Chapter 399: Removing the Clan
Removal is a major matter, and only those who have committed the wrong thing that disgraces the family and makes the clan despise will be expelled from the clan, which is a major stain on a person's reputation.
Ren Shimin has never been a reliable family, but the concept of "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith" has been deeply engraved in his bones, so although he looked down on his father-in-law's family at the beginning, he did not stop the Li family from helping them.
He was a simple and pure man, so he couldn't figure out why his family had expelled him for no reason.
"It's ...... For what? When the third master Ren asked this sentence, he was a little angry and a little dazed.
Ren Yaochi asked the porter, "Is it the master of the Ren family who came?" "It has to be convincing if someone from the family comes forward.
"It was the old lady of the third room and a few old men who came, and the eldest master also came, but the eldest master stood on the side and didn't speak."
The old lady in the third room is the brother of Ren Yonghe and Ren Yongxiang, and he was separated early in the morning, and he will only have some contacts during the New Year's holidays. However, because the third room has always been attached to the branches, the people in the third room have always bowed to Ren Yonghe, the head of the family. So this time they were pushed out by the Ren family again and came forward to remove Ren Shimin from the clan.
The eldest master is Ren Shimin's brother-in-law, Ren Shizhong.
Hearing that Ren Shizhong was also here, Ren Shimin said: "I'll ask the eldest brother what's going on." ”
Ren Shimin was about to go out as he spoke, but was stopped by Ren Yaoqi: "Wait, father, I have something to say to you." ”
Although Ren Shimin was bored and anxious, he still stopped: "You go back to your mother first, and I'll go see your eldest uncle and ask them what's going on." ”
Ren Yaoqi motioned to the porter to retreat first, but stopped Mama Zhou when she said that she wanted to go out to have a look. Mama Zhou stood behind Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaochi said to Ren Shimin at this time: "Father, I know what is going on with Lu Dao. ”
Ren Shimin frowned and looked at Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaochi sighed: "My grandfather's family is missing, and we are surrounded by officers and soldiers, and my grandfather and grandmother are afraid of being affected by us." ”
Ren Shimin couldn't help but be stunned: "Didn't you say before that there would be no big deal?" ”
Ren Yaochi shook his head: "It's not a big deal, but grandfather and grandmother have always been cautious...... Does Daddy remember what happened to the fifth aunt and the eighth sister? ”
Ren Shimin immediately thought of the fact that the Ren family did not allow the Lin family and daughter to come back, because of this matter, the fifth master of Ren left the Ren family. He originally felt that his fifth brother was a little extreme, but now when it was his turn, he also felt that anger that could not be contained.
"Just for this rootless thing. Are they going to expel me? Ren Shimin was a little incredulous.
Ren Yaochi nodded: "Abandon the pawn to protect the car......"
Ren Shimin's face was red and white, he had never been so angry in his life.
Ren Yaochi comforted: "Daddy, don't worry too much, I guess when the guards outside are withdrawn and the rumors outside have subsided, grandfather and grandmother will definitely accept us back again." ”
Ren Shimin pursed his lips, was silent for a moment, and then said coldly: "I'll go to the eldest brother and ask clearly, if the Ren family really wants to expel me from the clan because of this matter, ...... in the future I won't go back again. ”
Master Ren San has never been a good-tempered person, and he has the common problem of being a literati and a celebrity. Proud and stubborn, his face is bigger than the sky, once he touches his scales, the account of the king of heaven will not be sold. Otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up like that in his previous life.
Ren Yaochi did not stop Ren Shimin this time. When he was about to walk out of the courtyard gate, he instructed Mama Zhou: "Mama Zhou, you go with Mama Zhou to have a look." ”
Mama Zhou wanted to leave, but Ren Yaochi glanced at her: "You know what to say and what not to say, right?" ”
Mama Zhou was stunned for a moment, and asked tentatively: "What does Miss Fifth mean......?" ”
Ren Yaochi said lightly: "That incident when the third sister got married. You don't want to repeat it, do you? ”
Mama Zhou was startled, pondered for a moment, and then immediately understood what Ren Yaoqi meant. Does Miss Fifth want to take this opportunity to completely break away from the Ren family?
"My grandfather's family is now in the river. What will happen next is anyone's guess. You must also know the actions of my grandfather and grandmother, and if they are used by someone with a heart in the future, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”
Mama Zhou's heart sank when she heard this, and she immediately said, "Yes, Miss, the slave knows what to do." After saying this, Mama Zhou hurriedly walked out, wanting to catch up with Ren Shimin.
Mama Zhou is a person who came out of the palace, and she is far more loyal to the palace than to the Ren family. So she understood that her task today was to make the Ren family feel that their situation in this room was very dangerous, and let the Ren family sit down on the matter of their expulsion. The Tao is not the same, and the in-laws of the Ren family will only bring endless trouble to the king.
Ren Yao knew that with Mama Zhou here, this matter would definitely be done. She didn't go with Chulu to see, but turned around and went to the main room to accompany Li.
