Shortly after Liao and Second Master Ren left, Fifth Master Ren also wanted to go to Kyoto. Ren Shimao had originally split his time between Kyoto and Yanbei, and he had a hand in Kyoto's businesses. Whenever Old Master Ren made deals involving Yanbei and Jiangnan, he would hand them over to Ren Shimao. However, due to the numerous major events that had occurred in both the Ren family and the Fifth Branch in recent years, Ren Shimao had been held back.
Ren Shimao actually went to Kyoto this time with the intention of relaxing, and he wanted to take Lin and his two children with him.
Ever since Old Master Ren tried to teach Ren Shimao a lesson by fining him a monthly salary, the relationship between Ren Shimao and the Lins had been on and off. Later, Ren Shimao thought about how Lin had never been outside Yanbei, and remembered that when they first got married, he had promised her that he would take her to Kyoto if he had the chance. So, he thought about taking Lin and their children to Kyoto to live for a while. This trip would help them forget the unpleasant things that had happened recently.
Lin was deeply moved when she heard this, and recalled the tenderness and sweetness they had shared in their youth. The couple began to get along very well again, and Lin also began to prepare for her trip to Kyoto in a very good mood.
Old Master Ren had some things he wanted to assign to Ren Shimao, so he didn't stop him from going to Kyoto. However, both Old Master Ren and Old Lady Ren were somewhat dissatisfied with Ren Shimao's decision to bring Lin along. However, Ren Shimao was very determined this time, and Old Master Ren was in good health and didn't have much experience to supervise him, so he had no choice but to let him go.
Everyone in the fifth house was very excited about this trip. Before leaving, when Ren Yaoyu came to Yunyang City to say goodbye to her maternal grandparents, she showed off in front of Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua. She generously said that she would bring some special products from Kyoto for her sisters when she came back. Ren Yaohua almost rolled her eyes and drove her away.
Mr. Ren Wu originally planned to go with his family and stay away for a year or two before coming back. Unexpectedly, the carriage of the fifth branch of the family was blocked when it reached Xuzhou.
The reason was that Fifth Madam Lin and her daughter Ren Yaoyu were both ill.
The Fifth Madam Lin and Ren Yaoyu both fell ill very suddenly. They were fine when they left Yanzhou, but when they arrived in Dezhou, both mother and daughter began to suffer from acclimatization problems and started to develop rashes on their faces.
It is not surprising that people who seldom go out would experience some symptoms of acclimatization on their first long journey, so apart from paying more attention to their diet, Lin and Ren Yaoyu did not take it too seriously.
Not wanting to continue walking, the rashes on Lin and Ren Yaoyu's faces grew more and more serious. The rashes that were originally just like prickly heat became as big as chickenpox, and pustules appeared. You could even smell a fishy odor when you got close to them. When they arrived in Xuzhou, they even started to have a low-grade fever that wouldn't go away.
This made Master Ren Wu very anxious. They stayed in Xuzhou to treat Lin's mother and daughter. However, many doctors were consulted but none of them could tell what was wrong with them. Some doctors even said that they might have contracted an epidemic. The maids and servants around Lin and Ren Yaoyu were so scared that they dared not come near to serve them.
In this way, the illness of Lin and Ren Yaoyu dragged on for a month. When the Ren family heard the news, Lin and Ren Yaoyu were already on the verge of death. Many doctors who saw them later said that they were incurable and asked Master Ren Wu to prepare for their funeral. This made Master Ren Wu, who was staying in a foreign land where he was unfamiliar with the place, very painful.
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