Three years ago, Mr. Pei was relegated to Wuzhou by the imperial court, and she accompanied him.
Mr. Pei has the habit of reading the Di newspapers every day, although most of them are from a few days ago when they are in his hands.
The first time she saw the name Zhu Ruomei was on several Di newspapers that had been delayed for a few days.
In that year, the Empress Dowager Qianqiu, the second son of the Yanbei Wangfu, Xiao Jingxi, represented the Yanbei Wangfu in Beijing to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday.
It is said that the second son of the King of Yanbei is not only picturesque, but also intelligent.
Mr. Pei used eight words to evaluate the second son of the Xiao family who had met once: Zhong Lingyuxiu, amazing talent.
Hearing such a high evaluation of others from Mr. Pei's self-esteem, Ren Yaoqi was amazed. After all, she has lived in Yanbei for 16 years and doesn't know much about the second son of Xiao. His elder brother, the Prince of Yanbei, who was in Beijing as a hostage, had heard her father mention it a few times, because the prince was good at painting.
It's a pity that Second Young Master Xiao is seriously ill. It is said that he will cough up blood even if he walks a few steps. His health is worse than that of her third brother Ren Yijun, who has been weak since childhood.
Second Young Master Xiao's southbound trip made everyone worried, for fear that he would go to see the King of Hell after a bumpy carriage on the road. Fortunately, Second Young Master Xiao finally arrived in Beijing safely.
When the Queen Mother saw Xiao Jingxi, she liked it very much. The niece of the Empress Dowager Yan, the eldest Miss Yan family fell in love with him at first sight, and swore that she would not marry her. In the end, the Queen Mother decreed that Miss Yan should be married to Er Gongzi Xiao, who had never been married because of her poor health.
It was originally a beautiful thing, but God doesn't like to be beautiful.
Xiao Jingkang, the prince of Yanbei, died suddenly at this time. At the same time, Xingzhou, Xiangzhou and Xuzhou broke out in a large-scale rebellion, which shocked the government and the opposition.
The name "Zhu Ruomei" appeared frequently in the newspapers of various prefectures and counties at this time. He was the leader of this rebellion.
When the imperial court reluctantly suppressed the rebellion and was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the second son of the Xiao family, who was supposed to stay in Beijing in place of the deceased prince, and who married Miss Yan, suddenly disappeared in the capital.
There are rumors that the second son of Xiao was afraid of ending up like the son of Xiao, and he had already returned to Yanbei in secret while the chaos was happening.
Some people also said that the gangster "Zhu Ruomei" was actually a miner from a coal kiln in Yanbei. He became a fierce general under the account of the Yanbei Wangfu because he was appreciated by the second son of Xiao, who knew the pearl. The Yanbei Palace has long been willing to rebel, and the Xiao family can be punished.
Anyway, after Xiao Jingxi got out, Zhu Ruomei also disappeared.
Afterwards, the eldest Miss Yan family took her dowry to leave Beijing with great fanfare to come to Yanbei to find her husband. As for the result, there are too many rumors, and it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false.
Ren Yaoqi didn't have much interest in inquiring about this kind of thing, because what she saw in her eyes was not a poignant and touching love story, but a clear political conspiracy.
There is an unresolved account between Yanbei Wangfu and the court, and Ren Yaoqi didn't make it clear before he woke up and returned to Ren's house.
But she remembered the name Zhu Ruomei.
Whether this Zhu Ruomei is the same Zhu Ruomei Ren Yaoqi has no way to verify, but she had discussed with Mr. Pei about those rumors back then. There are indeed many rumors, but not all of them are rumors.
When we returned to the warm shed, the competition outside was a lively time, and even the gentle and graceful ladies on weekdays couldn't help but clench their fists and exclaim, cheering loudly.
Ren Yaoqi sent Sydney to take money to the maid who was holding a basket and shuttled back and forth to ask for a lucky head, and then let the several maids around her play separately, only beckoning and leaving a confidant maid of her mother Li.
