The Red Mansion Big Liar

How could she save face when such a straightforward and frank statement was made?

You pinched her waist and said with a smile, "What are you thinking about? He sympathizes with you and is willing to take risks for his son. He has been thinking about it all night and has made a perfect plan..."

She revealed Zhang Yunyi's plan in detail, and at the end, she tried to cover it up by saying, "He is willing to think about you so much, and he will definitely support Lan in the future. Ordinary men only care about themselves and would never spend so much time on others. Only he has pity on you, an orphan and a widow..."

Originally, Li Wan was just touched by the loneliness of being a widow for ten years, and was also provoked by Youshi. She could not control herself for a while, and she just wanted to pursue her wish.

At this moment, hearing that Zhang Yunyi was so deliberate and considerate of himself, he felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.

He said incoherently: "He...thanks...thank you sister-in-law for your pity."

Although Youshi fell in love with Li Wan over time and her experience was different from Li Wan's, she was still touched when Zhang Yunyi made plans for her.

In addition, as an experienced person, he immediately noticed something from Li Wan's expression.

"Why thank me? When you see him in the future, thank him in person. Don't let him down. I see that he is very interested in Lan. If you put in some more effort, he might become your godson. Then you and your mother won't have to rely on us anymore."

"Sister-in-law...Sister-in-law, please stop talking. I am just a woman, how can I help you?"

"There are mothers who are honored by their sons, so why can't sons be honored by their mothers? Brother Yi is the most loyal and righteous, especially the most cherishing of old friendships. I don't need to say much about his character. Who in the mansion doesn't know him?"

She leaned close to Li Wan's ear and said some ambiguous and crazy words, especially focusing on certain key words in a pretentious tone, which made Li Wan very angry.

Seeing that the words had been brought to her lips, Li Wan was also aroused, and Youshi was also worried that it was too much.

He stood up and said, "Just wait! When the girls decide on a date to go, I will send someone over to ask you to go with me."

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Unexpectedly, Youshi's words "just wait and see" actually came true.

Although she had been back for only two days, news came out that she had caught a cold.

However, although the sisters agreed to go again, they did not set a time.

Counting the days is the hardest thing, especially when the time is uncertain and you have to take a ride from others.

Although he could not bear it any longer, he sent Suyun to sleep in another room. However, this did not ease his emotions, but made him even more anxious.

There seemed to be a heat in the mouth, and several blisters appeared.

At one point, she almost couldn't help herself and wanted to take the initiative to ask Lady Jia to go to the East Palace to visit the "sick" Youshi, but in the end, she was worried that it would be superfluous and ruin Zhang Yunyi's plan, so she had to endure it silently.

Fortunately, she was not the only one who was anxious.

On this day, all the female relatives gathered in Rongqing Hall.

Tanchun shook Lin Daiyu's arm and said coquettishly, "It's rare that the weather is good these days. Sister, why don't you take advantage of the New Year to test Xiangling's poetry. The story that Brother Yi told last time was really interesting. Let's ask if there are any other stories."

Lin Daiyu pinched her nose and said with a smile, "If you want to hear the story, then you want to hear the story. It's okay to use me as a pretext. But since you have heard the story, you can't keep it to yourself. You need to teach Xiangling your experience in writing poems as well."

Before Tanchun could reply, Xiangyun said, "Of course! Since we have listened to Brother Yi's story, we should return the favor."

She clapped her hands, pulled Baochai and said, "Sister Bao, don't you think so?"

Baochai originally didn't want to join in the fun, but was afraid of spoiling their mood, so she joined in.

Yingchun, who was standing by, lowered her head unconsciously.

Although she can write poems, her level is not as good as Lin Daiyu, Baochai and Xiangyun. Among her sisters, she is probably slightly better than the younger Xichun.

Grandmother Jia saw her embarrassment and said with a smile, "I heard that Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law is ill. Since you are going there, you can go see her together."

She immediately instructed Amber, "You will only speak to Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law when you go to the East Palace."

Li Wan had been looking forward to this day for a long time. Now that the time has come, she couldn't help but feel worried. She was worried that Youshi would let her down, and she was also afraid that Grandmother Jia would stand in her way.

My heart was beating fast, as if it was stuck in my throat.

A few moments.

