Chapter 6 Being a Concubine
The sun shone into the room, and Ren Xin felt dazzling. He woke up lazily, sat up and looked at the empty room blankly. He thought that it was really lively last night, and that must be how the family felt. He couldn't help but think of staying at home.
Yu Niang and Ren Qiao were both at home. She and Ling'er were not at home, and they didn't know how deserted they must be.
The wooden door was pushed open with a creak, and Shitou, the waiter in the restaurant, entered the room with a hot breakfast. Shitou put the breakfast on the table and took it with him. It was delivered last night and was already cold now.
Food. When the food was delivered, Ren Xin had already fallen asleep.
Ren Xin stared blankly as the stone came and went as freely as if it were in a deserted land. It disappeared like the wind, leaving only the aroma of warm porridge spreading in the room. Only then did Ren Xin remember that she was hungry. She simply tidied up and put the
I drank the bowl of porridge in one gulp like water, and licked my lips after drinking, feeling like I still had something to say.
Looking at the time, it was three o'clock in the day and it was time to go see Mr. Xu who was sick, so she went out with the bun in her mouth. When she passed the restaurant lobby, she saw the proprietress who was playing with Ren Ling. Ling'er saw Ren Ling
Xin Xin looked like she was eating while walking with the bun in her mouth, and she burst into laughter. She pointed at Ren Xin and fell into the arms of the landlady and said with a smile: "Aunt, look, if Master Xu sees my sister like this, Master Xu will definitely nag her.
Nagging her!"
"Xin'er, just go like this and make that pedantic old man angry!" The landlady also agreed, Ren Xin had no choice but to take a bite of the bun, "This bun is too small to last at the master's house. Ling'er,
When I come back, I will take you home to see if you are still naughty."
"Aunt, look at the look in my sister's eyes, she scares me again!" Ling'er acted coquettishly with the landlady, and Ren Xin didn't bother with them. They swallowed the buns and walked out. How could she let the wife see her lazy and casual side?
Ren Xin arrived at Master Xu's house by a familiar route, greeted all the servants he saw, and then went directly to Master Xu's room. When Ren Xin left, Master was leaning on the bed, drinking medicine one by one, and Ren Xin knocked on the door.
When the door asked her if she could come in, the master put the medicine on the table in a panic, went back to the bed and lay down, and let Ren Xin in angrily. Ren Xin listened to the voice and was confused. He asked housekeeper Li how the master was sick before, but housekeeper Li didn't know.
He said it was just a slight cold and he would be fine after a few doses of medicine. It was nothing serious.
But when Ren Xin heard the voice now, why did the Master seem to be critically ill?
Ren Xin entered the room and saw some medicine sprinkled on the table. She immediately understood something and took the medicine and blamed the master, "Master, why don't you take the medicine? The disease will not be cured without taking the medicine. Come, I will feed you."
drink."
The older Master Xu gets, the more he looks like a child. He always does things that others can see through at a glance, but Ren Xin doesn't expose him. She actually thinks Master Xu is cute like this. Ren Xin urges Master Xu to take medicine, thinking of her previous life.
Grandpa, the characters of these two people are exactly the same.
Chu Qingchen and Yi Hua came over to see Master Xu. When they saw that the old man who had played chess with him last night was looking weak and asking for medicine, they felt very contempt for this old man.
"Sir, it seems that the inkstone really doesn't belong to you." Yi Hua saw clearly the person taking care of Mrs. Xu beside the bed, and whispered to Chu Qingchen. The undisguised smile in his eyes made Chu Qingchen a little annoyed, "You are so
Open your mouth like a crow and don’t say anything you shouldn’t say in the future.”
"Master, are you feeling better today?" Chu Qingchen brought Yi Hua into the house. Master Xu looked at the pride in Chu Qingchen's eyes, thinking of the inkstone he had saved, and happily introduced to Ren Xin, "Come,
Xin'er, meet Qingchen, you haven't seen each other for eight years."
Ren Xin had already looked back at Chu Qingchen when he was speaking. Now after being introduced by Master, Ren Xin couldn't help but look Chu Qingchen up and down.
Time is really powerful, and it actually turned that boy who couldn't tell he was a boy into the resolute man he is today.
Seeing Ren Xin staring at Chu Qingchen for a long time, Master Xu was secretly happy. It seemed like there was something going on between these two people.
"I haven't seen you for many years. I didn't expect that you really haven't changed at all, and you don't know how to control your stubborn temper." Ren Xin looked a little proud, and Chu Qingchen became inexplicably proud. The arrogant spirit of his childhood that had been hidden for many years.
exposed.
Hearing this, just now he couldn't help but sigh that the butcher's knife of time did not destroy this child but made him become more outstanding. Ren Xin instantly began to regret it, and the image of a handsome young man he had established yesterday also instantly collapsed.
"Oh, you have changed," Ren Xin put the master's medicine bowl back on the table. When he passed by Chu Qingchen, he looked at him deliberately, with a look of disdain on his face, which made Chu Qingchen feel a little bit.
It's cold, I have a bad feeling.
Sure enough, Ren Xin returned to the Master and asked the Master with a smile, "Look, is he not as beautiful as when he was a child?"
"Beautiful?" Yi Hua looked at Chu Qingchen quietly. Not to mention, it was true that Chu Qingchen now was not as beautiful as when they first met eight years ago.
Chu Qingchen, who received countless strange glances for a while, stared at Ren Xin with burning eyes.
The two people who had left a good impression on each other yesterday found out that they had known each other since childhood, and their impressions were shattered, and their true nature was undoubtedly exposed.
Feeling that the atmosphere seemed wrong, Master Xu was busy mediating, "Actually, you two haven't changed. You see, Xin'er can still take care of others, and Qingchen still misses my inkstone."
