Chapter 109: I see
Ren Yaochi asked the maids to go down, and Ren Yaohua stopped Turnip and asked her to pay attention to the movements of the sister-in-law Wen.
When everyone went down, Ren Yaochi told Ren Yaohua some of his guesses.
"What the hell are they trying to do?" Ren Yaohua said with a cold face.
Ren Yaochi thought for a while and shook his head: "I can only watch it." ”
Based on these superficial clues, she could only guess that there was something wrong with the cook surnamed Wen, and it was very likely that Aunt Fang had arranged it for her maiden family in order to design the Lin family. Now that the Lin family is powerless, Aunt Fang still wants to use that cook to achieve something, Ren Yaoqi really can't guess.
But at least I have some clue now, and it's better than having a black eye.
The two sisters here were still speculating about the sister-in-law Wen, but what the sisters didn't expect was that two days later, they heard that sister-in-law Wen asked Ren Shijia to return to Jiangnan.
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but be a little surprised, Aunt Fang worked hard to arrange for someone to go to the Lin family, just to fight for the purpose of overthrowing the Lin family?
This day is the third day of Ren Shijia's child's washing, because Ren Shijia is in confinement at her mother's house, so the child's washing is also done at her mother's house.
Early this morning, Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua followed the Li family to Ren Shijia's Xiangnuan Pavilion.
Ren Shijia was in good spirits, when Ren Yaoqi went in to see her, she was leaning on the head of the bed, holding the sleeping child in her arms, the whole person was full of joy and happiness, and she looked like she had a son and everything was enough.
Seeing that Li took Ren Yaohua and Ren Yaohua to see her, she also took the initiative to hand the child to Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua for them to hug, seeing that Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua were at a loss, she looked at it and giggled.
Li said: "It's better to let the nurse hold it, right?" Where will they hold their children? Don't bump into it. ”
Ren Shijia pursed his lips and complained to Li: "Don't let his father hear this." Yesterday, Eryuer came to see the child, saying that she wanted to hug, and I was worried that the child bumped into it and didn't agree, so he was taught a lesson by his father. If you say that you are a son, you have to raise it extensively. If I protect it like this, I won't be able to do anything when I grow up. ”
Although it was a complaining tone, everyone present could hear the coquettishness. The relationship between Ren Shijia and her uncle Lin Kun has always been very good.
Li looked at her and laughed.
Ren Shijia looked at the child in his arms, and suddenly sighed: "I don't expect him to become a big deal, I just hope that he will grow up peacefully, marry a wife and have children, and inherit the incense of the second room of the Lin family." ”
Seeing her like this, Li knew that she might have remembered a few children who had not been saved before, and couldn't help but sigh a little. Ren Shijia's Ren family is rare to be close to her, so she also has a good impression of Ren Shijia. He sincerely comforted her and said, "You have suffered so much. Now it must be bittersweet. Rest assured, the child will definitely talk about Kangkang as an adult. ”
Ren Shijia couldn't help but smile when he heard this, looked at Li and said: "So people say that I am blessed, and I have been blessed to marry the Lin family for so many years, and only the third sister-in-law, do you think I have suffered a lot...... Only the third sister-in-law, you understand my difficulties. Although Ren Shijia was smiling, his eyes were red.
Li Shi hurriedly said: "Look at me, what are you doing to make you hurt your spirits." A person in confinement is not allowed to weep. ”
Ren Yaoqi leaned over to look at the child in the nurse's arms, and saw that he was biting his thumb and sleeping soundly, and his face was much better than when he was born on the second day. She muttered deliberately: "Uncle said that my cousin will be able to open his eyes and see us in a few days, and this is the third day, and he still sleeps so well." ”
Ren Shijia heard it over there and couldn't help laughing: "Your uncle didn't lie to you." He'll open his eyes, but he's just sucking and sleeping. ”
Li glared at Ren Yaoqi and said lightly, "There are no rules." ”
Ren Shijia was in a better mood, and said to Li: "It's not that Yao Qi has no rules. Xianggong has always been good-natured to children, and when he was in the Lin family, those nephews and nieces liked to call the sixth uncle long and the sixth uncle short, and they always liked to find him, the sixth uncle, when there was anything. ”
"Auntie. I heard that your cook who can make Jiangnan dim sum is going back to her hometown? Ren Yaoqi sat next to Ren Shijia and asked.
