The Red Mansion Big Liar

He couldn't help but think of Jia Rong's previous words. Could it be that his words were really going to come true?

Thinking of this, he actually felt a little excited, and unconsciously stretched out his hand and pressed it on Qin Keqing's head.

At the same time, he closed his eyes and fell into deep thought for a long time.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 121 Darkening?

Of course he needed to think carefully, and at least convince Qin Keqing to change her thinking.

Otherwise, if she mistakenly believes that I have already submitted the complaint, my words and actions may reveal it.

As if she had tasted a strange pleasure of revenge, Qin Keqing wiped the corner of her lips reluctantly and sucked off a trace of white stain left on her fingertips. Then she raised her charming and flushed face, slowly climbed up, hooked her hands around his neck, and pressed her face against his chest.

She whispered softly, "My niece has already thanked you in advance, and I have already promised you, so you can't go back on your word now!~"

When she mentioned her promise, she pouted her lips, as if she meant something.

Zhang Yunyi's face froze. He didn't expect that Qin Keqing, who had abandoned worldly ethics, could be so charming, frivolous and full of amorous feelings.

Zhang Yunyi teased, "It seems that the one who agreed so readily is not me, but Keqing? I don't know who it was just now, nodding like a chicken eating rice."

Qin Keqing looked resentful and asked, "Uncle, do you think Keqing didn't serve you well enough?"

"How could it be!" Zhang Yunyi hugged her tightly, and then slowly said: "Of course I have to take revenge, but I can't do it the way you want."

"Why is that?" Qin Keqing's face showed a trace of worry, "Uncle is worried about Keqing?"

"That's natural!"

Zhang Yunyi straightened his face, paused for a moment, and said, "To be honest, they were the ones who harmed me. It should be Jiao Da who did it. I came to the mansion for revenge. I will hand the letter of accusation to the emperor in private. You just need to pretend that nothing happened and wait and see what happens."

"Jiao Da?" Qin Keqing understood immediately, "It turns out that he was not... but was silenced..."

At this point, a trace of timidity appeared on her face, and she hesitated to say, "Since Master knows, then... then why... did you still help?"

Zhang Yunyi said righteously: "Every wrong has its perpetrator, and they should pay for their wrongdoings. Why should we vent our anger on others? I will seek revenge on them, and I will also do my best to protect the women in the mansion from being implicated."

After hearing this, Qin Keqing's face showed a hint of disappointment. Then she raised her head and asked inquiringly, "Is there no other reason?"

Zhang Yunyi reached out his hand, scratched her sweaty, crystal-clear nose, and said with a smile, "Of course, it's also because Keqing is worthy of my rescue!"

Qin Keqing seemed satisfied, yet not quite satisfied, with this answer.

"Uncle, since you have a plan, then Keqing will wait and see how you carry it out."

She paused for a moment and said, "Although it is said that it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, uncle should not let himself get hurt. If you feel suffocated by pretending to be nice to them, you can take it out on your niece-in-law!"

Uh……

Is this the rhythm of going dark?

Zhang Yunyi unconsciously lowered his head to look at her.

Qin Keqing seemed to have misunderstood his meaning, and blushed as she said, "Keqing is in mourning now, and cannot serve you wholeheartedly. Uncle, please be patient for a while... at least... at least wait until the seventh day..."

By the end of his words, his voice was barely loud enough to register.

Zhang Yunyi was too lazy to explain and said, "In that case, Keqing, please take good care of yourself..."

"Hmm!" Qin Keqing rubbed her head against his chest and said in a sonorous voice, "Keqing is still waiting to see what their fate will be!"

With these words, Zhang Yunyi felt much more relieved.

"Gulu!"

Just as he was about to say a few more words of comfort, his stomach growled.

After sending Youshi back, he came to Tianxiang Tower, although he had not yet had dinner.

Qin Keqing smiled slightly and said, "Keqing is not in the mood to eat. Uncle has been delayed for a long time. Let's go back and eat!"

Zhang Yunyi was indeed a little hungry, but to be on the safe side, he comforted her with a few words, called Baozhu, and told her to stay by her side.

