After watching Rong's carriage leave the house, Ren Yaoqi returned to the inner courtyard.
Xia Sheng’s previous words kept echoing in Ren Yaoqi’s ears. Although she remained calm on the surface, she couldn’t feel at ease in her heart.
If Han Dongshan was really a descendant of the Zhai family, what kind of hatred could there be between the Zhai family and the Ren family that could make a child who was only a few years old at the time remember it for so many years and try every means to destroy the Ren family.
Ren Yaoqi felt that if his guesses were true, then perhaps the details of the truth back then would not be a pleasant thing.
The ladies in the inner courtyard resumed their lively conversation and laughter as they did when Rong was away, but Ren Yaoqi was a little absent-minded.
"What's wrong with you?" asked Ren Yaohua, who was sitting next to Ren Yaoqi.
Although the two sisters had been at odds since childhood, Ren Yaohua could still sense that something was wrong with Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi smiled and said, "Did grandma say when we will return to Baihe Town?" She really wanted to go back and ask Mrs. Luo what happened that year. She had a feeling that Mrs. Luo must know something.
Just a little bit more and the fog before their eyes will be lifted, and even someone as calm as Ren Yaoqi feels anxious.
Ren Yaohua frowned. "Probably the day after tomorrow. I'm afraid my grandmother still has some things to explain to my aunt."
Ren Yaoqi nodded and was about to speak when a maid came in, leading a bouncing little girl. The child looked only three or four years old. Her fair skin was adorable, and her large eyes flickered with curiosity as she looked at the people in the room. Only then did everyone realize that she had come in with her little maid, who turned pale with fear.
"Oh, whose child is this? He's so beautiful." A woman in her twenties said with a smile.
As soon as she finished speaking, an old woman came in. After seeing the child, she said helplessly, "Pan'er, you are naughty again." A woman who looked like a wet nurse behind the old woman hurried forward and held the baby girl in her arms.
The little girl kicked her legs in dissatisfaction, but the nurse didn't dare put her down. She just whispered to her, but the little girl turned to the woman, tears in her eyes, and said, "Great-grandmother, great-grandmother, go by yourself, Pan'er go by yourself..."
The old lady of the Lin family laughed heartily and waved, "The precious child of the Lei family is here. Come and sit over here."
The old woman shook her head and said helplessly: "Excuse me. This child..."
When Ren Yaoqi heard the name of Old Lady Lin, he looked at the old woman who had just entered the room.
Is this the wife of the Lei family?
Mrs. Lei, the grandmother of the Lei family's patriarch, was at least in her sixties or seventies, yet she looked unfazed. She looked about the same age as Mrs. Ren. Compared to Mrs. Ren, Mrs. Lin, and the other elderly women, Mrs. Lei possessed a remarkably calm and graceful demeanor. Her great-granddaughter had been somewhat rude when she entered, but her expression was one of resignation rather than embarrassment, remaining calm and composed as she greeted everyone.
This is an old lady who has seen the world and is experienced. Ren Yaoqi made a conclusion about her.
However, the news I got from Xiao Jinglin last time was that this Mrs. Lei was actually a concubine, not the principal wife of the Lei family's long-deceased master.
The Lei family is indeed an interesting family, Ren Yaoqi smiled and lowered his head.
"Sister, what are you laughing at?" A childish voice sounded in her ear, making Ren Yaoqi look up in surprise.
I saw the little kid from the Lei family standing in front of Ren Yaoqi, biting his fingers and looking at her curiously. His big eyes almost occupied half of his face, and his long eyelashes were twinkling. He looked very cute.
Lei Paner's nurse was busy apologizing and wanted to take her away again, but the little girl twisted her body to avoid it, frowning and saying seriously: "I want to sit with my sisters, be good and don't make trouble."
The wet nurse was in tears.
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help laughing, and even Ren Yaohua beside her couldn't help laughing.
Lei Paner looked at Ren Yaoqi and then at Ren Yaohua, with some confusion in her big eyes, but she soon grinned, then grabbed a handful of peanuts from the fruit bowl on the small table and handed it to Ren Yaohua very flatteringly, then blinked at her.
Ren Yaohua was stunned for a moment, looked at the peanuts in her hand and then looked at the child: "Uh...thank you."
She was about to say that she didn't want to eat it, but the child said as a matter of course, "Sister peels it, Pan'er eats it." Then she climbed into Ren Yaoqi's arms and sat on her lap very familiarly, continuing to look at Ren Yaohua.
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