Mrs. Kang stammered, "Originally, it was a blessing for our sister-in-law to be able to marry into the Ren family, and our whole family was happy for her. But...but yesterday, my mother-in-law's family suddenly came to visit. My mother-in-law is no longer with us. Her maiden name was Liu, and she was also from Jizhou, the next county. Since it wasn't too far away, she usually kept in touch with our family. But when they showed up yesterday, they gave us a fright..."
When Mrs. Kang arrived here, someone else hurried in from outside and interrupted her.
Old Madam Ren had been getting impatient listening to Mrs. Kang's nonsense for half a minute. When she heard the people outside hurriedly replying, she said in a cold voice, "What happened again?"
This time, the person who came in was still a woman.
"Madam, those Liu family members outside are making trouble again. If our Ren and Kang families don't give them an explanation, they... they're going to report it to the police!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked.
Old Madam Ren laughed in anger, "An explanation? What explanation do we, the Ren family, owe them? They're such a distant relative, yet they're so arrogant! Go, kick them all out!"
Just as the old woman was about to respond, Mrs. Kang hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Grandma, please calm down. We can't rush you! If they really report it to the police, then... how will your Ren family maintain their dignity?"
Although Mrs. Ren was still angry, she was not an impulsive person. After hearing what Mrs. Kang said, she felt that there might be something fishy going on. In the end, she swallowed her anger and drove the old woman out first.
"Well, what's going on?" At this moment, Mrs. Ren's words became much calmer.
Mrs. Kang said, "I was just about to tell you that the Liu family came yesterday to ask for someone."
"Who do you want?" asked Old Mrs. Ren in a deep voice.
"Yes... I'm here to take my sister-in-law and... and the baby in her belly." Mrs. Kang said hesitantly.
Even though Old Lady Ren was very cunning, she couldn't help but be shocked at this moment.
Ren Yaoqi was sitting in the inner room. She saw Ren Yaoyin and Ren Yaohua beside her frowning at the same time, as if they were a little restless. She lowered her head slightly and looked at the embroidered basket in her arms, looking dazed, not knowing how to react.
Mrs. Kang's words came in intermittently through the Xiang bamboo curtain outside.
"The Liu family is our maternal family, and they're considered a wealthy family in Jizhou. When my mother-in-law was still alive, they arranged a marriage for my sister-in-law to be with the only son of my uncle Liu. But after the old lady of the Liu family and my mother-in-law passed away, my uncle Liu's wife despised my sister-in-law for not having much dowry, so she had someone come to our house and steal the engagement token. There was no written agreement back then, just a verbal agreement and a pair of engagement jade pendants. Later, the jade pendants were lost, and the Liu family went back on their word and refused to acknowledge the marriage, so the marriage was canceled."
This kind of thing of despising the poor and loving the rich and breaking off an engagement is quite common and nothing to be surprised about. However, when the Ren family investigated Concubine Kang before, they did not find that Concubine Kang had ever been engaged.
As if aware of Mrs. Ren's suspicions, Mrs. Kang explained, "This happened two or three years ago. My father-in-law strictly forbade us to publicize it, fearing that it would damage my sister-in-law's reputation. So, apart from a few relatives, no one else knew that my sister-in-law had been engaged to the young master of the Liu family."
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