She didn't agree to him at that time, but if Li told her not to go to Zhou's house again, she would feel unwilling.
She knew that Zhou Wen liked her.
Zhou Wen was handsome, had some talent, and would go to great lengths to please her. Ren Yaoying was somewhat tempted. However, she wondered how much better it would be if Zhou Wen's family background was even higher!
She had also inquired about the Zhou family's situation over and over. The Zhou family's financial situation was only considered average in Yunyang City, far less wealthy than the Ren family. Although Zhou Wen's father worked in the Yanbei Palace, he was only a minor clerk with no real power, and his future promotion prospects were slim.
According to Zhou Rong, Mrs. Zhou's dowry was quite generous when she married into the family. However, most of Mrs. Zhou's dowry would be given to Zhou Rong when she got married. Even the small farm at the Hot Spring Villa would be given to Zhou Rong. Besides Zhou Wen, the Zhou family actually had nothing to gain. This was the conclusion Ren Yaoying drew from Zhou Rong's words.
Today, Zhou Wen tentatively told her that his mother was already looking for a wife for him, but he wanted to wait until he took part in the provincial examination in August next year before considering marriage. After saying that, he gave her the magnolia flower.
Ren Yaoying did not refuse directly at that time.
She thought that if Zhou Wen could get good results in the provincial examination and then pass the Yanbei examination smoothly, then his future might be good. After all, Zhou Wen was very confident when talking about this. She also secretly asked Zhou Rong and she knew that Zhou Wen was indeed very popular among the teachers in Yunyang Academy.
Ren Yaoying was still young, and it wasn't her turn to discuss marriage yet, so she didn't see any need to reject Zhou Wen so early. Putting aside factors like family background, Ren Yaoying still had a good impression of Zhou Wen, a young man who was eloquent and good-looking.
Ren Yaohua said coldly, "Don't you understand? Because you left your home without the consent of your elders today, you are under house arrest! You are not allowed to go anywhere except your room!"
Ren Yaoying looked at Li in disbelief: "Mother, are you going to confine me?"
Li said, "Wait until you have learned the rules before going out."
Ren Yaoying's eyes were red with anger as she said, "Mother, just because I'm a concubine's daughter, can you treat me like this? My third and fifth sisters live in the big room and can go out with you, but I, a concubine's daughter, can live in the servants' quarters, which is fine, but now you can't even let me go out? If you really hate me that much, just send me back to Baihe Town! With Grandmother and Auntie here, I can at least have a full meal!"
"How dare you!" Ren Yaoying went more and more outrageous, even Li couldn't stand it anymore and could not help but frown and stop her.
"Ren Yaoying, is someone starving you here? Did the food sent to your room end up being fed to the dogs? If you did something wrong, you should just accept the punishment. If you keep barking in front of my mother, I will ask someone to teach you a lesson, so that you don't embarrass us by not knowing the etiquette taught by your aunt! Someone! Take her back and keep her under guard. If she dares to step out of the room, break her legs!" Ren Yaohua sneered.
Ren Yaoying said angrily: "How dare you!"
Ren Yaohua smiled, looked at her and said in a sinister tone: "Just try and see if I dare! It's not the first time I've broken someone's legs. Don't you and your aunt know it very well? You even told me about it in the beginning, didn't you?"
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