The Red Mansion Big Liar

Zhang Yun逸 did not rush to ask Jin Chuan to go to Yingchun to deliver the message, but instead came to Wang Xifeng's yard.

It happened to be Wang Xifeng's birthday, and the Liu family's errand had been delayed for almost a month, so the two things happened at the same time.

After the court was dismissed that day, he changed into casual clothes and came to Rong Mansion.

In front of Wang Xifeng's courtyard, Jia Lian bowed and said, "I apologize for not entertaining you well last time. I am sorry for the neglect!"

"Brother Lian, you're too polite!"

The two of them exchanged greetings and entered the yard.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Wang Xifeng said angrily, "If you need help, go forward. If you don't need help, go backward. It's been a month and there's no sign of you! If you come tonight, you can't leave!"

Liu Wu'er was retained by Zhang Yunyi, so Mrs. Liu had to thank Ping'er.

Ping'er knew about it, and of course she couldn't hide it from Wang Xifeng, who had already become a little impatient waiting.

Zhang Yunyi knew that she had seen through his deliberate avoidance, and knowing that he was in the wrong, he put on an attitude of accepting the punishment and said with a smile: "Since sister-in-law has said so, it would be disrespectful to refuse. Tonight, whether it is the front or the back of the room, Yunyi will obey your orders."

The last time he came here because of Siqi's matter, he already knew that the servants in the courtyard had been screened again by Wang Xifeng.

Therefore, he didn't avoid the topic when talking, which made Jia Lian unable to hide his embarrassment.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yunyi turned to look at him as soon as he finished speaking and said, "Second Brother Lian, you won't have any objections, right?"

"Hey! Hey! Brother Yi! There are a lot of mosquitoes outside, let's go inside and talk."

Fearing that Zhang Yun逸 would say something to embarrass him again, he avoided the question and quickly led the man to the side hall.

Unexpectedly, Wang Xifeng took the lead and blocked Zhang Yunyi's way. She raised her hands and snorted, "Brother Yi, since you are here to celebrate your birthday today, why don't you even have a gift?"

Zhang Yunyi laughed, reached into his arms, and took out a golden hairpin dotted with a few emerald green jades.

Only then did Wang Xifeng's anger turn into joy, and she raised her hand and pointed above her head.

Zhang Yunyi openly inserted the hairpin into Wang Xifeng's head in front of Jia Lian and pinched her cheek.

Then he took out a folding fan with a green jade pendant from his bosom and threw it to Jia Lian, saying, "This fan was given by the Emperor. The jade pendant is made from the same jade as the hairpin on your head. Give it to Second Brother Lian!"

It was obvious that the fan and the jade were not ordinary items. Jia Lian took the fan, unfolded it and took a look. The embarrassment just now was immediately ignored.

He nodded and bowed, "This... How can I be so embarrassed?"

"Brother, I never treat my own people unfairly. Brother Lian is so sensible, how can I not return the favor?"

He suddenly changed the subject and said, "However, this folding fan is a little gift from my brother, Second Brother Lian, you can't sell it or pawn it!"

It has to be said that Zhang Yunyi was not stingy at all in satisfying his own bad taste.

"Brother Yi's gift is so kind, how could I sell it!" Jia Lian said with a smile on his face.

Wang Xifeng glanced at the fan in Jia Lian's hand, then she took Zhang Yunyi's arm and rubbed it against her body, complaining, "You are willing to spend so much money on this fan and the pendant. I'm afraid it must cost more than a thousand taels of silver! It's even more expensive than the hairpin you gave me!"

Zhang Yunyi was not vague. He turned his arm and reached behind Wang Xifeng, holding her slender waist and walked towards the side hall.

Jia Lian bent his back and followed behind him, laughing.

The three of them entered the side hall in a flash, leaving the servants in the yard speechless and looking at each other in bewilderment.

This time Jia Lian had an idea and did not arrange for other maids to enter the room to serve.

Of course, all the servants in this courtyard listened to Wang Xifeng, and he had no power to command them.

However, Ping'er was already waiting in the hall and had poured the wine in advance.

In the yard, Wang Xifeng was still a little restrained.

When he entered the house, he no longer had any worries and simply sat down on Zhang Yunyi's lap.

She didn't sit there in vain, as she helped him pick up food and fed him wine, serving him very attentively.

Seeing her being so flattering, Zhang Yun逸 could not bear to refuse her kindness. Every time he emptied the wine glass that Wang Xifeng brought to her lips, he would pass a sip into her mouth.

This made Jia Lian very envious.

However, one should be grateful for what one has received, especially since this situation was caused by my medical treatment for him.

Jia Lian had no choice but to swallow his anger and lower his head to play with his newly acquired folding fan.

Not only did he turn a blind eye to it, he even glanced at it from time to time.

