Exclusion of a clan is a major event, and only the unfaithful and unfilial people who have committed wrongdoings that bring shame to the clan and make the clan despise will be expelled from the clan. This is a major stain on a person's reputation.
Ren Shimin has never been a reliable leader, but the scholar's concept of "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and trustworthiness" has been deeply engraved in his bones, so although he despised his father-in-law's family at the beginning, he did not stop the Li family from helping them. He did not blame the Li family when he was surrounded by the government because of the dedication of the palace.
He is a simple and pure person, so he can't figure out why his family should expel him from the family for no reason.
"This is... why?" Mr. Ren San was a little angry and a little dazed when he asked this sentence.
Ren Yaoqi asked the concierge woman, "Is the master of the Ren family here?" There must be a Ren family member to be convincing.
"It's the old master of the third room and several masters, and the eldest master also came, but the eldest master stood by the side and didn't speak."
The old man of the third room is the concubine brother of Ren Yonghe and Ren Yongxiang. However, because the third room has always been attached to the branch, the people of the third room have always bowed their heads to Ren Yonghe, the head of the family. So this time they were pushed out by the Ren family again and came forward to remove Ren Shimin from the clan.
The eldest man is Ren Shizhong, the elder brother of Ren Shimin.
Hearing that Ren Shizhong was also here, Ren Shimin said, "I'm going to ask eldest brother what's going on."
Ren Shimin said that he was about to go out, but was stopped by Ren Yaoqi: "Wait, father, I have something to tell you."
Although Ren Shimin was upset and anxious, he still stopped: "Go back to your mother first, and I'll go see your uncle and ask them what's going on."
Ren Yaoqi signaled the concierge to step back first, but stopped her when Mammy Zhou said she wanted to go out and have a look. Mammy Zhou stood behind Ren Yaoqi.
Only then did Ren Yaoqi say to Ren Shimin, "Father. I know what's going on."
Ren Shimin frowned and looked at Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi sighed: "My grandfather's family is missing, and we are surrounded by officers and soldiers. Grandfather and grandmother are afraid of being implicated by us."
Ren Shimin couldn't help but be stunned: "Didn't you say before that there would be no major incident?"
Ren Yaoqi shook his head: "It's not a big deal, but grandfather and grandmother have always been cautious... Dad, do you still remember what happened to the fifth aunt and the eighth sister?"
Ren Shimin immediately thought of the matter that the Ren family did not allow the mother and daughter of the Lin family to come back. Because of this, the fifth master Ren left the Ren family. He originally thought that his fifth brother was a little extreme, but now when it was his turn, he also felt that uncontrollable anger.
"Just for this pointless matter, they are going to expel me from my clan?" Ren Shimin couldn't believe it.
Ren Yaoqi nodded: "Abandoning the soldiers to protect the car..."
Ren Shimin's face was red and white, he had never been so angry in his life.
Ren Yaoqi comforted: "Don't worry too much, Dad. I guess grandfather and grandmother will definitely accept us back when the guards outside have withdrawn and the rumors have subsided."
Ren Shimin pursed his lips and was silent for a moment. Then he said coldly: "I'll go to the big brother and ask clearly, if the Ren family really wants to excommunicate me because of this matter, in the future... I won't go back in the future."
Mr. Ren San has never been a good-tempered person. He has the common problem of being a literati and famous person. He is proud and stubborn, and his face is bigger than the sky. Otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up like that in his last life.
Ren Yaoqi didn't stop Ren Shimin this time. When he was about to leave the courtyard, he instructed Mammy Zhou, "Mama Zhou, you go out and have a look."
Mother Zhou wanted to leave in response, but Ren Yaoqi glanced at her: "You know what to say and what not to say?"
Mother Zhou was stunned. He asked tentatively, "What does the fifth miss mean...?"
Ren Yaoqi said in a low voice, "You don't want to repeat what happened when the third sister got married, do you?"
Mother Zhou was startled and thought about it a little. Then he immediately understood what Ren Yaoqi meant. Does Miss Fifth want to take this opportunity to completely leave the Ren family
"My grandfather's family has gone to Hezhong now. No one knows what will happen next. You must know what my grandfather and grandmother did. If they are used by someone with a heart, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Mammy Zhou froze in her heart when she heard the words, and immediately said: "Yes, miss, this servant knows what to do." After saying this, Mama Zhou hurried out, trying to catch up with Ren Shimin.
Mother Zhou was a person from Xian Wangfu, and she was much more loyal to Xian Wangfu than to the Ren family. So she understands that her task today is to make the Ren family feel that their situation in this room is very dangerous, and let the Ren family take the matter of their extermination. The way is different, and the in-laws of the Ren family will only bring endless trouble to King Xian.
Ren Yaoqi knew that with Mother Zhou, this matter would definitely be possible. She didn't go out to see, but turned around and went to the main room to accompany Li.
