Scheme of the Official Descendant

When Mrs. Li married into Ren's family, there was only Nanny Zhou by her side.

Although there was no shortage of people around King Xian, but in the environment where soldiers were around him at that time, the only person who was suitable to follow Mrs. Li to Ren's house was Nanny Zhou who used to serve Princess Xian. Those who serve Li's mother now are not from serious maidservants.

Fortunately, none of the old people from the Xianwang Mansion who came to Yanbei with them had embroidered pillows, and Nanny Zhou could be regarded as a person who counts one as ten. Just from the maids and women she has trained for Li's over the years, it doesn't matter if she doesn't have a confidant to marry, as Nanny Zhou has the ability to create something out of nothing.

This is also why Mrs. Li trusts the person chosen by Nanny Zhou so much. Even Ren Yaoqi did not doubt Nanny Zhou's ability to pick people.

In front of her, Nanny Xu, who was standing in front of Ren Yaoqi with her head bowed and hands tied, was someone that Nanny Zhou admired very much. As for her methods, Ren Yaoqi has further learned today.

Ren Yaoqi slowly stretched out her hand, pulled out a gold hairpin in the shape of a butterfly love flower from her bun, and gently fiddled with the medicinal residues on the kang table until she found the medicinal material she expected, Ren Yaoqi Period's hands stopped.

"Where did you come from?" Ren Yaoqi looked at Madam Xu and asked with a smile.

Mother Xu didn't raise her head: "The filth in the mansion will be cleaned out every day..."

Ren Yaoqi couldn't help being stunned when she heard the words, and glanced at Madam Xu: "Did you find it at the place where the filth was dumped?"

Madam Xu hurriedly said: "When the slaves came, they had already bathed and changed their clothes." After thinking for a while, she explained, "The filth that comes out of our house will be put aside and wait for a while." Once it’s sorted, it’s processed.”

There is a special place in Baihe Town to deal with these daily wastes. The things shipped out from the houses of big families like the Ren family, even some discarded things, will be carefully selected to see if they can find anything that can be exchanged for money. After all, for the poor people, the things that come out of the teeth of the rich are not necessarily good things, so many people rely on rummaging for a living.

Although she has never been to that kind of place, Ren Yaoqi can know how much effort it took for Madam Xu to find this medicine dregs from so many filth in the Ren family just by relying on her imagination.

Ren Yaoqi looked at Madam Xu who had cleaned herself up and restored herself to be tidy, and was speechless for a while.

Seeing that Ren Yaoqi didn't speak, Madam Xu thought about it and said cautiously: "Miss, slave... slave actually accidentally overheard what you and Nanny Zhou said yesterday. No mistake, this servant is still uneasy."

Mother Xu took a look at Ren Yaoqi, saw that Ren Yaoqi just looked at her and didn't speak, she was a little uncertain about this seemingly gentle and talkative little master, she paused and continued: "I heard that you want to Looking for the dregs of Miss Ba's medicine, I went to find it on my own initiative. Please don't blame the servant girl for making it up to me."

When Ren Yaoqi was talking to Nanny Zhou yesterday, she wasn't sure how much Nanny Xu heard. It stands to reason that it would be best if she pretended to be discovered by Nanny Zhou as soon as she came in, otherwise she would be suspected of eavesdropping, which would annoy the master.

So it is very risky for Madam Xu to do this today.

At this time, Nanny Xu was indeed a little uneasy.

She's not stupid, so how could she not know that if she was not careful, she would offend the master? So she's betting.

Mother Xu has been in the mansion for a while, and she feels that Ren Yaoqi's temper is very gentle and she is very easy to serve. But it would be a big mistake to think that this little master is a foolish master because of this.

On the contrary, after careful observation, Madam Xu concluded that Ren Yaoqi is a very thoughtful person, which can be seen from the obedience attitude of Madam Zhou, the steward of Ziwei Courtyard, to her.

But she also felt that although Ren Yaoqi's attitude towards her was very good, on the surface she also handed over all the affairs in the room to her, and she never talked about it when she dealt with the maids and the affairs in the room, but she always felt that Ren Yaoqi Yao Qi didn't really trust her.

