The fifth wife, Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Fang, had known each other since childhood. In name, they could be considered cousins.
It's just that Lin's family, as the principal, prides himself on his identity, and has always disdain to interact with Fang Auntie and the like, and when he sees it on weekdays, he doesn't see it.
Ren Yaoqi dawdled at Lin's place for a while, and what he said was nothing more than implying that Ren Yaohua was the mastermind behind framing Ren Yaoyu.
After Ren Yaoqi left, the Lin family invited his confidant, Grandma Sun, to investigate the matter in the outer court.
Mammy Sun was also a well-respected mama in the Ren family, and she quickly investigated this relationship.
"Madam, the third young lady is too vicious, and she even resorted to such means!" Sun Momo said angrily.
Lin shi tapped on the small table and pondered for a long time: "I see that this matter is not as simple as it seems."
"What does your wife mean?"
Lin shi said slowly: "My grandmother once said that what you are rushing is not a business, and most of the news that people want to let you know is not the truth. Today, Mammy Zhu didn't encourage the fifth girl to come here, I really do. It’s not necessarily true that people will believe it.”
Mammy Sun was startled: "What does your wife mean, someone deliberately provokes your relationship with there?"
Lin's skin smiled but didn't smile: "Is it deliberately provoking or wanting to take this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, we might as well wait and see. With that woman's scheming, there will definitely be a back attack when she makes a move."
Grandma Sun pondered for a while, and suddenly realized: "Mrs. is talking about Fang..."
Lin Shi casually fiddled with the ashes in the bronze three-legged incense burner with Sanskrit inscriptions with a copper drill: "When I was a girl, I hated her attitude the most. She is bigger than anyone else. But she also likes to play ass. Look at my cousin, who is also a great aunt, right? Which one of the concubines and concubines in the house was not cleaned up by her and bowed her head in front of her and didn't even fart. Dare to let one go? It’s just that the two of them got the better of them, but now her brother has become the county magistrate of the seventh grade.”
Grandma Sun said with a smile: "My servant thinks this auntie is a kind person. It is said that the young master from the Fang family is also able to get this difference thanks to her management. Change to be the mistress of another family. , the suppression of the same law is not bad."
Lin Shi gave Grandma Sun a smile: "Can you really be a vegetarian when you think of my cousin? Although she only gave birth to one stupid son, she has five or six sons. Why did you think she was the only one? Auntie's brother is easy to cultivate?"
"Why is this?"
Lin Shi curled her lips and said with great disdain, "Isn't it because Fang Yaru ran to show her sincerity in front of her mother-in-law and rushed to Ren's house to be a concubine? You know that being a concubine is like handing over your life and wealth to others. The mother of the old lady and Fang Yaru is her sister. She did this to tell her mother that she would never run out of her palm in her whole life. Her remark was really in her mother's arms, and her brother was also among the many sons of the Fang family. stand out.”
"Speaking of which, this Concubine Fang is very kind to her brother, and she is willing to sacrifice for her brother's future."
Hearing the words, Lin Shi shook the copper drill in his hand: "You, you don't know her. My cousin and aunt have six concubine daughters, but all of them are lowly married, only one is the high point of marriage. My son, that man is still a tuberculosis! She is alone, because she came to Ren's house to be a concubine, and her aunt gave her ten times more dowry than other prostitutes because of her love. And our old lady also sees Treat her differently in the face of her cousin. Her brother, because of her love, is now her biggest backing in the Ren family. Look at her calculations, can you count her so fine?"
Grandma Sun sighed and shook her head: "The slave can't, the slave is a slave."
Lin sneered: "She is a disobedience. Not only does she disobey her fate, she also likes to earn and rob, but she has to clean herself up. To put it in rough terms, she wants to be both a bitch and an archway!"
"Then let's watch this matter first?" Mammy Sun hesitated.
Lin shi frowned, and her eyes did not hide her worry: "I've taken care of Yu'er's side, but I just don't know when the old lady will calm down."
Having said this, Lin's expression turned ruthless, "My mother repeatedly told me not to confront her easily, saying that she was too thoughtful and was afraid that I would suffer. But if she really dared to hit my daughter, I would definitely Make her look good! Continue to watch carefully at the outer courtyard, and if there is anything wrong, come and let me know immediately."
"Yes, ma'am."
In the afternoon, Xi'er came over to tell Ren Yaoqi that the arrangements had been made according to her instructions.
Ren Yaoqi had sent Xi'er back to serve the Li family early this morning, and she came here to speak for Ren Yaohua.
While speaking, Xi'er did not forget to look at Ren Yaoqi curiously, but her expression was genuine joy.
No one around Li was unhappy about the current harmony between the two sisters.
