Did the third place winner regret it today?

Chapter 51

After taking a shower, Shen Ti changed into clean underwear, middle clothes and outer clothes, and walked out of the bathroom around the screen.
Yin Shi stood up from the table: "I'm done."
Shen Ti hesitated for a moment, then walked over and said, "Then I'll go over there?"

Yin Shi could now clearly see the tenseness and unnaturalness in Shen Ti's body.
Yin Shi lowered his head and pursed his lips, trying to hold back his smile. He raised his head and said seriously, "Well, go ahead."
Shen Ti didn't know why, but she felt that Yin Shi's eyes were particularly kind today.
This wasn't the case when we were eating.
Weird.

He nodded, turned around and took two steps. Suddenly, Yin Shi called him again from behind: "Jiyun!"
Turning around to look, Yin Shi saw a smile on his face.
She said, "Congratulations."
I am a bridegroom tonight, a small milestone in my life.
And it’s the first time in my life.
Congratulations, brother.

Shen Ti nodded slightly, turned and left.
When they got outside, it was too dark to see clearly. Changchuan held a lantern to guide him.
Feng Luoyi was arranged by Madam Shen to stay in a room in the east courtyard. It was not too far, nor too close, just right.

Now Feng Luoyi's courtyard is fully equipped with maids of all sizes.
There was a lantern hanging on the gate of the courtyard. A little girl was looking out the door. She caught a glimpse of the lantern approaching from a distance and immediately ran in: "Here it comes!"

Shen Ti stepped into the yard, where a little girl holding a lantern was waiting for him.
Shen Ti turned around and told Chang Chuan what time he would come to pick him up tomorrow; "Tomorrow morning at the end of the Mao hour."
Changchuan responded "yes" and stopped outside the gate. He waited for Shen Ti to turn around and go in before he left.

The little girl carefully led the way along the steps. When they arrived in front of the main room, a maid bowed and opened the curtain. Shen Ti stepped in with her head lowered. There was also a maid opening the curtain at the lattice door.
All the way to the inner room, red candles were flickering, lighting up the room.
Beside the bed, Zhaoxiang helped Feng Luoyi stand up, knelt down and saluted Shen Ti: "Hanlin."
Feng Luoyi was dressed in auspicious clothes, with thin shoulders and a slender figure, and her head slightly lowered.

Shen Ti paused, walked over, and said softly: "Luo Niang, I'm here."
Feng Luoyi raised her head tremblingly, staring at him, her eyes reddened before she opened her mouth: "Shen Lang..."
In fact, just as Yin Shi thought, Shen Ti was indeed nervous all the way when facing this first time in her life. But when she saw Feng Luoyi's pitiful appearance, the tension suddenly dissipated.

She's more nervous than him, isn't she?
For him, it was just taking a concubine.
For her, it is a matter of life and death.
He was the man who was supposed to support her, so how could he show nervousness in front of her?
That would only make her uneasy.

Shen Ti stared at her and said, "It's been a long time since we last met. You've lost weight again."
In my impression, Feng Luoyi has always been very thin, and now she is even thinner. Even wearing festive auspicious clothes, she still looks frail.
Feng Luoyi smiled with tears in her eyes: "I miss you but I can't see you. I have no appetite, so how can I not eat less? I am glad to see you today. From now on, I will eat well."

Shen Ti looked at her beautiful face and tearful eyes, then reached out and tucked a strand of her hair behind her.
Tell yourself: Shen Jiyun, you must remember that you must not appear nervous, unsure, hesitant, or indecisive in front of Feng Luoyi.
She can only depend on you in her life.
In front of her, you must act like a man of integrity.

"Have you washed up?" he asked.
Feng Luoyi nodded.
"Well," Shen Ti said, "take a rest."

