The Red Mansion Big Liar

In the end, he was reluctant to give both away, so he paused for a moment and said, "I'll pick one for you."

Jia Rong was overjoyed. He had thought that he would be scolded for losing his wife, but he did not expect that he would be reciprocated. He patted his chest and promised, "Master, rest assured. I will not let you down and will complete the task."

The father and son have the same character, the only difference is that Jia Zhen holds the initiative, while even though Jia Rong has coveted Pei Feng and Xie Yuan for a long time, he only dares to dream about them in his heart.

The two of them laughed, each one happier than the other. If it weren't for the previous scene, just looking at this moment, it would seem that the father is very loving and the son is very filial.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 10 Random thoughts

That night, the Ningguo Mansion was in chaos and everyone was busy until dawn.

Jia Zhen dressed neatly and came to the inner hall yawning, where he saw Youshi, Jia Rong and Qinshi already waiting there.

He stole a glance at his daughter-in-law and felt refreshed. He also liked Jia Rong a lot better. He said with a warm face, "My uncle's grave is still outside the city. My wife is just getting better. It will be a bumpy journey. You two should not go with us. I will tell the master later and let you stay at home to finish the work."

It has to be said that Jia Zhen put a lot of effort into this daughter-in-law. He knew that with Qin's personality, she would definitely refuse if he kept her alone, so he took Jia Rong along as well.

"Then my son will send the master and the mistress off first."

Jia Rong was used to being lazy and eager to be lazy, so he agreed immediately.

Men are the ones who make the decisions on matters outside. Since Jia Zhen and Jia Rong have both spoken, Qin has no reason to refute.

You saw it all and hated it in her heart.

Fortunately, there was a moment yesterday when she believed that it was Jia Jing's intention. When she saw Jia Rong's busy moving in the yard, she understood Jia Zhen's plan.

If this kind of thing happened to another family, even if it was not easy to expose the family's shame, at least they would have to be careful. But Jia Zhen did not treat me as a human being. Not only was he unscrupulous, he also plotted against me.

Last year, just because of those rumors, I was often secretly laughed at by the servants. If they knew that I helped Jia Zhen and transferred my wife's maid away, I would be even more ashamed.

After all, there is no one in her natal family and she is a second wife.

But it was okay for her to endure it, but she really couldn't imagine how Jia Rong could endure it. After all, he was the legitimate grandson of the Ningguo Mansion. Even if Jia Zhen was the father, wasn't there Jia Jing above him?

What benefits did Jia Zhen promise him that made him disregard his dignity and help to bring them together?

She couldn't help but turn her head and look at Jia Rong with disgust. Unexpectedly, she saw him looking behind her with a sly look in his eyes.

Youshi was immediately ashamed and angry, secretly cursing this immoral coward. She knew that Jia Zhen intended to take her daughter-in-law for herself, but she dared not say a word and even helped him. Now he even dared to set his sights on her.

These father and son are birds of a feather. When Jia Zhen is not at home, Jia Rong often finds excuses to get close to the concubines. She is not surprised at all that he has such inhumane thoughts.

However, once Jia Zhen was present, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. Today, in front of his father, I don’t know where he got the courage from.

Thinking of this, she was suddenly stunned... A bad thought arose, and she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

It's not her fault that she thought too much. Given Jia Zhen's obsession with Qin, it might be possible for him to shut Jia Rong's mouth.

She did guess a few points, but she guessed the wrong person.

However, it is precisely because of Jia Zhen's promise yesterday that Jia Rong covets her today.

Human beings are never satisfied, and Jia Rong is the type of person who always wants more. Yesterday, he felt that he had gotten an advantage at first, but after returning home, he felt a little regretful.

Before I even opened my mouth, the master took the initiative to offer compensation. If I bargained, I might get more.

Although my stepmother is not as pretty as Qin, she has a natural charm and maturity. With her status, she is also quite interesting.

