Chapter 162: Keeping an Appointment
After returning to her room, Ren Yaoqi stayed quietly and did not go out. She wondered what actions Ren Shijia and Lin Kun would take, so as an outsider, she should avoid them as much as possible.
However, until dark, there was no major movement in the courtyard. Xiangqin only heard that shortly after she left the main room in the afternoon, Lin Kun invited the doctor into the house.
The eldest wife found out about it and sent someone to inquire about it. Ren Shijia just replied that he accidentally got caught in the rain when he went out today and felt a little unwell, but he did not say that he was taking Lin Cen's pulse.
That evening, when Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaoyin went to have dinner with Ren Shijia, Ren Yaoqi took a look at Ren Shijia. He found that although she looked a little worried, she was not in a bad mood, and her face did not look unusual. Ren Yaoqi could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that Cen Ge'er was not seriously injured.
Ren Yaoqi has always felt that family disputes may be unavoidable, but bringing disaster to one's descendants is really detrimental to one's virtue.
Lin Cen, who was rarely asleep, was sitting beside the head maid, Chunlan, holding her. She watched them eat with wide eyes. The wet nurse was also standing nearby, rubbing her hands nervously and looking at Ren Shijia with a somewhat anxious look.
Even while eating, Ren Shijia never took his eyes off his son.
Ren Yaoyin seemed to sense that the atmosphere was a bit strange, and after dinner, she excused herself and left. Ren Yaoqi was about to leave as well, but Ren Shijia stopped her and asked if a carriage would be enough for her trip tomorrow. So Ren Yaoyin went back alone.
After Ren Yaoyin left, Ren Shijia called Ren Yaoqi to the inner room, and the wet nurse and Chunlan holding the child also came in.
Ren Yaoqi had originally wanted to ask about Lin Cen's situation, but since there were other people present, he wasn't sure if it was appropriate to ask now. However, after Ren Shijia had instructed her maid Chunmei to go out and keep watch, she grabbed Ren Yaoqi's hand.
Ren Yaoqi instantly realized that her previous judgment that there was nothing wrong with Ren Shijia was wrong, because the hand holding her was cold and was shaking uncontrollably.
Ren Yaoqi was startled: "Auntie..."
Ren Shijia's eyes immediately turned red, and his voice choked: "Qi'er, this time it's all thanks to you, thanks to you. If you hadn't noticed something was wrong, my brother Cen would have been killed."
Ren Yaoqi breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the wet nurse standing beside her.
Ren Shijia noticed her gaze, sniffed, and explained, "It's okay. The nanny was also tricked this time. Her mother found someone for me, so there's no problem."
After hearing what she said, the nurse, who had been feeling uneasy, said gratefully, "Madam, thank you for trusting me. It was my negligence that caused this..."
Ren Shijia waved his hand to stop her from talking.
Ren Yaoqi asked, "The doctor came today? What did he say?"
When this was mentioned, Ren Shijia's eyes reddened again, but with a colder air that was not usually there. "Brother Cen has been sleepy lately. He must have been poisoned. Fortunately, the poison was not given directly to the child. The poisoner used a slow-acting drug to avoid detection. It would take at least half a year for it to take effect. The doctor said that it was fortunate that it was discovered early, and as long as the drug is stopped, there will be no other effects. My brother Cen almost became a fool. The doctor said that although the drug is not fatal, it will affect the child's growth."
Ren Yaoqi frowned when he heard this. The person who did this was really vicious.
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