Yunwen stayed at the Ren family.
As Mrs. Ren's great-nephew, Qiu Yun frequently stayed at the Ren family home, earning him a private courtyard. Yun Wenfang, a young man newly arrived at the Ren family home, did not stay in the guest rooms in the outer courtyard, but instead lived with Qiu Yun in his own courtyard in the inner courtyard. Mrs. Ren publicly declared that this "Young Master Wen" was a close relative of hers.
Because of Mrs. Ren's attitude, except for a few people who knew the truth, everyone in the Ren family became curious about Yun Wenfang's identity.
As one of the insiders, Fifth Madam Lin was very enthusiastic towards Yun Wenfang. In addition to instructing her son Ren Yijian to get closer to Qiu Yun and Yun Wenfang, she also told her daughter Ren Yaoyu the same thing.
The eldest wife was much calmer. Apart from taking good care of the Jinxiu Courtyard where Qiu Yun and Yun Wen lived, she did not take any special action.
However, those who were not in the know also guessed that the identity of this "Master Wen" must be very high.
Ren Yaoying told Aunt Fang about the matter.
After some thought, Aunt Fang summoned her son, Ren Yihong, and questioned him thoroughly. Ren Yihong hadn't had much contact with Yun Wenfang, and wasn't one for gossip. He only knew that, besides Qiu Yun, Master Wen was only slightly closer to the Fifth Young Master, Ren Yijian. Their conversations were mostly about Yunyang City and where to go in Baihe Town during the winter.
Concubine Fang did not feel any dissatisfaction with her son's ignorance. Instead, she praised him and told him to study hard before sending him back. She then instructed her confidant to inquire with the maidservant that the Fifth Madam had brought with her from Yunyang City as a dowry.
Finally, she advised her daughter, "Do as I told you before and don't be influenced by them. Lin has always liked to jump around, that's because she is lucky. Even if she makes a mistake, there will always be someone to clean up the mess for her." There was a hint of disdain and mockery in Aunt Fang's gentle tone.
"Mom will find a good future for you, and she will definitely do it."
Ren Yaoyu, who was impulsive and irritable in front of outsiders, lowered her head and replied softly, "Yes, daughter understands."
In Ronghua Courtyard, the fifth wife, Mrs. Lin, became particularly attentive to Old Madam Ren.
In the evening, while massaging her shoulders and legs, he subtly inquired about the old lady of the Yun family's attitude towards Yun Wenfang's marriage.
Old Madam Ren narrowed her eyes and said calmly, "We'll talk about this later."
The Fifth Madam smiled apologetically and said, "Mother, the eldest young master of the Yun family is fifteen years old this year. Although he is also a handsome man, he is too far away from Yu'er in age, and I don't think it is appropriate. But this second young master... I saw today that he and my Yu'er are a perfect match."
Old Madam Ren slapped Lin's hand away and frowned, "What nonsense are you talking about! If this gets out, Yu'er's reputation will be ruined!"
Lin curled her lips. "Mother, doesn't Old Madam Yun have that intention when she entrusts her grandson to our Ren family at this time? The current King of Yanbei is the nephew of Old Master Yun. Although Madam Yun is not the old King of Yanbei's principal wife, she has an official title. With the King of Yanbei here, who in the Yanbei Palace is more noble than her? The Yun family has thus become the most prestigious family in our Yanbei. If our Ren family can marry into the Yun family, there will be many benefits. You and Old Madam Yun are cousins, and you are from her family. If you ask her about this, she will definitely not refuse."
Mrs. Ren was silent for a while, then waved her hand and said, "We'll talk about this later."
Lin wanted to persuade her again, but faced with the glare from the previous old lady, she touched her nose and stopped talking.
But in his heart, he was thinking that he must let his daughter get closer to the second young master of the Yun family.
You can't blame Lin for being "open-minded". She and Master Ren Wu had a good relationship since childhood, and they were childhood sweethearts, so she ended up marrying into the Ren family.
Therefore, Lin also wanted to find a good marriage for her daughter.
Ren Yaoqi paid no heed to the undercurrents at home, reporting to Ronghua Courtyard twice daily, morning and evening, as usual, before returning to her own courtyard. She would either stay in Li's room, chatting and doing needlework with her, or go to the study in the west wing to accompany Ren Shimin in writing couplets and making peach charms. She was honored to receive Ren Shimin's generous offer of grinding ink, serving tea, and polishing the peach charms with sandpaper.
When Ren Yaoqi went to pay his respects to Madam Li in the evening, he happened to hear Madam Zhou reporting family matters to Madam Li.
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