Do you remember it? Ren Xin looked at Chu Qingchen and realized that the best thing she could not get was the best. At that time, I don’t know who thought that the inkstone was too ordinary. She could see exactly the same one just walking around the street. She gave it to her as a gift.
Chu Qingchen was not happy with his wife who regarded it as a treasure. He was still thinking about it to this day.
Meeting Ren Xin's gaze, which he didn't know what it meant, Chu Qingchen turned away, pretending he didn't know what Dao Zi was talking about.
When they were young, these two people would inevitably quarrel when they met. Now Ren Xin was too lazy to argue with him. She told Master to have a good rest, and said that she would send Ren Ling back and see him another day, and then left.
Chu Qingchen then left, followed Ren Xin, and went straight out the door.
"Master, I want you to go back and play chess." Yi Hua came up from behind to convey the master's intention. Chu Qingchen casually asked a servant from the master's family to tell the master, and said that Chu Qingchen had gone to Sanshui Village to meet him.
Mr. Lu has gone.
Master Xu sighed lazily after listening to the servant's report, pulled up the quilt and covered him up, sighing leisurely, "What's so good about that old man? He's just chasing after his heart."
Ren Xin picked up Ren Ling from the landlady's house and saw Ren Na and Uncle Ren on the way. She passed them by and pretended not to see them.
"Dad, look at that girl, she simply doesn't understand the rules and doesn't take her seriously when she sees us."
Uncle Ren patted Ren Na and told her not to say anything more. That girl seemed to be interested in taking scientific exams. If she were to make a name for herself, there was no telling what Ren Xin would do.
Ren Na was unconvinced, "It is a virtue for a woman to have no talent, and she will be destined to be a disaster. It is best to let her marry a pedantic family, which will weaken her spirit!"
Ren Na's angry words really got into Uncle Ren's heart, and he seriously began to look for her.
Tian Manjin was strolling along the road and accidentally saw sisters Ren Xin, and Xin Hun'er followed him, standing there fixedly watching the sisters go away.
Second Uncle Ren happened to see such a scene. He remembered that Tian Manjin was the son of Tianyuan, the landlord of Qingfeng Town. He had already married three wives and concubines. The thought of women's despicableness was deeply rooted in his bones. If Ren Xin was allowed to be his fourth concubine, no matter what
It was the most suitable from any aspect. What's more, he had recently incurred some gambling debts and needed money, and Chu Tian Manjin was his financial backer.
With this in mind, Uncle Ren stepped forward to strike up a conversation and called out a few times before Tian Manjin noticed his presence.
"Are you? The second uncle of the Ren family! Long time no see, how are you doing, the second uncle?" Tian Manjin was already in a bad mood when he was disturbed, but when he saw that it was Ren Na's father, he let it go. After all, he had always treated this man
The escort girl with her eyes higher than her head is interesting.
Ren Na couldn't help but frown when she saw Tian Manjin's shiny fat face.
"Long time no see, Miss Third is getting more and more beautiful." Tian Manjin kept approaching Ren Na. Ren Na backed away in disgust and stood behind Uncle Ren. Uncle Ren blocked Ren Na and didn't want Tian Manjin to let her go.
Looking at her, he knew very well what kind of person Tian Manjin was. Girls from good families didn't want him to care about her, so Uncle Ren thought of Ren Xin.
Chu Qingchen's car passed by Ren Na, the curtains were blown up by the wind, and a certain person with a beautiful tree in the wind just fell into Ren Na's eyes. Ren Na looked at him just like Tian Manjin looked at Ren Xin.
Uncle Ren glanced at the direction of the carriage and returned his attention to Tian Manjin, "Master Tian, does he know who the girl he saw just now is?"
"I don't know. Is it possible that Second Uncle Ren also wants to know?" Tian Manjin listened to Second Uncle Ren's tone, thinking that Second Uncle Ren also fell in love with the girl who just passed by, and immediately distanced himself from Second Uncle Ren.
Seeing Tian Manjin's deliberate alienation, Second Uncle Ren knew that he had misunderstood, so he hurriedly stepped forward to clarify and stated his purpose, "Master Tian, you don't know that the girl just now is Ren Xin, the ninth daughter of our Ren family.
I just saw you looking at her a few more times and felt that this child was lucky, so I came to help her. Haven't you always wanted to have a concubine? What do you think of her? "
"Her? Of course it's very good. But do you really want such a provocative girl to be your concubine? How could she be willing?" If Ren Xin was willing to be his concubine, Tian Manjin would be willing to only be close to her from now on, but he was lustful.
He's not stupid, just looking at Ren Xin's appearance and temperament, he is definitely not a low-spirited person.
"I am the elder of the Ren family. Even if I make a promise to her, she must be willing to do so. Young Master Tian does not know that the ninth girl in our family was born with poor luck. Although she has a good appearance, she is not destined to be the main wife.
I can only be a concubine..." Seeing that Tian Manjin was not easy to fool, Erbo Ren tried his best and even tried to bring out the fate-scheming trick. After much effort, he finally persuaded Tian Manjin.
Finally, just when Tian Manjin was thanking his second uncle Ren, his second uncle raised the issue of betrothal gift, and Tian Manjin immediately promised three hundred taels.
"What? Three hundred taels, is that girl worth this money?" Ren Na was a little dissatisfied with so many betrothal gifts. She wished she could give that woman away for nothing, so that everyone would know how worthless this woman was.
The second uncle Ren asked Ren Na to shut up and prevent her from ruining his financial path. Ren Na glanced at the second uncle with dissatisfaction and hid aside to mutter.
Chapter completed!