Did the third place winner regret it today?

Chapter 42

The red candle in the room has run out of tears. The morning light shines through the window paper. The wedding night has passed.
It was a little dark in the wedding tent.
Shen Ti opened her eyes and felt a different fragrance in the tent. It was different from the usual incense, and seemed to be there and not there.
He was briefly confused by the smell. After a moment, he turned his head to look at the bed and suddenly realized.

My cousin Yin Shi was sleeping soundly, her cheeks were rosy and her long black hair was spread out on the pillow.
It turned out to be my daughter’s body odor.

Shen Ti let out a light breath, turned his head to look at the ceiling of the tent, and thought about what he should do.
Because in this soft morning light, when the man first wakes up, his body is in a certain state.
Normally, it would not matter, and it would not matter if the person lying next to him was his real wife, but at this moment, the person sleeping on the bed with him was his cousin Yin Shi. The two of them had never really had any physical contact.
It would be embarrassing if she saw it.

Very bad. Because Shen Ti is now 18 years old, full of vigor and vitality. According to past experience, this state will last for a long time when he wakes up in the morning.
In the past, he would first sober up when he woke up, and then call the maid to serve him after the condition subsided.
But now, Yin Shi was lying next to him and might wake up at any time.

There is only one way to get rid of this situation quickly.
Shen Ti glanced at Yin Shi again.
Her eyelashes are long and her sleeping face is pretty. It turns out that a girl is so beautiful when she is sleeping.
Shen Ti held her breath, stood up gently, got down gently, tried not to make any noise, opened the curtains, got out of the bed, put on her clothes and went to the bathroom...

As soon as Shen Ti left, Yin Shi opened one eye.
She had already taken a nap yesterday before Shen Ti came back, and she had a lot of plans for today, so she woke up early because she had something on her mind.
When he woke up, he saw that Shen Ti was a young and strong boy. He only covered his belly when he slept, and the condition of his body was obvious at a glance.

The old rogue even estimated the size and was happy for the young man.
In fact, although it was a marriage of agreement, Yin Shi didn't mind having sex with the handsome young man. She was also a mortal, not a god, and her body was maturing day by day and she had her own needs.
Moreover, in this time and space, given the current situation, she is bound by marriage, and the only person she can choose to satisfy her physical needs is Shen Ti, and no one else is allowed.

But not now.
Once a man has an intimate relationship with a woman, he will naturally rank the two people in the relationship in a high and low position, and justifiably define himself as the dominant and superior one, and the woman as the subordinate one.
There were many such cases in the time and space of Yin Shi, not to mention in ancient times.

In the initial stage of this marriage relationship, according to Yin Shi's plan, a relationship positioning that is more favorable to her must be established first.
The best is the sister-brother model.
This is the most important thing at the moment. As for other things such as physiological needs, there is no need to rush.
We must distinguish the priorities and resolve the main contradictions first.

After Shen Ti took care of her physical condition, she walked out of the bathroom and saw that the bed curtain was half hung up and Yin Shi was kneeling on the bed, doing something unknown.
"Awake?" Shen Ti walked over and asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
"Let's do this." Yin Shi said, "Wouldn't it be unnatural to lay it flat?"

Shen Ti took a look and found that she was spreading the white silk for testing virginity.
Yin Shi held his chin in thought: "This doesn't seem right. How can it be so smooth after a whole night of sleep..."
Just as Shen Ti was about to agree, Yin Shi had already laid down, pressed Bai Ling under his butt and started twisting his body.
Shen Ti: “…”

Yin Shi rolled to the left.
Yin Shi rolled to the right.
Yin Shi curled up, stretched his legs, curled up, and stretched his legs.
Then he got up and took a look, very satisfied: "This is more similar, isn't it?"

After her tossing and turning, the mattress was in a mess, the white silk was wrinkled and rubbed to one side, and was almost crumpled into a ball.
Shen Ti had to say, it was very realistic.
It was as if the two of them had been fighting all night.

Shen Ti looked at Yin Shi, and her cousin had an expression that said “I’m great, right?”
I don't know why, but the tense feeling of being alone in a room with a young woman in dishevel suddenly disappeared.
I slept very stiffly last night.

Shen Ti suddenly found it natural to accept being alone with Yin Shi wearing only their middle clothes, and she felt very relaxed.
My cousin is right. They will continue to be like this for the rest of their lives. Although they have no physical contact, they still sleep in the same bed and are very close.