Before she entered the mansion, Nanny Zhou used a lot of tricks on her, she knew it well but cooperated earnestly. Because she felt that Nanny Zhou or the third wife was looking for a confidant for the young lady.

Although the first half of Xu Momo's life was not very satisfactory due to various reasons, she is a smart and somewhat ambitious person. It is very important for her to be able to assist the young lady in Ren's mansion, and to follow the young lady to her husband's house in the future. A rare opportunity, and she wants to seize this opportunity, which may be the only chance in her life.

In the end, Nanny Xu really stood out from a bunch of candidate wives by virtue of her hard work and intelligence. Originally, she was going to serve the third miss, but was later asked by the fifth miss. In all fairness, Mother Xu was more optimistic about Ren Yaohua than Ren Yaoqi at the beginning, so it was a lie in her heart to say that she was not disappointed after changing masters. However, this disappointment was quickly suppressed by herself. She understood that there were some things she couldn't decide by herself, but she could still fight for the future.

Facing the young master's ambiguous attitude now, Mother Xu felt that it was worth taking a risk. She could see that with the current situation of Ziwei Academy, Ren Yaoqi really needed a capable confidant nanny. She didn't choose to pretend to be a fool, to directly prove her ability to her master.

Although Ren Yaoqi didn't speak, she kept seeing the changes in Mammy Xu's expression. Including the determination to fight hard and the longing for approval in her eyes at this time.

Ren Yaoqi can already judge at this time. The grandma Xu standing in front of her now is just an ambitious and capable ordinary nun who just wants to express herself in front of her master and hope to be reused. She was not sent by any force, at least not yet.

As for whether Madam Xu will be bribed by others in the future, or whether she will defect in battle, it is still hard to say. After all, in many cases, something like ambition will not only become the driving force for people to work hard, but also the fuse that leads people to detours.

During the short period of silence, both the master and the servant turned their minds several times.

Just when Mother Xu's uneasiness gradually became greater than her certainty, Ren Yaoqi finally spoke.

"Fortunately, Mammy made this trip."

Seeing Ren Yaoqi speak, Mammy Xu felt relieved for some reason, and hurriedly said: "To share the master's worries, this is what a slave should do." After taking a look at Ren Yaoqi, Mammy Xu still tentatively asked He said, "Miss, what is your next step? If there is a need to use slaves, please just ask."

Ren Yaoqi used the golden hairpin in his hand to pick up the four corners of the coarse cloth on the Kang table, and covered up the medicine residue: "There is nothing to do for now, you can take it out and deal with it."

Mother Xu hurried forward and took the bag of medicine residue back.

Ren Yaoqi watched Nanny Xu's movements, and suddenly said, "Mommy Xu, I'll fine you for three months, do you have any objections?"

Madam Xu was startled when she heard the words, but she couldn't hide her joy when she realized it: "I have no objection, my servant, thank you miss."

Yesterday she heard the master talking to Nanny Zhou, although she didn't deliberately eavesdrop, but she did not leave immediately by accident, and even calmly found the things the master asked for.

Ren Yaoqi has remained calm from yesterday to today, and she didn't mean to attack her, but it made her very uneasy. Because this shows that Ren Yaoqi did not regard her as one of his own, and such a light-hearted attitude is actually a kind of defense.

Now after she did this on her own initiative, Ren Yaoqi not only did not reward her but also punished her. This not only didn't make her feel uneasy, but made her feel that the master might value her in the future.

Because only dispensable abandoned children need to be appeased, while those who are available need to be beaten in due course.

So Nanny Xu was relieved.

When Madam Xu retreated with a tired face, Ren Yaoqi rested her cheek on the kang table and thought for a while, and finally smiled.

"Someone from the Lin family is here. This time it is the eldest lady of the Lin family who came here in person. The old lady asked the wife and the young ladies to go and meet him." The Li family sent Xi'er over and said to Ren Yaoqi.

