The Red Mansion Big Liar

Wang Xifeng was immediately embarrassed and said with a red face, "Well! You little girl, now you have someone backing you up, you are even more powerful, right? You even dared to frame me. When I get better, I'll be careful of you!"

She knew she was in the wrong, and although her words sounded harsh, she appeared to be weak inside.

Ping'er was not afraid of her usually, and even less so now. Instead, she warned her, "Madam! There is still a long time to come, so don't make trouble now."

She was talking to Wang Xifeng, but she looked at Zhang Yunyi with reproach in her eyes.

Seeing her embarrassed face, Zhang Yunyi felt a little guilty and sneered, "Sister-in-law, have you recovered? Do you want to put her down and try to see if you can stand?"

Wang Xifeng nodded shyly. Zhang Yunyi held her slender waist and let her fall slowly to the ground, while he asked her to put her arms on his body for leverage.

When she got used to it, Fang suggested, "Don't wipe it anymore. Put on your clothes and go back to take a shower! Even if someone asks, just say you sprained your foot before."

Wang Xifeng was worried that something was wrong with her and her whereabouts would be exposed, but Zhang Yunyi knew everything. Jia Lian was too busy to avoid suspicion, let alone ask about it.

There's no need to waste your time here.

Ping Erh also knew what was going on, so she echoed him, "He's not here. Although no one in the courtyard dared to come out when they wanted to kill you, everyone heard it. What is there to be afraid of, ma'am?"

Wang Xifeng thought so too, and after moving around for a while, she reminded Zhang Yunyi, "You are not feeling well. You should wait for Ping'er to come back and take you back from the garden."

Afterwards, Fang went back with Ping'er's help.

After they left, Zhang Yunyi went around to the back of the house.

He glanced at Jia Lian, who was sitting on the ground with his back against the wall, and said in a pretentious manner: "Before, I was in the room. I didn't know whether Second Brother Lian's illness could be cured in one go, so I made an agreement with my sister-in-law to visit often. I'm afraid that I will need you in the future, so please help me."

Jia Lian showed gratitude on his face, nodding his head repeatedly like a chicken eating rice, saying, "Brother, you are so thoughtful. I don't need to thank you for your kindness!"

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 216: Inquiring and Suspicion

"Ouch! Where did you get this?"

Zhang Yunyi returned to the Dengxian Pavilion from the East Corner Gate. Yu Shi, who had been waiting for a long time, saw him covered in filth and complained, "Even if she is really holding it in, she should wait for me to make arrangements. If she doesn't care about it, something bad will happen sooner or later."

Zhang Yunyi knew that she had mistakenly thought that it was a trace left by Li Wan, so he did not explain and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, why are you here now? Is there something wrong?"

When he asked this, Youshi finally remembered the important matter: "Oh, right! The eldest wife just came over and mentioned your marriage to me again."

"Oh?" Zhang Yunyi sneered, "They came to your house to look for you, aren't you afraid that Jia Zhen will make trouble to the old lady again?"

Although judging from the result, that push also led to their current husband and wife relationship, Jia Zhen harbored evil intentions, so he changed to calling her by her name.

Yu Shi looked puzzled and said, "I also find it strange. After some probing, she said that Jia Zhen accepted the money from the other side and agreed to the marriage."

She didn't care that Zhang Yunyi changed his address, and instead followed him and called him by his name.

"Oh? Is there anything else?"

Zhang Yunyi burst out laughing. He knew very well that Jia She sold his daughter, but it was quite novel that he was actually spending money on Yingchun's marriage.

Seeing his smile, Youshi also smiled and said, "Isn't that right? The first wife hasn't come since the last time. Now that she is looking for me directly, it must be true. What do you think, Yunyi?"

As the eldest sister-in-law, if she wanted to be with Zhang Yunyi for a long time, she had to consider the mood of his wife.

Yingchun has a soft personality to begin with, so if she were to act as a matchmaker at this moment, there would definitely be no problem.

Zhang Yunyi didn't care about it. He shook his head and said, "Didn't I tell you last time? Let's hold that one back first and talk about it when the time is right."

"Then...then what's the reason for the delay?"

It’s not that Youshi couldn’t think of a way to delay, but she liked this marriage so much that she couldn’t help but be a little passive.

Zhang Yunyi didn't consider these details. He thought for a while and said, "Just tell her that although I also like the second young lady, the eldest master has a good reputation. I am not able to take care of this side of the mansion. How can I help the other side?"

He was sure that Jia She would not do anything without profit, and added: "If he is willing to sign a written agreement to guarantee that he will not extort money from me in the future, I can agree."

After hearing this, Youshi looked ashamed.

She was so focused on finding a way out for herself that she ignored the burden that the Ning Mansion brought to Zhang Yunyi.

