Looking at the kind and friendly expressions on the faces of Grandpa Ren and Mrs. Ren, Ren Yaoqi lowered his eyes slightly.
This is the second time in her two lifetimes that her grandfather and grandmother have treated her with such serious attention. When the Ren family wanted to give her to Jianjun Lu in the previous life, they also had a long talk with her.
All she said was that she should put the family's interests first, serve the high-level eunuch well, and try to make money for the Ren family.
Her first reaction at the time was nausea, she didn't understand how someone could be so shameless.
After reliving his first life, Ren Yaoqi no longer felt that cynical when he faced such a face again. She was very peaceful.
It is the consistent style of the Ren family to do everything possible to drill into the camp. When the Ren family hired her mother for her father, it was just because they wanted to have a "strange commodity to live in".
Because before King Xian's mother, Concubine Wan, committed suicide, Concubine Wan's power should not be underestimated. When King Xian first came to Yanbei, the current emperor and the Yan family were not stable, and King Xian might not have the chance to make a comeback.
It's just that what the Ren family didn't expect was Concubine Wan Gui's decisiveness and decisiveness. They didn't expect that she tried every means to send King Xian to Yanbei. In fact, she really just wanted him to live in peace, not by retreating. for the aftermath.
Later, with the support of the Yan family, the current emperor's state became more stable. The situation of King Xian became more and more precarious, and the chess piece of the Li family who married into the Ren family became more and more hot.
Ren Yaoqi sometimes couldn't help but feel fortunate, fortunately, Xianwang's family was beyond the reach of the Queen Mother Yan in Beijing in Yanbei. Otherwise, as long as there is something wrong with King Xian, the Li family will definitely become the victim of the Ren family.
The reason why the Li family survived after becoming an abandoned son must also be due to the instinctive fear of the Ren family for the surname "Li".
If the court were to attack Xianwang, they would naturally be able to show their merit to the court by killing the Li family, but the court did not move the knife on Xianwang's head for the time being, and they might cause trouble if they did. Therefore, although Mrs. Li has lived a miserable life in the Ren family these years, she did not lose her life.
Ren Yaoqi lowered his eyes slightly, but his voice was still respectful and submissive: "The county master said that the second son of Xiao is here to do business, and she will go back to Yunyang City tomorrow, and she will go back with her. Today, the county master has other places to ask. Go, don't have time, Second Young Master Xiao... The granddaughter doesn't even know how to invite."
When old lady Ren heard the words, her brows subconsciously wrinkled, and her tone also carried some reproach: "Why don't you leave the county master today? If you can leave her in our house for one night, then everything will be easy to do. It's rare for the county master to show closeness to you, and you won't take the opportunity well?"
For this kind of inexplicable accusation, Ren Yaoqi just lowered his head even more and felt a little uneasy: "The county master said that he doesn't want to enter the mansion, and the granddaughter can't force her to come here."
Mrs. Ren wanted to say something else, but Mrs. Ren smiled for Ren Yaoqi: "Okay, I didn't invite the county master and Mr. Xiao this time, it doesn't mean that I won't have a chance next time. I see that the fifth girl is a smart one. Yes, otherwise, she won't be able to win the eyes of the county master, so don't be too harsh on her."
The old lady Ren couldn't say anything.
Mrs. Ren said kindly: "Five girls, you have to remember that next time if you have the opportunity to invite Ren of King Yanbei in, you must find a way to invite him in. You must know that if our Ren family can get along with him. It is a great opportunity for our Ren family to have contacts with the Yanbei palace. And only if the Ren family is good, those of you who live in the Ren family will be better off."
Ren Yaoqi replied in a low voice, "Yes"
Mrs. Ren was very satisfied with Ren Yaoqi's obedience, so she explained to Mrs. Ren, "I see that the fifth girl is very good, but she is a little less timid. You will spend more time on her in the future and cultivate her well. Child, I see that the future will definitely have a good future!"
Mrs. Ren glanced at Mrs. Ren and wondered if Mrs. Ren blamed her for being so negligent towards this granddaughter that she had developed such a cowardly temperament
"Yes, the concubine knows." Mrs. Ren was still very respectful in front of Mrs. Ren.
"You're tired too, go back and rest first." Grandpa Ren explained lovingly to Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi got up and saluted in an orderly manner, and was about to step back, when the old man said again: "If the county master goes back, you should remember to send her a letter to greet her every now and then, and don't let the county master you forgot."
"Yes, grandfather." Ren Yaoqi was obedient and obedient from beginning to end.
Grandpa Ren and Mrs. Ren had nothing else to explain, so Ren Yaoqi withdrew gently.
After he opened the curtain and came out, Ren Yaoqi subconsciously took a deep breath, held his breath for a moment, and then slowly spit it out.