The eldest wife of the Lin family is the mother of the fifth wife, and she must have come to the Ren family this time for the matter of Ren Yaoyu.

Ren Yaoqi changed into a visitor's clothes, and went to Ronghuayuan with Li Shi and Ren Yaohua.

This is not the first time for Ren Yaoqi to meet Mrs. Lin. The Lin family and the Ren family have a close relationship.

Counting it, Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Ren are of the same generation, but she is much younger than Mrs. Ren, and her appearance is 50% similar to Lin's, but more rounded. Ren Yaoyu looks more like her, so it's no wonder that Mrs. Lin has always loved her granddaughter Ren Yaoyu very much.

When Ren Yaoqi passed, the eldest wife and Ren Yaoting were already there.

Seeing Mrs. Li bringing the two sisters Ren Yaoqi, Mrs. Lin stopped talking, looked at Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua with friendly smiles and said jokingly: "Hey, these two sisters really look the same every year , the third wife is truly blessed."

Mrs. Lin is now the head wife of the Lin family, but she is a little more friendly and less airy than Mrs. Ren's family. She always smiles when she sees people, and she looks familiar with everyone. The circle of wives in Yunyang City is very popular.

Mrs. Li brought Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua to pay her respects, she held the two sisters one by one, and when the two sisters got up, she still held their hands, she liked it very much: "I always say that the girls from Ren's family are rare, unlike those monkeys from our Lin family, who almost follow the boys to the house."

Everyone loves to hear good words, Mrs. Ren's complexion looks better, and Mrs. Li said a few words of humility.

Mrs. Lin asked the sisters a lot before letting them sit down.

Ren Yaoqi heard that Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Ren started to talk about family affairs again, from the marriage between the Li family and the Zhang family to the price of old ginseng from Kanto after the beginning of spring has increased by 20%. Her words are witty and her voice is crisp, and an ordinary thing is always a little bit more interesting when it comes out of her mouth, even the old lady Ren can't help but listen to it.

All in all, Mrs. Lin is a very talkative person. However, her words were all about recent interesting events in Yunyang City, and she never mentioned her daughter and granddaughter from the beginning to the end. It seems that she really came to visit Ren's house this time.

At the end, after three cups of tea, the atmosphere in the room was harmonious, and Mrs. Ren was also smiling, Mrs. Lin mentioned the purpose of today's visit.

"I know my girl's temperament, and it's also thanks to her marrying into the Ren family. If she married into another family... Hey! Mother-in-law, I'm really sorry for you these years!"

As soon as she opened her mouth, she admitted her mistake. The old lady Ren's tone softened, and she had to speak for Lin: "I watched the fifth daughter-in-law grow up, just like my own daughter. She is just outspoken and said that she is bad. I don't believe it."

When Mrs. Lin heard the words, she sighed and was grateful: "Mother-in-law, I made you embarrassed."

It has to be said that Mrs. Lin is a master at adjusting the atmosphere of the conversation, and the atmosphere between the two parties is still harmonious. Before Mrs. Lin could speak, Mrs. Ren agreed to let her visit Mrs. Lin and Yaoyu Ren.

Mrs. Lin, on the other hand, said with a smile: "Forget about Hui Jun's place. It's better to let her be cold-tempered and let her learn some lessons. I think the punishment from my mother-in-law is relatively light. I'll go over to see Yu'er's place. Go back and talk to the old lady."

Since Mrs. Lin received the news and rushed over, she naturally knew that Master Lin Wu was guarding Mrs. Lin Wu. She is a smart person, so naturally she wouldn't disturb the young couple's reconciliation at this time. On the contrary, she was really worried about her granddaughter and wanted to visit and ask questions.

Old lady Ren nodded, and told Mrs. Ren: "You accompany your mother-in-law to see Yu'er."

Mrs. Lin hurriedly said: "The eldest lady is busy, so I don't need her to accompany her." She glanced at the girls of Ren's family and said with a smile, "Why don't my parents send a girl to accompany me? You like it just by looking at it, don't be reluctant."