Feng Luoyi lowered her eyes, her eyelashes wet, and then raised them again: "Mr. Shen, can you drink a cup of wedding wine with me?"
Teruka was already holding a tray and offering wine glasses.
The two scoops used were made by splitting a gourd and tied together with a green silk rope into a love knot.
This is an ancient custom. Gourds were only used in ancient times.
By the time of the Great Mu Dynasty, although gourd cups were still available on the market, many people had switched to wooden cups, and there were also gold and silver cups. Shen Ti and Yin Shi's wedding wine was served in a gold cup.

In ancient times, gourds were used to make wedding cups, so the cup tasted bitter and the wine was also bitter. The couple drank the bitter wine together, and from then on they would share joys and sorrows, and grow old together.
But drinking the same cup of wine together is a ritual only for marrying a wife; there is no such step when taking a concubine.

But there were still tears on Feng Luoyi's eyelashes, and she was waiting for him expectantly.
If nothing unexpected had happened, she would have been his wife. But fate played tricks on her, and she became a concubine.
Although someone informed her of all the arrangements long ago, her cousin said that she must be very uneasy in the next few days.
Yes.

In fact, Shen Ti has a clear distinction in his heart between his wife and concubine.
He resisted the marriage and didn't want to get married because he knew this line in his heart.
Although he sympathized with Feng Luoyi, if he married a wife, he would have to respect her.

At that time, he wanted to protect Feng Luoyi, but he didn't want to violate the etiquette in the future. After thinking it over, he thought the best thing was to simply not marry her.
If you don't have a wife, you won't favor a concubine and abandon your wife.

This happened a year ago. Thinking about it now, I was too naive at that time. No wonder my cousin said he was childish.
It is certainly wrong to favor a concubine and neglect one's wife, but isn't it even more wrong to not marry a wife for the sake of a concubine?
But at that time, I was stuck in a dead end and couldn't get out of this corner.
Fortunately, the person I met was my cousin.

Shen Ti recalled that yesterday evening in the corridor, Yin Shi stopped and told him that Feng Luoyi must be very uneasy these days.
Her eyes were clear and her words came from her heart.
Her sympathy for Feng Luoyi was genuine.
So, she wouldn't mind, right?
Shen Ti reached out and picked up the other wedding cup.

There were no guests, banquets, or praisers, no worship of heaven and earth; everything was very simple.
Other families would hold big banquets when they took in concubines. But because of her father, the Shen family kept everything low-key and simple. Feng Luoyi knew that this was definitely not Shen Ti's intention, but that it was Lord Shen's intention.
It was Lord Shen's idea to send her away at that time. Even Mrs. Shen felt sorry for her. But Lord Shen didn't want to keep her.
Fortunately, he rushed back in time and protected her behind him despite his father's pressure. But she could not be his wife after all.
Feng Luoyi raised his head and drank the bitter wine, tears rolling down from the corners of his eyes.
According to ancient etiquette, there is no need to cross one's arms. The so-called wedding cup drinking has only become popular in the past hundred years.
Shen Ti also raised her head and drank it.

The cup was thrown under the bed. Zhaoxiang half-knelt to take a look and clapped his hands: "One leaning forward and one looking up, good luck."
She packed her things and turned around to see Shen Ti wiping the tears from Feng Luoyi's face and picking her up.
Zhaoxiang hurriedly retreated and closed the lattice door.
After a while, the light on the window paper suddenly disappeared, and the candle in the inner room was blown out.

Shen Ti didn't leave the lights on, so the tent was dim and people could relax more.
He could feel her body stiffen; she was indeed more nervous than he was.
Girls are always afraid.

Shen Ti kissed Feng Luoyi gently, hugged her tenderly, and slowly undressed her.
Feng Luoyi gradually softened.
When their naked bodies were facing each other and their bodies were pressed against each other, her slender arms also held him tightly.
I endured the pain and greeted him.
……
……
That night, Shen Ti and Feng Luoyi both knew what was going on.
Life has entered a new chapter.

After the matter was done, Feng Luoyi snuggled in Shen Ti's arms and listened to his heartbeat.
"Shen Lang." She murmured, "Are we going to stay like this for the rest of our lives?"
"Yes." Shen Ti gently stroked the smooth flesh on her shoulder, kissed her tenderly, and promised, "For a lifetime."

