The Lei family, which was prominent in Yanbei back then, now only the two brothers Lei Ting and Lei Zhen are left in the family.

At the age of twenty-six, Lei Ting became the head of the Lei family.

Because there were no others around, Rong saw that his granddaughter was curious about the Lei family, so he told her about the Lei family's period.

This head of the Lei family is a young talent, he began to take charge of the Lei family at the age of eighteen, and has accumulated a lot of family wealth for the Lei family in just a few years, so returning to Yunyang City now is not as shabby as the Yun family more than ten years ago. Of course, the Yun family is no longer what it used to be, but when the Yun family moved back from the south, they basically had no financial resources.

When the Lei family first returned to Yunyang City, it would have taken a lot of time to regain a foothold here, but Lei Ting, the young head of the family, had superb means and outstanding ability, coupled with the status of the Lei family's old family, the Lei family re-entered the Yanbei family in a very short period of time.

The Rong family was very optimistic about the future of the Lei family.

Ren Yaochi listened to Rong's narration, but always felt that something was wrong, and couldn't help but ponder.

The Rong family had already talked directly about the inner courtyard of the Lei family: "...... The head of the Lei family originally had a house that was originally married to Qiao's family, but he died a few years ago, leaving only a daughter who was only four years old this year, and now she is raised under her great-grandmother's knees. The old lady of the Lei family is not young, she rarely comes out to socialize, I heard that she is still a layman who eats fasting all the year round, but recently she released a word to renew the strings for the head of the Lei family. ”

When others talk about these gossips, they always give people a feeling of gossiping, but Rong's eloquence makes people feel comfortable and not abrupt.

The reason why the Rong family said so much was that he wanted his granddaughter to know more about the situation in Yunyang City, so that she would not suffer a loss when dealing with it. The Lei family has only arrived in Yanbei not long ago, and most people still don't know the Lei family, so the Rong family mentions this Lei family in detail.

In addition, the Rong family successively mentioned to her the affairs of several other families in Yunyang City, and the tea was changed twice.

Ren Yaochi understands her grandmother's good intentions. Therefore, he listened very carefully. In her memory, she had never been very close to Rong's grandmother, but Rong's still loved her. Her love is not manifested in the supremacy of asking for warmth, but in teaching as much as she can to what she knows.

The sound of drums sounded outside, and many handsome maids came in with a basket in their hands, and asked the ladies and ladies for the lottery one by one.

As in the last ice play, it was still a bet on which team would win.

It's just that the dragon boats launched into the water are all sent by various families in Yunyang City, such as Yanbei Wangfu, Yun family, Su family, Lin family, etc., all send their own dragon boats to participate. Generally speaking, in addition to supporting the dragon boats sent by their own families, each family also rewards other people's boats.

On such occasions. Dragon boat racing is actually a kind of sport that does not compare wins and losses, and the real focus is on participation, and no one is really rushing to win the championship. Because the champion of the year is Yanbei Wangfu if nothing else.

So despite the excitement outside, there are few people who really host the event, and everyone is busy connecting with each other. Ren Yaoqi wasn't very interested in this, so he only took out the silver that was originally prepared for the lottery when the maid came over and gave it to the lottery head.

Ren Yaochi sat with Rong for a while, talking softly, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Until the maid Mulberry who was guarding outside ran in and said, "Miss, the red tasseled girl next to the county lord is here." It is said that the county lord has just boarded the big ship, and if you go out of the city, you will go to the big ship to find her. ”

The big boat that Xiao Jinglin said should be the one that Yun Wenting mentioned when he met the two Yun family brothers before.

Ren Yaochi nodded and motioned for Mulberry to reply, saying that he knew what he had said. She didn't say goodbye immediately, she would rather stay here for a while and listen to the Rong family and tell her some allusions to the families in Yunyang City.

Instead, Rong asked, "Are you very familiar with the county lord of Yanbei Palace?" ”

Ren Yaochi thought for a moment. In fact, she and Xiao Jinglin have only met three times in total, and it is really not good to say that they are very familiar, but the two get along very well. has seen intrigues, Ren Yaoqi likes Xiao Jinglin's character like this.

"I've only seen opportunities with the county lord. But it's more fateful. Ren Yaoqi said truthfully.

Rong nodded and was not surprised: "No wonder." Since the county lord has invited her, you can go. Aren't you going to stay in Yunyang City for a few more days, and if you're free, go see me and your grandfather. Rong looked at Ren Yaoqi with a kind smile.

Ren Yaochi was about to say something. The maid mulberry, who had not been out for a long time before, turned back again.

"Miss, the county lord has sent someone to invite you to the big ship."

Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this, didn't Hongying just come before? And Hongying didn't say anything, Xiao Jinglin asked her to go to her immediately. Why did Hongying leave on the front foot and send someone again?

"Who's coming?" Ren Yaochi asked.

Sang Yu said: "It's another girl named Hongxuan next to the county lord." ”

Rong smiled and said: "Go, the scenery on the boat is good, you come to see the dragon boat race for the first time, it's good to go out and take a look." ”

Ren Yaochi thought about it, but got up obediently and said goodbye.

