The Red Mansion Big Liar

After finishing breakfast, he went to the yamen and took a detour to Jia Rong's yard.

The boy hadn't gotten up yet, and was lying on his back, hugging Xie Luan, who was only wearing a bellyband.

"Uncle Yi!"

Seeing Zhang Yunyi enter the room, he not only did not avoid it, but even intentionally or unintentionally pulled up Xie Luan's bellyband, revealing a touch of her white and tender breasts.

Afterwards, he put on an outer coat and stepped forward to pay his respects.

Zhang Yunyi did not shy away from the question and said straight to the point: "I have already told my sister-in-law that those farms outside will be handed over to you to manage from now on."

A flash of ecstasy flashed across Jia Rong's face, and he kept smiling. He secretly glanced at Zhang Yunyi, and then glanced at Xie Luan who was half-hidden.

"Uncle Yi, either let Xie Luan..."

Zhang Yunyi waved his hand and gave him a look that said, "I can only help you so far." Fang said, "Don't do those unnecessary things. Just work hard and show it to Brother Zhen. Don't let Uncle Yi down!"

Since that day, he pleaded for Jia Rong in front of the whole family. Afterwards, Jia Zhen found Youshi and told her everything about Jia Rong's previous complaint.

However, Zhang Yun逸 argued that he should be grateful to the person who had helped him, and said that he had promised to take care of Jia Rong when he offered his wife to him.

This made Jia Zhen extremely angry towards his son.

He was trying to instigate both sides, intending to sit on the sidelines and watch as the two men, father and son, fought among themselves.

Jia Rong was indeed a coward, but that was in the face of absolute power.

He was like a jackal hiding in the shadows, and once he got the chance, he would bite someone without hesitation.

This was true whether it was the selling of Wang Xifeng or the selling of Jia Jing and Jia Zhen before that.

Now, with his support, and seeing that Jia Zhen is a coward, he may not dare to commit treason.

Although he didn't want to dirty his hands, he didn't mind adding fuel to the fire and causing the father and son to kill each other.

This will not only distract Jia Zhen's attention, but also allow him to reap the benefits. Why not do it?

"Uncle Yi's kindness is so great, I will always remember it in my heart!"

Jia Rong was so moved that he immediately knelt down on the ground.

"Uncle Yi, I've known about your filial piety for a long time, otherwise why would I help you like this!"

Zhang Yunyi pulled him up and said, "By the way! Sister-in-law doesn't plan to use Yindie anymore. If you still like her, ask her to come over to you. If Brother Zhen is dissatisfied with anything, Uncle Yi will protect you."

It’s different in the past.

At the beginning, Yindie made Youshi unhappy, so she asked Jia Zhen to take her as his concubine. Now he is relying on Youshi to win over Zhang Yunyi, and he is even more unwilling to make her unhappy because of Yindie, a maid.

Therefore, all the concubines and maids in the house were the only ones who failed to protect her.

Of course, Youshi would not use it again, so it was just right to give it to Jia Rong, which would arouse Jia Rong's desire to covet the people in Jia Zhen's room.

Upon hearing this, Jia Rong immediately hugged his legs and said with tears of gratitude: "Uncle Yi treats me better than I do!"

"Alright!" Zhang Yunyi patted his head, "Be a man, don't cry like this and people will laugh at you!"

……

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 131: Going with the flow

September has arrived in a blink of an eye.

Jia Zhen has been feeling very depressed recently.

A penny can make a hero fall. He always spends a lot of money on calling friends, drinking, watching operas, and visiting prostitutes.

But now, they can only occasionally make a little profit from the project of the Grand View Garden to improve their lives, and their life is quite miserable.

At first, he thought that he could just hold out until the end of the year, when the rent for the farm would be paid. He would be a good man again, so he didn't have the face to go look for Youshi.

But before a month had passed, he could no longer hold on.

That day, Mao saw Youshi arranging errands in the front yard, and immediately came up to her, saying humbly, "I'm a little tight on money lately, so please take out five hundred taels of silver and help me get by for the time being."

People are poor and have low aspirations. In the past, I could not even say the word "work" to Youshi.

I thought that since I had been so humble, Youshi would at least give me some face.

Unexpectedly, You Shi squinted her eyes and said, "Master, what you said is true. When the Jinyiwei came to confiscate the money, they didn't leave a share just for me. The expenses of this family were all raised by me, who lowered my status and used Yun Yi's salary bit by bit to make ends meet.

"Marrying a man provides me with food and clothing, it would be fine if you didn't give me money, but now you're asking for five hundred taels, where can I get it?"

"This..." Jia Zhen's face was humiliated by what she said, but he couldn't get angry, so he could only pinch his nose and say, "Isn't there still the revenue from the sugar?"

