The Red Mansion Big Liar

"Yes, yes! I had actually forgotten about that!"

"Go to Dengxian Pavilion and keep watch. If anyone comes to report the news, remember to come and inform them in time!"

Originally, he planned to let Youshi stay outside Doufengxuan and keep an eye on the situation in Tianxianglou so that he could notify them in time.

Now, even if Jia Zhen really woke up, he had Jia Rong as an outside helper to tip him off. In order to avoid him not being able to find anyone in Dengxian Pavilion, he arranged for Youshi to stay there.

"Report?"

Youshi was secretly wondering, could it be that besides herself, there was someone else like Zhang Yunyi in Jia Zhen's room?

"Brother Rong, when my glass lampshades arrive, you can buy him a few more."

"Yun Yi, why do you care about him?" When Youshi heard that she would give Jia Rong benefits, she said unhappily.

"Hey! It's just a small amount of money. He doesn't have as big an appetite as Jia Zhen. Just give him a little and do things for us, which will save us a lot of trouble."

With the word "we" as a basis, Youshi no longer objected.

When we arrived at Doufengxuan, Old Lady You was waiting at the gate.

"Oh! Master, you are finally here. Please come in quickly. My second sister is in the room!"

As she spoke, she pushed Zhang Yun逸 to You Erjie's door, then quickly went back into the house and closed the door.

Zhang Yunyi glanced towards Tianxiang Tower and saw that the doors and windows were closed. He took a deep breath and pushed open the door.

The two red candles in the room suddenly swayed in the wind.

The candlelight shone on the half-drawn bed, illuminating the graceful figure of You Erjie, who was kneeling on the bed like a dog.

When she heard the door open, she turned around, her face flushed, her eyes tearing, and she twisted her hips and looked at Zhang Yunyi with shame on her face.

……

The candlelight flickered, as if playing with the air in the room. Every jump was accompanied by changes in light and shadow, constantly pulling and twisting the figures in the room.

The candle wax slowly slides down, condenses into crystal clear beads, and accumulates into a small wax mountain on the candlestick, witnessing the passage of time.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 94: Confusion and Appeasement

When the rooster sings, the world becomes white.

The soft light of morning shines into Doufengxuan through the window screen. The red candle on the candlestick has long been burned out, and the winding wax tears clinging to the candlestick seem to be telling the beauty of last night.

You Erjie has a gentle and affectionate personality. Although she has just met the man, she tries to please him and not only responds to every request, but also draws inferences from one instance. This makes Zhang Yunyi reluctant to move.

However, although he managed to cope with it with the intention of not spoiling Uncle Yi's fun, the aftereffects of the overload were also evident.

Zhang Yunyi pushed her gently twice, but seeing that she was still sleeping soundly and had no reaction, he had to do it himself and gently pry open her white legs that were wrapped around his waist.

He got up and put on his clothes, then looked at the disheveled hair and rosy face on the bed, still sleeping soundly. Thinking of how hard she had tried to please him last night, he couldn't help but feel pity for her. He leaned over and kissed her pretty cheek, then quickly opened the door, climbed over the fence, and slipped into the depths of Huifang Garden.

With Baozhu as his insider, he knew everything Qin Keqing did and knew that she had the habit of spying on his morning exercises.

Although I got up not too late today, I was afraid she would see me if I went back to wash up now.

Anyway, last time, Ruizhu put the bed sheet pot on Jia Zhen's head and told him to lock the door when he went to bed at night so that she would not go back to serve him early in the morning.

It would be better to just run two laps and then go back, it would be easier to fool them.

Ok……

You Shi wouldn't have to stay up all night, right?

Thinking of this, he suddenly became nervous and hurriedly quickened his pace.

……

"Hey! Why did uncle get up so early?"

On the upper floor of Tianxiang Tower, Qin Keqing pushed open the window and said with some regret: "I didn't see my uncle go out today. I don't know how long he has been away..."

"Hmm? Has the master started his morning exercise yet?"

Ruizhu, who was standing behind her, squeezed towards the window and stuck her head out. When she saw the sturdy figure in the garden, she asked in confusion, "It seems to be much earlier today than usual."

"Need I say that?" Baozhu smiled knowingly, "Sister Xiangling has gone to the old house of Master to accompany her mother, and Sister Ruizhu you are here again. Without the two of you to serve me, Master will have to go to bed earlier than usual, right?"

When Qin Keqing and Ruizhu heard this, both of them blushed.