"That's fine, let's leave it at that." Shen Ti sat down on the edge of the bed, supporting her knees.
Children from scholarly families receive etiquette training from a young age, with requirements for standing, walking, sitting and lying down. It should be very hard for children, but after they are trained and grow up, they really look good at any time.
Stand with dignity, sit with grace, walk with style.
I'm so happy to have such a good-looking person as my life partner in the future!
Shen Ti said: "Then I will call someone?"
Yin Shi said, "Hmm," "Call me."

Shen Ti suddenly remembered something, stood up and walked out of the bed.
There is a water stove outside the bed. There is charcoal in the water stove, and the water is always warm. You can drink it in a cup or use it in a basin.
There are also copper basins and towels prepared next to the water stove.

Shen Ti picked up the kettle: "We should use water at night."
He poured some water into the basin.
But the water was too clear and clean, it didn't look like it had been used to wash away dirt after sex. Shen Ti asked Yin Shi: "Where's your rouge and powder?"

Yin Shi understood immediately and took rouge and powder from the dressing table and gave it to him.
Sprinkle a little and stir, the water will become turbid and it will look very similar.
Yin Shi felt that he and Shen Ti had a very good cooperation on their first day of marriage and they had a very good understanding of each other.

After everything was done and confirmed to be perfect without any mistakes, Shen Ti raised her voice and called in the direction of the lattice door.
Lu Yan and He Xin, who had been waiting outside for a long time, came in with the maids and helped them wash and change clothes.
Kui'er also came in with Yin Shi's other two maids to serve Yin Shi.

The maids of the Shen family did the work of carrying the basin and changing the water, but Kui'er didn't even have to carry the basin. She just helped with washing and combing her hair.
Shen Ti's maidservants served Shen Ti, and Yin Shi's maidservants served Yin Shi. Everyone performed their duties and no one crossed the line.

Seeing several people busy around Shen Ti, Yin Shi took the opportunity to ask Kui Er in a low voice: "Why did you three all come in?"
According to the rules of the Yin family, there were four servants in one courtyard. One maid was a rough servant. There were three maids. The oldest was Kui'er, who served personally. Pu'er, who was two years younger, also served in the house. The youngest was Ying'er, who was responsible for sweeping the courtyard and running errands and delivering messages on a daily basis, and did not serve in the house.
He came in today.
And it was obvious that Ying'er was not used to entering the main room and was very nervous.

Kui'er was combing her hair. She leaned over, her nose almost touching her hair, and told Yin Shi in a low voice, "There are too many of them..."
In the past, Kui'er could handle daily tasks such as getting up early and going to bed late. Pu'er was responsible for making the bed and folding the quilt, while Ying'er would fetch water outside and not come into the house.
Today, Kui'er got up early and took a look. She was shocked to see a bunch of maids queuing up to help their son-in-law get up.
She is the only one on Yin Shi's side.

"It makes us look shabby." Afraid of being heard by the people over there, Kui'er's voice was almost squeezed out from between her teeth, and you had to put your ear close to it to hear it, "I'll call Pu'er and Ying'er in together."
The loser does not lose the formation.

A wealthy family may have dozens of people at least, or even hundreds at most. There are all kinds of people. Servants especially like to flatter the superior and flatter the inferior, and they like to work on the hot stove and avoid the cold stove.
Yin Shi had lived in a large family like the Yin family for ten years, so he understood it very well.
Now that I have just arrived, I cannot lose confidence.
She silently gave Kui'er a thumbs up, approving of her arrangement. The man washed up quickly, Yin Shi still had to comb her hair, and Shen Ti went out first: "I'll wait for you outside."
Yin Shi combed her hair and followed him to the back room, where breakfast was already served. The two of them had breakfast together, and it seemed like everything was normal, but in fact, they were staring at the maids coming in and out.

Sure enough, Lu Yan came out holding the piece of white silk, which she had folded into a square and was holding on a tray.
It was also brought to the young couple for their review.

This feudal dregs!
Even a Buddhist like Yin Shi couldn't hold it anymore.
On the contrary, Shen Ti was very calm and nodded: "Go."
He Xin came up, took a cloth to cover the white silk, and then took the green smoke out.
It should be sent to Madam Shen to verify her identity, for she is a very virtuous woman.

No matter what, the girl who forged the dirty water was taken out and thrown away, and the girl who forged the white silk didn't see anything wrong.
The wedding night went smoothly.

Yin Shi gave Shen Ti a look: We are great!
The two of us should be life partners, it would be such a pleasure to work together.
The corners of Shen Ti's mouth seemed to twitch. Was that a smile?
Just take it as such.

After breakfast, a maid came to invite us at the right time.
Yin Shi and Shen Ti stood up and went to the inner hall together - the second day after the wedding was the day to recognize the relatives.
There were quite a few members of the Shen family in the inner hall. Because the Shen family was from the capital, the old house was not far from the capital, and it could be reached by carriage on the same day. Because it was not far, everyone who should come came.

