The dragon boat race in Yunyang City is an annual event in Yanzhou. Every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, the aristocratic families of Yanzhou gather here.
When the Ren family's carriage left Baihe Town, there were already quite a few carriages on the official road. However, families like the Ren family were rare in deploying over twenty carriages.
It was already the morning of Si when we arrived at Yunyang City. Although it was bright, it was not so hot that it was unbearable.
As the weather warmed, the Ren family's carriage had breathable gauze curtains. From the moment she entered the city gate, Ren Yaoqi's gaze was fixed on the outside. Although she could only vaguely see pedestrians and carriages, and hear the various noisy sounds of the market, she could still sense the prosperity of Yunyang City, the largest city in Yanbei.
When the Liao people invaded the south, the King of Liao had considered moving the capital of Liao to Yunyang City against all odds. Unfortunately, before he could accomplish this, he was driven out of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun by the fourth King of Yanbei, Xiao Qishan. Establishing the capital in Yunyang City became the King of Liao's dying wish.
Ren Yaoqi was unfamiliar with Yunyang City. In her previous life, she had only visited it a few times as a child with her mother, and as she grew older, she had rarely had the opportunity to travel. Like her mother, Li, she was neglected in the Ren family. The last time she tried to escape to her ancestral home outside Yunyang City for shelter, she was intercepted before she even entered the city.
The Ren family's carriage slowly passed through the widest main road in Yunyang City and entered the inner city.
"Where is the carriage going?" Ren Yaoqi asked Ren Yaohua.
Ren Yaohua looked at Ren Yaoqi strangely, and then realized that this was Ren Yaoqi's first time to watch a dragon boat race.
"The dragon boats need to be launched first, as the official race won't begin until the afternoon. We're heading to the Ren family's villa in Yunyang City, where we'll be staying for the next few days."
Ren Yaoqi knew that the Ren family had a house in Yunyang City, and she had been there before.
The carriage in front stopped. Ren Yaohua lifted the curtain and looked over. "It's my aunt who's going back to the Lin family. She's not going the same way as us."
Sure enough, after several carriages left the group, the Ren family's carriage started moving again. It traveled for less than a quarter of an hour before finally stopping in front of a red-painted door. This was the main entrance to the villa. The door didn't open wide, but Ren Yaoqi remembered that the house was actually a spacious four-story building.
Having already arranged their own accommodations before their trip, Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua were led by a maid to the west wing of the third courtyard as soon as they disembarked from the carriage. The two sisters shared the first room on the north side of the west wing. The room was spacious and fully furnished. Some of the utensils in the room were familiar to Ren Yaoqi, indicating that it had been renovated before their arrival.
Ren Yaohua was no stranger to this room; she must have lived in this same room when she first came to Yunyang City. Old Madam Ren lived in the north wing of the third courtyard. Therefore, the west wing of the third courtyard was considered a better place.
As soon as they were settled, the Fifth Master came to consult with Old Lady Ren, then took Fifth Lady Lin and their two children to his father-in-law's house. The Fifth House's family rarely stayed in the other courtyards when they came to Yunyang City, mostly staying at the Lin family home. Although Old Lady Ren was unhappy with her son, she didn't want to cause any unpleasantness at this moment and embarrass the Ren family in front of others, so she waved her hand and let them go.
As a result, there was no longer a proper daughter-in-law serving Old Madam Lin, only Aunt Fang, a concubine.
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