The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 87 Recognition of relatives
"Found it! Found it, Master Yi!"

The food and wine had just been served when a noise was heard outside the hall.

Then, a maid rushed in, panting, "Master Yi! Someone from the Xue family came and said that they found Xiangling's mother and are waiting outside now!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the place suddenly became quiet. Except for Madam Xing, everyone looked at him.

Zhang Yunyi bowed to Jia Mu and the others and said, "Excuse me, Madam, I will go out and take a look."

Grandmother Jia waved her hand and said, "It's rare to encounter such a good cause as this. Didn't you just say that you were looking for Xiangling's mother? Why don't you call her in so that we can join in the fun and listen to it as a news story."

Zhang Yunyi nodded and said, "Tell her to wait for a while. Bring the concubine's family over first, and then have someone call Xiangling over."

Although he knew that Xiangling's mother was Feng, he had never seen her.

Moreover, he was also worried that the Xue family would just find someone to fool him in order to appease him.

Therefore, cross-examination is essential.

Upon hearing this, Xue Baochai frowned slightly, glanced at him, then turned back to look at Aunt Xue with a lot of thoughts in her mind.

Only when he saw his mother's eyes wide open with a look of surprise did his brows relax.

Looking at Zhang Yunyi, he smiled and said, "Brother Yi, are you worried that someone is impersonating you? Do you want to ask about the details of the search?"

Although it was clear from her mother's expression that this was not arranged by her, there was no guarantee that it was not the servants' doing to seek credit or with evil intentions, so she just said it was an impostor and got her own family out first.

Zhang Yunyi understood what she meant and said with a smile, "Sister Xue is really smart. It's better to ask about some things clearly. I'm afraid that if we search for someone in a high-profile manner, people with ulterior motives will take advantage of it."

Wang Xifeng said in a flattering tone: "Brother Yi can even figure out Xiangling's life experience, how can you hide such a small thing from me?"

She always felt that Xiangling was a secret deal between him and the Xue family, and the so-called search for relatives was just a show.

Now, seeing that Zhang Yun逸 and Xue Baochai were singing the same tune and had some hidden meaning, but something went wrong in the middle, this sudden scene was not arranged in advance, but someone really impersonated someone else.

Because he had something else to ask for, he also helped to set up an ambush.

Tanchun, who was standing by, clapped her hands and said with a smile, "If we could know it at a glance, it would be really boring. Why don't we sit in the court and have a trial of the case..."

She spoke excitedly, her face beaming with joy and she was eager to try it out.

Suddenly, someone pulled the corner of her clothes. She looked down and found Yingchun, who was sitting next to her, pulling her clothes and glaring at her.

She smiled at Yingchun, then turned to Wang Xifeng and said, "The ancestors said that we should treat it as a news story. The more exciting the story, the better. Second sister-in-law, do you think it is true or not?"

"Third sister is right. Today's play is called "The Story of Ascending the Court". It happened on this day of this month of this year in this dynasty. Brother Yi sat in court to try a case and made an unwavering judgment. We will also pretend to be ordinary people to join in the fun. Old Ancestor, please watch this play and then give us your comments."

As she spoke, she picked up the wine glass, walked to Zhang Yunyi and said, "Sister-in-law, let me offer a glass to Brother Yi first to moisten your throat, and then slowly unravel the mystery, how about that?"

Zhang Yunyi raised his glass and was about to clink it with her, but unexpectedly Wang Xifeng reached out and touched it directly.

The wine glass was narrow to begin with, so it had to be touched lightly with fingertips. The cool and smooth touch made Zhang Yunyi's heart flutter, and he looked at her deeply.

She raised the cup with both hands, tilted her snow-white neck, and drank it all in one gulp.

After she finished the wine in the glass and put it down, the majestic figure in front of her trembled noticeably. She then raised the back of her hand, wiped it across her beautiful red lips, and looked at him with a beautiful smile.

Zhang Yunyi just felt his mouth was dry and he quickly swallowed a mouthful of wine.

Just as I finished my drink, a message came from the door: "Madame Li from the concubine's house is here!"

It has to be said that the Xue family was thoughtful. Taking into account that Xiangling was a girl, they sent both a man and a woman to look for her relatives. When they heard the call from the backyard, they sent a nanny to report.

