At midnight, Su Qingyu nestled drowsily in Shen Zhixiu's arms.

Shen Zhixiu reached out and stroked her sweaty forehead, then looked at the red corners of her eyes, lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead.

The servant brought in hot water, and he carried Su Qingyu to the bathroom at the back, and asked Chuntao to change the mattress on the bed.

When entering the tub, Su Qingyu opened her eyes tiredly. Shen Zhixiu coaxed her softly, "I'll help you wash up, you go to sleep."

Su Qingyu was extremely tired, but as soon as she touched the hot water, her waist, which had been sore just now, felt much more comfortable.

But she felt uncomfortable when Shen Zhixiu washed her, so she just kept her eyes closed.

Fortunately, Shen Zhixiu quickly wrapped her in a large cotton towel and carried her back to bed.

The bed had a new mattress, which was dry and comfortable. I had just taken a shower, so the stickiness on my body was gone, and I felt refreshed.

She buried her head in the soft pillow and fell asleep.

Shen Zhixiu simply washed himself again, and when he went to bed again, he felt refreshed.

He leaned sideways, supported his head on his elbow, and looked at Su Qingyu in the candlelight.

Perhaps she had gotten a little too hot from sleeping, so she stretched out both of her arms. The exposed arms were slender, fair, and her skin was as white as cream.

He couldn't help but bend down and kiss the side of her face. She frowned and groaned. She turned over, leaving him with a smooth and tight back.

Shen Zhixiu lay down behind her, hugged her from behind, buried his head in her neck, and fell asleep unknowingly.

The next morning, Su Qingyu opened her eyes hazily and found that she was held in Shen Zhixiu's arms.

His arms were around her and his legs were on top of her.

She curled up into a ball in her arms.

The person behind her noticed that she was awake and showered her back with kisses.

"Awake?" The voice was low and hoarse, but the lust was still there.

Su Qingyu, realizing what he was about to do, immediately moved inside and turned to face him.

"Third Master, it's time to get up and go pay your respects."

On the first day of her marriage, she had to greet everyone in the Shen family and serve tea to the old lady.

Even though her whole body was aching, she had to force herself to get up.

Shen Zhixiu, who had wanted to hug her, saw Su Qingyu frowning as she stood up, and subconsciously asked, "Does it still hurt?"

Su Qingyu rolled her eyes at him and said nothing.

Shen Zhixiu thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll ask Mr. Zhou to get some medicine."

Su Qingyu hurriedly said, "No, I... I'll just rest for two days."

He didn't feel ashamed to ask for medicine for such a thing, but she felt embarrassed.

After the two of them stood up, the maids came in one after another and helped Su Qingyu dress up.

There was another person who came in with Chuntao, her name was Qiuyue, who was also the maid that Shen Zhixiu gave her.

"Try it first. If you don't like it, we can change it." Shen Zhixiu said in a low voice.

Su Qingyu later found out that Mr. Shen's criteria for selecting maids were that they should be honest, do their job properly and not talk too much.

He checked the family background of those he selected.

Su Qingyu had thought that she would have to deal with some trouble finding staff after entering the mansion. Unexpectedly, Shen Zhixiu had already taken care of everything for her, without her having to worry about anything at all.

Chuntao and Qiuyue went into the bathroom without hesitation and packed their changed clothes. Zhenzhu and Feicui took care of the personal care, including applying makeup and combing hair.

Today is the second day of her marriage, and it is also the day she formally meets the Shen family's elders, so she needs to spend more time on dressing up.

Zhenzhu took out the bright red jacket with the Five Blessings pattern that she had prepared in advance, put on a pair of gold-sprinkled peony hairpins on her head, and changed her hair bun into a woman's bun.

After everything was tidied, Su Qingyu looked at herself in the mirror carefully again.

Shen Zhixiu walked closer and looked her up and down, "Very beautiful."

The two of them brought their servants and walked towards the main courtyard, Qingyuanju.

Along the way, there were always maids who stopped to greet, "Hello, Third Master, Hello, Third Madam."

Every time this happened, Zhenzhu would take out the purse she had prepared, which contained silver ingots that had been packed in advance.

They soon arrived at the old lady's Qingyuan Residence. A little maid lifted the fine cloth curtain and invited the third master and the third lady in.

In the main hall of Qingyuanju, the other members of the Shen family have already arrived.

Old Madam Shen was sitting on the armchair. When she saw the two people come in, a kind smile appeared on her face.

A maid brought a futon over, and a little maid was holding a red lacquer tray with a celadon teacup on it.

Su Qingyu knelt down and offered tea to the old lady, calling her mother.

The old lady took the tea and took a sip, then handed her the gilded box that had been prepared long ago.

Su Qingyu thanked her and handed the item to Zhenzhu beside her.

After getting up, she walked to Shen Zhiheng and Chen, "Brother, sister-in-law."

Chen hummed, her expression cold, and handed over a brocade box. Su Qingyu took it with a smile and thanked her.

Opposite Chen were the second wife Yang and the second master Shen Zhishu.

Su Qingyu walked forward and bowed, "Second brother, second sister-in-law."

Yang was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old. She wore a jeweled hairpin on her head and a crimson and purple Suzhou embroidered jacket.

When she smiled, her face was easygoing, with a smile that made people not to be on guard. Even the servants of the Shen family said that the Second Madam had a kind heart.

But Su Qingyu knew in her heart that the second wife was much smarter than the first wife, Chen.

After Shen Zhixiu's death in his previous life, the Shen family's influence in the court collapsed, and the two masters realized their own lack of talent. Later, the two branches began to fight for the family property. After all, with these properties came wealth. Even if their official careers didn't go smoothly, the wealth could provide a stable life.

At that time, Su Qingyu, as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Shen family's eldest son, had many exchanges with the second wife of the Shen family.

"Now that my third sister-in-law is married, we'll be a family from now on. If you need any help, just come to Jifang Garden and find me. Don't be polite to my second sister-in-law."

Compared with Chen, Yang's behavior at this time naturally pleased the old lady more.

Su Qingyu still had a faint smile on her face. She was neither frightened by Chen's attitude nor overjoyed by Yang's smile.

"Thank you, second sister-in-law. I will inevitably bother you in the future."

Afterwards, Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu sat down, and the younger generation of the Shen family came forward to greet Su Qingyu.

The first one is naturally Shen Zhao.

Shen Zhao was wearing a light-colored brocade robe, a wide brocade belt around his waist, and his tall figure was slender.

"Hello, Third Aunt."

Shen Zhao spoke respectfully and in a calm tone, without any unnecessary emotion.

Su Qingyu nodded and said something politely, then gestured for Zhenzhu to present the meeting gift, a fine wolf-hair brush. This meeting gift was pretty standard, neither outstanding nor faulty.

Shen Zhao took it and thanked Su Qingyu.

The look he gave Su Qingyu was sinister and filled with resentment.

Su Qingyu also took in all of this. She unconsciously tightened her mind and became extremely alert.

When Shen Zhao raised his head again, his eyes had regained their clarity. To anyone who saw him, he was an open-minded young man.

Su Qingyu knew in her heart that this person could not be kept.