The Red Mansion Big Liar

She just thought that Tanchun had seen some clues and came to test her on behalf of Lady Wang.

Aunt Zhao was telling the truth. Tanchun did not doubt it. She stared at her with a sharp gaze and asked, "If there was such an opportunity, would you be willing to fight for it?"

"Why are you asking this?"

Although she had tried to be frank, Aunt Zhao still had doubts.

Seeing that she was not convinced, Tanchun stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "Aunt, don't you think about it? Even though Butler Lai is not related to you at all, Brother Yi is willing to support his son. If it was his own brother-in-law, would he not do his best to help him?"

"Ok?"

Aunt Zhao was stunned when she heard this, then she smiled happily and praised: "You have such vision and planning, and you know how to rely on Master Yi. You are worthy of being my brainchild."

If it were in the past, Tanchun would naturally sneer at such words.

"Now, he still asked her to help, but she could only hold her nose and acquiesce.

However, she did not want to dwell on it, so she struck while the iron was hot and asked, "So, Auntie also agrees?"

"That is……"

At this point, the conversation stopped abruptly. Aunt Zhao raised her eyebrows and sneered, "I thought you never came to see me unless you had something important to do. Why did you think of me now? It turns out it's for your own sake. Could it be that you can't count on the Madam anymore?"

She was very dissatisfied with Tanchun's attempt to get close to Lady Wang, and now that she finally got the chance, she couldn't help but mock her.

Although Tanchun needed her help, she would not be easily controlled by her.

She refused to give in and said, "Aunt, you don't have to say such things to irritate me. I am doing this for myself, but won't you benefit from it? This is a win-win situation for both of us. If you are still being hypocritical and we break up, I may still have a chance to succeed, but you will regret it!"

"That's it!"

Aunt Zhao was unsure of Tanchun's attitude, and she didn't dare to go too far, so she said, "You are my flesh and blood. How can I sit idly by and watch such a good thing happen? But, this time you should know which side you are on, so don't cross the river and destroy the bridge, forgetting about us mother and daughter..."

At this point, she seemed to have thought of something, and hesitated to say, "You don't want me to be humble and persuade him for you..."

Because Jia Zheng had repeatedly invited Zhang Yun逸 to banquets, and when Jia Baoyu fell ill, Jia Zheng spoke coldly to Zhang Yun逸, and she was not present, she did not think that something had gone wrong with him.

Instead, she felt guilty and thought that Tanchun knew that she had flirted with Zhang Yunyi and wanted her to go and set an example for her.

"Not bad!"

Tanchun had no idea of ​​this episode. She just thought she saw her intention. Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, she thought she was embarrassed to tell her about the means she used to curry favor in front of her.

She simply interrupted the conversation and said, "It seems that the master has some opinions about Brother Yi because of the second sister-in-law's madness last time. I need your help to make some efforts, so that Brother Yi will not be settled when the time comes, but the master will have problems."

"This..." Aunt Zhao didn't expect this to happen. She couldn't help but feel lucky that she was slow to act. But then she felt embarrassed and said angrily, "Now, how can I have the chance to persuade your side?"

Tanchun naturally knew very well about Aunt Zhao's current situation.

He immediately gave her instructions, saying, "There's no rush for this. After all, the master still favors the aunt. As long as you're willing to put in some effort, there'll always be a chance to meet. There's no need to rush to achieve success, lest things get ruined. Just find out the master's attitude first and tell me, and we can discuss it later!"

"Do I need you to teach me these? I have been with you for so many years, but I don't have this ability. How can I give birth to you two?"

Aunt Zhao was quite disdainful of Tanchun's advice, and instead started to inquire about Wang Xifeng's madness.

"Tell me, how come the master still has an opinion about Master Yi when Second Madam is crazy?"

As the instigator, she was always worried that the matter would be exposed, but she was also worried that if she asked around, she would be exposed.

I finally got this logical excuse, so how could I let it go?

Tanchun thought she was trying to guess Jia Zheng's attitude, so she did not hide anything and told her all the relevant information she had heard.

