The Red Mansion Big Liar

"Little girl, how can you talk like that?" Youshi scolded quickly.

Zhang Yunyi raised his hand to interrupt Youshi, and said calmly, "Master never doubts his own people! Stopping him is not stopping you. If you want to go to the garden next door to hang out, Master will not stop you. You know the underwear that Master designed for you. If someone accidentally sees it when it is hung out to dry, what will happen?"

"Master! It's my fault. I shouldn't have doubted you..."

Qingwen gets angry quickly and admits her mistakes quickly.

Zhang Yunyi didn't care, and was even happy to see him make mistakes. He just nodded and said calmly, "That's enough! I have always been clear about rewards and punishments. This time it's a violation of the oral discipline. Just accept the punishment tonight!"

He said it lightly, but Qingwen's face turned red all of a sudden.

Arrogant people are often not good at flattery.

Especially since Zhang Yun逸 was not someone who could be served by one person, Qingwen felt a little embarrassed every time he wanted to change his ways.

He seized upon the weaknesses in Qingwen's character and prescribed the right remedy for her situation. Whenever she offended him, he would give her a small punishment or a severe warning at night, and it always worked.

Due to her sister-in-law's status and the fact that she was pregnant and could not be concealed, although Youshi occasionally went to Tianxiang Tower and Doufengxuan to satisfy her cravings, she never stayed overnight in Dengxian Pavilion.

She was not clear about the whole thing. But after listening to Zhang Yunyi's words, seeing Ruizhu covering her mouth and laughing, and Qingwen blushing, how could she not understand?

This and that inevitably brought up some inappropriate emotions, and I kept looking under the table as if I was greedy and hungry.

Ruizhu knew the inside story very well. Seeing Qingwen's blushing face, she pulled her over and said, "Let's go sit with the young lady. We can come back to clean up after the master goes to the government office!"

Qingwen was feeling embarrassed, so she lowered her head and eyes, and half-reluctantly followed Ruizhu to Tianxiang Tower.

As soon as the two men left, Zhang Yunyi pulled Youshi to his side, moved his buttocks to make room for half of the stool, put his arms around her slender waist, and sat down next to her.

Then, he put his arm around her back, touched her belly and rubbed it twice, then said, "In another two months, I'm afraid that the pregnancy will be obvious. Let Yu Lu handle the things in the front yard if possible, and ask Keqing to help with the things in the back."

"Hey! Actually, it wasn't that noticeable at first. Plus, it was already fall, and by the time the belly got really big, it would have been winter. As long as it was covered well, it wouldn't be noticeable."

It is said that men love power, but women are the same.

Needless to say, Wang Xifeng, after having tasted the power of housekeeper, Youshi was reluctant to give it up.

Of course, this is also due to her embarrassing identity.

Zhang Yunyi did not point it out, but only asked: "How is the expansion of the hot spring villa going?"

When the hot spring villa was built last year, due to time constraints, the scale was not large enough to accommodate Qin Keqing and the two sisters of the You family.

This year, as soon as spring came, he gave the order for the expansion work.

"According to Yun Yi's instructions, we added a few more rooms to the original courtyard, and added two more courtyards of similar size on the slope. However, the space on the slope is a little more compact, and with the addition of many more houses, the two hot spring pools are slightly smaller than the original one."

Taking into account that he would have to bring the girls and grandmothers of the Rong Mansion there in the future, he specially built two independent courtyards adjacent to the courtyard at the bottom of the slope.

In this way, it seems that he and his maids and concubines live independently, and the girls also have their own separate courtyards.

It is also possible to arrange for Youshi, Qin Keqing, Wang Xifeng and others to live together.

At least, outsiders can't see any problems on the surface, so we have done enough superficial work.

"It doesn't matter if the pool is a little crowded, the key is that the house must be big enough for people to live in!"

The large size of the pond is not always an advantage. During the Spring Festival, he played hide-and-seek with his eyes blindfolded, but he couldn't find anyone after searching for a long time.

On the contrary, the girls' quarters needed some separation to make it easier for him to attack them one by one.

He had already explained the guidelines, and Youshi hurriedly replied, "Don't worry about this. Although the place is not very spacious and can only be built next to each other, the places where the girls live are all independent courtyards."

Speaking of being close, she couldn't help but twist her waist and hips and move closer to Zhang Yunyi.

She already had a curvy figure, and now that she was pregnant, although she didn't show her pregnancy, her figure had become even plumper.

Zhang Yunyi felt the heavy scratch and his hand unconsciously reached down from his waist and abdomen.

