Early the next morning, before dawn, the servants of the Ren family began to work quietly. The masters would have to get up later, and the maids and wives had to move the things they needed to travel to the carriage.
Ren Yaoqi woke up earlier, washed and changed clothes early, sat in his room for a while and waited until there was movement in the main room before going to greet his parents.
Today, the old lady Ren saved everyone's greetings, so Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua had breakfast with Mrs. Li.
When someone came over to invite Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua to go out, Li also took the sisters and explained a few words, and asked Mammy Zhou to give each of them a heavy purse.
"If it's convenient, remember to go to your grandfather's house to see your grandfather and grandmother." Li finally explained.
Ren Yaohua didn't say a word, but Ren Yaoqi replied with a smile: "I see, I heard that my grandmother will also go to the dragon boat race. Who will meet me at that time. Does my mother want me to tell my grandmother? Or something else? To my grandmother?"
Li thought for a while, then shook his head: "Talk to your grandmother, she always asks about you in her letters."
Ren Yaoqi answered again, and then went out with Ren Yaohua. When he walked to the gate of the courtyard and turned around, he could see Mrs. Li standing under the porch watching them.
There were more than 20 carriages traveling today, and there was a long queue in front of the second gate.
Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua were arranged in the same car. If they used to be, they would definitely be unwilling. Now the relationship between the two sisters is much better, and they are biological sisters, so they are often arranged in the same car when they travel. Together.
The two were led out of the second gate by the steward, and their carriages were arranged in the middle like the carriages of the other ladies of the Ren family.
The two came out earlier, except for the fifth master and the fifth wife, who brought Ren Yaoyu and the family to huddle in a carriage and chat happily, no one else came yet, only twos and threes of wives were waiting beside the carriage. Waiting to wait for the masters to get on the carriage.
Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua were about to get on the carriage to wait, when a little girl suddenly jumped out from there.
"Miss Fifth..."
Ren Yaoqi turned his head in surprise and found that it was Mrs. Luo's granddaughter.
Ren Yaohua also looked over, and immediately frowned: "Where are you a little girl? Which maid do you work with?"
The little girl changed into the summer shirt of the third-class little girl in the mansion today, Ren Yaohua saw her eyes again, and thought it was a new little girl who came to the mansion and didn't understand the rules of the mansion.
The little girl glanced at Ren Yaohua and then at Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi said to Ren Yaohua, "She came up from Zhuangzi yesterday. You get on the carriage first, and I will come later."
Ren Yaohua glanced suspiciously at the little girl before turning around and leaving.
Ren Yaoqi then said gently to the girl: "Why are you here? Didn't I ask Mammy Zhou to arrange for you and your grandmother to live in the outer courtyard?"
When the little girl saw the fierce Ren Yaohua leaving, she became more courageous, and said crisply: "Grandmother said that there is still unfinished farm work in Zhuangzi, and she wants to ask the fifth lady when we can leave. But the people in the inner courtyard Don't let us in, and don't report to us. I just watched you come out from a distance and ran over."
It was only then that Ren Yaoqi realized that although the little girl's complexion was not very good, her voice was very pleasant, so she couldn't help but ask with a smile, "What's your name?"
The little girl blinked her bright eyes and smiled at Ren Yaoqi: "Shui Ai, my name is Shui Ai. It is a kind of wild vegetable. My grandmother said that the wild vegetable is the best. If you are hungry, you will be able to eat and be born again in the spring breeze."
At this point, the two maids behind Ren Yaoqi burst into laughter.
Ren Yaoqi also laughed, but when he looked up, he saw Mrs. Luo chasing after him from a distance. Seeing the formation here, he wanted to come but didn't dare to come. He looked at Shui Ai a little worriedly from a distance.
Ren Yaoqi pointed behind Shui Ai: "Your grandmother is looking for you, go and support you. Walk slowly over, and the manor won't let you run away, otherwise the well-behaved mama will catch you and beat the palm of the hand when she sees it. "
Shui Ai winked mischievously at Ren Yaoqi: "They can't catch me." Even though she said so, she still lowered her head and learned the way the servants in the house walk, and turned away. That step was so good that Ren Yaoqi couldn't make a mistake.
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help laughing. After thinking about it, he still explained a few words to his maid, and then walked towards Mrs. Luo with Apple and Mulberry.
Seeing Ren Yaoqi coming, Mrs. Luo hurriedly took Shui Ai to salute, and said uncomfortably, "Miss forgiveness, Miss forgiveness. Shui Ai doesn't understand the rules and bumped into you."
Seeing her trembling appearance, Ren Yaoqi hurriedly asked Apple to help him up, and smiled: "Children always escape a little bit, it's all right. I'm going to Yunyang City for a few days, you guys will live in the mansion first, If there is any matter, let someone go to Mother Zhou, and I will explain it later. I will also have someone say hello to Zhuangzi."
