At this time, another mama ran in and almost ran into Ren Yaoqi. After hurriedly salutes and pleads guilty, she ran to the eldest young master Ren Yiyan. Ren Yaoqi recognized her as the mama who was the steward next to the eldest sister-in-law. Couldn't help but be suspicious.
After avoiding the crowd, Ren Yaoqi looked at the old woman behind him and said, "What happened? Third sister, why haven't they come back yet?"
Hearing the words, the old woman came over and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Miss Fifth, Miss Three is still in the clean room over there, and Mrs. Five and the others just returned. It was Miss Nine that had an accident. "
Ren Yaoqi was startled, the old woman had already taken care of herself and then replied: "Miss Jiu is not used to people following her when she goes to the toilet, and today she also turned away everyone and went to the clean room by herself."
The old woman's expression was a little strange, she seemed to want to laugh, but she tried her best to hold back, "Everyone waited outside for a while, and suddenly heard a scream from the clean room. The maid and old woman outside rushed hurriedly. Going in, the eldest young lady who was cleaning her hands in the outer room next door, Miss Han and others also came over. But I saw... I saw Miss Jiu sitting on the ground of the clean room for some reason, with her eyes closed and screaming, she even overturned. After I took the Gong bucket, my whole body… my whole body was filthy.”
How could this be? Ren Yaoqi couldn't help being astonished.
Even if they go out on weekdays, the clean room is clean and tidy, and there is little peculiar smell, because in addition to the incense, the Gong bucket is always cleaned by someone and filled with fine sand. .
So Gong barrels are usually very heavy, how could Ren Yaoying be knocked over? And still a bucket full of filth.
"Why does the ninth sister look like this?" Ren Yaoqi asked.
The old woman was also confused when she heard the words: "After the young lady went in, she quickly ordered the maidservant next to Miss Jiu to help her out. At this time, everyone heard that Miss Jiu seemed to be shouting 'there is a snake...' The lady was so busy that she searched the clean room from top to bottom, but there was nothing."
"How can there be snakes in such a cold day?" Ren Yaoqi frowned.
The old woman also nodded and said, "That's right, everyone has searched all over, not even the roof and corners, let alone snakes, not even a snake-like rope. That's why everyone said that Miss Jiu He was stunned, or he committed some kind of immortal, not only seeing what he shouldn't have seen, but also pouring feces on himself."
Ren Yaoqi said noncommittal to Mozhengyi, "Didn't Aunt Wu and the others come out first?"
"The fifth lady came out with the eighth lady first, saying that she wanted to walk on the river bank to get some air, and then she went back after hearing the movement of the clean room, and now she is still helping the eldest lady to deal with the aftermath." Said that the fifth wife was going back to take care of the aftermath, but her expression was disapproving. Lin's aunt, mother and daughter already hated each other very much.
"Miss Fifth, do you want to go over and take a look?" the old woman asked, with a bit of schadenfreude in her tone. The people around Li's house in Ziweiyuan, and the people on Fang's aunt's side are not pleasing to the eye. Seeing Ren Yaoying shriveled, she couldn't help but feel happy.
Ren Yaoqi thought for a while and shook his head: "I won't go, the third sister and the others should be back soon."
Thinking that he had said before that he was going to come out to greet the sister-in-law and the others, Ren Yaoqi turned around casually.
When they reached the shed where the servants were resting, two people walked towards her with quick steps.
Ren Yaoqi turned his head to look, and saw the young man named Yuan Dayong who was with Zhu Ruomei before. The one who secretly grabbed him was a middle-aged man in his forties. When he saw the middle-aged man With his appearance, Ren Yaoqi realized that he might be Yuan Dayong's father, Yuan Steward, who was a messenger in the affairs office of Renfu's outer court.
"Little Yuan Zhi has met Fifth Young Lady." Yuan Guanshi saluted Ren Yaoqi, Yuan Dayong did not say a word, but also respectfully saluted behind his father.
Ren Yaoqi looked at Yuan Zhi and nodded with a smile.
Although Yuan Zhi was born with a refined appearance and a short goatee, although he was only a small manager, he had the style of a scholar and a scholar.
Ren Yaoqi thought that he was willing to take the risk of his own favor to help Zhu Ruomei, which must be a good character.
