Chapter 16: Auntie
The fifth wife, Lin and Aunt Fang, have actually known each other since childhood, and nominally, they can be regarded as cousins.
It's just that the Lin family, as the main room, has always disdained to interact with Aunt Fang and others, and when they see it on weekdays, they treat it as if they don't see it.
Ren Yaoqi rubbed here for a while, and what he said was nothing more than a hint that Ren Yaohua was the mastermind behind framing Ren Yaoyu.
After Ren Yaoqi left, the Lin family invited his henchman Sun Mama to go to the outer courtyard to investigate the matter.
Mama Sun is also a grandmother with a head and a face in the Ren family, and she quickly investigated this relationship clearly.
"Madam, these three young ladies are too vicious, and they have resorted to such methods!" Mama Sun said angrily.
Lin tapped a few and pondered for a long time: "I see that this matter is not as simple as it seems. ”
"What do you mean, ma'am?"
Lin said slowly: "My grandmother once said that what is in a hurry is not a business, and most of the news that people want you to know is not the truth. Today, if Mama Zhu didn't instigate the five girls to come on this trip, I would really believe it. ”
Mama Sun was taken aback: "Mrs. means that someone deliberately provoked your relationship with that side?" ”
Lin Shipi didn't smile: "Whether it's deliberately provoking or trying to take this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, we might as well wait and see." With that woman's scheming, there will definitely be a back-up move as soon as she makes a move. ”
Mama Sun pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Mrs. is talking about Fang ......"
Lin casually used a copper chisel to pluck the incense ash in the bronze three-legged Sanskrit incense burner: "When I was a girl, I hated her posture the most, obviously she was a concubine's cheap life, but the score was bigger than anyone else." I just like to play yin. Look at my cousin, she's a great one, isn't she? A room full of concubines and concubines, which one of them was not cleaned up by her and bowed down to her, and she didn't even dare to fart? It's just that their sister and brother are good, and now her brother has achieved the seventh grade of the county. ”
Mama Sun said with a smile: "The slave maid thinks that this aunt is a kind person, and it is said that the young master of the Fang family also lost her upper and lower points to get this errand." If you change to the housewife of another family, it will be good to suppress it without changing the law. ”
Lin smiled and glanced at Grandma Sun: "Are you really a vegetarian when I am my cousin?" Although she herself only gave birth to one stupid son, there were five or six concubines. Why did you pick Aunt Fang's brother to cultivate alone? ”
"Why is that?"
Lin pursed his lips and was extremely disdainful: "Isn't it because Fang Yaru ran to her mother-in-law to express her heartfelt feelings, and rushed to the Ren family to be a concubine?" You must know that being a concubine is tantamount to putting your net worth and life in the hands of others, our old lady and Fang Yaru's mother-in-law are sisters-in-law, and she did this to tell her mother-in-law that she would not be able to run out of her palm in her life. When she said this, she really fell into the arms of her mother-in-law, and her brother stood out among the many concubines of the Fang family. ”
"Speaking of which, this Aunt Fang is very good to her brother, and she is willing to sacrifice so much for her brother's future."
When Lin heard this, he shook the copper chisel in his hand and shook it: "You, you don't know her." My cousin and aunt have six concubines, but they are all married to a poor person, only one of them is married, and the man is still a tuberculosis ghost! She is alone, because she came to Ren's house to be a concubine, her cousin gave her more than ten times more dowry than other concubines because of affection. And our old lady also looked at her cousin and treated her differently. Because her brother inherited her love, he is now her biggest backing in the Ren family. Look at her calculations, can you calculate her so well? ”
Mama Sun sighed and shook her head: "Slaves can't, slaves and maids are slaves." ”
Lin sneered: "She is a person who does not accept her fate." Not only does he not accept his fate, but he also likes to earn and rob, but he wants to pick himself up again. In a rough phrase, it is not only to be a, but also to set up an archway! ”
"Then let's take a look at this first?" Grandma Sun hesitated.
Lin Shi frowned, and his eyes did not hide his worry: "I've taken care of everything on Yu'er's side, but I don't know when the old lady will be angry." ”
Speaking of this, Lin's face turned ruthless, "My mother repeatedly told me not to confront her easily, saying that she was too thoughtful and afraid that I would suffer." But if she really dares to hit my daughter with her idea, I must make her look good! You continue to keep an eye on the outer courtyard, and if anything is wrong, report it to me immediately. ”
"Yes, ma'am."
In the afternoon, Xi'er came over and told Ren Yaoqi that she had arranged according to her instructions.
Ren Yaoqi had already sent Xi'er back to serve the Li family early this morning, and she came here to pass the word for Ren Yaohua.
While speaking, Xi'er didn't forget to look at Ren Yaoqi curiously, but her expression was truly happy.
For the current harmony between the two sisters, the people around the Li family are not unhappy.
