Although the feud between the Jiang sisters and the Yun family's second young master had caused a stir in Yunyang City, Jiang Yuanniang and Jiang Qianniang were not Yanbei ladies after all, so after they left Yunyang City, the matter gradually subsided. Everyone was more concerned about the fate of the Yun family's second young master. However, because of this incident, the Yun family also suffered a great deal of humiliation, so Yun Wenfang's marriage plans were temporarily put on hold.
Guo Yujiao, whose reputation was damaged in this incident, was taken back to Weizhou by the Guo family shortly after Jiang Yuanniang's framing of her cousins was exposed.
The elders of the Guo family were now filled with regret. The Qiu family had expressed their intention to marry into the Guo family two years ago, but Guo Yujiao's mother was hesitant at the time, wanting to wait until Qiu Yun passed the imperial examination before officially concluding the marriage. As expected, Qiu Yun had lived up to expectations and won second place in the imperial examination this year. The Guo family had just begun discussing the marriage with the Qiu family, but unexpectedly, this incident had occurred. The Qiu family had remained silent, and it seemed that the marriage was about to fail.
Not long after this incident, the New Year arrived. On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God Festival, the second elder of the Ren family, Ren Yongxiang, his wife, and the second elder Ren returned to Yanbei. The east mansion of the Ren family's old house became lively again, but this liveliness made the elder Ren a little upset.
All of the Ren family's properties in Kyoto and Jiangnan have been squandered by the second branch of the family, and the squandering was inexplicable. Compared to the complacency when they left Yanbei, the second branch of the Ren family returned this time like a lost dog.
No matter how upset he was, Mr. Ren couldn't kick Ren Yongxiang and his family out of the house, so he could only let them continue to live in the East Mansion which was separated by a wall.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the third master, Ren, brought his wife and daughter back to Baihe Town. When he went to pay his respects to Old Master and Old Madam Ren, he was turned away. It turned out that Ren Yongxiang and his wife had been visiting the West Mansion daily since their return. Liao had also changed her previous rivalry with Old Madam Ren and now spoke kindly to them, hinting at her desire to return and share the family business with the eldest branch of the Ren family.
Old Master Ren was so angry at their unreasonable behavior that he almost fell ill. Old Lady Ren then used the excuse of Old Master Ren's poor health to close the door and refuse to see anyone.
Ren Yaoqi thought it was good this way, as she could have some peace and quiet, and didn't have to go to Ronghuayuan every day to perform the drama of your kindness and my filial piety.
Because of the Second House's disturbance, the Ren family was doomed to have a difficult New Year's celebration. So, after the third day of the Lunar New Year, Third Master Ren, under the pretext of visiting relatives and friends, returned to Yunyang City with his wife and daughter.
Although Ren Yaoqi had returned to Yunyang City, she knew that the Han family would definitely make follow-up moves, so she left people in Yunyang City to monitor the Ren family's movements. Although she did not intend to interfere in the feud between the Han and Ren families, she also wanted to ensure that she had time to respond appropriately before any changes occurred.
New Years later, Old Master Ren finally called Ren Yongxiang over for a talk. Old Master Ren handed over several coal warehouses of the Ren family in Shunzhou and Jizhou to the second branch of the family. Ren Yongxiang was naturally dissatisfied. He felt that he was a man who could do big things. He originally controlled half of the Ren family's business, but now he became the shopkeeper of the Ren family, and only the shopkeeper of several small coal warehouses. Ren Yongxiang inevitably complained about his brother, and finally the two brothers parted ways unhappily.
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