Chapter 378: Wake up

Although Lei Ting's opinion is objective, the Ren family's reputation is bound to be damaged because of this. The old man cannot tolerate the ruin of his reputation after decades of hard work.
Mrs. Ren didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his decision. Although he wanted to change his confession, he would compensate the other party on the bank and both parties would get what they needed. Moreover, this incident itself was caused by the coal stacks that he gave to Erfang to take care of it. There was nothing wrong with him wanting to push Erfang out to bear the blame. The old man Ren also found out that Ren Yongxiang had contact with the Han family, and he couldn't afford to have a family law to kill his younger brother.
Because of the different concepts, the old man Ren couldn't understand Lei Ting's painstaking efforts. He felt that the Lei family did not want to do their best on this matter, and that something happened to the Ren family now, and the old man was very worried that the Lei family would break the marriage contract with the Ren family.
Coincidentally at this time, a guest came from Lei's family, and someone from Lei Ting's original wife's family came to defect.
Lei Ting’s late wife, Qiao, was from the south of the Yangtze River, her family was not prominent, and there was no one in the family. Qiao had a sister who was originally married in Yuezhou, but it was a pity that her husband passed away not long after marrying, and Xiao Qiao was young. Lightly guarded the widow.
The atmosphere in Jiangnan is different from that in Yanbei. When Yanbei was all soldiers, it forced women to marry early and encouraged widows to remarry. Nowadays, although there is no law to force women to marry, there is no discrimination against women who remarry. , Fengqi is relatively open. Jiangnan has always admired Chengzhu Neo-Confucianism. Women are taught to die from one thing. In order to reward loyal women, the court will issue chastity memorials and give these families rich rewards.
Xiao Qiao was only in her twenties, and she was beautiful. She was originally kept in the remote yard at her husband’s house all day long without seeing the day and everything, but less than a year after her father-in-law passed away, her mother-in-law also became seriously ill. , When the mother-in-law passed away, there was only the uncle’s family left in the house, but the uncle was a greedy again. Her mother-in-law was afraid of some scandal in the family after her death, so she wanted to kill herself, so she arranged for the following people to die on her own After that, Xiao Qiao was strangled to death, and it was declared to the outside that Xiao Qiao had hanged himself for her husband's love after fulfilling the responsibility of worshipping his in-laws. Maybe he would be awarded a martyr by the court for some benefits.
It’s just that the people around Xiao Qiao’s mother-in-law were not strict. Xiao Qiao knew about this before her mother-in-law passed away, and finally found a chance to escape. There is no one in Xiao Qiao’s family anymore, and she also She didn't dare to stay in Jiangnan for fear of being caught back, so she fled to Yanbei and sought refuge in the husband's house of her late sister.
The Ren family didn’t know where they heard the news, and they also inquired that Xiao Qiao’s not only was born beautiful, but also looked like his elder sister. The old lady felt that since the Lei’s family had kept the person, it was just for the sake of justice. May accept Xiao Qiao as a concubine.
If it is a woman who accepts other women, the Ren family will not care that Lei Ting has one or two more women, but since Lei Ting was willing to keep his filial piety for his deceased wife, he must have affection for his wife, plus there is a Lei Paner... His own relatives and aunts must take care of them better than anyone else, so the Ren family naturally had an idea.
Ren Yaoqi frowned when he learned that Xiao Qiao had suddenly appeared in the Lei family. The timing of Xiao Qiao's appearance was too coincidental, and she had to think more. Moreover, is it so easy for a woman who is kept in the ancestral hall to escape from the inner courtyard and escape from the chase of her husband's family?
The first thing that Ren Yaoqi thought of was that this incident was most likely caused by the Han family. No one would hope that the Ren family and the Lei family would turn their faces more than the Han family at this time. Because the Lei family is backing, the Han family wants it. It will not be easy to completely destroy the Ren family.
Ren Yaohua also knew about the little Qiao family, but this time Ren Yaohua was calm and said nothing. He still embroidered the dowry in her boudoir every day according to Li's request.
After a while, when Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua came out of Li's dinner together one evening, Ren Yaohua suddenly said to Ren Yaoqi: "I haven't received a letter from Pan'er for a while."
Hearing this, Ren Yaoqi stopped, turned his head and glanced at Ren Yaohua, and happened to see a pair of worried eyes.
Since Lei Pan'er began to recognize characters, she frequently wrote letters to Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua. At the beginning, more than half of a letter was circled. With the encouragement of Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua's reply letters, Lei Paner practiced Chinese characters. I practiced very seriously, and when I got there, the circle gradually became less and the words were corrected a lot.
"Sanjie 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 Xiao Nizi? Minger? I can count her as half a master, and ask her how well she practiced calligraphy."