He secretly calculated that Youshi was only a second wife and was not very favored, while Qinshi was the legal wife. Even if they really switched sides, he would be the one to suffer.

Unfortunately, he didn't think of it at the time, and he didn't have the courage to bargain with Jia Zhen again.

However, this did not prevent him from making a wishful calculation. If the master got lucky with Qin and was happy, he might reward him again; or if he hit a wall and asked him for help, he could not miss the opportunity in vain.

Jia Zhen had no idea that his always obedient son would actually set his sights on him. He came to the front yard and praised him before getting into the carriage: "I will tell your grandfather about your filial piety. I will not delay what I promised you. When your grandfather returns to Xuanzhen Temple, I will ask her to serve you and then go to the accounting office to withdraw 500 taels of silver."

Qin did not come with them, and Jia Zhen did not try to hide it too much in front of Youshi.

"Hey! Hey! Thank you, master, for the reward, son." Jia Rong said in his heart. As expected, this benefit came again, and he hurriedly agreed.

These words undoubtedly confirmed You's guess. Looking at this pair of father and son who were in cahoots with each other, her heart sank to the bottom.

She didn't want to be a plaything of this father and son, so after much thought, she could only place her hopes on Jia Jing.

However, when those shameful activities have not been exposed, people will still be cautious. But once the window paper is broken, I am afraid they will really throw the jar into the air.

After all, Jia Zhen inherited the title and was the head of the family. His broken arm was hidden in his sleeve. Even if Jia Jing punished him, it would only be temporary. Once Jia Zhen recovered, he would probably take revenge on him a hundred or a thousand times.

He could not take this risk himself, so he could only adopt a roundabout tactic.

She secretly made up her mind to get Jiao Da back. After the beating he gave her yesterday, he would definitely go against Jia Zhen.

Poor Youshi, as the mistress of Ningguo Mansion, encountered such a thing, but she pinned her hopes on an old servant to help. It can be seen that the Ningguo Mansion is rotten to the core.

It’s not that she hadn’t thought about asking Zhang Yunyi for help, but the first time they met, he dared to tease her in various ways, which showed that he was not a good person.

Not only may he not be willing to step forward, but he may also want to get a piece of the pie. By then, it will be like keeping a wolf out of the front door and letting a tiger in through the back door.

Jia Zhen never thought that Youshi, who had always been obedient, would dare to ruin his good deeds.

He got on the bus, sat in the middle seat, pulled out a blanket and covered himself with it, then told Youshi, "Wake me up when we get to the destination."

As he spoke, he tilted his head, and soon he began to snore and fell into a deep sleep.

I was busy last night and even went out of town. It was already late at night when I came back.

But he was quite excited that he used the force of his opponent to remove the two obstacles between him and his daughter-in-law.

Thinking of the promise she had made to Jia Rong, she felt a little reluctant. She took advantage of the excitement to carefully compare the personalities of Pei Feng and Xie Yuan in order to make a choice.

Speechless all the way.

The carriage arrived at Zhang's house, and the funeral procession was about to set off.

Seeing the sleepy Jia Zhen, Zhang Yun逸 secretly felt ashamed. If someone didn't know, they would think that Jia Zhen was the filial son who kept watch at night.

"Thank you for your hard work, cousin and sister-in-law!"

Jia Zhen took Youshi and Jia Jing to pay their respects, then said, "Don't be polite, cousin. We are all family. When I went back yesterday and told your nephew about it, he also wanted to show his filial piety, so he took the initiative to give up his yard. Unfortunately, he had too many things and some finishing work, so he couldn't come."

He knew that asking Jia Rong to give up the yard was a bit too much. Only in front of Zhang Yun逸 would Jia Jing not object, so he said it hurriedly.

Zhang Yunyi couldn't help but sigh that this family was really willing to spend money. He would not feel any guilt about occupying Jia Rong's yard, so he naturally accepted it with pleasure.

