Scheme of the Official Descendant

Ren Yaoqi found a gap and called Ren Yaohua aside to whisper.

"Send someone to keep an eye on the East Mansion, and report back immediately if there is any movement."

The two were still in the east room of the main room of the Ronghua Courtyard, and the old lady Ren was listening to the maid Jin Lian report the gift list brought by Mrs. Lin today in the Ming Hall next door, and personally explained what to return later, the voice sounded Passed through the hollowed-out and carved Xiangzhu curtain.

Originally, Ren Yaoyin was also embroidering shoe uppers with a small embroidery basket in Dongci's room, but she just got up and went to the small Nuan Pavilion where she lived to find silk threads.

Ren Yaoqi's voice was very low, almost whispering in Ren Yaohua's ear. Hearing this, Ren Yaohua glanced vigilantly at the Xiangzhu curtain, although she was not very used to it, but in order not to be heard by others, she still imitated Ren Yaoqi's appearance and whispered to her ear: "What's wrong with Dongfu? Can there be any movement? "

Just as Ren Yaoqi was about to speak, the sound of light footsteps came from inside, as if Ren Yaoyin had come out of the warm pavilion, and the two sisters sat down as if nothing had happened.

Sure enough, Ren Yaoyin turned around from the east, holding a lock of gold thread in her hand.

The old lady told the sisters to stay in the main room, and asked Mrs. Lin to have dinner at Ronghuayuan at noon, and let the sisters also accompany her.

It's not convenient to speak at this moment, Ren Yaohua lowered his head and thought for a while, put down the teacup in his hand, slowly got up and said to the big maid who was waiting beside him, "Go and change."

Ren Yaoyin came over, smiled gently at Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua, then sat back on the kang to do her own embroidery work, not noticing anything unusual.

Ren Yaohua went out with her maid.

Ren Yaoqi was still sitting at the same place drinking tea, sometimes she went over to ask Ren Yaoyin about her acupuncture techniques, Ren Yaoyin answered her patiently one by one, and sometimes stopped to take out the unused rags from the embroidery basket Demonstrate complex stitches to her.

For the sisters' advice, no matter what it is, as long as Ren Yaoyin knows it, she will always answer you seriously, without perfunctory or secretive. It is undeniable that among the several sisters of the Ren family, Ren Yaoyin is the one who knows how to behave.

Not long after, Ren Yaohua came back, Ren Yaoqi looked up at her, Ren Yaohua nodded without a trace.

Although he didn't ask what Ren Yaoqi was going to do, Ren Yaohua went out and arranged for someone to watch Dongfu.

When it was almost time for lunch, Mrs. Ren sent someone to the Liuli Courtyard to invite Mrs. Lin over.

The eldest wife didn't come, it was the young lady Zhao who came with Mrs. Lin, and the eldest wife went to watch the kitchen herself. The sisters went out of the Dongci room, and then the young lady Zhao called Ren Yaoyin out to tell her what was going on.

Just now, Xiangqin, Ren Yaohua's maidservant, came in, and quietly stood beside the master.

Seeing that Mrs. Ren and Mrs. Lin were talking at the side and had no time to take care of them, Ren Yaohua and Ren Yaoqi still returned to the East Chamber.

Seeing that there were no outsiders staring at her, Xiangqin immediately said quickly and in a low voice: "Miss, there are a few women from the East Mansion who came to visit us today, and one of them has been chatting at the concierge. Besides, Nothing else happened."

The East Mansion and the West Mansion are originally a family, and many of the servants on both sides are relatives, so it is normal to have contacts. Although the old lady in Dongfu doesn't like the contact between people on both sides, the second wife, Mrs. Su, is not too strict with these things.

Ren Yaoqi nodded, and explained: "It's fine for those few people to keep a close eye on them for now, and don't let anyone find out."

Both Ren Yaoqi and Xiangqin spoke in extremely low voices, and Ren Yaohua lowered her voice on purpose: "What actions will Dongfu have?"

Ren Yaoqi thought for a while: "I hope she can make some moves, otherwise I will have to spend a lot of time to arrange it."

Ren Yaoqi just wanted to drag the Dong Mansion into the water, and based on her understanding of the Su family, the Su family's aunt should have doubts.

