Scheme of the Official Descendant

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make up

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The young woman's voice was not as gentle as Concubine Kang's, but that of a street girl.

The old lady Ren didn't reply immediately, the outside was quiet for a while, and it was only after a while that the old lady Ren said indifferently: "I can't afford it."

Mrs. Kang immediately laughed and said, "I can afford it, I can afford it. You are an ancestor, and there is nothing you can't afford."

This Mrs. Kang should have a strong temper, but she is still a little cautious in front of Mrs. Ren. The old lady Ren deliberately showed her face, and she also felt a little uneasy when she spoke.

This is what the old lady Ren wanted, so she interrupted Mrs. Kang in a low voice and said, "I still have guests coming here later, if you have nothing to do, you should leave first. Nanny Gui, let the kitchen prepare later. A table of noodles, let the people from the Kang family eat before leaving."

Mrs. Ren is going to see off the guests.

Mrs. Kang finally came in and saw that the principal was willing to leave. She immediately apologized and said with a smile: "Old ancestor, the little lady has something to ask to see you."

"What's the matter with you?"

"This... Can you make the people around you step down first?" Mrs. Kang seemed a little hesitant.

The old lady Ren paused: "No need, just tell me."

The mothers-in-law and maids who stay with Old Madam Ren are all her confidants.

When Mrs. Kang saw that Mrs. Ren said this, she no longer forced herself, and just said, "Is my sister-in-law okay?"

The old lady Ren didn't speak, and Nanny Gui, who was waiting on the side, said: "Our old lady treats Aunt Kang well, if you are worried, go and have a look."

Mrs. Kang hurriedly said: "No, no, I'm not worried. What kind of family is the Ren family? How could they treat my sister-in-law so harshly."

"In that case, why did you come, sister-in-law of the Kang family?" Nanny Gui still asked the question on behalf of the old lady Ren.

Mrs. Kang smiled and said, "I'm here to pick up my little sister-in-law back to her natal home."

As soon as this remark came out, the outer room became silent. Even the hands of Ren Yaoqi and the others in the inner room paused slightly as they threaded the needles.

"Aunt Kang's body is still weak, so it's inconvenient to go back to visit relatives at this moment. Besides, she is still the concubine of our Ren family. If she wants to go back, she should first get the permission of our old lady and her mistress, Mrs. Fifth, otherwise it would be a mess." Have you followed the rules?" Nanny Gui said.

Nanny Gui thought that the Kang family thought their daughter had been wronged by the Ren family, so she came here to stand out for her daughter. But Aunt Kang is just a concubine, even if she has a miscarriage, it has nothing to do with the Kang family. Nanny Gui is reminding Sister Kang to recognize Aunt Kang's identity.

The old lady Ren thought so too.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Kang said, "That's not what I mean, what I mean is... Since our sister-in-law has no children, I'm ashamed to stay at Ren's house anymore. I'm here to pick her up."

"Ridiculous!" Old Madam Ren lost her temper and scolded, "What kind of family do you think our Ren family is? An opera house? Come and leave whenever you want?"

Nanny Gui hurriedly stepped forward to appease Old Madam Ren, serving tea and water.

Mrs. Kang is just an ordinary woman in the market. Seeing that old lady Ren got angry, she was still a little scared, and forced a smile: "Old lady, don't get angry, I am actually doing it for the good of your Ren family."

The old lady Ren snorted coldly.

Mrs. Kang hesitated: "Originally, it was a blessing for our little sister-in-law to enter Ren's house, and our whole family is also happy for her. But... But people from my mother-in-law's family came here suddenly yesterday. My mother-in-law is no longer here. Her maiden name is Liu, and she is also from Jizhou. She is from the next county. Because it is not too far away, she and our family are in contact with each other on weekdays. But when they talked about it yesterday, it was It took us by surprise..."

When Mrs. Kang said this, someone rushed over from outside and interrupted her.

Mrs. Ren was a little impatient when she heard Mrs. Kang's nonsense talk for a long time. When she heard the people outside hurriedly replying, she said coldly, "What happened again!"

This time it was a woman who came in.

"Old lady, those members of the Liu family outside are making trouble again, saying that if our Ren family and Kang family don't give them an explanation, they...they will report to the authorities!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the room was shocked.

The old lady Ren laughed back angrily: "Confession? What do our Ren family owe them? People who have nowhere to go, they even kicked their noses in the face! Go, kick them out!"

The mother-in-law was about to obey, when Mrs. Kang hurriedly stopped her: "Old Ancestor, calm down, you can't hurry! If they really go to report to the officials, this... your Ren family will have no face."

Although the old lady Ren was still angry, she was not impulsive. Hearing Mrs. Kang's words, she felt that something might be tricky. In the end, holding back his anger, he still drove the woman out first.

"Tell me, what's going on!" At this moment, the old lady Ren calmed down a lot after speaking.

Mrs. Kang said: "I just wanted to tell you that the Liu family came here yesterday to ask for someone from us."