Young men and women are just beginning to understand the world of human nature, and at this time they can put aside the world outside the tent.
Etiquette and hierarchy, career and family, happiness and misfortune in life, are all forgotten first.
The young master is eighteen years old and full of vigor and vitality, while the lovely concubine is seventeen years old and her flower buds are just beginning to bloom.
The bed curtains swayed slightly, and there were rustling, whispering, and frequent requests.
A night of pleasure.

Yin Shi got up even earlier that day than he did four days before his wedding.
Because today was the day when Shen Ti's beloved came to serve her tea. Once this procedure was completed, she would be officially considered a concubine.

Although the four words "the status of a concubine" are in themselves extremely sad and lamentable, the most important part of the agreement between Yin Shi and Shen Ti on this marriage is that he gives her a life and she assists him and his girlfriend.

"What are you looking at? Can you just look at it openly?" Yin Shi said angrily to Kui'er who was always stealing glances at her in the mirror.
Kui'er pouted. Pu'er and Ying'er twirled their sleeves and stared at the floor.
"You have a mouth full of oil bottles." Yin Shi said, "I knew it when we were in Huaixi."
At that time, she spread it deliberately.

Yes, we knew that the son-in-law would have a concubine. But when it really came, how could Kui'er and the others not feel upset for Yin Shi?
"You should be more open-minded." Yin Shi said, "I told you a long time ago that if this hadn't happened, I wouldn't have been able to marry into the Shen family in Beijing."
"You can't have it all. It's enough to get one of them. If you want to have both, think about it first. Why?"

After she said that, the maids finally calmed down a little.
Breakfast was already served, but Shen Ti was nowhere to be seen. It was clearly arranged that she would come back and have breakfast with Yin Shi.

In fact, when Shen Ti made this arrangement, Yin Shi didn't believe it at all.
Seeing the young virgin arranging things with such confidence, she couldn't just go and knock him down, right? She could only nod her head.
Sure enough, he didn't show up on time this morning.

It's so funny. How can a virgin man get up on time for the first time in his life? Even if he gets up, he might have to exercise in the morning.
So young and full of energy.
Yin Shi waved his hand: "I won't wait for him. I'll eat first."

Changchuan arrived at Feng Luoyi's yard on time and waited, but his son did not show up.
It's strange, you are such a self-disciplined person.
Until Zhaoxiang came out with a smile and gave him some big coins: "Go and tell the young lady that Hanlin said to have breakfast here before going over."
Changchuan looked at the window and didn't see anyone getting up to come out, so he took the money, turned around and quickly went to pass on the message.

In the room, the curtains were still hanging.
Just as Yin Shi expected, young men and women experiencing love for the first time could not help but become addicted, lingering over it, and becoming addicted to it.
When things finally calmed down and she stood up, Shen Ti saw the crumpled white silk that Feng Luoyi had handed over. It was wrinkled and stained with blood and filth.
In comparison, the one he and his cousin made was still too fake. Fortunately, they succeeded in fooling everyone.

After showing it to Shen Ti, he nodded. Feng Luoyi shyly asked Zhaoxiang to put the white silk away.
Zhaoxiang took the opportunity to steal a few glances at Feng Luoyi.
Feng Luoyi's body was delicate. They made love for half the night, and then for another while in the morning. There were obvious marks on her neck, chest and even shoulders.
It can be seen that the sex was passionate.

Zhaoxiang felt relieved - because Feng Luoyi was always crying, she was very annoyed and was afraid that she would cry too much and disturb Shen Ti's interest.
Unlike the wife, a concubine does not have status and a family to rely on. All a concubine can rely on is the favor of a man. But the favor of a man is not so reliable.
Now it seems that it is not so bad. Shen Ti obviously feels very sorry for her and is very receptive to this.
That’s okay, cry as much as you want.

(End of this chapter)