The Red Mansion Big Liar

At this point, Zhang Yunyi said with a serious face: "However, in order to avoid sister-in-law's suspicion, she has to follow her. It's just that my brother has always been a germaphobe. Regardless of whether it is a maid or a concubine, I will not allow others to covet her. Second Brother Lian should understand what I mean, right?"

"Please rest assured, brother!"

Jia Lian is now fully focused on curing the disease, and even though he has the will, he lacks the strength.

Only then did Zhang Yun逸 send him out of the corner gate.

Since Ping'er would be here soon, he was not in a hurry to go back and waited in the gatehouse.

But after a moment, Ping'er walked in with a suspicious look on her face.

"Master! How could Second Master Lian..."

"Of course he wants something from you!"

Zhang Yunyi put his arms around her slender waist as if no one was around and led her to the side hall.

As soon as he entered the room, he said directly: "Do you know that Jia Lian returned to the capital that day? He was already exhausted in Jinxiang Courtyard, and he was forced to take medicine after returning. Now he is inhumane..."

He did not tell Ping'er that Jia Lian might have been frightened by Wang Xifeng, which led to his heart disease, but instead blamed it on excessive waste.

Ping'er was stunned and stammered, "This... No wonder grandma said that he had collected a lot of things that complement each other, and he moved back home for a few months and was able to settle down and live in the wing room. It turns out..."

While holding Ping'er on his lap, Zhang Yunyi recounted how Wang Xifeng went crazy today and how he was pushed and subdued by Jia Lian.

Then he asked, "Do you know why he came to see me just now?"

"Are you asking about grandma's condition?"

"Ha!" Zhang Yunyi sneered, "He wants me to take advantage of my sister-in-law's unconsciousness to help him cure his unspeakable secret."

Seeing that Ping'er was confused, he leaned over to her ear and explained again how Jia Lian showed signs of breaking through when he saw him pressing Wang Xifeng under him.

But he deliberately concealed the fact that he was the only possible solution.

"He...how could he...even if grandma has a thousand faults, but in this situation, he doesn't want to seek medical treatment, but instead..."

Perhaps she didn't know how to describe Jia Lian's behavior, so Ping'er was speechless for a moment.

After being stunned for a long while, he finally reacted and looked at Zhang Yunyi with a little doubt, hesitating to say: "Then... then Master..."

Zhang Yunyi said righteously: "How could you be so mean as to take advantage of others' misfortune?"

"It was my fault!" Ping'er looked guilty and quickly admitted her mistake.

"It's just that..." Zhang Yunyi hesitated and said in a gentle and persuasive way, "It's just that now that he has found a way to treat it, I'm afraid he won't give up easily!"

Ping Er thought he was just reminding her kindly, and quickly assured her, "Don't worry, Master. When Madam gets better, I will tell her to be on guard!"

"Although I am trying to delay him now, it is not a long-term solution. Since he can find me, he may find someone else."

Zhang Yunyi looked melancholy, and sighed deeply, "Do you know what else he has planned?"

"What's the back-up plan?" Ping'er exclaimed.

"Use medicine!" Zhang Yunyi said with a worried look on his face. "It's hard to prevent a thief in your own home, no matter how hard you try. If it gets mixed into your food or tea, can you still prevent it? Once he really takes the risk, it will not only be useless, but he will bite you back."

"Then go find the old lady..."

Ping'er stopped talking abruptly here.

"Old lady?" Zhang Yunyi sneered at the right time. "He has no children yet, and he is from the first house. Not to mention the old lady, even the wife would be afraid that she would not say much. Even if it is for the sake of the family line, she would not make the decision for my sister-in-law, right?"

This was the last straw that broke the camel's back. Ping'er was at a loss and said, "Then... then what do you say, sir?"

Seeing that the time had come, Zhang Yunyi said bluntly: "For now, the only solution is for me to use his own trick against him. At least it can make him have some concerns, so that he won't bite his sister-in-law back later."

He did not give Ping'er a chance to respond, and continued, "Do you know why he pushed me today?"

Ping Er was interrupted by him and did not have time to think about it. She asked hurriedly, "Why?"

"Don't you think about it? If I was injured by my sister-in-law, even if she went crazy, I'm afraid the emperor would not let her off easily..."

"Ah!~" After he reminded her, Ping'er felt a little scared and let out a soft cry.

