The Red Mansion Big Liar

"Let someone send all the luggage up first. As usual, you don't have to go in to serve unless you are told to. Meals, snacks, and fruits will be sent down to order..."

After giving the order, he walked into the gate of the villa with everyone who were already eager to make a move.

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Rongguo Mansion, on Ziling Island.

Yingchun was standing by the water, facing the west in the direction of the hot spring villa, muttering to herself: "Brother Yi should have arrived by now, right?"

Siqi, who was standing beside him, glanced at Yingchun, who was obviously thinking about love, and pursed her lips and said, "Miss! Didn't the master say that he would find time to come and see you!"

Originally, she had no idea what had happened in the Qingtang hut that night. She only knew that Zhang Yunyi called her in to clean up. The table was a mess. Yingchun's legs were shaking and she could not speak clearly.

And since then, this situation has become commonplace, happening every few days.

Twice, she was called in halfway, and Yingchun used her as a cushion twice. She was really weighed down and was soaked all over.

Ever since she knew that Zhang Yunyi was going to stay outside the city temporarily, this usually cautious young lady behaved out of character.

These days I go there every night.

Last night, out of curiosity, she secretly leaned out the window to take a look and almost dropped her jaw.

Such a shameful thing, even I have never done it before, Yingchun, who is still unmarried, actually...

How can she look like a young lady from a Duke's mansion?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel fortunate that she was not a young lady, so Master Yi didn't have to worry too much about her reputation and was lucky enough to escape danger.

However, she didn't know that she was not spared because of this, but because she had broad shoulders and thick hips, and the novelty of taming a wild horse had not yet worn off, so Zhang Yunyi had no reason to put the cart before the horse now.

She was thinking about something else, but Yingchun beside her sighed: "I don't know how long it will take for Brother Yi to come. Wait...next time when he sends someone to deliver fruit, remember to ask him."

"Yes! Got it Miss!"

Siqi agreed hastily. She glanced at Yingchun and saw that she seemed to be embarrassed and licked the corner of her mouth. She couldn't help feeling a little puzzled.

Could it be some kind of delicacy that made the young lady addicted to it and can't forget it?

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 310: Tongue-twisting and turmoil (Part )

Some were happy and some were sad. When Yingchun was sad because Zhang Yunyi moved out of the city temporarily, Zijuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

That day, while Daiyu was taking a nap at noon, she had nothing to do, so she took a few steamed buns and came to Qinfang Pavilion.

Although Jin Chuan went out of the city with Zhang Yunyi, there was no need to worry about Lin Daiyu being bewitched for the time being.

But it's only temporary...

Moreover, the three meals a day supplied by the kitchenette, the fruits delivered from time to time, and even the Legend of the White Snake that Lin Daiyu often read, have been silently and subtly influencing her.

She stood in the pavilion, leaned on the railing, tore the steamed bun in her hand and threw it down to feed the fish.

While thinking about all sorts of things, I had torn the steamed bun in my hand into pieces without realizing it.

Suddenly, someone tapped her shoulder. She was startled. She turned around and saw Jia Baoyu smiling innocently and asking, "Sister Lin, is your cough getting better recently?"

It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, and he was beaten pretty hard.

Although he has been able to go out to the fields for some time, it is only recently that he has been able to jump around and have fun in the garden.

Zijuan pursed her lips and said, "Much better. In previous years, she coughed badly during the change of seasons. Master Zhen is a great doctor. Miss hasn't coughed for quite some time."

"Amitabha! Thank God!" Jia Baoyu patted his chest and said exaggeratedly.

Zijuan said with a smile, "You are also chanting the Buddha's name. This is really news! Why don't you go to the young lady and chant it aloud so that she can hear it?"

Baoyu laughed and said, "It's what they call 'trying any possible means to cure a serious illness.'"

Seeing that Zijuan was wearing a thin cotton jacket made of black silk and only a blue satin vest on the outside, he reached out his hand to touch her and said, "You are wearing such thin clothes and sitting in the wind. It's windy and the weather is bad. Don't worry that Sister Lin will get better and you will get sick again."

Zijuan took a small step back, straightened her face and said, "From now on, we can only talk, don't make any moves. It's disrespectful to be one year older than the other. You've been beaten and you're feeling better now, but why don't you learn your lesson? The most important thing is that those bastards talked about you behind your back."

Jia Baoyu already knew why he was beaten. Now when Zijuan brought up the past, he couldn't help scratching his ears and cheeks, looking embarrassed.

He quickly changed the subject and said, "Oh, right! Who is that Master Zhen? His medical skills are so amazing!"

Because Jin Chuan and Qingwen both went to the East Palace, Xiren was worried that he would have another hysterical attack, and she had already reminded the maids in Yihong Courtyard not to mention the East Palace or anyone there.

Therefore, she also didn't know that Zhen Shiyin was treating Lin Daiyu.

