The Red Mansion Big Liar

Thinking about coming back the day before and lingering in the fireworks area, I couldn't help but feel discouraged.

However, the big talk had already been said, so he could only say tactfully: "Let's go there now, otherwise we won't be able to go back due to curfew. How about we do it another day?"

His words reached the ears of Xi'er, the servant who was driving the carriage. He turned around and smiled into the carriage, "Master Lian, rest assured. I drive very steadily and will not be caught by the patrol soldiers of the patrol camp. I will take you back later."

After hearing this, Jia Lian felt slightly relieved.

He thought to himself, it was the old lady who told me to thank Zhang Yunyi properly, so it’s not my fault that I went back late.

However, he did not know that although this servant originally worked for Jia Zhen, he had already become Zhang Yun逸's full-time coachman.

The reason why he was sent to drive was to prevent him from returning home.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 161 Taste Some

Ningguo Mansion.

In the warm room on the west side of the hall, a muffled groan was heard, accompanied by heavy breathing, and the room gradually returned to calm.

After a while, the rustling sound of people getting dressed was heard, and Ping'er was able to speak: "Master, you said you would come over for dinner, why are you gone?"

"Uh..." Zhang Yunyi pretended to be embarrassed, "I think I haven't been back for a long time, so I want to go out for a walk."

"Where are you going now..." At this point, Ping'er suddenly realized, "Could it be that you went to Qinlou and Chuguan?"

"Hey, man! It's normal to drink a couple of glasses."

"How dare he! He came back the day before, and the master, mistress, and grandmother were all waiting at home, and he dared to go out and fool around?"

Ping'er was quite aware of Jia Lian's status in the family and couldn't help feeling a little confused.

Zhang Yunyi shook his head and said, "I don't know what Second Brother Lian was like in the past, but now it seems that he is exaggerating and doesn't look like a henpecked person."

Ping Er sneered, "After two cups of yellow soup, I'm afraid I won't be able to find the north, and I'm not afraid of the wind blowing my tongue off. This is because grandma is not here..."

"Hey!" Zhang Yunyi retorted, "A man should be looked at with new eyes after three days of absence. Moreover, it has been a year since I left home. It is normal for him to have changed a little. Moreover..."

Having said this, he hesitated to speak.

"Not to mention what?"

"You know, it's hard to win him back now that his heart is scattered. He was restrained by his sister-in-law in Beijing before, and now that he's back in Jiangnan, there's no one watching him. Won't he be completely let loose? Let alone the other things, just look at the concubines in Master Lin's family. I don't think what he said is a lie..."

"What aunt?"

Zhang Yun逸 exaggerated what Jia Lian said during the banquet.

Finally, he said, "I'm telling you all this just to remind your sister-in-law when you go back. Don't think of Lian Er as the same Lian Er as before. Be more patient in everything and don't irritate him or make yourself lose face."

Ping Erh disagreed and sneered, "I think he's really bold enough to act tough with you, ma'am. He'll be in trouble!"

Ping Er cursed a few times, but thinking of her current status, she turned around and asked, "Why didn't the master go?"

"If I go, how can I have the chance to run into Miss Ping'er tonight?"

After these words were spoken, there was another rustling of clothes in the room, accompanied by soft panting.

"No... no! Grandma must be getting impatient!"

Ping'er pushed his big hand away with difficulty, hurriedly straightened her collar, broke free from his arms, and then leaned over to smooth her collar.

Zhang Yunyi did not force her. He waited until she had finished packing before he saw her off out of Ning Mansion.

He had thought about taking advantage of Wang Xifeng's resentment and stealing from Jia Lian's house when he was away.

However, after several previous contacts, he found that Wang Xifeng was somewhat suspicious.

More haste, less speed. If I act too hastily at this moment, I'm afraid I may not succeed. Instead, it may backfire and make her suspect that I intentionally instigated Jia Lian to hang out in the brothel.

When they returned to Dengxian Pavilion, Youshi, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately came up to them.

"This……"

As someone who had experienced this, she immediately noticed that the atmosphere was different.