"Okay! Don't waste time."

Jia Jing frowned slightly. Although he felt that he had gone too far, he thought it was well-intentioned. He winked at Jia Zhen, who quickly gave way.

Zhang Yunyi was the first to go to the funeral procession. Jia Zhen also took the opportunity to make a gesture to Jia Jing to make sure everything was done. He whispered, "Everything has been done. When father returns home, just mention it to him. I have selected two maids for him, and the rest will be left to his son."

Seeing Jia Jing nodding at him approvingly, Jia Zhen finally felt relieved.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 11: Warm men are not as good as scumbags

There is no need to say how to bury him.

Two hours later, Zhang Yun逸 followed Jia Jing and Jia Zhen onto the return carriage.

Just as they sat down on both sides of Jia Jing, they saw Youshi following in.

Jia Zhen blew his beard and glared, "How can you speak here?"

Yu-shi ignored him and said to Jia Jing, "I was in charge of many things yesterday. I was afraid that the master would ask about it, so I followed him."

After she said that, Jia Zhen couldn't stop her. Besides, he needed Youshi's help to cover up for the two maids Baozhu and Ruizhu, so he let her sit next to him.

Youshi had no choice but to do so. She was planning on having Jia Zhen drive Jiao Da away, most likely hiding it from Jia Jing, and she had to use Zhang Yun逸 as an excuse.

If it wasn't done in front of him, even if he used Jiao Da as an example, Jia Zhen would certainly make all kinds of excuses. Even if Jia Jing went to Zhang Yunyi to verify it later, Jia Zhen might ask him to help cover it up. It would be better to do it in front of the three of them and avoid the possibility of collusion and confession.

Zhang Yun逸 had no idea that Jia Zhen had used him as an excuse to do so many things that night.

It would be nice to have a beautiful woman across from me to feast my eyes on, so I wouldn't object.

The carriage started slowly.

Seeing that the topic had turned to the arrangement of Zhang Yunyi entering the mansion, Jia Jing followed suit and said, "Your cousin is about to return home. Have you dealt with that ignorant servant?"

"My lord, when I got home yesterday, I beat them each with forty sticks and took them to the farm outside the city overnight."

Yu Shi was just worrying about how to start the conversation so as not to arouse Jia Zhen's suspicion. Unexpectedly, she got the chance as soon as she got on the car. She hurriedly sighed calmly, "Poor Jiao Da, he is almost eighty years old. I wonder if he can hold on."

Jiao Da?

Zhang Yunyi laughed secretly. He remembered that when the original owner announced the death, Jiao Da was not among those who tried to stop them. Most likely, Jia Zhen took the opportunity to take revenge.

Even though he didn't know what Jia Zhen had planned yesterday, he, who had read Red Mansions, knew what Jiao Da was yelling about...

However, after being exposed by Youshi in front of Jia Jing, it is unknown how Jia Zhen will end up.

With a joking attitude, he looked at Jia Zhen.

Sure enough, Jia Zhen became furious. He turned sideways, raised his foot, and kicked Youshi in the heart.

He thought Jia Zhen was angry and embarrassed, but he didn't expect that he would be so direct in front of Jia Jing and himself.

Youshi was completely stunned. She thought that it was too late for Jia Zhen to explain, but she didn't expect that the revenge would come so quickly and so cruelly.

He was so cruel in front of Jia Jing, and I don’t know how he tortured himself behind his back.

She was so frightened that she even forgot to keep her body steady and was kicked out by Jia Zhen.

Seeing that Youshi was about to fall out of the car, Zhang Yunyi stepped forward and held Youshi's waist and hips, saying righteously, "What are you doing, cousin?"

Finally, Youshi stabilized her body and came to her senses. She felt a lot of friction behind her and almost collapsed to the ground.

Unexpectedly, this was not the end. Zhang Yunyi seemed to have foreseen the future and clamped her arm from under her armpit, shouting, "Sister-in-law, be careful!"