When Aunt Zhao heard that not only did Zhang Yunyi admit that he was possessed by evil spirits, but that monks and Taoist priests also came to visit, she felt more relieved.

Instead, he felt somewhat gloating over Wang Xifeng's loss of face.

As for Jia Zheng's attitude, it was not investigated further because it was consistent with his character.

After putting her worries aside, her mind started to become active and she began to care about Tanchun's plans.

"When it comes to how to deal with men, you need to learn more from me..."

She wanted to teach her everything she knew, but Tanchun was not willing to take that approach, and she couldn't stand her crazy talk.

"Don't worry about these, Auntie. I'm not someone's concubine. If I learn those skills to curry favor, people will look down on me for nothing!"

She said, turned and left.

"Bah!" Aunt Zhao spat at her back, "What's wrong with currying favor? If I don't have this ability, who else can you count on?"

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 225 Calculation

That day, early in the morning.

Accompanied by Zhen Shiyin, Zhang Yun逸 performed a set of boxing in Huifang Garden.

Taoist Qi Yun saw that he had not yet finished his worldly ties and did not try to keep him, so he returned to Ning Mansion the day before yesterday.

Zhang Yunyi was not in a hurry to entrust his outside property to others, but instead kept him in Ning Mansion temporarily on the pretext of protecting Xiangling's pregnancy.

First of all, it is indeed the first time for us and we have no experience in this area.

Secondly, it is never wrong to be cautious. Although the entire Ning Mansion is under his control, passive defense may lead to negligence.

He could only feel at ease with Zhen Shiyin, who was familiar with pharmacology, watching over him.

After returning to Dengxian Pavilion and taking a bath, he put on his inner clothes and went to the balcony on the second floor.

While being dressed by Ruizhu, he looked into the distance towards the Grand View Garden.

Although Grandmother Jia opened the door for him, he was not in a hurry to go into the garden.

On the contrary, since a group of beauties moved into the Grand View Garden, he has had this extra hobby.

It’s not that I have a voyeuristic habit, but I remembered the scene where Daiyu buried the flowers and tried to find some patterns.

Although the gardens on both sides are large enough, they are only a few hundred meters apart at most.

Because the original owner did not have the burden of studying hard, he had excellent eyesight, although he could not see the beautiful flowers on the diagonal pond because of the obstruction of the Grand View Tower.

But as long as there is no obstruction, even Zi Lingzhou can see it clearly.

However, at this moment his eyes did not look at Daiyu, but stayed on the Rongcui Temple.

Perhaps because the original direction was changed, not only did Jia Baoyu not move into the Yihong Courtyard, but even Miaoyu had no where to stay.

As a result, Longcui Temple became vacant.

Although he also knew that Miaoyu entered the Grand View Garden through Lin Zhixiao's family, he had no friendship with Lin Zhixiao's family and it was difficult to find out; secondly, he was still considering what to say to Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang.

Thinking of the missing Miaoyu, he couldn't help but think of Yuanchun again.

It was April, and nearly a month had passed since the completion of the Grand View Garden, but there was no information about Yuanchun's wedding date.

Naturally, he was happy to see the change in Yuanchun's marriage.

After all, he is not a born rebellious person, and it is impossible for him to risk his life and property for Yuanchun.

Even if Prince Ning cannot inherit the throne, once Yuanchun marries into the prince's palace, it will be like a missing link in the golden hairpin.

Instead, it was because of an unexpected event that he had the opportunity he coveted.

When the corruption case in the Ministry of Works broke out, the Qin family was wiped out, and Wang Ziteng was transferred away from the capital, he had already made some guesses and it was inevitable that he would have some associations.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that, just to be on the safe side, he had reported to the Emperor and the King of Qin when he formed a partnership with Wang Xifeng.

I'm not worried about being suspected of having any connection with the Wang family.

Thinking about the guano business inevitably brings up another troublesome matter.

