The Red Mansion Big Liar

He even kindly reminded, "Don't worry, sir! Madam asked me to come over and keep an eye on them. If I don't go back and pass on the message, the master will not let the Second Master and Second Madam come back!"

Although Mr. and Mrs. Lai knew that Zhang Yun逸 had not fallen into the trap, they tactfully kept silent.

He was still a little hesitant at first, wondering whether he needed to move to another place. Upon hearing this, he hurriedly retreated with Wang Shanbao.

Zhang Yun逸 was already angry with Wang Xifeng, and took advantage of the opportunity of being drugged to have sex with Yingchun, so he was already full of anger.

How could he be polite when facing Siqi who was like a lamb to be slaughtered?

He pulled her, who was still a little dazed, in front of him, lifted her skirt and let her take in all the sights that he had not been able to see before.

Then he stood up suddenly, and because there was wine and food on the table and Siqi was tall, he pushed her down on the stool he was sitting on.

When he is outside, he always only cares about the stance, not the right or wrong.

Although he understood that Siqi was only following orders, he could escape the death penalty but could not escape the punishment of life. Moreover, she had been holding back her emotions for a long time and, contrary to her usual behavior, showed no sympathy for Siqi and instead allowed the drug to take effect to the fullest.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 286: Two-sided reaction

A crisp sound of "rustling" passed through the doors and windows of the side hall and spread across Wang Xifeng's yard.

The maids in the back room rushed into the courtyard in a hurry.

But before they could investigate, they heard Wang Shanbao's wife shouting, "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Go back to your rooms and seal up all the holes. The Lord is working!"

If Ping'er were still alive, there would be a possibility of distinguishing herself from her, but now those who remain in the courtyard are all small fry, and naturally they dare not compete with her, Mrs. Xing's companion.

He also saw Lai Da and his wife with their hands behind their backs, tacitly accepting Wang Shanbao's instructions and not daring to say anything more.

The three were worried that someone might accidentally break in, so they did not dare to leave their post and stayed in the yard.

But I didn't expect that they would guard for half an hour, and from the noise just now, it seemed that there was no sign of it stopping, but instead it seemed to be getting more and more intense.

Housekeeper Wang Shanbao thought that Mrs. Xing had given too much medicine, but Mr. and Mrs. Lai knew the truth clearly.

They could not help but look at each other, thinking in their hearts, it is no wonder that Aunt Zhao was able to climb up the tree of the Lord, it must be because she is gifted and she cannot bear to let the people in the house suffer.

The two of them seemed to be in sync with each other and looked at Wang Shanbao's family unconsciously.

Unlike Mr. and Mrs. Lai, who lived in a remote place to avoid suspicion, Wang Shanbao, the family chief, was eager to listen carefully.

Not only could he hear his granddaughter's cries clearly, but he could also vaguely hear the 'grunting' sound.

However, she had no awareness of her granddaughter's suffering. Instead, she was beaming with joy. Seeing the two men looking at her, she walked closer and said with a big smile, "Thank you so much today. It's an honor for me that this child can serve you, my Lord!"

Lai Dajie smiled and said, "Of course! Of course! We are all working for the Lord, and it is also your Siqi who has done well enough to be in the Lord's eyes!"

She knew very well that Zhang Yunyi had not been tricked.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but admire his foresight in using the tactic of procrastination to deal with Siqi's aunt.

If you ask yourself, Qingwen, whom you sent from your own family, or Jinchuan, who had shown her goodwill in advance, probably don't have the patience that Siqi has.

After hearing what Lai Dajie said, Wang Shanbao's smile became even more unconcealable.

Since Mr. and Mrs. Lai could show their goodwill to Jin Chuan in advance, and they knew that Aunt Zhao had hooked up with Zhang Yunyi, and seeing that Siqi could accompany Zhang Yunyi to have fun, they naturally would not miss the opportunity.

The three of them put aside their past grudges and had a very pleasant conversation.

……

Although they were neither anxious nor impatient, the East Cross Courtyard was already getting a little impatient.

"Master! Brother Yi is still with my son. It's been an hour. How can my son live his life by leaving him alone like this?"

Because of her close friendship with Zhang Yunyi and the arrangement by Jia She and his wife, Wang Xifeng was not worried about being affected...

Of course, if Zhang Yunyi wanted to vent his anger on her and impose corporal punishment on her, she would be happy to accept it.

But Jia Lian did not have her confidence.

He had also helped in entertaining guests at the funerals of Jia Jing and Jia Zhen, as well as the grand banquet hosted by Zhang Yun逸, so he was naturally aware of his power.

