The Red Mansion Big Liar

The moment the door closed, she pressed her back against the door and slowly sat down.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 114 Everyone has their own plans

"Is father staying at the mansion at this late hour?"

After leaving the alley of Tianxiang Tower, Jia Zhen said cautiously.

"I can't stay here anymore. There's something else going on!" Jia Jing said in a deep voice, "Asking Yun Yi to beg for mercy is the worst plan. We have to keep it a secret as much as possible. Now that we have left a secret at home, we can't let anything else happen outside."

"Father said..."

"Well! Originally I planned to take care of the family first and wait until the storm died down before taking action. But now I need to urge them to act as soon as possible, so as to avoid any more trouble."

Jia Zhen bowed and said, "Father is right!"

Jia Jing stopped, looked at him, and said thoughtfully: "Since she and Rong'er have not yet consummated their marriage, I don't think it is necessary for her to be my Ning Mansion's granddaughter-in-law. After a while, you ask Rong'er to write a letter of divorce..."

Having said this, he paused for a moment, looked at Jia Zhen, whose face showed a hint of joy, and said, "Let Yun Yi take her as a concubine."

"Why?" Jia Zhen exclaimed hurriedly, "If father is afraid that if he sends her out she will start talking nonsense, then son..."

"Asshole!" Jia Jing shouted angrily, "Lust can blind your mind, put away your foolish thoughts! People's hearts are like water, he has agreed to help now, but there may be changes in the future. Only by taking her as a concubine can we guarantee that he will not change his mind in the future!"

"why?"

"Why? You still have the nerve to ask!" Jia Jing shouted angrily, "Who told you to tell him? Now he is grateful to us and promised to help us, but today he also found out about the secret account between our family and the Ministry of Industry. If he thinks about your uncle's death, will he still be so easy to talk to?"

"But what does this have to do with Qin being his concubine?"

"When he takes a concubine, we will give him some silver and say it is the dowry brought by Qin. We have not touched a cent. Once things go wrong, we will insist that we know nothing about Qin Ye. Maybe he transferred the stolen money through the adopted daughter, and then traced the dowry. Anyway, the Qin family can't confiscate much silver. At that time, each of us will stick to our own story and no one will be able to explain it clearly."

"But my cousin may not be willing to take her as a concubine!"

"I think you've really lost your mind! If you didn't have any thoughts at all, why would you rush to the rescue in the middle of the night without even putting on your clothes?"

Seeing Jia Zhen's face changing constantly, Jia Jing warned: "Let's not talk about it. Now we are still counting on him to cover the bottom line. Even if this doesn't happen, he must not get into trouble in our house. Otherwise, if the emperor's dream of ascending to heaven is ruined, it will not be as simple as going back to the past!"

When he said this, Jia Zhen's neck shrank, a trace of fear flashed across his face, and he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, father, I can handle it!"

"For now, we still count on him to cover for us. We can only do our best to appease him and wait until Prince Ning takes the throne to be safe!"

Jia Jing sighed and continued, "Father knows what you are thinking, but you have to put the overall situation first. Besides, it is better for you cousins ​​to give concubines to each other than to have an affair."

"Hey! Hey!" Jia Zhen's eyes lit up, "Father is right. I already know what's going on. I won't do anything rash or sacrifice my life for a woman!"

"As long as you know!"

Jia Jing nodded and said, "I left them alone on purpose to create an opportunity. Qin was at a time of hesitation and helplessness. Her summer clothes were thin, and she was burning with anger..."

At this point, he saw Jia Zhen's eyebrows twitching, with a look of unwillingness and eagerness on his face, and hurriedly said, "It's not convenient for you to go now. Ask Rong'er to go over and tell him to say that Qin was frightened. We will send him to comfort her. Do remind him not to make a public announcement if he is caught in the act. Then use the excuse of not consummating the marriage and uncleanness to divorce Qin and force him to take her as a concubine. Don't rush to do it. Wait until the rumors die down before letting her marry."

Jia Zhen's face froze, and he said somewhat disappointedly, "Yes! Son, I know. I'll go call Rong'er right away!"

Jia Jing looked at him, seemed a little worried, and sighed: "Forget it! I'll go with you to find Rong'er!"

"Uh……"

Jia Zhen had no way of expressing his pain.

He thought that Zhang Yunyi might have just warmed up by now, but he did not dare to report the truth, so he had to bite the bullet and follow Jia Jing to Jia Rong's courtyard.

……

Let’s not talk about Jia Jing and Jia Zhen going to see Jia Rong for now.

But when Zhang Yun逸 came down from Tianxiang Tower, he caught a glimpse of Baozhu and the other person standing guard at the window and the door, and couldn't help but be a little stunned.

