boyutpedia Chapter 805 [Mistress of the House 10]
Chapter 805 [Mistress of the House 10]
After returning to Ren's house, Youyou looked at Ren Rufeng with worry, and said in a serious tone: "Second brother, listen to me, you'd better not step out of the house for a while. In my opinion, you have been secretly targeted by those people with ill intentions! If it weren't for my timely help, I'm afraid you would have been imprisoned and captured by someone now!"
Ren Rufeng's face was filled with gratitude, and he immediately bowed and said, "Today's matter is all thanks to your help, little sister! To be honest, I never expected that things would develop to this point."
Youyou sighed softly and continued, "Now that my eldest brother has mysteriously disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown, those guys outside have naturally focused their attention on you. After all, in our Ren Mansion, there are no other adult males except you and my eldest brother. So, second brother, you must not make any mistakes no matter what. Although I am in charge of all the affairs of the Ren family now, the inheritance and continuation of the family still depends on you men!"
Ren Rufeng nodded with a guilty look on his face and replied, "Second brother knows that he has made a big mistake. From now on, I will follow my younger sister's instructions and stay at home honestly. I will never go out without permission to cause trouble. You can rest assured that I will supervise you."
Youyou nodded slightly to show satisfaction, and reminded: "Well, then you must remember what you said. Don't pretend to obey but secretly disobey, otherwise you will bear the consequences!"
At this time, on the other hand, Cao Wenbin, with the strong financial support of the Ren family, finally succeeded in retaining his position as prefect. Afterwards, he immediately followed the instructions of the governor and solemnly announced that the Ren family would be established as a model of local sages, and widely publicized their reputation for benevolence and benevolence, and promised that such reputation would be passed down from generation to generation and would never be erased.
Wei Lianggong, who lived far away in Huzhou, traveled thousands of miles without any effort and arrived in Suzhou. He had only one purpose for coming here - to move the grave of his deceased mother back to his hometown.
When everything was arranged, he was about to return when he ran into Li Zhao. After hearing this, Li Zhao thought about it for a while and then proposed to Wei Lianggong: "Brother Lianggong, with your talent and knowledge, if you can go to the capital to take the imperial examination, you will definitely be on the list and bring honor to your family. Not only will you have a bright future, but you can also win an extremely noble imperial decree for your stepmother!"
Wei Lianggong hated his stepmother to death. He believed that his biological mother's death was all due to her, so he would never go to the capital to take the imperial examination and ask for an imperial decree for the woman who killed his biological mother.
Li Zhao pressed him hard, insisting that he should be filial to his stepmother. For Wei Lianggong, this was even more painful than being cut into pieces! Li Zhao believed that Wei Lianggong was talented and well-educated. It would be a pity if he resented his stepmother just because of his biological mother.
However, Wei Lianggong didn't care about it at all. He had made up his mind and resolutely turned around and left. He didn't even have any interest in serving as an official in the court. At this moment, heavy snow suddenly fell from the sky. The cold wind made it almost impossible for Wei Lianggong to open his eyes, but he still walked forward with a firm step.
Not long after walking, Wei Lianggong, who was already weak, finally couldn't hold on any longer, his eyes went dark, and he fainted on the freezing snow. Fortunately, Youyou happened to pass by here, saw Wei Lianggong lying in the snow, hurried forward to help him up, and took him home to take care of him.
When Wei Lianggong slowly woke up, he was filled with despair and helplessness, and he could not muster the courage to continue living. Seeing this, Youyou patiently comforted him, "In life, it is inevitable to encounter many setbacks and hardships, but as long as you face them bravely, there will always be a ray of hope." After hearing what Youyou said, although Wei Lianggong was still disheartened, he reluctantly nodded.
After some diagnosis, the doctor found that due to long-term exposure to severe cold, the cold air in Wei Lianggong's body had already invaded his lungs. If he was not properly taken care of, he might develop a chronic illness.
Therefore, Youyou decided without hesitation to leave Wei Lianggong in Ren's house to recuperate. During this period, Wei Lianggong felt Youyou's meticulous care and concern, and he couldn't help but have a deep affection for this kind and gentle woman.
As time went by, the two of them talked more and more. One afternoon, as the sun shone through the window into the room, Wei Lianggong slowly told Youyou about his tragic past.
It turned out that his biological mother was sold to a brothel by his stepmother, where she lived a life worse than death. Later, when the news came that Wei Lianggong had passed the imperial examination, his biological mother felt ashamed to live in the world and finally chose to hang herself, ending her miserable life.
Thinking of this, Wei Lianggong's eyes couldn't help but become moist, and his voice became a little choked: "My stepmother was so cruel and merciless that she killed my biological mother, but now people in this world still ask me to be filial to her..."