Ren Yaohua loosened her brows when she heard the words, and nodded: "I mean it too." Lei Pan'er learned that Ren Yaoqi's writing was good from nowhere, and pestered her to ask for a teacher, sometimes in the letter. He will also mischievously call Ren Yaoqi as Mr. Yaoqi sister, making people dumbfounded.
It was only on the second day that Ren Yaoqi's letter had not had time to be sent to the Lei family, and the Ren family was first unnerved. The old lady Ren sent someone to take over Yaohua back to Baihe Town.
Ren Yaoqi originally wanted to accompany Ren Yaohua back, but she did not follow after thinking about it. She could predict the reason why the Ren family sought Ren Yaohua to return, and she could also guess what the second veteran of the Ren family would say to Ren Yaohua. He smiled sarcastically. At this time, it was time for the old lady Ren to use up the last bit of grandparents and grandchildren with Ren Yaohua.
Ren Yaohua returned to Baihe Town alone. Although Ren's family was at the mouth of the storm, the pomp of coming out to take over Yaohua was still not small. After Ren Yaohua arrived at the Ronghua Academy, Ren Lao was still a heart-warming call from his wife, and then led Ren Yaohua to visit the sick old man. After that, the grandparents and grandchildren said something self-conscious.
When the atmosphere was at its most harmonious, the old lady Ren made a request to Ren Yaohua.
Mrs. Ren's request is extremely simple: "You have seen the situation at home. 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 your birthday. Lei family and Jin family There are some friendships. On this occasion, the Lei family will definitely show up. Then I will let you meet Lei Ting."
Ren Yaohua frowned as she listened. She glanced at the old lady Ren and pursed her lips, "Grandma, I heard my father say that the Lei family has come forward to help us a lot this time?" Ren Yaohua felt a little unhappy. It was really awkward to hear her secretly speaking with Thunderstorm from her elders.
Mrs. Ren disagreed: "It's just saying hello in the yamen, which is a simple task for the Lei family. But in this way, our Ren family's reputation will eventually be damaged. This is what your grandfather and I don't want to see. .Good boy, think about it, when you marry Lei’s family, if Ren’s family is not good, who will support you? If your mother’s family is not good, where will you have a good life at your husband’s house? Besides... …"
Old lady Ren paused and sighed, "I heard that there was a surviving woman from Lei's family. She looked similar to the original wife of Thunder, but she was a bit distracted." Old lady Ren glanced at Ren Yaohua. , Meant something, "That little girl from the Lei family hasn't sent you a letter for a while, right?"
Ren Yaohua looked at the old lady Ren's lips tightly, and said nothing.
The old lady patted Ren Yaohua's somewhat stiff hands, and comforted: "Don't worry, when the Ren family gets through the storm this time, grandmother will definitely be the master for you, so you don't have to worry about it."
Ren Yaohua slowly took his hand out of the old lady Ren's hand, dropping his eyes and still staying silent.
The old lady Ren didn't care too much, she still whispered to her tomorrow's arrangement and what Ren Yaohua told Lei Ting in detail. Ren Yaohua sat there with a tense expression and never spoke.
Knowing that the old lady Ren had finished explaining, she asked: "Did you remember what grandma said?"
Ren Yaohua was silent for a moment, and finally said with some difficulty: "Grandma, I did this before I married into the Lei family. Have you ever thought about what the Lei family would think of me?" Old lady Ren implied that she was in front of Thunder. Some means can be used.
The old lady Ren smiled and said, "What's the matter? Your wedding date is not far away, and you will be a family by then."
Ren Yaohua blinked fiercely before suppressing the soreness in her eyes. She opened her mouth, but in the end she still did not speak.
The old lady Ren made a final decision: "This is the case. You go to the Ziweiyuan to rest first, and go to Yunyang City with me tomorrow."
Ren Yaohua took a slow breath, lowered her head and quit without saying a word. When she came out of the old lady's room, she walked a little hurriedly, and almost knocked over the maid who was about to enter the room.
Soon after Ren Yaohua returned to the Ziwei courtyard, the old lady Ren sent someone to give Ren Yaohua a dress, as well as a set of head and jewellery accessories. The clothes were very delicate, and the head jewellery was a good thing for the old lady to press the bottom of the box. It's just that Ren Yaohua didn't even look at the things on the table. She just sat leaning on the bed, staring at the quilt embroidered with Liuyun Baifu.
On the second day, the old lady Ren really asked Ren Yaohua to take her to Yunyang City. Ren Yaohua didn't say anything, put on the clothes that the old lady had prepared for her, and followed her into the carriage under the satisfied gaze of the old lady.
These few days have been a bit busy during the day, and there are also some social entertainments that can’t be pushed away. When I come back at night, I will not move the word 〒_〒......
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