He came in such a hurry that he did not notice the two maids. As he did not see them go upstairs, he thought they were still waiting for news in the Dengxian Pavilion.

But when he saw them like this, he immediately realized that they were keeping watch for him.

Seeing him go downstairs, Baozhu didn't think there was anything wrong.

Ruizhu, however, looked puzzled and blurted out, "Uncle...why so fast?"

After saying this, Fang reacted and his cheeks turned red with embarrassment.

"Do you think that I am the one who took advantage of someone's misfortune?" Zhang Yunyi said righteously, "Keqing has been frightened, so you should all go and accompany her. If Jia Zhen is unwilling to give up and returns, there is no need to go and send a message. Just make a noise to avoid delays."

Since she had been keeping watch for him, there was no need to hide it, so he openly called Qin Keqing by her nickname.

"Yes! I spoke out of turn!" Ruizhu was focused on her previous mistake, her face full of shame, and she quickly admitted her mistake.

Baozhu, who was standing aside, keenly noticed the change in his address.

"Master, rest assured. I will take good care of grandma for you!"

Zhang Yunyi walked up to the two of them, put his arm around one of them, held them in his arms, and said softly, "You are not only guarding Keqing for me, you are also my people, you have to take care of yourselves, otherwise, I will be heartbroken!"

"Master!~"

The two of them had never experienced this before, and they immediately surrendered and leaned softly in his arms.

Ruizhu was better off, after all, she had been through it before. Baozhu was held in his arms, her legs were weak, her body was shaking, and her buds, which were about to bloom, were trembling non-stop.

Zhang Yunyi rubbed her slender waist for a while, then leaned over to her ear and said, "When I have sorted out my affairs, I will let Ruizhu take your place in the bed!"

What he meant by straightening out was actually putting the master first and the servant second.

However, there is still a crucial step to take, so there is no need to explain it to the two maids now.

"Hmm!~" Baozhu hummed like a mosquito, her cheeks flushed with shame, and her head was almost buried in the gap.

Baozhu had nothing else in her mind, but Ruizhu was still able to stay awake and asked hurriedly, "Master! Is there something else wrong? What happened today? The young lady didn't... Why did they force her to death?"

Although they heard some words downstairs, since it involved corruption and abuse of power, Jia Jing and Jia Zhen deliberately lowered their voices, so they were not able to hear everything.

Zhang Yunyi patted their slender waists, let go of their hands, and said, "Don't ask any more questions. Knowing more will not do you any good. It's no big deal with me here. Go and accompany Keqing! She's been frightened."

"Hey!" Ruizhu quickly agreed after hearing that.

After Zhang Yunyi left, she closed the doors and windows and was about to walk towards the stairs, but she found Baozhu still lying there in a daze. She hurriedly turned around and helped her upstairs.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 115 Personally Armored

Zhang Yun逸 returned to Dengxian Pavilion, and Huifang Garden also returned to its summer tranquility.

The candlelight inside the building and the light coming from the Tianxiang Building opposite complement each other and intertwine with each other, as if foreshadowing some kind of connection.

The moonlight was like water, quietly sprinkling on the sidewalk between the buildings. Fireflies emitted faint green light and danced in the night sky.

Hovering above Jia Rong's head as he wandered on the sidewalk between the buildings.

His eyes roamed back and forth between the two buildings, and finally he walked towards the Dengxian Pavilion.

"Boom boom boom!"

Zhang Yun逸 had just given Xiang Ling a brief account of the whole story and was about to teach her a new poem when he heard a knock on the door downstairs.

He thought something had gone wrong with Qin Keqing again, so he quickly flew downstairs.

When he opened the door, he saw Jia Rong bowing his head in front of the door. He couldn't help but frown and said unhappily, "It's so late, what are you doing here?"

Hearing his voice, Jia Rong looked up in surprise and asked blankly, "Is Uncle Yi at home?"

After saying that, he reacted and said hurriedly: "Thanks to Uncle Yi's good words, the master gave the job of making gold and silver utensils to my nephew."

This was true. Since there was no one to supervise the work in Rong Mansion and Jia Zhen was unable to spare time, Zhang Yun逸 mentioned this in passing, thinking that they were selling goods to both parties.

However, it is obviously impossible that he came here just for this matter.

Based on his reaction just now, Zhang Yunyi guessed it was almost right.

He sneered, "You came here so late just for this?"

Jia Rong glanced around furtively, and said flatteringly, "Uncle Yi, can you let your nephew in to talk?"

Zhang Yun逸 did not say anything. He turned around and walked to the table and sat down. Jia Rong hurried into the room, stuck his head out to take another look, then closed the door.

He came to Zhang Yunyi and whispered, "To be honest, Uncle Yi, it was Grandpa and Master who asked me to come and see Qin."

