Did the third place winner regret it today?

Chapter 59

Mrs. Shen knew very well that one could not just observe the affairs of the inner chamber for one or two days, and that one had to observe them for a long time to see through a person's true character.
But Yin Shi had already scored high points with this opening move.
Mrs. Shen really thought that she had a good eye for choosing a daughter-in-law.

After Yin Shi finished his work report, he happily returned to his own courtyard, taking the good tea that Lord Shen had just brought as a reward from Madam Shen.
From a distance, I saw someone outside the gate of Jingrongyuan. It was a man.
Why is there a strange adult man in the inner house?

And he wasn't the only one at the door.
Lu Yan and He Xin were both there, like guests.
Lu Yan and He Xin were the first-class maids who served Shen Ti personally, commonly known as big maids. Who was so proud to have two big maids around Shen Ti to accompany him here?

The other party obviously saw them and quickly stood up.
The maid guarding the gate hurriedly took away the small stool he had just been sitting on.
The treatment is good and there is a small stool to sit on.

When she came up to him, the young man stood on the steps and bowed: "Greetings, Madam. My name is Pingmo. The Imperial Academy asked me to bring a pot of small peach blossoms to the study."

what.
She did tell Shen Ti to ask an adult to come and move the flowers. The main reason was that Changchuan was too small and she was afraid that he couldn't carry her. But didn't she have a maid in the study? Why did she ask a man to come into the inner house?

Moreover, Yin Shi had heard the name Pingmo several times.
Most of them were brought up when Shen Ti gave instructions to Changchuan:
"Go tell Ping Mo..."
"Tell Pingmo..."
"Let Pingmo go..."

"You are Ping Mo?" Yin Shi said with a smile, "I know you. You got all those things for me a few days ago. You are very quick and good."
"As long as the young lady is satisfied, it's good. It's not something that's difficult to deal with."
Yin Shi asked: "Should he put these flowers in the inner study or the outer study?"
Ping Mo replied, "The Hanlin said to put it in the inner study."

In the past, Shen Ti moved to the outer study room to avoid suspicion from Feng Luoyi. But now he is married and moved back to the inner courtyard. Even if he doesn't want to go to his wife and concubines, he doesn't have to go to the outer study room. The inner study room is his own territory. Its living function is much more comfortable than the outer study room.

Ping Mo was very well-mannered. After performing the greetings, he always leaned forward slightly and lowered his head to avoid looking directly at Yin Shi.
But even so, Yin Shi could see that Pingmo was a handsome young man. He looked a few years older than Shen Ti, and was definitely a young man.
He was well behaved in all his responses and was considered a very high-quality butler among the servants.

If she is valued by her master, she will be a popular marriage candidate among the maids.
But looking at his age, around 20 years old, generally speaking he should be the father of at least two or three children.

"Come with me." Yin Shi nodded.
Took him into the yard.
When she was not there, he did not even enter the yard, but waited outside. The rules of the Shen family were much stricter than those of the Yin family. The quality of the servants and maids was also much higher.

At this time, Ying'er was moving the orchids out to bask in the sun.
"That's the pot." Yin Shi pointed it out to him, "The one with celadon."
Ping Mo took a look and praised: "Young Madam, this orchid is well taken care of."
Yin Shi was delighted: "You also know about orchids?"

"Scholars love orchids the most." Ping Mo explained, "I follow Hanlin, and I have to go through some purchases and exchanges, so I know the market more."
"Huh?" Yin Shi suddenly became interested. "Then look at this pot, how much is it worth?"
Ping Mo looked at it carefully again and said after careful consideration: "Small peach red is a common variety, not rare. Ordinary ones are available at one or two taels, and there are also five or six taels, but the pot this young lady has is of very good quality. Not counting the pot, it's worth about twelve taels of silver."

Kui Er was shocked: "So many?"
Ping Mo glanced at her and said, "Miss, you are from the south. You may not know that it is difficult to grow flowers in the north as lush as in the south. That's why it's so rare."
Yin Shi agreed: "Yes, the climate, water and soil are all different."
So she didn't rush to move these flowers, letting them get used to it first. Now that they were almost ready, she was willing to give them to Shen Ti.
The pots that she had rushed to divide a few days ago are still being carefully watched. She has to fiddle with them herself every day.

Yin Shi asked Ying'er to bring the pot of small peach flowers to Ping Mo. Ying'er was carrying another pot out of the house, and Kui'er pulled her sleeves and said, "I'll do it."
She moved it over and handed it to Pingmo.
Ping Mo took it and said, "Thank you, sister."
Kui Er said hurriedly: "I don't deserve it."

When the servants in the outer courtyard call the maids in the inner courtyard "sister", it is not just based on their age.
For respectable maids, if you are not familiar with them, you can call them "Miss", and if you are familiar with them, you can call them "Sister". Usually, you will not call a maid "Sister".
Sister is a respectful title.