"The little one brought the dog to sin." Yuan Zhi glanced at his son and gave Ren Yaoqi another nod, "Before, the dog was unrecognizable and disturbed the fifth lady. Fortunately, the fifth lady doesn't care about him a lot. I'm evil, don't come here and kowtow." The last sentence was addressed to Yuan Dayong.
Ren Yaoqi raised his hand to stop Yuan Dayong's movements, and said to Yuan Zhi with a smile: "He just happened to go the wrong way. In the end, he avoided it in time and didn't bump into me. It's not a big deal. It's a little over the top."
Yuan Zhi glanced at Ren Yaoqi, then at his son, and finally let him retreat behind him.
"Thank you, Fifth Young Lady." Yuan Zhi thought for a while, then hesitantly said, "That wish..."
Ren Yaoqi interrupted warmly without waiting for him to finish speaking: "I said it, but it's just a wrong way, it's not a big deal."
Yuan Zhi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words. He had just heard his son say that he and Zhu Ruomei had entered a place where the male servants were not allowed to enter and had a dispute, and they also met the fifth miss of the Ren family. Still uneasy.
You must know that Zhu Ruomei's identity should not participate in the ice play competition. Because his son came to beg him, and he saw that Zhu Ruomei's mother was seriously ill, he really needed a lot of money, so he asked the big housekeeper who had a good personal relationship with him. Let Zhu Ruomei replace another nursing home who happened to hurt her leg.
This matter can be big or small, if it is investigated by the superiors, not only Zhu Ruomei and his son will lose their jobs, but even the big steward who provides convenience for him will not be able to go around.
So he hurriedly bowed his head and said happily, "Yes, yes, the little one understands, thank you Fifth Miss."
Ren Yaoqi also understood that although Yuan Dayong told his father that they were arguing and caught by her, he concealed the fact that she rewarded Zhu Ruomei with one hundred taels of silver.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at the father and son, and suddenly said with a smile: "It's just that this kind of thing can't be separated. I know Yuan Guanshi, you have a good heart, and you only take care of your own business, but when you meet someone who is more serious, I'm afraid it is A lot of people will be implicated. I'm not a troubled person, but that doesn't mean there are no troublesome people."
Yuan Zhi wiped the sweat from his forehead, bowed his head and said, "I understand, young lady. Thank you fifth miss for your suggestion."
Ren Yaoqi nodded and said suddenly, "I remembered, you are the steward Yuan from the affairs department of the outer court? I once heard from my father that your cursive writing is excellent."
Yuan Zhi raised his head a little flattered: "Third Master, does he remember being young?"
Ren Yaoqi looked at him and smiled without saying a word.
At this time, the old woman behind her reminded Ren Yaoqi, "Miss Fifth, Miss Three and they are back."
Ren Yaoqi looked up, and sure enough, he saw Ren Yaohua, Ren Yaoyin, Ren Yaoyu, Ren Yaoting and Han You coming here behind the fifth wife, Mrs. Lin. Sister-in-law Zhao and Ren Yaoying were nowhere to be seen, presumably Zhao was still there to appease Ren Yaoying.
Ren Yaoqi said to Yuan Zhi and Yuan Dayong, "You guys should step back first."
Yuan Zhi and his son hurriedly bowed and bowed back.
The father and son were far away, and Yuan Dayong suddenly asked his father with some doubts: "Dad, when did the third master read the cursive script you wrote?"
Yuan Zhi glanced at his son, and said in a low voice, "What I write most about is invitations and receipts. These are all in regular script. Where do you think the third master saw my cursive script?"
Yuan Dayong frowned: "The fifth lady said..."
Yuan Zhi sighed lightly: "The third master doesn't know, but the fifth young lady can remind him to know. You are smart, but you still have a little less experience."
Although the third master is not in charge of the Ren family, he still has the right to promote one or two people. In name, he is also in charge of the Ren family's three coal stacks in the north and south of Yan and a coal mine in Xishan.
Of course, the third master himself never asked about these vulgar things, and he left these things to a few shopkeepers trusted by his subordinates.
The little shopkeeper can make his own decisions. He wants to appoint and dismiss the big shopkeeper and the second shopkeeper. Although he has to discuss with the big boss to let the big boss help him, the big boss is still lenient with several younger brothers, as long as the requirements are not too much. Refuted the younger brother's face.
