Did the third place winner regret it today?

Chapter 38

It was several days later that Feng Luoyi found out that Shen Ti had moved to the outer courtyard.
Because she had been embarrassed for several days, Zhaoxiang thought it was not a big deal and urged her to sew two pairs of socks for Shen Ti. When Feng Luoyi finished sewing, she put them in her pocket: "I will send them over, and I will have an excuse to inquire about the situation of the young master. We can't just leave it alone like this."

Feng Luoyi was silent for a long time, and only said: "Don't take too long."
"I know." Zhaoxiang said, "Don't let the young master bother me."
Feng Luoyi said: "Don't do unnecessary things, don't say unnecessary words."

Zhaoxiang actually wanted Feng Luoyi to write a poem for Shen Ti. Feng Luoyi had a talent for poetry even when she was still young. It was said that Mrs. Shen chose her because of her reputation.
But Feng Luoyi refused. Because in her current situation, if she passed on poems to Shen Ti again, it would be a private exchange.
Shen Ti had already told her to respect herself that day, and she couldn't do such self-deprecating things again.

Zhaoxiang had no choice but to force Feng Luoyi to sew socks for Shen Ti: "We all rely on the Shen family now. I will sew two pairs of socks for you to express my gratitude. No one can say anything."
Feng Luoyi finally compromised and sewed carefully stitch by stitch.

Zhaoxiang felt that Feng Luoyi really wanted it all. He wanted Shen Ti's love and protection, but he also wanted his dignity. It had come to this, how could he still want both of these things at the same time.
She is too embarrassed to do that and can't bend down. She will cry when her wife comes home in the future.
However, she is still Feng Luoyi's maid, and she has to be well-behaved by Feng Luoyi first before she can be well-behaved.
It's really powerless.

She went to Shen Ti's yard with two pairs of socks, only to find out that Shen Ti had moved to the outer yard.
Teruka asked in surprise, "Why? Since when?"
The two oldest maids in the yard had already gone back to get married, and the rest were not in a good mood. Because of Shen Ti's actions, their future was uncertain and their interests were harmed.

I originally thought that the young master's courtyard was the best place to go, and I had to work hard to get in. But I didn't expect that the young master would study in the study every day, and I could only see the bedroom when I came back at night.
He also liked to employ servants, and although he was not harsh on his maids, he did not favor them much either.
Everyone thought that they could just hold on until the young master passed the imperial examination. But who would have thought that the young master would be chosen as the third place winner, get engaged, and move directly to the outer courtyard.
The maids in the room were so upset that they wanted to cry but had no tears. They pulled Zhaoxiang to complain.

Zhaoxiang tried to comfort them verbally, but in reality she felt a hundred times worse than them - if she asked clearly, she would know that it was that day, the day her girl's seduction failed, and Shen Ti moved to the outer courtyard that night.
The reason for this is so clear.

The maids also knew that Miss Feng from the small courtyard was the designated future concubine, and the master and his wife had promised her. They were just waiting for the young mistress to marry and give her the status.
They accepted the socks that Feng Luoyi had sewn for them.
Teruka asked, “How do we send it there?”
Because scholarly families have strict rules, maids in the inner courtyard are not allowed to go out of the second door at will.
The maid said, "Give it to Changchuan, and ask him to send it out."

As they were talking, Changchuan came.
"The master asked me to come and get something. Where is the box with the pine and crane relief?" Changchuan asked, "Sister Zhaoxiang is here? Is there something wrong?"

Teruka mentioned the socks. Nagakawa said, "That's great. I'll take them along as well."
The maid helped him find what Shen Ti wanted, and he put the socks in his pocket. Zhaoxiang followed him, and when he left the yard, she grabbed him and asked, "The master is in the outer yard, what should we do if something happens to our girl?"

"Isn't there me? What do I do?" Changchuan said, "Master said that if Miss Feng has any problems, you can come to me. I will tell Master if there is anything."
Zhao Xiang asked: "Then when can I see the master?"