However, there was a hint of resentment and melancholy between Qin Keqing's brows, while Ruizhu's face was full of shyness.

She secretly twisted Baozhu's slender waist, then said to Qin Keqing, "Miss, Xiangling is not here today, and there is no one to serve in the master's room, so I will go back first."

"Sister Ruizhu, why are you in such a hurry? Grandpa hasn't come back yet. Why don't you show grandma the method that he taught you last night? Grandma also wants to learn from him!"

A glimmer of anticipation also flashed across Qin Keqing's eyes.

Ruizhu saw this and said hesitantly, "Breakfast and hot water are not ready yet! If you want to learn, I will serve you and come back later."

"Well! Go ahead! Don't delay your uncle from going to the government office!"

"Yeah!" Ruizhu quickly agreed and said goodbye.

After going downstairs and walking out of Tianxiang Tower, I met Zhang Yunyi who had returned.

"uncle!"

She hurried forward, pushed the door open and said, "I didn't know that you got up early today and came back late..."

Having said this, she suddenly looked into the house in a daze, and said in astonishment: "Madam..."

Zhang Yunyi didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. He wanted to stop her from pushing the door, but he couldn't find a suitable reason for a moment, and when he reacted it was too late.

She thought to herself that whatever she feared would come true, so she had to bite the bullet and go into the house. Just then she saw Youshi lying on the table and slowly raising her head. She knew that she had been waiting for her all night, and she couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

He hurried past Ruizhu and winked at the sleepy Youshi frantically, "Sister-in-law, why are you here so early? Are you in a hurry to pick out satin to make clothes for my second sister?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Yu Shi also reacted at this moment and quickly explained, "It was too late yesterday and I didn't feel better."

Ruizhu looked at the red mark on Youshi's forehead and asked in confusion, "How long has Madam been here? Why is she still sleeping in the room?"

"It's all Yun Yi's fault!" Without waiting for Youshi to answer, Zhang Yun Yi hurriedly leaned forward and said, "I didn't know how to handle the situation well. I let Brother Zhen drink too much yesterday. I guess Sister-in-law must be tired after a night of drinking, right?"

"Yes! I was busy all night and didn't sleep. Now that I'm here and I don't see you, I can't bear it anymore."

Ruizhu heard this and looked at Youshi who looked haggard. Then she suddenly realized, "I said that Madam has sleep marks on her forehead. Maybe they were left there last night?"

Zhang Yunyi usually did morning exercises for only about half an hour, so naturally he would not leave such deep marks.

Youshi rubbed her eyes and said, "That's right! I've been busy all night and I'm afraid of delaying Yun Yi's going to the yamen. I haven't even had time to wash up yet."

Zhang Yunyi then instructed Ruizhu, "I haven't washed up yet either. Go outside and tell them to prepare an extra portion of hot water and breakfast. Sister-in-law can wash up and eat here!"

After Ruizhu took the order and left, Zhang Yunyi raised his hand and slapped his cheek twice. He looked at Youshi and said with pity, "Yunyi is such a jerk. He only cares about his own happiness and made my sister-in-law suffer all night."

"Don't!"

Although he didn't use much force, Youshi said with a distressed look on her face: "Don't leave any traces, or people will laugh at you when you go out!"

Zhang Yunyi said righteously: "If I wasn't worried that the people in the government would find out, I would have beaten him harder, so that I would remember the suffering my sister-in-law has endured this time!"

How could Youshi bear this? Her eyes were filled with tears. She said hurriedly, "This is all my fault. I was planning to wait for you to come back before I left, but I fell asleep while lying on my stomach."

These were meant to comfort Zhang Yunyi, but as soon as she said them, she felt her face flush.

Originally, I thought that since It was your first time as a grown-up girl, You Erjie might not be able to handle it, so when Zhang Yunyi came back, he would be the perfect time to take over from his younger sister.

Unexpectedly, not only did he wait all night, but he was almost seen through by Ruizhu.

Thinking of how she had waited all night in vain, she couldn't help but feel a little sad. She said, "Yun Yi stayed all night. I'm sure Second Sister was quite satisfied with his service, right?"

"Sister-in-law knows my mind best. With her advice, it will be fine."

Hearing that he attributed the credit to herself, Youshi felt a little better and said hurriedly, "Second sister is sensible and obedient. As long as you are satisfied, it will be worth my hard work for you!"