There is no greenery in the courtyard of Ronghua Courtyard, and there is not the slightest breath of spring and summer, which makes people feel suffocated when standing in the courtyard. Although she disliked the place very much, her steps were slow and steady.
After Ren Yaoqi came out, Mrs. Ren asked Mrs. Ren, "Do you think that this time the princess came to our Ren family just to find the fifth girl?"
After Ren Yaoqi left today, Mrs. Ren specially asked Mrs. Li and the few people who were serving at Bailong Temple that day to ask questions. They all said that the county master seemed to be very close to her as soon as she saw Ren Yaoqi. , took her to tea.
But no matter how you hit it off, you won't get close after seeing each other and drinking tea once.
Mrs. Ren was still a little skeptical about the county master coming to find Ren Yaoqi.
Mrs. Ren was originally thinking, and when she heard Mrs. Ren's words, she said: "Although it is a little strange, I can't see anything wrong for the time being. In any case, it is a good thing for the people of Yanbei Palace to get close to our Ren family. Many people already know about the Lord's coming to our house, and many have come to inquire."
The county lord of Yanbei Wangfu did not go anywhere when he came to Baihe Town. First of all, they came to Renfu. This is a very shameful thing for the Ren family.
"Five girls, don't look down on her like you used to in the future. Being able to win the favor of the nobles shows that she is lucky, and she may not know what the situation will be in the future." Mrs. Ren told Mrs. Ren again.
But the old lady Ren was a little disapproving: "What situation? Even if the fifth girl can get the favor of the county master, can we still let her marry into the Yanbei palace?"
The old lady Ren just said this casually, but the old lady didn't want to, but she felt her beard and pondered.
Mrs. Ren has been with her husband and wife for many years. Seeing him like this, she knew that Mrs. Ren must have something in her heart, so she could not help but tentatively say: "Master, do you really have this idea? But how could this marriage in the Yanbei Palace be so easy to settle? ?"
Grandpa Ren stroked his beard and pondered: "It was really difficult to knot at first, but it's not that there is no chance at all."
"Oh?" The old lady Ren was also a little interested and straightened up to listen.
Grandpa Ren said, "You should know Second Young Master Xiao, right?"
The old lady Ren nodded: "Xiao Jingxi, the second son of the Xiao family, of course I know."
"This Second Young Master Xiao has been in poor health since he was a child, and he almost died a few years ago. Although he has traveled far this time, I heard that his condition has improved a lot after returning. However, this disease was brought from the mother's womb. Can it really be cured there? Medicine can control it for a while, but it can't be controlled for a lifetime, and one day, the body will collapse." Mr. Ren said firmly.
Mrs. Ren pondered the words of Mrs. Ren in her heart. As expected of a husband and wife for many years, suddenly Fuzhi looked at Mrs. Ren in surprise: "What do you mean..."
Grandpa Ren said indifferently: "We Yanbei have had the custom of 'Chongxiu' since ancient times. For those men who are terminally ill but have not yet married, the family will choose a woman from a lower family background when they are almost exhausted. Fu Chongxi. Although the etiquette will be simpler, as long as the identity is not too low, it is generally still the identity of the official married couple.”
The old lady Ren just guessed a little bit, but now the next old lady said so clearly, what else did she not understand
"You're saying that when the Yanbei Palace is going to celebrate the second son of Xiao, we will be the family..."
Grandpa Ren stroked his beard and said nothing.
The old lady Ren frowned and thought for a while: "If so, who do you think is suitable? This second son of Xiao doesn't know how long he can last, but the girls in the Ren family want to talk about others."
The old man said calmly: "The marriage of the third girl and the fourth girl can be decided first. The marriage of the Han family needs to wait and see, but the Qiu family can be decided."
The old lady Ren hesitated: "I originally thought that Hua'er could be assigned to the Han family, and Yin'er to Yun'er. But now that the marriage of the Han family is not possible, we can't skip the sister Hua'er and talk about Yin'er's marriage first. Or marry Hua'er to the Qiu family?"
But Mrs. Ren glanced at Mrs. Ren: "I know that you and Hua'er have always been in love, and you are more partial to her than other granddaughters. But this important marriage cannot be based on preference, the most important thing is to see who is more suitable."
The old lady Ren was a little embarrassed when she heard the words, and defended: "Didn't I also consider their ranking?"
Mr. Ren didn't care about Mrs. Ren's defense, and said bluntly: "I think Yin'er is more suitable. Although Qiu Yun ranks third in his generation, he is the eldest son of Qiu's family. The position of the head of the Qiu family must fall on him. His wife must have a calm temperament and be able to be a big responsibility. Hua'er is not bad, but the effort of raising qi is absolutely inferior to Yin'er. And Yin'er is the long house. Daughter, our Ren family will also be the head of the eldest house in the future, marry Yin'er to the Qiu family, and the relationship between the Ren family and the Qiu family will be closer in the future."
