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Calculations
Yinger and Zhuer were assigned to the two young masters and became common servants of the outer courtyard.
Ren Familys inner courtyard and outer courtyard were clearly demarcated. Its extremely difficult to cross over that flower-hung gate1with lotus columns and eaves, even if one had worked in the Ren Estate for a lifetime.
Momo,2you shouldve said this sooner! Now that were back, she still dares stretch her hand so far?! Ren Yaohuas eyes were chilling and her voice cold, I will arrange for her to come tomorrow, and those courtyard servants who bend with the wind,3let them all be thrown out.
Momo Zhou persuaded, Third Miss, we just came back. Lets put this matter aside from the time being? The number of people we brought back is small, and Ziwei4Courtyard still needs someone to serve errands. Even if we want to pick people again or buy them separately, this matter should first be reported to Old Madam and Eldest Madam. Besides, the servants in the courtyard cant be driven out for no reason. Not only will it chill the hearts of the people beneath, it also wont look good to Old Madam with you dealing with them like this.
Ren Yaohua already hated Concubine Fang in her heart, and after hearing Momo Zhous words, she raised her eyebrows and said, Ill talk to Grandmother about it. As for the reason? Isnt that easy? Lazy, loose-mouthed, stealing, disrespectful to their master Since the master convicted them, can they still refute it?
Third Miss
Third Sister wants to offend all the people in Ren Family before youre willing to stop? Ren Yaoqi suddenly said.
Ren Yaohua looked at her with cold face and chilling eyes, but Ren Yaoqi ignored her anger and quietly said, Concubine Fang has arranged a lot of people to work in Ziwei Courtyard, but the majority of them were not her people except for my Momo Zhu and two side servants.
Not her people? Momo Zhou thought about it and muttered, Its reasonable to say that she doesnt have a great ability. Its been more than a year already
Relationships needed to be built. Momo Zhou has been helping Li-shi5for more than ten years, but she had only won a dozen of real confidants serving by her side, and now two of them have been sent away.
The other wives of the Family are not vegetarian,6how can they let Concubine Fang sit astride and ride on top of their heads?7
Ren Yaoqi nodded, Majority of the servants sent to Ziwei Courtyard were newly selected from the various Farmsteads8a year ago.
Ren Yaohua sneered and gave Ren Yaoqi a sidelong glance, Concubine Fang has been in charge of the courtyard, even if she didnt pick them, how could these people not pass through her hands? Even if those people indeed have nothing to do with her, but didnt they become hers after going through her path?
Ren Yaohua was fierce in nature but she isnt dull-witted. Although shes young, she has her own opinions and has been helping the weak Li-shi make decisions since she was a child.
Ren Yaoqi did not deny Ren Yaohuas words. Instead, she nodded in agreement, and said, Third Sister is right. Having taken Concubine Fangs path, these people got such an idle job so they are all grateful to her. Her reputation has become much better among the servants in the Ren Estate.
When Li-shi and Ren Yaohua went to the Manor, Ziwei Courtyard lost its master but the rules remained. Moreover, Concubine Fang never short changed them, so the servants soon recognized Ziwei Courtyard as a greasy leisure job.
Ren Yaohuas expression became even more ugly this time but she didnt immediately speak out.
The first-class maid Xier couldnt help but wonder, But at the beginning, didnt Fifth Miss say that these people were not Concubine Fangs minions? Now she says they are her people So are they her people or not?
Ren Yaoqi thought for a while, and softly said, Although these people were all household servants9who had been chosen from the Farmsteads by Concubine Fang, they each have some kin connections with the favored older female servants and maids in the Old Madam, Eldest Madam, Second Madam, and Fifth Madams courtyard. For example, the Niu-saozi10who manages the key to our courtyard door her younger sister-in-law is the eldest daughter-in-law of Momo Gui in Old Madams courtyard. That Liuer who is in charge of the tea to serve the guests in our yard is the biological sister of the first-class maid Qiufen by the Eldest Madams side. The old maid Liu in charge of the hot water used to be a doorkeeper steward of the outer courtyard. However, her niece is currently in charge of the accounts in Fifth Madams courtyard
Momo Zhou could be considered an old hand in the backyard. Just that, after hearing these few sentences, and knowing the powerful relationships among them, in her heart a surge of storm was brewing.11
The maid Queer was shocked, and angrily spoke, She actually used our Ziwei Courtyard to curry favor with the other masters of the Ren Family!
Ren Yaoqi shook her head then glanced at Ren Yaohua.
Ren Yaohuas lips pursed tightly, giving her cold face a slightly stubborn look, but her eyes were blazing with anger.
She can certainly please the Old Madam and the people around the Eldest Madam by doing this, but the main purpose is not this.
After hearing this, everyone turned to look at Ren Yaoqi.
She looked at Ren Yaohua and said, Her main purpose is Third Sister and Mother.
Ignoring the stunned gazes of the rest, Ren Yaoqi continued in a calm and steady manner, She has calculated based on the nature of Third Sister. She knew that you would never allow and will clean up the people she arranged in Ziwei Courtyard as soon as you return. In fact, these people have nothing to do with her, and they wont be in her way once theyve come in. She did a favor by doing this, but you will instead offend the Old Madam, Eldest Madam, Second Madam and Fifth Madams people.
Ren Yaohua is the daughter of Ren Family, and Old Madam has always been fond of her, so she would sooner or later return to the Ren Estate. Concubine Fang understood this from the beginning, so she never thought she could drive Ren Yaohua and Li-shi out of the Ren Family completely.
