After comforting her daughter, Su signaled her trusted nanny Yang, who had gone to pick up her daughter earlier, to take the two personal maids who were serving Ren Yaoting today to the next room.
Su Shi quietly listened to the two maids' account of today's events. Her usually calm features furrowed slightly, a hint of coldness and sternness inexplicably appearing. She had a very ordinary appearance, but this expression lent her a unique charm, different from that of an ordinary boudoir girl. Su Shi rarely displayed this expression in front of outsiders, which showed that the people present were all her confidants.
"Does Kang pass by that garden at that time every day?" Su's tone was flat, and her face had returned to its usual calm state.
Nanny Yang lowered her head and said, "I've inquired about this, and it's indeed true. Furthermore, Eighth Sister often returns from strolling around the garden at that time, so the two have run into each other there several times, and quarrels are common. Usually, it's Seventh Sister who's in a bad mood and deliberately humiliates and scolds Concubine Kang."
Su looked thoughtful, then turned her gaze to the two maids standing by with their hands clasped behind their backs, and said calmly, "Ting'er also knows that Ren Yaoyu often appears in the garden at that time?"
The two maids exchanged a glance, and the older one stepped forward to weigh in. "Sister didn't know at first, but last time, when she and Fifth Sister were chasing butterflies in the garden near the Glazed Courtyard, she happened to see Kang and Eighth Sister arguing, so she took notice. She noticed that this argument between Kang and Eighth Sister seemed to be more than just that one, so Sister even asked about it. But it seems Sister only asked a few questions out of curiosity, and she didn't bring it up again after that."
Su raised her eyebrows slightly. "Did Ting'er choose that time to go to the Liuli Courtyard to catch butterflies because he got mad at Ren Yaoyu in Ronghua Courtyard today?"
"This..." The maid raised her eyes and glanced at Su, hesitantly saying, "I noticed that my sister was indeed a little happy when she heard the quarrel between Eighth Sister and Concubine Kang coming from the garden."
In reality, Ren Yaoting's words in front of Ren Yaoyu and Aunt Kang were meant to fan the flames and create chaos. However, Ren Yaoting hadn't confessed his provocative words to Old Madam Ren before, only vaguely stating that he had gone to mediate.
Ren Yaoting rarely suffered any loss in the Ren family, so she was quite dissatisfied with Ren Yaoyu's bullying today. She knew that if the conflict between Ren Yaoyu and Aunt Kang got out of hand, Ren Yaoyu would be punished.
However, if Ren Yaoting had such vicious intentions at that time, it would not have been so serious. She just wanted to watch Ren Yaoyu being scolded by the elders, with some childish calculations. She did not expect that Ren Yaoyu would dare to attack Aunt Kang.
So the reason why Ren Yaoting was so scared was actually because he was afraid that he was also responsible for this matter.
Although the maidservant was not straightforward, she had hinted at the situation when she explained it to Su before, so Su asked this question.
Su Shi knew her daughter well, so she didn't ask Ren Yaoting directly, but asked the maid to ask. This would help her make the right judgment.
After a long silence, Su said calmly, "I'm afraid this matter is not that simple."
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