Chapter 79 Rules

Mrs. Wen frowned and looked worriedly at the list of wedding preparations.

Aunt Liao at the side asked.

"Madam, what's wrong?"

"Hey, don't I have to prepare a betrothal gift and a dowry?"

Matron Liao laughed in agreement.

"This is the first time in history."

Mrs. Wen grumbled softly.

"If it weren't for Eleven saving Heng'er's life, Heng'er would have to be with Eleven. Otherwise, with Eleven's identity, how could she marry the prince and become his wife?"

Nanny Liao took over.

"As a maid in the Marquis's mansion, it is her duty to save her master and do everything for her master. If it were someone else, who would have the courage to repay the favor?"

Mrs. Wen waved her hands.

"This matter cannot be explained in a few words."

Nanny Liao suggested again.

"Madam, I have a good friend who was a nanny. She is about to marry into the Marquis's mansion, so she must learn some etiquette. Otherwise, she will be a laughing stock when she goes out for social events without knowing the etiquette."

Mrs. Wen nodded.

"Of course you have to learn it. You can arrange it."

Madam Liao rolled her eyes.

"I will definitely arrange everything properly."

Madam Liao brought in an old woman, Madam Liu.

"Old sister, I'm going to rely on your help this time."

"What do you mean by helping or not helping? Isn't your business my business?"

Madam Liao helped Madam Liu over the threshold, sighing and shaking her head.

"You know my master's family. We have been through so many ups and downs over the years. It is not easy. But my wife is now worried about the prince's marriage."

"The prince's marriage?"

"Alas, a few years ago, a maidservant who was in charge of cooking followed her master into exile. During those years, she took care of the master. It was said that she even saved the prince's life by accident. It was originally a good thing. Who would have thought that the maidservant wanted to repay the favor by becoming the prince's wife? According to the rules of Kyoto, a maidservant of that status is not even worthy of carrying our shoes. But now she has to walk side by side with such a noble man as the prince. Where is the face of the Marquisate?"

"Is there such a vicious woman?"

"The prince has also been bewitched by that woman and must marry her."

"Marrying a woman like this is a disaster!"

"That's right. I have served the people in the Marquis' Mansion for many years. The Marquis' Mansion is also my home. How can I watch the Marquis' Mansion marry such a harmful person?"

"So, what are you going to do?"

"The prince is stubborn and refuses to change his ways. I can only find a way out from that woman and let her save some face and stop thinking about the prince."

"That's easy. She's just a maid. I have plenty of tricks to deal with her."

After saying that, the two of them whispered to each other.

When Chen Shiyi was reading leisurely in the recliner of Yueyingxuan, a large group of people crowded into the courtyard gate.

When Shi Liu saw this, she quickly bowed to Madam Liao.

Chen Shiyi raised his eyes, glanced at Nanny Liao, then lowered his eyes to read.

Madam Liao came over with a haughty look on her face.

"Miss, I am here on Madam's orders to teach you some manners."

Chen Shiyi leisurely turned a page of the book.

"Rules? What rules?"

"The young lady stays at Yueyingxuan every day. Logically, she should greet the lady, serve tea, and recite scriptures and pray for the safety and well-being of the mansion. The young lady's wedding is imminent, so these rules are of utmost importance. Otherwise, if others find out and laugh at her, it will definitely bring shame to the mansion, which is extremely inappropriate."

Chen Shiyi said with disdain.

"Do you have to learn the rules when you get married?"

“It’s natural.”

"Then please tell my wife that I don't want to learn the rules, so I don't want to get married."

When Madam Liao heard this, her pupils dilated.

She actually dared to openly disgrace the Marquis' Mansion.

Can she get this marriage if she wants or not if she doesn't want?

Aunt Liu next to her stood up.

"Young lady, I am here today to teach you manners. Whether you want to learn manners or not is not up to you. I still have to complete my mission today, so please don't make things difficult for me."

Chen Shiyi then stood up and said with a cold look in his eyes.

"Are you trying to embarrass me?"

Aunt Liu glanced back.

"The first and most important lesson I teach a girl is how to kneel."

A group of old women surrounded Chen Shiyi. Chen Shiyi realized that something was wrong and tried to find a place to escape. However, she was surrounded by more than a dozen people and had nowhere to escape.

She was held down by several strong maids. She didn't know who kicked her knee so hard that she knelt on the hard bluestone slabs. Her legs were shaking with pain.

"Girl, this is not the way to kneel. Keep your upper body straight, your buttocks cannot sit on your legs, and your knees together..."

Chen Shiyi raised his eyes and looked at Aunt Liu fiercely.

Nanny Liu sneered, pinched her neck and pushed her head down.

"When you kneel, you must lower your head and not look directly at the host. This is the rule."

Her hands were tied tightly behind her back by several men, and her legs were held down so tightly that she couldn't move at all. Her head was held down the whole time, and she knelt on the road in humiliation, allowing these slaves to bully her without any ability to fight back.

Pomegranate was kneeling and crying.

"Please, let our girl go!"

Chen Shiyi's head was held down, and he clenched his teeth tightly to prevent himself from crying out in pain.

Just like this, Chen Shiyi was forced to kneel for an hour by the group of slaves.

Seeing that it was almost time for today, Nanny Liu signaled the others to relax and left with everyone.

With tears in her eyes, Shi Liu crawled to Chen Shiyi's side on her knees.

"Girl, girl, are you okay?"

Chen Shiyi slowly stood up, holding Shi Liu's arm. His knees were bruised and there were two bright red bloodstains on his pants.

Chen Shiyi's face was pale, his hair was disheveled, and his eyes were full of hatred.

She cleared her throat.

"Where are the others, the others in the yard?"

"Girl, don't count on them. They don't dare to get involved in these things."

Chen Shiyi said through clenched teeth.

"Let's go find Wen Zhiheng."

"Girl, you should apply the medicine first."

"good."

Shi Liu lifted up Chen Shiyi's clothes and saw that her private parts were covered with bruises and she burst into tears out of heartache.

"Girl, they are too much. They bully and hurt you like this."

Chen Shiyi endured the pain of applying the medicine.

"Are you ready? Come with me."

Chen Shiyi dragged his injuries and walked step by step to Lingyun Pavilion. Seeing Yunshan guarding outside the courtyard, he asked.

"Where's Wen Zhiheng?"

"Oh, the prince has not been in the palace these days."

"Not here?"

Chen Shiyi continued to ask, enduring the discomfort in his body.

"If something happened to Yueyingxuan, how did you know?"

Yunshan replied hurriedly.

"A servant reported it."

"Then if no servants come to report, does it mean that nothing will happen to Yueyingxuan?"

Yunshan didn't know why Chen Shiyi asked this.

"If anything happens to Yueyingxuan, the servants will report it."

After hearing this, Chen Shiyi was filled with disappointment towards Wen Zhiheng.

She turned around, took the pomegranate and left, going to Wen Zhirou's Lingxiu Pavilion.

As a result, the people on the other side said that Wen Zhirou went to her maternal grandparents' house and had not been in the mansion for some time.

Shi Liu looked at Chen Shiyi who was extremely disappointed and said.

"Girl, let's go find the lady to seek justice for us, shall we?"

"she?"

Chen Shiyi sneered.

"These are her people, and she is asked to do justice for me? It's ridiculous."

She looked around the mansion intently, her eyes dim.

"Let's go, let's go back."