The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 8 Taking advantage of the topic
Inside the mourning hall, seeing Zhang Yunyi slowly finish the last mouthful of porridge and hand the bowl to Yindie, Youshi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It’s not that Zhang Yunyi said anything thought-provoking again, but that in front of Yin Die, his words and actions were too serious.

This should have been a good thing for Youshi, but she always felt uneasy.

If Jia Zhen had not given instructions before leaving that leaving Yin Die alone to guard the house would be considered neglectful, she would have left long ago.

After waiting for Zhang Yunyi to finish eating, he had an excuse to escape, so he hurriedly ordered: "Yindie, you stay here with the young master, I will take a look to see if the master has any instructions."

Zhang Yunyi handed the bowl to Yindie, patted his stomach, and said with a smile: "I'm a little full, sorry to make you laugh!"

"You are in the growth stage, so you should eat more!"

Before Youshi could take the bowl, she saw Jia Jing lift the door curtain and walk in, followed by Jia Zhen. She bowed and asked, "Master! Is there anything wrong outside?"

"Yes! It was handled very well, and the master couldn't find any omissions."

He and Jia Zhen were so busy talking that they didn't pay any attention to the arrangements at all. They needed to point out the mistakes, but there was no need to praise them.

How could Youshi know all this? Since she entered the Ning Mansion, Jia Jing had never praised her, so she was immediately flattered.

"It's what a daughter-in-law should do."

As if he felt that his words were dry and meaningless, Jia Jing continued, "It's really hard for you to find so many funeral items in such a short time."

It was a rare opportunity to act nice in front of her father-in-law, so Youshi said in a show-off way, "Master, you are too kind. This happened suddenly, and it was New Year's Day. Fortunately, I remembered that Tianxiang, the son of my master, had a serious illness last year. My master and his family were worried about the possibility of an accident, so they prepared the funeral in advance. So I took the initiative to find his family..."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Before Youshi could finish, Jia Zhen shouted, "Why are you calling him by his courtesy name? Why don't you apologize to your cousin? The emperor just gave him a courtesy name, Tianxiang, today. Aren't you offending him?"

After Jia Jing's suggestion, Jia Zhen felt as if he saw a human-shaped money bag when he saw Zhang Yun逸.

Just when he was worrying about how to win her over, Youshi came up to him and it was a natural thing for him to use her as a raft.

How could Youshi know what Jia Zhen was planning? She was originally wondering what could have made the father and son so eager to get back on track. Jia Zhen's words just happened to clear up her mystery.

"It's my fault!" Seeing Jia Zhen's attitude, she was confused for a moment and didn't dare to be arrogant and call herself his sister-in-law. She quickly changed her address, "Cousin... Young Master, please don't take it to heart."

As he said this, he bowed deeply to Zhang Yunyi.

"Sister-in-law, you are embarrassing me!" Zhang Yunyi hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Youshi's arm, and lifted her up, "Sister-in-law, just call me Yunyi."

In just a short while, Jia Zhen had gotten angry at Youshi for the second time, and both were over trivial matters, which showed that he was used to ordering her around.

Although the character of a warm-hearted man is quite suitable for the situation, being bullied for a long time can easily make him develop a submissive character, and he is increasingly afraid of offending Jia Zhen.

Therefore, we must stand up at the critical moment.

I originally planned to wait until I had some results before showing off my talents, but I didn't expect Jia Zhen to be so smart.

With the previous verbal test, he had already figured out Youshi's mentality, and she would never miss such an opportunity to take advantage of the power of others.

Feeling her forearm being grasped by Zhang Yun逸, Youshi felt ashamed, angry and frightened. She turned her head away quickly for fear of arousing Jia Zhen's wrath.

Jia Zhen saw her anxious look and thought she was asking him whether she was satisfied with her attitude of apology. He said sternly, "Why are you looking at me? Just listen to what your cousin says!"

"Brother Zhen has spoken, sister-in-law, please don't embarrass me anymore." Zhang Yunyi pretended to lift Youshi's arm up again, then let go, "We are all family members, if sister-in-law continues to be so distant, Yunyi will feel uneasy."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhen immediately smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes! We are all family!"

Seeing how shameless Jia Zhen was and how he was trying to please him, Youshi dared not say a word.

Thinking back to those ambiguous words at this moment, Youshi was even glad that she had not said anything before.

Regardless of whether Zhang Yun逸 did it intentionally or unintentionally, given Jia Zhen’s attitude, if he really makes a fuss, will he get anything good out of it?
After all, she knew very little, so it was inevitable that she would make the wrong assumptions.