Li was waiting for Mama Zhou to go back to report, Ren Yaoqi roughly talked about the things outside, Li was stunned for a while when he heard this, but he sighed and said, "I'm bothering your father again." ”
Ren Yaochi did not speak.
Li smiled bitterly and continued: "Everyone doesn't understand why I insist on marrying him. For they do not know the way, but I know the way, and your father is a good man. The first time I met your father, it was probably your age, that year's Shangyuan Festival, your uncle took me out to sneak out to see the lanterns, because there were too many people on the street, I was squeezed and bumped into your father, causing him to almost fall, guess what was the first thing he said to me? ”
Speaking of this, Li Shi seemed to have thought of something funny, and the smile on her face made her look as if she was more than ten years younger, back to the Shangyuan Festival more than ten years ago.
"What did my father say?" Ren Yaoqi was a little curious, it was the first time she had heard her mother talk about her and her father's youth.
Li smiled and said, "He said girl, you broke my painting." ”
Li remembered the appearance of the young man frowning and glaring at her unhappily, and he was still firmly guarding his painting scroll in his arms.
"I was separated from your uncle at the time, and I was very scared, and because I just came to Yanbei, I couldn't even recognize the way back, and when I saw that he gave birth to a scholar and didn't look like a bad person, I begged him to help me find your uncle." When Li was young, she inevitably made the mistake of judging people by her appearance, there were so many passers-by around her, but she just begged Ren Shimin, who looked at her unpleasantly, perhaps because Ren Shimin was handsome when she was young.
"Did he help you find someone?" Ren Yaochi tilted his head and asked.
Li nodded and smiled: "Well, I found it." ”
Although Ren Shimin's face was very ugly at the time, he still sent his little servant to help her find Li Tianyou. Li Shi, who just came to Yanbei more than ten years ago, seemed to have some pampering of the county lord, and when she saw that Ren Shimin was willing to help her, she begged him to accompany her and wait, and said that she had just been targeted by a few ill-intentioned people, and she was afraid of danger.
Ren Shimin was very impatient at the time, and kept a three-step distance from her and refused to approach, but until his little servant found Li Tianyou and brought him over, he didn't leave her and walked away by himself.
The young and ignorant Li thought at the time, this son is really a good person.
The mother and daughter are reminiscing about the year here, when Ren Shimin and Mama Zhou came back.
Ren Shimin opened the curtain first and walked in, his face was very ugly, expressionless, and even his eyes were cold. Everyone in the Ren family knew that the third master of Ren Dao was terrible when he was angry, but it was the second time Ren Yaoqi saw it, and the last time he saw her father's appearance was when the Ren family was about to give her to a eunuch as a concubine.
Li didn't dare to speak when he looked like this, but silently picked up the tea bowl he had just used on the low table and handed it to Ren Shimin, Ren Shimin took it and slammed the tea bowl to the ground, Li glanced at the broken tea bowl, and his posture was very supple.
Ren Yaoqi stood aside and didn't speak, she probably guessed the situation outside just now.
Mama Zhou also came in quickly, she glanced at Ren Yaoqi, nodded slightly, and stood aside with her head down, not in a hurry to let people clean up the broken tea bowls on the ground.
After Ren Shimin smashed a tea bowl and sat down again, Li Shi ordered the maid to come over with a new bowl of tea. This time, when she took the tea bowl, she tested the temperature with her hands as before, and then handed it to Ren Shimin again.
Ren Shimin didn't smash it again after taking the tea, he opened the lid of the bowl and took a sip, and then said lightly: "In the future, our house will stand on its own, and it will have nothing to do with the Ren family." Tell me to go down, call me master in the future, and stop calling me 'third master'. ”
Li and Mama Zhou paused, and both responded with a respectful "yes".
Ren Shimin didn't say anything more, just silently drank a cup of tea, then put down the tea bowl, got up without saying a word, left the main room, and went to the study.
Mama Zhou then instructed Xi'er to take someone to clean up the ground, and then reported to Ren Yaoqi and the Li family what had just happened outside.
The people of the Ren family have just counted the crimes of the third master in public outside: arrogance, extravagance, and disrespect for the elders...... One by one, the third master of Ren was degraded as if he was heinous.
The third master Ren stood at the door expressionlessly and listened, until they finished counting, and his gaze stopped on Ren Shizhong, who was standing aside without saying a word. Ren Shizhong, the eldest man of the Ren family, did not dare to look at Ren Shimin.
The most reluctant, Ren Shimin, asked his brother: "Does the Ren family really want to be so ruthless?" ”
Ren Shizhong opened his mouth, and then opened his eyes a little embarrassed and said, "I'll go back and persuade my father and mother." ”
Ren Shimin stubbornly asked: "Does the Ren family really want to expel me from the clan for these trumped-up charges?" ”
Ren Shizhong stopped talking.
Ren Shimin stared at him for a while, and then nodded: "Then so be it, from now on, I will no longer be a member of the Ren family." Then he turned and left. (To be continued......)