behind the scenes.

If Xue Baoqin only stayed at Hengwuyuan from time to time, it could be explained as a deep sisterly love and some personal conversation.

But Xue Baoqin settled down in Hengwuyuan, which made her cautious.

Brother-in-law and sister-in-law are already arousing thoughts, let alone an unmarried sister-in-law?

At the beginning, when she tried on the see-through skirt, Tanchun remembered it clearly, and she knew what Baochai was planning without having to think about it.

Seeing through Baochai's intention to use Xue Baoqin to consolidate her favor, she couldn't help but think of showing off her magical powers like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea.

You have a younger sister and I have an aunt. As the saying goes, it is better to lose the battle than the personal defeat. What's more, it's two against two and it's still unclear who will win or lose.

Of course, these thoughts can only be thought of privately, but it is impossible to really lose face like Aunt Zhao.

Aunt Zhao sneered at this and said disdainfully: "What's the big deal? The old lady knows about this, but you are being hypocritical. Even the wife is servile and fawning in front of the master, so what am I?"

Because she was in front of Tanchun, she didn't feel comfortable calling him "Master" directly, so she just used "Ye" instead.

Even so, Tanchun couldn't help but be shocked: "What?"

Aunt Zhao sneered, "What do you know? It was said before that Baoyu's wife was pregnant, but who saw it with their own eyes? The old lady didn't even let me visit her when she gave birth. It would have been fine if she came here by herself, but she didn't even bring a maid. I think it's likely that the wife gave birth to the master's child."

"You...what did you say?"

Tanchun was speechless, but unable to refute.

It’s not that she didn’t suspect that Lady Jia was abnormal, but she didn’t dare to think about it that way.

After hearing what Aunt Zhao said, she agreed with it and could only add weakly: "Does the elder sister know?"

"Who knows? You haven't seen the lady being so wild in front of the master. Who knows what she's doing! If the child is really hers, do you think Baoyu's wife would carry it for her if there's nothing wrong with it?"

Aunt Zhao threw her handkerchief in anger, then turned to say, "If you ask me, you have become stupid because of your studies. Why do you have to go through all those roundabout ways to deal with men? Learn more from your mother and me. Do your best to please men in whatever they like. If your mother hadn't been able to serve him well, how could he look at your brother differently?"

Aunt Zhao was used to being unrestrained, so Tanchun was not surprised by anything she said.

But Mrs. Wang, who was always serious, actually...

Aunt Zhao's words seemed alarmist, but they were also reasonable.

This really refreshed Tanchun's three views. She was stunned for a moment and couldn't recover for a long time.

She even forgot to respond to the whispers that Aunt Zhao whispered in her ear.

But, he couldn't help but sneak a glance at Yuanchun in the distance.

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(End of this chapter)