As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked towards the two maids kneeling on the ground.
Madam Ren frowned, "Did you hear clearly? Why don't you just tell the truth?" Her voice wasn't harsh, and her expression wasn't stern, but it still made the two maids' teeth chatter. Because the rules of Ronghua Courtyard were always strict, the maids would suffer physical pain if they even slightly broke the rules, and being sold off was commonplace.
Mrs. Ren Wu glanced at the Liu'an family, her eyes slightly shifted, and she suddenly smiled and asked Aunt Gui: "In that case, the bundle must have been found? Why not take it out and see what's inside."
Aunt Gui looked a little embarrassed.
Mrs. Ren Wu raised her eyebrows slightly: "What? Can't you find the bag that the mother-in-law gave you?"
Nanny Gui lowered her head slightly and said, "Replying to Fifth Madam, I have sent people to look for her, but she has not been found yet."
The Fifth Madam's face flashed with anger. She turned to the old lady and said a little aggrievedly, "Mother, I know you've always favored Yaohua and Yaoyin over Yu'er. I've always taught Yu'er that the two sisters are older and deserve more love. Our Yu'er has always been sensible, treating her sisters with humility and courtesy, never jealous. I know she's a bit dull and unpleasant, but no one can bully her, right? This is nothing but a story exaggerated by an old, dim-sighted servant from the outer courtyard, hoping to curry favor with the master and seek a reward by confusing the public. How can we believe it? These two maids may be foolish, but they are our Yu'er's personal servants after all. To give them a reputation as thieves based on such groundless evidence is like giving Yu'er a bad name in the mansion. How can she hold her head up in front of her brothers and sisters?"
Mrs. Wu started to cry, as if she were made of water.
Old Madam Ren looked a little displeased when she saw this and scolded softly, "Alright! I'm fine! I just called the maids and servants to ask some questions! What's the point of you crying like that in front of the younger generation?"
The Fifth Madam wiped the wound with a handkerchief, her tone still a little indignant: "You haven't even asked clearly, and you've already condemned our Yu'er's maid. You obviously believed this old woman's nonsense. If you really don't like your granddaughter Yu'er, I will take her back and send her to Yunyang City to be left with her grandmother! You should keep Yaohua here to keep you company. She is articulate and clever, and she has always pleased you."
"Mom... I don't want to go to my grandmother's house..." Ren Yaoyu gently pulled the hem of Mrs. Wu's clothes with a look of grievance.
The Fifth Madam gently pushed her daughter and scolded her, "Who told you to be so dull and dislike the elders?"
Ren Yaoyu wiped away her tears in grievance.
Seeing them like this, the vein on Old Lady Ren's forehead jumped. She finally slammed the table in anger and said, "Who wants to send Yaoyu to Yunyang City? She is my granddaughter, she's not going anywhere!"
The eldest wife of the Ren family saw that the situation was about to get out of hand. If she didn't step up now, the old lady would come after her when she couldn't get out of the situation. So she stepped forward to pull the fifth wife and her daughter together, and said gently, "Who says the old lady doesn't love Yu'er? If she didn't love this granddaughter, wouldn't she have taken Yu'er with her to discipline her personally?" She lowered her head and gently comforted Ren Yaoyu, "Good child, be good and don't listen to your mother's angry words. Who among the elders in the mansion doesn't like you being humble, polite, lively and lovely? Go and persuade your mother."
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