After returning to Dengxian Pavilion, he still felt uneasy, so he sent Ruizhu over again.

Fang started to have dinner with Xiangling's service.

Because he had wasted quite a bit of time in Tianxiang Tower, it was already the second watch of the night. He had just finished his meal and it was inconvenient for him to do strenuous exercise. He was also too lazy to go out for a night run, so he took advantage of the meal time to ask Xiangling to prepare water for a bath in advance.

After dinner, he left Xiangling to clean up the mess on the table while he went to the bathroom on the second floor alone.

Take off the burden on your body and step into the bathtub.

With a creaky sound, there was the sound of a door opening.

Then, a pair of trembling little hands were placed on his shoulders.

Zhang Yunyi looked back and saw Baozhu blushing and not daring to look at him directly.

Seeing him turn around and look at her, she hurriedly explained in a trembling voice: "Grandma... Grandma said that she is not convenient to serve the master, so she asked this servant to come and serve the master..."

Zhang Yunyi frowned and asked, "What about Xiangling?"

His original intention was to send Xiangling over there, so that Ruizhu would not be left alone there and Qin Keqing would not be in danger of someone running away from her.

Unexpectedly, Baozhu misunderstood his meaning.

"Grandma knows that Master is worried about Ruizhu being alone, so she called her over. If Master wants Sister Xiangling to serve him, I will go and call her right away..."

"How could that be? This is the first time I'm worried about you. With Xiangling here..."

"Grandma said that she has helped me share a lot of the burden, and I can bear it..."

"Uh..." Zhang Yunyi laughed dumbly, "I'm worried that you won't be able to save face."

When Baozhu heard this, she realized that she had misunderstood again, and the blush on her face became even more intense.

Zhang Yunyi grabbed her little hand and said with a smile, "You have made great contributions. I am just thinking about how to reward you! Let me give you a bath today..."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and pulled, and Baozhu half-pushed and half-pushed, and fell into the bathtub.

As the first person among the three masters and servants to have this idea, Baozhu had been looking forward to this day.

However, as I watched my dream come true, I became a little homesick and made many mistakes.

She didn't dare to let Zhang Yunyi serve her alone, so she also tried her best to wash for him. Although she was not as skilled as Xiangling and Ruizhu, there were still some fun moments with some bumps and bruises.

However, when she was carried into the room, her body was already covered with a layer of rosy glow.

inside the house.

Brocade handkerchiefs, suspender skirts, everything is available.

It was obviously placed in front of Zhang Yunyi when he entered the bathroom.

……

Inside Tianxiang Tower.

.; Qin Keqing stood on the bed with her legs slightly apart, doing squats methodically.

Xiangling looked at the enchanting, undulating body and asked in confusion, "Grandma Xiaorong! How come you also practiced the method used by this old man to strengthen his body?"

Perhaps it was because of the difficulty of practicing or for some other reason, but a blush appeared on Qin Keqing's face.

"How...how do you usually serve your uncle?"

"Ah?" Xiangling looked a little confused. "How should I serve you? I will serve you just as the master tells me to!~"

"You've never been served like this before?"

Qin Keqing breathed in slightly, but her movements did not stop.

Xiangling watched her ups and downs and fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, she suddenly realized, "Could it be that if I practice this, my legs won't be sore anymore in the future?"

As he spoke, he also imitated Qin Keqing and started doing squats.

"Kneel?" Qin Keqing, who was lying on the bed, was in a daze and muttered to herself, "Why didn't my uncle let me kneel?"

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 122 Turmoil

Subsequent developments seemed to confirm Qin Keqing's guess.

Because the murderer had not been brought to justice yet, and many officials and nobles were implicated in the corruption, the treatment of the relevant personnel was far less severe than Zhang Yun逸 had expected.

Dai Quan was first sent to guard the imperial mausoleum for Emperor Xingxian, but died on the way.

The dead cannot speak, so it was only natural that he became the scapegoat for the corruption in the Ministry of Industry.

Afterwards, Qiuliang, the military commander of the Five Cities, and the governor of Shuntian Prefecture were both dismissed for their negligence.

Wang Ziteng, who was the governor of the Beijing camp, was transferred to the nine frontiers and promoted to the commander-in-chief of nine provinces.