While helping him undress and take off his dirty clothes, Yun Yi suggested, "Actually, I don't have much to spend right now, so why don't you take back the profit from the sugar?"

With the guano business, Zhang Yunyi no longer cared much about the small profit from sugar. He just used this as an excuse, but he didn't expect that Youshi took it seriously.

"We'll talk about this later."

Since Youshi was grateful for this, there was no need to explain to her. It would be a waste not to earn the favor that came out of nowhere.

He thought for a moment and then reminded her, "Sister-in-law, ask next time how much silver Jia Zhen got from that place."

On the one hand, he didn't know that Jia She not only did not spend any money, but also made a small profit.

I thought to myself, with his character, since he had spent money on Yingchun's wedding, if the time really came to sell his daughter, he would surely include this money in the calculation.

In order to avoid misjudgment at that time, it is better to find out clearly first.

On the other hand, the Ning family now relies entirely on him. Given Jia Zhen's character, he should be eager to tie him up tightly.

How could he give up himself, the God of Wealth, for Jia She's little profit?

Wang Xifeng went crazy, and he was doing bad things secretly. Now he turned to seek petty profits from Jia She. Putting the two things together, Zhang Yunyi couldn't help but feel puzzled, thinking that there might be some connection between the two.

After he asked this, Youshi became even more ashamed and stammered, "The eldest... the eldest lady said that she accepted eight hundred taels from the eldest master..."

Mrs. Xing told Youshi as if she were presenting a treasure that Jia Zhen had taken the silver. How could she not be curious about how much Jia Zhen had taken?

However, she was too embarrassed to tell Zhang Yunyi this number, so she kept it secret at first.

"Eight hundred taels?" Zhang Yunyi frowned.

If it was eight thousand or eighty thousand, it could be explained as Jia Zhen being too short-sighted or being short of money.

But eight hundred taels is not a question of how much it is, but every bit of profit is a bit earned.

He became more and more certain that there was some connection between the two.

Some even suspect that the nightmare magic is related to Jia Zhen.

If he hadn't known in advance that he might have an accident, how could he have earned eight hundred taels?

Although there was no indication of this in Ma Dao Po's explanation, only Aunt Zhao knew the truth about this matter.

Since she could find herself, she might be desperate and seek help from Jia Zhen.

After all, as the head of the Jia family, Jia Zhen has a great say in issues such as clan succession.

Once something happens to Jia Baoyu, there will be a subtle relationship between Jia Huan, as Jia Zheng's only son, and his grandson Jia Lan.

If he had Jia Zheng's secret support, there might be a chance to make a move regarding the right of inheritance.

As for why Jia Zhen attacked him, there are too many possibilities.

Perhaps he suspected that he knew the cause of death of the father and son, or perhaps it was because of Qin Keqing, or for other reasons, Zhang Yun逸 did not intend to dig deeper.

Ever since he learned from Jia Lian in Rong Mansion that Jia Zhen was secretly doing bad things, in Zhang Yun逸's eyes, he was already a dead man.

One of the reasons why he didn't rush to take action was because his attention was distracted by the bald monk and the lame Taoist priest.

On the other hand, since Jia Zhen chose to stay in Rongfu and had already reached the point where he had done something bad, it was obvious that he had run out of tricks.

Today, the servants employed in Ningguo Mansion, especially in Huifang Garden, are carefully selected.

With the supervision of the servants who came with her mother as a dowry, she did not have to worry about her own safety.

Of course, the experiences of Wang Xifeng and Jia Baoyu also reminded him that he must let Zhen Shiyin come back as soon as possible so that he could control the food and water in the back garden.

At the same time, in order to avoid a disaster, you have to act first.

Thinking of this, he said to Youshi, "Brother Zhen must be short of money. Didn't he say years ago that Rong'er was exploiting the farm too much and withholding the farm's harvest, and wanted to remove him from his job? Just agree to it, and you won't be laughed at by outsiders for this little bit of money."

Those who work with their minds rule others, and those who work with their hands serve others.

Even if he wanted to take action against Jia Zhen, there was no need for him to dirty his hands.

Raising an army for a thousand days can be spent in just one moment.

It is time for Jia Rong, this poisonous snake, to demonstrate his value, otherwise, why should he be kept?

However, even though he had already exposed the relationship between Youshi and Jia Zhen, for the sake of safety, it would be better to hide this strategy of driving the tiger to devour the wolf from her.

Not having a good time at Wang Xifeng's place, he shouted outside, "Prepare some hot water, Master wants to take a bath!"

Then he opened his arms to help Youshi take off her mottled white undershirt, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you haven't taken a bath with me for a long time!"

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 217 Freeing up your hands to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf

The next day, early in the morning.