Unlike Jia She who is greedy for pleasure and Jia Zheng who is obsessed with idle talk, he is the only master in Rongfu who takes care of the general affairs.

He saw some clues.

At the dock, he was rude to Zhang Yun逸 at first but respectful later because of poor information, which led to his failure to supervise him.

This time, I dare not neglect it anymore.

"Who said we should just leave him there? Does the master do things without rules? When I called you here, I had already asked someone to call your sister over to keep you company!"

It would be impossible to keep the secret forever about arranging for Yingchun to go there. If Jia Lian didn't ask, Jia She would be happy to pretend to be ignorant. But now he was too lazy to cover it up.

Instead, he acted arrogantly and said, "The old lady has already agreed to the matter of the second girl, and you brothers and sisters-in-law don't know how to help!"

After hearing this, Jia Lian was still a little suspicious, but Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "Look at what the master said. How could the wife not care about the second lady's matter? Since the master arranged for her to go over to accompany us, we should not rush back. It is better to let her have a good talk with Brother Yi!"

She had always hoped to make this marriage happen, and now no matter what Jia She and his wife were planning, she could just stay out of it.

In fact, with the relationship with the eldest wife's son-in-law, she will have an extra convenience in the future.

Moreover, considering Jia She's character, if the benefits Zhang Yunyi gave him were enough, even if he really bore his child in the future, he might not be unhappy about it, but might even think that it was a rare treasure.

Hearing this, Jia She became more confident and pointed at Jia Lian and said, "Since you all understand, don't rush back. Let's continue to talk about our business!"

Of course there must be a reason to call someone here.

As the saying goes, a daughter who is married off is like water spilled. He seized on the fact that Wang Ziteng was promoted because of the bird droppings business and threatened and beat him, hoping to get a piece of the pie.

However, he knew very well that Wang Xifeng would not give up her interests easily. She was just using this as an excuse to force the two of them to stay in the east wing to give Zhang Yun逸 enough time.

Now that he saw that Wang Xifeng had expressed her stance first, he thought she had given in, and since the matter had been made public, he brought up the old matter again.

Wang Xifeng was willing to cooperate with Yingchun's affairs, but that didn't mean she was willing to let Jia She snatch the money she had obtained.

I hurriedly argued, "Master, what you said is true. A daughter who is married off is like water spilled. The boats used in this business all belong to her mother's family. I am just acting as a middleman for Brother Yi."

Faced with Wang Xifeng's constant excuses, Jia She was helpless.

As he was talking, Mrs. Xing came in with an anxious look on her face. She came close to Jia She and lowered her voice and said, "Master! Did you give me too much medicine? Why is there no news for so long? Nothing will happen, right?"

After all, it was well known that Jia Zhen died in a woman's belly.

When Mrs. Xing saw that there was no news from Wang Shanbao's wife for a long time, she was worried that there was something wrong with Jia She's dosage of medicine and that it might cause trouble.

Because Jia She had to restrain Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng, Mrs. Xing had to act as a coordinator. In addition, as the eldest wife, her movements were quite noisy, and it was not convenient for her to check it out in person, so she could only arrange for Wang Shanbao to keep an eye on it.

Jia She couldn't help but frown when he heard this, and murmured, "Master, how could I not know the dosage of this medicine? It shouldn't be that bad, didn't you send someone to watch it? If something really happened, would you not come back to report it? Maybe the second girl was a little stage-frightened and procrastinated, and he was young and energetic, so he delayed a little longer, that's also possible."

"But... isn't this a bit too long?"

The news came back from Qin Xian's house that the wine had been delivered, and more than half an hour had passed by then.

Based on Mrs. Xing's experience, even if medicine was used, it wouldn't take so long.

"Hey!" Jia She stroked his beard and smiled, "Who hasn't been young? He is so young and energetic, and he has taken medicine. He will eventually summon up the remaining courage..."

"But how can the second girl, a virgin, stand it? Will she cause any trouble?"

Jia She said disapprovingly: "Only those who endure the most hardships can become superior people. What's the harm of enduring a little hardship? You may not be able to endure it in the future when you want to!"

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 287: Being unreasonable and unforgiving

"You've suffered enough today, so just take this as a small punishment!"

In the side hall, Zhang Yunyi looked at Siqi, who was lying powerlessly on the table in a daze, and could not help but raise his hand and pat the already red and swollen roundness.

To be honest, in an era when women were generally petite, Siqi was an outlier.