Mrs. Ren heard what Mr. Ren said and knew that he had made a decision, so it was not easy to say anything. Ren Yaoyin was also brought up by her side. Even if she is more partial to Ren Yaohua, her heart will not be too outrageous.
"Then over at the Yanbei Palace..." Mrs. Ren will stop pestering you on the matter that Mrs. Ren has already decided.
Grandpa Ren said, "Wouldn't the fifth girl have a good relationship with the county master? Maybe there will be a chance to show her face in front of the people of Yanbei Wangfu in the future."
In addition to Ren Yaohua and Ren Yaoyin, the girls currently to be married in the West House are Ren Yaoqi, Ren Yaoyu, and Ren Yaoying.
Mrs. Ren Yaoyin and Mrs. Ren have decided to give it to the Qiu family. Ren Yaohua will not say that Mrs. Ren is reluctant, but she is a few years older in age, so she is afraid that she will not be able to wait. Ren Yaoying was born from a concubine, and her identity was low, and she was afraid that the Yanbei palace would not look down on it. This was not considered. Ren Yaoyu was the granddaughter of the head of the Lin family, and the old lady and the eldest wife of the Lin family were short-sighted. There was no need for the Ren family to offend the Lin family for this matter. For the rest, only Ren Yaoqi is the most suitable.
The old lady Ren thought about it and understood. She has never cared about Ren Yaoqi, her granddaughter, so Mrs. Ren didn't think there was anything wrong with Mrs. Ren's decision to give her to the Yanbei Palace for Chongxi. Marriage is naturally to obey the arrangements of the elders.
"But even if it is Chongxi, Yanbei Wangfu is also Yanbei Wangfu, and there are many people who are rushing to give them away. If you can't get on the stage, Yanbei Wangfu will not look down on it. So you have to pay attention to your heart, five girls. , no matter how you dislike her, she will be our Ren family's aunt in the future."
This is the third time that Mr. Ren reminded Mrs. Ren not to take Ren Yaoqi's words lightly. Mrs. Ren knew that Mrs. Ren was really interested in this matter, so she couldn't help but say, "Don't worry, where am I? I don't know the importance? Fifth girl, I will teach you in the future."
The old man was satisfied.
On the second day, Ren Yaoqi clearly noticed the change in Mrs. Ren's attitude towards him.
Originally, only two granddaughters, Ren Yaoyin and Ren Yaohua, were lucky enough to get the old lady to stay for breakfast every day. From this morning, the old lady also left Ren Yaoqi.
After eating, the old lady Ren also kept three granddaughters by her side to talk to her, and her attitude towards Ren Yaoqi became unprecedentedly kind.
Such an obvious change was not only felt by Ren Yaoqi, but also by the Ren family. The Ren family couldn't help but guess the reason for the 180-degree change in Mrs. Ren's attitude.
Although Ren Yaoqi guessed that it should have something to do with Xiao Jinglin coming to find her, she has not guessed that Mrs. Ren wants to marry her to Xiao Jingxi.
He stayed with Ren Yaohua and Ren Yaoyin until it was time for lunch before returning to Ziwei Courtyard.
Although Ren Yaohua was a little skeptical about Ren Yaoqi's sudden favor, she didn't say anything. On the other hand, Mr. Li was very happy to see that both daughters were favored by the elders in the family. The two sisters, Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua, were called over and explained. He told Ren Yaoqi that he should listen to his grandmother and should not be disobedient. He also explained that Ren Yaohua should take good care of his sister, and reminded her not to offend the old lady.
In front of Li's face, Ren Yaoqi obeyed, and Ren Yaohua nodded in agreement. Li looked at her two daughters with great relief.
In the afternoon, Ren Yaoqi went to visit Ren Shijia again, and happened to meet Mrs. Wen to say goodbye to Ren Shijia.
It turned out that Sister-in-law Wen was going to Yunyang City early tomorrow. Someone from the Lin family was going to Jiangning tomorrow. Sister-in-law Wen was going with the Lin family. This was arranged by Lin Kun for her.
In front of Ren Shijia, sister-in-law Wen still did a good job. First, I expressed my reluctance to Ren Shijia, a regular customer, and then thanked her a lot after Ren Shijia gave her some rewards.
Ren Yaoqi observed secretly from the side, she always felt that Sister Wen's eyes were a little unwilling.
She didn't want to go back to Jiangning. Ren Yaoqi once affirmed this idea.