Holding the stool that was not fully occupied, Hunyuan said with a smile: "Tell Yu Lu to go over there and urge them to come. When winter comes, your place will be too crowded to cover up. We can move over there and live there for a few months. It will be a good opportunity to free up Huifang Garden and renovate it."

Times have changed, and Ningguo Mansion is now under his name.

The front yard has been renovated and preparations have begun.

Although the mansion could not be said to be in a state of disrepair, it was several decades old after all. He also felt it was unlucky since Jia Zhen had lived there. Besides, the Jia family ancestral hall had moved to the east wing of the Rong Mansion, and it was time to move the ancestral tablets of the Zhang family over there, so it had to be cleaned up.

So, he simply renovated everything inside and out to get rid of the bad luck.

Although Huifang Garden was built later, it gradually became inadequate as the number of wives, concubines and maids increased.

And we need to reserve some space for the children, so we have to expand the house.

Take the pavilion built on the mountain as an example. Not only does it have only three rooms on the upper floor, but they are also connected together.

The room in the middle was used as the main hall, with Xiangling and Feng having one room on each side. The children didn't even have their own room.

It was only because Feng took the trouble to put the child in her room that they were able to move over.

The same situation exists in Doufengxuan and Dengxian Pavilion, and only Tianxiang Tower is relatively spacious.

Therefore, he planned to take the opportunity to move to the hot spring villa outside the city and expand the courtyards at the same time.

Of course, this is just one factor.

Otherwise, it would be feasible to wait until the front yard is renovated and then move it around.

The preparations for the study of immortality are almost complete now. It's enough for the first batch of students, but they also need to lay a foundation in literacy and arithmetic.

But teaching like Lai Shangrong requires him to give some guidance first.

Since the educational policy of Xianxue is to combine theory with practice, an experimental base is indispensable.

In addition, most of the students enrolled in the school were children of craftsmen, so it was very inconvenient to run the school in the city.

So, he simply chose a school outside the city, not far from the glass factory.

On the one hand, it makes it convenient for poor children to go to school; on the other hand, the winter is very cold, and being close to the factory is a good opportunity to utilize the abundant heat energy to build a heating system.

After all, most of these children are from poor families with limited means of keeping warm. If there is no heating, they can't even get their hands out.

It was also because of this that he thought of installing a heating system in his own mansion.

He really disliked the name of Conglu Hall to the north of the ancestral hall, so he simply demolished it and turned it into a boiler room.

The above are just internal factors, while the external factors are from the Rong Mansion.

Although the principle of eating more and taking less was set, since Wang Xifeng planned to leave offspring, she couldn't keep fooling around like this.

Therefore, hiding for a few months is also helpful in observing the situation.

In addition, in order to get Lady Jia to sign the agreement, he also promised to let Yingchun marry into the family. The last time they went to discuss the matter of Jiaomen, although Lady Jia did not express it explicitly, Zhang Yunyi still saw that she seemed to be interested in letting him flirt with Yuanchun in front of the emperor.

He didn't want to get involved in this matter, nor did he want to reveal his true identity in front of Lady Jia so quickly, so temporarily moving to the hot spring villa could kill two birds with one stone.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 292: After the meeting

"Miss! Miss..."

The secretary rushed into Qiu Shuang Zhai, panting, "I saw Si Qi go to Xiaoxiang Pavilion earlier, and I just went to ask around, and Zijuan said that the second young lady asked for leave and said she would not go there to listen to stories anymore."

Tanchun, who was writing furiously, put away her brush upon hearing the sound, frowned slightly, bit the pen cap lightly, and fell into deep thought.

Shishu asked in confusion, "Miss, this is a good thing, why are you still frowning?"

"call!"

Tanchun let out a long sigh and sighed, "This is not a good thing at all!"

"Why?"

"The eldest master will definitely not give up this marriage easily. Second sister has always been submissive, and with the tacit approval of the old lady, she suddenly stopped getting close to Brother Yi. What else can be the reason?"

"This..." The waiter showed a hint of realization and said concisely, "Miss, you mean that the old lady is interested in Miss Yun, and the second young lady retreated because of the difficulty?"

"Alas! Since the old lady originally had feelings for her, but now has changed her mind, it is not reasonable to allow one man to marry two families. She must first marry the second sister. I am afraid she has already received the order, and this is why she is discouraged."

At this point, Tanchun couldn't help but frown and sighed, "If it was my second sister, I wouldn't have to worry about it, but my sister Yun..."

"Then will this servant still keep an eye on the Second Young Lady?"

"She has already given up, why are you still staring at her?"

"But Miss Yun lives in Hengwu Garden, which is too far away from us..."

"No need! She lives with Sister Bao, so it's not easy for her to be distracted. We have to hurry up and stop this before the Shi family comes to propose marriage!"