"Do you have snacks every day?" Perhaps seeing Ren Yaoqi's gentle temperament, Shui Ai was not afraid of her, so she couldn't help but interjected and asked in a low voice.
Before Ren Yaoqi could speak, Mrs. Luo immediately sternly said, "I taught you the rules before! Who would allow you to be so insignificant!"
Shui Ai seemed startled by her grandmother's appearance, and lowered her head and dared not speak.
Ren Yaoqi was about to say a few words, but a person walked in the corridor leading to the gate.
The man was dressed in azure silk and straight robes, but wearing ordinary clothes on him was another kind of elegance and solemnity different from others.
Ren Yaoqi was about to explain that Mrs. Luo and grandsons and grandsons returned to the accommodation arranged for them first, but when she turned around, she saw Mrs. Luo staring blankly at the person who came, with a surprised look on her face.
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help frowning and looked at the person coming.
The visitor also felt the line of sight from here. He walked out from the corridor after only a meal, and walked three or four steps in front of Ren Yaoqi, and then quietly bowed and saluted: "Miss Ren."
Ren Yaoqi bowed his knees and bowed back: "Master Han."
The person who came was Han Yunqian.
Han Yunqian straightened up, his eyes swept across the faces of Mrs. Luo's grandson and grandson, and then turned away again, seemingly not looking at each other. At this time, Mrs. Luo had already put away the surprised look on her face, and stood aside with her head bowed.
"Master Han won't go to Yunyang City today?" Ren Yaoqi asked with a nonchalant smile.
"My grandfather asked Yun Qian to come over and ask when the Ren family will leave and how many carriages and horses there are. I don't want to be blocked at the city gate."
In Baihe Town, in addition to the Han family and the Ren family, there are several other families traveling. Each family has a lot of horses and carriages. on the road. So it's good to negotiate from the beginning.
Ren Yaoqi nodded and said hurriedly: "My aunt is in the council room over there. The trip is just arranged by my aunt. You can go quickly, so as not to delay the trip."
Han Yunqian nodded slightly, glanced at Ren Yaoqi again, and turned away after a nod.
"That young master... His surname is Han?" Mrs. Luo, who had been standing beside her with her hands down and unborn, suddenly asked.
Ren Yaoqi looked at her and said calmly, "Well, the Han family moved from Jizhou the year before last. Do you recognize Mr. Han?"
Madam Luo was stunned for a moment, then shook her head hurriedly: "I don't know, I don't know. I just looked at it... It looked familiar."
Ren Yaoqi smiled slightly: "Oh? Where did you see it?"
"The slave has not been on the Zhuangzi. This Young Master Han is so young, it is impossible for the slave to see it. Maybe I am too old to see it." Mrs. Luo shook her head again.
"That may be the elder he looks like to him, and the elder you've seen him may also be." Ren Yaoqi reminded.
Mrs. Luo thought for a while and sighed: "This servant is old and can't remember."
"Don't worry, I will think about it slowly these days, and I will always remember it." Ren Yaoqi looked back and saw that Ren Yaoyin and Ren Yaoyu had also come out, which was meaningful.
"It's getting late, I'll go first. Mammy can stay in the mansion with peace of mind. If you need anything else, go to Mammy Zhou." Ren Yaoqi nodded, and turned away without waiting for Mrs. Luo to say anything. .
Ren Yaoqi can now be sure that this woman Luo knows something about the Han family, but she doesn't want to say it for some reason.
Now that he has found the right person, Ren Yaoqi is not in a hurry. She can always think of a way to get Mrs. Luo to speak.
Madam Luo watched Ren Yaoqi's figure gradually walk away, shook her head, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, making her wrinkled face look even more vicissitudes.
"Grandmother?" Shui Ai timidly pulled Madam Luo's sleeve and called out in a low voice.
Mrs. Luo came back to her senses, rubbed her granddaughter's head with her rough palm, and said lovingly, "Didn't I tell you many times? Be obedient when you enter the house, don't talk nonsense, don't do wrong."
Shui Ai saw that her grandmother had regained her former kindness, and asked inexplicably, "Grandmother, I look at this fifth young lady very well. Why would you rather let the dog bite yourself than come into the house?"
Madam Luo was so frightened that she covered her granddaughter's mouth, looked left and right, and was relieved to see that only the grandfather and grandson were there, and said in a low voice, "I told you to be careful when you speak, why don't you listen? Do we have to wait for our grandparents to lose their lives before we regret it!"
Shui Ai was a little aggrieved by being scolded, but she still bowed her head and admitted her mistake: "Grandmother, I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again, don't get angry and ruin your body."
But Mrs. Luo looked at the scene around her, her eyes grew old and sad, and she muttered, "What should come will always come."