Ren Yaoqi listened to Pingguo's words and pondered for a moment: "Are you Aunt Kang deliberately trying to make Eighth Sister angry?"
"This...it's hard for me to judge...I just feel that if Aunt Kang had said nothing, today's conflict might have been avoided." Apple lowered her head.
Ren Yaoqi nodded, half leaning on the kang table without saying a word, and no one knew what he was thinking.
It was Pingguo who broke the silence, muttering in confusion, "Sister, why are you doing this? She's pregnant. What if she really angers Eighth Sister and she starts to beat me? Concubine Kang is always accompanied by only two maids, and none of them dare to come forward to persuade her..."
Ren Yaoqi blinked when he heard that, looked at Apple with a smile, and was about to say something when someone knocked on the door.
Seeing Ren Yaoqi nod, Pingguo quickly walked out to open the door. After a while, she came back and said, "Sister, it's Sister Xiangqin from Third Sister's side. Third Sister wants to know if you are free now. She is waiting for you in the main room."
Ren Yaoqi nodded and slowly got up from the kang: "Let's go to the main room." Pingguo hurried forward and squatted down to help Ren Yaoqi put on his shoes.
When Ren Yaoqi went to the main house, Ren Yaohua was sitting alone in the east room drinking tea.
Seeing Ren Yaoqi coming in, Ren Yaohua raised his eyes and said, "You came to see me before, is there anything wrong?"
Ren Yaohua was asking about the incident when Ren Yaoqi asked Pingguo to go with her to catch butterflies.
Ren Yaoqi shook his head and sat down next to Ren Yaohua: "Nothing, it's just that Seventh Sister suddenly felt like catching butterflies, so I asked if you and Fourth Sister wanted to come over."
Ren Yaohua glanced at Ren Yaoqi and snorted, "You want me to listen to you badmouthing me?"
She remembered the joke Ren Yaoqi made last time. Ren Yaoqi just smiled and said nothing. He changed the subject and told Xiangqin, the girl standing beside her, to bring her some tea.
Ren Yaohua glanced at her and said, "I don't like her. If something like this happens in the future, don't call me."
After she had refused, she remembered that she was afraid that Ren Yaoqi was using that excuse to find her for something. Seeing Ren Yaoqi coming back, she went to ask her.
Ren Yaoqi responded helplessly, and started a conflict with her between Aunt Kang and Ren Yaoyu again.
Unexpectedly, Ren Yaohua didn't seem surprised at all. "She was fine when Eighth Sister first came back from the Lin family, but then her temper started to show. Now, every time she sees Aunt Kang, she can't help but curse at her."
When Ren Yaoyu was at her maternal grandparents' house, someone must have warned her not to confront Aunt Kang head-on. At first, Ren Yaoyu tried to restrain herself, but ultimately, she couldn't hold back.
Ren Yaoqi also told Ren Yaohua what Pingguo had seen. Ren Yaohua frowned upon hearing this: "If that's the case, what exactly does this Concubine Kang want to do?"
Xiangqin came in. Behind her was a maid carrying a red lacquer carved garden tray with two covered bowls on it.
"Fifth sister, Madam has asked someone to prepare almond milk for you and Third sister. Your servant will bring you tea later." Xiang Qin took out a covered bowl from the tray and gently placed it on the kang table between Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua. She said with a smile.
Ren Yaoqi lifted the lid of the bowl, and the rich, refreshing aroma of almonds and flowers emanated. He leaned forward slightly to take a sniff. Then, a smile curved his eyebrows. "Hmm. I love almond milk the most."
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