The Red Mansion Big Liar

When the flowers are ready to be picked, they must be picked immediately. Why should he hesitate?

Ruizhu recognized his voice and did not hesitate. Seeing him coming alone, she asked in surprise, "Did something happen again?"

Zhang Yunyi didn't explain and gestured for her to close the door.

Then he went upstairs and went straight into the room. He shook the divorce letter in his hand and walked straight towards the shy Qin Keqing under Baozhu's surprised gaze.

He handed her the divorce letter and said with a smile, "Sorry for waiting so long, dear!"

The big words "Divorce" came into view. Before Qin Keqing had time to take a closer look, she suddenly felt dizzy and was picked up by Zhang Yunyi.

"Yeah!~"

She no longer had time to read the contents carefully. She screamed and hurriedly hugged Zhang Yunyi's neck.

With blurry eyes and flushed cheeks, she leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Keqing wants to... wants to put on the underwear I gave to Xiangling and serve you again!"

Zhang Yun逸 was shaken when he heard this.

Before, he had learned from Xiangling that the halter dress belonged to Qin Keqing, and he had some guesses.

Now, hearing that she wanted to put on the armor and go into battle personally, how could he refuse?

But before he could give any instructions, Baozhu beside him had already understood what he meant, and ran downstairs, saying, "I'll ask Xiangling to get it!"

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 116 Groundbreaking Day

early morning.

A ray of sunlight shines through the window screen and bed curtains, illuminating Qin Keqing's lazy, charming and beautiful face.

She slowly opened her eyes and stared at Zhang Yunyi's profile with satisfaction.

After looking for a while, she leaned her head towards Zhang Yunyi's shoulder, a hint of mischief flashed in her eyes, and her jade legs covered by the quilt curled up restlessly.

"Ah!~"

Her face suddenly twitched, she let out a scream, and her half-curled legs fell heavily on Zhang Yunyi's body.

Zhang Yunyi was knocked and suddenly woke up. He felt his body stiffen and then turned his head to look beside him.

Qin Keqing blushed like a child who had made a mistake, and said, "Keqing is useless. I failed to serve you well last night... Uncle, I thought you were fine and wanted to help you relieve your pain... Unexpectedly, not only did I fail to help you, but I got hurt instead..."

I was crazy last night and my mind was inevitably confused, so I subconsciously called back to the original name.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yunyi seemed to have a preference for her. Whenever he was obsessed with her, there would be a strong response. So she gave in to his wishes.

Last night, Zhang Yunyi finally realized what it meant to "when love meets, it will lead to lust."

Qin Keqing's charm is engraved in her bones.

Every frown, smile, every move exudes alluring spring love, stirring people's hearts and captivating their souls.

When you first experience love, it's like opening a black box, and you can't stop.

At this moment, he had recovered, and his legs, which had been curled up in the quilt, were like a spirit snake, already wrapped around his body, stirring up trouble.

"I just kowtowed to uncle, Keqing will apologize to him now!"

Zhang Yunyi became increasingly stiff as he looked at Qin Keqing, whose face was full of shyness and mischief. He lay flat on his back, turned his head, and kissed her pouting cherry lips.

After this kiss, Qin Keqing seemed to forget her discomfort and responded enthusiastically.

After a while, the lips parted.

Zhang Yunyi looked at the charming beauty in his arms, raised his hand to hook her chin, and played with her beautiful lower lip with his thumb, saying jokingly: "You have to pay attention to your body when you apologize, and don't involve the pain. Keqing, why don't you try another way."

A trace of confusion flashed across Qin Keqing's face, but then, as if she thought of a scene from last night, she bit the corner of her lip unconsciously, and a hint of intoxication appeared on her face.

"As long as uncle likes it, don't think Keqing is clumsy!"

She got into the quilt without hesitation, and began to apologize hesitantly and babblingly.

……

Three poles in the sun.

Zhang Yunyi got up from the bed and dressed himself. Qin Keqing also struggled to get up with the help of Ruizhu and Baozhu.

The two of them hugged each other and came to the back window of the room. Zhang Yunyi pushed open the window and looked towards the backyard of Tianxiang Tower.

It has to be said that the courtyard downstairs of Qin Keqing is quite consistent with her temperament.

The courtyard walls with pink walls and black tiles are charming and extraordinary, surrounding the corridors. Through the carved and hollow windows, you can vaguely see the winding corridors.

