The Red Mansion Big Liar

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"Grandma! Grandma..."

When she heard Suyun's call, Li Wan realized that she had been distracted again.

She slowly withdrew her empty gaze and looked at Jia Lan who was studying hard at the desk.

Earlier, she was bewitched by Youshi and agreed on a whim. But once she calmed down, she became timid.

If it weren't for Youshi's words that she would rely on Zhang Yunyi in the future, she would never dare to take the risk.

But people's minds change. After all, Youshi is the mistress of the East Palace. If there are any changes in the future, she will be controlled by others because of this omission.

However, he was now in a difficult situation. If he relapsed, not only would Zhang Yunyi not support his son in the future, but he might even find it difficult to fulfill his promises.

Jia Zhu's early death cast a deep shadow on her. Now she only has Jia Lan to rely on, and she will not allow anything to happen to his health.

Moreover, although Youshi could not believe it completely, some of his words did make sense.

Even though Aunt Zhao spread rumors about the lady, the family still kept silent about it in order to save the eldest daughter's reputation.

I'm afraid even if they noticed something, they wouldn't say anything.

Anyway, she and her son were not valued in the mansion. Even if the old lady and the lady had opinions about her, as long as she could maintain appearances and not affect her son's reputation, it wouldn't be too bad.

Of course, these were just her excuses.

After all, Ping'er had already received the accurate news, and her greatest worry had finally been resolved.

But deep down in her heart, she still wanted to keep a thought for herself and wanted to experience firsthand what Ping'er experienced in the cave.

She secretly made up her mind to do it for her son and also to leave a memory for herself.

She only had a one-night stand with Zhang Yunyi, and they had nothing to do with each other after that.

Correct!

Just this time!

To catch an adulterer, you have to catch two people together. Even if there are changes on Youshi's side in the future, times have changed. As long as she behaves well in the future, the old lady and the lady will not believe her easily even if she is very sure, and there is no risk of being exposed.

With this thought, two strange blushes appeared on her face. She slowly brought her legs together and sat up straight.

At the same time, I gradually gave up struggling in my heart.

Suyun noticed that Li Wan had finally made some movement, but her demeanor seemed a little unnatural, so she quickly advised, "Grandma didn't sleep well last night. If you feel tired, I'll be here to look after you, brother."

Hearing this, Jia Lan put down the book in his hand, stood up and bowed respectfully, saying: "Mother, go back and rest without worry. Your son will study hard and will not be lazy!"

Looking at her sensible son, Li Wan's heart softened and she let out a muffled groan from her nose.

"Well!~ Then don't be too late!"

She quickly stood up and said to Suyun, "Don't forget to tell your brother to get up and stretch his muscles later."

Suyun quickly agreed: "Don't worry, grandma, I won't have to worry about it!"

After finishing the instructions, Li Wan moved to the door.

Just as he was about to lift the door curtain, he retracted his hand, hesitated for a moment, then turned around and told Suyun: "I'm going back to bed now, don't come over later, so as not to wake me up!"

After leaving Jia Lan's study, she immediately took two steps at a time and hurried back into the house.

Just like last night, he quickly stripped off all the restraints on his body, crawled into the quilt, and wrapped himself tightly with the blanket.

But that night, no one disturbed her sweet dreams.

However, the scene in the dream changed from a cave in Huifang Garden to a boudoir.

She is like the mistress of the room, waiting for her husband to come home...

When Zhang Yunyi pushed the door open, his eyes were still fiery, but his actions were not as rough as in the dream the day before.

He held her hand tenderly and considerately, came to the bed, helped her take off the heavy restraints, cuddled with her, and then naturally fell on the bed together, just like a couple...

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 183 Careful Verification

The next day, early in the morning.

Li Wan, who finally had a good night's sleep, got out of bed with Suyun's help.

"Grandma looks much better today than she did yesterday!"

Upon hearing this, Li Wan's rosy face became even more eye-catching.

She quickly changed the subject and asked, "When did Lan'er go to bed last night?"

"Grandma, my brother went to bed at half past midnight."

After finishing washing and dressing, Li Wan moved to the dressing table, looked at herself in the mirror, and felt sorry for herself.

Although no one disturbed her sweet dream last night, it was just a consolation after all.

Everything in the dream is just imagination, like rootless duckweed, too unreal.

