When Lin Daoqing heard Ren Guiwang propose to exchange his two sons for marriage again without explaining the specific reasons, he was extremely displeased and unwilling to comply.
But Lin Daoqing thought again that if he didn't agree to exchange the brides, he would definitely offend General Ren, and he might not be able to become the head guard of the princess's mansion. He would go to the military camp, and his son would only be able to become a soldier in the future.
Lin Daoqing pondered, "It doesn't matter who my daughter marries, it's all the same. The most important thing is that my son can take over my position as a bodyguard in the future."
"I can take a few concubines and have them bear me daughters—that would be a piece of cake," Lin Daoqing comforted himself.
Lin Daoqing respectfully replied, "Your subordinate will follow the General's arrangements."
Ren Guiwang then said to Lin Daoqing with a serious expression, "You absolutely cannot quarrel with your brother anymore, and you must not try to seize his mansion again. Our Ren family must successfully bring Lin Daoyan's daughter back to us!"
Lin Daoqing was very disappointed. He had put in so much effort, and had almost blinded himself, but in the end he couldn't even take back his brother's house. He was filled with resentment.
But he dared not disobey Ren Guiwang's orders, so he could only suppress his resentment and respectfully reply, "Yes, General!"
"Very good, you can go now." Ren Guiwang nodded in satisfaction and waved for Lin Daoqing to leave.
"General, I take my leave." Lin Daoqing bowed, bent over, and left the study, turning and striding away.
After Lin Daoqing left, Ren Guiwang immediately summoned the steward and ordered, "Go and tell Ren Chuanhu to go to his brother's place and bring his wife back. Remember, this is my decision. Who allowed them to arrange this marriage without my permission? They are simply outrageous! If he doesn't bring her back tonight, both of them get out of the Ren residence!"
Upon hearing this, Butler Ren was taken aback. Fearing he had misheard, he cautiously asked, "Master, do you mean to have Second Master go and bring First Madam back?"
Ren Guiwang frowned and corrected him impatiently, "What eldest mistress? She's only the second mistress now! The real eldest mistress is Lin Daoyan's daughter, and she hasn't been brought back yet!"
Upon hearing this, Butler Ren was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped, and his mouth was wide open, unable to close it for a long time.
The elder brother arranged a marriage for his younger brother's wife, and they consummated their marriage. The wife was so frightened by a frog that she went half-mad, and everyone knew about it. Now, he wants to give Lin Shi to his brother as his wife.
When Steward Ren heard about this, he felt it was outrageous. Even their servants wouldn't do such a thing, yet the master wanted the second master to do it.
"Go now!" Ren Guiwang suddenly widened his eyes and roared angrily at the person in front of him, his voice deafening.
"Yes, sir!" The man who was yelled at trembled with fright and hurriedly replied. Then, like a startled rabbit, he turned around and walked out hastily.
Steward Ren staggered, looking somewhat frightened and uneasy, and ran across the courtyard, heading straight for the martial arts training ground in the mansion.
"Second Master!" Butler Ren called out, waving his hand as he spotted the person he was looking for—Ren Chuanhu—on the training ground.
Ren Chuanhu was tall, standing at least eight feet tall. He stood in the center of the training ground, holding a long sword, and was practicing his swordsmanship with great concentration.
Hearing Steward Ren's call, he stopped what he was doing, planted the long knife firmly in the ground, turned around, and strode over to Steward Ren.
Steward Ren was short; standing in front of Ren Chuanhu, he looked like a tiny person facing a tall mountain.
He had to look up to meet Ren Chuanhu's gaze.
"Butler Ren, what is it?" Ren Chuanhu's voice was deep and powerful, as if it could penetrate one's eardrums.
Steward Ren was intimidated by his imposing manner and stammered, "Second...Second Master, this old servant...this old servant was just summoned by the Master, and the Master instructed this old servant to do something."
Ren Chuanhu stared intently at Butler Ren with his large, bulging eyes.
Under his gaze, Butler Ren became increasingly uneasy.
He took a few steps back, hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered up his courage to tell the master what he had been told: "Master... Master asked this old servant to tell Second Master that you should go to First Master's place, take Second Mistress away, and change the marriage."
Ren Chuanhu's eyes bulged out as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. He stared at the person in front of him in disbelief and roared, "What did you say?" His face turned red with anger, and the veins on his forehead bulged as if they were about to burst.
The steward trembled at his appearance and repeated timidly, "Master said that if you don't bring Lin back, he will kick you and Second Madam out of the Ren residence." After saying that, he didn't dare to look at Ren Chuanhu again and turned around and ran away as fast as he could, afraid that if he stayed for even a second longer, he would be caught in the crossfire of Ren Chuanhu's anger.
"Outrageous! This is simply outrageous!" Ren Chuanhu roared in fury, feeling deeply insulted and wronged once again.
He was clearly forced into a marriage exchange, and he had even heard that his fiancée had an improper relationship with his brother before the exchange.
What he found even more unacceptable was that after the marriage exchange, the woman went through the wedding ceremony with her elder brother and entered the bridal chamber, only to be driven insane by a group of frogs and become erratic.
Now, his father is actually going to throw this crazy woman back at him. How can he tolerate this?
When they got engaged, his father arranged for him to marry the daughter of the second branch of the Lin family without his consent.
When the marriage was arranged, he was not consulted. His stepmother told him, "Our family is going to arrange a marriage exchange. You will marry your brother's fiancée, and your brother will bring your fiancée back to you."
Now, his father is forcing him to take the madwoman who married his brother back with him.
"Do they think I'm easy to bully?" Ren Chuanhu felt a surge of murderous intent, wishing he could kill everyone in the entire mansion.
"I absolutely will not want that harlot, that madwoman!" Ren Chuanhu's curses echoed in the training ground, his voice filled with resentment and determination.
His attendant, Tian Er, quickly stepped forward to persuade him, "Second Master, please calm down. You must think of Fourth Aunt." The Fourth Aunt that Tian Er mentioned was none other than Tian Shi, Ren Chuanhu's birth mother, and also Tian Er's sixth aunt.
Ren Chuanhu clenched his teeth tightly, as if he wanted to crush them. His voice was low and firm: "They've gone too far. This time I will absolutely not let them have their way. I will not marry the daughter of the first branch of the Lin family, and I will not take that crazy woman from the second branch of the Lin family!"
Standing to the side, Tian Er looked at Ren Chuanhu's resolute expression and couldn't help but feel nervous.
He knew that Ren Chuanhu was openly defying the master's orders, and if things got out of hand, it would probably incur the master's wrath.
"Second Master, what do you plan to do?" Tian Er asked cautiously, afraid that his question would anger Ren Chuanhu.
Ren Chuanhu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a sinister smile: "Since those frogs covet her and are even fighting with the groom for her on their wedding night, then let her become the frog's wife."
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