Just one day before leaving Baihe Town, Aunt Fang sent Nanny Yu to come to Li and say that she wanted to meet Ren Yaoying.
Ren Yaoying has not left the house since she was put under house arrest by Master Ren San. Later, Li found a nanny to teach her the rules again according to Ren Shimin's request. This time, because something happened to the Ren family, Li and Ren Yaohua rushed back, and Ren Yaoying was left in Yunyang City.
Because of a major incident that happened in the Ren family before, no one in the Ren family paid special attention to whether a concubine's daughter was present. Now Li realized that Ren Yaoqi, Ren Yaohua, and Ren Yihong had all returned to Baihe Town, but she only left Ren Yaoying alone in Yunyang City, which was a bit inappropriate.
Ren Yaoqi thought that when they came back before, Aunt Fang should have known that Ren Yaoying did not come back with them, and she must have secretly inquired about the reason. However, Aunt Fang was very smart and never mentioned it during this period. Maybe she was afraid that Old Lady Ren would be angry with her because of the Zeng family's affairs. In this way, not only would she not be able to stand up for Ren Yaoying, but her own situation would also be embarrassing.
Now that the crisis of the Ren family has been basically resolved and Old Master Ren's health has gradually improved, Aunt Fang finally couldn't help but bring up the matter of Ren Yaoying.
Li asked Madam Zhou to go out and tell Madam Yu that Ren Yaoying had made a mistake and was punished by Master Ren San to reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors. After hearing this, Madam Yu went back.
Ren Yaohua said coldly, "You only make people uncomfortable!"
Mrs. Li sighed: "Yaoying came from her belly, so she is right to miss her."
Ren Yaohua frowned and said to Ren Yaoqi, "Now that the East and West Houses have split up, all the properties in Jiangnan have been handed over to my uncle's family. Even if the Ren family's business in the south still needs the Fang family's support, it has nothing to do with our family anymore. Shouldn't she be keeping a low profile now?"
Ren Yaoqi thought about it. Based on her understanding of Old Master Ren, it seemed unlikely that Old Master Ren would really hand over all of his assets in Jiangnan to the East Palace. This division of the family was probably a temporary measure.
She smiled and said to Ren Yaohua, "How much has the Ren family invested in those coal warehouses in Jiangnan? Of course, they can't just give up, so they still need to use the Fang family's connections."
Aunt Fang understood the nature of Old Master Ren and Old Madam Ren as well as she did, so she naturally knew when to keep a low profile and when to seek her own interests.
After Old Master Ren came back, the Ren family did not find any reason to attack Concubine Fang. Concubine Fang must have had an idea in her mind. This time, before they left Baihe Town, she mentioned that she wanted to meet Ren Yaoying, probably with the intention of testing the attitudes of Old Master and Old Lady Ren.
Sure enough, not long after, someone from Old Lady Ren's side came and asked Li to come over for questioning.
Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua accompanied Li.
Old Mrs. Ren called Li over to ask about Ren Yaoying.
Li told the story that Ren Yaoying had gone out without permission and was punished by the third master Ren.
Originally, Master Ren San wanted to punish his daughter, and since Ren Yaoying was indeed at fault, Li couldn't say anything. But if you dislike someone, even if she doesn't do anything, you'll still think she's wrong.
So Old Lady Ren, who had always disliked Li, lectured her again. She said, "Don't you have any faults? Aren't you in charge of the inner courtyard? She's just a child, so she can go out whenever she wants. What are all your people doing? Won't anyone who wants to enter your inner courtyard be able to do so in the future?"
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