PFC Chapter 174 Old Lady Rong Arrives
Chapter 174 Old Lady Rong Arrives
On the fifth day after the Rong family came to Beijing, the old lady of the Rong family brought her eldest daughter-in-law Zhang and granddaughter Xiao Rong, and a group of people came to Shun'an Marquis Mansion in a grand manner.
Logically speaking, Rong Enqing is the daughter of Old Lady Rong, so she should be the one going to the Rong family.
Unfortunately, apart from sending a few carts of food, she had no intention of going there in person. Even when the Rong family sent someone to invite her, she declined.
She just said that Yunying's injury had not yet healed, and until she found a famous doctor to cure Yunying's ear disease, she was too busy to visit the two elders, and asked for their forgiveness.
After hearing what Rong Enqing said, the two elders of the Rong family understood what was going on.
They had just arrived in the capital and spent two days settling in and resting. The remaining three days were spent getting to know the situation in the capital.
Previously, Zhang came to the mansion and showed off her power, offended Rong Enqing, and was finally driven out. Also, Zhang took her anger out on Yunhai, but ended up hurting Yunying by mistake.
The two elders of the Rong family knew all these things clearly.
Therefore, although the two elders were angry about Rong Enqing's reluctance to come, they had no way to refute it.
The old lady immediately took away Zhang's housekeeping rights and let the second son's wife temporarily take over as a punishment.
He also asked someone to prepare some specialties from his hometown Chongzhou, and brought Zhang and Xiao Rong to visit.
This time, Old Lady Rong personally brought Zhang's mother and daughter to the house, and Rong Enqing did not turn them away again.
After all, Mrs. Rong was the original body's biological mother, so Rong Enqing couldn't do anything too excessive. She also didn't know the purpose of Mrs. Rong's visit for the time being, so she still went out to greet her respectfully in person.
"Meet the mother!"
Seeing someone at the gate, Rong Enqing hurried forward to salute. After not seeing each other for many years, he should have knelt down and kowtowed, but unfortunately Rong Enqing didn't want to kneel. He just bowed.
Mrs. Rong is over seventy years old, but she looks vigorous and energetic, as if she is still strong despite her age.
As soon as Rong Enqing knelt, Old Lady Rong grabbed her hand and patted it vigorously, saying excitedly, "Stop being so polite! We haven't seen each other for many years. Come and let your mother see you!"
Mrs. Rong took Rong Enqing's hand and looked him up and down twice. Then she said with red eyes, "Well, my son is a lucky man. I haven't seen him for many years, and he looks much healthier."
Rong Enqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She looked plump... Did she mean she was fat?
"Mother, this is not the place to talk. Let's go inside and talk."
"Yes, yes, look at me, I was so excited to see you that I forgot I was still at the gate."
Rong Enqing felt that Old Lady Rong was holding his hand and had no intention of letting go, and he felt a little complicated.
She could feel that Mrs. Rong's excitement came from the heart and there was no element of pretense.
Rong Enqing led the person directly to Baishou Hall.
After entering the house, Rong Enqing invited Old Madam Rong to sit at the seat of honor, while he himself sat at the seat next to Old Madam Rong, across from the coffee table.
Zhang and Xiao Rong also sat down below the two men.
After the maid came in and served tea, Old Madam Rong looked at Rong Enqing with a puzzled look and asked, "Why don't I see the children from the Marquis' Mansion?"
Rong Enqing said with regret: "Mother came at an untimely time. At the beginning of the year, I divided the family property among the brothers. Now living in the mansion are Yun Ye and his mother, Yun Luo who was adopted from the second branch, and..."
Rong Enqing paused deliberately, glanced at Zhang and Xiao Rong, and then continued, "Yunhai and Yunying, father and daughter."
"My eldest daughter-in-law is a taciturn person. She usually stays at home and rarely sees outsiders. I was afraid that it would be impolite and offend my mother, so I didn't let her come.
"As for Yun Ye and Yun Luo, I originally wanted to let them come to see their mother, but I didn't want them to delay their studies. I thought that since my mother had come to Beijing, there would be plenty of time to see her in the future. So I didn't let them stay and wait for her.
"The remaining two are Yunhai and Yunying...
Having said that, Rong Enqing wiped his eyes with a handkerchief, and tears instantly rolled down.
"Yunying's ear is injured and I'm afraid it will never heal. Yunhai was sad and blamed himself. Now he refused to let Yunying out of his sight for even a moment.
“Every time I see Yunying’s pitiful look as she can’t hear clearly and can only look at people with her head tilted to the side, asking them to say it again, my heart feels like it’s being stabbed by needles.
"I am already so sad that I cannot help myself. How can I dare to call someone to my mother? It will only make her sad."
At the end, Rong Enqing couldn't help but cover his mouth and sob.
Every time she thought of Yunying, she couldn't help but want to cry.
The little girl was only four years old, so young that she should have been innocent and carefree, but she met with a disaster and injured her ear.
Every time she saw her subconsciously tilt her head and face her with her other intact ear, she couldn't help but tear up.
But every time she saw her crying, Yunying would grin at her, hug her neck affectionately, put her cheek against hers, and comfort her by saying that it was okay, saying that she still had one ear that could hear.
Every time this happened, Rong Enqing wished he could cut Zhang into pieces.
Seeing Rong Enqing crying sadly, Mrs. Rong patted Rong Enqing's shoulder across the coffee table and comforted her: "Don't be too sad. Things have already happened. We should plan more for the future of our children."
Rong Enqing wiped away her tears, calmed down a little, and nodded, "Mother is right."
Mrs. Rong glared at Zhang secretly, and then said to Rong Enqing in a calm tone: "This matter is the fault of your sister-in-law. I brought her here today to let her admit her mistake to you. By the way, I want to discuss Yunying's future with you."
Rong Enqing frowned, and before he could say anything, he heard Mrs. Rong continue, "As the saying goes, it is better to resolve a feud than to create one. What's more, we are all family, there is nothing we can't overcome.
"Now, our Rong family has just entered the capital, and your eldest brother just reported to the Ministry of Rites yesterday. Our Rong family has not yet established a firm foothold in the capital, and your Shun'an Marquis Mansion is not in a very good situation in the capital.
"At this time, we should support each other and work together. We must not quarrel over a small matter, lose our sense of proportion, and disrupt the Rong family's plan to take root in the capital.
"My son, don't you think this is true?"
After listening to what Old Lady Rong said, Rong Enqing suddenly understood why Old Lady Rong came today. He also understood why the Rong family could still stand until now after the emergence of the original body, Zhang family, and Xiao Rong family.
It turns out that the family has the help of Old Lady Rong! If the original body's memory is correct, Old Master Rong is an elderly person who is wiser than Old Lady Rong!
It is undeniable that what Mrs. Rong said makes sense to everyone.
Unfortunately, Rong Enqing does not play by the rules, and the situation in Shun'an Marquis' Mansion cannot be summarized as a general situation.
Therefore, Rong Enqing was not prepared to take the ladder handed over by Old Lady Rong.