Scheme of the Official Descendant

Although Lei Ting's opinion was objective, the Ren family's reputation would definitely be damaged because of it. Mrs. Ren couldn't bear the reputation that had been worked hard for decades to be ruined like this.

Mrs. Ren didn't think there was anything wrong with his decision-making. Although he wanted the victim to change his confession, he would compensate the other party in silver, and both sides got what they needed. Moreover, the matter itself arose from the coal warehouses that he handed over to Erfang for management, so there was nothing wrong with him wanting to push Erfang out to take responsibility for the crime. Mr. Ren also found out that Ren Yongxiang had contact with the Han family, and he couldn't beat his brother to death with a family law.

Because of the different ideas, Mr. Ren couldn't understand Lei Ting's painstaking efforts. He felt that the Lei family did not want to do their best in this matter, and now that something happened to the Ren family, Mr. Ren was very worried that the Lei family would break off their engagement with the Ren family.

It just so happened that at this time, a guest came to Lei Ting's house, and someone from Lei Ting's original wife's family came to join him.

Lei Ting's late wife, Mrs. Qiao, was from the south of the Yangtze River. Her natal family was not prominent, and there was no one else in the family. Mrs. Qiao had a younger sister who was originally married in Yuezhou, but unfortunately her husband passed away not long after she married. Mrs. Qiao was young He was widowed lightly.

The atmosphere in Jiangnan is different from that in Yanbei. When all the people in Yanbei were soldiers, they forced women to marry early and encouraged widows to remarry in order to ensure their population. Now, although there is no law to force women to marry, there is no discrimination against remarried women. , Fengqi is relatively open. However, Jiangnan has always advocated Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism. Women are taught to be faithful to each other. In order to reward loyal women, the imperial court will issue chastity memorial archways and give generous rewards to these families.

Xiao Qiao is only in her twenties, and she is beautiful. Originally, she was locked up in a remote courtyard at her husband's house all day long without seeing the sun. However, less than a year after her father-in-law passed away, her mother-in-law also fell seriously ill. , when the mother-in-law passed away, only the uncle's family was left, but the uncle was a greedy and lustful person, and her mother-in-law was afraid that there would be some scandal in the family after her death, so she wanted to kill her, so she arranged for the people below to die Afterwards, Xiao Qiao was strangled to death, and it was announced to the public that Xiao Qiao had hanged herself for her husband after completing the responsibility of enshrining her in-laws. Maybe she would be named a martyr by the court to gain some benefits.

It's just that the people around Xiao Qiao's mother-in-law are not strict. Before her mother-in-law passed away, Xiao Qiao knew about this matter, and finally found a chance to escape. There is no one in Xiao Qiao's natal family now, and she also He didn't dare to stay in Jiangnan anymore for fear of being caught back, so he fled to Yanbei after this escape, and came to the late sister's husband's house to seek asylum.

The Ren family didn't know where they got the news, and they also found out that Xiao Qiao was not only born charming, but also resembled her sister by five or six points. Maybe Xiao Qiao will be accepted as a concubine.

If it were to accept other women, the Ren family would not care about one or two more women for Lei Ting, but since Lei Ting was willing to honor his dead wife at the beginning, he must have affection for his wife, and there is also a Lei Pan'er... My aunt's care must be better than anyone else's, so the Ren family naturally had an idea in their minds.

Ren Yaoqi frowned when she learned that Xiao Qiaoshi suddenly appeared in the Lei family. The timing of Xiao Qiaoshi's appearance was too coincidental, so she had to think about it. And is it really so easy for a chaste woman locked in the ancestral hall all day long to escape from the inner courtyard and escape her husband's pursuit and join the Lei family thousands of miles away?

The first thing Ren Yaoqi thought of was that the Han family was most likely to be playing tricks on this matter. No one would hope that the Ren family and the Lei family would turn against each other more than the Han family at this time, because with the backing of the Lei family, the Han family wanted to It is not easy to completely destroy the Ren family.

Ren Yaohua also knew about Xiao Qiao's affairs, but this time Ren Yaohua was calm and didn't say anything. She still embroidered dowry in her boudoir every day according to Li's request.

After a while, one evening when Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua came out from Mrs. Li's place after eating together, Ren Yaohua suddenly said to Ren Yaoqi: "It's been a while since I received a letter from Pan'er."

Ren Yaoqi stopped walking when she heard the words, turned her head to look at Ren Yaohua, and happened to see a pair of worried eyes.

Lei Pan'er has written letters to Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua frequently since she started to read. At the beginning, more than half of each letter will contain circles. Encouraged by Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua's reply, Lei Paner practiced calligraphy I practiced very seriously, and later on, the circles gradually decreased, and the words were corrected a lot.

"Third sister is worried about Pan'er?" Ren Yaoqi asked softly.

Ren Yaohua frowned and said, "I don't know if I'm sick."

Ren Yaoqi smiled and said, "Why don't I write a letter to Xiaonizi tomorrow? How about I can be considered her half-master, and it's only natural to ask how well she practiced calligraphy."

