The Red Mansion Big Liar

Wang Xifeng, who was standing by, heard Mrs. Wang hurriedly ordering someone to hold the zither and help Yuanchun get out of the car, with a joking look on her face.

At this moment, after hearing what Grandmother Jia said, he couldn't help but frowned slightly.

The speaker is intentional, and the listener is more intentional.

Before this, she had glimpsed another side of Mrs. Wang. Although she was horrified, she was secretly delighted that she had a bargaining chip.

But after being reminded by Lady Jia, she remembered that Jia Zheng had entrusted the household to Zhang Yun逸 before he left.

Knowing about the relationship between Mrs. Wang and Zhang Yunyi, she couldn't help but pay more attention to some recent rumors in the mansion.

When she first learned that Mrs. Wang had been staying at Zhang Yunyi's hot spring villa for several days, she had thought it was just a serious affair. But when she thought of what Jia Zheng said before he left, combined with her own experience, she couldn't help but have preconceived guesses.

The same scene fell into Jia Mu's eyes, but she was very satisfied. She smiled and urged: "Yes! Brother Yi is right, we are all family! Don't just stand there, invite your brother Yi to go inside and talk!"

"No! It's getting late. If it's any later, the city gates will be closed. The young lady just came back. I'm sure she has a lot to say. I'll go back now!"

For the scumbag, no matter how delicious the fruit of Yuanchun's twig is, he will never give up the forest for this tree.

Faced with Lady Jia's undisguised purpose, he naturally needed to keep an appropriate distance.

Hearing that he politely declined Lady Jia's invitation, Tanchun's eyes became even more burning, and Yingchun also raised her head unconsciously.

"Why go back?" Grandmother Jia said, relying on her seniority, "It's not like we haven't stayed here before. Just stay one more night at Mengpozhai!"

Although Jia's proposal was very tempting, it was not the right time. Zhang Yunyi had made up his mind and declined, saying, "I have something to do at the Immortal Academy early tomorrow morning. It's not convenient to stay in the city!"

The incident happened suddenly, and I'm sure Tanchun and Yingchun both had a lot of questions to ask.

Although he was confident in his time management, there were still the greedy Wang Xifeng and Li Wan who were eyeing him covetously, and problems were bound to arise when they got together.

Besides, Tanchun learned about the Qingtang thatched cottage from Aunt Zhao last time, so in order to avoid the Shura scene, he naturally tried his best to avoid it.

After hearing him talk about the government office, although Lady Jia was unwilling, she had no choice but to give up.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 349 Night Talk

Because Yuanchun's return home was not glorious and there was no grand celebration, she only had dinner in Jia's grandmother's courtyard and expressed her sorrow for leaving. Jia's grandmother then sent everyone back to their own rooms, leaving only Yuanchun and Mrs. Wang.

After sending away Yuanyang, Hubo and other maids, she smiled and said to Yuanchun, "What do you think of Yi-ge?"

"Grandma... why are you asking this?" Yuanchun quickly turned her face away.

"Don't be shy, I don't believe you can't see it."

"I... things like this have always been decided by the elders, but in my current situation..."

"To be honest, when Brother Yi first moved into the East Palace, your mother and I had this idea in mind, and we even went to see a lady for you. But then the incident with Prince Ning happened, so we had to give up!"

At this point, Grandmother Jia sighed deeply and said, "It's all our fault that you have been wronged!"

"Don't blame grandma. It's all my fault. I've brought shame to our family! But I just can't figure out what I did wrong..."

Seeing that she was aggrieved, Grandmother Jia quickly hugged her in her arms, patted Yuanchun on the back, and said angrily: "It's not your fault, it's all your incompetent father!"

"Ah!~ Could it be that my father has committed the wrath of God?"

"Alas!" Grandmother Jia sighed, "Prince Ning thinks highly of Brother Yi and wants your father to help introduce him to him, but your father is so stupid that he just drags his feet and refuses to mention anything!"

Yuanchun couldn't help but ask in astonishment: "Daddy, how could that be?"

Mrs. Wang saw that something was not right and was having trouble getting a word in, so she quickly said, "You don't know, your father has some prejudice against Yun Yi..."

Grandmother Jia glared at Mrs. Wang and shouted, "Why are you telling these things to the child?"

She explained quickly: "This is not Yi Ge'er's fault! You didn't know in the palace that in the early spring, Feng Yatou went crazy and chopped around with a knife. Yi Ge'er and the others happened to see her. They acted in an emergency and it was a bit indecent. You also know your father's temper..."

Yuanchun was puzzled, "But didn't grandma say that father asked Brother Yi to take care of the family? If he really had a prejudice, why would he..."

"That's because Brother Yi found him a job as a provincial education commissioner! He complained all day long, complaining that he couldn't use his knowledge. This time Brother Yi helped him get promoted to provincial education commissioner, which was his long-cherished wish. What else can't be solved?"

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "I forgot to tell you, he asked your father to ask for permission and cancel the marriage!"

Although this is true, it has a different meaning after being said by Lady Jia.