She is a concubine, even if she has a son, she cant be promoted. So what she wants is the control of the Third Branchs courtyard.
Even if Li-shi and Ren Yaohua came back to the Ren Estate, she can no longer shake her position.
That vile and shameless poisonous woman! Xier cursed through clenched teeth.
Ren Yaohua gradually calmed down from her extreme anger. She said in a cold tone, She just wait and see, I will make her look good!12
Ren Yaoqi asked calmly, How are you going to deal with her? Let Mother set rules in the courtyard and take this opportunity to fix her?
Ren Yaohua raised her eyes and looked at Ren Yaoqi with a sullen face.
Momo Zhou was afraid the two sisters would quarrel again, so she hurriedly broke the deadlock, Third Miss has also thought about this when we were sent away after a year. The people in the Ren Household now only know there is a Concubine Fang, they do not know that there is Madam, the legitimate master. She wanted to take this opportunity to set the rules for Concubine Fang to give the Madam prestige.
Ren Yaoqi didnt want to argue with Ren Yaohua so she nodded, The idea is good but the timing is not right.
Oh? How is it not right? Ren Yaohua raised her eyebrows and coldly asked.
Ren Yaoqi earnestly said, Didnt I ask Third Sister earlier how to make Concubine Fang look good? Before you left the house, you did humiliate her, but have you ever wondered why you were able to do so? To suffer defeat yet she had nowhere to redress her grievances?
Ren Yaohua didnt speak but Xi Er said, Of course, our Third Miss is greatly favored by Old Madam than Concubine Fang! With Old Madams support, Concubine Fang naturally does not dare to be presumptuous when she sees the Third Miss.
Old Madam Ren did not like Li-shi but she was partial to her granddaughter Ren Yaohua.
When Ren Yaohua pushed Ren Yihong into the water, the Old Madam simply thought she was young and vigorous, and that she did not deliberately set a ploy to take her brothers life, so she helped her say good things to Old Master Ren.
Concubine Fang knows this too. So if one day the Old Madam no longer sided with Third Sister, then what would happen?
How is that possible? Old Madam has always loved Third Miss, even when we were in the Manor, she still sent someone to bring food to Third Miss. Queer shook her head.
Ren Yaohua and Momo Zhou were silent.
There was no shortage of youngsters around Old Madam. Nowadays, Fourth Miss Ren Yaoyin, the daughter of Eldest Madam, as well as Ren Yaoyu, the only daughter of Fifth Madam, is the most favored in the Ren Family, as she was often kept by the Old Madam to stay overnight in the east wing of the Ronghua13Courtyard.
When Ren Yaohua and Li-shi paid their respects to Old Madam earlier, although she was very happy to see Ren Yaohua, she was coldly reprimanded when she pleaded for Li-shis mercy.
Before, Old Madam would never say a heavy word to Ren Yaohua. Every time Old Madam found Li-shi an eyesore, so long as she was on the side, Old Madam would always give her granddaughter some face.
So the most important thing for Third Sister right now is not to find trouble with Concubine Fang, and make her reputation for being mean and overbearing be purposely and loudly known by everyone. Instead, you have to consolidate your position in front of Old Madam. So long as you are still the most favored granddaughter by the Old Madam side, you will have plenty of opportunities to teach Concubine Fang a lesson in the future. Ren Yaoqi calmly and objectively pointed out.
No one noticed her indifference towards Old Madam due to her being so calm. It seems that in her heart, Old Madam was merely a tool to be used to gain foothold in the inner residence, and not as her grandmother.
Third Miss, what Fifth Miss said makes sense. Momo Zhou pondered over Ren Yaoqis words, and the more she thought about it, the more she became alarmed.
Concubine Fang first cut off the Li-shis confidantes who remained in Ziwei Courtyard. First, she could remove Li-shis connection to the main residence of the Ren Estate, then further allow the estrangement between Ren Yaohua, Li-shi and Ren Yaoqi. Second, is to give the empty positions to those people for them to enter Ziwei Courtyard.13
She did this fully knowing that Ren Yaohua would be furious when she returned to the Ren Estate, and so her last move came next.
To make Ren Yaohua completely fall out of favor with Old Madam, and offend all the Madams and servants of the Ren Household to the point of isolation. This is her ultimate goal.
Ren Yaohua also understood and she couldnt help feeling aggrieved. She also wanted to mockingly ask Ren Yaoqi, To fall out of favor with grandmother. Isnt that exactly what you want?
However, she swallowed back her words when she met Ren Yaoqis tranquil eyes.
Ren Yaohua might not have agreed but Momo Zhou knew very well that she must have listened to her. She smiled at Ren Yaoqi and said, Fifth Miss has really grown up, even Madam and this old slave had never thought about this.
Ren Yaoqi looked down and she did not speak. In her previous life, she was taught by Imperial Preceptor14Pei Zhiyan, so the inner residence twists and turns15for the present her, seems akin to opening a curtain of the shadow play and its control table, making the dense lines that control the puppets movements so blatantly clear for her to see.
TL Note:
Hello! This a new project Ive picked up. I really enjoyed this novel. I guarantee that itll be mind gripping, the schemes and conspiracies of the characters will amaze you. This has different flavor than other common historical novels because, this time its not centered on the imperial court but rather on the northern vassal that guards the border- Yanbei. Find out how deep the conspiracy lies as Ren Yaoqi untangled the grudges on her past life.