The Zhang family was penniless, and the emperor's favor was the only explanation. The Ningguo Mansion seemed to be a wealthy family, but in reality, it had no real job, only a title.

After all, isn’t it because Jia Jing accompanied the emperor in practicing Taoism?
Thinking of this, he unconsciously looked up to Zhang Yunyi again.

After all, Jia Jing was an elder, and he couldn't be as shameless as Jia Zhen, so he quickly changed the subject: "Well, she didn't mean to do it, but those filthy people, remember to punish them severely when you go back, and send them away from me, so that your cousin won't be upset if he sees them."

"Yes!" Jia Zhen agreed and then said goodbye to Zhang Yun逸.

He lifted the door curtain and saw Youshi still standing there in a daze. He shouted, "Why are you still standing there? My cousin will be moving into the mansion tomorrow and there are still many things to be arranged. Do you think I have to do all of them?"

Youshi was so confused that even if the house was to be cleaned, it was not Jia Zhen's turn to do it himself. Not to mention that Jia Jing was still here, and from his flattering look, he would have thought that he would have to stay and help.

Seeing Jia Zhen's abnormal behavior, she couldn't help feeling worried, fearing that Zhang Yun逸 had seen her pulling her, but she didn't dare to get angry and take it out on herself.

He became more and more worried about the situation, so he bowed to Jia Jing and followed Jia Zhen out of Zhang's house.

He got into the car with a feeling of trepidation, but saw Jia Zhen smiling happily and saying, "The master has already said that when a man in our family grows up and gets married, he will first have two people serve him in the house. Since my cousin is living in our house, he will naturally be treated like a proper master in the house."

After hearing what happened, Youshi finally calmed down her heart that had been in her throat.

"I will pick two capable ones when I return..."

Jia Zhen waved his hands impatiently and said, "No need to choose, I'll tell you the truth! The master intends to marry Sister Xichun to your cousin, but she is too young, so he needs two good-looking girls to win his heart. After looking around, I think only Baozhu and Ruizhu in the wife's room are worthy of this job."

"How can this be done?" Yu Shi cried out in grief, "My uncle is using the maidservant in my nephew's wife's room. If this gets out..."

"What do you know from a humble family?" Jia Zhen glared at her, his face showing displeasure, "It is common for fathers, sons and brothers in wealthy families to send concubines to each other, so why can't they use maids?"

"But...how can I open my mouth to say this?"

"Nonsense! If it wasn't difficult to speak, would I have called you, Master?"

"Why not buy two from outside..."

"I have to go back home tomorrow, how can I make it in time now? Besides, how can people outside know everything about me better than those at home?"

Youshi's face turned pale and blue, and she was silent for a long time. Finally, she mustered up the courage and said carefully, "My wife is a worried person. Those gossips last year almost cost her her life. Fortunately, Doctor Zhang, who was introduced by Feng Ziying, prescribed a soup to replenish qi, nourish the spleen and nourish the liver. She has only gotten better in the past two months. If we take the maidservant away now, what if her old illness is triggered?"

"If I wasn't worried about my wife, why would I bother talking to you about all this? Just say it was Grandpa's intention, and she won't think too much about it." Jia Zhen snorted coldly, "Humph! It's all because Jiao Da took advantage of his age and drank too much horse urine to gossip. I'll get rid of him when I get back, and see who dares to talk nonsense next time!"

"What! Are you going to drive Jiao Da away?" Yu Shi looked incredulous. "If the master has any orders, how should I explain it?"

"Nonsense! The master just said it himself. Are you deaf?"

He was so busy trying to use the tiger's skin as a banner that he temporarily ignored what Jia Jing said, which was not the same as Jiao Da's. After he finished speaking, he remembered the connection here and hurriedly warned: "I remind you that what I just said must not be leaked. If it gets to your cousin's ears and ruins the relationship between the master and the grandfather, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

However, his words had the opposite effect.

Because Jia Jing was away from home most of the year, Ningguo Mansion became a place where Jia Zhen had the final say. However, Jiao Da was the only one who disagreed with Jia Zhen because of his achievements in his early years.

In addition, Jia Jing would often order people around by name, and Jia Zhen was worried that he would report him, so he could not do anything about Jiao Da.

This time, taking advantage of Zhang Yunyi's move in, he drove Jiao Da away and transferred his daughter-in-law's personal maid away. His intentions were obvious.

Although I don’t know how he will explain to Jia Jing, he will most likely have to use Zhang Yun逸’s name.

Thinking of Zhang Yun逸, Youshi couldn't help but recall his double-entendresed words and his inappropriate behavior when he grabbed her forearm, and she inexplicably felt a sense of pleasure in taking revenge on Jia Zhen.

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(End of this chapter)