Although Changchuan was young, he was smart. Shen Ti told him, and he talked to Pingmo about it. Pingmo understood immediately and said, "Young Master doesn't want to see them, understand? But he doesn't ignore them, understand?"
Changchuan understood.

"I can't see him." Changchuan said innocently, "The young master came back from class and only went to the upper courtyard to eat before going back."
Zhaoxiang felt very disappointed and finally regretted that she had instigated Feng Luoyi to do something out of line that day.
"Don't worry, sister. I'll send it to the young master right away." Chang Chuan patted his chest stuffed with socks. "Miss Feng, if you have any problems, just come find me. You know where I live."
"I'll go first."
After saying that, he ran towards the second gate and soon disappeared.

When Zhaoxiang returned to the courtyard and told Feng Luoyi, Feng Luoyi really burst into tears again.
She was in a great headache and was about to comfort him, but Feng Luoyi actually smiled while shedding tears.
Cry and laugh, laugh and cry.
Zhao Xiang was frightened: "Girl, what are you laughing at?"
Are you crazy?

Feng Luoyi wiped her tears: "You don't understand."
"Shen Lang..." She lowered her eyes, tears still hanging on her eyelashes, "He is a gentleman..."
He avoided it.
But now she is just an official servant, so why should the scholar avoid her?
It can be seen that in his heart, he still respects her as the former Miss Feng.

Feng Luoyi regretted that he had done such a thing in a moment of confusion.
Not only do you degrade yourself, but you also insult the gentleman.
Never again, never again.

Feng Luoyi glanced at Zhaoxiang, who naturally didn't understand what she was talking about.
Feng Luoyi didn't need a servant to understand. This was something that only she and Shen Ti understood each other.
No one else is needed.

"From now on, don't bother Shen Lang unless necessary." Feng Luoyi said.
“Huh?” Teruka was surprised. “But…”
"The Feng family has enough food and clothing for us, so don't bother him. Just wait quietly and steadily for him to get married."

Zhao Xiang was anxious: "How can that be possible! If I don't capture the young master's heart before the young lady comes in, I will suffer more in the future."
"You want me to be favored, right?" Feng Luoyi said, "You are confused." "What's most important to me right now is not favor, but status. You should know that Lord Shen and Madam Shen don't want to keep me."
Zhaoxiang paused.

"Without a name, there's no point in talking about being loved or not."
"I must behave myself now. Nothing can happen to make Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen want to chase me away again. I must wait quietly until Mr. Shen gets married and I have a legitimate status. Only then will I be truly safe."

Teruka finally couldn't say anything.
She was originally a maid, and she learned some words from the young lady, and could recite a few poems. She could also be called a maid in public.
But a maid is a maid, and her vision and experience are limited. All she wants is to get more favor from men in the harem and get more benefits.
"Okay. I'll listen to you," she said.

Feng Luoyi glanced at Zhaoxiang.
She had actually noticed the difference in the way Zhaoxiang spoke to her. Zhaoxiang was just a third-class maid by her side before, and she would never dare to speak to her like this.
It's just because her identity is different now.

Shen Ti went to the outer courtyard, appearing to be staying away from her, but respecting her in her heart.
Although Zhaoxiang still had to serve her every day, he did not respect her as much as before.
At this moment, Feng Luoyi understood this clearly.

Lord Shen and Madam Shen were satisfied with Shen Ti's initiative to avoid suspicion with Feng Luoyi before marriage. Lord Shen was actually worried about the two of them before because of the upright family tradition of the Shen family. Shen Ti could think of it and do it without reminding himself, and Lord Shen truly felt that his son had grown up.
Mrs. Shen also watched and said to her husband: "They are also very honest and don't have any private dealings."
The person being talked about there is naturally Feng Luoyi.

