The Red Mansion Big Liar

This is also the reason why she intentionally or unintentionally brought up Jia Lian.

Compared with Jia Lian, Zhang Yunyi, an outsider, is naturally a better candidate.

However, no matter how good an idea is, it must be realized, otherwise, it will just be a false alarm.

She opened the curtains and looked at Zhang Yunyi outside, and said thoughtfully: "Although Master Yi is good, he is an outsider after all. If he was my own grandson, the old lady would not have any objections. If it were Master Yi, the old lady might not be willing to let him go... And it's not easy for my sister to say this, so what should I do?"

Yuanyang had already made plans for this, but since this matter concerned Yingchun's reputation, she didn't want to say much. In addition, when the curtains were opened by Amber, she was unconsciously attracted to it again.

……

Jia Yucun had disappeared outside, and only Lai Da was with Zhang Yun逸 and Jia Lian.

After chatting for a while, a man in his forties who looked like a housekeeper came over and saluted Jia Lian and said, "The things have been loaded onto the truck. Please give me your instructions, Master!"

Lai Da, who was standing by, looked at the newcomer and sighed, "Qin Zhixiao! After more than ten years of separation, I never thought I would see you again!"

"Brother Lai, you may not know that when I was married with my wife, the master had already changed my surname to Lin."

Zhang Yunyi was stunned when he heard this, and turned his head to look at the person who came. Not far behind him, there was a housekeeper and a pretty and lively girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old.

Lin Zhixiao?

He had heard in his previous life that in the four ancient versions of the book, namely the Jimao version, the Gengchen version, the Menggao version and the Liezang version, Lin Zhixiao's name was written as Qin Zhixiao.

Now it seems that it was not a typo.

Moreover, there is only one character difference between Lin Daiyu and Lin Hongyu in their names, with the difference in the middle. But Dai and Hong are both colors.

"Come and meet Master Yi!"

Seeing Zhang Yun逸 looking at Lin Zhixiao curiously, Lai Dalian hurriedly introduced him to him.

"This Master Yi is the young master of the East Mansion. The old lady specially asked him to help welcome her today."

After he finished his introductions and waited for Lin Zhixiao and Zhang Yunyi to exchange greetings, Fang bowed to Zhang Yunyi and said, "The gifts have been loaded onto the car. Please give me your instructions, sir!"

This statement seemed to be a repetition of Lin Zhixiao's words, but the meaning expressed by the two uncles was clear as day.

Lin Zhixiao was also stunned when he heard this. He looked at Lai Da with a little surprise, and then secretly glanced at Jia Lian.

Seeing that he didn't seem annoyed, he had to suppress his doubts and hurriedly imitated Zhang Yun逸 and asked for instructions again.

Zhang Yunyi was not deliberately showing off. He just suddenly remembered that after Siqi made a scene in the small kitchen, Lin Zhixiao's wife helped Qin Xian's wife to seize Mrs. Liu's job in the kitchen, but was later stopped by Ping'er.

Lin Zhixiao's original surname was Qin. Could it be that he and Siqi were from the same family?

That makes sense. The Ning and Rong mansions have lasted for four or five generations since Jia Yuan and Jia Yan.

The original servants in the mansion must have had many branches and leaves, and with the dowry over the years, the relationship became even more complicated.

In Ning Mansion, with Youshi and Qin Keqing in charge, he did not know the relationship between these servants, but there was no such advantage in Rong Mansion.

He secretly kept his eyes open and decided to take some time to understand the complicated interpersonal relationships in the Rong Mansion, so as to avoid accidentally falling into the hands of villains and ruining his own little bit of social status.

Now we have a ready-made candidate in Lai Da, but now is not the right time.

He waved his hand and said, "Since everything has been packed, don't keep the old lady waiting for too long. Let's set off and go back immediately!"

Then, he took the lead and walked towards the four-wheeled carriage.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 158 Struggle

During this year, Jia Lian had correspondence with the mansion.

But Zhang Yun逸 was a stranger after all. Besides, Wang Xifeng gave Ping'er to her, and she was held in his hands, touched and squeezed by him. She heard things she shouldn't have heard, so she would not mention his name out of guilt.

Although Grandmother Jia wanted to give some advice, time did not allow it and it involved the reputation of the mansion. Some things could not be explained in detail in a letter, so she could only ask Lai Da to give some advice when they met the boat.

Therefore, Jia Lian knew nothing about his affairs.

After all, this was the Rong Mansion's carriage, and Jia Lian was a little older than him. Zhang Yunyi did not act arrogantly and did not sit in the main seat, but chose a seat on both sides of the window.

