The Red Mansion Big Liar

She sent away the maid who was accompanying her in advance and then stepped into Tuobi Villa alone.

With the previous experience of Lin Daiyu, since Zhang Yunyi did not give any special instructions, she also said politely: "My master is busy and cannot deliver it personally. I hope you will not blame me, young lady."

She shook the bag in her hand and said goodbye, "I have somewhere else to go, so I won't bother you anymore."

The reason why I came to Xiangyun first was because of this reason.

Anyway, there are a few mirrors in the bundle that Shi Xiangyun can't see, so as long as it's not given to her at the end, she can always hide it.

This is also the reason why she sent away the accompanying maid in advance.

Although Zhang Yun逸 did not tell Xiangyun that she was his concubine, now that he knew about it, he could not remain completely indifferent.

Xiangyun hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said, "Let me see you off!"

"Miss, please excuse my humble servant!" Jin Chuan declined quickly.

"It's okay. I'm just sitting around doing nothing." Xiangyun asked indirectly, "By the way, where are you going? Didn't you say you were coming from the old lady and the mistress? Why didn't you drop them off one by one on the way, but instead took a detour?"

"This..." Jin Chuan pretended to be embarrassed, with a hint of embarrassment on her face, and then avoided the main point and said, "I still have to go to Hengwu Garden!"

Hearing that they were going to Hengwu Garden, Xiangyun pursed her lips, stopped talking, and took Cuilu with her to the gate of the courtyard.

Jin Chuanfang turned around and waved at her, saying, "Young lady, please stay!"

Xiangyun smiled and watched her run straight to Hengwu Garden in the west before turning around and returning to the courtyard.

They are all in their teens, which in modern times would be just girls in junior high or high school.

No matter how good the relationship between sisters is, it is inevitable that they will have some thoughts that go against their will.

This mutual comparison is undoubtedly comprehensive.

Although she had no bad intentions and it was just a trivial matter of priority, Xiangyun still felt somewhat relieved that she could surpass Bao Sister, whom she had always admired.

Jin Chuan seized on this point and covered up the past.

It’s not that she is more mature than Xiangyun and can be easily fooled.

First of all, a maid is not a young lady after all, and she knows how to judge the situation better.

Secondly, Xiangyun was in the middle of it and was inevitably swayed by her emotions.

When they arrived at Hengwu Garden, Jin Chuan was not like she was at Tuobi Villa. She just left her things and left.

After all, the baggage is empty, and even if you want to cover it up, you can't.

She did not rush to take out the mirror. Instead, she did not mention the purpose of her visit and went into the house to chat with Baochai.

"Thank you for always giving me some old clothes to support me when I was with the Second Madam."

"But they are all worn-out items, so please don't be disgusted!"

Seeing Jinchuan's idle talk, Baochai hurriedly told Ying'er, "Go and make a pot of tea!"

"I just had tea at my aunt's place, so there's no need to bother you, young lady!"

Jin Chuan took out a mirror from her bag and handed it over, saying, "This is a new glass mirror from Tiangongyuan. The master asked me to give one to the old lady, the mistress, the grandmother, and the girls. I was so happy to see the girls that I forgot about the business."

Although Xue Baochai's place is the last stop, if we add Aunt Xue's side, at least it will be smoothed over.

Baochai didn't know that it was Jinchuan who acted on her own initiative at Aunt Xue's request.

Hearing this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and said with a smile: "Thank you for taking the trouble, Brother Yi, you still remember mother and me."

Although Zhang Yun逸 rushed to the banquet last night, it is an indisputable fact that he forgot to repay the 20 taels of silver.

Plus, after what happened this morning, it's hard to say whether he can save face or not, so he has to do it reluctantly.

Now, hearing that both mother and daughter had a share of the dressing mirror, the worries in my heart disappeared.

"Of course!" Jin Chuan said with a smile, "My Lord was indeed busy with something yesterday. You know more about Concubine Zhen's situation than I do. The wife of the Minister is my Lord's sister. She asked my Lord to introduce her to the Lord, and it just so happened that the Lord was on leave yesterday."

Although she knew that Mrs. Wang favored a perfect match, she was more aware of Zhang Yunyi's evil ambitions.

Given his attitude towards Lin Daiyu, he would not mind interrupting Jia Baoyu's marriage, and would not care about Mrs. Wang's feelings.

Even if you can't steal the money, giving someone a green hat is also acceptable.

Jin Chuan was very happy to see this kind of thing that disgusted Jia Baoyu.

When Xue Baochai heard this, she felt mixed emotions.

