As an ordinary merchant in Yanbei, the Ren family should not have been involved in these political struggles, but the Ren family happened to run into the gun of the Yanbei Palace.
Ren Yijun thought about the actions of the elders of the Ren family. If his grandfather and father could come back safely this time and learn a lesson from this incident, then the Ren family might be able to continue to gain a foothold in Yanzhou in the future. Otherwise, the Ren family's ship will eventually capsize.
Ren Yijun did not think that his thoughts were groundless worries. The imprisonment of the old man and the eldest master of the Ren family today had already indicated that the Ren family was on the decline.
It was at this moment that Ren Yijun realized his own uselessness. Qi Yuegui was right to scold him on a daily basis. If he was not the Third Young Master of the Ren Family, what else could he do? If one day he was no longer the Third Young Master of the Ren Family, what could he do?
That afternoon, Ren Yijun and Qi Yuegui stayed in the flower garden. After the conversation with Qi Yuegui, he thought a lot, and Qi Yuegui fell asleep on him at some point.
After Ren Yijun noticed it, he frowned and looked at the person who was sleeping with drooling with disgust. He hesitantly stretched out his hand to push her to the ground, but when his hand touched her shoulder, he inexplicably moved his body slowly and adjusted his posture so that she could sleep more comfortably.
Ren Yijun secretly made excuses for his behavior. When the day came when he, the Third Young Master Ren, really fell into poverty, the only one who could support him would probably be this woman who was satisfied with just three bowls of rice per meal. So he had better be a little nicer to her in the future.
Meanwhile, back at Ronghuayuan, Master Ren Wu and Master Ren San finally brought Master Ren Shizhong back.
But everyone was shocked when they saw Ren Shizhong.
As the eldest son of the Ren family, Ren Shizhong was appointed by Old Master Ren as the next head of the family and recognized by the entire family. He usually paid great attention to his image. At least every time he appeared in public, he was dressed in a steady and stylish outfit, and his words and deeds also showed the aura of a future head of the family.
But today, Ren Shizhong was helped back by the brothers Ren Shimao and Ren Shimin.
The dark blue Hangzhou silk robe that Ren Shizhong wore when he went out was already wrinkled beyond recognition. Although he was now wearing a dark blue satin cloak that was provided in Ren Shimao's carriage, the exposed hem of the robe was still somewhat damaged.
There were dark circles under his eyes, and he looked tired, and his lips were chapped from dehydration. Although his hair was not crooked, it was obvious that it had been hastily combed not long ago.
When Old Lady Ren saw his appearance, she was so shocked that she called out "Da Lang" and then became speechless. When Master Ren knelt in front of Old Lady Ren, he looked a little excited. The eldest wife and the eldest young mistress watched him and wiped their tears.
Mrs. Ren also cried for a while, and then she remembered that Old Master Ren was still in the government prison and had not been released. However, looking at Mr. Ren's current state, Mrs. Ren was really afraid to ask about his current situation.
Instead, Ren Shijia hurriedly asked, "Brother, did you suffer in prison? What about father? How is father now?"
Master Ren said wearily, "The jailers didn't hit anyone, but I've been interrogated constantly for the past two days and have only slept for less than two hours. The cell is very damp and cold, but I'm fine. Father has caught a cold and has a slight fever. I originally wanted to let my father out while I stayed in jail. But no matter how much I tried to persuade him, the authorities refused to release my father, saying that he was the current head of the Ren family. I then thought about staying put myself so that my father and I could be together to look after him, but he disagreed. When I came out today, my fifth brother and the others had already asked Lord Mu to get a doctor for my father."
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