Jia Lian had witnessed the same scene before, and the two of them sat facing each other with their backs against the car window.

When watching Dream of the Red Chamber in his previous life, Zhang Yun逸 had a good impression of Jia Lian.

After all, Mr. Lian’s reputation of never getting anything for free was well-known to later generations.

In addition, she felt guilty for having taken advantage of his presence and stole Ping'er while he was away, so she felt a little angry when facing him.

After getting in the car, I didn't take the initiative to talk.

Jia Lian couldn't hold it in any longer, so he asked, "How long have you lived in the East Palace, Brother Yi?"

"New Year's Day stuff!"

"From what Eunuch Zhou said, Brother Yi seems to be working in Tiangongyuan? Please forgive my ignorance, I don't know what government office it is?"

Although Jia Yucun was in the officialdom, Lin Ruhai did not die until the autumn. He had been in the Salt Inspectorate for at least half a year, and he had never even heard of such a big thing as the establishment of the Tiangong Academy in the Imperial Palace. He really had no awareness at all.

Zhang Yunyi glanced at him unhappily, and instead of answering, he sneered, "It seems that Second Brother Lian is too busy with things in Jiangnan to be distracted!"

"Hehehe! To be honest, I have learned a lot from going to Jiangnan this time!"

Jia Lian smiled awkwardly, as if he had something to say, but was also worried about talking too much to someone he had just met.

I had to try to get closer and said, "We met before, I wonder if you still remember me?"

"I was still young at that time, so I couldn't really tell the difference."

Zhang Yun逸 did still have some impression of him, but it wasn't him back then, and he was still trying to steal his girl, so he simply denied it.

The two chatted idly, and before they knew it, the convoy had arrived at Rong Mansion.

Lin Daiyu's sedan chair was escorted all the way to the second gate, while Zhang Yun逸 and Jia Lian got off in the front yard.

Although they got off at different places, their destinations were the same. Needless to say, Jia Lian had to report to Grandmother Jia.

Zhang Yunyi didn't need to do so, but he wanted to see Lin Daiyu up close, so he followed her.

Because Lin Daiyu went straight into the second gate, she arrived a little earlier than them.

Sanchun, Baochai, Wang Xifeng and Li Wan had already been waiting in Rongqing Hall.

Grandmother Jia hugged Daiyu and looked her up and down and said, "I see you have lost a lot of weight. Did you eat poorly on the way?"

Daiyu hurriedly said, "Everything is fine! I just miss my grandmother!"

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "What is there for an old woman like me to worry about? I don't think it's necessarily me."

All the sisters smiled knowingly when they heard this. Tanchun pushed Baoyu and sent him to Daiyu.

Baochai looked at the scene in front of her, pursed her lips, and her eyes wandered a little. She happened to run into Zhang Yunyi, who was walking side by side with Jia Lian and had an extraordinary demeanor.

I felt lost and my expression was a little gloomy.

Li Wan, who was sitting nearby, saw Zhang Yunyi and her mind unconsciously thought of his fierce battle with Ping'er. She felt her bones and muscles numb and her whole body uncomfortable.

As the saying goes, a short separation is better than a new marriage. At this moment, Wang Xifeng didn't care about Zhang Yunyi's money bag, and her eyes were all on Jia Lian.

Jia Lian hurried forward to report, and when he had finished his task, Jia's mother smiled at him and said, "This time, please trouble Brother Yi to pick you up at the dock. You must thank him well later!"

As she spoke, she glanced at Yingchun intentionally or unintentionally. The latter hurried forward, bowed slightly to Zhang Yunyi and said, "Thank you, brother Yi, for taking the time to pick me up. I would like to thank you on his behalf!"

After returning from the birthday party at Ning Mansion, Yingchun was already disheartened.

Unexpectedly, she was called back by Mrs. Xing that night, and from her words it seemed that Lady Jia was also interested in this marriage.

This made her feel as if she were in a dream for a moment and she was flattered.

At first, he was still a little bit incredulous and suppressed his anxiety as he was manipulated by Mrs. Xing for more than a month.

Who would have thought that today Lady Jia would call her to her side and give her another lecture.

Although he didn't say anything bluntly in the conversation, she could understand the meaning behind his words.

Suddenly, he felt like he had found his backbone. He no longer felt inferior and didn't dare to step forward and talk.

Zhang Yunyi looked at her deeply, not knowing whether it was an illusion or not, but after not seeing her for more than a month, Yingchun seemed to have become much fuller than before.

He didn't know what Grandmother Jia and Jia She were planning yet, so he didn't want to take a closer look. He said politely, "You're too polite, sister!"