The last time when Ren Yaoting was used to pull the Su family down, Ren Yaoqi deliberately didn't pick herself too dry. According to Su's shrewdness, he will definitely associate Ren Yaoting's abnormality with the contact between the two of them.

Ren Yaoqi is not afraid that Su Shi thinks too much, but she is afraid that she does not think too much.

However, she is not sure whether the Su family will be in this muddy water, she is not a fairy after all.

"Fifth Miss, what should I do next? Or just stare at it?" Xiangqin half understood.

Ren Yaoqi thought for a while, and said: "Just keep an eye on it first. If the people in Dongfu have any contact with Mrs. Lin, you can find a way to let others bump into it. Anyone can do it, but your own people will pick it off first." It's clean."

Xiangqin nodded quickly: "Your servant understands, I will explain to those two wives now."

Ren Yaoqi whispered a few more words before sending her off.

Ren Yaohua didn't quite understand Ren Yaoqi's arrangement, but it wasn't the time to talk, so she didn't ask any more questions.

Afterwards, Mrs. Zhao brought Ren Yaoyin over to ask Mrs. Ren if it was time to set the table. After receiving the order from Mrs. Ren, Mrs. Zhao brought Ren Yaoyin to direct the maids to set the table.

Presumably Zhao called Ren Yaoyin away before to teach her some housework. Ren Yaoyin and Ren Yaohua are not too different in age, and when it's time to say goodbye, the eldest wife has too many things to take care of on weekdays. So it was Zhao's sister-in-law, who was a direct relative, who taught her more. Because of this, the relationship between Ren Yaoyin and Zhao Shi is very good.

Because Zhao and Ren Yaoyin are with Ren Yaoqi, Ren Yaohua is the same generation. The two of them were busy, and sisters Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua were not easy to see, so they also went out to help, although there were not many times when they really needed to do it themselves.

Zhao's temperament is simple and honest, although it is inevitable that there will be closeness, but seeing Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua come over, she is willing to teach them.

The Ren family treated Mrs. Lin very cautiously, and arranged eight cold dishes, sixteen hot dishes, plus eight porridge and snacks.

Mrs. Lin has no abnormalities on her face, although everyone in the family pays attention to eating and sleeping without talking, after a meal, the host and guest enjoy themselves.

After finishing the meal, they sat down for a while and drank tea, and Mrs. Lin bid farewell. After coming out of the Liuliyuan, Mrs. Lin didn't mention her daughter and granddaughter to Mrs. Ren again, and she seemed to be very relieved to hand over everyone to Mrs. Ren.

Mrs. Ren stayed with Mrs. Lin a few times before she got up to send her out in person, and told Nanny Gui to have someone move the return gifts that the Ren family had prepared for the Lin family to the Lin family's carriage.

The two old ladies walking in the front held hands with each other, and the atmosphere was harmonious and courteous.

Mrs. Ren sent Mrs. Lin to the second gate before turning back to Ronghuayuan.

Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua did not go back with Mrs. Ren. Mrs. Ren had a habit of taking a nap, so the two sisters went straight back to Ziwei Courtyard.

The third wife, Mrs. Li, sent Old Madam Ren back after a face-to-face meeting before, and she was not allowed to accompany the guests. Mrs. Li has already gotten used to it. Seeing the two sisters came back, she asked them if they were full.

Although there are many banquet dishes for entertaining guests, it is common to not be full.

Ren Yaoqi was not hungry, she ate when she should eat, drank when she should drink, ordered the servant girl to order a lot of dishes, her appetite was the same as usual. She ate a lot and had no bad manners, so no one said anything about her.

Soon after, Xiangqin also came back, Ren Yaohua played tricks, and the two of them took the maid to Dongci Room where they usually talked and drank tea.

Xiangqin was also unambiguous, and directly reported: "When Mrs. Lin was in the mansion, the people from the Dong mansion did not come together. But when the Lin family's carriage drove out of the mansion, the Dong man who was chattering in the porter's house The women from the mansion also took the opportunity to leave the mansion. The woman we sent out to keep an eye on people was also clever, and immediately managed to instruct the two concierge women to go out to run errands, while the other woman went out quietly through the side door After taking a look, I happened to see that the woman was allowed to get into Mrs. Lin's carriage at the entrance of the alley."