Thinking about the lack of success last night, she actually hoped that Youshi would send an invitation as soon as possible.

"Hey! Why is grandma sweating so much? The quilt is wet..."

Just at this moment, Suyun's surprised cry interrupted her thoughts.

"Yeah!~"

Li Wan's heart trembled when she thought of last night's madness, and she let out a muffled groan from her nose.

Unable to conceal her guilty conscience, she said, "Maybe I caught a cold the day before yesterday. I sweated a lot last night, so I feel much better today! The fire in the room is burning brightly, so don't take it out to dry. Hurry up and help me put on my makeup. I still have to go to the old lady's house to visit her every morning and evening!"

Suyun was young after all, so she didn't suspect anything and quickly threw down the quilt and turned to help her dress up.

After finishing the cleaning and having a quick breakfast, Li Wan came to Rongqing Hall.

As soon as Wang Xifeng saw her, she smiled and said, "Oh! Sister-in-law, you look very healthy today. Is there any good news?"

"What...what happy event is there?" Li Wan was stunned and quickly denied it.

"Why not?" Wang Xifeng said sarcastically, "Brother Yi has already agreed to it. Could it be that sister-in-law is still trying to hide it from us?"

After hearing this, Li Wan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly covered up, "They said we have to wait until the beginning of spring. It's too early now."

Seeing the two of them playing dumb, Jia's mother couldn't help wondering, "What good thing did Yige promise?"

Wang Xifeng smiled and explained to Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang, "Last time when we celebrated Master's birthday, Brother Yi looked at Lan and said that he was weak and needed to be strengthened. So the other day I asked Ping'er to discuss the bird droppings business with him and asked him on behalf of my sister-in-law. Brother Yi was very straightforward and agreed to help Lan strengthen his body!"

Yesterday, Youshi's visit gave her a reminder. She hurriedly acted out an act of harmony between sisters-in-law and love for her nephew in front of Lady Jia.

"Is Lan a weak boy? I didn't even know that."

Grandmother Jia sighed, "It's great that you are so thoughtful. They are orphans and widows, so remember to take good care of them."

Upon hearing this, Li Wan lowered her head unconsciously.

Not only Lady Jia, but even Mrs. Wang, have they ever paid any attention to Jia Lan, the legitimate grandson?

Even after hearing about it now, he did not ask about it personally, but asked Wang Xifeng to pay a little attention to it.

Even so, she still thanked Lady Jia: "Thank you for your concern, old lady!"

"Don't worry, old lady!"

Wang Xifeng took over the conversation and said with a hint of meaning, "I heard that my sister-in-law asked Sister-in-law Zhen for help a while ago, but she never got any definite news. This time, it's all thanks to Ping'er!"

"Oh?" Grandmother Jia was surprised, "Brother Zhen hasn't found a wife for her son, but Ping'er is more prestigious than her?"

Wang Xifeng understood what he meant and smiled, "Of course! Although Sister Zhen is closer to us, the more you use her, the less favor you give her. Now the East Palace depends on her for support. If he asks this person to invite that person, he will always have many concerns. Besides, we should consider the face of Buddha instead of the monk. The eldest lady will become a princess soon. Ping'er is from our palace after all. How can he not give her some face?"

This remark was very much to Lady Jia's liking, and she smiled and said, "You are quite clear about this! However, it is fine to say this within our family, but don't spread it outside."

If it had been before, Li Wan would have hoped that Wang Xifeng would take the blame, but now she is trying to take advantage of Youshi's sisterly love to go to Ning Mansion to keep the appointment.

He quickly explained, "It's not the eldest sister-in-law's fault. It was thanks to her that Brother Yi was willing to give Lan'er some advice earlier. I guess we are too close to each other and it is inconvenient to bother her again and again, so that's why it's delayed."

"Yes! That's true. He has always been very loyal. He would not refuse the request from Zhen's daughter-in-law."

Although Wang Xifeng's statement was more in line with her wishes, Grandmother Jia still felt that Li Wan's words made more sense.

After thinking for a while, he reminded her again: "It's hard for Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law to be on good terms with you, but don't neglect her just because something happened in the East Palace."

Although Youshi was from the East Palace and was not comfortable in front of Jia Zhen, the key point was that Zhang Yun逸 was quite caring towards his sister-in-law.

