The Red Mansion Big Liar

Zhang Yunyi nodded, turned to look at Xiangling, stepped into the room, and asked with concern: "Are you feeling better?"

"I'm...better now!" Xiangling seemed to be still in shock and said timidly, "Do you want to do it tonight too..."

Zhang Yunyi patted her head and interrupted, "Eat first!"

After dinner, he did not rush upstairs like he did last night, but instead asked the maid in the ear room to fetch some water.

He chatted with her for a while, and only let Xiangling go upstairs to take a bath after the water was fetched.

Before leaving, he instructed Ruizhu to wait until Xiangling finished washing and change the water as soon as possible before going out for a night run.

A full man does not know the hunger of a hungry man, and a hungry man does not know the weakness of a full man. Although this is the age when one is full of vigor and vitality, one will have immediate worries if he does not plan for the future. If one wants sustainable development, he still has to keep his body in good shape.

I didn't waste any time on Youshi tonight. After exercising for more than half an hour, I was already covered in sweat.

When I returned to Dengxian Pavilion, I saw the door was wide open and Ruizhu was sitting on the threshold in a daze again.

He smiled and said, "It's not the first time that you go out for a night run. Are you afraid that I will get lost?"

Hearing Zhang Yunyi's voice, Ruizhu stood up suddenly.

Zhang Yunyi stepped into the house and was about to go upstairs when he heard Ruizhu's trembling voice behind him: "Master... do you dislike Ruizhu?"

"What are you talking about?" Zhang Yunyi turned around and asked in confusion, "When did I ever say that? Don't let your imagination run wild."

"Then... that servant has been serving Master for more than half a month. Why didn't Master let me into the house to serve you? Instead, when Sister Xiangling came, he... he..."

Her voice became lower and lower, and her head was almost buried in her chest. After talking for a long time, she could not utter another word.

Zhang Yunyi originally thought that she was psychologically averse to having a roommate, but he didn't expect her to ask this.

However, this was an opportunity to establish his own personality, so he said sanctimoniously: "After all, you have served in the room of my nephew's wife. If I ask you to stay with her again, I'm afraid it will cause gossip."

After hearing this, Ruizhu suddenly raised her head, raised her pretty face which was very purple, and said in a muffled voice: "This slave... This slave also wants to serve you like Sister Xiangling."

As if afraid that Zhang Yunyi would refuse, he quickly added: "This is also what grandma meant!"

Ok?

Hearing that Qin Keqing had given the order, Zhang Yunyi couldn't help but get excited. Without thinking, he quickly stepped forward, picked up Ruizhu and strode upstairs like a victorious rooster.

In a short while, the evil dragon from last night started causing trouble again.

However, as the tides rose higher and higher and repeatedly beat against her, Ruizhu became the one who could not bear it any longer.

Xiangling, because of what she had experienced last night and the fact that it happened so recently, was actually suffering more than Ruizhu the night before.

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(End of this chapter)

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Chapter 43 The worst plan

The next day, early in the morning.

Zhang Yunyi opened his eyes and looked at Xiangling and Ruizhu lying in his arms, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

He had originally planned to keep two maids in the house, and now without the constraints of the two maids in Qin Keqing's room.

But compared to Baozhu, Xiangling is slightly better in both appearance and temperament, so how could he not be satisfied?

Besides, Baozhu's indenture has been obtained, it is just a matter of time.

Of course, what excited him the most was that Qin Keqing actually instructed Ruizhu to sleep with her, which was beyond his expectations.

However, it was still unclear at the moment whether she was grateful or just wanted to test the strength of Master Yi, so he could only wait and see.

She carefully pushed away the two people's arms that were wrapped around her, but unexpectedly she still startled Ruizhu.

In comparison, Xiangling seemed to be sleeping soundly. Although she had been displaced and sold here and there, she was not like Ruizhu, who had been accustomed to serving others since childhood.

"Master, wake up! I will help you change your clothes."

She struggled to get up, but Zhang Yunyi grabbed her shoulders and pushed her down.

"There is a long way to go, and there will be many opportunities for you to serve me in the future. Just take a rest today."

The noise made by the two woke Xiangling up. She blinked her dark eyes, looked at Ruizhu, and finally asked the question that had been suppressed all night: "Could it be that Sister Ruizhu also needs the master's help to smooth things over like this servant?"

After hearing this, Ruizhu felt ashamed.

