Did the third place winner regret it today?

Chapter 14

The young men are growing up, studying, and pursuing fame, and the young ladies are also moving forward in their lives.
The eldest lady reached the age of marriage first, and was offered a good marriage, a well-off country gentleman family of equal status.
Second Lady started to follow the same path as First Lady, trying to please her stepmother, and when she reached the age of 15, she also got a good marriage. Her husband's family was not as wealthy as First Lady's, but it was not poor either. The key point was that her husband was good and had the title of a scholar.

Finally it was Sanniang's turn, and she also followed the path of her sisters.
But Sanniang and Yin Shi were the same age. When Sanniang's behavior was taken for granted by everyone, Yin Shi's difference was revealed.
At this time, the eldest aunt was already married, and the second aunt was engaged. People will have some feelings for each other after spending a long time together. The eldest aunt's aunt, the second aunt, and the second aunt's aunt all advised Yin Shi privately: "Look at what your sisters do, and learn from them. Don't blame us for nagging. Although we had quarrels with your aunt in the past, we watched you grow up. Now that you have lost your aunt, we are afraid that no one will teach you, so we are nagging."

Yin Shi was still a little touched.
Moved, but then pretending to obey. Nodding in agreement, smiling and thanking, but in reality, it was still the same as before. Quietly living as a marginal person in the small courtyard.

Sanniang said to her aunt, "I am so angry. I asked Siniang to help me with sewing for mother, but she was lazy. I have almost finished, but she has not even started to sew."
Her aunt said, "I know you and her are good friends. It's okay if you want to bring her along at other times, but please don't do it now."
Sanniang remained silent.

People are biased. Even if they are both concubines, they must be somewhat different in the eyes of their stepmother. Sisters can give in to each other in other matters, but getting married is too important, it is like a second life. If the two sisters are getting married at the same time, if the stepmother can be more partial, she can give the better one to herself.
Of course, it would be best if both sisters could have good things.
But later on, Sanniang stopped asking Yin Shi to go with her.

Yin Shi understood the little tricks of Sanniang and her aunt, but he was not disappointed or angry. When people compete with each other, everyone will consider their own interests first, not to mention that they are from different mothers.
The relationship between the half-blood sisters in this time and space was much better than what she had read in novels from another time and space. There were no such bad plots as sisters fighting for husbands, pushing sisters into the water, or giving sisters drugs.
There is no deep affection, but it is already friendly.

At this time, Qiao Que was already married, and Yun Juan was already the older maid beside her. She was also worried about her: "Look at the third young lady."
Look at you again, you're like a wooden man, it's so worrying.
Kui Er came in with a fruit plate and smiled when she heard this: "Sister doesn't even know what kind of person our girl is. You can't urge her."
Yin Shi picked up the fruit and took a bite: "Look at you, you've grown older, but you still don't understand me as well as Kui'er."
Yunjuan looked up to the sky and sighed.

Even the Third Lady couldn't help but say to Mother Sun, "What's wrong with the Fourth Girl? She doesn't seem stupid in daily life, but how could she be so tactless? Can't you see how her sisters do it? Why don't you learn from them?"
Mother Sun thought for a moment and said, "There's nothing wrong with it."

That's true.
Si Niang is kind and friendly. She never competes with her sisters. She is also very caring. Little Silang, born to Wu Niang and Aunt Zhou, likes to stick to her.
He is also respectful and obedient to his elders, and pays due visits to them morning and evening.
You asked her what she did wrong, but she really didn't do anything wrong. She was just dull and didn't know how to please her stepmother.

"Well, I don't mind that." The Third Lady fanned herself and said, "I just think the child is a little silly."
Grandma Sun flattered, "Maybe she believes in Madam from the bottom of her heart. Madam is kind and generous, how could such a good mother-in-law cheat her. That's why she doesn't think too much about it?"
Because the old lady was always causing trouble and finding faults, the third wife was always very careful and did not dare to let the old lady hold any evidence against her. She also believed that she did not treat the concubines harshly and was a magnanimous wife and a kind mother, so she felt very comfortable with the flattery.

The Third Lady was indeed a normal wife who did not harm her concubine's daughter. Although the Fourth Lady did not fawn on her like the other daughters, she would have to take good care of the two children when the Third Lady and the Fourth Lady came of age.
After coming of age, Yin Shi was called together with Sanniang to meet people and go out to banquets two or three times, and she knew that she was being watched.

In the past few years, she has lived a peaceful and stable life, but she has not forgotten the fact that she will eventually have to face the issue of getting married in this time and space.
It's not that I haven't considered other ways out, such as being a hairstylist or doing business. But after observation and trial, I found that it was either difficult to achieve due to the environment or the risk was too high. In fact, the law here does not protect the private property of unmarried women. Before you get married, even you belong to your parents and brothers.
Women acquire private assets through dowry when they get married.