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. I don't ask her to help me in the marriage. I just need to maintain the appearance and let her consider our friendship and not try her best to hinder it.

"Hey!" Li Wan almost cried out when she heard the order. She tried her best to suppress her emotions and agreed.

Grandmother Jia also took these into consideration, but Mrs. Wang was not aware of the secret plans of the eldest wife's family.

When she heard Wang Xifeng mention Yuanchun just now, she couldn't help but worry about her.

He changed the subject and asked about the progress of the garden.

Wang Xifeng quickly reported back: "Although the heavy snow delayed us for some time, fortunately Brother Yi has borrowed some more people, and I have also urged my subordinates to speed up the work, so we will be able to finish the work by mid-March."

Li Wan's heart was moved when Yuanchun was mentioned. She didn't care whether Mrs. Wang would be unhappy or not, and pretended to sigh: "Although the honor of the eldest lady is rare, the mansion spent a huge amount of money to build this huge garden. After the eldest lady gets married, it will not be used in the future. It's really a pity!"

Youshi swore that the east corner gate of the garden was opened for Zhang Yunyi, but she did not elaborate on how to facilitate him. Li Wan had some guesses in her mind and couldn't help but seek confirmation.

If Lady Jia really disregarded Yingchun's reputation for this marriage, then wouldn't she have an extra layer of protection?

She pretended not to notice Mrs. Wang's glance and just stared at the expression on Lady Jia's face.

Grandmother Jia had originally planned to find an opportunity, and now that Li Wan mentioned it, it just suited her wishes.

However, before she could speak, Wang Xifeng, who had already understood everything, rushed to act cute and said, "Old lady, what the eldest sister-in-law said is right. It is a pity to leave such a beautiful garden vacant. My granddaughter-in-law has an idea."

"Oh? Tell me about it!" Grandmother Jia asked knowingly.

"Why not ask the girls to move in together? Firstly, we can send off the eldest girl to get married and share in her joy; secondly, the garden will be more lively with people living in it, and it won't be wasted and a pity!"

"Well!" said Grandmother Jia approvingly. "That's a good idea. I think we should do it this way. What do you think, Madam?"

Mrs. Wang complained inwardly, "You've already said that this is how it's going to be done, and you still ask me what I think."

She glanced at Wang Xifeng and said with a smile, "What the old lady said is right. It would be good to let them share in the good fortune."

Mrs. Wang was kept in the dark and thought that Wang Xifeng had just made up her mind on the spur of the moment.

Li Wan, who was standing aside, suddenly realized something. Seeing Lady Jia and Wang Xifeng singing the same tune, she felt less worried and more excited.

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(End of this chapter)

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Chapter 184 Agreement

"Grandma! Grandma Jane is here!"

After finishing her morning and evening visits, Li Wan returned to her own courtyard and heard the maid's report.

She couldn't help but blurt out, "So... so early?"

Fortunately, she realized her mistake in time and changed "fast" to "morning".

He took two steps at a time and came to the main hall of his own house, where he saw Youshi sitting upright on a chair, leisurely sipping the tea brought by the maid.

She didn't care about being rude and grabbed Youshi and pulled her into the inner room.

He lowered his voice and said insincerely, "Didn't we agree to go to the old lady in two days and ask me to come over? Why... why are you in such a hurry?"

Although she lowered her voice, her tone was very urgent. Not only did she sound impatient, but she couldn't help swallowing dryly at the end.

Yu Shi saw this and said jokingly, "Who said I came here to invite you today?"

Li Wan felt lost upon hearing this, but she murmured, "That... that's good..."

Yu Shi wanted to tease her, so she pinched her waist and said jokingly, "My sister looks much better today than yesterday. I guess you slept well last night."

She took advantage of the situation and hugged Li Wan's waist, half hugging and half dragging the wooden chicken-like Li Wan to the kang, sighing: "It's hard for Brother Yi, he spent a lot of time and effort for you, and worked hard all night..."

Li Wan was startled by her crazy words. She looked towards the door and complained, "Sister-in-law... How can you say such a thing!"

Although some things were tacitly understood by both of them, they still had to take care of the surface. Yesterday, she had been using Jia Lan's method of strengthening the body as a cover, and she could still pretend to be confused.