Ren Yaoqi found a gap and called Ren Yaohua aside to whisper.
"Send someone to stare at the East Mansion, and report back immediately if there is any movement."
The two were still in the east room of the main room of the Ronghua Courtyard, and the old lady Ren was listening to the maid Jin Lianxi in the next room, listening to the gift list that Mrs. Lin brought here today, and personally explaining what kind of gift she would return later, with a voice. Passed over through the hollowed-out carved bamboo curtains.
Originally, Ren Yaoyin also held a small embroidery basket to embroider shoe uppers in the Dongci room, and just got up and went to the Xiaonuang Pavilion where she lived to find silk threads.
Ren Yaoqi's voice was very low, almost speaking in Ren Yaohua's ear. Hearing this, Ren Yaohua glanced alertly at the Xiangzhu Curtain, although she was not used to it, but in order to be afraid of being heard, she still followed Ren Yaoqi's appearance and bit her ear: "What's wrong over there in the East Mansion? Can there be any movement? "
Ren Yaoqi was about to speak, when there were light footsteps in a short while, as if Ren Yaoyin came out of the warm pavilion, and the two sisters sat down as if nothing had happened.
Sure enough, Ren Yaoyin turned out from the east, still holding a lock of gold thread in his hand.
The old lady told the sisters to stay in the main room, and she wanted to stay with Mrs. Lin in the Ronghua Courtyard for dinner at noon, and let their sisters accompany them.
It is not convenient to speak at this moment, Ren Yaohua lowered his head and thought for a while, put down the teacup in his hand, slowly got up and said to Wujing, the big maid who was waiting by the side, "Go and change clothes."
Ren Yaoyin came over, smiled gently at Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua, and then sat back on the kang to do her own embroidery work, without noticing anything unusual.
Ren Yaohua went out with the maid.
Ren Yaoqi was still sitting on the spot drinking tea, sometimes leaning over to ask Ren Yaoyin's needlework questions, Ren Yaoyin patiently returned to her one by one, and sometimes stopped to take out the unused rags from the embroidery basket Show her complex stitch movements.
As for the sisters' advice, no matter what it is, as long as Ren Yaoyin knows it, she will always answer you seriously, not perfunctory or secretive. It is undeniable that among the sisters of the Ren family, Ren Yaoyin is the most personable one.
Not long after, Ren Yaohua came back, Ren Yaoqi looked up at her, and Ren Yaohua nodded without a trace.
Although he didn't ask what Ren Yaoqi was going to do, Ren Yaohua went out and arranged for someone to stare at Dongfu.
When it was time for lunch, the old lady Ren sent someone to the Liuliyuan to invite Mrs. Lin over.
The eldest wife didn't come. The eldest grandmother, Mrs. Zhao, came with Mrs. Lin. The eldest lady went to watch the kitchen herself. A few of the sisters went out to the east, and then the eldest grandmother, Mrs. Zhao, called Ren Yaoyin to go out and explain what happened to her.
It happened that Ren Yaohua's eldest maid Xiangqin came in at this moment and silently stood beside the master.
Seeing that Mrs. Ren and Mrs. Lin were talking and didn't have time to take care of them, Ren Yaohua and Ren Yaoqi still returned to the east wing.
Seeing that there were no outsiders staring, Xiang Qin quickly and whispered: "Miss, there are a few old ladies from the Dongfu who came to visit here today, and one has been chatting at the concierge. Apart from that, There's nothing else going on."
The East Mansion and the West Mansion were originally a family, and many of the servants on both sides were relatives, so it was normal to have contacts. Although the old lady in Dongfu didn't like to communicate with people on both sides, the second wife, Su Shi, was not very strict with them.
Ren Yaoqi nodded and explained, "Those few people can just stare at them from a distance for a while, and don't let anyone find out."
Ren Yaoqi and Xiangqin both spoke in very low voices, and Ren Yaohua deliberately lowered his voice and said, "What's going to happen in the East Mansion?"
Ren Yaoqi thought for a while: "I hope she can move, otherwise I will have to spend a lot of time to arrange it."