To say that Zhang Yun逸 was not excited at the sight of prey would be deceiving oneself.

However, he did not want to have a thorn next to him, and knowing that the relationship between Siqi and Pan Youan was unclear, he did not rush to take action.

I thought that since Siqi had someone in her heart, she would at least struggle a bit.

Unexpectedly, he was unusually obedient.

This made him, who was eager to experience the joy of conquest, feel a little disappointed.

The reason why I feel a little disappointed is because it is hard to change one's nature.

Even though he was extremely disappointed with Pan Youan, he had already accepted his fate.

But Siqi is still fiery and unruly at heart. Although she appears to be obedient on the surface, she is secretly trying to knock the rider who wants to conquer her off his horse all the time.

And because of his height and sturdiness, when he gradually got used to Zhang Yunyi's riding, he tried to take the initiative and made Zhang Yunyi dare not let his horse run freely.

He had to hold the reins tightly with one hand and hit them with the other hand, changing his position several times in a row.

"I...I know that I can escape death but cannot escape punishment for my crime, but you are taking your anger out on me..."

Despite Mrs. Xing's arrangements, she also saw Pan Youan's true face.

But after all, she couldn't twist the thigh with the arm. As for Pan Youan, she was just angry at him for not fighting back, but she had a lot of hatred towards Madam Xing.

Knowing that revenge was hopeless, she tried to provoke Zhang Yun逸's dissatisfaction.

"Snapped!"

Zhang Yunyi slapped him again and sneered, "Don't think I don't know what you are up to!"

With his shrewdness, he wouldn't be provoked by a maid and reveal his secrets.

"Isn't it? The drug was given by the eldest wife, and I am at most an accomplice!"

"Ha!" Zhang Yunyi sneered and asked tentatively, "Why? Are you worried that this job will fail, so you want to provoke me to cause trouble for them so that they won't pay attention to your cousin?"

Since it is torture, it is impossible that there is only torture without questioning.

However, before this, Siqi could only nod and hum, so it didn’t count.

"No!" To Zhang Yunyi's surprise, Siqi's answer was firm and decisive, "He's just a timid little man!"

"Really?" Zhang Yunyi continued to probe, "That's strange. If it's not for your cousin, then why did you help them plot against me?"

"I have no choice! If I don't follow Madam's wishes, my whole family will suffer!"

Siqi said, with both hands on the table, stiffening her neck and saying, "You are the master, but I am not a servant in this mansion. If you are plotted against but only dare to target a servant like me, it is no different from my cousin!"

Zhang Yunyi didn't expect that she, a maid, would dare to speak so bluntly.

Since she dared to say these words, no matter how true or false they were, her hatred for Madam Xing could not be false.

However, he said, "You are so arrogant! Why should I prove anything to you?"

Seeing Siqi pouting, obviously a little disappointed, he sneered: "Weren't you quite excited just now? What's wrong with you now? Lying here pretending to be a dead fish? Do you want me to call someone in to help you?"

"No!" Siqi, who was wild and unruly just now, immediately lost her temper after hearing this and hurriedly said, "I can do it myself..."

Zhang Yunyi leaned over and threw the scattered clothes at her, then calmly took the brocade handkerchief beside the table and put it into his arms.

After Siqi tremblingly put on her clothes and slightly gathered up her messy black hair, he opened the door.

The three people who had been waiting outside the house for a long time hurriedly came forward.

Wang Shanbao said first, "My Lord, you have worked hard. I will tell the Madam to send this girl to you!"

Although she did not do anything secretly, all the people involved except her were members of the Qin family.

Now that the job has gone wrong and the beneficiary is her own granddaughter Siqi, Wang Shanbao can't help but worry, and Mrs. Xing has some suspicions.

Only by borrowing the power of Zhang Yun逸 and relying on his reputation could Mrs. Xing be made to worry and the matter be resolved.

Therefore, she wanted to send Siqi to the East Palace as soon as she opened her mouth. As for reporting to Madam Xing, it was just a convenient way to use the tiger's skin as a banner and lied that Zhang Yunyi asked for it.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yunyi waved his hand and said, "No need!"

"This……"

Not only did Wang Shanbao look terrified, but even Lai Da and his wife were a little surprised.

Wang Shanbao's smile had long since disappeared. His legs softened and he fell to his knees, begging, "Sir... Sir! Please, Sir, for the sake of this girl's dedication..."

Zhang Yunyi didn't even look at Wang Shanbao's wife. He turned around and glanced at Siqi who was holding on to the table in the room and just trying to steady herself.