You Shi sent someone to reply to Grandmother Jia: "The master took my son to the farm outside the city a few days ago. He is afraid that he will not be back for some time. Grandma is sick and there is no one to talk to. I heard that the girls will go there to enjoy the snow tomorrow, so I want to invite Grandma Zhu to go with them so that she can chat with them and relieve their boredom."

Because Jia Jing was a layman, in Ning Mansion, the servants were accustomed to calling her Madam You. But when he came to Rong Mansion, they treated her as people of the same generation, so they only called her Grandma.

If Jia Zhen and his son were at home, Grandmother Jia would still hesitate, but now she agreed without a second thought.

"Then you don't need to come over to greet us tomorrow. Go with them to the East Palace and visit Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law on behalf of me and my wife!"

When Li Wan heard this, she felt a buzz in her head, and finally a stone fell to the ground.

"Yeah!~"

She wanted to reply to Lady Jia, but her throat seemed to be blocked. She could only groan and bow to Lady Jia as a sign of agreement.

She spent the whole day in a daze and barely made it to the evening.

After instructing Suyun to take good care of Jia Lan who was studying, she returned to her room.

I originally planned to go to bed early to recharge my energy, but when I lay down on the bed, I tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

I kept on doing this until the second half of the night, when I finally ran out of energy and fell into a sleep in a daze.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 185 Maintenance

I spent last night until the late night and finally fell asleep.

Li Wan slept very deeply.

Fortunately, Suyun knew in advance that there was no need to visit her father morning and evening today, so she was able to sleep until noon and not look tired.

"Grandma! My brother went to school early in the morning. The girls are almost ready. They sent someone to ask grandma when they will leave!"

Just after I finished washing up, someone came to report from outside.

"Go tell them, I'll be there soon!"

Instructing Suyun to pass on the message, she hesitated for a moment, but returned to the dressing table, fiddled with her face for a while, put on some light makeup, then left the house and hurried to meet up with the other girls.

She has always been cold and aloof, never wearing any make-up. Besides, her appearance is determined by her heart, so even though she only put on light make-up, she did reveal a bit of spring in her heart. Fortunately, the girls traveling with her were all unmarried, so they didn't notice this hint of spring in her heart.

Although You usually lived in Doufengxuan, it was only for convenience.

Now that he was pretending to be sick and wanted to do things more conveniently, he naturally wouldn't stay in Doufengxuan to "recuperate".

Because Grandmother Jia had asked them to visit the patient, the group arrived at Ning Mansion, passed through the three inner gates, and then walked through the hall to Youshi's courtyard.

Perhaps because she was homesick, when they arrived, Li Wan shrank behind the crowd.

She watched coldly and secretly looked at Youshi. She saw that her face was pale and she was leaning on the bed with her clothes on. She actually looked a bit sick, but she didn't know whether it was a real illness or a fake one.

After a round of greetings, Mrs. You said leisurely, "It's getting late. Lunch has been arranged in the garden. You should not stay here too long, lest you get sick. If you have any errands, tell Baozhu and Ruizhu to do it."

Tanchun frowned slightly and asked, "Is Brother Yi not here?"

Now Youshi is bedridden and Qinshi has been pretending to be sick, so it is not convenient for either of them to take care of them.

If Zhang Yunyi was at home, Youshi would naturally not need to give such detailed instructions.

Youshi pretended to sigh, "Yesterday I heard that you were coming today, and he said he wanted to take a day off, but he didn't expect that the government office had something to do, so they sent someone here early in the morning. Before he left, he specifically told me not to rush back, and that he would come back to have breakfast and dinner with you after he finished the things at hand."

After hearing what Youshi said, Tanchun's expression relaxed a little.

Li Wan took the opportunity to say, "I am not very good at writing poetry, so I will stay and chat with my sister-in-law. You guys go and have fun!"

Youshi also nodded, and turned to Suyun and said, "It's rare for you to come here. I'll take care of your grandmother. Come with me to the glass room to bask in the sun and take a break!"

Suyun had heard of the glass house a long time ago and was eager to go and see it for herself, but was limited by her status.

She originally thought that Li Wan would not be able to refuse and she had no chance, but now that Youshi took the initiative to mention it, she immediately looked at Li Wan eagerly.