Zhang Yunyi paused for a moment, then sighed, "He has long been tired of being restrained by my sister-in-law, and has repeatedly threatened to divorce her after drinking. However, he has no suitable excuse because my sister-in-law is from the Wang family. If I am really injured by my sister-in-law, and she uses this as an excuse, I am afraid that even my wife will not be able to speak for my sister-in-law."

In ancient times, once a woman was divorced, she would not only be unacceptable to her husband's family, but also her parents' family would have difficulty finding a place to stay.

Wang Xifeng is not Qin Keqing. She has experienced the pain of having her entire family wiped out and almost being killed, and she is also arrogant.

If she is divorced, it would be more painful than killing her.

Ping'er was naturally clear about her character, and after Zhang Yunyi's repeated explanations, she became even more worried.

Only then did Zhang Yunyi reveal all his subsequent plans.

"Although this method is not very appropriate, it is better than being framed by Jia Lian, being ruined and kicked out of the house."

At this point, he paused and said, "We are doing this for her own good. Even though we are hiding it from her, we have no choice."

Although he is not averse to sharing other people's things, he is averse to sharing with others.

The same is true for Youshi and Wang Xifeng.

Given Jia Lian's personality, he might not be disgusted by the fact that Wang Xifeng had this kind of relationship with him, but might even be secretly happy about it.

If we ask them to reconcile because of this, wouldn't it be counterproductive and shooting ourselves in the foot?

In order to prevent this situation, Wang Xifeng had to break off all ties with him.

Therefore, he could not follow Jia Lian's arrangement, lest Wang Xifeng would feel guilty about him.

Jia Lian now harbored hatred towards Wang Xifeng and had an illness in his heart, which gave him the opportunity to instigate Jia Lian to cooperate with his actions under the guise of a cure.

"This...will this work?" Ping'er was still a little hesitant.

"Even if my sister-in-law knew, she would understand that we are doing this for her own good. Besides, don't you know what my master is capable of? I'm afraid she won't blame you, and will thank you!"

Zhang Yunyi said confidently: "Don't worry, although I want to protect her, since I want her, I will treat her with sincerity. Now that Jia Lian has a request from me, I will ask him to sign a written agreement to ensure that I will not pursue it in the future, and promise that I will visit you often."

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 210 Double act?

"Okay, don't delay too long. Go back quickly and stay by my sister-in-law's side. Remember to stay by her side during this period of time, so that he won't take advantage of you."

He put on a full show and didn't even take any further action towards Ping'er. He just teased her to make her reveal a little bit of sexual desire so that he could hide it from Jia Lian and make him mistakenly believe that he would take Ping'er as his concubine today.

After explaining all the relevant matters, he urged her to go and stay by Wang Xifeng's side.

Ping'er also knew the seriousness of the situation, so she didn't dare to delay any longer and hurried back.

After seeing Ping'er off, Zhang Yunyi returned to Dengxian Pavilion.

The next day.

He did not leave the house, but only sent Xier to the yamen and asked for a few days' leave.

Because he had an excuse to find a solution for Wang Xifeng and Jia Baoyu, he didn't want to stay in Rong Mansion for too long. He just went there for a stroll every day during the day under the pretext of visiting.

After that, he waited at home for Lai Da to deliver the message.

"Didn't Brother Yi say that there would be a turnaround in three to five days? Why..."

"Today is only the fourth day, so the old lady and the wife don't need to worry. I have also made some progress, but even if there is no improvement, it will only take a few more days."

"Then...then don't waste any more time here, go back quickly!"

After waiting for four days, not only did Jia Baoyu and Wang Xifeng show no improvement, but even the monk and the Taoist priest had no news either.

Not only did Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang begin to feel uneasy, but even Zhang Yun逸 was a little nervous.

That day, after leaving Rong Mansion and returning to Dengxian Pavilion, he couldn't help but wonder whether he should go to Ma Dao Po to get the antidote first.

But I was also worried that if the person arrived right after I left, I would miss him.

Just when he was hesitating and in a dilemma.

But then I heard a report from the front that Steward Lai of the West Mansion wanted to see me.

Zhang Yun逸 hurried away.

At the gatehouse, Lai Da said succinctly, "Master! Today, a monk and a Taoist priest came and volunteered to exorcise the evil spirits for Master Bao and Madam Lian!"

"Let's go!" Zhang Yunyi took the lead.