The second girl, who usually seemed to be a nobody, suddenly spoke, shocking everyone.

Lin Daiyu looked at the two of them thoughtfully, and hurriedly whispered to Tanchun, asking about Zhang Yunyi's identity.

But Tanchun seemed a little absent-minded and didn't even talk to her.

Instead, Baochai, who was standing beside her, laughed out loud and said, "Brother Yi is the same as my sister, except that one is a cousin of the East Mansion, and the other is a cousin of the West Mansion."

She glanced at the gift boxes that Zijuan was packing and said with a smile, "It was Brother Yi who went to pick up my sister this time, so don't forget to thank him!~"

After she said that, Lin Daiyu felt a little embarrassed.

Before this, she had never thought about Zhang Yunyi, so she prepared a lot of gifts, but there was no one for him.

She was just about to make an excuse, saying that she would express her feelings later and send him off after Zhang Yunyi left, and then return the favor to him.

However, Jia Baoyu was very tactless. He pointed at the gift box and said with a smile, "Are these the gifts that my sister brought for us from home?"

?; Now, he couldn't say any excuses anymore and could only take the gift boxes from Zijuan.

Passing them one by one, she said, "To Sister Bao, to Sister Yingchun, to Sister Tanchun, to Sister Xichun's eldest sister-in-law, to Sister Xichun's second sister-in-law..."

When it was Baoyu's turn, she curled her lips, pulled back one of the two original copies, and angrily told Zijuan, "Give him that box."

Then Fang took out another box and handed it to Zhang Yunyi, saying with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Yi!"

Jia Baoyu still didn't understand the situation. He saw that everyone else had their food handed over by Lin Daiyu herself, but he was the only one who had his food handed over by Zijuan.

It would be fine if it was someone else, as they were all sisters, but this was the first time Zhang Yunyi had seen her treated like this, so he thought she was partial to one and ignored the other, and his blood boiled for a moment.

"My sister has been away from Beijing for a year. I miss her day and night. Now that she has finally come back, I didn't expect that she would not even want to give her a gift in person?"

As he spoke, he grabbed the spiritual jade on his chest and tried to pull it out.

Fortunately, Jia's mother knew his temper very well, and had been prepared for this move when he opened his mouth. She quickly snatched it away and said, "It is said that enemies will always meet, but how come you are causing trouble right after you come back?"

She waved at Jia Lian and said, "It's getting late. You should take Yi Ge'er back first. Feng Yatou should also go and prepare some food. Let's have a banquet to thank Yi Ge'er..."

Before she finished speaking, Jia Zhen's voice came from outside the door: "Don't worry, old lady. I've already prepared a welcome party for Brother Lian!"

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 159 Take Good Care of Brother Lian

Grandmother Jia felt quite embarrassed when she heard this, after all, a thief is always guilty.

She had already made all the preparations and specifically asked Yuanyang to go over and explain that Jia Yucun was present, so she had to let Zhang Yunyi go to pick her up.

However, she never expected that Jia Zhen was now blind in Ning Mansion and these words could not reach his ears.

Instead, he became suspicious when he heard Zhang Yun逸 going to pick up Jia Lian in Rong Mansion.

Upon hearing that Jia Lian had returned, he hurried to Rongqing Hall.

As soon as he arrived in front of Rongqing Hall, he heard that Lady Jia was arranging a banquet for Jia Lian, and he quickly spoke up to interrupt.

Originally, Grandmother Jia was unable to save face, so she had already discussed with Madam Xing that after Jia Lian had met her, she would ask him to go over so that Jia She and his wife could give her instructions in person.

Now, Jia Zhen was obviously suspicious, and it was even more inappropriate to bring it up in front of him.

Because they were worried that Jia Lian might say something wrong after drinking, they simply skipped the idea of ​​letting him meet Jia She, so as to prevent Jia She from getting anxious and making mistakes.

So he waved his hand and said, "Since Brother Zhen is going to hold a reception for you, just go ahead!"

Jia Baoyu got angry, and Lin Daiyu was mad at him for talking too much and refused to give in.

Grandmother Jia was too distracted to care about anything else and for a moment she forgot to ask someone to inform Jia She and his wife, causing them to wait for Jia Lian all night.

This is a later story, so let’s not talk about it for now.

But Jia Zhen and Zhang Yun逸 left Rongqing Hall.

When they reached the second gate, Jia Zhen suddenly stopped and said, "It's no fun for the three of us to come along. Let's call Wenlong along. It will be more lively with more people."

It's not that he thought of Xue Pan, but he was short of money now, and he knew that Zhang Yunyi didn't like to hang out in brothels, so he was worried that he would get drunk and get excited.