"It's Xiangling's father!" Zijuan's eyelids twitched twice, and after a pause, she added, "Thanks to Master Yi for always being concerned about the young lady's condition. Last time Master Jing and Master Zhen passed away, he specially arranged for Master Zhen to check the young lady's pulse."

Ever since he was caught last time and seduced Lin Daiyu to see the West Chamber, he has been avoiding Zhang Yunyi.

In addition, Jin Chuan and Qingwen both went to the East Palace, so he deliberately avoided them.

Suddenly hearing his name, she was startled and asked in a trembling voice, "Does he...does he often go to Sister Lin's place?"

"That's right! Zhiyanzhai has been open for quite some time, and even the script of the Legend of the White Snake has been published. I heard a while ago that the kitchen neglected the young lady, so Master Yi even replaced the manager of the kitchen, and from time to time he would send some fresh fruits from the farm to cheer the young lady up!"

After hearing this, Jia Baoyu looked a little dazed, and murmured, "You... is what you said true?"

"How can it be false?"

Zijuan said confidently, "Other things are fine, but the fruits grown on Master Yi's farm are available in all seasons, and the girl likes them very much. I'm afraid that if she gets used to them, she won't be used to them when she returns home!"

"What home?" Jia Baoyu was a little flustered. "You are speaking in plain language again. Although Suzhou is my hometown, I was brought here because my uncle and aunt died and there was no one to take care of me. What home can I go back to? It's obvious that you are lying."

Zijuan was not surprised when she saw this, but was delighted and said, "You underestimate me too much! Not to mention that my family has been scholars for generations, and they will never leave their children at the relatives' house to be laughed at by others. Besides, my girl is old, and she will get married sooner or later. My girl often tells us not to joke with you. You may be far away from her recently, but I'm afraid she is still far behind you!"

When Baoyu heard this, it was as if a huge thunderclap had exploded above his head. He was stunned like a wooden chicken.

Zijuan wanted to see how he would answer, so she remained silent.

Just when the situation was at a stalemate, Xiren came over and said, "Old lady, Madam is calling you, who knew you were here?"

Zijuan sighed unwillingly, stepped out of the pavilion, and explained, "He asked about the lady's illness. I told him that she was already well, but he didn't believe me. You should take him away quickly."

After saying that, he turned around, looked at Jia Baoyu, who still had a dazed expression, shook his head, and left quickly.

Seeing Jia Baoyu standing in a daze, sweating and with a purple face, Xiren hurriedly pulled his hand and hurried to Yihong Courtyard.

When they returned to Yihong Courtyard, they saw Jia Baoyu's eyes were wide open and saliva was flowing from the corners of his mouth, but he was unconscious.

Xiren was immediately panicked. She sent someone to report to Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang, while rushing to Xiaoxiang Pavilion alone.

Seeing that Zijuan was helping Lin Daiyu to get up, he didn't care about anything else and came up to question Zijuan, "What did you say to our Baoyu just now? He is not even conscious now. Go and take a look. I won't care anymore!"

She couldn't be sure that it was Zijuan who caused it, but Mrs. Wang handed Yihongyuan over to her. She had just recovered from her injuries and now such a situation happened. How could she explain it?

Seeing Xiren's face full of anger and tears, and her behavior changed drastically, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but panic and asked what was wrong.

Xiren calmed down and cried, "I don't know what Miss Zijuan said, but the idiot's eyes are straight, his hands and feet are cold, and he can't speak anymore. He is almost dead!"

Lin Daiyu was also panicked when she heard this. Although Zijuan was a member of the Rong Mansion, she was a maid in her room after all. If there was really something wrong with Jia Baoyu, how could she face Jia Mu and others?

She was so angry that she coughed twice after a long time. Zijuan hurried over to massage her back.

Lin Daiyu panted for a long while, and said in a trembling voice: "Hurry up and tell me, what did you say to him?"

Zijuan was also panicked. How could she dare to admit it? She just cried, "I didn't say anything. He asked me about the lady's condition, and I just said that Master Yi arranged for Master Zhen to treat the young lady. Who knew it would turn out like this?"

This gave Xiren the opportunity to seize the opportunity and asked hurriedly, "Are you sincere? I knew that Jin Chuan and Qingwen had both gone to see Master Yi, and I had instructed them not to mention Master Yi in front of him, lest he arouse his worries. But you just kept bringing up the issue! And... and..."

As she spoke, she walked forward quickly, grabbed Zijuan and said, "Let's go! The old lady and the mistress should be here by now, go over and explain everything to them!"

Although Lin Daiyu wanted to avoid suspicion, she had no choice but to stand up and said, "Go! Explain what you said as soon as possible. I'm afraid he will wake up soon."

When Zijuan heard this, she hurriedly followed and rushed to Yihong Courtyard with Lin Daiyu and Xiren.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 311: Tongue-twisting stirs up trouble (Part )

At that time, Lady Jia, Lady Wang, Aunt Xue and a group of sisters all came when they heard the news.

