Chapter 25: Setting Rules
"Brother Yanzhou——"
Chu Ruyan cried out softly and burst into tears again: "I know that in this world, you are the only one who treats me the best!"
Her tone was gentle, but hatred was revealed in her eyes.
At the moment, I am powerless and it is not the time to get angry.
Pei Yanzhou, don't be too happy too soon. Once your father kills Shen Yuning, you will have no concubine anymore!
Chu Ruyan had already started to murder, but Pei Yanzhou was overjoyed:
"Yan'er, are you agreeing to this? You promised me to marry Ning... marry Shen Yuning into the family?"
"Um!"
Chu Ruyan nodded with great grievance and sighed: "Now the country is in crisis, and Shen Yuning's methods are so despicable. Even if I don't want to, I have to consider the people of the world."
"But..." She suddenly changed the subject and said seriously: "Since I am the mistress of the general's mansion, my status is higher than Shen Yuning. There are some rules that I must help Shen Yuning to overcome!"
“Go call Shen Yuning over. There are a few things I must explain clearly before she comes in!”
Pei Yanzhou pursed his lips, looking embarrassed.
rule?
Let Shen Yuning learn the rules of a concubine?
She was afraid that he would turn his general's mansion upside down!
"Yan'er, actually you don't need to worry about these things..."
He wanted to refuse Chu Ruyan, but he was worried that if he upset her, she would cry and change her mind, so he could only nod and say:
"Okay, Yan'er, thank you for your hard work. I will send someone to bring her here right away!"
When the guards took the order and left, Pei Yanzhou was still struggling in his heart:
Shen Yuning is arrogant and has a previous engagement with him. I wonder if she is willing to lower her status and become a concubine?
If she refused and started to make a scene, what should he do?
However, Pei Yanzhou quickly consoled himself by thinking: I have already made the biggest concession by agreeing to marry her. If Shen Yuning really likes me, she shouldn't care about these superficial things.
At worst, I can just give her the same treatment as Yan'er in terms of food, clothing and other expenses in the future!
—
Soon, in less than a cup of tea, Shen Yuning appeared in front of Pei Yanzhou.
As the sun sets, the afterglow shines in through the window.
It fell on her stunning face, instantly making the commander's camp full of weapons become dazzling.
Shen Yuning is like a fairy descending from heaven, beautiful and lively. Even if she stands anywhere, she is a rare sight.
Pei Yanzhou felt an inexplicable pain in his heart, a familiar feeling came into his mind, and his palms began to sweat.
Why does Shen Yu Ning... always have a very special sense of familiarity?
Does she have any other connection with me?
At this time, Chu Ruyan had already strode in front of him, "Brother Yanzhou, please talk to Shen first, I will supplement it later!"
She took Pei Yanzhou's arm, and a sense of overwhelming pride came over her.
That’s great, Shen Yuning is finally inferior to me, she will be completely in my hands from now on.
Oh, it’s a pity that my father is going to kill her soon, otherwise I would really like to play with her for two more days.
Pei Yanzhou listened to Chu Ruyan's words, calmed his mind, and dared to look at Chen Yuning again. "Chen Yuning, I summoned you here today because of your entry into the palace to force marriage a few days ago."
Before she could speak, he continued:
"You're using two hundred thousand taels of gold as a condition to force me to marry you. Although this is dishonorable, for the sake of the soldiers of the Black Armor Battalion, I can sacrifice my own happiness and agree to this marriage."
"However, don't be too happy too soon. I only promised my uncle to take you in, but I didn't specify in what capacity I would marry you."
"Yan'er is the only one in my heart, so she should come with me on the wedding day! Moreover—Yan'er saved my life, a favor heavier than Mount Tai, so she shall be my wife and you shall be my concubine!"
Pei Yanzhou frowned and said condescendingly, "What do you think of this move?"
There was a moment of silence in the room.
Then, there was a disdainful chuckle.
"Pei Yanzhou, let me say it again, that's not asking for an imperial decree to grant the marriage, it's asking for an imperial decree to cancel the engagement!"
Shen Yuning glanced outside the door. According to the date, the imperial edict would be issued today. Eunuch Su must be on his way, right?
She was calm and said only one sentence and then refused to say more.
Facing this pair of men and women, she didn't even want to explain a few more words. She just wanted to wait for Eunuch Su to announce the decree to save herself unnecessary arguments.
"Brother Yanzhou, look, it's already come to this critical moment, and she's still trying to make excuses?"
Chu Ruyan said anxiously: "She is deliberately delaying time so that we can let down our guard."
She raised her head and walked up to Shen Yuning proudly, acting like a general's wife.
“Shen, Shen Yuning, Sister Shen… This is the last time I will call you sister!”
"At this point, I won't waste my words with you. Anyway, after you enter the Pei family, I will be the mistress and you will be the concubine. You must behave yourself and cooperate with me in managing household affairs!"
"I am a generous person and will not treat you unfairly. However, every country has its own laws and every family has its own rules, so before you enter, there are a few things I must make clear to you!"
Shen Yuning: "..."
She looked outside the door again and realized for the first time that waiting for someone was such an tormenting thing - why hasn't Eunuch Su come yet?
At this time, Chu Ruyan, who was in a high position, had her vanity greatly satisfied.
It is indeed different. How could the once arrogant and domineering Doctor Shen Ying be so weak?
She cleared her throat and raised her voice:
"Shen, listen!"
"...Okay, you say!" Shen Yuning raised her eyebrows, but she was no longer angry at this moment.
The two people opposite her now became real clowns in her eyes.
Chu Ruyan ordered someone to bring a chair over, and sat upright in the middle of the hall, speaking in a sophisticated voice:
"Although the people of Dayu are open-minded, they still respect the order of seniority. Therefore, on the wedding day, I will wear red and you will wear pink; I will go through the main gate and you will go through the side gate. As for wedding etiquette, such as worshiping heaven and earth and drinking the wedding wine, you naturally don't have that over there."
"Of course, I hope you don't mind. After all, you are just a concubine with no status!"
"Also, the betrothal gift the Pei family sent was arranged according to the standards for a legal wife. You have to return it!"
"Also, you can't embezzle the items that the Emperor bestowed upon the Shen family for this marriage. You need to bring them all to the Shen family and hand them over to me for safekeeping..."
"Yan'er!"
Pei Yanzhou interrupted her. Even a grown man like him couldn't stand it any longer. "Yan'er, our Pei family doesn't care about that!"
He looked at Shen Yuning awkwardly, "Shen Yuning, you don't have to return the betrothal gift..."
"Brother Yanzhou!" Chu Ruyan said anxiously, "I'm not fussing over those things. I'm setting rules for the Shen family. She can even donate 200,000 taels of gold so easily, so why would she care about that little betrothal gift?"
Chu Ruyan knew that when the Pei family and the Shen family got married, the emperor rewarded Shen Yuning with many treasures. It was said that many of these treasures were not available on the market.
She was very jealous and wanted to possess him for herself to make up for the neglect he suffered at the hands of his stepmother when he was young.
"Report, the imperial edict has arrived—"
A soldier rushed in hurriedly, "General, Eunuch Su is here!"
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