He practiced a set of boxing in Huifang Garden and just returned to the house to eat when he saw Jia Rong coming in hurriedly accompanied by a maid.

He nodded and said, "Uncle Yi! Madam Cai said that she wants to relieve nephew of his duties at the farm, but is there anything that nephew has done wrong?"

Zhang Yunyi waved to the maid outside the house, and when she turned to leave, he pointed to the other side of the table and said, "Sit down, let's eat and talk!"

"Hey! Hey!" Jia Rong leaned forward with only half of his buttocks resting on the stool, "Uncle Yi, please give me some advice!"

"We are all family, don't be so restrained!"

Zhang Yunyi sighed, "This is a difficult matter for me too! Although you and I are uncle and nephew, from my sister-in-law's side, you are also half my son."

He paused for a moment before saying, "You have always been filial, I have seen that, and Qin is also very much to my liking, but Brother Zhen is your biological father and the head of this family. He mentioned this matter years ago, and I tried to persuade him but to no avail. I have no choice but to do this!"

"How could that be?" Jia Rong asked anxiously, "Now all the supplies in the mansion are borne by Uncle Yi..."

Zhang Yunyi raised his hand and interrupted, "He is the head of this family after all. After all, I am just a guest here. If he insists on doing this, what can I do?"

At this point, he took a mouthful of porridge and sighed, "I don't take a penny from the harvest in this mansion. It's just a matter of who gets more and who gets less between you and your son. I wanted to help you more because of your filial piety, but this also made him dissatisfied. If I continue to favor you, I'm afraid there will be no room for me in this mansion!"

"How could it be! Even if the master is willing, there is still the grandfather above him! Besides, even if the master wants to cross the river and burn the bridge, it is too early now. Can't we rely on Uncle Yi to pay the debt of this mansion?"

"Since you are so open-hearted, Uncle Yi will not hide it from you!"

Zhang Yunyi looked at Jia Rong with a burning gaze and said in a deep voice, "You should have heard about Sister Feng's madness, right?"

Jia Rong was stunned when he heard this, and said in shock: "Uncle Yi is saying..."

Zhang Yunyi laughed at himself: "Maybe I'm overthinking it, but you should know about Qin's affairs, and I have to consider this too!"

Seeing Jia Rong's anxious expression, he said, "To be honest, I have done my best for the mansion. Since he won't tolerate me, there is no need for me to stay here. I will move back after I have cleaned up the old house."

He knew very well that Jia Rong had made the divorce decision on Qin Keqing's own initiative, so he deliberately attributed the reason to this.

Jia Zhen even hated himself. Without his support, how could Jia Rong still have a good life?

Sure enough, Jia Rong said with a sad face: "Uncle Yi! You are the pillar of the family, you can't just walk away!"

“Alas!” Zhang Yunyi sighed, “Although I took on the debt for the mansion, the good bows are hidden when the birds are gone. Moreover, I only made profits for my sister-in-law and you, and gave you his only income. If I continue to live here, I will only make people hate me…”

"But Uncle Yi..."

"I'm speaking my heart out to you because of your filial piety, but now I really can't interfere in your affairs. That's all I have to say. You should take care of yourself!"

At this point, Zhang Yunyi shook his head and sighed, "I originally wanted to give Qin a name and then arrange a new marriage for you. Now it seems that this may not be a good thing for you. Instead, it would be better to take Qin away directly, which would save you some trouble."

"Uncle Yi! You can't leave! If you leave, who can your nephew rely on?"

"You also know that I am alone and have no relatives around me. I would like to bring you with me, but after all, he is your father. I am afraid he will not agree. It is better not to mention it!"

"This..." Jia Rong seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Zhang Yunyi also waved his hand and said, "Go back and think about it carefully, but remember not to argue with him, lest you fall into his hands..."

He deliberately emphasized the word "murderous" and saw a gleam in Jia Rong's eyes, but he shook his head and said, "Alas! When he beats his son, even I feel heartbroken, but he is so cruel as to do it."

Seeing that all the necessary efforts have been made, the only thing left is whether Jia Rong has the courage.

He didn't care whether Jia Rong was in the mood to eat or not. He ate and drank his fill, then urged the somewhat distraught Jia Rong to leave Huifang Garden together.

When he arrived at the front yard and just got on the carriage, he saw Xue Pan coming in from the corner door.

Zhang Yunyi greeted, "Why did Wenlong come here so early? Is there something wrong?"

Hearing this, Xue Pan glanced at the carriage and said with disdain, "I came to the East Palace to look for Brother Zhen. Do I have to inform you in advance?"

Zhang Yunyi was stunned when he heard this, and then he asked tentatively: "What are you talking about, Wenlong? Did my brother offend you in some way?"