Ren Yaoqi did not refuse and accepted the gift from the Xu family.
The day before the Qianjin Banquet, the first and fifth wives of the Ren family, and their daughter came to Yunyang City.
This year, all the young ladies of the Ren family, regardless of whether they were legitimate or illegitimate, received invitations to the Thousand Gold Banquet, which was considered as the Yun family's expression of gratitude for the Ren family's previous care for Yun Wenfang.
For some reason, Mrs. Ren didn't come a day earlier. However, the eldest wife, Mrs. Wang, was worried about her daughter Ren Yaoyin, so she came earlier and brought the clothes that the Ren family had prepared for the girls.
Ren Shijia took Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaoyin to the Ren family's villa. All five daughters of the Ren family's first wife were present. Ren Yaoting from the second wife's house did not come; the eldest wife had her share sent to the Su family.
A room full of women gathered in the main room of the other courtyard, choosing clothes and jewelry. It was quite a lively scene. The fifth wife, Mrs. Lin, was the most enthusiastic among them. She held up a grass-green jacket and skirt with a gold-embroidered floral pattern, gesturing at her daughter, Ren Yaoyu, her face a bit displeased.
"This color doesn't suit our Yu'er's complexion."
Lin looked at the clothes in the hands of the other girls again, and her eyes lit up when she saw the rouge-colored jacket and skirt in Ren Yaoyin's hand, decorated with hibiscus flowers as big as bowls, which looked dignified yet pretty.
"The one Yin'er has is pretty good. Sister-in-law, why don't you let Yin'er and Yu'er change clothes? Yin'er has fair skin, so she'd look better in green."
Ren Yaoyin's brows furrowed slightly, but soon relaxed. She smiled at Lin, saying nothing, only glancing at her mother.
The eldest wife, Wang, had always been willing to give in to the fifth wife, but this time she wasn't so easy to talk to. She said slowly, "Sister-in-law, I remember you picked out the fabric for Yu'er's dress yourself. This grass-green gilded fabric and the bright red gilded fabric were both obtained through the Jiangnan weaving factory, the Gu family. They said they were woven according to the style of tribute. Chi'er only found these two pieces. The bright red one was going to be given to Hua'er, and the grass-green one was originally meant for Yin'er, but sister-in-law, you said Yu'er looked good in green. You begged me for it, and now that the clothes are ready, you say you don't want them anymore? They have different body shapes, so they won't fit even if you change them."
The eldest wife was well aware of the importance of the Thousand Gold Banquet to her daughter. She had previously entrusted the two pieces of precious cloth to her eldest daughter, Ren Yaochi, who had married into the Jiangnan weaving family, the Gu family, hoping that her youngest daughter would shine at the Thousand Gold Banquet.
Later, the old lady asked for the bright red horse for Ren Yaohua. The bright red horse suited Ren Yaohua better than Ren Yaoyin, so Wang gave it to her readily.
Fifth Madam Lin, having heard about this from somewhere, insisted on giving the grass-green piece to Ren Yaoyu. Because Ren Yaochi had sent a skilled embroiderer along with the fabric, and Ren Yaoyin didn't usually like wearing green, the first wife gave the fabric to the fifth madam.
Unexpectedly, the hibiscus flowers embroidered by the embroiderer were so lifelike that the originally unremarkable rouge-colored material became unusually dignified and luxurious after being made into a dress, which was very suitable for Ren Yaoyin's temperament.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wu wants to change again after seeing it.
No matter how good-tempered the eldest wife was, she was a little unhappy at this moment.
Mrs. Wu also knew she was in the wrong. She coughed lightly and said, "If it doesn't fit, just alter it. It's not like we don't have needlework. I just like the embroidery."
The eldest wife smiled and said, "The embroidery is indeed excellent. Chi Er specially found the embroiderer, and she finished this piece in about half a month. If my sister-in-law likes it, I will lend her to you when I get back."
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