Hearing this, Ren Yaoqi was relieved, and said to Xiangqin: "Very good, each person will give a tip of one tael of silver."

Xiangqin rolled her eyes and said jokingly, "That's a few taels of silver! Should it be from Miss Fifth's account, or from our Third Miss' account?"

Ren Yaoqi glanced at Ren Yaohua, and the old god said authentically: "Of course whoever sent it is responsible for giving the money."

Parsley choked.

Ren Yaohua squinted at Ren Yaoqi, snorted softly, but didn't say much.

Parsley stuck out her tongue and went down.

"What's your idea?" Ren Yaohua finally seized the opportunity to ask.

Ren Yaoqi stopped joking, and whispered a few words to Ren Yaohua.

Ren Yaohua couldn't help frowning slightly after hearing this: "Can Second Aunt find a way to bring down Aunt Kang?"

Ren Yaoqi stretched out a finger and shook: "The second aunt is not trying to bring down Aunt Kang, she just wants to give Aunt Fang a warning. Whoever wins between Aunt Kang and Aunt Fifth has nothing to do with her? Just watch This Aunt Kang is a scheming character, right? But no one in the Ren family took her seriously."

Ren Yaohua thought for a while: "Is it because of Fifth Uncle's attitude towards her?"

Ren Yaoqi couldn't help laughing when she heard the words: "Then what do you think of Father's attitude towards Aunt Fang?"

Ren Yaohua was startled.

Their father, Master Ren San, didn't care much about Aunt Fang, and spent the night in Aunt Fang's yard for a few days a month. But everyone in the Ren family knew that Aunt Fang was not a simple character, and no one in the Ren family dared to underestimate her.

"This is the Ren family, and your status in the Ren family depends on the family behind you." Ren Yaoqi's voice was extremely light, "Aunt Kang's background predestined that no matter how scheming and intelligent she is, she is just a treasure that can be thrown away at any time." It’s just a pawn.”

"It's no wonder that Mrs. Lin felt a lot more relieved after seeing Aunt Kang." Ren Yaohua seemed to realize something.

"Mrs. Lin is a smart person, so she didn't take Kang's matter to heart. Instead, she was more worried about whether her daughter and granddaughter would suffer. The only effect of Kang's appearance is to hit Mrs. Fifth."

Father, like son. Only the fifth wife would mess up her position because of Aunt Kang.

"That's why you didn't let me meddle in the affairs of the Fifth Household from the very beginning..." Ren Yaohua made an inference, and said in a deep voice, "Because you know that Aunt Kang can't cause too much trouble, even if the Fifth Wife and Ren Yaoyu fell out of favor, the real reason is It can't be Aunt Kang?"

Ren Yaoqi heard the words and did not deny it.

"Second Aunt also knows this, so she intervened only to warn Aunt Fang without pain or itching, and had no real intention to become an enemy of Aunt Fang?"

Although Ren Yaohua is impulsive, she is a smart person, so she gradually thought far ahead.

"If that's the case, then the second aunt's intervention won't help us much. It's even very possible that Aunt Fang showed affection to her because she was concerned about the second aunt, and the two came together."

Aunt Fang has always been a smart person, she will not do things that are head-to-head, and she doesn't mind lowering her figure for things that are beneficial to herself.

Ren Yaoqi looked at Ren Yaohua and showed an appreciative smile: "That's true." She didn't expect Ren Yaohua to improve so fast.

Ren Yaohua couldn't help frowning, showing a little puzzled look: "Originally?"

Ren Yaoqi nodded: "So what we have to do is let the second aunt get involved more deeply."

Ren Yaohua was taken aback: "Will the second aunt know?"

Su Shi is a shrewd person, so naturally he would not intentionally make enemies with the Fang family, but...

"Isn't there another Mrs. Lin?" Ren Yaoqi blinked at Ren Yaohua, showing a bit of naughtiness.

"It's so easy for the second aunt to get out in time? Since she has intervened, don't think about being alone."

This is Ren Yaoqi's calculation.

The dispute between Aunt Kang and Mrs. Fifth was just a matter of the fifth room's housework, and had nothing to do with her at all. She didn't care at all who got the limelight and who suffered. She just kept waiting for another chance, a chance to drag Su Shi into the water.

