The Red Mansion Big Liar

After standing at the bridge head and waiting for a while, he walked onto the path in front of Qingtang thatched cottage with some disappointment and headed towards the east corner gate.

Unexpectedly, just as he arrived in front of the Qingtang cottage, he vaguely saw a charming woman with a coquettish figure, waving at him vigorously.

Who else could it be if not Aunt Zhao?

This……

He was secretly shocked. It was dark and he thought Tanchun wanted to meet him in secret. Was this creating an opportunity for himself and Aunt Zhao?

He looked around like a thief, then quickly stepped over the knee-high fence and walked into the thatched cottage.

Aunt Zhao had a seductive look on her face, twisting her waist and hips, and hurriedly followed into the house, saying flatteringly: "Congratulations, Master Yi, there is a good news..."

"Good thing?" Zhang Yunyi turned around, slammed the door shut, and snorted coldly, "But is it the good thing you colluded with Ma Dao Po?"

Aunt Zhao's body trembled suddenly, and she fell to the ground with a thump. She began to tremble like a sieve, begging: "Master Yi, please spare me! Master, please spare me..."

The moonlight was dim, and the room was almost pitch black.

Zhang Yunyi only saw a black shadow crawling in front of him, as if trembling, with a plump peach arched up.

He pursed his dry lips, pressed the tip of his tongue against his teeth, quickly walked behind Aunt Zhao, squatted down, raised his hand and pressed it.

He said with a strange smile: "Hehehe! The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. How to sentence you depends on your attitude!"

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 233 Torture

Although no one lives in the Qingtang thatched cottage.

But there were some simple furniture arrangements, which were enough for Zhang Yunyi to adapt to the darkness, and he fiddled with them for a while.

The only drawback was that the room was too dim. Even after a while, when one had adjusted to the darkness, one could not clearly see Aunt Zhao's charming and enchanting eyes and eyebrows.

However, Aunt Zhao was good at pleasing people and used to superficial efforts, so her voice was quite charming enough.

Just like now, he was already dressed neatly, but Aunt Zhao was still lying motionless on the table, panting slightly and speaking in a sad voice.

"Master! I will let you do whatever you want to me. Please spare my life..."

Of course, she might have behaved like this in the past to curry favor, but today she was truly overwhelmed and exhausted.

Zhang Yunyi jumped onto the table, crossed his legs, and grabbed the perky peach.

While kneading it like dough, he raised his other hand, lifted Aunt Zhao's chin, and said without comment: "Who else knows about your affair with Ma Dao Po? Tell me now, maybe there is still room for change."

"Who knows?" Aunt Zhao looked bewildered and spoke incoherently, "I was also instigated by Ma Dao Po. How could I dare to let others know about this? Even Huan'er, I only asked him to put the pills in the tea..."

Aunt Zhao was already frightened by him.

Moreover, if she really colluded with Jia Zhen, she should at least suspect that it was Jia Zhen who leaked the information to her at the first moment.

Now, he looked confused and didn't seem to be pretending, so he guessed that Jia Zhen had other reasons.

Then he said, "Tell me! What are you and the third girl doing?"

He had doubted Tanchun's intention in arranging this incident.

But there was no concern about it.

After all, no matter what, Aunt Zhao is her biological mother. Even if she did something secretly, she would not dare to make it public. At most, she would catch the adultery herself.

With evidence that Aunt Zhao poisoned Jia Baoyu and Wang Xifeng, even if she really had evil intentions, it was just a buy one get one free deal.

Now that everything was done, Tanchun did not come as expected. Instead, she had to interrogate Aunt Zhao.

When her affair with Ma Dao Po was exposed, Aunt Zhao was like a frightened bird, and she spilled out everything like a bamboo tube, telling everything in its entirety.

It even explains in detail why Tanchun found her, the reason for Jia Zheng's attitude, and a series of other things, including helping to pass the message to Jin Chuan.

Father and son fighting over a maid?

Zhang Yun逸 had a general idea about other things, but the matter of Jin Chuan surprised him a lot.

However, if you think about it carefully, in the original novel, when Zhao Lianggong came to the house and mentioned the matter of the red handkerchief, Jia Zheng did not seem to have the intention of hitting him. He just asked him to stay and said he had something to ask.

But he heard from Jia Huan that Baoyu's failed attempt to force Jin Chuan into jumping into the well made him furious.

"Oh? Tell me what Jinchuan's attitude is."