Ren Shijia nodded: "She didn't sign the deed of sale when she came, this time she said that her mother at home was seriously ill and wanted to go back to take care of her." I originally came to her because I was pregnant with a child and needed someone who could make medicinal food. Now that the child has been born, she proposed to leave in order to fulfill her filial piety, and I can't stop her. ”
Seeing that Ren Yaoqi didn't speak, Ren Shijia suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile: "Do you like to eat Jiangnan pastries?" In the future, I will ask my aunt to find a cook for me. ”
Ren Shijia always thought that Ren Yaochi was interested in Jiangnan pastries, and in the past few months in the Ren family, he would always let his small kitchen make some pastries for each house and courtyard, and always took the initiative to send someone to ask Ren Yaochi what snacks he wanted to eat.
Ren Yaochi smiled embarrassedly: "Her dim sum is indeed delicious, didn't my aunt say before that she would keep her?" Did she suddenly offer to leave? ”
Hearing this, Li glanced at Ren Yaochi a little strangely, Ren Yaoqi acted as if she liked to eat Ren Shijia's snacks very much, but she knew her own daughter. Ren Yaoqi doesn't like to eat pastries that are too sweet, and the dim sum in Jiangnan is on the sweet side.
However, she didn't debunk Ren Yaoqi on the spot, just sat on the side and drank tea.
"Yes, I asked her originally, and she said that she was willing to stay in Yanbei. Yesterday, he came over and said that he wanted to leave and go back to Jiangnan. Ren Shijia also sighed with some regret.
She is still very satisfied with this cook, the medicinal food and snacks are well cooked, and the person is also clever. With such a person who understands some pharmacology by her side, she is not afraid that others will secretly make her and her children bad when she returns to the Lin family in the future.
Ren Yaoqi was speculating that the reason for Sister-in-law Wen's sudden departure had something to do with what they bumped into last time? When she left Shi Jia at will, she didn't plan to leave so soon. Is this what Aunt Fang means or who does it mean?
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What Ren Yaochi didn't know was that at this time, the sister-in-law Wen, whom she secretly inquired about, was seeing Lin Kun.
Lin Kun looked at the woman who came in with a tray, and frowned secretly: "What are you doing?" ”
Sister-in-law Wen put the pastel Fushou bowl in the tea tray in front of Lin Kun, and said with a smile: "The slave maid is ordered by the wife to send lotus seed soup to the master, and the master uses it slowly." ”
Lin Kun didn't look at the so-called lotus seed soup, and only nodded coldly: "Put it down and go out." ”
Sister-in-law Wen's face also sank: "Sixth Master Lin, how did you promise my master in the first place?" Now you have to cross the river and tear down the bridge? ”
Lin Kun said lightly: "Lin has never remembered who or what he promised, and he doesn't understand what you are talking about. Who is your master? If I'm not mistaken. You are the cook recommended to us by the Fang family. ”
Sister-in-law Wen smiled and said, "Since Sixth Master Lin doesn't remember, the slave is kind enough to remind you." When the Lin family saw that your grandfather and father had suffered an accident, they coveted the family property of your second room, and deliberately told your mother the bad news at a sudden opportunity, causing your mother to die in childbirth when she gave birth to you. And you were adopted by the people of the big house, and changed from the uncle of the second room to the sixth master of the Lin family's big house. ”
"Originally, you have been sick since you were a child, and the people in the Lin family's big house thought that you would not survive to become an adult, but they didn't want your life to be ruthless, not only did you grow up safely. also deliberately married the niece and granddaughter of Mrs. Lin's mother's family. Over the years, the people in the big house have been drugging the sixth wife, making her have frequent miscarriages, and the attention is to make your husband and wife break off the thoughts of separating the family, and pass on the children and grandchildren of the big house. Last time, when the slave maid first arrived at the Lin family, she told you about it, but you couldn't help but scold the slave and maid, saying that I was crazy, and the slave and maid could only tell the sixth wife about this matter again. Originally, my master thought that you were really grateful to the people in the big house, and even forgot your biological father and mother. Later, I realized that it turned out that you didn't believe it, you were just waiting for a better opportunity, and this opportunity was the intervention of the Ren family. ”
Sister-in-law Wen glanced at Lin Kun. "Maybe you knew the reason for Mrs. Six's miscarriage at the beginning, but you deliberately withheld it. In order to win the help of the Ren family. The Lin family's big house has a dislike with the Ren family, and the Ren family is blatantly on your side. Sixth Master Lin, so scheming. What a decisive means! ”
Lin Kun looked at Sister-in-law Wen expressionlessly, her eyes were deep.