Ren Yaoqi just wanted to pull the Dongfu into the water. According to her understanding of the Su family, the other aunt of the Su family should be suspicious.
The last time Ren Yaoting was used to pull the Su family down, Ren Yaoqi deliberately didn't pick himself up too much. According to Su's shrewdness, he would definitely associate Ren Yaoting's abnormality with the contact between the two of them.
Ren Yaoqi is not afraid that Su thinks too much, but that she does not think too much.
However, she is not sure whether Su Shi will swim in this muddy water, she is not an immortal after all.
"Miss Fifth, what should I do next? Or should I just stare at it?" Xiangqin seemed to understand.
Ren Yaoqi thought for a while, and said, "Just stare at it first. If the people from Dongfu have any contact with Mrs. Lin, you can find a way to let others run into them. Anyone can, but your own people will pick it up first. clean."
Xiangqin nodded hurriedly: "The servant knows, the servant will explain to the two old ladies."
Ren Yaoqi whispered a few more words and sent her down.
Ren Yaohua didn't quite understand Ren Yaoqi's arrangement, but this was not the time to talk, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Afterwards, Mrs. Zhao brought Ren Yaoyin over to ask old Mrs. Ren if she could set the meal. After receiving the order of Mrs. Ren, Mrs. Zhao took Ren Yaoyin to instruct the maids to set the table.
Presumably, Zhao called Ren Yaoyin away before to teach her some housework. Ren Yaoyin and Ren Yaohua are about the same age. When it was time to say kiss, the eldest wife had too many things to take care of on weekdays. Therefore, Zhao's direct sister-in-law had to teach her more. Therefore, Ren Yaoyin and Zhao have a good relationship.
Because Zhao and Ren Yaoyin and Ren Yaoqi, Ren Yaohua are the same generation. The two of them were busy, and sisters Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua were not good-looking, so they also went out to help, although there were not many times when they really needed to do it themselves.
Zhao's temperament is simple and honest, although it is inevitable that there will be close friends, but seeing Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua coming over, he is willing to teach them.
Mrs. Lin was still very cautious in the reception of the Ren family. Eight cold dishes, sixteen hot dishes, and eight porridge snacks were arranged.
Mrs. Lin's face is no longer different, although everyone pays attention to eating and sleeping, the guests and the host enjoy a meal.
After the meal, after sitting for a while and drinking tea, Mrs. Lin said her goodbye. After coming out of Liuliyuan, Mrs. Lin didn't mention her daughter and granddaughter to Mrs. Ren again, and she seemed very relieved to hand over everyone to Ms. Ren.
Old Mrs. Ren kept Mrs. Lin several times before she got up to take her out in person, and told Mammy Gui to have the gifts that the Ren family prepared to give to the Lin family moved to the Lin family's carriage.
The two old ladies walking in front held hands with each other, showing humility and politeness, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
Mrs. Ren kept sending Mrs. Lin to the second gate before turning around and returning to the Ronghua Courtyard.
Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua did not go back with the old lady Ren. The old lady had the habit of taking a nap, and the two sisters went straight back to the Ziwei Courtyard.
The third wife, Mrs. Li, asked the old lady Ren to send him back after a face-to-face meeting, and did not let her accompany the guests. Li was already used to it, and when the two sisters came back, she even asked them if they were full.
Although there are many dishes to entertain guests, it is not uncommon for them to not be full.
Ren Yaoqi was not hungry, she ate when she should eat, and drank when she should drink. I ate a lot, and the etiquette was good, so no one said anything about her.
Not long after, Xiangqin also came back, Ren Yaohua made a color, and the two took the maid together to the Dongji room where they usually talk and drink tea.
Xiangqin was also unequivocal, and directly replied: "When Mrs. Lin was in the mansion, the people from the East mansion didn't come up. But when the Lin family's carriage drove out of the mansion, the man who had been chatting in the concierge was there. The old woman from the mansion also took the opportunity to leave the mansion. The woman we sent out to spy on people was also a clever woman, so she immediately instructed two concierge women to go out to run errands, and the other woman quietly went out through the side door. I took a look and saw that the old lady was allowed to get into Mrs. Lin's carriage at the entrance of the alley."