Although the exotic white flowers in the courtyard are not lush, they are obviously carefully cared for, and the fragrance is pervasive and refreshing.

Last night, Zhang Yun逸 pushed open the window, but did not rush to express his opinions. Instead, he appealed to Qin Keqing's emotions and reasoned with her. Finally, with his eloquent tongue, he opened Qin Keqing's heart.

After an in-depth and easy-to-understand exchange, and after drinking the clear, sweet and delicious scented tea served by Qin Keqing, he wiped the corner of his lips with a feeling of being unsatisfied, and expressed his true feelings.

This morning, he was also immersed in it and couldn't extricate himself, so much so that he missed the yamen.

At this moment, he finally understood how it felt for the king to no longer attend court early in the morning.

However, although he had obtained Qin Keqing's divorce letter, the matter was not over yet. In order to avoid any further complications, he had to go to the palace again in the afternoon.

……

Rongguo Mansion.

The ceremony of breaking ground and offering sacrifices to the gods had already been completed under the auspices of Jia Zheng.

He didn't want to watch any longer those hard-working and sweaty scenes.

After finishing the important task of breaking ground and offering sacrifices to the gods, he, together with Jia She, led Jia Zhen, Jia Baoyu, Jia Huan, Jia Lan and other male members of the two mansions to Rongqing Hall.

Women were not required to be involved in such matters. She reported the relevant matters to Lady Jia and instructed the servants to arrange a family dinner at noon.

When he arrived at Rongxi Hall and saw Madam Wang, he asked her bluntly, "Didn't I tell you to invite Brother Yi to your residence when you broke ground? Why didn't you?"

Originally, if it weren't for Mrs. Wang's suggestion, Jia Zheng wouldn't even have planned to invite Zhang Yun逸.

Therefore, when Jia Zhen reported that Zhang Yun逸 could not attend, Mrs. Wang did not take it to heart.

At this moment, Jia Zheng suddenly changed his attitude, which caught her off guard.

She didn't dare to retort with Jia Zheng's previous words, so she had to bring up Jia Zhen's words.

"After all, he is on the emperor's errand and has official duties to attend to. We can't let him delay the important business of the government office because of our family's affairs!"

After hearing what Mrs. Wang said, Jia Zheng's expression relaxed.

' He did not want to be rude at first and respectful later, but he was invited to Prince Ning's mansion yesterday and listened to Prince Ning's words. Only then did he realize that the reason he could have such an honor was because of Zhang Yun逸.

If that were all, he wouldn't be so anxious. After all, the thing had already been done and the other party hadn't mentioned it.

However, Prince Ning's words and deeds showed that he thought highly of Zhang Yun逸 and even wanted him to help introduce him.

Originally, I thought that the other party would definitely be present at today's groundbreaking ceremony to offer sacrifices to the gods, and I could toast with him at the banquet and then complete the task assigned by King Ning.

But he didn't see anyone in the morning. He couldn't help feeling a little nervous, suspecting that he had acted too frivolously last time, causing Mrs. Wang to look down on him.

He didn't know that Mrs. Wang already knew the inside story. She just wanted to please her and deliberately misled him to take the credit.

Although he now understood the whole story, he couldn't bring himself to admit that he had benefited from Zhang Yunyi's help.

"Although he is a junior, he helped draw the blueprints after all. I heard that he also helped a lot this time, bringing in a lot of craftsmen from Fengchenyuan. You also gave him the overall planning of the construction of the garden, so we can't be too careless."

"Master is right! This time it is indeed thanks to his help." Madam Wang quickly followed up his words and said, "How about I send someone over and ask him to come back after the court is dismissed in the evening?"

Jia Zheng thought for a moment and said, "If there are other people here at night, it would seem that we don't take it seriously enough. I think we should ask him tomorrow when he is free and invite him to our house alone so that I can have a drink with him in private."

He was not worried about neglecting Zhang Yun逸, nor did he feel that he needed to be cautious in trying to win over Zhang Yun逸 for Prince Ning.

But once Prince Ning is mentioned, one cannot help but mention the role played by Zhang Yun逸.

He was worried that people would spread rumors and reveal that he had benefited from Zhang Yunyi's influence, so he was treated differently by the emperor.

Although Mrs. Wang didn't know why he was rude at first and respectful later, she was as surprised as a cat seeing fishy smell after hearing his words.