I also considered the female household, and wanted to see if I could establish an independent household. After all, in the novels of another time and space, the heroines often established a female household and separated themselves from their relatives.
But after several inquiries, I learned that the female household was a government policy to take care of special women. It was an abnormal household and had many tax and corvée benefits. You had to have neither a husband's family nor a mother's family, be a widow with no relatives, and be faithful to your husband, before the government would establish you. Otherwise, the government would not let you take advantage of it for nothing. If you really become a widow or divorce in the future, you can make some arrangements. But in the current situation where both parents are alive, three brothers and one younger brother, and a large family of uncles, uncles, and cousins ​​have not separated at all, it is impossible for Yin Shi to establish a female household alone.
A closed loop: If you want to live a life that is not controlled by others, you have to leave your original family. If you don’t get married, it is impossible to leave your original family. If you get married, your life will be controlled by your husband’s family.

The bad thing is that she was really chosen by someone, even before Sanniang.
She was called over to meet a lady she had already met. The third lady praised her modestly, "I'm not saying this, but our fourth daughter is the most kind and honest among the children. Even though she is the fourth child, her sisters always think she is more like a sister and is very caring."

The lady listened with a smile and nodded, and finally took out a hairpin inlaid with pearls and solemnly inserted it into her hair. The pearl was as big as a lotus seed, and the family was also well-matched and wealthy.
Very good, very ceremonial.
I'm just sorry. Yin Shi started preparing for this matter almost from the first day of his time travel.

In the evening, the Third Lady reported her work performance to Master Yin San: "The second son of the Liu family, this is not bad. I took great pains to pick the best for the Third Lady and the Fourth Lady."
Master Yin San asked: "Why did you choose Si Niang instead of San Niang?"
The Third Lady said, "That's just a matter of chemistry. The two sisters are about the same age, so we'll marry the one who strikes the right chord with us."

In fact, the third wife understood.
Madam Liu had three sons just like her. The eldest son was favored and would support the family in the future, and the eldest daughter-in-law was valued. The third son was the spoiled youngest son, and the future daughter-in-law was also favored.
The second daughter-in-law who is caught in the middle must find someone who does not compete with others. She cannot compete for power with the eldest sister-in-law, nor can she compete for favor with the younger sister-in-law.
Sanniang was eager to show off, and her competitive look was noticed by Madam Liu. On the contrary, Si Niang always gave way to Sanniang, and was exactly the wife that Madam Liu wanted for her second son.

Mr. Yin San originally wanted to go to Aunt Zhou's place, but the Third Lady had a serious talk with him about the six rituals, so he couldn't get away and ended up staying at the Third Lady's place.
The Third Lady discussed with him again: "I think Dalang is just so-so in his studies. Our child knows it well. He is not like his cousin from the Shen family, who passed the imperial examination at the age of eleven and will pass the imperial examination in the future. Otherwise..."
Master Yin San knew what she was thinking. His brother-in-law had already made a firm judgment: Da Lang, a scholar.
Later, he passed the examination and became a scholar, but failed the provincial examination. Dalang himself said, "I can't do it."

But Master Yin San knew that the old man hoped that one of his sons would become a juren. The old man was not too ambitious. His goal was that the third generation of his family could study and become a juren. He was very pragmatic and did not even dream of having a jinshi.
But there seem to be three steps from scholar to juren to jinshi, but in fact each level is a chasm for people without talent.

The Third Lady only took care of the affairs of her own house, and her vision was not that far-sighted. Things like changing the family status were taken care of by the old man and her husband. She was more concerned about her own little piece of land.
She was already satisfied that Dalang had passed the imperial examination, not to mention that Dalang himself said that he had no talent. The third wife wanted Dalang to participate in the family business as soon as possible, because the sooner he came, the sooner he would get the upper hand.

But Master Yin San refused without hesitation: "Don't make trouble. The old man just allocated two hills of mulberry gardens for me to manage. Now you let him down? The old lady already disliked me because the second son didn't get the two hills. Don't make trouble now and don't give her something to talk about."
The Third Lady immediately stopped arguing: "Okay. I'll listen to you."

The next day, just as she got up and was combing her hair, the maid came to report: "Yunjuan from the fourth lady's room has been waiting outside."
The Third Madam was surprised and called Yunjuan in: "Why are you here so early in the morning? What's the matter, Fourth Girl?"
Yun Juan was a little panicked: "The girl had a fever last night and kept talking nonsense."

"You were fine yesterday, how come you're sick now?" The Third Madam thought it was just a common illness and treated it as usual, "Go tell the steward to ask Doctor Yang to come over and take a look."
But Yun Juan said, "Madam, the fourth young lady is not suffering from a common cold. I'm watching, I'm watching..."
The third lady frowned, "Hmm?"
Yun Juan said fearfully, "...It seems like he is in a nightmare."

(End of this chapter)