Although he intended to ask for the Jin Chuan sisters as soon as possible, he didn't want someone who was in Cao's camp but whose heart was with Han to be around and cause trouble.

"There is no room for a maid to have any say in matters like this."

As they started gossiping, Aunt Zhao forgot her own situation and kept talking: "Of course she wanted to follow Baoyu, but with the master blocking her in front and the mistress blocking her in the back, she could only accept it..."

As she spoke, her tone gradually changed, and she whined, "Master! I really can't bear it anymore, I can't serve you anymore... Please... Please have some mercy on me..."

Zhang Yunyi then realized that Aunt Zhao had been rubbed to the point of being unbearable by him, and slapped her in anger.

"Alright! I'm quite satisfied with your attitude. Remember to come whenever I call you from now on!"

"Hey! Hey! Master, you are so capable, you have tortured me to death. It is my blessing to be able to serve you!"

While Aunt Zhao agreed, she also did not forget to praise Zhang Yunyi.

"Please keep a close eye on Jinchuan. If she is kicked out of the house by the Madam, I will have someone notify you. Remember to come here immediately. I have other instructions for you."

Although there were hidden stories behind Baoyu being beaten and Jin Chuan jumping into the well, judging from the results alone, they were both victims.

Among them, Baoyu is the most to blame.

If his teasing had not failed and if Mrs. Wang had not seen her and was afraid to avoid her, Jin Chuan might not have had to end up in such a desperate situation.

However, Aunt Zhao’s analysis is not without reason.

How many of the maids in this mansion are not trying their best to get ahead?

Even though there was Jia Zheng as a reason, Mrs. Wang would probably be eager to give Jin Chuan to herself, and even Jin Chuan would probably be more willing to follow her.

But as the saying goes, you don’t know the pain until you are hit by the stick.

Although Tao came to her side to save her life, Zhang Yunyi also had confidence in himself.

But human hearts are sometimes very complicated. If she didn't recognize Jia Baoyu's true face, she might not be so devoted to him.

Therefore, he planned to wait until Jin Chuan was desperate and then give her a choice so that he could completely use her for his own benefit.

"Madam wants to kick Jin Chuan out of the house?" Aunt Zhao asked with a little doubt.

"Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Didn't I tell you last time to remember not to make any mistakes? Who told you to act on your own and collude with Ma Dao Po?"

Whether it was tricking Lin Daiyu into seeing the West Chamber or the incident with Jin Chuan, for Zhang Yunyi, who regarded the Rong Mansion as his own fish pond, Jia Baoyu really needed to be punished.

"I am also worried about offending my wife, so in order to protect myself..."

At this point, Aunt Zhao seemed to have figured out something. She looked up with a look of surprise and asked, "Master, are you willing to help save my mother and me?"

Zhang Yunyi raised his hand, pinched her chin, flicked her lower lip with his thumb, and said with a smile: "Since you are serving me and working hard, I have to give you a hand!"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhao's body trembled with excitement, as if she had misunderstood. She quickly supported herself on the table with both hands, lifted up his collar, and lay on his lap.

She raised her excited and charming face that looked like a ripe apple, with a flattering look on her face and seductive eyes, saying: "Master, you pity me so much, even if it costs your life, I will serve you well..."

……

I don’t know how long it has been...

Zhang Yunyi let out a long breath and got down from the table.

Bending down and patting his collar, Fang waved his hand and said, "Remember to clean up this place, don't let anyone see any clues."

After saying that, he opened the door and left.

This place was close to the water source. Aunt Zhao gasped for a long time before she came to the water's edge, wet her handkerchief and the hem of her clothes, and went back to wipe them thoroughly.

He worked until the third watch before finally arriving at the gate of the Grand View Garden, dragging his tired body.

She was quite calculating and made up a lie about falling into the water. The gatekeeper took the money from Tanchun, but was afraid that Mrs. Wang would find out, so she dared not make it public.

Instead of taking the time to look at her, he hurriedly urged her to leave quickly.

After returning to the room, Aunt Zhao could no longer hold on. She didn't even bother to wash up. Her head was already dizzy and she fell into a deep sleep as soon as it touched the pillow.

However, when she returned, she did not ask the maid to send a message to Tanchun, which made Tanchun worried and anxious all night.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 234 Master and Servant Night Talk

Yingchun and her servant also stayed awake.

Back at Zhuijin Tower, Siqi helped Yingchun wash up and get into bed.

