However, Master Ren San had a very good impression of Meng Shilin, so he didn't care when he heard this and said, "I can still decide the marriage of a concubine's daughter. You don't have to worry about mother. I will take care of it myself."
Seeing that Mr. Ren San had made up his mind, Li said nothing more. Apart from the family background of Mr. Meng, there was nothing wrong with him.
Ren Yaoqi shook his head after hearing this conversation. Third Master Ren's plan to marry Ren Yaoying to Meng Shilin wouldn't be so easy. Even if she was just a concubine, she could be exchanged for benefits with the Ren family's second elders. How could Third Master Ren let her do whatever he wanted?
However, Ren Shimin was really concerned about this matter. A few days after discussing it with Li, he went to Baihe Town in person and discussed with Old Lady Ren that he wanted to marry Ren Yaoying to Meng Shilin.
It’s a pity that Mrs. Ren was very dissatisfied with Ren Shimin’s arrangement and rejected it outright.
Ren Yaoying became a laughing stock because of the concubine issue, so naturally the wealthy families in Yanzhou looked down on her at this time, but Old Lady Ren had other plans in mind.
The Ren family's decline was evident, and the He family of Zhuozhou, with whom they had long been doing business, seemed to be looking for a new partner. The He family, a porcelain maker, had been a major partner of the Ren family for years, and through generations of business, they held a strong position in the Zhuozhou business community. If the He family abandoned their business relationship at this point, they would lose more than just their single business partner.
So Old Lady Ren wanted to form an alliance with the He family and marry Ren Yaoying to the He family's eldest master as a concubine. The He family's eldest master was the eldest son of the He family. His wife died two years ago. He had two legitimate daughters, three concubine daughters, and two concubine sons. However, the He family's eldest master was almost fifty years old and was not much younger than Old Lady Ren.
The reason why Old Lady Ren fell in love with the eldest master of the He family was that he was the eldest legitimate son of the He family. After the head of the He family died, the eldest master of the He family would take charge of the family. Moreover, the eldest master of the He family only had two illegitimate sons and no legitimate son. Old Lady Ren wanted to let Ren Yaoying try hard after she passed away. It would be best if she could give birth to a son.
Old Madam Ren told Master Ren San about her plan, and Master Ren San was naturally displeased. Having a concubine's daughter become a concubine was nothing, but his son-in-law was older than he was, and Master Ren San felt he couldn't afford to lose face. If this marriage went through, he would never be able to hold his head up in front of his friends again.
In the end, neither Old Lady Ren nor Third Master Ren could convince the other, and they parted on bad terms.
Old Madam Ren was cunning and fearful that Third Master Ren would be difficult to deal with, so she secretly married Ren Yaoying to his impoverished student and secretly discussed the marriage with the He family without Third Master Ren's knowledge. Third Master Ren was no match for Old Madam Ren in this regard, and thus fell behind her.
Ren Yaoqi watched coldly from the side, neither intervening nor asking questions.
But no one expected that a major event would happen in Kyoto not long after. Prince Xiao was assassinated and seriously injured.
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Updated on March 6th
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