Chapter 182 Injury
Ren Yaohua turned to look at Ren Yaoqi, her eyes filled with undisguised anxiety. "You also know what kind of status Mother holds in the Ren family now. The Fang family is still far away in Jiangnan, and Fang Yacun is just a minor official in Jiangnan who has nothing to do with us. If Fang Yacun comes to Yanbei to act as a local official and allows the Fang family to extend their influence into Yanbei, how will Mother and I cope? You don't know, but after returning this time, Grandmother has become even closer to Concubine Fang. Not only has she repeatedly rewarded her with food and clothing, she even privately told Concubine Fang that she would take over the internal affairs of our third room in a while."
Ren Yaohua's eyebrows were filled with a sharpness like an icy peak, and the corners of her pursed lips seemed to hold a mockery that didn't match her age. "It's still like this now. When Fang Yaxun really comes to Yanzhou, where will the Ren family have a place for Mother? Grandmother always taught us clearly that the glory of our mother's family is the glory of us women, and the strength of our mother's family determines our future status in our husband's family. Our mother may be born into a noble family, but... well, you know what our maternal family is like. We can't rely on them on a normal day, but when the critical moment comes, can we really rely on them? One rises while the other falls... That's why the Fang family can't make a name for itself."
Ren Yaohua's words revealed obvious dissatisfaction with her maternal family, which made Ren Yaoqi frown. "I understand your worries, sister. I know that my maternal family has its own difficulties. Many things are not as simple as we think..."
Ren Yaohua stretched out her hand to interrupt Ren Yaoqi: "You don't have to say this to me. It's not that I don't understand that my grandparents have to keep a low profile because of their status, so I don't mind that they can't stand up for my mother. I just..." Ren Yaohua paused here and her eyes dimmed.
She simply hated the fact that, knowing he couldn't protect his daughter after she married, why did he marry her mother off to a family like the Ren family? Merchants are driven by profit, wouldn't it have been much easier for her mother to marry into an ordinary, scholarly family? She'd heard that when her maternal grandfather's family first arrived in Yanbei, they were in dire straits, and the betrothal gift from the Ren family had truly alleviated their immediate needs. Later, after her mother married, she'd secretly send some money to her parents' family every month, so they could afford to support the actors, entertain themselves, and have fun.
Even though Nanny Zhou had secretly told her that the identities of those actors were not simple, she could not let it go. She had to wear a hat that matched her size. Since she had fallen on hard times, there was no need to act like a prince, even in secret.
So, in her opinion, her mother's current difficulties were all caused by her maternal grandparents. This was the knot in her heart towards her maternal grandparents that no one could untie.
However, Ren Yaohua didn't intend to elaborate on this with Ren Yaoqi. It was her own business if she didn't like her grandparents' family, and she wouldn't use her own reasons to stop her sister from getting close to them.
"Do you have any way to stop Fang Yacun from coming to Yanbei?" Ren Yaohua no longer bothered with Ren Yaoqi about the affairs of his maternal grandparents' family and asked directly.
Although she said this only because of her hope in her heart and did not hold too much hope, after all, Ren Yaoqi was just a girl in the boudoir, and it was simply a pipe dream for her to want to influence the affairs of the Yanbei officialdom. However, she also felt that Ren Yaoqi was somewhat different from ordinary girls in the boudoir, and things that were impossible for others might not be impossible for Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaohua had a vague feeling that her sister had some support outside, perhaps because of the Princess of Yanbei Palace. However, since Ren Yaoqi didn't say anything, she didn't want to delve into it.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com