When Grandmother Jia saw Zijuan, her eyes blazed with anger, and she scolded, "You little bitch, what did you say to him?"

Zijuan quickly knelt down and repeated what she had just said to Xiren.

Xiren was afraid of getting into trouble, so she quickly evaded the question, saying, "I was afraid of causing trouble for the Second Master, so I ordered him not to mention the East Palace. But she..."

When they heard that Zhang Yun逸 was involved, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, not knowing how to start the conversation.

Lin Daiyu quickly stepped forward and said, "Zijuan didn't know the inside story. Even if she blurted out, it was unintentional..."

Who would have thought that just as he said this, the foolish and silly Baoyu suddenly shouted, "Sister, you can't go home. If you go, take me with you."

Everyone hurriedly asked about it, but Jia Baoyu just said to himself: "If my sister continues to avoid me, I will not live anymore!"

After hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Especially Lady Jia, if Zhang Yun逸 really triggered her hysteria, how could she get married in the future?

When Aunt Xue and Baochai heard this, they looked at each other.

"I thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be just a joke." Grandmother Jia patted Jia Baoyu and said to Zijuan, "Your child is usually very smart and clever, and you know that he has a stupid nature. Why are you trying to coax him for no reason?"

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "I think this child must be getting old, and she is thinking that when the girl comes back, she can find a son-in-law as soon as possible!"

As soon as these words came out, Jia Baoyu, who had been in a daze just now, suddenly jumped up three feet high and said angrily: "If she wants to get married, she can get married. Why bother to urge her sister to go home?"

Zijuan's face turned pale upon hearing this, and she murmured, "I didn't! The young lady has been so kind to me that I will follow her even if I die. How could I urge her to go back?"

She said this from the bottom of her heart. If she had to choose between Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu, she would rather follow Lin Daiyu.

However, as a servant in the Rong Mansion, she had no choice.

Mrs. Wang glanced at her sister and immediately understood what she meant. She said hurriedly, "Madam, I think it's better to send Zijuan away, so that Baoyu won't be moved by the scene and cause any more trouble."

Lin Daiyu was hesitant to speak. After all, Zijuan was from the Rong family. If it was just Aunt Xue who asked, she could still help out.

But now that Mrs. Wang had spoken, she couldn't take the initiative.

Grandmother Jia glanced at Zijuan, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, and then looked at Jia Baoyu who was no longer in danger. She shook her head and said, "It was just a joke. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, let's keep her for a while..."

Having said this, she looked at Lin Daiyu and asked, "What do you think?"

She knew very well why Zijuan did this, and this was also the reason why she assigned Zijuan to Lin Daiyu.

Now, Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang were singing the same tune, how could she not figure out their plans?

He simply saw some clues and wanted to get rid of Zijuan so that he could plan the so-called perfect match.

Poor my silly grandson, he can't tell loyalty from treachery, and is being used as a gun by others without even realizing it.

Lin Daiyu was worried about not being able to help Zijuan distinguish, so she quickly said, "What the old lady said is very true. Zijuan's granddaughter is used to it, so it's inevitable that she won't be used to it if someone else does."

Grandmother Jia then took Jia Baoyu in her arms and said, "Since your sister has said so, what do you think?"

"As long as my sister doesn't go home and doesn't avoid me in the future, I can have a grandchild!"

Originally, he was indeed stunned after hearing Zijuan's words, but making a scene and acting crazy and stupid was also his strong point.

When he saw Lady Jia and others coming, and knew that Xiren had gone to Xiaoxiang Pavilion, he suddenly decided to take the opportunity to bargain.

Aunt Xue quickly looked at her sister. Madam Wang shook her head slightly, but said, "Since the old lady has said so, let's keep her for now and see what happens next!"

"Yes!" Grandmother Jia nodded.

Jia Baoyu, who was already mad, took advantage of the situation and said, "Since I have agreed to leave Zijuan behind, you can't avoid me anymore. It's just some fruit. I'll ask someone to buy some and send it to you later!"

Lin Daiyu couldn't refuse, so she had to agree.

Jia Baoyu immediately cheered.

Seeing that he was fine, Lin Daiyu took the opportunity to say goodbye.

She took Zijuan back to Xiaoxiang Pavilion and the inner room. She sat down heavily on the bed and said, "Let's see if you dare to talk nonsense next time!"

She is more intelligent than Bi Gan, so how could she not see why Zijuan spoke out of turn?

However, Zijuan had served him wholeheartedly for so many years, and she couldn't bear to watch him die without helping.

Zijuan fell to her knees with a thump, and said with remorse, "Miss! I deserve to die! I just wanted to follow you, I didn't mean to do anything bad!"

Lin Daiyu exhaled a breath of foul air and sighed, "If I didn't know, how would I dare to keep you? It's not that I'm avoiding anyone intentionally, but there was a previous..."