After hearing Lin Wanwan's words, Ye Lanyin became more wary of Shen Lanxue.
It seems this female lead is not to be underestimated.
She summoned Huaxin to help Lin Wanwan tidy up, while Huamei served her.
Today is the first day after the newlyweds' wedding. According to etiquette, she is required to go to the front hall to wait for them to serve tea.
“Madam, there was a commotion at my concubine’s place all night yesterday. It seems that after being beaten, Concubine Zou had a high fever that wouldn’t go down in the middle of the night, and the Marquis of Zhenbei stayed at her place.”
"The other concubines also had objections, saying that she did it on purpose."
Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, Ye Lanyin realized that she had paid the price with her life to grow from a young girl to a young woman. She could not repeat the same mistake in this lifetime.
"Hua Mei, regardless of whether she's sick or not, have someone supervise her kneeling as punishment!"
"Yes, madam."
Zou Shuang'er, didn't you really want to be the mistress of the house?
Don't worry, the position of mistress of this noble family will soon be yours.
Ye Lanyin, the Marquis of Zhenbei, and the old lady were already waiting in the front hall.
Liu Ruyan woke up in bed with a sore back and aching waist, thinking that she must have been exhausted from last night.
Her shy face only fooled the Marquis of Zhenbei.
Following Lin Shixuan's form of address, Liu Ruyan called out,
"Father, please have some tea."
"Mother, please have some tea."
Ye Lanyin smiled as she took the tea from Liu Ruyan's hand, then took out a red envelope from her bosom.
"From now on, you must live a good life and produce offspring for the Marquis's family as soon as possible."
Liu Ruyan smiled shyly, "Yes, Mother."
Then, Ye Lanyin asked, "Where are the fallen petals from last night?"
Liu Ruyan's maidservant, who had accompanied her to the wedding, stepped forward with a smile and took out a bed sheet stained with blood from her bosom. "Madam, it's here."
Ye Lanyin glanced at it with a smile and nodded: "Alright, leave it to Huaxin."
"Yes, madam."
The old lady was very dissatisfied with Ye Lanyin's behavior. On such a joyous day, to ask such a shameful question, only a harlot like her would dare to ask.
"Lanyin, I've heard about what happened yesterday. Shuang'er can't be entirely blamed for this; she's also a victim."
Ye Lanyin raised an eyebrow but remained silent.
The old lady continued vaguely, "All the concubines should be punished together; there is no reason to punish only her in this matter."
"Besides, it's the eldest young master's wedding, how dare she act recklessly?"
At this point, Liu Ruyan was taken aback, and then asked, "Grandmother, what... happened yesterday?"
The old lady glanced at her and sighed, "Ruyan, you've asked the right question. Quickly tell your mother that what happened yesterday wasn't solely the fault of that concubine."
"There weren't enough seats, and the food went bad. How can you blame Shuang'er alone? Shuang'er couldn't leave with her daughter in the first place, and now she's being punished..."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan's face turned pale, and a sense of unease welled up in her heart.
"Grandmother, do you mean there was a problem with yesterday's wedding banquet?"
"Hmm." The old lady shook her head and sighed.
She fainted from anger yesterday, actually because she was frightened by those officials. She originally wanted to pin the blame on Ye Lanyin.
To my surprise, when I woke up this morning, I heard that Ye Lanyin had gained a good reputation.
"So, it was that concubine, Zou Shuang'er, who did it?" Liu Ruyan asked angrily.
While the old lady was answering, Ye Lanyin said, "Ruyan, don't worry, Mother has already settled things yesterday. This concubine has also been punished. From today onwards, she will be forced to kneel in your main courtyard as punishment."
Lin Shixuan was extremely annoyed when he thought about what happened yesterday.
He thought that with his mother becoming a concubine, their family could finally be together, but he never expected her to ruin his wedding banquet.
But yesterday, as the groom, he was forced to consummate the marriage, and his mother chased him away.
"Mother, how can a concubine organize our wedding banquet? Shixuan, as the eldest son of the family, has already been included in the genealogy of legitimate sons, yet he has ruined our wedding banquet?"
"If word gets out, where will we put our face?" Liu Ruyan said with dissatisfaction.
Lin Shixuan took a deep breath. "Mother, what punishment did the concubine receive?"
"Fire with a cane!" Ye Lanyin said calmly.
Lin Shixuan's expression immediately changed drastically, "Caning?"
Liu Ruyan was displeased by his overly excited attitude and said, "Husband, she's just a concubine, why are you so agitated?"
"She ruined our wedding banquet, so this punishment is lenient. If this were in the general's mansion, someone like that would be beaten to death..."
"Shut up!"
Liu Ruyan was so frightened by his shout that she froze on the spot.
Ye Lanyin quickly tried to smooth things over, "Shixuan, why are you so agitated? Ruyan is right, this punishment is too lenient. You can ask the Marquis if you don't believe me."
Ye Lanyin directly passed the matter on to the Marquis of Zhenbei.
"Father?" Lin Shixuan asked, his eyes filled with doubt.
The Marquis of Zhenbei said coldly, "That's right, ten strokes of the cane is too lenient. Yesterday, the concubines all gathered together and said that Shuang'er volunteered to do it herself."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan was furious that only ten blows had been delivered, but she dared not show it on her face.
Today is her first day of marriage, and she can't let people think she's a shrew.
But when she thought about how the wedding banquet was ruined yesterday, Shen Lanxue's arrogant face came to mind.
When Zhenbei Hou brought it up again, Lin Shixuan realized that he had just overreacted.
He quickly explained, "Father, Mother, no, I just felt that it was too unlucky to punish someone with a cane on such a joyous day as yesterday."
"How about we just let this kneeling punishment go?"
"Is it all over now?"
Today is Lin Shixuan's first day of marriage. The Marquis of Zhenbei did not want to get angry. Looking at his useless appearance, he gritted his teeth and said, "Shixuan, this is a matter between adults. You should mind your own business."
"Now that you are married, you should study even harder so that you can bring honor to the Marquis's family in the future."
“If a concubine does something wrong, she should be punished. Otherwise, what will people outside think of our Marquis’s mansion? How can your father, me, maintain my standing in the court?”
Lin Shixuan was awakened by his last sentence.
He suppressed his displeasure and said apologetically, "Father is right, son knows he was wrong."
Liu Ruyan had thought that Lin Shixuan would disregard their wedding banquet for the sake of a concubine, but now that she saw his attitude, she smiled.
"Mother, you just said that she would be forced to kneel in our yard as punishment, is that right?"
Ye Lanyin chuckled, "Yes, the Marquis's mansion is clear about rewards and punishments. As the eldest branch of the family, how many people witnessed this wedding banquet? If there is no punishment, people who don't know the situation might think that our Marquis's mansion has no rules at all..."
She glanced at the Marquis of Zhenbei and saw his pale face and aggrieved expression, which made her feel extremely pleased.
Lin Dehong.
If it doesn't involve the mundane realities of daily life, a flower will always be just a flower. But if this person becomes a part of your life, will you still consider them your ideal love?
Suddenly, the old lady mumbled, "Strange, why didn't I see Muya come to the banquet yesterday?"
Marquis Zhenbei realized that he hadn't seen Lin Muya for more than half a year.
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