Hearing this, Ren Yaoqi was relieved, and said to Xiang Qin: "Very good, each person will give a reward of one or two silver."
Xiang Qin rolled her eyes and joked, "That's several taels of silver! From the fifth lady's account, or from our third lady's account?"
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Ren Yaohua, and the old god said in the tunnel, "Naturally, whoever sent it is responsible for giving the money."
Parsley choked.
Ren Yaohua glanced at Ren Yaoqi, snorted lightly, but didn't say anything more.
Parsley stuck out her tongue.
"What's your idea?" Ren Yaohua finally seized the opportunity to ask questions.
Ren Yaoqi stopped joking and said a few words to Ren Yaohua in a low voice.
Ren Yaohua couldn't help frowning slightly after hearing this: "Can the second aunt have a way to bring down Aunt Kang?"
Ren Yaoqi stretched out a finger and shook it: "Second aunt doesn't want to bring down Aunt Kang, she just wants to give Aunt Fang a warning. Whoever wins or loses Aunt Kang or Aunt Wu has nothing to do with her? Look at her. This Auntie Kang is a man with means and scheming, isn't she? But no one in the Ren family takes her to heart."
Ren Yaohua thought for a while: "Is it because of the fifth uncle's attitude towards her?"
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "Then what do you think of the attitude of the father and the auntie?"
Ren Yaohua was startled.
Their father, Master Ren San, didn't pay much attention to Aunt Fang, who spent the night in Aunt Fang's yard on a few days a month. But everyone in the Ren family knew that Aunt Fang was not a simple role, and no one in the Ren family dared to look down on her.
"This is the Ren family, your status in the Ren family depends on the family behind you." Ren Yaoqi's voice was very low, "Aunt Kang's background, no matter how deep and clever she is, she is just a piece that can be discarded at any time. It's just a chess piece."
"No wonder Mrs. Lin felt a lot more at ease after seeing Aunt Kang." Ren Yaohua seemed to understand.
"Mrs. Lin is a smart person, so she didn't take the Kang family's affairs to heart. Instead, she was more worried about whether her daughter and granddaughter would suffer. The only effect of the Kang family's appearance was to attack the fifth wife."
Father, like son. Only Mrs. 5 would be in a mess because of a person like Aunt Kang.
"That's why you didn't let me get involved in Wufang's affairs from the beginning..." Ren Yaohua made inferences and said, "Because you know that Concubine Kang can't cause too much trouble, even if the fifth wife and Ren Yaoyu fell out of favor, the real reason is not Maybe it's Aunt Kang?"
Ren Yaoqi heard the words and did not deny it.
"Second aunt also knows this, so she intervenes just to warn Aunt Fang without any pain or itching, and has no intention of actually becoming an enemy of Aunt Fang?"
Although Ren Yaohua has an impulsive temperament, she is a smart person, so she gradually thought about it.
"If that's the case, then the second aunt's intervention won't help us much. It's even very likely that Aunt Fang has made a friendship with the second aunt because she is worried about her, and the two have come together."
Auntie Fang has always been a smart person, she won't do things that are tough, and she doesn't mind lowering her figure for things that are beneficial to herself.
Ren Yaoqi looked at Ren Yaohua and showed an admiring smile: "It was indeed the case." She didn't expect Ren Yaohua to improve so fast.
Ren Yaohua couldn't help frowning, showing a bit of puzzlement: "Originally?"
Ren Yaoqi nodded: "So what we have to do is to let the second aunt intervene more deeply."
Ren Yaohua was stunned: "Will the second aunt know?"
The Su family is a shrewd person, so naturally he will not deliberately enmity with the Fang family, but...
"Isn't there another Mrs. Lin?" Ren Yaoqi blinked at Ren Yaohua, showing a bit of naughty.
"It's so easy for the second aunt to get out in time? Since she has intervened, don't try to be alone."
This is Ren Yaoqi's calculation.