Fortunately, they had agreed in advance to stay overnight, and Wang Xifeng didn't want to stay in the side hall, so she didn't chase him out.

When Wang Xifeng was drunk and had enough food and wine, Zhang Yunyi lifted Wang Xifeng up and said to Jia Lian, "I accept your kindness. I will be glad to have my sister-in-law to entertain you. I cannot delay you from going back to enjoy yourself."

Although Wang Xifeng had no objection now, Grandmother Jia would not allow the prostitutes bought from Jinxiangyuan to enter the gate of Rongguo Mansion. Jia Lian simply placed Peifeng and Wenyuan in the outer house.

Jia Lian didn't seem to want to leave, and hesitantly said, "Well... maybe you should stay in the side room, so that you can cover it up if something happens."

"Brother, I drank too much tonight. Second Brother Lian asked me to rest here, but he left early because he missed his concubine in the outer house! What could have happened?"

Zhang Yunyi could see that he had a bad taste and Jia Lian seemed to have a voyeuristic hobby.

However, if it was just Wang Xifeng, it would be fine, after all, it wouldn’t be the first time.

But he knew very well what Wang Xifeng was planning, so he had to push Ping'er to block it first, but he couldn't let Ping'er be taken advantage of.

Seeing that he refused sternly, Jia Lian had no choice but to leave in shame.

Zhang Yun逸 then carried Wang Xifeng in his arms and walked out of the side hall in a dignified manner. He strode proudly in the yard and went straight to the inner room of the main house.

When they arrived at the inner room, he bent his body and placed Wang Xifeng, who had charming eyes and a drunken look, at a 90-degree angle to the edge of the bed. Then he embraced her well-proportioned long legs, pressed them against his chest, and lifted them up high.

He leaned over and pressed down on the tightly pressed long legs, bending the powerful and majestic Second Wife like a bent bow.

He said with a smile: "Is Second Madam satisfied with this comprehensive approach?"

He was about to take another step forward, but Wang Xifeng suddenly seemed to wake up and suddenly moved sideways, shrinking back while shouting, "Ping'er! Ping'er! Come quickly!"

Zhang Yun逸 had anticipated this. He stepped back, folded his arms across his chest, and looked at Wang Xifeng with a hint of joking.

I secretly complained in my heart, there are always more solutions than problems, how can a living person be suffocated to death by urine?

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 305 Chapter of the Agreement

About two quarters of an hour or so...

As two muffled groans sounded, Wang Xifeng looked at Zhang Yunyi lying on his back with resentment and asked, "You! Did you do this on purpose?"

She was breathing rapidly and her face was gloomy and uncertain. It was obvious that she was on the verge of exploding.

Zhang Yunyi seemed not to have seen it, and nodded calmly: "Yeah!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Xifeng's face suddenly fell, and she trembled and said, "You...what do you think of me? Have you had enough fun and don't want to admit your mistakes?"

She obviously didn't expect that Zhang Yunyi would admit it so bluntly, and she was panicked for a moment.

"Master!" Ping'er was also panicked and quickly stretched her neck to look over.

Zhang Yunyi did not comment, but reached out and grabbed Wang Xifeng's hand. With a gentle tug, he pulled the distraught and dazed girl into his arms.

And gave Ping'er a reassuring look.

Wang Xifeng was indeed quite frightened.

Just now, for a moment, she even suspected that Zhang Yunyi had colluded with Jia Lian to tease her deliberately, and when he got tired of her, he would kick her away on the grounds of being unfaithful to her husband.

You know, this is not the future.

Once a woman's reputation is damaged and she is divorced by her husband's family, not only will she not be able to get her dowry back, but even her parents' family will not take her in.

She didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction, and she didn't even dare to be shy.

He no longer had the majestic and powerful look of the past, and curled up in Zhang Yunyi's arms like a docile kitten.

Clearly sensing Wang Xifeng's uneasiness, he said in a deep voice, "It is precisely because I have been thinking about this for a long time that I am deliberately acting this way!"

Hearing Zhang Yunyi's tone soften, she felt more at ease.

She looked up at him and asked cautiously, "Why is that?"

At first, Zhang Yunyi had not thought that Wang Xifeng would have such a stress reaction, but now he just went with the flow and pretended to be cool, snorting, "Hmph! Don't think I don't know about the shit you've been doing outside!"

"I have absolutely never done anything sorry..." Wang Xifeng had obviously misunderstood and quickly protested.

"Who told you that I doubt this?" Zhang Yunyi said unhappily, "Since you want a child, if you can't stop those evil things going on outside, do you want to implicate my child?"

Wang Xifeng felt relieved when she heard that. She hesitated in his arms for a few seconds before she said pitifully, "Since it's for the sake of the child, just talk to her nicely. Why scare her?"

