Did the third place winner regret it today?

Chapter 50

After returning to the Shen Mansion, Shen Ti and Yin Shi first went to the upper room to report to their elders about the situation of sending back the gifts.
On the way, Shen Ti asked, "What did Uncle Cheng say to you?"
"My family, what else can you say?" Yin Shi said, "It's nothing more than asking me to tolerate your concubine and give birth to your eldest son as soon as possible."
These are indeed the things that my mother's family cares about. Shen Ti was curious: "So what did you say?"
After the two siblings finished talking, they always felt that their brother-in-law had a strange look on his face, as if he had eaten shit and couldn't spit it out.

Yin Shi repeated what he had said to his brother.
Shen Ti turned her head away and put her fist to her lips.
"Don't laugh." Yin Shi said seriously, "What I said is wrong? Aren't we women supposed to follow the Three Obediences and Four Virtues? Aren't we supposed to regard our husband's family as our God? If this is wrong, why did we learn this from childhood? Tell me about it."

Shen Ti suppressed her laughter, put down her hand, and said, "You are right. As long as you keep doing the right things, you will be invincible."
He paused and said, "At least I am undefeated in debates with others."
"Of course." Yin Shi said, "This is called the moral high ground."

Her face looked serious, but her eyes were cunning.
The afternoon sunlight was slightly westward, with a hint of light gold, shining on her face, making it particularly vivid.
As I walked, it seemed as if a kind of vitality was jumping around.
Shen Ti couldn't help but look at her again.

Lord and Mrs. Shen calculated that the time was almost up and were already waiting for them.
Shen Ti reported to the two about the meeting with his uncles: "The brothers said they would come tomorrow."
The return ceremony has been completed, and the wedding is considered complete. Tomorrow, I can visit my relatives.
Lord Shen said, "It's a rare opportunity for them to come to Beijing, so let them stay for a few more days. You still have some time off, so spend more time with your uncles and brothers to go around."
Shen Ti replied: "Yes."

It was almost time, Yin Shi got up and apologized to go to the kitchen.
Lord Shen and Madam Shen both said lovingly, "Go ahead."
After she left, there were only three people in the room, and the couple were no longer acting politely.
Madam Shen looked Shen Ti up and down: "How have you been these days? Are you getting along well with Shen Niang?"
Shen Ti said: "Very good."

He thought of Yin Shi's cunning and lively eyes just now, and a smile appeared on his lips involuntarily: "Cousin, you are a very easy-going person."
Mr. Shen and his wife winked at each other.
Mrs. Shen even smiled with her hands covering her mouth, looking very satisfied.

After dinner in the evening, Madam Shen said, "You don't have to come tomorrow. From now on, you two can eat in your own rooms."
After setting the rules for three days and going through the motions, the emperor will no longer harass his daughter-in-law.
Yin Shi knew that her aunt was not the kind of woman who would torture others. She knew it two days after she came here. Both mother and son were kind-hearted people.
She thanked him with a smile.

After they left, Lord Shen also smiled and said, "Mrs. Shi is a very lovable child."
Always love to laugh.
It must be comfortable to get along with such a person. No wonder my son had a smile on his face when he talked about her today.

"I knew it." On the way back, Yin Shi boasted happily, "As expected, she is my aunt."
Seeing her proud look, Shen Ti couldn't help laughing and teased her, "Yes, sister has finally fulfilled her wish."
Yin Shi said, "I have done it, it is your turn. When will Miss Feng's matter be handled?"
Shen Ti thought for a moment and said, "My uncles will come over tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, and I'll ask her to serve you tea."

When taking a concubine, consummate the marriage first and then offer tea.
That means Shen Ti will sleep there tomorrow night.
Now I really get to be a groom.
Yin Shi really wanted to congratulate him, but she was still surrounded by maids, so she held back and said nothing. She only said, "Have you informed her? Send someone to tell her as soon as possible so that she can prepare."

Shen Ti said: "We have bought everything that needs to be bought."
Feng Luoyi no longer lives in the remote courtyard she used to live in. She has moved into a new courtyard, and all the furniture and other items have been prepared before Yin Shi's wedding so as not to cause any trouble to Yin Shi's wedding.

Yin Shi really can't do anything with straight men.
"Mental preparation, I mean." The older sister stopped and taught her brother, "You've been here all these days as a newlywed, she must be very uneasy."
"Don't say anything like 'she knew it long ago'. Even if she knew, she would still feel uneasy in her situation."
"You should send someone over to tell her earlier so she can feel more at ease."

Because the whole thing has been said to be "after the wedding", and there has never been a clear time agreement.
Yin Shi just wanted the Shen family not to be as ridiculous as in novels, marrying a wife and a concubine on the same day and leaving the bridal chamber empty at night.

Especially when you think about it, the little girl has been waiting for this day for at least a year.
She is not just doing it for love. She really needs an identity to make a living.
Yin Shi himself was also trying to get a meal ticket in the Shen family. As a lowly girl, her need for a stable meal ticket was even stronger than hers.
It's so miserable.
Yin Shi could understand it quite well.

Shen Ti's eyes stayed on her face for a moment.
"All right," he said. "Send someone to let her know tomorrow morning."
The next morning, Changchuan was asked to inform Feng Luoyi: "Tell her that I will be there today and ask her to serve tea to the young lady tomorrow."
Changchuan went there at a trot.

