The Red Mansion Big Liar

Thinking of this, she pursed her lips and said calmly, "You just said that Brother Yi is willing to help even the Lai family. If he marries me, can he not take care of Huan'er? She has caused me so much trouble. Even if she doesn't consider me this time, she should do something for Huan'er!"

After hearing this, Shishu no longer had any doubts and straightened his back unconsciously.

"Miss, you have thought so carefully, your wish will surely come true!"

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 223: Continuing the Past Relationship

"Hmm!~ You...you are a heartless thief. You clearly...you clearly knew that I only had this piece of land where I could sneak in, but you didn't even lay out some grounds in advance. Yet...you still wanted to play tricks on me like this..."

While the sisters happily moved into the Grand View Garden.

In the rockery of Linshuixuan, separated from the Grand View Garden by a wall, Wang Xifeng was complaining incessantly.

The sisters moved into the Grand View Garden. Since Grandmother Jia had made up her mind to give Zhang Yunyi a lot of convenience, she had to tell him about it.

She was afraid that sending a maid would not be respectful enough, so she ordered Wang Xifeng to do it. This gave the second wife, who had tasted the sweetness of life, the opportunity to relive her old dreams.

However, due to her different identity and the urgent situation, she could only act in the cave where she had refused to enter last time.

Unlike last time, when Zhang Yunyi forced her in, this time she was the one waiting here first. As soon as Zhang Yunyi reached the entrance of the cave, he couldn't wait to drag her in.

"Clap!"

Two crisp sounds were heard, and Zhang Yunyi's laughter followed: "I've heard that sister-in-law is a good talker. I've always been a good person. Since sister-in-law can't stand steadily in the battle and is worried about kneeling and bumping, it's a good opportunity for me to see your eloquence."

"Pah!" Wang Xifeng spat, and then her panicked voice rang out, "You...get out of here quickly, I have never been so mean...Who do you think I am!"

"Hehehe! What Second Sister-in-law said, the more tricks Second Brother Lian has never tried, the more likely it is that he will wear his hat more firmly, right?"

After these words, there seemed to be a moment of silence inside. Afterwards, although there were still mumbling complaints, they were always intermittent and could not be uttered in full.

After a long while, accompanied by a heavy groan, Jia Lian's green hat was clearly visible on his face.

Ping Er, who was guarding outside, had known the situation and walked in. It was dark inside the cave, and she was not used to the light for a while. She took out a lighter, but heard Wang Xifeng say shyly, "Don't! Don't be in a hurry to light it!"

Then he poked Zhang Yunyi with his fingertips and urged, "You...you get out first!"

She has always been flamboyant, but she always suffers a loss in front of Zhang Yunyi.

The first time, she was too distracted to pay attention to these details; secondly, although Zhang Yunyi made her feel overwhelmed, he didn't tease her too much.

Now my head and face are covered with messes, and I feel embarrassed to see people.

Zhang Yun逸 secretly complained that Wang Xifeng liked to play more and more as she got worse, and she always made herself miserable.

He put on his undershirt, picked up his own clothes, and left the cave.

Ping'er then blew on the fire stick in her hand and, after she had adjusted to the light and darkness in the cave, she complained, "Grandma! How did it get to this point again? How can we go back now?"

"Bah! You little slut, you are complaining about me not letting you share the profits, right?"

Wang Xifeng spat and shouted, "My head and face are covered with spit, why don't you say anything about him? It is said that those who eat from others are grateful and those who take from others are grateful. No wonder you always favor him. I'm afraid you must eat a lot every day, right?"

Ping'er was about to explain, but after hearing the last sentence, she stamped her feet and said, "Grandma, why are you making up stories again!"

Seeing that she had the upper hand, Wang Xifeng uttered a comfortable groan from her nose and sighed, "If I had known he was so vile and shameless, I would not have listened to his instigation and fallen for your tricks despite his sweet talk!"

Even though Ping'er was concerned about Wang Xifeng's reputation, she couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard her insincere words.

"What are you laughing at? Isn't it true?"

Wang Xifeng felt as if her tail had been stepped on and snatched the towel from her hand.

After wiping it on his face again and again, Fang spat again and said, "The more I think about it, the more I feel something is wrong. That day, you knew he was outside, but you stopped that green-haired turtle and told me to run first. When he left from the back porch, you threatened me with words. I think you are in cahoots with him and are deliberately trying to drag me into this?"

Although she didn't guess it completely, she was somewhat close, and Ping'er couldn't help feeling a little short of breath.

With Wang Xifeng's ability to read people's expressions, she could see the clues and cursed, "You heartless and mischievous ghost, I have been kind to you for nothing all these years, and you are colluding with outsiders to plot against me."

