Chapter 184 Handle
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Ren Yaoying naturally followed Liu, and Liu treated her well, planning to take her to more households, allowing her to socialize with the officials and prominent ladies of Yunyang City. This was exactly what Concubine Fang and her daughter were hoping for, so they spared no effort in helping Liu. It could be said that the interests of Concubine Fang and her daughter were tied to those of Fang Yacun and his wife; they were allies.
Not long after Ren Yaoqi returned to his yard, Xiangqin came back.
"Why are you back so soon?" Ren Yaoqi had previously instructed Xiangqin to continue serving Ren Yaohua, but he didn't expect this girl to come back again.
Xiang Qin hurriedly said, "I'm worried that the maids may not have given me clear instructions. I'll go back after I get my reply."
Ren Yaoqi nodded, knowing that Xiangqin must have something to say, so he asked all the maids and servants around him to leave, leaving only Pingguo by his side.
"Miss, the third lady said that her fall was a little strange." After everyone left, Xiang Qin hurriedly said, her face full of indignation.
Ren Yaoqi's face showed no expression. "Oh? What's so strange?"
Parsley spilled the beans and told her what Turnip had told her.
It turned out that since Ren Yaohua and Ren Yaoying went to live with Liu in the Ren family's villa, Ren Yaohua always kept an eye on Liu's whereabouts and even arranged people in her and Ren Yaoying's courtyard.
Last night, Liu had called Ren Yaoying over to talk very late, so Ren Yaohua arranged for someone to go and get information. Unexpectedly, the person she had arranged was discovered by a maidservant beside Liu while eavesdropping, and the eavesdropping maidservant was so scared that she immediately ducked and ran away.
This naturally alarmed Liu, but she did not immediately send anyone to chase the eavesdropper. She acted as if nothing had happened and just said a few words to Ren Yaoying and let her go. Then nothing happened that night.
Ren Yaohua thought that perhaps Liu was a guest at the Ren family's villa and felt embarrassed to offend the Ren family so openly. After all, the Ren family's villa only housed Liu, her son, Ren Yaohua, and Ren Yaoying. Wouldn't Liu's high-profile pursuit of the eavesdroppers be a clear attempt to embarrass Ren Yaohua? There was no way Liu would suspect her own son or Ren Yaoying, who was talking to her.
After figuring this out, Ren Yaohua was no longer anxious. She was fearless and didn't care about falling out with Liu, as Liu couldn't find any evidence anyway.
No one spoke that night, and everyone thought the matter was over.
Unexpectedly, the next day, when Ren Yaohua got up early to have breakfast, she fell under the doorway that connected to the Chaoshou Veranda. It turned out that there was oil on the steps there, but because the light was relatively dim in the doorway, Ren Yaohua did not see it. Although Ren Yaohua was helped by the maid walking behind her, she still twisted her ankle.
Later, Ren Yaohua sent someone to investigate who had put the oil there, and they found themselves in the kitchen. It turned out the corridor led to the kitchen, and oil had been brought in from outside earlier that morning. However, the kitchen manager swore that the oil wasn't put there by the kitchen staff, and the women carrying the oil barrels refused to admit that it was negligence on their part. In the end, despite repeated investigations, they could not uncover the cause.
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