"The bird droppings business requires the help of the Wang family's connections in order to get ships to transport them. So I took the opportunity to ask her for Ping'er, but she would not release her until the business was profitable..."

Zhang Yunyi didn't think of hiding it, he just postponed the time a little.

Yu Shi didn't feel bad at all, and said, "Ping'er is a good girl. If she can come and stay with you, we won't have to be stuck between the two of them."

She unconsciously recalled the scene at the birthday banquet that day, and jokingly said, "I was wondering why Wan Mei chose to stick to Ping Er, maybe she was looking for something?"

Zhang Yunyi was confused by her and asked, "What do you mean by smell?"

Youshi hurriedly added fuel to the fire and described the scene where Li Wan flirted with Ping'er after getting drunk.

Zhang Yunyi also didn't expect that Li Wan, who was always dignified and cold, had such a passionate side.

Gudong~

The image of that cool and pretty face melting suddenly appeared in my mind, and I swallowed unconsciously.

Yu Shi immediately noticed something and said with a seductive look, "The elder sister-in-law of the West Mansion is inconvenient, but the elder sister-in-law of the East Mansion is right in front of you, and you can do whatever you want with her!"

……

"Snapped!"

Wang Xifeng slapped Ping'er in the face, her pretty face full of sternness and anger, staring at Ping'er and saying, "Okay! Okay! What do you think of me? I've been waiting at home, but you're all having fun!"

Ping'er covered her face and dared not say a word. Although she didn't care about Jia Lian, she didn't want to make Wang Xifeng more sad.

Zhang Yun逸 did not mention a single word about Jia Lian’s romantic affairs.

However, it is difficult to keep secret where Jia Lian is going.

Wang Xifeng was already getting anxious waiting, and when she heard that Jia Lian had gone to a brothel, she had no place to vent her anger.

After being delayed for such a long time, and seeing that Ping'er was still in the mood, he took his anger out on her.

However, after this slap, she felt regretful.

On the one hand, the two had been together for many years, and neither had ever treated Ping'er so harshly.

On the other hand, Ping'er is now Zhang Yunyi's person, so it is her duty to serve Zhang Yunyi.

However, she has always had a strong personality and absolutely refused to give in.

So he shouted, "Since all of you are leaning towards the outside world, I will satisfy your wishes. You don't have to stay here anymore. I will fulfill your wish!"

As she spoke, she pushed Ping'er out of the yard.

Originally, she felt a little guilty for not sending Ping'er to Zhang Yun逸 through Jia Lian.

But now he no longer had this idea, so he simply took advantage of today's excuse to send Ping'er over.

Anyway, he had been in touch with the Wang family for a long time, and Mrs. Wang would definitely not investigate further if he sent a maid as a dowry from the Wang family.

Besides, the guano business has already started, so it is reasonable to transport it to the capital after the New Year.

Although Ping'er understood the meaning of her words, she would have loved it at any other time, but now she couldn't bear to leave her. She stood at the door in a daze, staring at the gate.

I originally planned to stand at the door for a while and go back after Wang Xifeng calmed down.

Unexpectedly, a figure suddenly appeared from the west corner gate.

He walked towards her, cursing all the way, "This little Feng girl is so ungrateful. She got mad at me, so why is she taking it out on you?"

"Grandma!"

"Go! Since we won't keep you here, come back with me, or you won't cause any trouble for them if you stay here!"

Li Wan walked over quickly, grabbed Ping'er without saying a word, and pulled her into her yard.

Seeing Wang Xifeng's attitude, Ping'er wondered whether she would calm down tonight, so she thought it was not a good idea to stand outside the courtyard. It would be better for her to stay at Li Wan's place for one night and see how things would go tomorrow. She did not refuse any more.

Li Wan pulled her back to the house and said to Su Yun who was making the bed, "Ping Er will accompany me tonight, you can go to another room to sleep!"

Suyun did not dare to object, so she quickly picked up the bedding in front of the couch and left the room.

Only then did Li Wan pull Ping'er to sit on the bed.

Looking at the deep red slap mark on Ping'er's face, he reached out and touched it, sighing, "Why do you have to vent your anger on me when it's just a man's business?"