As soon as Nanny Li entered the inner hall and greeted her, Xue Baochai immediately reminded her, "Nanny Li, you must answer everything Brother Yi asks you word for word!"

"Yes!" Nanny Li quickly agreed.

Zhang Yunyi sat upright, looking at her with sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me what happened!" "According to the instructions of the madam and the young lady, I and my friends went to Gusu and found the Hulu Temple of that year. After asking around, we found out that a family named Zhen had lost a baby girl, and the rouge mark on her forehead..."

Since she was chosen to come in and report, she would definitely not be a tongue-tied person. Zhang Yunyi listened carefully, and Jia Mu and others also listened attentively.

"Myself and a few others had to travel to Ruzhou before we found the Feng family. However, Xiangling's father had lost his beloved daughter and was so angry and resentful that he became a little mad. He never returned and there was no news of him. Her mother was also overly worried and not in good health, so she had to return by boat, which delayed us for a long time..."

Upon hearing that Xiangling's father was also missing, Jia Mu and others sighed.

Being able to tell these details, Zhang Yun逸 had already believed it for the most part.

He nodded and said, "Is Xiangling here?"

Xiangling had already heard the news and rushed over, but had been listening outside. When she heard Zhang Yunyi's question, she hurried in.

Although she was a little worried, she couldn't help feeling sad when she heard that her parents could not be found anywhere and that some were going crazy or sick.

However, the more she thought about this, the more worried she was that her mother would take her back, and her face became more and more uneasy.

Zhang Yunyi patted her pink back and consoled her: "Grandpa will take care of it, it's okay!"

Xiangling felt relieved now. She nodded and stood beside him with her head down in silence.

Only then did Zhang Yunyi have Feng brought in.

Zhen Shiyin was over forty when he got his daughter Xiangling. Although Feng was younger, she was nearly fifty years old now. In addition, she was over worried and looked like an old woman.

As soon as she came in, she stared at Xiangling, unable to take her eyes away, and the hot tears in her eyes seemed to have broken off the string.

She rushed over quickly, hugged Xiangling, and murmured, "Yinglian! Mother is sorry for you!"

Xiangling was held in her arms, her movements somewhat stiff.

After all, the Zhen family was once a family of scholars, and Feng also had some knowledge. After a brief loss of composure, she immediately turned to Zhang Yunyi and knelt down.

"Thank you for helping me find my daughter. In my next life, I will repay you with a gift of grass and a ring!"

"Don't worry about finding your relatives yet!" Zhang Yunyi said in a deep voice without any expression on his face, "Xiangling... Yinglian is mine. I am not here to help you find your daughter, but to help her find her relatives. Do you understand the difference?"

Feng was immediately panicked upon hearing this, and hurriedly said: "My benefactor must have spent a lot of money to save Yinglian, I will sell everything I have..."

"Listen to me first!" Zhang Yunyi raised his hand to interrupt, "I'm not stopping you from recognizing each other, but she can't go with you. I'll arrange a place for you to stay, and you can come visit her from time to time."

He paused, looked at Feng and said, "Even if Xiangling gives birth to a child in the future, you can let him inherit your family's incense!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Jia Mu and others were all shocked.

There are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants. The ancients attached great importance to offspring. Not to mention that the Zhang family does not have a continuous bloodline, even if they did, they would not easily give their son to someone else for adoption.

And now, he did such a ridiculous thing just for a maid. How could they not be shocked?
But Qin Keqing, who was sitting opposite him, looked at him blankly.

She had secretly regarded Xiangling as her substitute, and now Zhang Yunyi was willing to consider her so much, so she couldn't extend the consideration to herself.

Feng was stunned when she heard this, then she kowtowed like crazy, crying and saying, "Thank you so much, benefactor... benefactor, I... I..."

"Let Xiangling accompany you for the next few days."

Zhang Yunyi helped Feng up from the ground as everyone was shocked. He then said to You, "Sister-in-law, please arrange for someone to take them to the old house for resettlement."

Then he turned to Xiangling and said, "You stay with your mother for a few days, and I will pick you up in two days."

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(End of this chapter)