Xiangling had this experience the day before yesterday, and she had only heard about it from afar, but all the unbearable things that happened after she took a bath last night were seen in front of Xiangling.

Although Mr. Yi did not show favoritism, it was her first time after all.

But Xiangling was innocent and naive. Not only was she not unhappy about her vying for favor, but her words were full of concern, which made her feel even more ashamed.

In order to hide the embarrassment, he hurriedly said: "Serving the master is also our duty."

Zhang Yunyi was also troubled by Xiangling's ignorance. It was not that he could not teach her about physiology and hygiene, but the scale here was difficult to grasp. He could only give Ruizhu a look, hinting that she should talk to Xiangling in private.

He got out of bed and did not rush to get dressed. Instead, he stretched out his hand to Ruizhu and said, "Where's the handkerchief? Bring it here and keep it for me!"

Ruizhu came prepared and had already prepared a brocade handkerchief, which saved her the trouble of cutting the bed sheets.

She put the handkerchief into the box, put on her clothes and went downstairs.

Just then, Youshi came in with Aunt Xue.

Zhang Yunyi greeted the two and said, "Please forgive me, Auntie. Yunyi has the habit of doing morning exercises. Please wait here for a while. We can talk over breakfast later."

Although he said he was forgiving, his tone was somewhat arrogant and he seemed to be bossing people around.

"Hey! Brother Yi, you go ahead and do your work first."

Aunt Xue was quite embarrassed. She glanced at Youshi, but saw that she was looking towards the stairs. She said unhappily, "Where is Ruizhu at this early morning? Why didn't the concubine come over to serve tea or water when she came? It seems that our family has no manners."

"Sister-in-law, go and call the little girl outside to come in! She and Xiangling are too tired. I'll let them get up later."

"Uh……"

Yu Shi knew very well how tired the two maids were.

When she entered the room, she saw Ruizhu's door was open. She thought she had gone out for something, but it turned out that she was using Ruizhu to vent her jealousy towards Xiangling.

Unexpectedly, he even took Ruizhu as his roommate.

Suddenly, I felt a lump in my throat, but I couldn't show it, so I could only say angrily, "Everyone has gone through this, you spoil them too much!"

Although she knew that Zhang Yunyi could not always stay with her, she could not help feeling sad when that day finally came, especially when she heard Zhang Yunyi speak frankly and even take Ruizhu into his room, she felt even more confused.

Zhang Yunyi laughed and walked out.

Aunt Xue, who was at a loss, and Mrs. You, who was extremely disappointed, were left looking at each other in silence. The scene was very awkward.

There is no need to say much about Youshi. Her mind was full of Zhang Yunyi's fickleness and she had no mood for chatting.

Aunt Xue was very anxious and worried.

I had already had some guesses about Zhang Yunyi's character yesterday, but unexpectedly I received an invitation from Zhang Yunyi in the evening.

If the appointment was in the morning instead of in the evening, Aunt Xue might not dare to come.

Even so, she tossed and turned all night, fearing that Zhang Yunyi would use threats and inducements to coerce her as soon as they met.

Even among the rich and powerful or among relatives and friends, even if they have ulterior motives, they will often consider each other's face and do enough superficial work.

But there are exceptions to everything. I’m afraid that Zhang Yun逸 is a reckless young man who doesn’t care about anything and his reputation.

You have to know that he can report to the emperor. If he threatens the emperor with his son's affairs, even with the relationship with Rong Mansion, he will not be able to cover it up...

This is not a question of whether or not to be an emperor, but a question of his son's life.

Therefore, even if there are all kinds of bad speculations, we still have no choice but to come here.

You can't blame her for thinking too much, it's just because Zhang Yunyi didn't play according to the rules.

If he knew that the Xue family had something to ask for, regardless of whether he was willing to help or not, he should at least be polite and not take the initiative to invite them to his home.

But if he didn't know, according to seniority, he should have visited in person instead of inviting himself here early in the morning.

After thinking about it, I realized that he had found out the inside story yesterday and was so eager to force me to abdicate.

The reason why he didn't come to visit but instead invited me to come was simply because he was worried that he would suffer losses if he failed to force the emperor to abdicate on his own territory.

She was still hoping for a lucky break, but Zhang Yunyi was not shy about taking Xiangling as his concubine, which further confirmed her son's statement.

She didn't know that the reason why Youshi stayed was because Zhang Yunyi had informed her in advance. Instead, she thought that Zhang Yunyi saw Youshi following him and made up an excuse for morning exercise, and planned to come back to confront her after Youshi left.