She threw her own bedding to the porch in front of the bed and said, "Miss! I think the third lady did it on purpose. She stopped me from delivering it. It seems that she is also thinking about Master Yi."

Mrs. Xing was in a hurry. The first two times Zhang Yunyi came to tell the story, Siqi tried to intercept him, but was caught up by the maid every time, who said some meaningless gossip.

After all this, I had no choice but to give up this method. Today, Tanchun spoke up to obstruct me again, so it was no wonder that she was suspicious.

"This... can't be? Even though she stopped us, she had no excuse to ask the maid to deliver it."

"Miss, don't you think about it? She has done something like this and has won a lot of praise from Master Yi. Why would she need to take risks? But Miss is not good at poetry. Every time she goes there, she can only sit there and not even say a few words."

Siqi said this and sat down on the edge of the bed.

She was born with a voluptuous, round buttocks, which pressed against the edge of the bed, looked even fuller, and her lower back seemed to be collapsed.

Yingchun was sleeping on her side to make it easier to talk to her, and this scene immediately came into her sight.

She couldn't help but mutter to herself that Mrs. Xing had never been able to achieve the same effect no matter how much she padded and lined herself, but for Siqi, it was natural and effortless.

I couldn't help but stare at it in fascination.

Siqi did not turn around, and did not notice Yingchun's gaze. She just said to herself, "Originally, whenever Master Yi came in, even if he did not come to our place, we would always have a chance to meet. But now, even though he comes into the garden every now and then, he always tells those stupid stories. Everyone is gathered together. When will Miss have a chance to be alone?"

After talking for a long time, Yingchun still didn't respond, so Siqi turned around and looked back.

And complained: "Miss, please say something!"

Yingchun noticed that she was twisting her waist and quickly turned over and lay flat on her back.

She looked towards Siqi, but her view was blocked by two mountains.

The two tender hands hidden in the quilt unconsciously rested in front of her body.

Then he sighed and said, "You know, I don't have any ideas. I just do whatever my wife tells me to do. I tried my method today, but in public, with Third Sister saying that, how can I refute it?"

At this point, she changed the subject: "But if there is someone around Brother Yi who can help talk to him, this matter will be much simpler."

"If there was someone who could speak for us, my wife would have asked for it long ago. Why would we have to worry about it?"

Yingchun pursed her lips, looked at Siqi and said, "You are my eldest maid. Even if I marry in the future, you will still have to go with me. It would be better for me to tell my wife first and send you over first. This way, with you by Brother Yi's side, things will be much simpler..."

"No, no, no!" Si Qi tried to stop her, "How can I go? I have served the young lady for so many years, and now I am going to be with Master Yi. It is so unclear that the young lady will inevitably be criticized. It is better for us to go and talk to the old lady and ask her to ask the third young lady not to cause trouble for us!"

"No!" Yingchun said hurriedly, "Third sister and I are both granddaughters, so it doesn't matter who we marry. She has always been favored more than me. It's just that the master and the mistress paid attention to her this time, and the second master and the second mistress didn't pay attention to her. Otherwise, how could it be my turn?"

As soon as Siqi sat on the bed, she started thinking about this, and she had already thought it through and had a plan in mind.

"If you really want to be criticized, then I asked you to send it off today, which was already inappropriate. Why should I try to cover up the truth? If I rashly let you go, it would naturally be inappropriate, but now there is a ready-made opportunity."

Siqi blurted out: "What opportunity?"

After asking, she felt a little regretful. She should have asked Yingchun to give up the idea instead of continuing this topic.

Before she could find a reason, Yingchun took over the conversation: "Think about it, Brother Yi only has Ruizhu as his maid. We saw it when we went to the East Palace before the New Year. Not to mention that Sister Zhen and her younger sister have no one around them, even Xiangling, who is pregnant, has no one to help. As long as I ask you to take care of Xiangling, even if there will inevitably be some gossip, it's not a big deal..."

"This..." Siqi hesitated for a moment.

As Yingchun's maid, it was almost certain that she would be included in the dowry and become a maidservant in the main room.

But if she follows Xiangling, she can get rid of the status of a maid, and there will be no need to talk about dowry in the future.

Zhang Yunyi's character is well-known, so she is not worried.

However, with Yingchun by her side, she has been acting as a shield. Once she goes to the East Palace to follow Xiangling, those in the family who are bent on climbing up the social ladder will probably turn around and urge her to climb into Zhang Yunyi's bed.

For this reason, she could not rely on her family at all and could only hope to help with Yingchun's marriage.