As she spoke, she stretched out her legs to kick Ping'er, but unexpectedly she hit a painful spot.

"hiss"

She couldn't help but gasp, and her two long legs with well-proportioned flesh and bones fell weakly on the blanket.

"Grandma!" Ping'er scolded, "Master is obsessed with Grandma, how can he be an outsider? This is for Grandma's own good. Since Master Lian has despised Grandma, if you continue to be stubborn, you will be the only one who suffers!"

Since Wang Xifeng saw through the truth, she no longer concealed it. She simply cleared Zhang Yun逸 of any involvement and put all the blame on herself.

"You still have some conscience, you know..."

At this point, Wang Xifeng suddenly realized what was happening and spat, "Bah! What do you mean by 'for my own good'? You colluded with him and plotted against me to do this, and you still say it's for my own good?"

"Don't you know clearly, my dear grandmother?"

"What's so good about it? All you can do is to manipulate people. My body is almost falling apart!"

Wang Xifeng was afraid that her previous complaints would make Zhang Yunyi dissatisfied, so she pretended to complain and then muttered, "Although people are different, the difference is too big... If I had known this would happen, I would have come here in the first place!"

Although Ping'er didn't understand what it meant to come here in the first place, she understood what she said.

He immediately agreed, "That's right! Don't worry, grandma! Grandpa is different from others. He always thinks of you. Not only will he not look down on you, but he will also spoil you!"

"Men's words are lies. Only you would believe that! I just told him to leave, but now he has eaten everything and is running away!"

It’s not that Wang Xifeng really thought that Zhang Yunyi had escaped, but she was the one who had just driven him out, and she was embarrassed to call him in again.

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yunyi laughed playfully: "Haha! Sister-in-law, what you said is true. If you want to say that you should eat it all, then it should be you, sister-in-law!"

Then, he walked in sideways.

"How dare you say that!" Wang Xifeng feigned anger, "You are so humiliating, don't think you can get away with it with a few sweet words."

"I don't know which one Second Madam is talking about?" Zhang Yunyi said jokingly, "If Second Madam feels that Yunyi is not doing his best, then don't rush to clean up..."

"Pah!~Who told you that?"

Wang Xifeng spat, "You should save your flowery words for others to tell. I don't care about them."

"What does sister-in-law want?"

"Of course it's business! We've transported nearly 10,000 dan of guano, but we haven't seen a penny in return. Now my uncle is working in Jiubian, and the caustic soda business is not far from my aunt's house, so why don't you let me get a share?"

In the past, married women followed their husbands, so she followed Jia Lian and called him aunt.

Now, the relationship between husband and wife has ended, and she has changed back to being called aunt.

Although he came here with Lady Jia's instructions, he was not neglecting both public and private matters. In addition to enjoying the taste of the food and reliving old times, he was also thinking about Zhang Yunyi's business.

Although the caustic soda business was broken up, neither Zhang Yun逸 nor the Xue family announced it to the outside world.

Originally, Zhang Yun逸 had no plan to tell Wang Xifeng, but now that she had given herself to him and asked about it, he did not hide it from her.

After explaining the situation, he looked at Wang Xifeng and said solemnly: "You can't chew too much. It's not that I don't want to give up the caustic soda business, but the bird droppings business is already big enough..."

In the past, he had kept the use of guano a secret as a trade secret, but now he explains the use of guano and the groundwork he had laid before.

"My feelings towards you are clear to all. I said at the beginning that the money from this business is secondary. It will also bring great benefits to your Wang family. I am not deceiving you. You only need to wait for another two or three months until the spring plowing ceremony and the harvest of grain from the imperial farms in the suburbs of Beijing. Then we will know the result!"

After hearing the big plan Zhang Yun逸 painted, Wang Xifeng couldn't help but feel dazzled, and looking into his eyes, it seemed as if threads were being pulled out.

The corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she said in a charming voice: "Such a big business, aren't you afraid of carrying water in a bamboo basket?"

The so-called "carrying water with a bamboo basket" of course refers to her people.

Zhang Yunyi understood the hidden meaning of her words, so he naturally didn't want to spoil the mood and tell her to take advantage of the Wang family.

"Sister-in-law, what you said is true. Although I hate not being able to live with you, I am not just coveting your body. Even if it is in vain, I will be satisfied if I can take this opportunity to talk to you more."

Wang Xifeng no longer spoke those sweet words that she reserved for others. Instead, she threw him a coquettish look, propped herself up, raised her long legs, hooked her crescent-shaped feet, and rubbed them against his abdomen.

Zhang Yunyi calmly took another small step forward, grabbed Wang Xifeng's jade-white feet, and played with them in his hands while guiding them.