"It's not enough for me to be satisfied alone!" Zhang Yunyi said shamelessly, "I agreed to take her as a concubine because of my sister-in-law. I made an agreement with her yesterday. She is not allowed to eat alone in the future!"

Zhang Yun逸 felt a little embarrassed for describing the blessing of having two wives in such a pure and elegant way.

But Youshi did not take it as an offense, but felt comforted instead.

She was busy making arrangements on the one hand to shut up Old Lady You, and on the other hand for her own convenience.

"As long as Yun Yi likes it... wait until Second Sister has recovered..."

"But we can't wait that long. I'll send Ruizhu to the other side tonight. When my sister-in-law comes, I'll ask Yunyi to comfort her and make up for last night's omission."

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 95: Hypocrisy and Real Tigers and Wolves

Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Zheng returned home, still in a daze.

It was originally thought that the emperor was obsessed with Taoism and the eldest daughter would have a hard time making a name for herself. Even if she could leave the palace early, she would still be a grown-up girl.

I never thought that there would be such an unexpected turn of events.

Although she was not favored by the emperor, she could marry into the Ning Wang Mansion as a concubine.

This was something that everyone had been longing for, but the emperor actually set a precedent by allowing his own daughter to have a grand wedding.

This honor made him so excited just thinking about it that he felt like he was dreaming.

Although he always talked about etiquette, when such a good thing happened to him, just thinking about the envious eyes of his colleagues was enough to make him turn a blind eye and selectively ignore it.

After being married for many years, Jia Zheng could no longer hide his feelings, and he never went to the temple unless there was something important.

Mrs. Wang had already heard the news from Zhang Yunyi, so she asked knowingly, "Master! Is there any happy news?"

"Today's events will be made clear!" Jia Zheng let out a long sigh and said in a profound tone, "Your Majesty has specially summoned me today. Do you know why?"

"Then I must accompany the master to drink a couple of cups, so as to share in the good fortune!"

Madam Wang observed his expression and saw that the corners of his mouth were raised. He smiled and praised him. At the same time, he ordered the servants to prepare wine and food. She said, "Could it be that the emperor heard of the master's reputation and specially summoned him to praise him?"

Jia Zheng was startled when he heard this, then he said with a look of sudden realization: "So..."

He stopped talking just as he started, suppressed the smile on his face, and said in a deep voice: "It's fine to say this at home, but if you tell others, you will be laughed at!"

He was originally wondering why the emperor bestowed such favor on him, but after Mrs. Wang’s guidance, he suddenly understood.

"I was just quick-witted. Master is very modest. I would not show off these things!"

Hearing this, Jia Zheng straightened his back unconsciously and said solemnly: "It's good that you know!"

Madam Wang hurriedly said, "Master, why don't you stay here and tell me how the Emperor praised you? I can also see it for myself."

Mrs. Wang had been married to him for many years and knew his character very well.

She was already at an age when she was as vigorous as a wolf and a tiger, but Jia Zheng was nearly fifty years old and was somewhat unable to cope with the situation. In addition, Aunt Zhao was trying to curry favor with her, so she had been wasting her time.

As Jia Zheng was in a good mood today, which was a rare occasion, he deliberately went along with what he said, coaxing and flattering him, simply hoping that he could stay overnight in his room.

Jia Zheng was so happy at the moment that he couldn't even bring himself to go to Aunt Zhao.

He thought to himself that although the emperor bestowed his grace on her because of him, Yuanchun was their daughter after all, and she should also share in the good fortune.

"Ok!"

He nodded slightly and glanced at his old wife beside him.

As the saying goes, people feel refreshed when happy events happen. Although he hadn't said it out loud, Mrs. Wang knew about the happy event very well. Her face was filled with joy and a blush appeared on her face.

Her complexion is white and rosy, not inferior to that of young people. In addition, living in a healthy place nourishes the body and replenishes the energy.

As the mistress of the Rongguo Mansion, her grace and dignity are something that Aunt Zhao can never achieve.

When Mrs. Wang saw his eyes, her face suddenly flushed, and even the fine lines at the corners of her eyes faded a little. She hurried forward and took Jia Zheng's arm, rubbing it in front of her body twice.

With a look of admiration on her face, she said in a gentle voice, "Master, please sit down quickly and talk to me. I will also listen to your teachings!"

Her behavior just hit Jia Zheng's sore spot.

Not only did it satisfy his vanity, but it also made up for some of his inner shortcomings.