CH 122

Chapter 122: Adding Fuel to the Fire

Ren Yaoting’s face was still a bit pale, and she was being carefully supported by the matron to walk out. When she saw Ren Yaoqi coming, she reluctantly smiled, “I’m terrified, Fifth Sister. I’ve never seen so much blood in my life.” 

Ren Yaoqi tugged on Ren Yaoting’s sleeve and whispered in her ear, “Seventh Sister, did you really see Eighth Sister push Concubine Kang?” 

Initially, Ren Yaoting was a little puzzled when he heard this. Then she thought more and her face turned a little ugly, shook off Ren Yaoqi’s hand, and said,  “What does Fifth Sister mean? Are you suspecting that I was talking nonsense to deliberately frame Eighth Sister?” 

Ren Yaoyu fought with her in Ronghua Courtyard, then after that she witnessed Ren Yaoyu pushing Concubine Kang down. She went to the garden earlier was also for watching the fight. Naturally, she thought that Ren Yaoqi asking this question was because she suspected her.

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Ren Yaoqi was not annoyed, she only smiled and explained, ”Seventh Sister, that is not what I mean. It was just when we were in the garden today, apart from you, the only people there were Concubine Kang’s two maids. Grandmother just sent someone to bring Eighth Sister… I’m afraid that they will still need you to come back to West Mansion.”

Ren Yaoting was taken aback when she heard her explanation, then frowned.

Other than Concubine Fang, Ren Yaoyu, Ren Yaoting, and a few maids, there was no one else present at today’s incident. Old Madam Ren would want to investigate Ren Yaoyu’s crime. But after causing such a big disaster, according to her nature, there is no way Ren Yaoyu would admit it so readily. On the other side, Ren Yaoting just insisted in front of Old Madam Ren that Concubine Kang was pushed by Ren Yaoyu until she fell and caused her miscarriage.

It was inevitable the West Mansion would call Ren Yaoting to testify after hearing Ren Yaoyu’s argument. But she just had a feud with Ren Yaoyu. Ren Yaoyu can insist that she just talked nonsense to slander her.

This thought made Ren Yaoting immediately feel irritated. Not to mention Ren Yaoyu’s crazy nature, Fifth Madam Ren, Lin, was a demanding and pretentious person. Ren Yaoting felt that her future will not be so peaceful. 

Now she regretted that her curiosity today got her involved in this muddy water. 

Ren Yaoting stared at Ren Yaoqi with a gloomy expression and said,  “At first I wanted to bring you along, but you suddenly became blinded. You are so fortunate, Fifth Sister, unlike the unlucky me.” Ren Yaoting instinctively looked at Ren Yaoqi with suspicion. In her perspective, it was simply too coincidental.

Ren Yaoqi returned her gaze and smiled unabashedly, “I also regretted that I didn’t pull Seventh Sister back at that time, but no one can foretell this type of thing ahead of time.” 

Ren Yaoting thought more about it. Ren Yaoqi was right, she was not a prophet. How could Ren Yaoqi know something would happen beforehand and deliberately avoid it? In the end, it was because of her own bad luck that she stumbled upon such a bloody incident today.

“Whatever. I did see Eighth Sister push Concubine Kang to the ground, and then Concubine Kang started to bleed.” Although Ren Yaoting was a little apprehensive of Ren Yaoyu’s madness today, she didn’t have a good impression of Ren Yaoyu, and she simply didn’t have a position to cover up anything for Ren Yaoyu. She was telling the truth.

Ren Yaoyu sighed softly hearing her and didn’t say anything else. 

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The matron sent by Su kept her head down and carefully supported Ren Yaoting. However, without saying anything she listened to the conversation between Ren Yaoyu and Ren Yaoting intensely. Only when Ren Yaoqi stopped and said to Ren Yaoting, “Go back and have a good rest, I won’t see you off,” then she raised her eyes and glanced at Ren Yaoqi.

Ren Yaoqi didn’t realize it, and watched them leave.

Ren Yaoting’s back disappeared at the gate of Ronghua Courtyard, then Ren Yaoqi also walked slowly towards the garden. Before she could walk out of the corridor, she saw Matron Gui bringing Ren Yaoyu over, followed by Fifth Madam Lin who looked uneasy and yet still pretending to be calm.

Ren Yaoqi approached and heard Lin’s explanation to Ren Yaoyu, “You must tell the Old Madam that you just gently pulled her out so that she wouldn’t get in your way. It was she herself who didn’t stand still and fell. Don’t admit to something you haven’t done!” 

Lin’s voice was not lowered, but instead deliberately increased in pitch, as if this can convince others or herself. Ren Yaoyu kept her head down and didn’t say anything. It was unknown what she was thinking. Matron Gui and several maidservants were all just looking at the road under their feet without showing any expression.

Several people raised their eyes when they heard footsteps. Seeing that it was Ren Yaoqi coming over, Matron Gui curtsied and bowed solemnly. Lin’s words paused, but then she ignored Ren Yaoqi and kept warning Ren Yaoyu. Ren Yaoyu seemed to be a bit distracted at the moment. She was not even raising her head to look at someone who was coming from the opposite side. 

They passed by each other. Ren Yaoqi had no plan to go back to Ronghua Courtyard to listen to the news, so she went back to Ziwei Courtyard on her own.

When Ren Yaoyu and Lin arrived at Old Madam Ren’s chamber, Lin proceeded to assist her daughter in complaining before Old Madam Ren had a chance to condemn.

Looking at Lin’s mouth that kept flapping, there was an imperceptible disgust flashed in Old Madam Ren’s eyes. 

Old Madam Ren coldly spoke before Lin finished talking, “Did I ask you to come along? Stand aside!” 

Lin’s voice lurched. In the past, she would have had red eyes and felt aggrieved, but these days she had gradually gotten used to Old Madam Ren’s blunt words. If it wasn’t for her daughter today, she would not get in there and take this humiliation.

“I’m not senile yet! Even if she doesn’t admit the truth, someone saw it at the time! How does she want to deny it?” Old Madam Ren looked at Ren Yaoyu, her voice sharpened. 

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Lin endured it and said, “That depends on who you ask. I just asked the maids around Yu’er after I heard about the matter. They all said that Concubine Kang deliberately blocked Yu’er’s way. Yu’er originally just wanted to push her away. Either she didn’t hold firm or… Anyway, she accidentally fell. As for the maids around Kang, who knows if they have been instructed by someone to wrong my daughter!”

Seeing that she was still going to argue her case, Old Madam Ren coldly grunted, “At that time, Yaoting was also present and saw clearly that it was indeed this sinner who bumped into her!” 

Lin didn’t have the same constraints she had when facing Old Madam Ren, and said righteously, “How can you believe Ren Yaoting’s words! She just fought with Yu’er, it’s not impossible for her to deliberately talk nonsense to wrongly accuse someone.” 

So what Ren Yaoting thought before was not wrong, the whole Ren Family knew what kind of person Lin was.