The dispute between Concubine Kang and Mrs. 5 was just a housework for the fifth room, and had nothing to do with her at all. She just kept waiting for another opportunity, an opportunity to pull Su Clan into the water.
Because of the relationship between the Lin family and the Ren family, it is difficult to say what will happen in the future, so the fifth wife, Lin's, can only passively be beaten to Fang's aunt.
So, Auntie Fang is too busy, and she needs a real opponent.
"But you also said that Mrs. Lin is a smart person. Did she return to this muddy water?" Ren Yaohua said uncertainly.
Ren Yaoqi smiled: "Mrs. Lin is indeed a smart person, but she is also a mother. Aunt Kang is not a problem to her, but she knows what Aunt Kang's existence means to her daughter. If given the opportunity, Mrs. Lin would not mind helping her daughter remove this obtrusive obstacle."
Ren Yaohua couldn't help but be silent when she heard the words.
After a while, she couldn't help but sigh, looking at Ren Yaoqi's complex expression: "Your calculations are really accurate, even people's hearts are taken into account."
Ren Yaohua's tone was rare with some admiration, but Ren Yaoqi didn't feel happy or contented when he heard it.
She knew in her heart that the reason why she could calculate everything so clearly was because she did not consider these people her family. Because of the experience in the previous life, it was difficult for Ren Yaoqi to have a good impression of the Ren family.
From the moment she and Ren Yaohua were pushed out to sacrifice by them, she understood a lot of things.
And after the Ren family was unlucky, the Lin family, Qiu family, Fang family, these in-law families who communicated closely with the Ren family on weekdays, hid as far as possible, not to mention helping, taking advantage of fire and robbery. The business of things is not less likely to happen.
A few days later, Aunt Kang seemed to be much better, and she offered to go back to her small courtyard, and the old lady Ren asked her to move back and assigned a few more maids to serve her.
The fifth master, Ren Shimao, seems to have really thought about it behind closed doors with the fifth wife. Since entering the room, he has never shown his face again. All food, drink and Lazarus are handled in the house, but he sends people to visit his daughter every day, or to take care of his daughter. The son is called to go to the school for homework.
Mrs. Ren was a little dissatisfied with this, and sent people to call Ren Shimao several times. But Ren Shimao seemed to be determined, but he refused to come out, but he didn't act like a spoiled brat to go to Mrs. Ren to intercede for his wife and daughter, but he was very satisfied with the current situation.
The old lady Ren managed him several times, but in the end there was no way, so she had to let him go.
This morning, Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua and Ren Yaoyin were in the Ronghua Courtyard and followed an old lady beside Mrs. Ren to learn needlework. A woman from the concierge came to report that someone from outside the house was looking for Aunt Kang, who was the sister-in-law of Aunt Kang's natal family.
The old lady Ren didn't care when she heard this, thinking that it was Aunt Kang's natal family who came to visit after she knew of her miscarriage.
Since Aunt Kang had a miscarriage, although the old lady Ren also arranged for someone to take care of her on weekdays, but the fifth master did not pay attention to her. relation.
So I heard that someone came to look for Aunt Kang, and she just ordered the woman below to entertain her. After all, she was just a concubine, and the person who came from her mother's family was not a serious relative. Her old man's question was a lot of face.
Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua were sitting opposite each other under the south window, and Ren Yaoyin was whispering to the old lady for acupuncture. After hearing the report, Ren Yaohua's eyelids jumped subconsciously and looked up at Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi was holding up his small embroidery shed and looking at the south window carefully, his slightly frowning brows seemed to be troubled by the color of the small lotus pod next to the water duck above, and he did not pay attention to Ren Yaohua. Sight.
Ren Yaohua just glanced at it, then buried his head and continued his work as if nothing had happened.
Not long after, someone came in to report.
The person who came this time was not the concierge, but the old woman from the Ronghuayuan sent by the old lady.
Seeing that she came back in a hurry, Mrs. Ren frowned, knowing that things might not be easy, "Why did you come back? Didn't I ask you to lead someone to see Aunt Kang?"
The old woman hurriedly said: "The servant originally wanted to lead someone to see Aunt Kang, but I didn't want Aunt Kang's sister-in-law to say... that she wanted to see you..."