The old lady Ren laughed, and glanced at her granddaughters: "Then Hua'er and Qi'er will accompany you?"

Mrs. Lin said joyfully, "It's nice to be daring."

So Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua went out with Mrs. Lin.

Today is another sunny day, the sun is soft and just right, Ren Yaohua took a few people to the shade.

The Ren family is not as old as the Yun family and the Qiu family, and their foundation is still shallow. The Ren family's large ancestral hall is located in the northwest of the Ren mansion.

Ren Yaoqi is no stranger to this place. In her previous life, after she and Ren Yijun made a scene in the ancestral hall, that scene often appeared in her dreams. Ren Yaoqi thought that it might be because she hated the Ren family too much but had nowhere to vent it, and the moment when she smashed the memorial tablet was the most wanton and happiest time she had been in the Ren family for so many years.

Mrs. Lin led the sisters to talk along the way, very kindly, she talked a lot but she had the ability to make people not annoying.

When the two courtyards facing south appeared in everyone's sight, Mrs. Lin suddenly smiled and said, "By the way, your sisters will also go to Yunyang City to watch dragon boats this year, right?"

Ren Yaohua nodded: "Well, we will go with grandma."

Mrs. Lin smiled and said: "I heard yesterday that your grandfather's family also received an invitation letter, and it was a post from Prince Li's Mansion."

Ren Yaohua and Ren Yaoqi couldn't help being slightly taken aback when they heard the words.

Xianwang's family is a very special existence in Yanbei, their status is more noble than any family, but in various social occasions in Yunyang City on weekdays, Xianwang's family is always ignored.

Most of the time, they are not remembered.

King Xian has been in Yanbei for more than ten years, but he has never participated in the dragon boat fortress in Yunyang City. This year, however, I received the invitation, and it was sent from the Yanbei Prince's Mansion. It's no wonder that sisters Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua thought too much when they heard the news.

However, Mrs. Lin changed to other topics after the news came out, or Ren Yaohua couldn't help asking: "Why did the Yanbei Palace send a post to my grandfather's family? Isn't it every year in the past?"

Mrs. Lin smiled when she heard the words, she didn't blame Ren Yaohua for interrupting her, and said with a good temper: "I heard that Princess Yanbei happened to meet your grandmother when she was out a few days ago, and the two chatted for a while. At that time, the princess also Now, I casually asked if your grandmother would go to this year's dragon boat race, and after Princess Yanbei went back, someone sent a post."

Speaking of which, Mrs. Lin glanced at Ren Yaoqi, and said with a meaningful smile: "Although the princess seldom returns to Yunyang City, after all, the princess only has such a daughter, and it is only natural that she dotes on her a little bit."

Every move of Yanbei Prince's Mansion has always been the focus of attention of the people, so everyone in Yunyang City knows that the princess came to Baihe Town to visit Miss Ren's fifth lady. Mrs. Lin also thought that it was Ren Yaoqi who had a good relationship with the princess, that's why the princess deliberately mentioned that when she met Princess Xian. Now that the princess has already mentioned someone, Princess Yanbei can only send the post.

Ren Yaohua is happy, she thinks it is a good thing that her grandfather's family can integrate into the aristocratic circle of Yunyang City.

But Ren Yaoqi thought more.

What she was thinking was, was it really because the princess had no intention of saying a word that Xian Wang's family received the post from Dragon Boat Fortress?

For some reason, there suddenly appeared in front of her the face of someone who always looked like a fairy. From appearance to figure, he was so perfect that no flaws could be found. Mount Tai was overwhelmed, and even swords and swords could not change him. a cent.

Any good word in this world can be used on him, but such a person is always less popular, and he is more suitable to be enshrined on the altar.

Ren Yaoqi couldn't help complaining in her heart.

Because this person's mind is too difficult to guess, Ren Yaoqi is not sure whether this matter has anything to do with him, and what is his purpose.

Contrary to Ren Yaohua, Ren Yaoqi didn't want to see Xianwang Mansion being pulled out when the situation was unclear and being implicated by all parties. Compared to integrating into Yanbei's aristocratic family circle, Ren Yaoqi would rather Xianwangfu be peacefully forgotten by everyone.