The reason why he chose this time was because he knew that the Xue family would settle accounts with the You family at the beginning of every month.

"You should save some money!" Yu Shi sneered, "The family has suffered such a huge loss, and you just threw up your hands and didn't care about anything. How could you know how much Yun Yi and I were worried about it in private?"

Speaking of worrying, she unconsciously stroked the ends of her hair.

He took a breath and said, "At the beginning of the spring, he and the Xue family started a small business together. He originally planned to save some money for marrying a wife in the future. But he encountered this kind of thing in our family. He had no choice but to take money from one place to pay for another. He temporarily moved some money from that place to fill the gap.

So he lied to the Xue family that he had sent a gift to Prince Zhongshun, but the concubine forced him to bring Wenlong with him when he sent the gift. How could he bring him? He was frozen there for a while. He just avoided the Xue family, and the Xue family also withheld the revenue of the sugar. "

Although the revenue from sugar was not much, Zhang Yunyi had never thought of using it to fill the deficit of the Ning Mansion.

Therefore, when Youshi mentioned the Xue family's request, he simply put it aside.

Anyway, he was not worried that the Xue family would default on the money, so he just kept it there temporarily. As for whether to pay interest or not, he would wait and see what the Xue family's attitude would be later.

He knew that Jia Zhen's income would be cut off and he would definitely set his sights on Youshi's income, so he had prepared an excuse early on.

He was not worried that Jia Zhen would confront the Xue family, after all, the money was spent in the Ning Mansion.

As for the Xue family, seeing that Youshi no longer came to visit and did not mention the sugar revenue, they thought that Zhang Yunyi was guilty.

They even felt that they were at a disadvantage by exchanging sugar for the 40% share of caustic soda, and they felt justified in making the deduction.

Jia Zhen had no idea of ​​the story and felt ashamed.

However, he had no conscience at all. The feeling of guilt flashed away and he started to think about Zhang Yunyi again.

"Although Yun Yi's salary is not much, with the salary and the ice tribute from the subordinates, plus the previous reward from the emperor, if not ten thousand taels, there must be at least seven or eight thousand taels. It shouldn't be that he is still short of these five hundred taels, right?"

Although Zhang Yunyi worked hard for the mansion, he did not spend the money in vain. Putting aside Youshi, Qin Keqing really made him feel painful.

Jia Zhen felt that since he had tasted the sweetness, it was only natural that he had to endure some suffering.

Upon hearing this, Youshi pretended to be surprised and asked, "You don't know yet?"

"Know what?" Jia Zhen asked blankly.

Seeing his puzzled expression, You was relieved, but complained: "Isn't it all because of you? I concealed the amount, causing him to plead for the palace, and suffered from the emperor's misfortune. He had to make up for it from other places. So, I invested a lot of money in the farm outside the city, planning to build a greenhouse and grow some fruits and vegetables that can't be eaten in winter, and offer them to the emperor to win back some of his favor."

"Is there still this?"

"How could it be false? The farm is just outside the west gate. It won't take you long to go there. Even though it's just started, he said it still needs to be covered with glass. Once the new factory is completed and construction begins, we can buy some flat glass and install it before we can plant crops."

Hearing that glass was used to grow vegetables, even though Jia Zhen was a spendthrift, he couldn't help but gasp.

Seeing that he remained silent, Youshi said, "Although you are suffering now, you are not short of food or clothing. If you need money, go find it somewhere else. Don't cause trouble for Yun Yi anymore."

She finished speaking and was about to leave.

Unexpectedly, Jia Zhen clapped his hands and said with a smile: "You are right! We do need to make up for it from outside. Our family has done a lot of favors in recent years, and now it is almost my father's birthday. It is a good excuse to let those relatives and friends send a gift."

He became more and more excited as he spoke, rubbing his palms together, "Didn't you say that the glass hasn't been purchased yet? First, take the several thousand taels of silver from Yun Yi's bank and give it to the master as a birthday gift. I'll make up for it after I receive the gifts. I'm sure it won't delay the purchase of the glass."

After he said that, Youshi was at a loss for words.

Everything had been planned in advance by Zhang Yunyi, but he was not a god. Who could have thought that Jia Zhen would have such a sudden idea and come up with such a solution?

!, I could only delay and said: "I have to ask Yun Yi about this."

"Hey!"

Jia Zhen gave Youshi a look that said "you know what I mean" and said with a lewd look on his face, "Yun Yi is nostalgic. This money is just a temporary loan. As long as you put in more effort and make him happy, he will naturally agree!"

……

"Ok!"

That night, inside Tianxiang Tower.

After listening to Youshi's report, Zhang Yunyi, feeling relaxed both physically and mentally, uttered a muffled groan, took a deep breath, and held in his mouth a pitted longan that Qin Keqing had peeled.