Feng Luoyi has been waiting for this moment since the day he was rescued by the Shen family.
She persisted until Zhaoxiang rewarded Changchuan and Changchuan left, then she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and burst into tears.
Zhaoxiang could only comfort her: "Don't cry, don't cry, your eyes will be swollen later, and it will not look good when Hanlin comes tonight." Hearing this, Feng Luoyi tried hard to stop her tears.
Although he has been in the Shen Mansion for the past two years, his soul has been wandering around.
She knew that she could never be Shen Lang's wife again, and the only thing she could ask for was the status of a concubine. Only with this status could she settle down in the Shen family.
Given her past with the Shen family, even if the legal wife becomes powerful in the future, the Shen family will not allow the legal wife to sell her out at will.

This is the best result after two years of waiting.
Now that it has finally come, are you happy?
No.
I just felt sad and miserable.
Zhaoxiang soaked a towel with cold water and asked her to lie down, but her tears kept seeping out from under the towel.

On the fourth day after the wedding, the wedding was completely over and all the guests who were supposed to leave had left.
Yin Shi's three elder brothers came to visit.
Originally my aunt's husband's family, and now it's my younger sister's husband's family. It's really a family of relatives, so there's no need to be outsiders.

The only difference is that men and women, after meeting their aunt, they are mainly entertained by their uncle and brother-in-law.
The uncle gave his brother-in-law another task: "Accompany your uncles around."
Because among the three people, only Yin Shi’s elder brother had lived in the capital, and her cousins ​​from the first and second wives were visiting the capital for the first time.
Several people discussed where to go and what to see.

Yin Shi accompanied his aunt and said to her, "Jiyun will go to Miss Feng's place tonight, and let her serve me tea tomorrow. Once the ceremony is completed, everyone will feel at ease."

Mrs. Shen had been waiting for this day for a long time. Both father and son were very unhappy about this matter, and she was also having a headache.
She looked at Yin Shi's expression, and when he said this, his eyes and eyebrows were very relaxed, without any deliberate disguise. She breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "That child is also pitiful. She is now a lowly person, even if Jiyun is more compassionate to her, she can't surpass you. Jiyun is a stubborn person, you have to bear with her."

Everyone's interests are different.
Shen Jiyun wanted to protect his confidante, while Lord and Madam Shen wanted a peaceful home.
Yin Shi felt that he was the fisherman who benefited from the conflict between the snipe and the clam, and he was getting the biggest advantage.
Oh, I forgot that the Yin family was also involved. The Yin family hoped to marry the Shen family. This was the interest of the three parties, and in the end, Yin Shi became the beneficiary.

Yin Shi thought about it and felt so lucky, her eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles: "Don't always look down on Jiyun. Although he is young, I think he is loyal and has his own opinions. I am his sister, so I should be more tolerant. Don't worry about this matter."

She was thinking of something else, so she leaned close to her aunt and whispered, "Is there anyone around Miss Feng? Should we ask a mother to tell her about... those things?"
Mrs. Shen was very relieved to see her being so gentle and generous, and felt that she had made the right choice in marrying the right daughter-in-law.
This was originally the responsibility of the wife, but Yin Shi had no older mother around him. Although Yun Juan was a daughter-in-law, she was only a teenager. Yin Shi felt that she was not qualified for this matter, so he asked Mrs. Shen for help.
Mrs. Shen knew her difficulties, so she made arrangements: "Okay, let Mother Qin go."

As expected, Shen Ti went out with his uncles and did not come back until the evening.
This was because Yin Shi’s brothers were all married and very understanding. They didn’t want to affect the honeymoon of the young couple, so they asked him to go back early.
Seeing Shen Ti coming back, Yin Shi went to greet her: "Thank you for your hard work."
Shen Ti said: "We are a family."

From today on, there is no need to set rules in front of mother-in-law. Shen Ti and Yin Shi had their first meal in their room.
Yin Shi asked: "Do you want to take a bath here or over there?"
Shen Ti felt a little uncomfortable, but after thinking about it, she said, "This way."
I have slept here for a few nights, and all my commonly used clothes and items are here. I have already felt a sense of belonging.

Yin Shi arranged for him to take a shower. Watching him go in, he always felt that something was not right with him today, and he looked very tense.
Is it because you are about to be with the girl you truly love?
Shouldn't I be happy? Why am I so nervous?

Yin Shi suddenly remembered something, called Lu Yan in, and asked her in a low voice, "Does Ji Yun have a concubine?"
Lu Yan said hurriedly: "No."
Yin Shi thought for a moment and asked, "Has that ever happened?"
"No." Lu Yan said, "People outside don't know, but we didn't have one at home. However, Hanlin was still young when he was studying outside."

Yin Shi was quite surprised.
She had never asked because she had always preconceived that Shen Ti must have had a concubine. This kind of wealthy family usually did this, letting boys have concubines before they got married. So that there would be clean people at home to serve them, so that they would not go to brothels to find unclean ones out of physical needs.
That's probably what it means.
It's pretty bad, but it's bad enough to justify itself.

I really didn't expect Shen Ti to be an exception.
"Why?" Yin Shi was very curious.
Lu Yan didn't know, and could only guess, but she was pretty close: "Hanlin came back early because of the Feng family's affairs. As soon as he came back, he had a disagreement with the master and the mistress about Miss Feng. The master said at that time that the matter should be put aside for the time being and we can talk about it after Hanlin's imperial examination is over. Hanlin then concentrated on preparing for the examination. Not to mention us, even Sister Qiu Tong and Sister Xia Yin, who served him personally at the time, didn't dare to approach casually, for fear of disturbing Hanlin. Then Hanlin won the third place in the imperial examination, and followed the mistress to Huaixi. When he came back, he had already decided to marry you, Madam."

It turned out to be the case.
Yin Shi's eyes became strange.
Because she was used to the brothers and sisters of the Yin family sleeping with maids at the age of fourteen or fifteen, she never expected that Shen Ti, at the age of eighteen, might still be a... little virgin?
What's going on? Suddenly so cute!
(End of this chapter)