After what happened, she no longer dared to expect Jia Zhen to protect her. She just hoped that he would not see her and use it as an excuse to put the blame on her.

Ignoring the pain in his chest, he quickly raised his head to look at Jia Zhen, and saw that he was kneeling in front of Jia Jing with his back to him. He then breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Jia Jing who was sitting upright. He saw that he was staring down at Jia Zhen who was kneeling on the ground. He finally put his heart at ease.

Jia Jing was preoccupied with the lawsuit at the moment. He had no idea that Jia Zhen had any personal grudge against him. Instead, he understood Jia Zhen's approach.

It was a complete show. Since they were all kicked out of the house, it was really eye-catching that only Jiao Da was exempted from punishment.

Moreover, it is only reasonable that he could not bear the beating and died.

But the problem is that yesterday Zhang Yun逸 praised Jiao Da’s loyalty and he even said that he would treat him well, but now he turns a deaf ear to it, which arouses suspicion.

This matter involves too many things. In addition to the murder of Zhang Yun逸, there is also the letter to slander the emperor, and the fighting among the princes. If the radish is pulled out and the mud is exposed, it will be no joke.

Although he also blamed Youshi for being too talkative, he knew that this was not the time to complain. When he saw Jia Zhen kicking Youshi away and Zhang Yunyi flying to grab her, he even praised his son for his alertness and coming up with such a way to distract attention.

I don't have time to care about all those tugs and tugs.

While Zhang Yunyi was half hugging and half hugging Youshi, he hurriedly made eye contact with Jia Zhen and said coldly, "Yesterday your cousin praised him as a loyal servant of our family. Why did you beat him up? What's going on?"

Although Jia Zhen gave Zhang Yun逸 a reassuring look behind his back, he really couldn't think of any excuse to make up in such a short time. Worried that the reason he gave was far-fetched, he specifically pointed out Zhang Yun逸's praise yesterday.

Jia Zhen said calmly: "Master, you only know one side of the story. This old man relies on his past merits. He is not only sneaky and cunning, but also gossipy when he is drunk. He even...even made up a story about his son having an affair!"

At this point, he paused, and said in a tearful voice, "Originally, my son tolerated it because he had done good deeds in the mansion in the past and he was immoral after drinking. But now that my cousin is going to live in the mansion, if he is also included in the plan, then..."

"What!" Jia Jing slapped his thigh and said in feigned anger, "What a servant you are! How dare you make up stories about your master!"

He just thought that Jia Zhen was willing to throw dirty water on himself in order to eliminate the hidden danger, and even felt that he was wronged. Little did he know that what he said was all true.

Although spreading such gossip may affect the marriage plan, it is better than exposing the secret.

Besides, the innocent will be innocent. When Zhang Yun逸 lives in the mansion in the future, he will definitely be able to see clearly and the misunderstanding will naturally be resolved.

After listening to the conversation between the father and son, Youshi felt completely hopeless. The kick in the chest was not as despair as she felt at this moment.

Originally, he thought that Jia Zhen kicked him just to vent his anger, and most likely he would want him to help cover it up. Then he could pretend that it was an accident and the matter could be covered up.

Unexpectedly, he was so fearless that he not only did not cover up, but also filed a complaint first.

Because of my preconceived ideas, I always believed that Jia Zhen drove Jiao Da away out of selfish motives. Now I think that I was wrong.

She realized that she had made a fatal mistake by neglecting Zhang Yunyi's marriage.

Since the father and son had taken so much trouble to get Xichun to marry Zhang Yunyi, they were naturally worried that the gossip in the mansion would reach Zhang Yunyi's ears, affecting Xichun's reputation and, in turn, the marriage.

Poor him, he was still counting on Jia Jing to help him, but he didn't know that Jia Zhen had already planned everything. Driving Jiao Da away was probably a plan between father and son.