Mrs. Wang thought to herself that this was not a good thing. She didn't care about Lady Jia's displeasure and quickly interrupted, "I was worried that this matter would drag on for a long time, so I went to ask him for advice!"

Mrs. Wang repeatedly made trouble for Jia's mother, and Jia's mother also sensed something was wrong. However, she did not think too much about it and just thought that Jia Zheng was narrow-minded, saying one thing in front of her and another behind her back. On the surface, he entrusted the family to her, but in fact he had given some instructions behind her back.

Originally, she kept Madam Wang, hoping that she could also help. When she realized that things were not going well, she said calmly, "You can go back first! Miss, stay with me! Go out and tell Yuanyang and the others that they don't need to serve you tonight, and ask them to go to bed early."

"Then I'll take my leave first!"

Although Mrs. Wang saw that Grandmother Jia was trying to get rid of her, she had no choice but to get up and leave, and told Yuanchun: "Go to bed early, don't delay the old lady's rest!"

"My daughter understands!" Yuanchun quickly stood up and saw her off.

After Mrs. Wang left, Grandmother Jia took Yuanchun's hand and said bluntly, "Don't worry! Your father said before he left that I will decide your marriage, and they are not allowed to interfere."

After all, she had just been broken off from an engagement, and when the marriage was mentioned to her face, Yuanchun could not hide her shyness and said, "But my granddaughter remembers that Brother Yi is still years younger than me, and his current status is awkward..."

She was two or three years older than Zhang Yunyi. Although she had never met him, she still had some impression of her cousin.

Seeing Yuanchun belittling herself, Grandmother Jia said unhappily, "Don't worry about these things! I will find a way. I have already arranged it. You can live in the garden when you return. Isn't he going to prepare a gift for the birthday party? Help him more. Just get along well with him. He is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty the most. Once he accepts your kindness, everything will be fine!"

Adhering to the principle of reporting good news but not bad news, it was naturally impossible for Grandmother Jia to tell Yuanchun about Yingchun's affairs.

"Brother Yi has already mentioned this matter in the palace. Even if grandma doesn't say it, your granddaughter will do her best!"

"Oh?" Jia's mother narrowed her eyes and said thoughtfully, "Tell me the details of your meeting."

Although she was inevitably a little shy when talking about the details of the meeting, it was obvious that Grandmother Jia knew Zhang Yunyi better, and Yuanchun also wanted to know his attitude, so she gritted her teeth and recounted the circumstances of the meeting in detail.

Finally, she hesitated for a moment and asked, "Did those people who were talking about my granddaughter on her way back, was it arranged by grandma?"

First of all, Lady Jia's intentions were obvious, and Yuanchun couldn't help but wonder if the discussions on the road were arranged by her in advance.

Secondly, the circumstances of the meeting were fine, but I was too embarrassed to talk about what I saw and heard on the road.

However, if I don’t say it, I’m worried that my analysis won’t be thorough enough, so I raise this question.

After hearing about the meeting, Jia's mother smiled unconsciously. When she heard people talking on the street, she immediately asked nervously, "What are they talking about?"

Seeing Lady Jia's expression, Yuanchun felt relieved.

There was constant discussion along the way, and although Zhang Yun逸 pretended to be deaf and dumb, it was impossible for him not to hear it.

Since she could make such a guess, there was no guarantee that he would not have such a suspicion.

However, she had no way of judging whether Zhang Yunyi did not want to embarrass her, or was just going along with it, or whether he was the instigator...

Now that Lady Jia's suspicion had been cleared, she couldn't help but start to have wild thoughts.

Although this coincides with Lady Jia's thoughts, the first two possibilities are okay. If it was really his instruction, this method is really despicable.

She was daydreaming, but Grandmother Jia was already impatient and urged, "Just tell me!"

As she didn't know Zhang Yunyi's character, Yuanchun hoped that Lady Jia could make a judgment. She suppressed her shyness and told her all the gossip she had heard along the way.

After hearing this, Jia's mother was immediately overjoyed and clapped her hands and laughed, "So that's how it is!"

"What did Grandma think of?"

"Why don't you understand?" Grandmother Jia said in a stern tone, "Didn't you say that the carriage and the accompanying guards were arranged by the palace? Brother Yi knows etiquette and keeps his integrity. Without the emperor's tacit consent, how could he have returned with you?"

These words can be said to be a wake-up call for those who are still dreaming.

As the person involved, Yuanchun suddenly heard the gossip and had no time to think about it.

When we got home, we were only concerned with expressing our feelings of separation.

But it was different for Grandmother Jia. Ever since she heard that something had gone wrong with the marriage, she had been thinking about finding a way out for Yuanchun.

What she was most worried about was that Zhang Yunyi would make excuses out of concern for the royal family's reputation.

So, after listening to Yuanchun's words, I immediately thought of this possibility.

"Huh!" Grandmother Jia let out a long breath and said with a smile, "The emperor knows he is in the wrong and is worried about what people would say. Otherwise, even if Brother Yi didn't stop him, those guards wouldn't just eat their meals. How could they let them talk nonsense?"