Sister-in-law Wen felt a little panicked in her heart for some reason, but she still stubbornly pretended to have an unchanged face and continued: "Sixth Master Lin. Do you think the old man of the Ren family will be willing to help you? No matter how much Mrs. Ren loves Mrs. Six, she is just a girl, and marrying the Lin family is a member of the Lin family. Old Man Ren said that he was willing to help you, but he just wanted to profit from it with the help of the Lin family's division. Back then, the Ren family and the Lin family promised you and Mrs. Liu that they were just calculating. Are you willing to go from the Lin family's big house to the Ren family? ”
After Sister-in-law Wen finished speaking, she carefully observed Lin Kun's expression, but to her surprise, Lin Kun still looked calm, and was not annoyed or angry because he was exposed, or worried and afraid.
Sister-in-law Wen was a little unsure of Lin Kun. Could it be that the master's guesses and what he found were wrong?
Lin Kun looked at Sister-in-law Wen for a moment, slowly walked to the chair and sat down without changing his face, and said lightly while continuing to sort out the account books on the table: "Your master's story is well written. I'm not interested, though, so you'd better go early. ”
Sister-in-law Wen gritted her teeth, and was very unhappy with Lin Kun's softness and hardness: "Sixth Master Lin, aren't you afraid that I will publicize this matter?" ”
Lin Kun's hand paused, and then he began to lower his head and busy with his own affairs, without raising his head: "Please." ”
"Sixth Master Lin, you must know that the slave maid listened to your words and left Mrs. Liu this time not because the slave maid and the slave maid's master were afraid of you, but because they wanted to show our sincerity. Instead of letting the Ren family calculate, you might as well cooperate with my master. When the time comes, you can take what you need, isn't it happier than if you bow down in front of your family? Sister-in-law Wen said without giving up.
Lin Kun glanced up at Sister-in-law Wen at this time, but asked with some curiosity: "Actually, I want to know what your master is jumping up and down for?" How did he find out about my Lin family? ”
Sister-in-law Wen frowned and said, "Sixth Master Lin, don't treat other people's kindness as donkey's liver and lungs!" ”
Lin Kun smiled slightly: "Is it kind or donkey's liver and lungs, I don't need you to remind me to know the way, I don't want an outsider who came out of nowhere to intervene in the affairs of my Lin family." As for you, I originally said that I would leave soon, so I turned a blind eye and let you stay in the Lin family and followed my wife to the Ren family. I don't want your master to go back on his word, and I want you to continue to stay in the Lin family so that you can be her help in the future. Your master must think too highly of my self-cultivation! ”
Seeing that Sister-in-law Wen wanted to say something, Lin Kun stretched out his hand to interrupt: "This time, your master and I don't owe each other, and I guess there will be no more involvement in the future." I heard that you and your wife have already made it clear that you want to leave, and our Lin family will have a boat to Kyoto in two days. You can take the Lin family's boat and go. ”
Sister-in-law Wen was annoyed when she saw that Lin Kun's oil and salt did not enter, and she couldn't help but sneer: "Thank you Sixth Master Lin for bothering!" ”
Lin Kun waved his hand and motioned for Sister-in-law Wen to leave, but Sister-in-law Wen turned around and left with a cold face.