Because of the relationship between Ren Shijia and his wife, the future of the Lin family and the Ren family is hard to say, so the fifth wife, Mrs. Lin, can only be passively beaten by Aunt Shang.

Therefore, Aunt Fang's life is too idle, and she needs a real opponent.

"But you also said Mrs. Lin is a smart person, did she go through this muddy water?" Ren Yaohua asked with some uncertainty.

Ren Yaoqi smiled: "Mrs. Lin is indeed a smart person, but she is also a mother. Aunt Kang is nothing to her, but she knows what Aunt Kang's existence means to her daughter. If given the opportunity, Mrs. Lin would not mind helping her daughter remove this obtrusive obstacle."

Ren Yaohua couldn't help being silent when she heard the words.

After a while, she couldn't help sighing, and looked at Ren Yaoqi with a complicated expression: "Your calculation is really accurate, and you have even taken people's hearts into consideration."

Ren Yaohua's tone was rarely filled with admiration, but Ren Yaoqi did not feel joyful or complacent after hearing it.

She knew in her heart that the reason why she could calculate everything so clearly was because she did not regard these people as her family. Because of the experience of the previous life, it is difficult for Ren Yaoqi to have a good impression of the Ren family.

From the moment she and Ren Yaohua were pushed out to sacrifice by them, she understood many things.

And after the Ren family's misfortune, the Lin family, the Qiu family, and the Fang family, the in-laws' families who had close contacts with the Ren family on weekdays, hid as far away as possible, not to mention helping, taking advantage of the fire to rob and swallow up the partnership. The business of the business is not rare.

A few days later, Aunt Kang seemed to be much better, and she offered to go back to her small courtyard, and Madam Ren asked her to move back and assigned a few more maids to take care of her.

The fifth master, Ren Shimao, seemed to have really thought about it behind closed doors with the fifth wife. He hadn't shown up since he entered the room. Eating, drinking, and messing up were all done in the room, but he would send someone to visit his daughter every day, or The son called in to test his homework.

The old lady Ren was a little dissatisfied with this, and sent people to call Ren Shimao several times. However, Ren Shimao seemed determined and refused to come out. However, he did not act coquettishly and go to Mrs. Ren to intercede for his wife and daughter. On the contrary, he was very satisfied with the current situation.

The old lady Ren took care of him several times, but in the end there was nothing to do, so she had to let him go.

In the morning of this day, Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua and Ren Yaoyin were learning needlework with an old nun next to Mrs. Ren in Ronghua Yuan. A woman from the concierge came to report that someone from outside the house was looking for Aunt Kang, and it was Aunt Kang's sister-in-law who came.

The old lady Ren didn't care about this at first, thinking that it was Aunt Kang's family who came to visit after she knew about her miscarriage.

Since Concubine Kang's miscarriage, although the old lady Ren has arranged for someone to take care of her on weekdays, but the fifth master Ren ignores it, and it is not good for her to pay too much attention to a concubine, lest others think that she deliberately provokes the husband and wife of her son and daughter-in-law. relation.

So when I heard that someone came to see Aunt Kang, I just ordered the mother-in-law below to entertain her. After all, she was just a concubine, and the person from her natal family was not considered a serious relative. It was considered a great deal of face for her old man to ask such a question.

Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua were sitting opposite each other under the south window, and Ren Yaoyin was asking the old nun how to do acupuncture in a low voice. After hearing the report from the visitor, Ren Yaohua's eyelids twitched subconsciously, and she looked up at Ren Yaoqi.

Ren Yaoqi was holding up her small embroidery shed to look carefully at the south window, frowning slightly, as if she was worrying about what color to use to fill the small lotus next to the teal duck above, and did not pay attention to Ren Yaohua Sight.

Ren Yaohua just glanced at it, then buried her head and continued with her work as if nothing had happened.

Not long after, someone came in to report.

The person who came this time was not the concierge, but the woman from the Ronghuayuan sent by the old lady before.

Seeing her rushing back, Mrs. Ren knew that things might not be simple, she frowned and said, "Why are you back? Didn't you ask you to lead someone to see Aunt Kang?"