After chewing for a few bites, Fang slowly said, "Give him some silver later. When he receives the gift, he must ask for it back. Also, go get him a birthday peach as a gift from me."

He didn't mean well, he just wanted to celebrate Jia Jing's birthday.

However, the King of Qin also hoped that he could infiltrate the King of Ning's faction.

Originally, Prince Ning also wanted to win him over, so it could be said that they were working together in both directions.

However, Jia Zheng was a procrastinating person, and he felt humiliated after being disrupted by Lady Wang last time. Prince Ning was under house arrest by the Emperor because of a case involving the Ministry of Works, so no one urged him.

He ignored Aunt Zhao's urging and kept delaying until now, so that Zhang Yun逸 had no breakthrough.

When I heard that Jia Zhen was going to hold a grand banquet to celebrate Jia Jing's birthday, I thought it was a good opportunity.

Moreover, many of the Ning Mansion's old and relatives were involved in cases involving the Ministry of Works. After returning the stolen silver, every family had a hard time.

Jia Zhen's move would undoubtedly make their already tight life even worse, and Zhang Yun逸 would naturally be happy to see it offend people.

Of course, in order to maintain your image, you have to spend some money to get a birthday peach, and you have to accept it with a pinch of your nose.

……

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 132: Pressing

Since Jia Jing's birthday was still about ten days away, there was still time to send out invitations.

However, things are different now than in the past. Because he was worried that his servants might profit from it, Jia Zhen did everything himself, not only sending out invitations, but also purchasing everything for the banquet and hiring an opera troupe.

As a result, he had to give up the job of managing the Grand View Garden.

This already made Wang Xifeng quite dissatisfied, and when she received the invitation from Jia Zhen today, she was even more furious.

He threw it on the kang and said indignantly, "I think Brother Zhen has really lost his mind. After what happened in the East Mansion, he is still showing off in public and holding a birthday banquet. Is it because he thinks it is not embarrassing enough, or does he want to tell the outside world that there is something hidden in the mansion?"

Ping Er asked in confusion, "How could that be? I heard that he still owes more than 100,000 taels, and it was all raised with the help of Master!"

"Pah!" Wang Xifeng spat fiercely on the ground, "I think it's true that he couldn't resist Sister Zhen's soft and hard persuasion!"

At this point, she looked at Ping'er and said angrily, "Look at Sister Zhen and Xiangling. They are very efficient in getting things done, but why are you dragging your feet? Can't you just eat some steamed buns to save face?"

Ping Erh argued, "Master has helped a lot with the garden, so Madam, you have to speak with conscience!"

"Conscience?" Wang Xifeng sneered. "Conscience is worth less than three taels, but it is very valuable to keep it. He does have a conscience. With more than 100,000 taels of silver, how long will it take to pay it back given the current East Palace? I'm afraid he will have to rely on it!"

"Things have their priorities. After all, the East Palace is involved. You can't just sit there and watch them get punished, right? Besides, grandma is not in a hurry."

"No hurry? The other day, Second Master wrote back, saying he would be back before the end of the year. If anything unexpected happens by then, don't blame me. This time when I go to celebrate her birthday and see her, you must hurry her up!"

"This..." Ping'er said with difficulty, "Grandma's pussy is too tight!"

Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows and pouted, "I'm pushing hard? No matter how hard I push, I don't see him willing to use any strength against us!"

Ping'er shook her head and smiled bitterly, and just kept trying to comfort her: "Grandma! We don't know when the East Palace's mess will end. Even if Master has a job now, I'm afraid he will have to use it to supplement his income..."

"You are so kind-hearted! If he turns against you, you will cry!"

"How could it be! Didn't grandma say that the old man is a thoughtful person..."

Wang Xifeng was clearly talking about conscience, but when it came out of Ping'er's mouth, the word "conscience" was omitted.

Wang Xifeng naturally heard the difference and couldn't help thinking of the scene in the back porch that night. She said angrily, "Look at how frivolous you are! I don't know if he has feelings for you, but I'm afraid your heart has already flown away with him!"

"Grandma..." A blush appeared on Ping'er's face.

"I don't want to bother with you. I have to go to my wife and ask what the rules are."

Wang Xifeng became more and more angry. She turned around and picked up the invitation on the kang, reminding him: "Don't blame me for not reminding you. You must bring the message this time."

She slammed the door and walked out, walking with her long legs and twisting her slender waist, and came to Rong Xi Tang.

He bowed to Madam Wang, handed over the invitation, and reported: "Brother Zhen just sent me an invitation, saying that he wants to celebrate Master Jing's birthday. I wonder what Madam's rules are?"

"Celebrating a birthday?" Madam Wang frowned slightly. "It's not the birthday yet, why are you celebrating a birthday at this time?"