Although Lin Kun was nominally her master, she thought that she held Lin Kun's secret and didn't take him to heart. I didn't want Lin Kun's previous attitude to be ambiguous, although he didn't agree, he didn't refuse. I didn't want to reject them directly after the child was born.
He didn't take her threats to heart at all, and threatened her that if she didn't leave on her own, she would find a way to get her to leave.
And Lin Kun didn't tear his face with Sister-in-law Wen and the people behind her because of any considerations before, he was really not afraid of them. The handle in Sister-in-law Wen's mouth is nothing more than their speculation. And her own relationship with the Fang family is traceable. really wants to make it public, and it will not be Lin Kun who suffers.
After Sister-in-law Wen left, she put down the account book in her hand, stretched out her right hand and gently pinched her eyebrows, but she had an absent-minded look.
Although he was not afraid of Sister-in-law Wen's threats, the words she had just said still reminded him of what had happened to him over the years, and he later checked that the deaths of his grandfather and father were indeed accidents. And his mother was indeed born prematurely because she couldn't bear the news of her father's death suddenly, and she didn't survive due to excessive blood loss.
For the death of the mother. He was suspicious, but because many years had passed, he had checked for many years and there was no conclusive evidence that it was the people of the big house who deliberately harmed people.
As for his wife Ren Shijia, Lin Kun's feelings are complicated.
Although he was also the one who began to suspect the Lin family's big house after his wife had a few miscarriages. But he didn't know if Lu Dao had known about Lu Dao early on, would he have used Ren Shijia to win the support of the Ren family.
At least Sister-in-law Wen is right, Lin Kun married Ren Shijia because he was desperate and could only use the Ren family who was in-law with Mrs. Lin.
Sister-in-law Wen's face was very unsightly after she came out of Lin Kun. Although Aunt Fang didn't blame her, but promised her a sum of money to let her go back to Jiangning, what could she do after she went back? Mrs. Fang had a lot of henchmen who she brought out from her mother's house. For her halfway, she will definitely not really trust her wholeheartedly, and it is because she saw this that she took the initiative to invite Ying's aunt and grandmother to come to Yanbei to help the Fang family.
When she walked out of the path, Sister-in-law Wen almost bumped into a group. Fortunately, the little girl who walked in front reacted very quickly and jumped away.
Sister-in-law Wen was in a bad mood before, and she was about to ask at this time, but her face stiffened after seeing the person behind the maid, and then she quickly showed a smile, bent her knees, and shouted: "Fifth Miss." ”
Ren Yaochi smiled and looked at Sister-in-law Wen's face changing at this moment, and glanced at the path she turned out before: "Where did Sister-in-law Wen come from?" ”
Sister-in-law Wen thought that what was in front of her was just a little girl who had not dried up, and her heart was a little relieved, and she replied: "Before, my wife instructed the slave maid to send a Gu dessert to Lin Liuye, who was reading the account book in the study at this time of day. ”
Ren Yaoqi retracted his gaze and nodded: "I heard that Sister-in-law Wen is going back to her hometown?" The dessert you made was delicious, I liked it very much, and I am afraid that I will not have a chance to eat it in the future. ”
Sister-in-law Wen is a lively and cheerful woman in front of people, and when she heard this, she smiled and said, "What does Miss Fifth like to eat?" The slave went back to make some deliveries for the fifth lady. The slave maid will not leave Ren's house until two days later, and there is still time to make some snacks. ”
Ren Yaoqi was very happy when she heard this: "That's so fortunate that my sister-in-law is so bitter, my aunt is afraid that she will laugh at me for being greedy." ”
"Miss Five, where are these words, our sixth wife loves the most young ladies, you love to eat snacks in her yard, she doesn't know how happy she is."
At this time, Sister-in-law Wen looked like a gentle and loyal servant, where did she have the cold face she had before.