Ren Yaoqi was still a little curious about the connection between Lin Kun and Aunt Fang. She wanted to know what medicine they were selling in the gourd.
But if sister-in-law Wen was allowed to return to Jiangning like this, the line would be broken.
After coming out of Ren Shijia's yard, Ren Yaoqi thought about it all the way, and decided to ask Zhu Ruomei, who happened to be in Baihe Town, to do him a favor.
So as soon as she returned to Ziweiyuan, she called Apple to her side, and gave her a detailed order, asking her to go out to the second door to find people from the Yuan family, and let the people from the Yuan family arrange for Apple to meet Zhu Ruomei.
After returning from the outside yesterday, Mrs. Ren called Apple over to ask some questions, because the two times Ren Yaoqi saw Xiao Jinglin, she only left Apple to serve.
Ren Yaoqi thought about it, and let Apple go to see Mrs. Ren. She was a little worried at first, but she didn't want to make Ren Yaoqi very satisfied with Apple's performance in the end.
No matter how Madam Gui next to Old Madam Ren used both soft and hard methods to inquire around, even in front of Old Madam Ren, Apple always insisted that Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin were just drinking tea and chatting, saying something. Just unimportant fun. He didn't even mention Xiao Jingxi.
She had an honest look again, and the old lady Ren sent her out after asking a few questions herself and seeing that she couldn't come up with anything.
The girl Apple really did not make Ren Yaoqi misunderstand, she is a person who can be a big deal. Although she may not be very clever, there is no doubt about her loyalty.
So today, Ren Yaoqi also handed over the matter of contacting Zhu Ruomei to Apple.
It took nearly two hours for Apple to go, and after coming back, he went straight to see Ren Yaoqi.
"What did he say?" Ren Yaoqi sat on the kang and did embroidery stitch by stitch. Although his skills were mediocre, he could not fail to master it. And her flowers are all painted by herself, which is much more unique and interesting than those bought from outside.
Apple stepped forward and reported in a low voice: "The slave explained your words to him word for word. He said there was no problem, and he would definitely handle this matter for you. I will explain it to you tomorrow."
Ren Yaoqi nodded when he heard the words, but he sighed in his heart.
She didn't have much contact with Zhu Ruomei, and her help to him was just a small effort. But Zhu Ruomei is a man who really values friendship.
The two things she explained to Zhu Ruomei sounded a bit confusing and weird. If it were an ordinary person, listening to her one-and-a-half-year-old child ordering such a thing would definitely be suspicious. But Zhu Ruomei responded twice, and she didn't perfunctory because she was young.
After asking a few questions, Ren Yaoqi let Apple go down to rest, waiting for Zhu Ruomei's response the next day with peace of mind.
In the afternoon of the second day, news came from Sister Yuan. Ren Yaoqi knew that it must be the matter that she explained to Zhu Ruomei.
However, since the last time Mr. Li told Ren Yaoqi not to go out to meet people, Ren Yaoqi had not personally met anyone from the outer court. Although she really wanted to personally ask Zhu Ruomei about it, she didn't want Li to worry about her because of this kind of thing.
So in the end, Ren Yaoqi ordered Apple a few words, and sent her to see Mrs. Yuan in the outer courtyard.
Sister-in-law Yuan secretly brought an apple to see Zhu Ruomei.
More than half an hour later, Apple returned to Ziweiyuan.
Ren Yaoqi sent all the maids and wives out: "Have you asked all the things you explained to you before?"
Apple nodded, and began to report without waiting for Ren Yaoqi to ask questions: "He said that he waited outside the city with a mask on his face as you explained, and when the donkey cart that Mrs. Wen was riding went to a remote place outside the city, he used a slingshot. She fainted and climbed into the carriage. Sister-in-law Wen thought he was a robber and wanted to rob him, so she took out the fifty taels of silver in her hand and even a golden hairpin on her head, and he pretended to be She looks like she just wants to kill people with disdain for the money. After being stunned for a while, Mrs. Wen suddenly seemed to understand something and started to curse. "
Ren Yaoqi asked with great interest, "Who was she scolding? What did she swear at?"
This is her purpose of letting Zhu Ruomei deliberately kill sister-in-law Wen, to make her think that someone is secretly trying to kill her.
Although Ren Yaoqi is not very clear about the involvement between Sister Wen, Lin Kun and Aunt Fang, since Sister Yuan is a little unwilling to leave, it must be because of a conflict with someone, or because of someone's coercion.
Although Ren Yaoqi did this a bit risky, it was a good way to startle the snake in the absence of news.
"Sister-in-law Wen's first sentence was to ask if Lin Liuye sent him to kill her!" Apple replied, touching the fine beads of sweat on her forehead because she had rushed back and walked too fast.
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