The old lady Ren was a little unhappy when she heard the words: "No need, I don't want to see guests now." The old lady Ren didn't plan to meet a relative of a concubine, and had sex.
The old woman's expression was a little uneasy, she looked up at the old lady Ren and hesitated, "Aunt Kang's sister-in-law didn't come alone, she... brought a family named Liu and said that she had something to ask you to see. "
After a while, another woman who was guarding the gate of the courtyard entered the courtyard. Ren Yaoqi was sitting under the south window and heard someone from outside saying, "Hurry in and report to me, there is a commotion outside."
With sharp ears, old lady Ren heard the words outside and shouted, "Who is outside? Come in and answer!"
The person who came was the old woman who was guarding the second gate, and when she heard the old lady Ren speak, she hurried in.
"What's the matter? It's noisy, and there are no rules." The old lady sat on the head, not angry and arrogant.
The old woman wiped the cold sweat from her forehead: "Old lady forgive me, those people outside insisted to come to see you, because without your order, the servants did not dare to bring people over, but they didn't listen to the persuasion and planned to break in. Can't stop it."
"What?" The old lady Ren was taken aback for a moment.
On the contrary, the old woman who came in earlier was also a little surprised: "Isn't it fine before? Why did it suddenly make trouble?"
It turned out that the few people brought by Sister-in-law Kang remained silent when they were outside the mansion, but they didn't speak. After entering the mansion, the woman just said that she would take them to Aunt Kang's place, but Sister-in-law Kang said she wanted to see the old lady.
Seeing that something was wrong, the old woman rushed to the Ronghua Institute to report it. She didn't want her to leave and there would be a commotion outside.
The old lady Ren said with a cold face: "How many people?"
The old woman of the second door replied: "Including the sister-in-law of the Kang family, there are three women and four men. Those men are not convenient to enter the inner courtyard, they have already arranged to serve tea in the outer courtyard, and only three women entered the second door. The eldest lady just came over after hearing about it."
I heard that the eldest wife has already dealt with it, and the old lady Ren looks better.
"What's the origin of the Liu family who came with Sister Kang?" Mrs. Ren was not a vegetarian either, so she soon discovered something was wrong.
The old woman who was sent to receive her said: "Sister-in-law Kang only said that she was a relative from Aunt Kang's mother's side."
The old lady Ren thought for a while, and then ordered, "Go and invite that sister-in-law Kang over to talk, and the rest of the Liu family will go to the outer courtyard to drink tea first."
The old lady answered, and was about to go out, when the old lady stopped her: "Find a small courtyard in the outer courtyard, and find someone outside to watch over it, so don't let them wander around."
The old ladies all retired, and the old lady Ren lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then she saw Ren Yaoqi, the three sisters Ren Yaohua and Ren Yaoyin were still sitting on the side, the old lady Ren hesitated for a while and said to them: "Grandma wants to see you. Guest, go to the inner room for the time being, and the rest of the people will leave first."
Mrs. Ren didn't let her granddaughters go out, but sent away all the people who were serving her, leaving only Madam Gui and a few maids.
Ren Yaoqi retreated to the inner room with his two sisters.
During this period of time, Mrs. Ren's education for several granddaughters was obviously different from before. The granddaughters came to greet her in the morning, and she would leave meals, and then let them stay in Ronghua Court all morning. Usually, they find a woman who is an excellent embroiderer to teach them how to cut clothes and embroider. On weekdays, they discuss matters with the eldest wife, and they are also kept by the side to listen when handling housework. Most things will not avoid them. Sometimes they will ask their opinions, although they may not be accepted, but it can be regarded as allowing them to participate.
Today, the arrival of the Kang family is obviously a bit strange, and the old lady Ren just let the three sisters into the inner room, and did not send them away.
Not long after Ren Yaoqi and the others sat down in the Dongci room, they heard someone report from outside that Mrs. Kang Jia was coming.
After a shrill voice, a young woman's voice sounded next door: "Little Lady Kang's greetings to the old lady, old lady Wan'an."