Did the third place winner regret it today?

Chapter 39

When the red veil was lifted, Yin Shi was finally able to see what was around him.
Of course the first thing you see when you look up is the handsome groom.
Although Shen Ti had a "dull" face, she looked incredibly beautiful in her auspicious attire.

Yin Shi wanted to wink at him and tell him that she remembered their agreement. But there were too many people in the new house, so she didn't dare to do so.
She glanced at Shen Ti, made eye contact with him, and then quickly lowered her head "shyly" like the bride next to her.

There were quite a lot of people in the bridal chamber, and the guests were laughing and praising: "The bride is so beautiful."
"She's a beauty."
"As expected, Jiangnan is a beautiful place with many beauties."

Yin Shi behaved like a shy bride, but Shen Ti knew she was just pretending.
How could this cousin be someone who would be shy in front of others if she could tell him calmly, "I suggest you have a child before marriage to protect her?"
She just knows how to act.

This wedding was neither grand nor boring, and it certainly wasn't joyous.
Not only is Lord Shen the fourth-rank right minister in the Tongzheng Department, but Shen Ti is also very much loved by the emperor now, and is often named to accompany him in the palace, which shows that she is obviously in the emperor's heart.
Of course, his relatives and friends will actively participate in his wedding. How can it not be grand, lively and joyful?

It just so happens that the two real parties to this wedding, Yin Shi and Shen Ti, had no feeling of being "married" at all.
Shen Ti calmly put down the props in her hand, took the next prop from someone else, and carried out the next tedious step of the wedding in an orderly manner.
It's all just a formality.

She is the one he needs, and he only hopes that she can remember her original intention and live up to her promise. From now on, he will take on the responsibility of her life, and she will help him achieve what he wants.
When all the steps were completed, relatives and friends began to leave the new house, and Shen Ti breathed a sigh of relief.
Glancing up, he saw Yin Shi also heaved a sigh of relief.

I guess she didn't have it easy either. No, she should have had it even harder. I heard that brides would get up in the middle of the night to get ready, and they couldn't eat or drink for the whole day, in case they got inconvenienced.
really not easy.

Shen Ti was just thinking about it when he suddenly saw Yin Shi winking at him while everyone turned their backs and walked out.
Shen Ti: “…”
Although it was not quite in line with ladylike etiquette, he seemed to understand what she meant.

Shen Ti nodded to her deeply.
"You take a rest first. I have to go to the front to entertain the guests," he said.
Yin Shi was so hungry that she was panicking. But the bridesmaid came over at this time. There were two women at the door who should be relatives of the Shen family and were looking back at this side. She had to hold back and lowered her head like a lady: "You go."

Shen Ti also turned and left. The two aunts and uncles from the Shen family at the door said to him with a smile: "Jiyun must be tired."
"Jiyun's wife is a beauty."
These are all elders, Shen Ti cannot be rude and can only respond respectfully.

After finally sending the person away in the corridor, Shen Ti glanced around and saw Changchuan waiting beside a pillar, so she waved to him.
Changchuan ran over happily: "Hanlin!"
Shen Ti gave him a few instructions, Changchuan said "yes", and ran away.

A maid came in hurriedly: "Hanlin, the master is urging us, they are waiting for you in front."
"I'm here." Shen Ti smoothed her clothes and followed the maid to the banquet area in front.
Everybody he met on the road congratulated him and said, "What a beautiful bride."

Pretty?
Shen Ti thought about the thick layer of powder on Yin Shi's face today. In fact, it was far less beautiful than her usual bare face.
But no matter what, Shen Ti admitted that her cousin was indeed a beauty.
No matter they are a real couple or fake, it is always a pleasant thing to have the company of a beautiful woman in daily life.

Finally, there was no one else in the bridal chamber. Yin Shi was tired and hungry. He pointed at the phoenix crown on his head and asked the bridesmaid, "Can I take this off now?"
The bridesmaid said, "It only happens once in a lifetime."
Yin Shi said, "My neck can't take it."
The bridesmaid covered her mouth and laughed: "Then tear it down. Then only the groom will come here."

Yin Shi looked around and found that Kui'er was not in the room. He didn't know where she had gone. There were only two maids he didn't recognize.
Yin Shi called them: "You two."
The maid hurried forward and saluted: "Young Madam."
"What's your name?" she asked.
"The slave girl Green Smoke."
"The servant He Xin."

Yin Shi looked at the two of them and saw that they were about fifteen or sixteen years old, seventeen at most, and nodded: "He Xin, help me take off my crown, and Lu Yan, go and see where my maid is. If there is nothing else, let the one called Kui Er come and serve."
Although the maids and servants had privately discussed that the future new young lady would be a beautiful girl from a small place, He Xin and Lu Yan saw that Yin Ti was dignified and beautiful, and nodded slightly when she spoke. She assigned tasks to the two of them with the demeanor of a senior lady, so they did not dare to neglect them and answered "yes" in unison. One stayed to remove the crown while the other went out to find someone.

Yin Shi glanced at other maids outside the lattice door, but she was so hungry that she didn't want to ask more about them.
It’s just that the first impression in the workplace is very important, as it affects how smoothly orders can be given in the future, and her future life here, so even though she was very hungry, Yin Shi endured it and held on.

It’s so hard.
Being married is really hard.
When I was in the Yin family before, even visiting the old lady and the third lady every morning and evening was not so hard. Because I didn't need to be so polite at home.
After getting married, there was no such ease in other people's homes. Yin Shi looked at the strange maid in the mirror and felt as if he had taken a long vacation and finally returned to the workplace.
Of course, it could also be that he was dizzy from hunger.