"Fifth Miss, what are your orders?" The mother asked respectfully.
In the warm shed, only Ren Yaoqi was still sitting in the corner. Everyone was paying attention to the competition outside, but they didn't notice her. Ren Yaoqi took out a silver note with a face value of 100 taels that Ren Shimin had given her earlier from the purse around his waist and handed it to the mama.
"Before I went out, my father told me to give him a reward. You gave this to the miner named 'Zhu Ruomei' that you met before, and said he was good at skills. This is what the third master rewarded him."
Mammy lowered her head and glanced at the bank note, her face shocked: "Fifth Miss, this... will it be too much?"
Ren Yaoqi looked helpless: "I also feel a little bit more, but this is what Daddy said, he wanted me to find someone with real skills to reward me. I can't secretly hide the reward he gave him, right?"
Mammy was speechless when she heard this. The three masters have never played cards according to the rules of the cards, and they have no courage to go against them.
"By the way, you send it quietly, and ask Zhu Ruomei to keep quiet, otherwise he will have to hand over most of the money."
The previous conversation between Zhu Ruomei and Yuan Dayong was also heard, and she immediately said, "Don't worry, Fifth Young Lady, this slave will save it."
Ren Yaoqi nodded, and the mama bowed and stepped back.
Before the ice hockey game outside ended, Mammy came back.
"Miss, he is very grateful for the money he received from you. He said that he wants to set up a tablet of longevity for you and the third master." Everyone likes doing good deeds, and she is very happy when she answers.
Ren Yaoqi was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "What tablet do I want him to set up? Nonsense!"
The grandmother covered her mouth and smiled: "There is such a custom in the countryside that a longevity tablet should be erected for the benefactor who saves his life. However, the slave also thinks it is inappropriate. After all, you are still a girl's family, and we don't like this, so we rejected it for you. He had to kneel down and kowtowed a few times for you and the master. This person is also very real, and the kowtow is really 'sounding'. It's just... It's just that the man named Yuan Dayong seems to have heard the conversation between the slave and Zhu Ruomei." Mammy looked at Ren Yaoqi with some unease.
Ren Yaoqi thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. Do you know who this Yuan Dayong is? It sounds like his father is the steward of our house?"
The maid hurriedly said: "The slave has just gone to inquire. Yuan Dayong is the son of a steward of the outer courtyard of our mansion, and steward Yuan is mainly in charge of some personal exchanges in the outer courtyard. Because steward Yuan is literate, Yuan Dayong also followed him. Dad learned to read and write, and now he works as a cashier in a coal warehouse in Yunyang City."
Sure enough, it was the nanny that Li's side had to use, and she found out the situation without having to explain it. Ren Yaoqi said with a smile: "Fortunately, my mother is suffering."
Mammy is too busy to dare.
At this time, the cheers outside were loud, and Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but look up at the door.
Ren Yaoyu was a little ecstatic with joy, clapped her palms and said, "We won, we won, we won!"
Ren Yaoying smiled and said, "Eighth sister, who are you talking about? We didn't see you in the game."
Ren Yaoyu looked at the contemptuous, laugh-inducing eyes cast around her, her face flushed, and she gritted her teeth in a low voice: "Ren Yaoying, aren't you also in the youth team! Humph! It's just a bastard, just wishful thinking. !"
Ren Yaoying looked at Ren Yaoyu in shock when she heard the words, tears welling in her eyes, and then she turned to look at Ren Yaohua: "Third sister! Eighth sister, what did she say? She scolded me, scolded me as... "
Ren Yaohua lowered his face and interrupted in disgust: "Shut up for me! Are you trying to embarrass yourself!"
When the eldest young lady saw something was wrong, she also came to smooth things out.
Fortunately, the cheers outside were too loud, suppressing their not too loud quarrel. In addition, except for a few masters around them, they were the people who served them personally, so they didn't attract anyone's attention.