The medicine Ren Yaoqi had taken before contained sedatives, and eventually she couldn't hold on and fell asleep. However, she was still worried, and woke up again when the lights were on.
She felt someone sitting next to her bed and immediately opened her eyes.
A pair of candlesticks had been lit on the table in the middle of the room, burning about an inch. As soon as she opened her eyes, the dim light made her eyes feel a little uncomfortable, and she couldn't help but tilt her head.
"Yaoqi, are you awake?" A gentle voice sounded, and this voice made Ren Yaoqi stunned.
The man seemed to notice her discomfort, stood up and moved the candlestick to the low table on the west side, then came back.
"Are you feeling better now?"
Ren Yaoqi nodded and said to the woman in front of him, "When did Auntie come?"
Although she was backlit, she could still clearly see the woman next to her. She was wearing a light purple fox fur coat embroidered with orchid satin, a white lace skirt, and her black hair was tied in a bun, with only a pair of unique gold hairpins inserted in it.
The pearl earrings swayed gently under her ears, casting a shadow on her fair face, making her look graceful and delicate.
This is Aunt Fang, a woman from Jiangnan. Her words and actions are always elegant and gentle, like a lady from an ancient painting.
Everyone in the Ren family praised her for not only being beautiful but also having a kind heart.
There were a few half-grown maids in Ziwei Courtyard who secretly imitated Concubine Fang's way of walking. They were caught by the third sister Ren Yaohua, who ordered Madam Zhou to find someone to beat them severely with bamboo strips. After the beating, their legs and feet were covered in blood, and then they were locked up in the woodshed.
Because it was the height of summer, after being locked up for three days, several maids had maggots growing below their knees.
In the year when my mother and Ren Yaohua went to the farm, the old lady handed Ziweiyuan and her to Aunt Fang for care.
In her previous life, this Aunt Fang seemed to be very obedient to her and took great care of her. Even her own daughter, her ninth sister Ren Yaoying, was jealous of her because of this.
"I just got here and I see you're sweating all over. Are you hot?" He placed his cool palm on her forehead.
Ren Yaoqi didn't move: "Yeah."
Aunt Fang sighed softly, "Why aren't you hot? When you first fell ill, you kept complaining of being cold. Even with three layers of quilts covering you, you were still shivering, so I had you moved to the kang. Now you're not afraid of the cold anymore, so you must be almost well. I'll have someone make the bed later. You should sleep on it tonight; it's more spacious."
Ren Yaoqi nodded.
Aunt Fang looked at her for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "Yaoqi, your mother and third sister are back. I'm afraid I won't be able to interfere in the affairs of this courtyard anymore. You should be more obedient to your third sister. She has a strong temper and pleases the elders. If you continue to oppose her, you will be the one who suffers. As for the lady... Actually, you can't blame the lady. You know when you were born... In short, it's not that the lady doesn't value you. After all, you are her daughter. It's just that the third sister is the eldest daughter, so the lady will inevitably rely on her more."
Aunt Fang persuaded him softly. Her voice was slow and although it was a northern dialect, if you listened carefully you could still hear some southern accents, it was soft and pleasant to the ear.
Ren Yaoqi tried hard to imagine how he would react to these words if he had followed his temper as a child, but his expression remained calm.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Aunt Fang reached out and straightened the quilt for her, then said, "When you feel better in a few days, go see the Madam and Third Sister. I just checked your forehead and it's still hot. The Madam and Third Sister have just been settled after a long journey, so you can rest up today. I'll ask someone to change your bed."
Mother and third sister have returned to the courtyard? Ren Yaoqi nodded.
Aunt Fang got up and went out, and her soft voice of instructions came from outside the curtain.
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