Xiangling was originally given to Zhang Yunyi by the Xue family, and now, even her step-brother-in-law can benefit from Zhang Yunyi's help and rise to prominence.

The Xue family clearly had such an opportunity, but missed it, and is still worried about Xue Pan's identity as a living dead.

Others may not be clear about this, but she knew it clearly in her heart. The assistant minister that Jin Chuan mentioned was none other than the prefect who judged the case at the beginning - Jia Yucun.

With such a contrast between the two, how could she not feel sad?

But he could only force a smile and said, "Brother Yi is a man who does great things. He is busy with many things every day. How can he delay his work for such a small matter as mine?"

Jin Chuan smiled and said, "Miss, please don't blame me for being nosy. I know very well that Master has kept everything about Miss in mind. In the past, Master would personally review every time he sent some fruits or other food."

She deliberately wanted to disgust Jia Baoyu and help Zhang Yunyi loosen up his position, so she only mentioned the girl and not the girls.

Although the fruit was not given only to Xue Baochai, there was obvious ambiguity in Jin Chuan's words.

Xue Baochai had no way of judging whether she had made an oversight in a moment of haste or had done it on purpose at the instruction of someone else.

Xue Baochai didn't know that after seeing Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang being so humble in front of her master, she became more courageous.

He even became an accomplice and helped Zhang Yun逸 to stir up trouble.

If it wasn't a slip of the tongue, it could only have been instructed by Zhang Yun逸.

When this thought came to her mind, Baochai's heart couldn't help but beat fast, but when she thought of Yuanchun who stood in the way, she felt a mess again.

Although she was thinking over and over again, she said calmly, "How could we sisters deserve to have Big Brother Yi worry so much about us!"

Seeing that Baochai did not have any extreme reaction, Jinchuan boldly said: "Miss, you are too kind. Our master is willing to do this!"

If it might have been a slip of the tongue before, it was now clearly meaningful, and Baochai couldn't help but reach out to touch the beads on her wrist.

Seeing this, Jin Chuan smiled knowingly, but did not linger any longer. She quickly stood up and said goodbye, saying meaningfully, "Since the things that Master asked me to do have been done, I will go back now."

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 393: Making Trouble (Part )

That night.

Zhang Yunyi returned to his mansion after leaving the government office. As soon as he jumped off the carriage, Jin Chuan hurried to meet him.

She did not dare to lie and told the story of how Lin Daiyu had made the decision on her own.

After saying that, Fang looked up at Zhang Yunyi and said carefully: "I had good intentions, but I was tongue-tied and caused Miss Lin to misunderstand you. Please punish me!"

After all, paper can't hold the fire.

At the moment, it can be explained as good intentions leading to bad results, but if it is concealed and not reported, the nature of the matter will change completely when Zhang Yunyi finds out.

Moreover, although there were some speculations, Zhang Yunyi had never seriously expressed his attitude. She also hoped to judge Zhang Yunyi's attitude through this incident.

Knowing Lady Jia's intention, Jin Chuan prefers Lin Daiyu rather than Jia Baoyu's biological sister Yuanchun.

After saying that, he stared at Zhang Yunyi, trying to find some clues from it.

To a certain extent, Zhang Yun逸 even knows Lin Daiyu's true thoughts better than Lin Daiyu herself.

Being helpless and living under someone else's roof, it is inevitable that she is a little overly sensitive, and the rumors of a perfect match make her very disturbed.

It's not so much that she is sensitive, but rather that she lacks a sense of security.

Of course he remembered the plot of sending flowers to the palace.

Jin Chuan's actions today not only helped him understand Lin Daiyu's attitude from the side, but also inadvertently made up for his omission, which was an unexpected surprise.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile slightly.

Jin Chuan was observing the expressions of the people, and when she saw this, she quickly added, "I thought that there was no shortage of a mirror in the mansion, and it would be inappropriate to leave out the concubine, so I took the initiative to send one over."

Zhang Yunyi naturally wouldn't care about a dressing mirror. Although it hasn't been put up for sale yet, it will be sold sooner or later, so there's no need to treasure it.

Moreover, he is used to saying one thing in front of others and another behind their backs.

Although he had been planning how to force the Xue family to submit, he never made it public.

Therefore, he did not take Jin Chuan's unauthorized decision to heart at all. He just pinched her cheek and nodded to show that he understood.

Then he ordered: "You will contact Zijuan, and go and test her when you have time. Since she has made such a decision, you may as well make some promises to her. Also, from now on, if you send anything to the garden, send it to Xiaoxiang Pavilion first, and say that it is the master's order, so that Sister Lin can choose first."