In the evening, when everyone went to Ronghua Courtyard to faint in the province, Mrs. Ren said in public that Ren Yaohua should move to Ronghua Courtyard.
The fifth wife, Lin, who pleaded for her daughter and was ignored by the old lady, glanced at Ren Yaohua, and her doubts about herself were a little wavering in her heart.
She asked Ren Yaoyu, the puppet and even the eight characters of the birthday were all from her, and only one word was changed, so she couldn't defend her daughter.
Originally, she suspected that Aunt Fang wanted to borrow her hand to get rid of Ren Yaohua, but if this matter was really Ren Yaohua's trouble, it was not impossible to let Ren Yaoyu give her land.
Everyone knows that the reason why Ren Yaohua walked sideways in the Ren family relied on the love of Mrs. Ren. This time, she has been gone for a year, and it is the time when she needs to make up for the love of her grandchildren.
Over there, Ren Yaohua happily agreed.
Lin was unhappy in his heart, and was thinking about whether to pull Ren Yaohua into the water first, but Ren Yaoqi next to him quietly took half a step towards her, and glanced at her a little anxiously to let her out.
Lin thought about it for a while, and really didn't want to be a gunman for someone like Aunt Fang, so he simply turned his head and pretended not to see it.
Early in the morning of the second day, Ren Yaohua's maids and daughters-in-law began to pick up clothes and utensils in Ronghua Courtyard with great fanfare. It seemed that he was afraid that the people in the house would not know that the third lady of the Ren family had won the favor of the old lady again.
In the morning, the porter of the outer courtyard came to report that Aunt Xiao was here.
"Auntie" is an honorific title, and it refers to most of the women who have a high reputation in a specific circle and have one or another ability. Such women are often either over marriageable age, unmarried, or widowed. They often haunt the inner courtyards of wealthy families and are treated as guests.
Such a person, every family does not dare to offend easily. Not only because of their high skills and wide popularity, but also because as long as she says that you are not good, the streets and alleys will know the road on the second day.
Just like the admission of mothers, matchmakers and other professions often divide their own territory, and the "aunts" also have their own "territory". Aunt Xiao is known to everyone in Baihe Town. Of course, this kind of famous aunt has always only haunted the wealthy, and ordinary people do not come to the door.
"Why is my aunt free today?" After sitting down, the old lady greeted with a smile on her face, and her attitude was very polite and warm.
Aunt Xiao is also a frequent visitor to the Ren family, she is only in her thirties, her face is delicate, her clothes are simple and neat, and she does not see half of the accessories on her body, and she is a very upright and decent person at first glance.
"Today I am here to send next year's imperial calendar to the palace." Aunt Xiao had a decent smile on her face, and her speech was moderate. It will not make people feel that she has a high attitude, and it will not make people feel grovel. It's very easy to win the favor of people in high positions.
Mrs. Ren smiled and patted her forehead gently: "Look at my memory!" Forget about it. ”
"It's not that the old lady has a bad memory, it's actually that this year's imperial calendar was printed half a month earlier than in previous years." Aunt Xiao motioned to the mother-in-law who followed her in and presented a delicate red lacquered wooden box.
Mrs. Ren asked Mama Gui to step forward and take it: "I remembered when you said this, in previous years, you only sent it in early October, why is it so early this year?" ”
Aunt Xiao said: "In previous years, the imperial calendar was issued by Qin Tianjian and then our Yanbei bookstores were printed according to it, but this year is a little special, it is through the eyes of Yanbei Palace." ”
Mrs. Ren was stunned when she heard this, and said with a smile: "I only heard that the imperial court issued the imperial calendar, but there is no ......" Speaking of this, Mrs. Ren realized that she couldn't say this, so she smiled and picked up her teacup and let the tea.
Aunt Xiao didn't hear Mrs. Ren's gaffe, and only said: "Last year, the imperial calendar in Yanbei made a few mistakes, and as a result, several bookstores were copied. ”
Everyone in Yanbei knows about this matter.
"What happened last year, who else dares to touch this this year?" Old lady Ren said curiously.
The imperial calendar has always been issued by the imperial court's Qin Tianjian and then printed by the bookstores of various states and counties, and there is generally nothing wrong with it. Last year, for some reason, Yanbei's almanac was wrong in many places compared to the one issued by Qin Tianjian, and he was sued to the imperial court after the worst time, and many people lost their lives because of it. There are also people who impeach the Yanbei Mansion for conniving at this move, because they want to change the dynasty.
"I heard that the scribes in Yanbei Wangfu have checked it no less than ten times this year, so there will be no mistake." Aunt Xiao said with a smile, "And this time, the almanacs of several states in Yanbei were all printed by the Han family. ”
"The Han family?" Old Mrs. Ren thought for a while, "But the Han family who only moved from Jizhou to our Baihe Town last year?" ”