Thinking of her previous doubts about Zhang Yunyi's character, Yuanchun couldn't help feeling ashamed and guilty.

She thought to herself that the emperor's arrangement was the most important. Since things had come to this point, even if it was inconvenient to tell the truth on the carriage, she should have told Lady Jia after returning home. Why was she still hiding it?

.! Thinking of this, she couldn't help but wonder: "But if that's the case, why didn't Brother Yi tell Grandmother?"

"This..." Grandmother Jia was speechless for a moment.

Yuanchun didn't understand the situation, but she saw it clearly as if it were a mirror.

Even if the emperor had the intention, he had already promised to marry Yingchun, so how could he have the nerve to mention Yuanchun again?

She hurriedly helped to explain: "How could he have the nerve to speak up about this kind of thing? Besides, his father's mourning period has not yet ended, and you just came back, how can you be so anxious?"

At this point, Jia's mother changed the subject and said, "However, this matter cannot be delayed. Don't worry, I will ask him to come over and ask about it some other day. We will definitely come up with a safe solution."

With the emperor's authorization, Lady Jia also had more support.

It is always difficult for sisters to share the same husband. She planned to test Zhang Yunyi's attitude first and then bargain, so as to avoid this embarrassment.

Yuanchun thought that she wanted to discuss the marriage with Zhang Yun逸, so she was too embarrassed to ask any further questions. The two of them chatted for a while until the third watch, when they went to bed.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 350 An Unquiet Night

While Lady Jia was trying every possible way to avoid embarrassment, some people were cheering for it.

When Jia She returned to the East Courtyard, he could not hide his joy and said to Madam Xing, "What do you think the old lady meant today?"

"What else can it mean?" Madam Xing said unhappily, "I think she is just partial to the second wife and loves the eldest daughter!"

"You figured it out too?" Jia She was not angry but delighted, and said, "This saves me from having to make excuses!"

Being threatened by Zhang Yun逸 with evidence of his crime and forced to sign a document to sell his daughter, he was worried about how to explain it to Lady Jia.

At this point, he began to doubt and pondered, "Do you think it was Brother Yi who told the old lady about that matter, which is why this happened today?"

"This... If you ask me, who should I ask?"

"Of course I told you to ask him. Are you going to expose your shortcomings and ask the old lady?"

"This...what's there to ask? Since the old lady has this intention, she will come to us sooner or later." Mrs. Xing couldn't help but cross her legs and shirked the responsibility.

On that day, Zhang Yun逸 wanted to teach Jia She a lesson. Not only did he act like a senior master in front of her, he also instructed her to report the humiliation she had suffered truthfully.

After all, Jia She suffered a loss in silence, and even if he swallowed his anger, he still had some resentment in his heart.

But now he was sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth and asking her to find Zhang Yunyi. She couldn't help but suspect that Jia She was testing her.

"What do you mean there's nothing to ask? The master asked you to ask, so there must be some other reason!"

"You can't do that! Last time we suffered such a big loss, and he repeatedly warned you to take it as a warning and not to have any evil ideas again. Why do you still want to provoke him?"

"Who said that I was going to provoke him?" Jia She slammed the table and frowned, "I asked you to do something, but you refused to do it. If it weren't for..."

At this point, he stood up from his chair, looked Madam Xing up and down, and walked around her, saying in amazement: "I didn't expect that Brother Yi, at such a young age, would actually like you!"

Madam Xing felt uneasy when he looked at her, and when he brought up the past, she cried out, "Master! I was forced to do this! He...he...he..."

"Hey!" Jia She interrupted with a wave of his hand, "The master doesn't blame you, he just asked you to help him find out!"

"You...you're not going to hit on him again, are you?"

"How could that be?" Jia She hurriedly explained, "Although we can't attack him, there is a lot we can do with the old lady!"

Mrs. Xing said thoughtfully: "You mean..."

"If he hadn't mentioned the matter of the second girl to the old lady, the master would have used this as an excuse to bargain with the old lady!"

The more he spoke, the more excited he became. He could hardly hide his complacency and said, "Then he can legitimately take the second girl as his concubine, and the master can also get some benefits from the old lady. It's killing two birds with one stone. Why not do it?"

Mrs. Xing no longer suspected that he was testing her, and said unhappily, "What do you mean by killing two birds with one stone? He has the written evidence of your daughter's sale in his hand, and it's a done deal. Do you dare to go back on your word? Why would he team up with you to plot against the old lady?"

"Otherwise, why would the master ask you to go?"

Jia She said with a wicked smile: "Since he has that preference, you can just cater to his preferences and use all your unbridled means. He is young and full of energy, how can he control himself? When the time comes, you can use soft and hard tactics to serve him well, so why worry that he will not help you?"

Seeing that he was so shameless, not only did he not feel ashamed, but he was complacent, Madam Xing laughed angrily and said, "Then why don't you give me some advice, Master, on how to make him feel comfortable!"