The old woman hurriedly said: "The servant originally wanted to lead someone to see Aunt Kang, but I didn't want Aunt Kang's sister-in-law to say... that she wanted to see you..."

Old Madam Ren was a little displeased when she heard the words: "No need, I don't want to see guests now." Old Madam Ren didn't plan to meet a concubine's relatives, she has an identity.

The woman looked a little uneasy, looked up at the old lady Ren and said hesitantly: "Aunt Kang's sister-in-law did not come alone, she... brought a family named Liu, and said that she had something to see you .”

After such a short time, another woman guarding the courtyard door entered the courtyard outside. Ren Yaoqi was sitting under the south window, and heard someone coming outside saying: "Help me in and report, there is a commotion outside."

The old lady Ren's ears were sharp, and she heard the conversation outside, and shouted: "Who is outside? Come in and answer!"

The person who came was the woman guarding the second door, and she hurried in when she heard Old Madam Ren's words.

"What's going on, it's noisy, are there any rules?" The old lady sat at the head, not angry.

The old woman wiped the cold sweat from her forehead: "Forgive me, old lady, those people outside insisted on coming to see you, because the slaves did not dare to bring people over without your order, but they refused to listen and planned to force their way in. Can't stop it."

"What?" Mrs. Ren was taken aback when she heard the words.

On the contrary, the woman who came in earlier was also a little surprised: "Didn't it be fine before? Why did you suddenly make trouble?"

It turned out that the few people brought by Mrs. Kang were still silent when they were outside the mansion, but they did not speak. After entering the mansion, the mother-in-law just said that she would take them to Aunt Kang's place, but Mrs. Kang said she would come to see the old lady.

Seeing that something was wrong, the mother-in-law rushed to the Ronghua Court to report it. She didn't want to have a commotion outside not long after she left.

Old Madam Ren said coldly, "How many people?"

The wife of the second door replied: "Including the sister-in-law of the Kang family, there are three women and four men. It is not convenient for those men to enter the inner courtyard. They have already arranged to serve tea in the outer courtyard. Only three women entered the second door." The eldest lady has already rushed over after hearing about it just now."

Hearing that the eldest lady has gone to deal with it, the old lady Ren looks a little better.

"What is the origin of the Liu family who came with Mrs. Kang?" Mrs. Ren was not a vegetarian either, so she soon discovered something was wrong.

The mother-in-law she sent out to receive said: "Sister-in-law Kang only said that she is a relative of Aunt Kang's mother."

Old Madam Ren thought for a while, and ordered: "Go and invite Mrs. Kang over to talk, and the rest of the Liu family will go to the outer court to drink tea first."

The mother-in-law agreed, and was about to go out, when the old lady stopped her again: "Find a small, secluded courtyard in the outer courtyard, and find someone outside to watch over it, and don't let them wander around."

The wives all retreated. The old lady Ren lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then she saw Ren Yaoqi, Ren Yaohua and Ren Yaoyin who were still sitting aside, the old lady hesitated for a while and said to them: "Grandmother wants to see you." Guest, you go to the inner room for the time being, and the rest of you will leave first."

Old Madam Ren didn't let her granddaughters go out, instead she dismissed all the waiters, leaving only Nanny Gui and a few big maids.

Ren Yaoqi retreated to the inner room with her two sisters.

During this period of time, Mrs. Ren's education for her granddaughters is obviously different from the past. When the granddaughters come to say hello in the morning, she will leave a meal, and then let them stay in the Ronghuayuan in the morning. Usually, they find women who are excellent embroiderers to teach them how to cut and embroider. They discuss things with the eldest wife on weekdays, and let them stay by and listen when dealing with housework. Most of the things will not avoid them. Sometimes I would ask them for their opinions. Although they may not be adopted, it can be regarded as letting them participate.

It was obvious that there was something strange coming from the Kang family today, and Mrs. Ren only let the three sisters into the inner room, and did not send them away.

Not long after Ren Yaoqi and the others sat down in the Dongci room, they heard someone outside reporting that Kang Jia's sister-in-law had come.

After a burst of small and broken voices, a young woman's voice sounded from the next door: "Little lady Kang, please greet the old lady, and the old lady Wanan." RS