Li Wan then took advantage of the situation and said, "Sister-in-law is not feeling well, so we are here to bother her. You should stay with the girls and take care of her."

The two of them cooperated seamlessly and waited for everyone to leave.

Just as Youshi was about to pull Li Wan aside to chat for a while to ease her embarrassment, she heard a 'gurgling' sound and Li Wan's stomach growled.

Youshi then threw back the quilt, put on her shoes, and pulled her to the kang in the compartment outside the room.

While pushing Li Wan to sit on the other side of the table on the kang, she ordered people to prepare wine and food outside.

He said meaningfully, "You'll have to practice the method of strengthening your body later so that you can remember it well. You can't do it on an empty stomach without strength."

It was too unbearable to just wait for Zhang Yunyi, so Li Wan and Youshi sat across the table from each other on the kang.

She got up late in the morning and missed her meal, so she felt really hungry now.

At first, she could still toast with Youshi as if nothing had happened, but after three rounds of wine and five dishes, there was still no sign of Zhang Yunyi, and she couldn't help but feel worried.

Thinking of what Youshi had just said to Tanchun, her heart began to beat fast. Could it be that something really had delayed her at the government office?

But Youshi seemed to be deliberately teasing her and didn't mention Zhang Yunyi at all, which almost made her sick.

Just when she was feeling restless, Youshi suddenly crawled to her side from the opposite side, and a pair of hands restlessly climbed up her plump body.

Li Wan couldn't help but tremble, thinking to herself: Am I thinking wrong again?

She couldn't help but feel sorry for herself. Not only did Zhang Yunyi have several maids around him, each with their own merits, but his concubine, You Erjie, who had not yet married into the family, was also very pretty.

How could he, a widower himself, be willing to take such a big risk?

Her face showed a trace of sadness, and she was in a daze. Unexpectedly, Youshi suddenly retracted her hand, turned around and got off the kang.

While shaking the wine pot, he said jokingly, "Wait a moment, sister. I'll go get another pot of wine."

This sudden action left Li Wan confused.

He stared in a daze as Youshi twisted her waist and hips and closed the door and left.

As soon as Youshi left, she realized that not only was the room eerily quiet, but there was not even a single sound coming from the yard.

This is……

All the servants were sent away?

When she thought of this, she couldn't help but feel hot inside.

She had already drunk quite a bit of wine, and the blush on her face became even more radiant.

Just as she was daydreaming, she suddenly heard a creaking sound and turned around hurriedly to look.

Just as he had appeared in his dreams countless times, the handsome and tall figure appeared at the door.

He looked at her with a half-smile on his face, his back against the half-open door, and he slowly leaned back and closed the door.

Then he took two steps at a time and was near her in a moment.

Li Wan realized what was happening at this moment and stood up hurriedly.

However, her legs were hanging over the edge of the kang, and she had been sitting sideways on the kang for such a long time that her legs had become a little numb.

At this moment, I suddenly stood up and felt weak in my legs.

His hands involuntarily climbed onto Zhang Yunyi's body.

Li Wan seemed to get an electric shock and tried to pull her hand back, but Zhang Yunyi, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbed her and pulled her into his arms.

She felt a buzzing sound in her head, and blurted out as if possessed by a ghost: "Brother Yi, please take the trouble to take good care of Wan'er..."

She originally wanted to say Lan'er, but when the words came to her lips, what came out was Wan'er.

Realizing her oversight, Li Wan's buzzing head suddenly became a mess.

The already weak struggle not only died down, but the pair of pink arms couldn't help but wrap around Zhang Yunyi's neck.

In this situation, even though Zhang Yun逸 had made up his mind, he couldn't help but feel dazed.

Although Youshi swore solemnly, she had only met Li Wan a few times after all.

Because he was worried that she would back down at the critical moment, he specifically asked Youshi to drink more with her to give her courage.

Originally, he planned to use the opportunity of teaching radio gymnastics to lay the groundwork for closer contact.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the room, Li Wan rushed up to him impatiently, muttering that he should be gentle with her body.

Without any further hesitation, he immediately picked up Li Wan and carried her sideways in his arms, then walked towards the inner room with the gait of a victorious general.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law! Just leave your body to me, I will take good care of it. Let me take good care of you first!"

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(End of this chapter)