Her courtyard was adjacent to Wang Xifeng's, and she heard Wang Xifeng's anger in the courtyard, but she did not hear it all, and she was not aware that Jia Lian had not returned yet.

It was only when Jia Lian went to see Ping'er without Wang Xifeng's knowledge that they happened to be caught, that Wang Xifeng became jealous and drove him out.

While stroking Ping'er's face with his fingers, he said with emotion: "I know this life very well. You are also a miserable person. It's the same whether you have a man or not. But you can't make a mistake in this matter. If someone sees you, you will be doomed. If you can't bear it in the future, come to me and we can comfort each other."

Ping'er was stunned. Before she could react and open her mouth to explain, her mouth was blocked by Li Wan.

She was horrified and was about to refuse.

Unexpectedly, before she could take any action, Li Wan shrank back as if pricked by a needle.

"Bah bah bah!"

He kept spitting out, "What's wrong with your mouth...what's wrong with you..."

After a long while, she still couldn't explain what was going on.

Li Wan's mind was as clear as a mirror. She felt unlucky in her heart and thought that Ping'er was left here by Jia Lian.

Ping'er was initially shocked by her extreme behavior, and when she came to her senses, she realized why she behaved like that.

She thought Li Wan knew Jia Lian had not returned, and was afraid that she would misunderstand her as a fickle person, so she hurriedly said, "Grandma, let me explain! Grandma and Master Yi are in business together, and you gave me to him a long time ago..."

"Ah!~"

Li Wan immediately stopped, pursed her lips, and looked unconsciously at the saliva on the ground, feeling mixed emotions.

After a long pause, Fang hesitated and said, "Are you saying that Feng girl gave you to Brother Yi? Then...then you are..."

Ping'er couldn't hide it, so she told the truth: "Second Master Lian has been to the East Palace and hasn't returned yet. The eldest master asked the mistress to look for him, so grandma sent me to the East Palace to urge him. Who would have thought that he would go to the brothel to hang out. The eldest... the master kept me for a while longer, and grandma was so angry..."

After hearing this, Li Wan felt even more uncomfortable.

I thought Ping'er was having a hard time like me, so I took the risk to have an affair with her. But I didn't expect that she was already Zhang Yunyi's woman behind my back.

Not only would this not be like myself, but the scene in the cave would be repeated from time to time. Just thinking about it made me feel sad.

With resentment on his face, he looked at Ping'er's beautiful lips and said bitterly, "It's a pity that I saw you in the cave last time I was in Ning Mansion. I was worried that something might happen to you, so I wanted to help cover it up. It seems that I expressed my feelings to the wrong person..."

Ping'er then realized that she had been seen by Li Wan that day.

Although Wang Xifeng had given herself to Zhang Yunyi, Li Wan was not aware of it. However, instead of reporting it, she helped to conceal it.

At the moment, I only feel grateful.

"Thank you for your compassion, Grandma. Please help me cover up for a while. I have no way to repay you. I know you are miserable. If you can use me..."

How could we not see any clues from Li Wan's behavior just now?

The wealthy families were happy to see this kind of thing happen. She had also helped Wang Xifeng relieve her suffering and did not think there was anything wrong with it.

However, I originally thought that Li Wan should wait for me to wash up even if she gave any instructions.

Unexpectedly, before she could finish her words, Li Wan had already pounced on her.

He even covered his mouth without any hesitation.

She just thought that Li Wan was holding it in too much, but she didn't know that although she didn't see the battle with her own eyes, she eavesdropped on the whole thing. She behaved like this just because she didn't want to "miss the opportunity" and was trying to get some information from her.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 162 Staying Power

The next day.

Ping'er slowly opened her eyes, only to feel her bones and tendons numb, and her whole body sore and weak.

Last night in the warm room of Ning Mansion, she was tossed to and fro by Zhang Yunyi for half an hour and was exhausted.

Unexpectedly, he spent nearly an hour tossing and turning with Li Wan.

Although the feeling was not as strong and powerful as that of Zhang Yunyi, and it was not deeply rooted in people's hearts, it still had a long-lasting momentum like a drop of water wearing away a stone.