"Don't think I'm trying to scare you! I'm telling you today that from now on I'll take care of all the lawsuits, loan sharking, and any other things that are against one's moral integrity. If you're still involved in them, don't blame me for being really ruthless!"

"What do you mean by taking on the lawsuit? I just lent some money..."

When she denied taking on the lawsuit, her voice was quite loud, but when she talked about the usury, her voice became as soft as a mosquito's. It was obvious that she realized that it was not a glorious thing.

After hearing what she said, Zhang Yunyi finally came to his senses.

In the original novel, Wang Xifeng took over the lawsuit when the old nun from Mantou Temple asked her to handle the Jin Ge case during the funeral of Qin Keqing and the coffin was sent to the ancestral temple.

Today, Qin Keqing is still alive and well, and perhaps things have changed.

However, he was trying to establish his authority in front of Wang Xifeng, so how could he admit that he was wrong?

Therefore, with a stern face, he said sternly: "Why are you yelling? I'm just preparing for a rainy day! Don't think I don't know that you made a lot of friends with the wives of officials in Shuntian Prefecture when you were with me a while ago. If I don't mention it, you might even forget your last name when someone comes to ask for a favor in the future!"

This undoubtedly hit the nail on the head when it comes to Wang Xifeng's mind. She has always been greedy for money and power. If she had no such thoughts, why would she make friends with the wives of officials who were not related to her at all?

"Got it. I'll clean up the mess outside tomorrow. Are you satisfied?"

Wang Xifeng's eyes were sparkling and she looked aggrieved, but her hand reached down restlessly.

This time, Zhang Yunyi no longer had a sour face. He relaxed his body slightly and closed his eyes slightly.

About half an hour later, he pressed Wang Xifeng's head tightly and said in a dull voice, "Don't worry about the child. Wait until you have cleaned up all the messes outside. Not to mention one child, even if it's ten or eight, I won't mind!"

This was also the reason why he did not come straight to the point last time. He was determined to procrastinate. After another month or two, when Wang Xifeng had cut off her outside influence, he would have moved to the hot spring villa.

However, this still disappointed Wang Xifeng.

After Zhang Yunyi finished speaking, he held up her pretty face with a look of resentment, wiped the marks from the corners of her lips, and admonished her, "Don't be too hasty in everything. If you rush to withdraw your money, those who owe you money will have to sell their children if they can't make ends meet, which will only add to their sins.

You don't need that little money now, so if you can avoid paying interest, then do so. Even if you can't pay it back right away, you should still consider the situation. If you are a really kind family, and you are in trouble, then you should treat it as a good deed for your child. Don't push too hard, or you will hurt others and yourself!"

Seeing that he was so serious, Wang Xifeng did not dare to object and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Since it is for the sake of the child, I naturally dare not neglect it. Tomorrow, I will ask Lai Wang to classify the debts first, and then decide the matter according to the circumstances."

Zhang Yunyi nodded. He was not worried about Wang Xifeng's ability and efficiency. He was just worried that her methods were too cruel, and she was in a hurry to have a child, so she would not care.

Still a little worried, he turned to Ping'er and said, "You should also keep an eye on her and don't let her do anything willful!"

Ping Er immediately assured her: "Master, don't worry! This is a serious matter, I will not let you do whatever you want..."

After making three agreements with Wang Xifeng, he mentioned the arrangements for the Liu family: "I have kept Liu Wu'er, you should have known that, find her indenture and send it to me later."

He paused, and then continued, "Besides, her mother didn't do anything wrong. It's just that the small kitchen has been promised to Aunt Siqi. I asked about it. She used to work in Lixiangyuan. Just let her go back to manage Lixiangyuan!"

Although Mrs. Liu originally worked in Lixiangyuan, she was just a cook in Lixiangyuan.

But now, I am in charge of a yard, which can be considered a blessing in disguise.

It’s not that a mother’s status depends on her daughter, but it kills two birds with one stone.

On the one hand, assigning tasks to Mrs. Liu also made the other golden hairpins more convinced that he was not standing up for Siqi and Yingchun, but was genuinely concerned about the fact that their three meals a day were not adequate.

On the other hand, he also took the opportunity to set up two examples for the servants of Rong Mansion. Liu Wu'er was retained by him, and Liu Saozi's status immediately rose.

From the small details, we can know the big picture. These servants in Rong Mansion, who have a strong desire for wealth and status, must be able to understand more clearly who has the final say in the affairs of Rong Mansion.

If it had been in the past, even if Wang Xifeng agreed, she would have said a few sour words. But now she just obeyed him blindly and didn't even dare to ask another question, for fear of making him unhappy.

Zhang Yunyi then nodded in satisfaction, waved at Ping'er, hugged them on both sides, and slid into the quilt with them in his arms.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 306 The Charm of Journalism

"Miss Lin! Miss Lin!"

In front of Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Jin Chuan pushed open the gate.