In the evening, when everyone went to the Ronghua Courtyard, the old lady Ren told the public to let Ren Yaohua move to the Ronghua Courtyard.
The fifth wife, Lin Shi, who pleaded for her daughter and was ignored by the old lady, glanced at Ren Yaohua, and her doubts about herself were swaying again.
She had asked Ren Yaoyu, the puppet and even the birthday characters were all from her, and only one word was changed by someone, so she could not explain her daughter.
Originally, she suspected that Concubine Fang wanted to use her hand to get rid of Ren Yaohua, but if this matter is really caused by Ren Yaohua, it is not impossible for Ren Yaoyu to make land for herself.
Everyone knows that the reason why Ren Yaohua walks sideways in Ren's house is because of the love of Mrs. Ren. This time she has been gone for a year, just when she needs to make up for the love between her grandparents and grandchildren.
There, Ren Yaohua happily answered.
Lin Shi was unhappy, and was thinking about whether to pull Ren Yaohua into the water first, but Ren Yaoqi, who was beside her, quietly took a half-step towards her, and winked at her anxiously to make her stand out.
Lin Shi thought about it for a second. He really didn't want to be a gunman for someone like Aunt Fang, so he simply turned his head and pretended not to see it.
Early the next morning, Ren Yaohua's maids and wives began to pick up clothes and utensils in Ronghua Courtyard with great fanfare. That attitude seemed to be afraid that the people in the manor would not know that the third Miss Ren family had won the favor of the old lady.
In the morning, the concierge of the outer courtyard came to report that Aunt Xiao was here.
"Auntie" is a kind of honorific title, it mostly refers to the kind of women who have a high reputation in a specific circle and have one or that kind of ability. Such women are often either past the marriageable age and unmarried or widowed. They often haunt the inner courtyards of wealthy families and are treated as guests.
No family dares to offend such a person easily. Not only because of their high skills and wide popularity, but also because as long as she says something bad about you, the streets and alleys will know about it the next day.
Just like adopting a nanny and a matchmaker who often divides their own territory, the "aunts" also have their own "territory". Aunt Xiao is known to everyone in Baihe Town. Of course, this kind of famous aunt has always only been with the rich and wealthy, and they don't come to ordinary people.
"How come Auntie is free today?" After taking a seat, the old lady Ren greeted with a smile on her face, with a very polite and warm attitude.
Aunt Xiao is also a frequent visitor to the Ren family. She is only in her thirties, with a beautiful face, simple and neat clothes, and no accessories on her body. At first glance, she is a very upright and decent person.
"Today I'm here to send next year's imperial calendar to the government." Aunt Xiao had a decent smile on her face and spoke at a moderate pace. It doesn't make people feel that her attitude is lofty, nor does it make people feel servile. It is very easy to win the favor of high-ranking people.
The old lady Ren smiled and patted her forehead lightly: "Look at my memory! Forget about it."
"It's not that the old lady has a bad memory, it's actually that this year's imperial calendar was printed half a month earlier than in previous years." Aunt Xiao motioned for the woman who followed her to present a delicate red lacquered wooden box.
The old lady Ren asked Gui Momo to come and take it: "I just remembered when you said that. In previous years, you only delivered it in early October. Why is it so early this year?"
Aunt Xiao said: "In previous years, the imperial calendar was issued by the Qin Tianjian and then printed by our Yanbei bookstores, but this year is a bit special and passed the eyes of Yanbei's palace."
The old lady Ren was stunned when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "I only heard that the imperial court issued the imperial calendar, but I didn't..." Having said that, the old lady Ren realized that this was unreasonable, so she smiled and picked up her teacup and let the tea .
Aunt Xiao pretended that she hadn't heard Mrs. Ren's gaffe, and only said: "Last year, Yanbei's imperial calendar made a few mistakes, and as a result, several bookstores were implicated and copied."
This matter is known to everyone in Yanbei.
"After what happened last year, who else would dare to touch this this year?" Old Madam Ren wondered.
The imperial calendar has always been printed by the bookstores of various prefectures and counties after it was issued by the Qin Tianjian of the imperial court, and generally there is no mistake. Last year, for some unknown reason, Yanbei's almanac made many mistakes compared to the one issued by Qin Tianjian, and he was finally sued to the imperial court, and many people lost their lives because of it. Others impeached the Yanbei Palace for condoning this move because they wanted to change the dynasty.
"I heard that the scribes in the Yanbei Palace have checked it no less than ten times this year, so there is absolutely no mistake." Aunt Xiao said with a smile, "And this time, the almanacs of several states in Yanbei were all printed by the Han family. "
"The Han family?" Mrs. Ren thought for a while, "But the Han family that moved from Jizhou to our Baihe Town last year?"