He knew very well what Jia Zhen felt for Qin, but what he didn't expect was that he had never succeeded.

But now they are eager to hand the person over to Zhang Yunyi. How can he have the courage to do as they say?

Anyway, this daughter-in-law is not his, so it makes no difference to him who he honors.

Of course, you need to find a big leg to hold on to.

Zhang Yun逸 was more generous than Jia Zhen. He did not contribute much last time. He just tipped off and reported Wang Xifeng's plan truthfully. Then he was the lampshade and was assigned a lucrative job.

Now, even Jia Jing and Jia Zhen are worshipping him, what else does he have to hesitate about?

With the experience of betraying Wang Xifeng last time, he was not at all hesitant when it came to betraying Jia Jing and Jia Zhen this time.

Before this, when he was wandering downstairs, he was not hesitating about whether to go to Tianxiang Tower, but was planning to wait for Zhang Yunyi to come out downstairs.

But after careful consideration, he was worried that Zhang Yunyi had already called off his troops, and was afraid of waiting in vain all night, so he knocked on the door of Dengxian Pavilion.

Zhang Yun逸 had originally expected that Jia Zhen would not be comfortable with him being alone with Qin Keqing, but he did not expect that Jia Jing had given him the instruction.

He glanced at Jia Rong and said calmly, "Oh? How is my nephew's wife doing?"

Jia Rong stood up straight and said solemnly, "Uncle Yi, my nephew did not go there."

Zhang Yunyi said noncommittally, "Since Uncle and Brother Zhen asked you to go see your nephew's wife, why don't you go and knock on my door instead?"

"To be honest with Uncle Yi, my nephew and Qin are not husband and wife. It's so late, so we should avoid suspicion."

He seemed to have thought of something, and added: "However, she is indeed married to my nephew in a formal way, so Uncle Yi can rest assured about this."

"What do you mean I can rest assured?" Zhang Yunyi's mouth twitched, and he shouted, "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't keep talking nonsense."

"Hey! Hey!" Jia Rong nodded hurriedly, "My nephew and she are not husband and wife. If Uncle Yi thinks she is still worthy of his attention, my nephew will write a divorce letter immediately... If Uncle Yi finds it troublesome, it's okay to register the marriage under my nephew's name."

Zhang Yunyi was stunned when he heard this. He looked at Jia Rong blankly and asked with a slight scrutiny, "Is this your own idea?"

Jia Jing and Jia Zhen asked him to go and check on Qin Keqing, and he came knocking on his door. Zhang Yun逸 could understand that he was worried that Jia Zhen would misunderstand him and came to ask him because he knew that he was present.

But he wanted to divorce his wife and even send her to me. Who gave him the courage?

Jia Rong seemed to realize that he had exaggerated a bit, and hurriedly explained: "My grandfather and master knew that my nephew had not yet consummated his marriage with her, so they wanted me to divorce her and marry someone else. My nephew thought about Qin's appearance and figure, and it would be a pity to let her go, so as not to let the good things flow to outsiders..."

Zhang Yunyi was sure that he would not dare to make a decision on his own, so he threatened him in a stern voice: "Why don't you tell the truth?"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Jia Rong was afraid that he would turn against him, so he dared not hide anything. He also ignored Jia Jing and Jia Zhen's instructions and quickly told them everything.

After saying that, he said with a look of panic: "Everything my nephew said is true, but I don't know whether Uncle Yi has returned. I dare not rashly go to Tianxiang Tower to disturb Uncle Yi, so I came here to knock on the door to see if you have returned!"

Zhang Yun逸 looked at him for a moment and saw that he was full of flattery.

He said meaningfully: "It's hard for you to be so filial. Uncle Yi has remembered it in his heart and will not treat you unfairly."

"Hey! Hey!" Jia Rong was overjoyed when he heard this, "Thank you, Uncle Yi. Do you want me to divorce her, or..."

"Wait!"

Zhang Yunyi got up and went upstairs to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the study.

Jia Rong immediately wrote quickly, and in a few moments he had finished the letter of divorce and signed it.

He handed the divorce letter to Zhang Yunyi, and said hesitantly: "Grandpa and Master seem to want to wait for a while, Uncle Yi, what do you think..."

"Don't worry! I'll keep it a secret from them for now!"

Jia Rong heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this and quickly stood up to say goodbye.

After he left, Zhang Yunyi immediately took the divorce letter and knocked on the door of Tianxiang Tower opposite.

This moment, that moment.

Before, Qin Keqing was a member of the Ning Mansion, and Zhang Yun逸 was a little concerned, fearing that Jia Zhen would get angry and harm Qin Keqing's life.

Now, no matter what their plans are, as long as they have this letter of divorce in hand, they will not be able to cause any trouble.