Yuan Dayong thought about his father's words carefully, and was a little surprised: "Father, are you thinking too much? How old is Fifth Young Lady?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered the quiet eyes that he and Zhu Ruomei met when they came out to meet her, and the words she explained later when she asked the mother beside her to send Zhu Ruomei a hundred taels of silver notes. , he was a little unsure.
Yuan Dayong wondered what kind of person Ren Yaoqi was here, while Ren Yaoqi had already met the fifth wife, Lin's.
"Sister Fifth, you didn't see it just now. Sister Ninth looked so pitiful before. Hey! Did she suffer from hysteria? How will she come out to meet people in the future?" Ren Yaoyu said loudly as soon as she saw Ren Yaoqi. Pity, but the expression is unable to help but gloat.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Lin Shi who was slightly hooked at the corner of his mouth, and shook his head secretly. Ren Yaoying is afraid that she will be rectified this time.
When several people entered the greenhouse, everyone in the greenhouse looked over. Ren Yaoqi looked at their eyes, and then looked at the wives and maids who were whispering behind them, and knew that someone had spread the news about Ren Yaoying.
After Lin Shi and Ren Yaoyu came in, they didn't shout anymore, but Ren Yaoyu pretended to be mysterious and whispered with Ren Yaoyin and Han You from time to time, with a very sympathetic face on his face. It's just that Ren Yaoyin and Han You lowered their heads and didn't respond.
On the other hand, Lin Shi sighed and explained to Ren Yaohua: "Yaohua, Yaoqi, you guys can explain more about Yaoying later. It's just... ahem... it's nothing. I have already explained that they are not allowed to spread the word. Fifth Aunt knows that your sisters have always been No match, but Yaoying is your sister after all, where is there any overnight feud between sisters?"
Lin's voice was not too loud or too small, just enough for the people in the warm shed to hear it. These words not only indirectly acknowledged Ren Yaoying's experience, but also took the opportunity to step on the sisters Ren Yaohua and Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaohua immediately smiled sarcastically and said, "So the fifth aunt also explained that it would not be spread out? Why didn't you stop the eighth sister when everyone knew it so loudly?"
Lin's face changed slightly, Ren Yaoyu glared at Ren Yaohua dissatisfiedly and said, "What do you mean by that? When did I shout?"
Ren Yaohua glanced at the whispering maids on the other side of the warm shed, and sneered.
Everyone followed her eyes and found that two of the maidservants had accompanied Ren Yaoyu to the clean room before.
Ren Yaoyu was about to jump up and argue with Ren Yaohua, but Lin hurriedly held her down, glanced at the man on the other side of the warm shed, restrained her temper, and said to Ren Yaohua, "Yaohua, if there is no basis, don't talk nonsense. You If you want to be an older sister, how can you just put a hat on your younger sister?"
Ren Yaohua said with some disgust, "At least I won't kill my sisters to death just because of some small discord!"
Lin Shi's eyes flashed when he heard the words, and he snorted coldly: "If I say one sentence, you can say ten sentences. Where did you learn this rule?"
Ren Yaohua wanted to talk back, and Ren Yaoqi pinched her arm, motioning her to look around.
Ren Yaoqi knew that Ren Yaohua suspected that the mother and daughter of the Lin family had rectified Ren Yaoying, and was very contemptuous of their behavior of doing bad things.
But Lin Shi is an elder, and she is a junior. Even if she had a big reason, it would not be her turn to accuse Lin. Because even if she wins the fight, she still loses.
Ren Yaohua was also afraid that Lin's mother would be implicated in the last excuse that she had no rules, so she could only take a deep breath to hold back her breath, and turned her head away from Lin's.
After a while, Han You stood up a little uneasy: "I, when I came out, my grandmother told me to go back earlier, my brother and I left first."
Everyone saw that Han Yunqian had already walked towards this side.
A loving smile appeared on Lin's face, and he touched Han You's hair: "Good boy, you are the most sensible and obedient, and you also know how to respect your elders, unlike some... Hey! Today you and Yun Qian go back first, another day. Come and play at our house. We Yuer like you very much."
Ren Yaoting took Han You's hand affectionately, and leaned over and whispered in her ear, which made Han You burst into a smile, and quickly held back.
