"Why didn't you return home earlier? Now they've come to your door." Old Mrs. Ren pointed at Ren Shimao's head, looking somewhat disappointed.
Of course, she didn't blame her son for acting recklessly after drinking, but she blamed him for not asking his family to intervene and settle the matter earlier, thus losing the opportunity.
The blush on Ren Shimao's face never faded. "She was determined to commit suicide after waking up. I was afraid someone would die, so I promised to compensate her. When she gradually calmed down, I thought she was tempted by the money I promised her. But as soon as I left the room, she found a pair of scissors and tried to kill herself. Luckily, I heard some noise after I left the room and turned back in time to stop her."
When Mrs. Ren heard what her son said, she sighed and said, "He really is a hot-tempered man."
"Later, after her father learned about this, he fainted and became even more ill. I called in a doctor, who confirmed that his illness was not fake. Only then did I believe that it was truly my fault, and not a setup. When her father woke up, I promised to buy them a house in Qizhou and give them fifty taels of silver every month. Only then did her father admit his mistake and persuade her to stop."
Old Lady Ren nodded and said matter-of-factly, "They're just ordinary farmers. They might not be able to save up fifty taels of silver in their lifetime. You promised to give them fifty taels a month, so naturally they had no objections. Your eldest sister-in-law went to see the woman and told her that when you gave them the deed and the silver, you forbade them to come to the Ren family. Later, she became pregnant. Her brother and sister-in-law were afraid of getting in trouble if you changed your mind and didn't give her the silver, so they tried to force her to secretly abort the child. When she found out, she stole the silver from the family and escaped with the maid you had given her."
"Is this really true? Her brother and sister-in-law are really going too far!" Ren Shimao said in a daze.
When Old Lady Ren heard him say this, she knew he had no ill feelings towards the woman, and she felt more at ease: "You are a man, you don't understand these trivial family matters. It's probably because her family is short-sighted and ignorant. Even if a descendant of our Ren family is born out of wedlock, we will never let him wander around."
Ren Shimao stuttered when he heard this: "Mom, you, you really want to let them in?"
Old Madam Ren snorted coldly, "Do you mean to send him back to fend for himself?"
"I... then..." Ren Shimao struggled, glancing back at the curtain behind him. He said, "Can you not let her into the mansion, but just buy her a house outside and keep her there? And send more people to serve her? You can see, Huijun... she won't agree!"
Mrs. Ren was furious when she heard this. She pointed at her son's nose and scolded him, "How can a man like you say such a shameless thing? How can we, the Ren family, save face? Did you marry a tigress? Can't you even protect your own flesh and blood? I know Huijun's temper. It's just a child throwing a tantrum. She'll be very reasonable when she thinks things through!"
Ren Shimao felt that what his mother said was not quite right, but he was very confused now. Old Mrs. Ren showed an unprecedented tough attitude, which made him unable to refute.
Mrs. Ren glanced at her son and softened her tone slightly, "In any case, wait until the baby is born. If you really don't like her later, you can send her away."
Ren Shimao finally breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine."
"Huijun is furious. Don't confront her for now. I'll ask your sister-in-law to talk her down. Come with me to Ronghuayuan first to get the wound on your face treated."
When Mrs. Ren heard that Mrs. Lin was still crying outside and saw that her son's face was seriously injured, she became more and more annoyed and wanted to send Ren Shimao away first to avoid him being bullied in front of Mrs. Lin again.
Although Ren Shimao felt sorry for his wife, he thought that Lin would definitely not listen to him at this moment, and asking his sister-in-law to persuade her might make her feel better, so he nodded in agreement.
Mrs. Ren brought Ren Shimao out of the house with satisfaction and didn't bother with Lin anymore.
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