Ren Yaochi casually said the names of the two dim sums, and after Sister-in-law Wen memorized them, she respectfully retreated.
After coming out of the corridor, Ren Yao glanced back and saw that Sister-in-law Wen had already left from another fork in the road. Looking at the path she walked out of before, Ren Yaochi couldn't help but think thoughtfully.
What is the relationship between Aunt Fang and Lin Kun?
And Sister-in-law Wen's face was so ugly before, what was it for? Did she leave the Ren family not of her own free will? According to Aunt Fang's temperament, even if it is just a chess piece, she will not give up before it has played a great effect, this is not Aunt Fang's style.
Ren Yaochi felt that there must be something wrong with this, but it was still through a lot of fog. It's a bit of a bad feeling.
Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can survive a hundred battles, what way to figure this thing out? Ren Yaoqi, who was walking in the garden, couldn't help but quickly turn his brain.
This day passed quickly, and on the morning of the second day, Ren Yaoqi was listening to Mama Zhou teach them housework in Li's room with Ren Yaohua, when a person who surprised Ren Yaoqi suddenly visited.
Ren Yaoqi heard that the mother-in-law of the porter hurriedly ran over, and said breathlessly that the county lord of Yanbei Wangfu was here, and he was also surprised when he came to her by name.
Looking at the Li family, when Ren Yaohua and Mama Zhou both looked at her suspiciously, Ren Yaoqi withdrew her surprised expression and said with a smile: "Last time, the county lord said that she was going to come to Baihe Town to play, but I only thought she was joking, and I didn't want to really come today." ”
Li Shi thought for a moment and said with a smile: "It seems that this county lord is in love with you." The visitor is a guest, so you can quickly pick up and meet him. ”
When Xiao Jinglin came like this, she naturally shocked everyone up and down the Ren family. The old lady reacted first, and hurriedly took the eldest lady out of Ronghua Courtyard to greet her.
It is not surprising that the old lady is so solemn, although Xiao Jinglin is only the county lord, but with the status of the Xiao family in Yanbei, Xiao Jinglin's status is actually equivalent to that of a princess. The women of Yanbei all want to have a relationship with her, but unfortunately Xiao Jinglin is not in the house all year round, and basically has not participated in various gatherings of the famous Shuyuanmen, so this time she took the initiative to come to the Ren family, which surprised the ladies of the Ren family and couldn't help but be a little flattered.
So after Ren Yao learned the news, Xiao Jinglin had been respectfully invited to Ronghua Courtyard by Ren of the Ren family.
When Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua went over, they saw Xiao Jinglin, who had an indifferent face, sitting quietly at the top, and the old lady Ren also sitting at the bottom.
The eldest lady of the big house, the eldest young lady, and the fourth lady Ren Yaoting were all standing behind the old lady Ren, and even the fifth wife Lin, who was in a cold war with Ren Shimao and didn't like anyone, also brought Ren Yaoyu over, and only she thought she was talking to Xiao Jinglin familiarly. Although Xiao Jinglin simply nodded, it did not dispel the enthusiasm of the fifth wife.
Seeing Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua coming in, the fifth wife said to Xiao Jinglin: "County Lord, our family Yaoqi has come over." ”
Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua stepped forward to salute Xiao Jinglin, and the old lady frowned and glanced behind them: "What about your mother?" Why don't you come to see the county lord? Mrs. Ren felt that even she had gone out to greet Xiao Jinglin, but the third wife, Li, didn't even show her face, which was really a bit unorthodox.
Ren Yaochi knew her mother, and although the Xianwang Mansion was no longer there, she did not have the consciousness of groveling to the daughter of the vassal king. Li didn't deliberately put on a shelf, her pride was cultivated since she was a child and integrated into her bones, so she didn't mean not to come, but she didn't realize that she wanted to come.
Ren Yaochi didn't remind Li that she knew that there were some things that would touch a certain string in her mother's heart and make her sad.
Catch insects later, mark****************************************************************************************** (To be continued.) )