"We have no right to talk about this kind of thing. How can we stop it?"

"Let me think about it!" Tanchun's brows were twisted into a "川" shape, she pursed her lips, and bit the pen cap in her mouth into pieces.

……

Inside the Zhuijin Building.

I don’t know if the redness and swelling have not gone away, but Siqi walked into the house gracefully, swaying her already plump buttocks.

"Miss, everything has been arranged! When Master Yi goes to Xiaoxiang Pavilion later, we will go over and wait for him!"

Yingchun looked back and forth and said, "Brother Yi just said that if I give up my job at Zhi Yanzhai, will he think that I am not ambitious?"

Siqi said disapprovingly: "Didn't Master say that he likes young lady's beauty, intelligence, calmness and restraint? Then why should we get involved in those things that attract attention?"

After she said that, Yingchun felt relieved, as if to encourage herself, and said to herself: "Yes! We girls should take care of our husbands and children. What's the point of seeking those empty names?"

She didn't like poetry and writing in the first place, and originally she had to accompany them so that she could take advantage of opportunities. But now that they had already secretly taken over, she naturally didn't bother to join in the fun anymore.

She was a little conflicted at first, but when she heard Siqi say yesterday that Zhang Yunyi asked her to meet him in the evening, she simply said hello and took a long vacation.

In the past, Zhang Yun逸 was still worried about whether Lady Jia would agree to let Yingchun be a concubine. But now, with fatal evidence against the Jia family in his hand, he no longer worries about this.

The emperor had already changed his mind, and he also learned from Zhou Chengru and others that Prince Ning had long given up the idea of ​​marrying Yuanchun.

At most, he would give some time, and wait until Yuanchun's matter was settled before taking Yingchun as a concubine.

Since he was fearless and had broken Yingchun's psychological defenses, it was impossible for him to waste such a gift and leave Yingchun out in the cold.

Although she has not yet reached the age of marriage, Zhang Yun逸 believes that good things are never too late.

But the young lady can't do that. The maid has to do the hard work. Since we have decided to guide her slowly, she must have some time to adapt, right?

Although Yingchun didn't know Zhang Yunyi's ill intentions, the close contact between them that night had already made her unable to control her emotions. When she heard the promise he made in front of Lady Jia, it became even more difficult for her to control herself.

However, the situation was urgent that night and she was at a loss, and now, she couldn't help feeling worried.

"You said, this is late at night, no one will see us, right?"

She was not worried about Zhang Yunyi.

After all, even when he was drugged, he still managed to endure it and saved her reputation.

"What are you afraid of? What can you do if you see me? If you dare to talk too much, you will be beaten even if you go to the old lady. Although it was originally ordered by the mistress, it was also the old lady's intention. Now it's just a move, and it's the master's intention. Can you blame the young lady?"

Yingchun thought so too, and then she became worried again: "So what should I wear tonight?"

The outfits that Mrs. Xing dressed in were really too embarrassing, but she could also see that Zhang Yunyi seemed unable to take his eyes off her, so she felt a little conflicted.

"Master said that what the young lady wore that night was very nice! I have asked someone to bring it out. After dinner, the young lady can change into it first."

The master and servant were whispering in the room. After dinner, they saw Zhang Yun逸 carrying a bundle and entering the Xiaoxiang Pavilion from afar. Fang rested for a while, changed his clothes, pretended to digest the food after dinner, passed the Qinfang Pavilion, and disappeared into the depths of the bamboo fence path.

About a quarter of an hour later, Zhang Yun逸, holding a lantern, pushed open the door of Qingtang thatched cottage.

The dim light swayed and projected onto Yingchun's face. Her pair of big watery eyes flickered with fluorescence, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.

Zhang Yun逸 leaned his back against the door, fastened the bolt with his backhand, threw the lantern into the corner, made an clapping gesture towards Yingchun, and opened his arms.

Yingchun hesitated for a moment, then threw herself into his arms like a young swallow.

Zhang Yunyi held her in his arms with one hand, stroking her back up and down, and with one hand he held her chin, rubbing his thumb across her bright lower lip, and said with a smile: "Do you miss Brother Yi?"

Yingchun's already rosy face, under the light, looked like a sunset glow.

Her eyelashes fluttered, she didn't dare look him in the eye, but nodded slightly.

Zhang Yunyi hooked his chin with his hand and raised it a little bit, then lowered his head and put the bright cherry in his mouth.

At the same time, both hands became increasingly restless.

Even though she had experienced more exhausting situations than this, Siqi could no longer stay in the room as her breathing became increasingly rapid.

She lowered her head, slowly walked to the lantern, and bent over to blow it out.