Sure enough, the eldest wife then began to ask Li why the Princess of Yanbei invited Rong to be the main guest at the princess's coming-of-age banquet.
Li didn't know much about the inside story between Prince Xian's Mansion and Prince Yanbei's Mansion. She hadn't been back to her parents' home for a long time. The last time she saw Rong, Rong didn't say much to her.
So the eldest wife asked for a long time but couldn't get any clear answer from Li.
Finally, the eldest wife smiled and said, "A few days ago, I heard the old lady mention that it seemed like my third brother's wife hadn't been back to her parents' home for a long time?"
Li smiled when she heard that.
The eldest wife continued, "Although you, Third Sister-in-law, have married into our Ren family and are now a member of our Ren family, you still need to keep in touch with your parents. Otherwise, if outsiders see you, they might think that our Ren family is unreasonable and won't allow their daughter-in-law to visit her parents."
Li lowered her head and said, "Sister-in-law is right. I was not thoughtful enough before."
Although Li was contentious, she wasn't stupid. She hadn't been back to her parents' home before because the Ren family didn't like her going there. In the past few years, she'd taken time out to visit her parents at Baoping Hutong, but every time she went back, Old Mrs. Ren wasn't happy. After so many times, she understood why, and she tried not to go back.
Now the eldest wife is saying that she is unwilling to go back to her parents' home, instead of saying that the Ren family doesn't like her to go back.
However, Li was used to being obedient and did not refute the eldest wife's words.
The eldest wife was pleased to hear this. She knew in her heart that the Ren family had neglected the Li family over the years. However, now that Old Master Ren and Old Lady Ren saw that the Xian Palace seemed to be recovering, they wanted to re-establish this marriage relationship, and the Li family was the bridge between the two sides.
Just now, the eldest wife tried to test Li's attitude. Seeing that Li was still submissive and did not act coquettishly towards her just because her family had been in the spotlight recently, she felt relieved and thought that the task assigned to her by the two elders of the Ren family today could probably be completed.
So the eldest wife said to Li in a more cordial tone, "Then please take some time to go back with the two children. And also, please say hello to Mr. and Mrs. Li on behalf of our old man and old lady. The old lady said before that if it weren't for the old man's poor health, she would also like to visit her in-laws."
Li also agreed and asked about Old Master Ren's condition.
The eldest wife sighed that Old Master Ren's health was not as good as before. Although he had not coughed up blood recently, he always felt tired. Now most of the household chores had been handed over to Old Master Ren and Ren Yiyan.
Li then instructed Madam Zhou to prepare some high-quality medicinal herbs. She would have the eldest wife take them back to Old Master Ren. Although the gifts were not much, they were a token of appreciation from the grandchildren of the third wife.
Afterwards, the eldest wife stayed for lunch.
After lunch, before leaving, the eldest wife pulled Li aside to talk, this time avoiding the sisters Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua.
After sending the eldest wife out, the mother and daughter returned to the main room, and Ren Yaohua asked, "Mother, what did the eldest aunt say to you just now?"
Li sighed when she heard this. She pulled out a bright red brocade purse from her sleeve and said, "My sister-in-law said the old lady asked her to send this."
Ren Yaohua took the purse from Li's hand and weighed it in her hand. The purse looked large, but very light. Ren Yaohua opened the purse and took out the things inside, but she exclaimed "Huh!"
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