Because of the relationship between Ren Shijia and his wife, the future of the Lin and Ren families was uncertain. Therefore, Fifth Madam Lin could only passively accept the beatings from Concubine Shangfang.
Therefore, Aunt Fang's life was too idle and she needed a real opponent.
"But you also know that Mrs. Lin is a smart person. Will she get involved in this mess?" Ren Yaohua said uncertainly.
Ren Yaoqi smiled and said, "Mrs. Lin is indeed a smart person, but she is also a mother. Concubine Kang is not a big deal to her, but she knows what Concubine Kang's existence means to her daughter. If there is a chance, Mrs. Lin will not mind helping her daughter remove this annoying obstacle."
Ren Yaohua fell silent upon hearing this.
After a while, she couldn't help but sigh, looking at Ren Yaoqi with a complicated expression: "Your calculation is indeed accurate, even taking human nature into consideration."
Ren Yaohua's tone was rarely full of admiration, but Ren Yaoqi did not feel happy or complacent after hearing it.
She knew in her heart that the reason she could calculate everything so clearly was because she did not regard these people as her own family. Because of her experience in the previous life, it was difficult for Ren Yaoqi to have a good impression of the Ren family.
From the moment she and Ren Yaohua were pushed out to be sacrificed by them, she understood many things.
After the Ren family fell on hard times, the Lin family, the Qiu family, the Fang family, and other in-laws who had been close to the Ren family and exchanged what they had with them on a daily basis all fled as far away as possible. Not only did they not help them, but they also took advantage of the situation to rob and swallow up their joint businesses.
After a few days, Aunt Kang seemed to have gotten much better and asked to return to her own courtyard. Old Madam Ren let her move back and assigned a few more maids to serve her.
The fifth master, Ren Shimao, seemed to be really accompanying the fifth wife in seclusion to reflect on her mistakes. He had not shown up since he entered the room. He ate, drank, defecated and urinated in the room. He only sent someone to visit his daughter every day, or called his son in to test his homework.
Old Lady Ren was somewhat dissatisfied with this and sent people to call Ren Shimao several times. However, Ren Shimao seemed to be determined and refused to come out. However, he did not act like a spoiled child and go to Old Lady Ren to plead for his wife and daughter. Instead, he was very satisfied with the current situation.
Old Mrs. Ren tried to intervene in his affairs several times, but in the end she had no choice but to let him go.
On this morning, Ren Yaoqi, Ren Yaohua, and Ren Yaoyin were learning needlework from an old maid who worked for Old Madam Ren in Ronghua Courtyard. A maid from the gatehouse came to announce that someone from outside the mansion was looking for Concubine Kang. It was Concubine Kang's sister-in-law.
At first, Mrs. Ren didn't care about this, thinking that it was Aunt Kang's family who came to visit after she gave birth.
Since Concubine Kang gave birth, although Old Lady Ren had arranged for someone to take care of her on a daily basis, Master Ren Wu did not care. She also did not want to pay too much attention to a concubine, lest others think that she was deliberately provoking the relationship between her son and daughter-in-law.
So when she heard someone was coming to see Aunt Kang, she just told the maids to entertain them. After all, she was just a concubine, and someone from her mother's family was not a real relative. It was a great honor for her to ask about it.
Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua sat facing each other under the south window. Ren Yaoyin was quietly asking the old nanny for advice on acupuncture. After hearing the report from the visitor, Ren Yaohua's eyelids subconsciously jumped and she looked up at Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi was holding up her embroidery frame and looking at it carefully towards the south window. Her brows were slightly furrowed as if she was worried about what color to use for the lotus pod next to the duck above. She did not notice Ren Yaohua's gaze.
Ren Yaohua just took a look and then lowered her head and continued with the work in her hands as if nothing had happened.
Not long after, someone else came in to report.
The person who came this time was not the doorman, but the old woman from Ronghuayuan who had been sent out by the old lady before.
Seeing her hurried back, Old Lady Ren knew that things might not be simple. She frowned and asked, "Why are you back? Didn't I ask you to take people to see Aunt Kang?"
The old woman said quickly, "I originally wanted to take people to see Concubine Kang, but Concubine Kang's sister-in-law... asked to see you..."
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