The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 98 Tacit understanding
Rong Mansion, east wing.

Jia She sat crookedly on a chair in the main hall, silent, only squinting his eyes and glancing at Madam Xing who was standing beside him.

"Master! What do you think of my method?"

Seeing that he finally responded, Madam Xing hurriedly said, "The old lady only told us not to have any ideas about him, but she didn't say that he is not allowed to have any ideas about us. Although we are not allowed to interfere in the garden's affairs now, if we make him our own, wouldn't it be killing two birds with one stone?"

"Humph! What do you mean by killing two birds with one stone? This is a completely stupid move!"

Jia She groaned and said angrily, "Who does he think he is? The other day, the master condescended to come to the door in person to congratulate him, but he didn't even accompany him. Now, the master is just embezzling some of his own money, so is he going to rush to marry the second girl to him?"

Mrs. Xing was stunned when she heard this, but after thinking about it, it seemed to be true.

But having said that, Jia She also said that he didn't even want to accompany her, which showed that he was deliberately avoiding her and didn't want to make things worse.

He hurriedly said, "Master, please don't blame me! Isn't it because the old lady didn't want us to get involved, and gave this job to him? At least we can persuade him to find some lucrative positions for us, so that Master can earn some money, right?"

"Snapped!"

Jia She slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "We are spending our own money, do we have to rely on an outsider like him?"

Madam Xing said with a sad face, "Then... Master, can you come up with a better solution?"

"Nonsense! Can a living person be suffocated to death by urine? Or do you think that I, the master, don't even have this ability?"

"How dare I have such an idea..." Madam Xing explained hastily, "I am stupid and can only think of these things. Naturally, they are not pleasing to the Master. Speaking out is just a drop in the ocean for discussion."

"You can say something that will inspire others to do something good. It means that you have not followed me for nothing all these years!"

Jia She was quite satisfied with Mrs. Xing's attitude and said, "We can't interfere. Isn't my wife still responsible for the overall management? Although Lian Er and the others are treacherous, we are their parents and in-laws after all. If we ask them to show some filial piety, will they dare to refuse?"

"Master, you also said that they are both disloyal. If Lian Er was at home, it would be better. At most, he would pretend to obey us but secretly disobey us. But if he finds a wife to arrange a good job for us, it would be good enough if he didn't report us. So what..."

"Of course we have to use some tricks!" Jia She raised his hand to interrupt before Mrs. Xing finished speaking, "Such a big matter, Master doesn't believe that she can get away with it. You'd better keep a close eye on her. Once we get hold of her pigtails, how can we worry that she won't rush to show her filial piety to us?"

"Master is wise!"

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"Uncle! The old lady and the mistress would like to invite you over to ask about the garden. The old lady has prepared food, and the mistress and grandma are waiting there. Why don't you go over and eat while chatting?"

In front of Tianxiang Tower, Ping'er met Zhang Yunyi who was returning home after the court session in the evening.

Zhang Yun逸 proposed to the emperor to build the Grand View Garden purely because he did not want to leave any regrets, and he did not expect that the Rong Mansion would actually rely on him.

He didn't think of profiting from it, but with this excuse, he would never lack excuses to go to Rong Mansion in the future.

So he nodded and said, "I'll go back and get the drawings."

When he came back from the rockery the day before yesterday, he had nothing better to do so he made a rough sketch. Since the Rong family was so anxious, it would be enough to use it to measure the land first.

When he went upstairs and entered the study, he saw Ruizhu following him in. She said worriedly, "Master, you have to go early and come back early!"

This time the reason was legitimate, and Ping'er did not hide it when she was chatting with Qin Keqing.

Knowing that the Rong Mansion wanted to invite Zhang Yunyi to their house to discuss the important matter of building a garden, Qin Keqing couldn't help but worry that he would stay there for too long.

Baozhu saw her concerns and took the opportunity to report to Ruizhu.

"Don't worry! How could I not consider these things?" Zhang Yunyi pinched her cheek gently and said with a smile, "Go tell my nephew's wife, I will ask her to go over later." Yuanchun is now only a concubine of the prince, and is indeed not as good as the imperial concubine, but he did not give any discount to the Grand View Garden.

When drawing the map, the territory of Ning Mansion was also taken into account.

Since he wanted to use the land of Ning Mansion, he couldn't bypass Jia Zhen, so this was already part of his plan.

Of course, the more misunderstandings like this the better, and there is no need to explain them to Ruizhu and Qin Keqing.

"Hey!" Ruizhu turned her worry into joy, "Then I will go tell the young lady later!"

After putting the blueprints in his pocket, he went downstairs and stepped into the Tianxiang Tower Archery Range. Ping'er hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Master! Did you offend Grandma with your words at the rockery the other day?"

"No!" Zhang Yunyi denied it flatly: "Why do you ask that?"

He didn't lie. He did talk back, but he didn't clash with her.

Ping Erh hesitated and said, "Grandma said that as long as Master turns a blind eye this time, it would be considered as helping her!"

In order not to cause more trouble and to let bygones be bygones, of course, we cannot report truthfully. Otherwise, that would not be negotiation but simply adding fuel to the fire.

Even if Wang Xifeng was willing to give in, she would not be so humble. Zhang Yunyi knew she was hiding something without even looking at her expression. He smiled and said, "Tell me exactly what she said. How can I still be angry with a woman like her?"

Ping'er had no choice but to repeat the original words.

Zhang Yun逸 knew very well what Wang Xifeng wanted, but Ping'er was still in the dark, so he kept it to himself.

But he was quite dissatisfied that she was still holding Ping'er hostage.

"Since you asked me to help you, why are you still holding me captive?"

Ping'er explained hurriedly, "Before, grandma was worried that Miss Bao would take away her power after she got married, so she was a little anxious. Fortunately, she was worrying too much. Now that she is counting on the master to help her, she will definitely not make trouble again."

"Okay! Go back and tell her that I'll talk to her in person when we meet the old lady later."

He didn't care about the trivial matters of power struggle within the Rong Mansion, and he had no obligation to keep an eye on the Rong Mansion and review the expenses.

Even though he himself did not intend to get involved, he planned to use this as a favor to find a way to make money for Jia Zhen.

As the saying goes, one should be grateful to those who have eaten his food and should be grateful to those who have received his gifts. Even Master Lian does not get anything for free, so is Master Yi no better than Jia Lian?
Youshi has been eaten up by him till there is nothing left, and she is still plotting to swallow Qin Keqing. If Jia Zhen is not given any benefits, once the matter is exposed, even if he is favored by the emperor, he will not be able to swallow his anger in silence.

Even if I don't dare to kick him out, it's not a problem to find a reason to ask him to move out.

Carrots and sticks have always been the best way to control people.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of building the Grand View Garden, Jia Zhen could kill two birds with one stone. Not only did he profit from it, but he could also get money from the Rong Mansion, which was a big handle.

Once he really falls out with you, you can use it as a threat to bargain with him.

By then, the matter will be done and with threats and inducements, the chances of him being forced to swallow his anger will be greater.

He is not worried that Jia Zhen will not covet the money of Rongfu, but he is worried that he will not covet enough.

Of course, there has to be an insider involved. Since Wang Xifeng also wants to be greedy, it's just a good opportunity for everyone to get what they want, and it's a tacit agreement.

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(End of this chapter)