She said eagerly, "Since it's a private banquet, I think we should hold it in my courtyard. This way, it will not only show that we don't treat him as an outsider, but also show enough respect."

Mrs. Wang’s words make sense. As the saying goes, when someone enters a house, outsiders are entertained in the front yard, while family members are naturally entertained in the back yard.

As the mistress of the house, Mrs. Wang showed enough respect by entertaining guests in her courtyard.

Of course, the reason why she proposed this was that she hoped to take advantage of the opportunity to find a way to get Jia Zheng to stay overnight.

However, Jia Zheng was obviously going to disappoint her.

Originally, he had not thought of this distinction, but after Mrs. Wang reminded him of it, he agreed with it.

However, he had shown off so much in front of Mrs. Wang last time, and now he was even more unwilling to let her know the truth.

He secretly calculated that if the incident happened in her courtyard, even if he was not present, if the servants heard it, it might reach her ears.

So he said, "Just send someone to invite him, the master will make the arrangements!"

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 117 Various Thoughts

"How come my aunt doesn't just make a sound when she moves?"

It was not convenient for women to take part in the groundbreaking ceremony and the sacrifice to the gods, and Wang Xifeng had to help out. As an outsider, Youshi had nothing to do, so she came to the small courtyard in the northeast corner where the Xue family had just moved.

Although the Xue family had just moved in a few days ago, it was unlikely that Youshi would find out about it only now.

However, the Xue family did not arrange it, and it was the beginning of the month, so her uninvited arrival might seem like an attempt to collect debts.

I originally thought that Aunt Xue was busy moving and had forgotten about it for a while, but when I saw that everything here had been packed up and she had not yet gone to hand over the property, I took the opportunity to come over.

"Hey! I just moved from that yard to this yard. I've just been wandering around the mansion. There's a lot of things going on in the mansion now. Why should I cause more trouble for everyone?"

Aunt Xue said something polite, and Baochai came over to greet her. The two of them then welcomed Youshi into the house.

When the maid brought the tea, Baochai said with a smile, "I didn't see Brother Yi just now. Could it be that he was in the front yard?"

The incense table for breaking ground and offering sacrifices to the gods was set up at the gate of the garden, facing the corner gate on the east side of the Xue family's house.

Although women cannot participate, it is okay for them to take a look from a distance.

"The other day my wife asked his brother to invite her, but as you know, he has a lot of things to do at the Tiangong Institute, and now he has to build a new factory, so he can't be away from him for a moment, so I had to apologize to my wife."

Yu Shi picked up the tea, took a sip, and pretended to be curious and asked, "Could it be that the concubine and the young lady have something to ask him?"

This month's money has not been delivered yet, and he didn't mention it or complain about it. Instead, he asked about Zhang Yunyi's whereabouts. It was obviously not without purpose.

Although she couldn't figure out the reason, she knew that the profit was entirely due to Zhang Yunyi, so she first boasted about him, then brought up the new glass factory, and then asked about it.

The mother and daughter looked at each other.

I had originally planned to take the opportunity of giving money to ask Youshi to help mediate, so how could I have forgotten that account?

However, before they could deliver it, they heard a message from Zhang Dehui.

Zhang Yun逸 deducted 40% of the profit from caustic soda without saying a word.

Although this business was entirely supported by his talent, and was presented to the Grand Eunuch of the Imperial Household, Prince Zhongshun, as the imperial merchant of the Imperial Household, they could still distinguish the important from the unimportant.

But they were doing business together, the Xue family had contributed the money, and they also wanted to earn some favors and become familiar to King Zhongshun.

They believed that Zhang Yun逸 had the ability to judge people and saw that Prince Ning was extraordinary. They wanted to add icing on the cake and worked hard for the Rong Mansion to please Prince Ning.

I originally thought that I had to rush in for this kind of thing, and planned to take advantage of the presence of Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang to bargain with Zhang Yun逸.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang invited him but he didn't come, so she couldn't help but feel a little hesitant.

After a moment of silence, Aunt Xue said apologetically, "Manager Zhang went to the mansion a few days ago, and he couldn't speak clearly after he came back. I was planning to ask Brother Yi today."

"Oh my! I thought it was a big deal! If it's not convenient for you, Madam, I'll ask for you later."

Yu also breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.

The Xue family was holding back on the money, and there was obviously a reason for that. She was not as good as the Xue family, as she was also running a business and had more ways to get information.

Just when they heard some bad rumors, they became negligent.