Although Feng Luoyi was pitiful, her pity was not caused by the Shen family. The Shen family had rescued her because of their old engagement.
Lord Shen had never approved of Shen Tina and Feng Luoyi. If she did anything that would tarnish the Shen family's reputation, Lord Shen would never tolerate her again.

Instead, Mrs. Shen spoke up for Feng Luoyi: "After all, she is a well-educated and well-mannered girl. She is also quite pitiful."
He added: "Mian is a very kind-hearted child, she must be tolerant and forgiving."
After all, women are more soft-hearted. They can't bear to see girls who were once from the same class as them fall.
What's more, this was the fiancée she had carefully chosen for her son.

Seeing that her husband had no objection, Mrs. Shen quietly upgraded Feng Luoyi's treatment to that of a concubine.
A little maid and a woman came into the courtyard, and finally Zhaoxiang no longer had to do all the work.
Mrs. Shen started to prepare the new courtyard for her son and daughter-in-law. The new courtyard was bigger than the courtyard where Shen Ti lived before. Mrs. Shen spent a lot of time and asked the craftsmen to dig a new fish pond, but she left the space empty and did not plant flowers or plants.

When people around her asked her about it, she smiled and said, "Wait until my wife comes and let her play with it herself. She likes this."
The servants then understood Mrs. Shen's attitude towards the future young lady.
After all, they are aunt and niece, and they are close from the bottom of their hearts.

But the rear house is actually a trivial matter after all. Lord Shen is more concerned about Shen Ti's career.
After Shen Ti joined the job, the scholar said that he would be given a few days to get familiar with the job before being assigned a shift. He should first be assigned to the Imperial Academy, and then be assigned to take turns in the palace.
Unexpectedly, the emperor heard from somewhere that Shen Ti had returned to the capital, and after asking a little about it, the scholar then moved up all the arrangements for Shen Ti to be on duty in the palace.
Shen Ti showed up in front of the emperor early on.

Young, handsome, and talented, as long as he didn't make any big mistakes and followed the rules throughout his life, it wouldn't be difficult for him to become a prime minister in thirty years.
This is exactly the trajectory that Shen Ti's life should have taken.

Ten months passed in the blink of an eye.
The Shen family in the capital and the Yin family in Huaixi went through the six rituals step by step, and in the blink of an eye, it was February of the following year, and a boat came from the capital to pick up the bride.
Like Shen Ti, Yin Shi suppressed all uneasy factors during these ten months and waited patiently until they got married.

She had been waiting for this day for a long time, and it was a bit sad to say goodbye to the carefree life of her teenage years. So much so that she cried sincerely when she left the house, bidding farewell to her youth.
This made Master Yin San start crying too. He had never cried so hard when his first, second, and third aunts got married.
The third lady wanted to roll her eyes.

Yin Shi boarded the wedding boat in her wedding dress and, escorted by her eldest brother and her two cousins ​​from the first and second wives, sailed against the wind to the capital.
When a boat goes against the wind, it moves in a zigzag shape, which is much slower than when it goes with the wind.
Yin Shi ate so many fish along the way that he was almost sick of it. He finally arrived in the capital in April.

Of course, there are many tedious things to do when getting married, but Yin Shi doesn't have to worry about them. She just eats and sleeps. Anyway, the bride doesn't see anyone at all.
My brother and cousin were quite speechless. They had never seen a sister who was so carefree when getting married. She was really good at eating and sleeping.
Finally that day came. Yin Shi was woken up early to put on makeup. Yawning, he was fully dressed, covered with a veil, and helped Hua Jiao up.

After hammering and banging all the way and making many detours, Yin Shi, who was starving, finally arrived at the Shen Mansion.
Under the veil, she saw a pair of beautiful hands handing her the red silk, and gently called her "cousin".
Yin Shi replied softly, "Long time no see," and took the red silk.
He was led into the gate of Shen's residence.

Worship heaven and earth, and worship your parents.
Husband and wife bow to each other.
In this ancient time, it was like being reborn again.

(End of this chapter)