The heavy crown was taken off, and Kui'er was also found by Lu Yan from outside: "Girl."
Yin Shi did not ask her where she had been or what she had been doing. If Kui Er gave an inappropriate answer, it would weaken her momentum.
Momentum is very important. If you suppress your opponent at the first attack, it will be difficult for him to turn around later. If you can't suppress him, you will have to spend twice as much effort to suppress him later.

Yin Shi only asked: "Is everything fine outside?"
Kui Er was actually quite tense. This was the first time for her to travel far away from home and live in someone else's house. She was completely nervous.
When Green Smoke called me over, I thought something happened and came here nervously.
It was not until she saw that Yin Shi's tone was calm and his attitude was natural when he asked questions, just like at home, that Kui'er finally regained her composure and was no longer so nervous.

"Everything is fine," she replied. "Mrs. Bao Jin is helping us pack our dowry boxes."
It's called tidying up, but in fact it's just watching, for fear that someone will take things away in the chaos.
Yin Shi knew what she was doing outside and nodded: "Just let Bao Jin's family take care of them, you stay here."

"Bao Jin's" is Yin Shi's former maid Yun Juan. The man she married was a member of the Yin family, called Bao Jin, and after she got married, people called her "Bao Jin's".

Kui Er heaved a sigh of relief: "Yes."
Kui Er was actually pushed out. Once she entered the Shen family, everything was taken over by the Shen family's maids. There were many guests, and each of them brought their maids and servants. She glanced around twice more, and if she was a step slower, she would fall behind and could not squeeze to the front at all.
Many of them looked very wealthy, so Kui'er felt timid and didn't dare to force her way forward.
She was picked up by Yunjuan outside. When asked what happened, she spoke hesitantly and was scolded by Yunjuan.

After the maids got married, they left the house, and the servants lived in the alley behind the house. Unlike unmarried maids who were locked up in the inner courtyard and not seen by people, daughters-in-law often needed to show their faces to people. Especially Yunjuan's husband Baojin was a man of the family, he saw many people every day, and his vision was slightly wider.
Yunjuan is stronger now than when she was a maid. Unlike Kui'er, she has never been out of the house and has never seen the world. She is timid and cowardly everywhere.

After Yun Juan finished scolding Kui Er, she saw that the bridal chamber was full of female relatives and friends, all surrounding the bride, and there was really no way to squeeze in. So she pulled Kui Er to see the dowry first.
After hearing the commotion in the yard and seeing a large group of people going out, but a maid from the Shen family still standing at the door like she was on guard, Yun Juan hesitated.
The main reason is that I don’t know whether the rules of their official family are the same as those of the Yin family, and I’m afraid of conflicts.
Coincidentally, Luyan came out looking for someone right after that, and Yunjuan immediately pushed Kuier over, and Kuier returned to Yin Shi.

Although Yin Shi didn't know the specific details, he could roughly guess that it was just that the little maid from a small place had just arrived at an official's family in the capital and was at a loss.
There was nothing we could do about it. The environment shapes people. Huaixi was such a small place, and the Yin family was just an ordinary country gentry family. Even she herself was usually carefree and at ease, relying only on the experience she had gained in her previous life.
Kuier didn't have a previous life, so it's normal for her to be at a loss in a new environment.

Yin Shi gave Kui'er a look that told her to calm down.
They had a tacit understanding as master and servant. Kui Er felt much better after receiving Yin Shi's encouraging look, and took the initiative to step forward: "Let me do it."
He Xin did not argue with her and gave it to her directly. Kui Er took over to fix Yin Shi's bun.

"This is Kui'er beside me." Yin Shi looked at herself in the mirror and was quite satisfied. "This is He Xin and Lu Yan. Don't you three know who is older and who is younger?"
The three people reported their birthdays and arranged their seniority. Luyan was the oldest, followed by Hexin and finally Kuier.
The three of them started calling each other sisters.
Kui'er's first day at the workplace started off smoothly, although there were some minor setbacks.

Yin Shi was so hungry that she couldn't bear it anymore. She looked at the maid of the Shen family in the mirror and felt that she could ask for something to eat now.
But before she could open her mouth, she heard the voice of a maid outside, but she didn't come in. He Xin went out to check, and soon she came in with a tray: "Young Madam, please have some snacks."
that's nice!
intimate!

Just after praising the maid in her heart, He Xin added: "It was sent by the Hanlin Envoy Changchuan."
It’s Shen Ti?
Although he had just seen his handsome appearance in auspicious clothes, for some reason, the image that flashed through Yin Shi's mind was still the little boy with concern in his eyes.
Although people grow up, the things in their bones remain unchanged.
This younger brother really deserves extra points.

He Xin put the snacks on the table, one plate of sweet and one plate of salty.
Lu Yan immediately went to pour tea.
Yin Shi saw that the maids of the Shen family were quite attentive to her.

Lu Yan and He Xin are not very old. Theoretically speaking, in an official family like the Shen family, an adult young man like Shen Ti should be surrounded by older and mature girls.
I don’t know if it is placed somewhere else, such as a study room, where a beautiful woman can add fragrance to the room.

But Yin Shi didn't care. As long as the maids in her yard performed their duties, did their respective jobs well, and followed the rules, not provoking or offending her, or being passive, she would have no problem at all.
As for whether Shen Ti had a concubine or a favorite maid somewhere else, Yin Shi didn't care.
But don't forget, the reason why Shen Ti condescended to marry her was because he had a beloved confidante whom he couldn't let go of.
Don't forget that she and Shen Ti had a marriage by arrangement.

(End of this chapter)