"Who do you want?" Mrs. Ren asked in a deep voice.

"Yes... I'm here to ask for my sister-in-law and... and the child in her belly." Mrs. Kang stammered.

Even the old lady Ren couldn't help being startled no matter how deep the city was.

Ren Yaoqi was sitting in the middle, seeing Ren Yaoyin and Ren Yaohua beside her both frowned in unison, as if she was a little restless, she lowered her head slightly, staring blankly at the embroidered basket in her arms, not knowing how to react look like.

Sister Kang's words from outside came in intermittently through the Xiangzhu curtain.

"The Liu family is the natal family of our family, and they can be regarded as a wealthy family in Jizhou. When my mother-in-law was still alive, she once arranged a baby marriage for my sister-in-law, who was the only son of the uncle Liu. I don't want to wait for Liu After my old lady and my mother-in-law passed away, the uncle and wife of the Liu family thought that my sister-in-law did not have any dowry, so they sent people to our house to steal the token of the engagement. There was no document when the engagement was made, it was just a verbal agreement, plus a For the betrothal jade pendant. Later, the jade pendant was lost, and the Liu family refused to admit the marriage, so the marriage could not be concluded."

This kind of dislike of the poor, love of the rich and repentance of marriage is considered normal, and there is nothing surprising about it. But the Ren family did not find out that Aunt Kang had ever engaged in marriage when they checked Aunt Kang.

Seemingly aware of Mrs. Ren's suspicion, Mrs. Kang explained: "It has been two or three years since this happened, because I am afraid that my sister-in-law's reputation will be damaged if people find out, so my father-in-law strictly forbids us to publicize this matter. .So except for a few families of relatives-in-law, no outsiders know that my sister-in-law was engaged to Mr. Liu."

"Since it's a falling out, why do you two still have contact?" Nanny Gui asked aloud.

"My father-in-law is soft-tempered, and the uncle of the Liu family said that his uncle and wife did it without telling him, so he came to the door several times to make amends, and my father-in-law endured it for the sake of my deceased mother-in-law. gone."

Mrs. Kang said it nicely, but everyone here understands that this kind of thing can be tolerated. It must be that the old uncle of the Liu family gave a lot of apology when he came to make amends, so the Kang family let it go and did not come to the house.

"Originally, this marriage has already been divorced, and our sister-in-law and the young master of the Liu family are also married separately, and have nothing to do with each other. I don't think that the young master of the Liu family was out riding a horse with his friends a while ago, and accidentally fell off the horse. The fall broke it. Lost a pair of legs, and became a fool."

Mrs. Kang paused for a moment, then continued: "The head of our family went to visit once after hearing about it, and when he came back, he said... that Young Master Liu not only broke his leg, but he might not be able to give birth to a baby in the future."

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"Uncle Liu's family gave birth to three daughters, and there is only one son like Young Master Liu, who always treats his eyeballs as hurting, but this kind of thing happened." Mrs. Kang sighed heavily, "Although we think it's a pity , but this is also fate, right? So I didn’t think much about it. Until yesterday, the Liu family came to the door and said they would take my sister-in-law in.”

There was another silence in the room, and the three girls in the inner room unconsciously relaxed their breathing, looking at each other in embarrassment.

"The Liu family said that when the young master of the Liu family came to our house to celebrate my father-in-law's birthday, he and my sister-in-law...uh... got very close, and then...then..." Sister-in-law Liu said desperately, "Then they said, The child in my sister-in-law's stomach is from their Liu family!"

As soon as the words were finished, the sound of the porcelain being thrown to the ground was heard next door, and Mrs. Kang screamed in fright.

"Nonsense!" the old lady Ren said angrily.

After hearing this, the old lady Ren was a little bit embarrassed. Aunt Kang was the one who decided to come in. If it was true as Sister Kang said, she would not have any face to speak of.

Mrs. Ren has presided over Ren's family for many years, and she has a certain majesty. Mrs. Kang was really taken aback by her. But she still summoned up her courage and said, "I also think this matter is a bit ridiculous, but the Liu family insisted that the child belonged to their young master. They even found a close servant of Young Master Liu to testify that my sister-in-law and six The young master met several times in private. At that time, I was afraid that the Liu family would make things big and everyone would not look good, so I told the Liu family that our sister-in-law had a miscarriage and the child was not kept. But the Liu family did not listen, and it was even worse I took out the engagement token that was stolen by them at the beginning and said that if we don’t hand over the person, they will report to the authorities. My father-in-law was originally not good, but now he is so angry that he has passed out, and neither have I. I brought someone to find a solution. Ancestor, what do you think we should do with this matter?"

Mrs. Kang actually kicked the ball to the Ren family.

The old lady Ren was really angry at the moment, and said with a sneer: "You ask me what to do? I want to ask you! It was the Kang family who came to the door and said that I was pregnant with our Ren family. Another inexplicable Liu family appeared. Why were you so merciless when you accepted the gift money? Didn’t you want to sue the officials? Sue! I want to see, who is responsible in the end!" RS