Even Xiangling and Ruizhu were deliberately not allowed to come out or sent away by him.

Therefore, even though Youshi said nothing and the situation was extremely awkward, she did not dare to speak, for fear of disturbing Youshi's thoughts and causing her to leave early.

However, this suspicion did not last long. About half an hour later, Youshi seemed to have foreseen the future and began to order the maid outside the house to fetch water and prepare breakfast.

After all the work was done, Zhang Yunyi, covered in sweat, returned to the house.

The weather in March was getting warmer, and Zhang Yunyi exercised for a long time. The unique scent of a young man mixed with the smell of sweat seemed to be a rolling heat wave, blowing towards him.

Aunt Xue felt as if struck by lightning and her heart was beating wildly.

Last night she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, and kept thinking about how to deal with Zhang Yunyi's attempt to force her to abdicate.

However, there is a hurdle that cannot be avoided after all. If Zhang Yun逸 really refuses to give up until he achieves his goal.

Then she will eventually have to make a choice between herself and her son.

Thinking of this, one can't help but prepare for the worst.

Although she has been a widow for many years, as someone who has experienced it, how could she not know what it feels like?

I had been tormented all night, and now the gushing heat wave suddenly aroused the long-buried throbbing, and I couldn't help swallowing.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 44: If you want to advance, you must suppress it first

Zhang Yun逸 didn't know that he had aroused Aunt Xue's emotions.

However, even if he knew, he might not change his original strategy.

At this stage, although he plans to let the Xue family outsource services, it is just a business transaction.

But once you have a substantial relationship with the mother and daughter of the Xue family, not only will you be too deeply involved, but you will also inevitably have to make concessions.

Aunt Xue is not like Youshi. Even if she has an affair with me, she will still put Xue Pan first.

Although this problem is not unsolvable, since she has been ruined, it can be easily solved by giving her a thought, but at the moment he does not have the strength to suppress those rumors.

In comparison, the Xue family, who are in charge of the inner court, are the easiest to control, not to mention that Xue Pan's identity as a living dead can be used.

Not only is the relationship with Rong Mansion not as close as that with Ning Mansion, but there is also Lady Jia in charge. If any rumors really arise, it would be a case of losing the big picture over the small.

He took it as his responsibility to save Jinchai, but it was not just the Xue family. He couldn't confuse the priorities and ruined his plan for the sake of the Xue family who could be controlled at any time.

After washing his face, he sat down between Aunt Xue and Youshi.

He bowed slightly and said, "Please forgive me, Madam. I just asked for a day off the day before yesterday, and I have to go to the government office soon. This matter must be made clear first to avoid misunderstandings at that time, so I took the liberty to ask you."

Aunt Xue saw that he behaved properly and did not avoid Youshi, so she calmed down a little and said with a smile: "Hey! Hey! It's okay, brother Yi, please go ahead."

"Yesterday, I have already reached an agreement with the prince and the general manager of the Guangchusi, Mr. Dong. From now on, the snowflake cotton candy produced by the Tiangong Academy will be sold by the eight imperial merchants in the inner palace."

Although Prince Zhongshun was not present yesterday, Zhao Lianggong, as the chief historian of the royal palace, also represented Prince Zhongshun and used the tiger's skin as a banner. Zhang Yun逸 was already familiar with this.

"This..." Aunt Xue couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

She just thought that Zhang Yunyi was still in the dark about her family's situation, and just discussed the sale of sugar yesterday and was in a hurry to tell her the good news.

For a moment, I was struggling over whether I should take this opportunity to ask him for help.

However, before she could speak, Zhang Yunyi continued, "This snowflake cotton candy was named by the emperor himself. Once the sales volume is determined, it will not be easily changed. I took the initiative to ask for a 10% share and gave it to my concubine to sell. I hope my concubine will not blame me!"

He deliberately emphasized the key information, and Aunt Xue immediately understood what he meant.

Not only did the thing she worried about not happen, but the problem of the imperial merchant being deprived of his title was solved. How could she not be excited?

He couldn't help but clench his fists and pound his chest, unable to hide his excitement, "Oh! This is truly a great favor, something I can't even ask for..."

She was so proud of herself that she caused a huge storm, and Zhang Yunyi couldn't help but look at her sideways.

He bowed deeply, and seeing Aunt Xue looking at him with gratitude, he quickly covered up and said, "Madam, please listen to me."