Even though he didn't delay, he still almost missed it.

When I walked out of the door, I saw Lai Da pointing at the memorial archway on Ningrong Street and said, "Sir! Those are the two monks and Taoist priests in front."

"You don't have to follow!"

Seeing the two of them turning the corner and about to disappear from sight, Zhang Yunyi didn't bother to go to Rong Mansion anymore. He hurriedly left a word to Lai Da and quickly chased after them.

Zhang Yun逸 followed them for a while and saw that the two men were sneaking around and were very vigilant, looking back from time to time.

This behavior was very different from the image of the person who played around in the world that Zhang Yunyi had imagined, which made him quite confused.

He gave up the idea of ​​calling out to them, and instead, for fear of disturbing the two of them, he followed behind them quietly using the tracking techniques he had learned from watching TV in his previous life.

He walked through the streets and alleys, followed the two of them around for a few circles, and then turned to Huazhi Lane, not far from Rong Mansion.

Just as he was wondering, he saw the two men stopped in front of a courtyard, looked around, and then knocked on the door.

Seeing the two people enter the yard, Zhang Yunyi hesitated slightly, then moved to the door and was about to knock on it to go in.

But a voice came from inside: "Junior sister still has many connections. If there is such a good thing again in the future, Junior sister Ma, don't forget that it will only be us."

Junior sister?

Zhang Yunyi was wondering when he heard an old woman's voice from inside.

"I've been expelled from the sect, so what's the point of calling me senior brother or junior sister? Now the neighbors all call me Ma Dao Po. It's not easy to get such a good opportunity to eat from one family and eat from another! Okay, I can't do this by myself, so I naturally need you to help me."

Ma Dao Po?

fraud……

Although Zhang Yunyi could not be sure whether the monk and the Taoist priest were pretending to be pigs to eat the tiger, since Ma Dao Po was able to find them, there was no need to disturb them.

I wrote down the address of Ma Dao Po's house, found an alley at random, and went in.

He no longer followed the monk and Taoist couple, but went straight out of Huazhi Lane, hired a carriage, and headed for Shuntian Prefecture Government Office.

In fact, whether from the previous conversation or from his inner heart, he was more inclined to believe that this monk and Taoist were liars.

After all, it is always more reliable to take control of your own destiny than to rely on others to take care of you.

Moreover, judging from their names, they know Ma Dao Po well, so it is unlikely that they are pretending to be pigs and eating the tiger.

However, to be on the safe side, he did not want to alarm the two of them and planned to start with Ma Dao Po first.

In this way, even if they really pretended to be pigs and eat the tiger, there were reasons for it, and they did not directly point the finger at the two of them, so as not to offend them too much.

Although the wealthy servants in the mansion could be used, it would be more appropriate for the government to intervene in matters like this.

Besides, the Spring Ploughing Ceremony had established good relations with several officials in Shuntian Prefecture, so it would be a waste to not make use of it.

Although he did not go out in official uniform, his name was now well-known in Shuntian Prefecture.

After just giving his name, he was treated as a distinguished guest and was directly welcomed into the back hall.

Not only was Jia Yucun, the prefect, present, but the chancellor, the governor, and several assistant judges also came out to greet him.

Jia Yucun took the lead and said enthusiastically, "Brother, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming?"

Zhang Yunyi was not arrogant and greeted them politely. After a lively exchange of greetings, he explained his purpose: "I have some private matters to attend to, and I would like to trouble you to find some suitable yamen runners."

In addition to the three hall officials, there were several Tongpans who were of the same rank as him. In addition, since it was a private matter, they were not treated in the same manner as his official titles.

"Brother, if you have something to do, why come here in person? Just send someone!"

"Yes, yes, yes! The prefect is absolutely right. Mr. Zhang's affairs are the affairs of our Shuntian Prefecture!"

Those present were all veterans in the officialdom. When they heard that it was a private matter, they were very understanding and did not ask the reason.

Several magistrates also volunteered to recommend capable yamen runners, and they even argued over the number of vacancies for assignment.

Zhang Yunyi was unwilling to delay any longer, and finally took the initiative to propose a compromise solution, asking them to each send two people to accompany them.

Someone was there to help, and in a moment, a group of twelve yamen runners dressed in blue and black came to the inner hall to take orders.

Although he had a group of officials to support him, Zhang Yun逸 did not act superior.