The room suddenly became quiet.
Everyone in the Ren family knows that Third Master Ren has a gentle temperament and rarely loses his temper.
But just because he rarely loses his temper doesn't mean he has no temper.
In Ren Shimin's study, a servant who served as a clerk stole one of his Duan inkstones and exchanged it for silver. This servant had been serving him since he was a child and was the nephew of his wet nurse. He had done such stealing things several times in his daily life. Ren Shimin never cared much about such material possessions, so he turned a blind eye to it.
Unexpectedly, Ren Shimin was furious that time and ignored the wet nurse's pleas. He immediately ordered the steward to beat the guy with fifty boards and then carried him to the government office. The guy endured for three days and finally died in prison.
Because there is a clear provision in the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if a slave commits the crime of killing his master, adultery, or theft, his master has the right to beat him to death once the crime is verified, and he only needs to pay the government 20 taels of silver as "entry fee".
So even though Ren Shimin always looked humble and gentlemanly, none of the servants in the Ren family dared to act rudely in front of him.
People who don't play by the rules should never be provoked, because you don't know what will suddenly anger them, so you can only be extra cautious with them.
Ren Shimin flicked his shirt and stood up: "I'm going to the study, you guys can go your separate ways."
Everyone stood up to see him off. When Ren Shimin reached Ren Yaoqi, he turned and said, "Yaoyao, come too. I want to see how lazy you have been."
"Father." Ren Yaoyu bit her lower lip and called out softly.
Ren Shimin tilted his head to look at her and asked gently, "What's the matter?"
Ren Yaoyu mustered up her courage and said, "Father, I've been practicing calligraphy and painting for the past six months. I just finished a snow scene a few days ago and would like to ask for your guidance. I know I'm not as talented as my fifth sister, but... but I also truly love painting."
Aunt Fang looked at Ren Yaoyu and smiled, "Eighth Sister has really put a lot of effort into practicing calligraphy and painting over the past six months. She also has to thank Fifth Sister for her guidance from time to time."
"Oh?" Ren Shimin glanced at Ren Yaoqi, thought for a moment, and nodded, "In that case, you can come too."
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Aunt Fang and smiled.
If Aunt Fang considered her agreement to lend her paintings to her as her guidance to Ren Yaoyu, she would really have to accept the credit.
But she knew that Ren Yaoyu's paintings were indeed quite good.
Concubine Fang was devoted to her children, so naturally, every step was carefully calculated. Before the Ren family fell, she was able to persuade Old Lady Ren to let her return to her parents' home, and took the opportunity to marry her daughter to her younger brother's eldest son.
"Daddy, why don't my third sister and fifth brother come too? A dragon gives birth to a dragon, and a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix. Since a mouse's son can dig holes, then your children should also be able to draw!" Ren Yaoqi winked at Ren Shimin and said playfully.
Ren Shimin didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Where did you learn all this nonsense?"
Finally, the four children followed Ren Shimin to the study.
The second courtyard of Ziwei Courtyard had no side rooms, but had two side courtyards, the west side courtyard being used as Li's storehouse, while the east side courtyard was Ren Shimin's study.
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