Fifth Madam Lin and Aunt Fang actually knew each other since childhood, and in name, they could be considered cousins.
However, as the principal wife, Lin was proud of her status and had always disdained to associate with people like Concubine Fang. When she saw them on weekdays, she would pretend not to see them.
Ren Yaoqi lingered at Lin's place for a while, and his words and actions were all hinting that Ren Yaohua was the mastermind behind the frame-up of Ren Yaoyu.
After Ren Yaoqi left, Lin called her confidante, Nanny Sun, to the outer courtyard to investigate the matter.
Nanny Sun was also a well-known nanny in the Ren family, and she quickly investigated this relationship thoroughly.
"Madam, this third sister is too cruel. She actually resorted to such means!" Madam Sun said angrily.
Lin tapped her fingers lightly and pondered for a long time: "I think this matter is not as simple as it seems."
"What does the madam mean?"
Lin said slowly, "My grandmother once said that anyone who's eager to tell you something isn't really interested in business, and the news they're eager to tell you is often not the truth. If Nanny Zhu hadn't instigated the fifth girl to come here today, I might not have believed it."
Nanny Sun was startled. "Madam, are you saying that someone is deliberately trying to sow discord between you and that side?"
Lin smiled wryly, "Is she deliberately provoking or trying to kill two birds with one stone? Let's wait and see. With that woman's scheming, she'll definitely have a back-up plan once she strikes."
Nanny Sun pondered for a while and suddenly realized: "Madam's is Fang..."
Lin used a copper awl to nonchalantly stir the ash in the bronze three-legged incense burner inscribed with Sanskrit. "Even when I was a girl, I hated her behavior the most. She was clearly a concubine's daughter, but she acted more arrogant than anyone else. And she loved playing dirty tricks. Look at my cousin, she's also a powerful one, isn't she? She's so good at keeping all the concubines' sons and daughters in the house that they don't even dare to fart in her presence. But it just happened that she and her brother got away with it. Now her brother has become a seventh-rank county magistrate."
Nanny Sun smiled and said, "I actually think this lady is a kind person. According to reports, the illegitimate young master of the Fang family was able to get his position thanks to her efforts. If it were another mistress, she would be lucky if she didn't suppress him in some way."
Lin smirked at Nanny Sun and said, "Do you really think my cousin is such a pushover? Even though she only gave birth to one foolish son, she has five or six illegitimate sons. Why do you think she singled out Concubine Fang's brothers for special care?"
"Why is that?"
Lin curled her lips in disdain. "Isn't it because Fang Yaru ran to the legitimate mother to express her loyalty and rushed to become a concubine in the Ren family? You know, being a concubine is like handing your life and property into someone else's hands. Our old lady and Fang Yaru's legitimate mother are sisters. She did this to tell the legitimate mother that she will never be able to escape from her control in this life. Her statement really played into the legitimate mother's wishes, and her brother also stood out among the many illegitimate sons of the Fang family."
"So, this Concubine Fang is really good to her brother and is willing to sacrifice so much for his future."
Lin sneered at the words and shook the copper axe in her hand. "You, you don't understand her. My cousin has six concubines, but they all married poorly. Only one married a wealthy man, and his husband was a consumptive! But because she came to the Ren family as a concubine, my cousin gave her a dowry that was more than ten times larger than that of other concubines out of courtesy. And our old lady also treated her differently because of my cousin's mother. Her brothers, because of her kindness, are now her greatest support in the Ren family. Look at her calculations. Can you predict her as well as she does?"
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