During the spring ploughing ceremony, the oxen went on strike, and Emperor Zhengqing got excited. He thought of the big plan he had promised in the beginning, and urged him to start the iron ox project as soon as possible.

This made him very worried.

Even the simplest agricultural machinery, such as a tractor, cannot be produced in this era. The fuel alone is enough to give him a headache.

After much thought, the only option was to make a steam engine, regardless of cost, and use levers to make a simple big toy to get away with it.

Of course, while he was having a headache, he also learned a lesson. He realized that one person's skills are limited, but two people have long plans. He took the opportunity to propose to the emperor to open a school of immortality and teach some simple knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry in order to accumulate relevant talents.

He now realized that what the emperor cared about was not how much money he made, but the illusory miracle.

He doesn't necessarily need to be very pragmatic, as long as he caters to people's tastes, regardless of cost, and creates products that are ahead of their time.

Since they wanted to build steam engines and knew that the ocean was the future direction, they also began to plan ironclad ships.

I believe it will be enough to make a big splash and fool him for a while.

With this direction, although the School of Immortality is still under construction, he has already set the direction.

Mainly focuses on buoyancy and related knowledge.

After all, he had no systematic experience related to education.

You can only set a direction first, and then slowly fill in the gaps, add in, and expand the branches and leaves.

While his thoughts were flying, he had already put on his official uniform.

When he withdrew his gaze, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of a red figure in the Yihong Courtyard.

Little Red...

When Zhang Yun逸 brought Lin Daiyu back to Beijing, he had seen her before, and he recognized her at the first sight.

The house was vacant and inevitably dilapidated. Although Jia Baoyu had not moved in yet, he had arranged for some maids to move in.

I originally thought that if the original trend was changed, Lin Hongyu might not necessarily enter the Yihong Courtyard.

Unexpectedly, I went in early.

He also had his eyes on Xiaohong.

After all, he was extremely picky about maids, and he believed that it was better to have nothing than to have something of poor quality. He would not accept any maids unless they were ranked among the top ten, or had a well-known name and were extremely outstanding.

Xiangling was pregnant, and You Erjie, You Sanjie and Qin Keqing had only two maids, Baozhu and Ruizhu, to serve them, so it was inevitable that they were stretched to the limit.

Naturally, the idea turned to the Rong Mansion.

However, in order to avoid making a bad impression, he had been holding back, planning to wait until Xiangling gave birth to the child, and then take the opportunity to ask for two capable men.

It was not convenient for him to ask for the maids in Jia Baoyu and the other girls' rooms.

The only thing they can do is to target those who have not yet emerged, or those who are Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang, and the people in the house.

Therefore, Yuanyang, Xiaohong, Jinchuan, Yuchuan and Liu Wuer were all within his consideration.

However, Yuanyang herself might not object, but Grandmother Jia might not agree.

As for the rest, he didn't intend to let it go.

Of course, characters like Amber, Caixia, and Caiyun may not be useful to everyone, but they can be used as personal maids.

However, even though I have a suitable excuse, I can't ask for too much, and I'm still a little confused about the choice of person.

Liu Wu'er is too young and sickly, so she is not useful now. When she grows up, Zhang Yunyi will not be in a hurry. Her mother, Sister Liu, will have to rush to find a job for her, so there is no need to rush.

He didn't intend to waste the spot.

In his plan, Jin Chuan must have a place, but others are fine and he can deal with them slowly.

And if Jinchuan is not taken care of sooner or later, she will die.

However, his own home was not clean. Although he kept Jin Chuan with him, he was worried about leaving her sister in Rongfu.

To avoid unnecessary gossip.

Originally, he was still torn between the Jinchuan sisters and Xiaohong.

Now, Wang Xifeng has become his private cargo. As long as he follows the original thread, he will sooner or later have to serve Wang Xifeng.

The master has been eaten up by him without leaving a single bite, and with Jia Lian, a grateful coward, isn't it a foregone conclusion that the maid will be killed?

There is no need to worry about it anymore.

Thinking of this, he shook off his official uniform, turned around and went downstairs.

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(End of this chapter)