But Yin Shi was a marginal person before, and Kui'er followed her to the margins. When she saw a respectable servant in the outer courtyard, she had to call him "brother".
Later, when Yin Shi was getting married, she was afraid that any changes would affect this golden meal ticket, so she restricted them tightly. A woman who was about to get married had to stay at home, so Kui'er and the others followed her and stayed at home.
There was no chance for anyone to call her "sister". Yin Shi noticed that when Kui'er and Pingmo were talking, Lu Yan and He Xin glanced at them quickly.
At this time, Ping Mo asked Yin Shi for instructions: "Madam, please assign someone to go with me to the inner study and then to the second gate."
In the strict inner house, male servants from outside and the outer courtyard were not allowed to move around freely. When they arrived at the second gate, they had to report first. The person at the hanging flower gate would go to the courtyard to notify them, and someone from the courtyard would go to the hanging flower gate to receive them, do their work, and then send them out of the hanging flower gate. Only then was it considered over.
This movement must be accompanied by someone, and the man cannot be allowed to wander around the inner house alone.

Kui'er has always been diligent and always had a job in mind. But after she came to the Shen family, Yin Shi didn't let her do many things. There were many maids in the courtyard, and even the work was divided into different levels, and everyone did much less work than before. Unlike in the Yin family, she, Kui'er, and Ying'er took care of all the work.
Kui'er is already bored with being idle.
She wanted to take the job as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Luyan." Yin Shi interrupted her in time, "You go with Pingmo."
Lu Yan is the oldest among the maids.
There was joy in Lu Yan's eyes, but she suppressed it and said, "Yes."
They were all middle school students, so there was no way they could be too cunning. Yin Shi glanced over and saw everything clearly.

Lu Yan accompanied Ping Mo away.
Yin Shi returned to her room and changed into comfortable home clothes. Because she had to go out to the yard from time to time during the day, she still dressed properly during the day. After dinner, she could take off her outer clothes and wear only her undershirt.
Comfortable.

Since Shen Ti agreed and gave the order, even little boys like Changchuan were not allowed to enter the main room.
If someone came, the gatekeeper at the courtyard gate had to report to the main house door first, and the maid in the room would then report to the side room or the inner room.
Even when she was not around, Ping Mo would wait outside the yard.
Although today is only the sixth day of marriage, Yin Shi already has a strong sense of security in his yard and main house.

He Xin brought over a plate of washed loquats.
Yin Shi glanced at her and asked, "What does Pingmo do when he is with Hanlin?"
He Xin said, "He takes care of everything. If Hanlin has any problem, he can just tell Pingmo. He is the most useful person around Hanlin. He is Hanlin's foster brother."

In her previous life, Yin Shi liked it when her subordinates provided such comprehensive information when answering questions, especially when they expanded to include information that she had not asked about.
"Then why didn't he go out with Hanlin today?" she asked.
"There are others. Hanlin has six people around him." He Xin said with a smile, "Pingmo only takes care of important matters."

Yin Shi and He Xin's eyes met, and He Xin respectfully avoided them.
It turned out to be the case.
In fact, Yin Shi had already noticed when they were talking in the yard just now that the maids in the yard seemed to be more respectful to her than in the previous few days.
It's not that they didn't work hard in the past few days. On the contrary, the maids who were chosen by Madam Shen to enter this courtyard were definitely not lazy, greedy, or cunning. They were all efficient and articulate.
Yin Shi had been getting along well with them these past few days.

The "more" mentioned here refers to attitude.
The expression on the face, the tone of voice, the angle at which the head and neck are lowered.
Only keen people can notice it.

Ping Mo, the most useful person around Shen Ti, only takes care of important things.
Shen Ti sent him to move a pot of flowers to the young lady's yard instead of accompanying his uncles to visit the capital.
This means that in Shen Ti's eyes, Yin Shi is more important.
Everyone in this yard knows Ping Mo and understands this meaning.

Through the information given by He Xin, Yin Shi also understood.
Ping Mo was probably sent by Shen Ti to meet her. To meet and get to know her.
Yin Shi recalled the way Luyan Hexin surrounded Pingmo, and the glance she gave Kuier.

"How old is he? I think he looks older than Hanlin?" she asked.
"He is three years older than Hanlin and is twenty-one this year."
"Are you married already?"
When asked this question, He Xin's eyes flashed with nervousness, but she still answered politely: "Not yet."
Yin Shi nodded and said nothing more.

It turns out that he is the golden bachelor among the male servants.
However, from the first day of marriage, Shen Ti made it clear to everyone that the maids in the courtyard would be sent away by Yin Shi.
There are many kinds of sending away, including selling, transferring, resigning and returning home to be unemployed, and getting married.

The marriage rights of the maids, at least the maids in Jingrongyuan, now fall into Yin Shi's hands.
Here, women's power is delegated or transferred by men.
Does Shen Ti understand too much? Or maybe it's because she was born in this environment and doesn't need to understand at all, it's already engraved in her bones.
In short, it's fucking awesome.
But thanks, brother.

Yin Shi took the drink handed to him by the maid and took a sip.
Thinking of the eye contact between her and him on the couch this morning, she let out a sigh.
Some guys have grown from boys to men, their consciousness has begun to awaken, and they want to take control in their marriage.
interesting.

Yin Shi called Kui'er and Pu'er over and said, "Pick up the two pots that we prepared for my aunt and uncle and bring them over tomorrow."
Kui Er said: "Okay! I'll hold you tomorrow! I'm strong!"

(End of this chapter)