Ren Yaohua frowned a little when she heard the words, and nodded: "I also have that intention." Lei Pan'er did not know where she knew that Ren Yaoqi's handwriting was good, and pestered her to ask her to be a teacher, sometimes in letters He also mischievously called Ren Yaoqi Mr. Sister Yaoqi, making people dumbfounded.

But on the second day, Ren Yaoqi's letter hadn't had time to be delivered to Lei's family, and Ren's family lost their composure at first. The old lady Ren sent someone to take over Ren Yaohua and return to Baihe Town.

Ren Yaoqi originally wanted to go back with Ren Yaohua, but after thinking about it, she still didn't go with her. She could predict the reason why the Ren family asked Ren Yaohua to go back, and she could also guess what the second elder of the Ren family would say to Ren Yaohua. She smiled sarcastically, at this time, it was time for Old Madam Ren to use up the last bit of love between grandparents and grandchildren with Ren Yaohua.

Ren Yaohua went back to Baihe Town alone. Although the Ren family was on the cusp of the storm, it was still quite a feat to come out to take over Yaohua. After Ren Yaohua arrived at Ronghua Hospital, Mrs. Ren still called out her wife's heart and soul, and then led Ren Yaohua to visit Mrs. Ren who was ill, and then the grandparent and grandson talked about themselves.

When the atmosphere was most harmonious, Mrs. Ren made a request to Ren Yaohua.

The old lady Ren's request was extremely simple: "You have seen the situation at home, and your grandfather... hey! Tomorrow is the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Jin family in Yunyang City. Grandma will take you to celebrate her birthday. The Lei family and the Jin family There is some friendship, the elder of the Lei family will definitely show up on this occasion, and then I will find a way for you to meet Lei Ting."

Ren Yaohua frowned when she heard this, she glanced at the old lady Ren, pursed her lips and said, "Grandmother, I heard from my father that the Lei family has come forward to help our Ren family a lot this time?" Ren Yaohua was a little unhappy, Letting her secretly have a private meeting with Lei Ting come from her elders, it is really awkward to hear.

The old lady Ren didn't take it seriously: "It's just a greeting in the yamen. It's a piece of cake for the Lei family. It's just that the reputation of our Ren family will be damaged after all. This is what your grandfather and I don't want to see." Good boy, think about it, when you marry into Lei's family, if the Ren family is not good, who will support you if something happens? If your mother's family is not good, how can you live a good life in your husband's house? Besides... ..."

The old lady Ren paused, and sighed, "I heard that there is a defected woman from Lei's family. She looks similar to Lei Ting's former wife, and she is very clever." The old lady Ren glanced at Ren Yaohua , implying, "That little girl from Lei's family hasn't sent you a letter for a while, right?"

Ren Yaohua watched Old Madam Ren pursed her lips tightly, without saying a word.

The old lady Ren patted Ren Yaohua's stiff hands, and comforted: "Don't worry, when the Ren family gets through this time, grandma will definitely make decisions for you, so you don't have to worry about it."

Ren Yaohua slowly withdrew her hand from Old Madam Ren's, lowered her eyes and still said nothing.

The old lady Ren didn't take it seriously, she still whispered her arrangement for tomorrow and what Ren Yaohua said to Lei Ting in detail. Ren Yaohua sat there with a tense expression and never spoke.

Knowing that Mrs. Ren had finished explaining, she asked, "Did you remember what grandma said clearly?"

Ren Yaohua was silent for a moment, and finally said with difficulty: "Grandmother, I did this before I married into Lei Ting's family. Have you ever thought about what the Lei family would think of me?" Some means can be used.

The old lady Ren said with a smile: "What's the matter, your wedding is not far away, and you will be a family by then."

Ren Yaohua blinked fiercely before suppressing the sourness in her eyes. She opened her mouth, but in the end she still didn't speak.

The old lady Ren made a final decision: "This matter is settled like this. You go to Ziwei Courtyard to rest first, and go to Yunyang City with me tomorrow."

Ren Yaohua took a slow breath, bowed her head and left without saying a word. When she came out of the old lady Ren's room, she walked in a hurry, and almost knocked over the maid who was about to enter the room.

Not long after Ren Yaohua returned to the Ziwei Courtyard, the old lady Ren sent someone to send a set of clothes to Ren Yaohua, as well as a set of hair and jewelry accessories. It's just that Ren Yaohua didn't glance at the things on the table, she just sat and leaned on the head of the bed, staring at the quilt embroidered with Liuyun Baifu in a daze.

On the second day, Old Madam Ren sent someone to call Ren Yaohua, and wanted to take her to Yunyang City. Ren Yaohua didn't say anything, put on the outfit that old lady Ren prepared for her, and followed her into the carriage under the satisfied eyes of old lady Ren.

I've been a little busy during the day these few days, and I still have some social engagements that I can't pass up, so I can't say anything when I come back at night〒_〒...

Thank you vice moderator Zhizi for helping me ask for leave

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