Because it was a happy occasion, there was no need for solemnity or silence, and the hall was filled with laughter. Until the maid came to announce, "The Hanlin and the young lady are here."
The hall fell silent.
Soon someone led Shen Ti and Yin Shi in.
A beautiful woman is like jade, and a gentleman is like a jade.

The women had seen the bride in the bridal chamber yesterday. Yesterday, the bride was already very beautiful with her thick makeup. Today, she has lightly drawn eyebrows and lightly painted lips. She is indeed a bright and beautiful lady.

First of all, the daughter-in-law should serve tea to the parents-in-law.
The embroidered futon had been set up long ago. Yin Shi wanted to act like a lady, so Shen Ti led her to the presence of Lord Shen and his wife, where they knelt together and called each other "father" and "mother".
The maid brought teacups, and Yin Shi served tea to Lord Shen and Madam Shen respectively.

Only then can I boldly look at my father-in-law, Lord Shen.
Wow, he is really a handsome man just as my family said.
The couple were both under forty years old; the man was handsome and elegant, the woman was graceful and beautiful, a match made in heaven.
It turns out that only parents like this can give birth to a child like Shen Ti.

Yin Shi offered tea respectfully: "Father, Mother, please have some tea."
After offering this cup of tea, Yin Shi, the fourth daughter of the third branch of the Yin family, became the young lady of the Shen family in the capital.
The father-in-law and mother-in-law each received a reward, all of which were gold, silver, pearls and jade, placed on a tray.
It is a scene of prosperity, family harmony and beauty.
Everyone was amazed.

The next step is recognition of relatives.
The man must give the woman the list of relatives as early as possible to make it easier for her to prepare gifts.
The elders even had to give the bride the size of the shoes she wanted to make. Other items, such as fan covers, purses, and scent bags, were also acceptable.

Recognition was Yin Shi's main event, and Shen Ti's main role was to follow her and follow her steps. Every time she gave a gift and received a return gift, she would thank her together.
In fact, it is similar to the toasting at each table at Yin Shi's wedding in that time and space. There is no technical content, just go through this process patiently.

From yesterday to today, through all the steps and procedures, Shen Ti still didn't feel like she was "getting married".
To him, it's all just a formality.
It's just the routine of life, performed for people to see.
It's all meaningless.

Yin Shi had no problem sending and receiving gifts along the way. Shen Ti's father, Lord Shen, was now a fourth-rank official, and among the members of the Shen family who had entered officialdom, he was also in the front row. Generally speaking, no one would deliberately make things difficult for their family.
But when a surname has a large population and a large family, there are bound to be one or two people who are not up to standard.

An aunt gave a pair of red gold cloves as a return gift. The gift was decent, but the words she said were not so decent.
With a smile on his face, he pretended to be amiable, but he said, "That's good. Your mother-in-law chose you from her family. She is really happy. You don't have to worry anymore."

I'm coming.
The house fight is coming.
Yin Shi raised his eyes.

Having been a parasite in the Yin family for ten years, she was praised as "honest". This was not because she was really honest, kind and peaceful.
It's because she, at the age of two lifetimes, really can't stand the trivial and tiny quarrels and boring and cute conflicts between little girls.

It is also because in one’s own original family, the adults may fight for some interests, but the basic bottom line is still there.
For example, the first lady and the third lady often talk to each other in sarcastic terms, but the first lady will not be mean to the third wife. Of course, she will not be too close to her, but she will definitely not deliberately treat her harshly or deduct money.
During the ten years I spent as a daughter in the Yin family, I had a very comfortable life.
There is really no need to spend time and energy deliberately arguing about anything.

But when you go to someone else's house, it's completely different.
Even in the time and space of Yin Shi's previous life, a girl had to live with her husband after marriage, but it would be completely different if she went to someone else's home.
It is the same both in ancient and modern times.

Yin Shi seemed to have taken a long vacation. Now he stretched his muscles and prepared to stand up again.
She smiled slightly and was about to speak, but Shen Ti took a step past her and raised his eyelids.

"Auntie is joking."
"My mother has always been open-minded and has never worried about anything. Our family has always been relaxed and at peace, allowing us to concentrate on our studies."
"Aunt should focus on her own thoughts and learn from my mother. Don't always worry about things that don't concern you, and make Brother Seventeen unable to concentrate on his studies."
"If it keeps going like this, when will I be able to pass the exam?"

Yin Shi: “…”
What happened to the man being the breadwinner and the woman being the homemaker? Shouldn't house fighting be her responsibility?
Why is Shen Ti stealing other people's jobs?

(End of this chapter)