Of the maids prepared by Old Madam Ren, two were strikingly beautiful. They weren't born into the Ren family, but rather were purchased from outside and specially trained, taught how to serve men in order to win over Lei Ting, the son-in-law. Nanny Zhou, with her sharp eyes, knew their backgrounds from the moment she saw their words and actions. Naturally, she was furious and became wary of the other innocent Ren family maids that Old Madam Ren had prepared, so she didn't keep any of them.
Although the indentures of the eight maids were in the Maidong family's possession, they were mere slaves, and in Madam Zhou's territory in Yunyang City, they had no power. Madam Zhou, furious at the Ren family's machinations against Ren Yaohua, disregarded the Maidong family's status as Madam Zhou's proxies. She immediately seized the indentures from the Maidong family and sold the eight maids. Madam Zhou had temporarily retained Maidong, but she was intimidated by her decisive approach. Madam Zhou silenced her with a single sentence: "Do you want to keep your mouth shut, or do you want to never speak again?"
When she was young, Nanny Zhou worked alongside Princess Rong of Prince Xian in managing the palace. Her own boldness was unmatched by that of an ordinary housekeeper. Furthermore, she had witnessed the Li family and their daughter suffer a great deal in the Ren family over the years, but she had been forced to endure it. However, now that the Xian Palace was on the verge of recovery, Ren Yaohua had married into the Lei family, and the Third House was becoming increasingly independent, Nanny Zhou felt that it was no longer necessary to endure it.
Nanny Zhou wasn't afraid of the Ren family arguing about "not refusing a gift from an elder." If Old Lady Ren found out they had been replaced and started making a fuss, Third Master Ren would still be there to take the blame. Because Third Master Ren had only sold the maids who came with the dowry because they were "illegible," the Ren family wouldn't want to see such people of questionable origin as dowry maids. Third Master Ren also wanted the latest chapter of The Beautiful Countryside of a General's Daughter.
As for why they changed it secretly without alerting the old mansion, it was naturally because they didn't want to make a big fuss about it and make people laugh at them. So Madam Zhou wasn't afraid of Old Madam Ren picking on them. Who would want an "elder" to be dishonest?
The five maids accompanying Ren Yaohua to the Lei family, aside from Wujing, Xiangqin, and Shuiai, were all personally selected and trained by Madam Zhou. Ren Yaohua's former housekeeper, Madam Gao, also accompanied her, helping her manage the inner courtyard.
After everything was arranged, the auspicious day arrived.
The night before Ren Yaohua's wedding, Ren Yaoqi slept on the same bed with her, a local custom. Yanbei women were required to have a sister stay with them the night before their wedding. While there were several unmarried sisters in the Ren family, Ren Yaoyin and Ren Yaoying did not get along with Ren Yaohua. While there was a second wife, Ren Yaoting, in the second branch, the relationship between the Ren family's main and second branches was currently at odds, so Ren Yaoting could not be invited.
However, Li also hoped that the sisters Ren Yaohua and Ren Yaoqi could get closer at this time. After all, after Ren Yaohua got married, the sisters would not be able to see each other as often as they did when they were still in the boudoir.
Although Ren Yaohua was more courageous than other women, tomorrow was the most important day of her life, so she was a little nervous and couldn't sleep that night. However, she was embarrassed to let Ren Yaoqi see her nervousness, so she lay there stiffly and motionless.
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