After careful consideration, Youyou finally made up her mind to keep Wei Lianggong. Firstly, her sister-in-law was about to give birth, and Wei Lianggong was very talented. If he could be the one to teach her future nephew, it would be a great choice. Secondly, Wei Lianggong was alone and had nowhere to go. If he could stay in the mansion as a teacher, he could not only give full play to his expertise, but also be a great blessing for the children in the mansion.
On the other hand, after Li Zhao learned that Wei Lianggong went to Ren's house, he secretly thought about how to deal with it. So he sent his confidant Liu Shiye to visit him and gave him some silver as a gift, and also wanted to take the opportunity to find out Wei Lianggong's thoughts and movements.
Liu soon arrived at Ren's house and met Wei Lianggong. At first, he greeted Wei Lianggong respectfully, then got down to business, and earnestly persuaded Wei Lianggong to seize the opportunity to go to Beijing to embark on a career path and realize his ambitions. However, Wei Lianggong did not seem to be interested in Liu's advice. After meeting Liu, he refused for various reasons and was unwilling to meet him again.
Time flies, and Zeng Xueqin successfully gave birth to a baby boy. The child was white, plump and very cute, and everyone was delighted. After some discussion, they named the child Ren Xiushan.
As the days passed, Ren Xiushan grew up and became more lively and clever. Youyou loved this little nephew very much, often took him with him, and taught him the principles of conduct and the principles that a gentleman should follow.
At the same time, Wei Lianggong officially started his career as Ren Xiushan's enlightenment teacher, doing his best to impart knowledge and cultivate the young master of the Ren family into a talent.
On this day, the sun was shining and the breeze was blowing. Ding Rong carefully held Qiao'er's hand, and with their lovely children by their side, they went to Ren's house to visit Shen Cuixi. However, when they arrived at the door, they encountered a "barrier" - Ren Rufeng stood there with an unhappy look on his face, blocking their way and resolutely refusing to let them enter the house.
Just when the situation was at a stalemate, Shu Fang came out. With a smile on her face, she deftly eased the tense atmosphere with a few words and successfully invited Ding Rong and his party in. Ren Rufeng was annoyed when he saw this, and he quickly stepped forward to ask Shu Fang why she did this.
Shu Fang sighed softly and said to Ren Rufeng in a low voice: "Brother Rufeng, you don't know that the person behind Ding Rong is Li Zhao! Our Ren family can't afford to offend him." Hearing this, although Ren Rufeng was unwilling, he also understood the interests involved and could only give up for the time being.
After everyone sat down, Ding Rong explained the purpose of his visit. It turned out that the Ren family's unique and exquisite double-sided brocade weaving skills were well-known and even heard by the nobles in the palace. So this year, no matter what, the Ren family must take on the responsibility of weaving brocade and rush to make a new and unique double-sided brocade style and pay tribute to the palace in advance.
At this time, Shu Fang suddenly mentioned the news that Qiao Er was pregnant again, and Shen Cuixi was very surprised. After all, Shen Cuixi was still single and unmarried.
Before, Youyou wanted to choose a good husband for her, but was rejected by Shen Cuixi. Shen Cuixi seemed to have no interest in love and only wanted to focus on her career and life. Seeing this, Youyou had no choice but to give up the idea.
At the same time, Aunt Chen had been thinking about Ren Rufeng's lifelong event, and specially found many lists of women of marriageable age for him to refer to. Ren Rufeng casually looked through these lists, but kept shaking his head, saying that there was no suitable candidate among them.
Ren Rufeng actually already had someone in mind, and that was Shu Fang. For this reason, every condition he set for a spouse was set according to Shu Fang's characteristics. Aunt Chen didn't notice all this at first, until later she accidentally discovered that Shu Fang actually met all the conditions proposed by Ren Rufeng!
Ren Rufeng naturally had no objection to this coincidence, so Aunt Chen excitedly went to Shen Cuixi to ask her opinion on the matter. Unexpectedly, Shen Cuixi did not express a clear opposition to this matter. However, she knew that marriage should not be decided hastily, so she still needed to consult Shufang's wishes first.
When Shen Cuixi was about to discuss this with Shufang, Aunt Chen took Ren Rufeng and hid not far away, secretly listening to their conversation. Who could have expected that Shufang had no good feelings for Ren Rufeng. In her eyes, Ren Rufeng was idle and careless all day long, and he used to hang out in gambling houses and brothels. If she had to choose a man as her partner, she would rather marry the gentle Wei Lianggong.
Hearing this, Ren Rufeng felt as if his heart was being torn apart by a knife, and his joy instantly vanished. He turned around silently, and slowly left with a dejected look, as if the whole world had lost its color at this moment...