In just a moment, Wang Xifeng's face, which was already full of charm, looked even more charming under the reflection of the swaying firelighter.

Just as Zhang Yunyi was about to take another step forward, she suddenly retracted her legs and said with lingering fear: "I need to take some time to calm down. I can't let you do whatever you want..."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "You have been delayed for too long. If you... you can ask Ping'er to come and serve you in the evening!"

Zhang Yunyi handed over a wet handkerchief at the right time and said with a smile: "Isn't it a rare opportunity for me to get close to my sister-in-law, and I can't help myself?"

He had changed his clothes and wet them in the stream outside so that Wang Xifeng could wipe the marks off her face.

"You still have some conscience!" Wang Xifeng glanced at him and warned, "I'm counting on you for business matters."

"It's natural!"

Zhang Yunyi agreed, but then changed the subject: "It's just that, sister-in-law, you also know that this is not a small business. I'm afraid there are many people who are jealous. I have to take care of all aspects in the future, and maybe I have to give out some shares. I need to inform you in advance."

This was also the reason why he deliberately told Wang Xifeng about the affairs of the Xue family, just to make an example of her and prevent her from becoming blinded by money and losing her mind.

"Do I still know this?"

Perhaps because of the Xue family's previous experience, Wang Xifeng curled her lips, but then changed the subject and said, "However, it's fine if you give out some shares, but don't give them to just one person. Besides, we have to take the lion's share."

Zhang Yunyi said ambiguously: "I know what's going on. Just wait for the money to be collected!"

Wang Xifeng had recovered by now. After she had changed her clothes, she leaned against Zhang Yunyi, put her hand on his chest, and said with a smile, "I took some things to cover the floor while they were moving. You can tidy up here later. Now that the corner door is open, it will be more convenient for me to come over."

She then sneered, "But, old lady, you are letting a wolf into your house like this. I wonder how many girls in the garden will be harmed by you!"

She could see it clearly.

But things are different now. She has severed all ties with Jia Lian, and is not very interested in the Rong Mansion either.

"I have always behaved properly and sat upright, how could I..."

"Oh!" Wang Xifeng chuckled and said angrily, "Don't lie to me with these words. Sister Zhen must have been eaten by you a long time ago. Isn't there anything left?"

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 224 Everyone Shows Their Magical Powers

Tanchun is a person of decisive and resolute character.

Now that I have made up my mind, I don't want to waste time.

She has almost sorted out the story of the Legend of the White Snake.

Although Zhang Yun逸's story is wonderful, it is in vernacular and needs to be polished.

However, since she had decided not to just focus on the present, the polishing work had to be assigned to a group of sisters, and these were not things that could be accomplished overnight.

On the contrary, it is Jia Zheng’s attitude that is imminent.

Nowadays, Aunt Zhao is not the same as before. With Lady Jia's clear ban, it is difficult for her to even talk to her, let alone persuade her husband.

The more this is the case, the more urgent it is, and we need to plan as early as possible to avoid missing the opportunity.

So the next day, she brought her servant to Aunt Zhao's courtyard.

"You...why are you here?"

Ever since that day, when her whereabouts were revealed in front of Zhang Yun逸 and Jia Lian, Aunt Zhao was afraid that she would act rashly again and arouse suspicion, so she remained in hiding.

Now, seeing that Wang Xifeng and Jia Baoyu have recovered from their illness, he became even more suspicious and saw enemies everywhere.

Unlike last time, Shishu had already received instructions from Tanchun in person, so without her instructions, she took Xiao Jixiang away from the room.

Tanchun, however, was preoccupied with her own affairs, so even though she heard Aunt Zhao's question, she just lowered her head and thought about it, and didn't pay too much attention to her expression.

When the secretary led Xiao Jixiang away, she raised her head and said, "Auntie, do you know that the son of housekeeper Lai was promoted by Brother Yi and became an official in the inner court?"

If it's about helping me, Aunt Zhao may not be interested in getting involved, but if it involves Jia Huan, there's no doubt that she will be tempted.

Therefore, at the beginning, she did not rush to state her purpose, but instead brought up the matter of the Lai family first.

When Aunt Zhao heard that they were not going to bring an army to punish her, she immediately relaxed.

He said angrily, "I was just beaten with a stick, and my ears are not deaf. The news spread all over the mansion, how could I not know?"

"Since Auntie knew about this, why didn't she have any plan?"

Tanchun coaxed him gently, "Have you ever thought about following Brother Yi's path for Huan'er?"

"How could I not have one!" Aunt Zhao blurted out.

But then she reacted and said with a nervous look, "What's the point of thinking? I'm a concubine born in a family. Even if I want to get close to him, I can't. How can I have any chance to get through?"