Lin's a little strange, how could Ren Yaoting, who has always been a little arrogant, have such an affinity with a shy girl like Han You, when she saw Ren Yaoting secretly looking at Han Yunqian's eyes, she couldn't help but suddenly realize, the corner of her mouth couldn't help but slightly hook.
Han You and Ren Yaoting said goodbye and walked to Han Yunqian's side. The two brothers and sisters bowed to the Lin family and said goodbye together.
Ren Yaoqi got up and returned the salute, but when he looked up, he met Han Yunqian's quiet and deep eyes. Han Yunqian's eyes contained a point of inquiry that had never been seen before.
Ren Yaoqi looked at him for a moment, then looked away as if nothing had happened.
Han Yunqian also turned around and left.
At this time, Mrs. Zhao came back, and Mrs. Lin got up anxiously and asked Mrs. Zhao, "Brother Yan's daughter-in-law, is Yaoying feeling better? Have you checked the previous matters?"
Zhao's brows were tightly wrinkled, and she was a little worried. She was afraid that she would be blamed by the old lady and her mother-in-law when she went back. Seeing Lin's questioning, she glanced at her husband and shook her head: "Aunt Wu, let's go back and talk about it."
Lin Shi was surprised: "What happened? You should talk about it, or someone will frame a good person." Lin Shi glanced at Ren Yaohua vaguely.
Mrs Zhao hesitated for a while, and finally thought that Mrs Lin was an elder, and it was inappropriate not to answer the question, so she whispered a few words in Mrs Lin's ear.
Lin Shi was surprised, his eyes widened and he said, "How could it be her?"
Zhao shi nodded and said vaguely: "I can't be sure. I'd better wait until I go back and ask the old lady to make a decision. After all, I'm not from our house, so it's not easy to deal with it arbitrarily."
Everyone was a little surprised when they heard a few words on the side. How could someone really kill Ren Yaoying and fall into the dung water? Not from the Ren family.
Ren Yaohua looked at Ren Yaoyu and Lin Shi suspiciously. She always felt that Ren Yaoying was unlucky and had nothing to do with the mother and daughter. The way they ran back to watch the fun was too coincidental.
Ren Yaoyu glared at Ren Yaohua arrogantly.
"If that's the case, then go back to the manor first?" Lin said to Zhao.
Zhao shi nodded and instructed the mammy behind him to speak to the fifth master, the eldest young master and others over there.
Originally, there should be several ice performances after that, but they have also been cancelled.
The Ren family members began to go home.
When they went back, Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua got into a carriage.
When the carriage was moving fast, Ren Yaohua beckoned and called Xiangqin, the maid next to him, and asked her to inquire with the people beside the eldest young lady.
Xiangqin has some kinship with a maid named Feng who is next to the eldest young lady Zhao.
"I don't believe that this matter has nothing to do with Aunt Wu and the others. Ren Yaoyu's expression when he rushed over before seemed to be knowing." Ren Yaohua frowned.
Ren Yaoqi didn't stop her, but just smiled and said, "I was worried that you and Aunt Wu would really quarrel. Having said that, isn't it what we liked to see them meet before?"
Although she really can't compliment Lin's method, instead of dealing with Aunt Fang, Lin's instead seeks out a child like Ren Yaoying to vent her anger.
Ren Yaohua was silent for a while: "You also think it's the fifth aunt's ghost?"
However, Ren Yaoqi didn't answer Ren Yaohua's words directly. She tilted her head and thought for a while, then suddenly smiled: "Third sister, I have wanted to tell you something for a long time."
Ren Yaohua looked at Ren Yaoqi suspiciously.
Ren Yaoqi said slowly: "In the future, before you decide to quarrel with someone, you must first think about whether the other party is an unreasonable shrew. If the other party is, you should stop in time to calm yourself down and stop arguing with her. Because Quarrel with a shrew, no matter whether you win or lose, you are the loser. If you lose the shrew, you will lose face and waste your energy. If you win the quarrel, others will say that you are more shrewd and unreasonable than the shrew. ."
Ren Yaohua looked at Ren Yaoqi blankly after hearing the words: "You..."
The maidservants who were waiting in the carriage couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Ren Yaoqi winked at Ren Yaohua: "Third sister, do you think this is the truth?"