Ren Shimao said: "Huijun is almost well. The doctor said she needs to rest for a while. Yu'er... Yu'er hasn't woken up yet. The doctor said she might not make it." Ren Shimin's tone seemed a little difficult when he talked about his daughter.
Old Master Ren said to Old Madam Ren, "Hire a few more doctors to see Yaoyu. If you can't find a good doctor in Yanbei, ask someone to go to Kyoto to see her."
Ren Shimao wiped his face and said calmly, "Thank you for your concern, father."
Old Master Ren glanced at him and continued, "Now you can tell me why you sent Fang to Yunyang City? Shi Min, you tell me!"
Old Master Ren looked at Ren Shimin sternly. "Your mother said it was you and Li who sent someone to pick up Fang? They said Yaoying was sick and asked her to go visit her?"
Ren Shimao said, "Father, you should ask me. It was me who asked my third brother to use my third sister-in-law's name to trick Fang into going to Yunyang City. He was forced by me, but out of consideration for our brotherly love, he had no choice but to agree. After Huijun and Yu'er were poisoned, I arrested several people. Finally, a maid confessed that it was Concubine Fang who bribed an apprentice at Hua Xiangrong to poison the cosmetics used by Huijun and Yu'er."
Ren Shimao then recounted the entire incident in detail. Finally, he said, "I hadn't planned anything when I asked Third Brother to summon Concubine Fang to Yunyang City. I simply wanted to find out if she was truly responsible. If she was, I would hand her over to Father and deal with her according to family rules!"
At this time, Ren Shimao naturally would not admit that he had called Aunt Fang over without intending to let her come back.
Ren Shimao smiled sarcastically, "I didn't expect that she felt guilty and pretended to faint halfway through the journey, saying she wanted to go to Bailong Temple to rest. Then she took this opportunity to escape with her nanny."
Old Master Ren was skeptical. Even if Concubine Fang, a weak woman, fled for fear of punishment, where could she escape to?
"You concluded that the poison was administered by Fang based solely on the maid's one-sided statement?" Old Master Ren asked.
Ren Shimao clenched his fists and tried to hold back, but he couldn't hold back any longer. He growled, "If there are witnesses but they don't count, then what constitutes conclusive evidence according to what I see? Is it like the last time she framed Yu'er for knocking down Kang? But in the end, you protected her!"
"How dare you!" Old Master Ren said unhappily, "How do you speak to your elders?"
Ren Shimao took a deep breath and said with forbearance, "Father, I have always respected you, but this time, can you give me, your daughter-in-law, and your granddaughter some justice?"
Old Master Ren snorted coldly, "Are you blaming me for being unfair?"
"My son doesn't dare!"
Old Master Ren looked at Ren Shimao and scolded him, "I told you last time that as a descendant of the Ren family, you should prioritize the interests of the Ren family! Otherwise, wouldn't the Ren family have raised you for nothing all these years? Now is not the time to turn against the Fang family!"
Ren Shimao couldn't bear it any longer. He said angrily, "So what you're saying is, even if it was really Fang who poisoned Huijun and Yu'er this time, you still want me to swallow my anger and let her go?"
Old Master Ren slammed his hand on the table, making the teacups on it clatter. "I'm telling you to put the overall situation first and not let things get out of hand! Once Jiangnan is back on track, if you want to hold me accountable, how can I stop you?"
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