If the Xianwang Mansion jumped up and down in Yanbei and got too close to the nobles of the family, some people in the court would not be able to sleep.

The foundation of the Ren family's ancestral hall is much higher than other courtyards, and there are more than a dozen long steps to enter the door. The ancestral hall is divided into front and rear courtyards. The front courtyard is not much different from ordinary courtyards, and both men and women can enter. The backyard is only open during the New Year's Eve, and only the men of the Ren family are eligible to enter.

The place where Ren Yaoyu contemplates behind closed doors is the west wing of the front yard, where is a small Buddhist hall.

A few people went up the steps, and the servant girl went forward and gently pushed the closed door open, and the vast bluestone courtyard appeared in front of everyone.

This ancestral hall did not exist in the original old house, but was rebuilt by Baoming, the former director of the Ren family, after the Ren family moved in. It is much newer than the other buildings of the Ren family. I heard that the site selection is also very particular.

The main house facing the north of the front yard is five couplets with a gable roof, which is closed at this time. The whole courtyard was cold and gentle, and there was no one in sight at a glance.

Ren Yaoqi heard Mrs. Lin sigh, turned her head and saw her reddish eyes.

"The eighth younger sister is here in the west chamber, does the eldest lady want us to go in with her?" Ren Yaohua asked while pointing to the west chamber.

When Mrs. Lin came to see Ren Yaoyu, she would definitely have something to say in private. Ren Yaohua had a good impression of Mrs. Lin, so she just sold her favor and didn't follow along.

Mrs. Lin hurriedly said: "I'll go in by myself, you sisters..."

Ren Yaoqi smiled and said: "Let's go to the east chamber to sit for a while, and when you come out, ask someone to call us."

Mrs. Lin thanked the two of them and went to the West Wing.

Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua were walking towards the east chamber, at this moment, several women who stayed in the ancestral hall greeted them from the corner room on the side of the west chamber.

Ren Yaohua didn't need them to serve her, so she sent them away and only asked them to open the door of the east chamber.

Few people come to the front yard of the ancestral hall on weekdays. The east wing is a hall with only tables and chairs inside. Standing at the door, Ren Yaoqi seemed to smell the damp and decaying atmosphere inside, which she didn't like.

"Let's wait outside." Ren Yaoqi said to Ren Yaohua.

It doesn't matter to Ren Yaohua, people can sit on the porch.

So the two sat on the porch and waited for Mrs. Lin to come out.

The two sisters had nothing to do and chatted without saying a word. Ren Yaohua asked Ren Yaoqi: "It was you and the princess who mentioned this year's dragon boat race?" Ren Yaohua asked about the invitation card received by Xian Wangfu.

Ren Yaoqi shook her head: "I never mentioned it."

Ren Yaohua couldn't help thinking.

Ren Yaoqi also had no idea about this matter for the time being, so she didn't mention it any more.

At this time, there was a crying sound from the west chamber, and it was Ren Yaoyu's. There is a large courtyard between the east and west rooms, and Ren Yaoyu's crying can still be heard clearly, heart-piercing.

The two sisters glanced at the west chamber, completely speechless.

Mrs. Lin stayed in the West Wing for about half an hour before she came out. When Ren Yaoqi saw her, she found that her eyes were a little redder than when she entered. Although her face was calm, she still couldn't hide the worry in her .

Compared with Mrs. Ren, the grandmother, Mrs. Lin has a deeper affection for Ren Yaoyu, the granddaughter.

Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua didn't ask any more questions, they just led Mrs. Lin out.

On the way back, Mrs. Lin's words were obviously a lot less.

After returning to Ronghuayuan, Mrs. Lin begged Mrs. Ren to go to Liuliyuan. But Mrs. Lin is not going to visit her daughter Lin, she is going to see Aunt Kang.

Mrs. Ren also agreed, and this time Mrs. Ren accompanied her. After all, it was inconvenient for Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua to go to Aunt Kang's place. RS