Mrs. Li was waiting for Mrs. Zhou to go back to report. Ren Yaoqi explained what was going on outside. Mrs. Li was stunned for a while when she heard the words, but finally sighed and said, "I have implicated your father again."
Ren Yaoqi did not speak.
Li Shi continued with a wry smile: "Everyone doesn't understand why I insist on marrying him. Because they don't know me, but they know that your father is a good person. When I first met your father, it was probably you. So big, that year on the New Year's Day, your uncle sneaked me out to watch the lanterns, because there were too many people on the street, I was squeezed and bumped into your father, causing him to almost fall, you guessed he was right What was the first thing I said?"
Speaking of which, Mrs. Li seemed to think of something funny. The smile on her face made her look like she was ten years younger, returning to the Shangyuan Festival more than ten years ago.
"What did my father say?" Ren Yaoqi was a little curious. It was the first time she heard her mother talk about her and her father's youth.
Li said with a smile: "He said girl, you crashed my painting."
Li recalled the way the young man frowned and stared at her unhappily, still protecting his picture scroll firmly in his arms.
"I was very scared when I got separated from your uncle, and because I just came to Yanbei, I couldn't even recognize the way back. Seeing that he gave birth to a scholar who didn't look like a bad person, I asked him to help me find you. Uncle." When Li was young, she could not avoid the mistake of judging people by appearance. There were so many passers-by around her, but she chose to go to Ren Shimin, who was not pleasing to her, perhaps because Ren Shimin was handsome when he was young.
"Then did he find someone for you?" Ren Yaoqi tilted his head and asked.
Li nodded and smiled: "Well, I found it."
Although Ren Shimin looked very bad at the time, he still sent his servant to help her find Li Tianyou. Li Shi, who just came to Yanbei more than ten years ago, seems to have some coddling of the county master on her body. When she saw Ren Shimin willing to help her, she begged him to wait with her, and said that she had just been attacked by a few malicious people. The people stared at him for fear of being in danger.
Ren Shimin was very impatient at the time, and kept three steps away from her and refused to approach her, but he didn't leave her alone until his servant brought Li Tianyou over.
The young and ignorant Li Shi thought at that time, this young man is really a good person.
The mother and daughter are recalling the past here, and Ren Shimin and Zhou Ma are back.
Ren Shimin opened the curtain first and walked in. His face was very ugly, his face was expressionless, and even his eyes were cold. Everyone in the Ren family knows that the third master Ren is terrible when he is angry, but this is the second time Ren Yaoqi is so angry. The last time he saw her father like this was when he wanted to give her to a eunuch as a concubine in the Ren family. when.
Seeing his appearance, Mrs. Li didn't dare to speak, but silently picked up the tea bowl she had just used on the short table and handed it to Ren Shimin. Glancing at the broken tea bowl, his posture was very soft.
Ren Yaoqi stood aside and didn't speak, she probably guessed what was going on outside.
Mammy Zhou also came in quickly. She glanced at Ren Yaoqi, nodded lightly, then lowered her head and stood aside, not in a hurry for someone to clean up the broken tea bowls on the ground.
After Ren Shimin smashed a tea bowl and sat down again, Mrs. Li ordered the maid to come over with a new bowl of tea. This time, when she took the tea bowl, she tried the temperature with her hands as before, and then handed it to Ren Shimin again.
After Ren Shimin took the tea, he didn't smash it again. He lifted the lid of the bowl and took a sip, and then said in a low voice: "In the future, we will be independent in this room and have nothing to do with the Ren family. Go ahead and call me Master in the future. Stop shouting 'Third Master'."
Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhou paused, and both responded with a "yes".
But Ren Shimin didn't say anything, just finished drinking a cup of tea silently, then put down the tea bowl, got up without a word, left the main room, and went to the study.
Mammy Zhou then ordered Xi'er to lead someone to clean up the ground, and then reported to Ren Yaoqi and Mrs. Li what had just happened outside.
The people of the Ren family just publicly accused the third master of Ren outside: arrogance, extravagance, disrespect to the elders... One by one, the third master Ren was demoted as if he were heinous.
Mr. Ren San stood at the door with a blank expression and listened, until they finished scolding, his eyes stopped on Ren Shizhong who was standing by the side without saying a word. Ren Shizhong, the eldest master of the Ren family, did not dare to look at Ren Shimin.
In the end, Ren Shimin asked his brother, "Do the Ren family really want to be so heartless?"
Ren Shizhong opened his mouth, and finally turned his eyes away in embarrassment: "I'll go back and persuade my father and mother."
Ren Shimin asked stubbornly, "Is the Ren family really going to expel me for these trumped-up charges?"
Ren Shizhong stopped talking.
Ren Shimin stared at him for a while, then nodded: "That's it, from now on I'm no longer a member of the Ren family." After speaking, he turned around and left.