Originally, Zhang Yun逸 was a little confused about this appointment. After all, in the original novel, Wang Ziteng was also transferred to the Nine Frontiers, but the time was earlier. He couldn't figure out whether it was related to it, but after thinking about it, he realized that the emperor was wary of Prince Ning.

Since the murderer has not been brought to justice, none of the people involved in the case can be ruled out as suspects. Although Prince Ning's involvement in the case was covered up for the sake of the royal family's reputation, Emperor Zhengqing knew the truth.

In the capital city, under the feet of the emperor, how could the emperor feel at ease when someone, a court official, committed such a crime of annihilating an entire family?

As Jia Yuanchun's uncle, Wang Ziteng is also connected with Prince Ning.

When the emperor summoned Prince Ning, Zhang Yun逸 was also present. He remembered that it was Concubine Zhen's idea to give Jia Yuanchun to Prince Ning.

Looking back now, it is still unknown whether this marriage was intentional.

Since he could think of all these, the emperor was naturally worried about letting Wang Ziteng be in charge of the Beijing camp.

The only pity is that Jia Zheng was in the Ministry of Works, and he was not among the people involved in the case.

Otherwise, the emperor's suspicion of the Jia family and Wang Ziteng would immediately rise to a higher level.

He had never intended to destroy the Ning Mansion with one blow, and now that the Rongguo Mansion was also suspected by the emperor, he could be considered to have exceeded his goal.

The exposure of the corruption case caused a huge uproar.

It also alarmed everyone in Rongguo Mansion.

However, this is different from the panic among the people in Ningguo Mansion.

Although Jia Zheng, who worked in the Ministry of Works, was the first to be affected, Jia's grandmother knew her son's character well after all, so she had a rough idea of ​​the situation after just a few questions.

Afterwards, Wang Ziteng was promoted to the ninth frontier, which undoubtedly provided an extra layer of insurance.

Even Mrs. Wang's face showed a look of joy.

Of course, not everyone is like this. When Jia Baoyu heard of Qin Zhong's death, he was as sad as if he had lost his parents, and immediately clamored to go and pay his respects.

Grandmother Jia and Mrs. Wang were busy trying to avoid suspicion, so how could they tolerate his mischief?

Seeing that he was listless and looked sick, Mrs. Wang came up with a plan and secretly told him that she would reward him with the gold bracelet, and he finally calmed down.

However, Grandmother Jia put the matter on hold for the time being, saying that he was still young and there was no need to have so many people in the house.

In addition to Jia Baoyu, the Xue family in the small courtyard in the northeast corner is also at peace.

For more than ten days, there was no movement from Youshi's side. In addition, the case of the Ministry of Works was exposed, but Aunt Xue was not as calm as Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang, and she felt a little panicked.

That day he took Baochai into the room to discuss things.

"My son, don't you think Brother Yi knew about this a long time ago? He deliberately avoided suspicion when he broke ground to offer sacrifices to the gods last time? You see, although he promised the old lady and the mistress to help build the garden, he never came once..."

Baochai said calmly, "Mother, you worry too much. If you want to avoid suspicion, you should avoid Ning Mansion first. Why did you avoid this mansion? Haven't you heard that those who work with their minds rule others, and those who work with their hands are ruled by others? Why do we need to show our faces and work personally for our family's business?"

"But for so many days, Brother Zhen's wife hasn't said anything. Could it be that she is mad at us?"

"Mom is confused. With what happened in the East Mansion, she must be so worried right now that she has no time to care about our family's affairs. I think she probably forgot to tell me."

After hearing what Baochai said, Aunt Xue finally felt relieved, but then she started to worry again.

"Ah! I don't know if your uncle has anything to do with it!"

"Don't worry, mother. Look at the faces of the old lady and aunt. They don't look like anything is wrong. If there is something wrong, at least they should return the stolen money and stop working on the garden. Besides, my uncle got a promotion this time. I think it's because of my elder sister's help."

"Hey! I feel much more at ease with your words, but we can't delay with Brother Yi. Once he sends the money to the palace, it will be too late for us to bring it up, right?"