Since Zijuan was so aware of the current situation and was a golden hairpin herself, and was willing to tip off the person, he naturally would not push it away.

Although he only talked about Lin Daiyu's arrangements and didn't take the Xue family's dressing mirror to heart at all, Jin Chuan's action seemed to be approving.

He thought to himself that his judgment was correct and he gained another point in front of Uncle Yi.

She responded repeatedly, and at the same time acted cute and coquettishly, "I think what Miss Lin said makes sense, so I will go to the eldest lady later..."

She repeated the sequence of events, and then said, "I heard from my sister that the Shi family wants to give Miss Shi to my master as his mistress. My master never mentioned it, and I don't know whether it's true or not, but I thought it's better to be cautious, so I took a detour and sent her there first, and then I went to Hengwu Garden."

Things are different now. Even the Rongguo Mansion and the Shi family are rushing to give their girls to him as concubines. Although they have to take some care of them so that they can be defeated one by one, there is no need to consider even these minor details.

He originally thought that Lin Daiyu was already a pleasant surprise, but he didn't expect that Jin Chuan's arrangement today was so appropriate that it made him look at her with new eyes.

He wanted to test the teacher, so he asked casually: "Tell me how it is said in various places."

After a pause, he added, "And what was said in various places, if you remember, tell me as well."

His goals are too big, and it is not convenient for him to do many things himself.

Jin Chuan already knew a lot of private information and was a very considerate person, so it was perfect for her to help pass on the information.

Jin Chuan saw Zhang Yun逸's intention to test her, so she recounted the whole story in detail.

Only the details of her deliberately teasing Mrs. Wang were skipped.

When she talked about coming out of Daoxiang Village, she asked again: "The eldest wife and the eldest grandmother asked me to ask you when you are free... The eldest wife said she would come in the evening, but the eldest grandmother was afraid that you would come earlier, so I didn't dare to agree."

Zhang Yunyi nodded and said, "Everything is ready at Linshuizhixuan. We can just bring the people there next time."

He paused and said, "As for Sister Zhu, I'll ask you to go and inform her after I find a place in the garden."

Originally, he had private meetings with Li Wan in the Grand Flower Hall.

Now that she has moved to the garden, it is inconvenient for her to enter and exit the main gate late at night.

Unfortunately, Yingchun, Tanchun and Aunt Zhao all knew where the Qingtang cottage was. He was worried about how to divide and rule it, so it was indeed inconvenient for him to take her there.

Although the Jade Emperor Temple and Longcui Temple were also empty, they were too close to each other.

" Jin Chuan agreed and continued to tell the story.

After she finished telling the rest of the story in detail, they were walking to the gate of Huifang Garden.

Jin Chuan raised her head and tried to find some clues on Zhang Yunyi's face to judge whether he intended to make things more difficult for Jia Baoyu.

Zhang Yunyi couldn't hide his joy and asked, "When did Miss Bao give you old clothes? Why haven't I seen you wear them?"

Jin Chuan still didn't understand what he meant, and said in a daze: "Those are half-new and half-old. I followed you, so I don't need those old clothes. But they don't fit my sister, so I haven't worn them."

"Oh?" Zhang Yunyi's eyelashes trembled, and he asked quickly, "Do you still keep it?"

Jin Chuan blinked and said thoughtfully, "Although it is half new and half old, the material is good. I couldn't bear to throw it away, so I put it in the room!"

Zhang Yunyi licked his lips and said with a smile, "That's good! Go! Go back and change it now, and let me take a look at it when you wear it tonight!"

The shock on Jinchuan's face was gone in a flash, and then she was overjoyed and said, "Wow! I'll go change it right away!"

After she finished speaking, she ran towards the pavilion on the hillside. After running two steps, she suddenly stopped, turned around, and said seductively, "Miss Bao also gave me two sets of underwear. Her figure is similar to mine, and they fit me perfectly. I will change into them now, and I will ask you to taste them tonight!"

Zhang Yunyi smiled evilly and said, "After you change, have a meal first, and then go to Linshui Pavilion to wait for me. Don't come to Dengxian Pavilion."

After hurriedly finishing his dinner and digesting the food a little, Zhang Yunyi moved to Linshui Pavilion.

I thought Jinchuan should have arrived by now, but unexpectedly, the house was dark.

He walked to the door and pushed it open.

He walked through the hall and into the inner room, just as he was about to light the lamp in the faint moonlight.

Unexpectedly, just as he stepped into the inner room, he saw a dark shadow throwing itself into his arms. Then, his waist felt tight and he was hugged tightly.