"By the way, Xia Sheng is coming back soon, and your uncle received his letter yesterday." Rong told her before Ren Yao left the country.

Ren Yaoqi was overjoyed when she heard this, Xia Sheng went south this time to check on the old man Han for her, I don't know if there is any news in Lu Dao. Originally, according to the itinerary, Xia Sheng should have returned, but he temporarily sent a letter back saying that he would be delayed for a while, so he postponed the date of returning to Yunyang City.

After Ren Yaoqi said goodbye to the Rong family, he saw the red silk waiting outside. Seeing Ren Yaoqi, Hongxuan saluted, and then took Ren Yaoqi to the river without saying a word.

On the bank of the river not far from where the boat was parked, I heard a colorful boat covered with colorful silk, similar to those official boats in Kyoto, not small, with two floors. Ren Yao took this kind of boat in his previous life.

When they arrived at the boat, someone set up a boat ladder above, and Hongxuan helped Ren Yaochi to get on the boat. Xiao Jinglin's maids should have also learned martial arts, and this red silk maid is very stable when she gets off the plate, because the ladder is not wide, so when she pulls Ren Yaochi on the boat, she turns around and walks upside down.

As soon as Ren Yaoqi stepped onto the deck of the ship, he heard a familiar voice

"Miss Five."

Ren Yaochi saw in a blink of an eye that the person who put the boat ladder for them turned out to be Dongsheng.

Ren Yaochi nodded at him and smiled: "Where is the county lord?" ”

Since Dongsheng is here, Xiao Ergongzi should also come.

"Miss Ren Wu, please come with the little one." Dongsheng hurriedly gave Ren Yaoqi a guide.

The cabin in the middle of the ship was originally a room, but now the middle compartments have been removed, so the whole cabin has become a large flower hall.

Ren Yaoqi walked all the way, and heard the sound of laughter and the sound of silk and bamboo coming from inside, which was very lively.

However, Dongsheng did not take Ren Yaoqi to the big flower hall, but took Ren Yaoqi to the upper floor after turning around for half a circle.

"Fifth Miss, I have flipped through the local chronicles in the palace these days." Dongsheng suddenly whispered.

Ren Yaoqi paused, and then continued to move forward: "Did you find any clues?" ”

Dong Sheng shook his head, with a puzzled face: "The small county records of nearly a hundred years have been flipped through, and the family surnamed Qu in Yanbei has found a few households, but they don't look like the one you said." ”

When Ren Yaoqi heard this, he was a little disappointed, but he still nodded and said, "I'm sorry for you." ”

Dongsheng caught a glimpse of Ren Yaoqi's expression, but he felt a little guilty and felt that he didn't help.

But at this time, he didn't want to say anything more, because the place had arrived.

The upper floor is not as large as the first floor, and the bulkheads are all carved and hollowed, which is very airy. But it's quieter than the one floor below.

Dongsheng stepped forward to open the bead curtain for Ren Yaoqi, and the sound of water droplets colliding sounded very pleasantly.

As soon as Ren Yaoqi entered, he saw Xiao Jingxi and Yun Wenting sitting opposite each other by the opposite window, and the two were playing chess.

Xiao Jinglin sat on the low table in the corner, drinking tea while looking out the window, indifferent to the game between the two here.

Compared to the bustle below, this place is very quiet, as if it is isolated from all the hustle and bustle outside, and it has become a world of its own.

As if he was aware of it, Xiao Jingxi, who was holding a chess piece in his hand, looked up first, because half of his face was against the light, and Ren Yaoqi couldn't see his expression clearly, only feeling that he nodded to this side. The young master of Yun also tilted his head.

"Yao." Xiao Jinglin shouted at Ren Yao lightly, motioning for Ren Yao to go over and sit with her.

Ren Yaoqi bowed to Xiao Jingxi and Yun Wenting's side, and then walked to the low table where Xiao Jinglin was sitting.

Seeing Ren Yaoqi sit down and look around, Xiao Jinglin said: "We came early, I'm afraid there will be more people here later, and we will get off the boat when the time comes." ”

Before Xiao Jinglin's words fell, she heard the gentle voice of the young master Yun over there: "If the county lord doesn't like it, I'll ask others not to come up." ”

"Not necessarily." Xiao Jinglin's words were still concise and to the point.

Yun Dashao over there didn't say anything more, still concentrating on the chess game.

Ren Yaochi sat down, and someone outside came in and whispered a few words in the ear of Young Master Yun, because there were few people here, and no matter how low his voice he was, he could hear some words, so Ren Yaochi vaguely heard the words "Miss Wu".

Over there, Young Master Yun's face was normal, he waved his hand to let people retreat, and then calmly bowed a few hands to Xiao Jingxi before saying, "A few guests are here, I'll go down and make arrangements." ”

Yun Wenting got up and walked out.

After a while, Ren Yaoqi heard the sound of getting up again, and then Xiao Jingxi walked over.

(To be continued.) )