Su Qingyu looked at Feicui who was coming over with clothes and asked, "Feicui, what do you say?"
Feicui thought for a moment, "The Madam has just married in, so it's definitely not okay to beat her to death. Not to mention whether the eldest wife has any objections, the old lady will also have some thoughts."
The new wife beat her nephew's concubine to death with a stick, and the scandal became a laughing stock wherever it spread.
Su Qingyu nodded and said, "Fei Cui is right. You two should also remember that the Shen family is not like the Marquis's Mansion. You should be careful in what you say and do."
Then he looked at Zhenzhu and said, "Stop saying that Aunt Cheng's eyes are hooking the Third Master."
"If this gets out, it will be bad for Master Yu San and my reputation."
Sometimes rumors change their meaning as they spread, and it becomes difficult to explain them.
Pearl realized she had spoken out of turn and immediately put away the indignation on her face, "Yes, madam, I will remember this."
He couldn't help but ask, "Then Madam, will you just let Concubine Cheng do this?"
Su Qingyu changed her clothes, took the warm cotton handkerchief handed to her by Feicui, wiped her hands, and said casually.
"The eldest young master's wedding is scheduled for the end of June, right? By then, Princess Chaoyun will be there, and she'll be ready-made. There's no need for me to do anything."
Given Li Chaoyun's personality, how could he allow Shen Zhao to have such a concubine? Furthermore, Li Chaoyun was used to being domineering, so he probably had no scruples when it came to violence.
It was just right, it saved her a lot of trouble.
In the evening, Su Qingyu took a bath and went to bed before Shen Zhixiu came back from the study.
Su Qingyu wanted to get up and help him change clothes, but he stopped her.
"I can do these things myself, I don't need you to wait on me."
He was going to marry a wife, not to look for a maid.
When Shen Zhixiu came out after washing up, Su Qingyu was leaning against the bed reading a book.
Just read the book, why are you frowning and looking unhappy?
Shen Zhixiu was a little surprised. What kind of book could make a person look like this?
He walked over to the bed and sat down, then asked softly, "What are you looking at?"
When he asked, he also glanced at the book cover, and it turned out to be "The Woman's Ring".
Although Su Qingyu frowned as she read, she obviously had no intention of stopping and turned another page.
She replied to Shen Zhixiu, "I'm reading The Female Ring, and I haven't understood it yet. If you're sleepy, you can go to sleep first."
Shen Zhixiu became excited when he heard this. He thought that since he was a Jinshi who passed the imperial examination twice, he should be able to explain the "Rules for Women" to his wife.
"What don't you understand? Do you want me to explain it to you?"
When Su Qingyu heard that he could explain it, she stopped reading.
Putting the book down, she asked him, "Third Master, I'd like to ask if what it says about respect and obedience is correct. Now that we're married, should I obey you in everything?"
Shen Zhixiu spoke first, "From now on, don't call me concubine or concubine. Just call me you and me. When there's no one around, you can just call me by my name."
Then Shen Zhixiu sat down across from her again and asked softly, "Why did you think of watching 'The Female Ring'? But who said anything? Did anyone say you weren't respectful enough?"
His first reaction was that Su Qingyu had been wronged. Could it be that his mother had sent someone to say something? But then he rejected this idea. His mother was not that kind of person.
Besides, Su Qingyu did nothing wrong or impolite, and no one in the Shen family could find any fault with the Third Lady.
Su Qingyu shook her head at first, then said seriously, "Before we got married, my family told me to be submissive and respectful to my husband. According to the 'Precepts for Women', harmony between husband and wife is premised on the woman's concessions."
"If my husband and I disagree, do I have to listen to him? Can't I have my own ideas?"
This advice to be respectful to one's husband had been given by her family in her previous life, and she had always kept it in mind. In her previous life, she had been respectful for three years, and this was the result.
Two days into her marriage, she realized that the way they interacted with each other was completely different from the way she'd spent the past few months on revenge. There was so much more to consider, so much to worry about. She was terrified of breaking his rules and causing him trouble at home.
It would be fine if he was an insignificant husband, but Shen Zhixiu was different from others.
But she was afraid that she couldn't do whatever Shen Zhixiu wanted her to do.
Shen Zhixiu said hurriedly after hearing this.
"We are husband and wife, not colleagues with superiors or subordinates. You don't have to be subservient to me in everything. If I do something wrong, you can tell me."
"I've also read 'The Female Ring', and some aspects are indeed too harsh."
"Just do whatever you want, just like you do at home."
Su Qingyu's eyes lit up, "Third Master, are you serious?"
Shen Zhixiu nodded, "Of course it's true."
Knowing that she was new to the Shen family and must be unaccustomed to everything, Shen Zhixiu hugged her gently again and whispered, "In the Shen family, you can do whatever you want. Don't worry about making mistakes, I'm here for you."
Su Qingyu's heart, which had been hanging in the air for the past two days before her marriage, suddenly felt relieved.
After thinking it over, she still felt that some of the views in "The Women's Ring" were wrong. She opened the book again and asked, "Third Master, look at this sentence: 'Men are valued for their strength, and women are beautiful for their weakness.' Does that mean women must be delicate and weak?"
The two of them talked back and forth for nearly half an hour about "The Women's Rings".
Mr. Shen San didn't expect that he would be baptized by "Female Ring" on the second day of his marriage.
When the two finally lay down, Shen Zhixiu took her in his arms and kissed her, when he heard Su Qingyu say, "Third Master, you've been naughty during the day, so you can't mess with me tonight."
"Otherwise, when I return home tomorrow, my back and legs will ache and I'll be a laughing stock."
Seeing the lust in Shen Zhixiu's eyes, it seemed as if he didn't hear what she said.
Su Qingyu added, "The Third Master just said that I can tell you if you are wrong."
Shen Zhixiu smiled bitterly, extinguished the candle, lay down and hugged her from behind.
He whispered, "I'll listen to you and do nothing. Just go to sleep."
Su Qingyu's tense body relaxed and she fell asleep soon after.
Shen Zhixiu couldn't fall asleep for a while, his thoughts wandering. How could a sixteen-year-old girl be so calm even when talking about sex?
The next morning, Su Qingyu stretched herself, feeling refreshed. When she opened her eyes, Shen Zhixiu was no longer in bed.
"Where's the Third Master?"
Su Qingyu asked as she let Zhenzhu change her clothes.
Chun Tao, who was making the bed, saw that Zhenzhu couldn't answer, so she stepped forward to explain, "Madam, the Third Master is used to practicing boxing in the small garden every morning."
Su Qingyu smiled and nodded to Chuntao, and chatted with her about some gossip in the mansion.
Chuntao said that Chen helped the old lady clean the small Buddhist temple for two hours last night.
After Shen Zhixiu finished practicing and changed his clothes, the two of them went to Qingyuan Residence. Because he was returning home today, he had to tell the old lady about it.
The old lady had already prepared the return gifts, from three kinds of meat and wine to seasonal fruits, a whole cart full of them.
Two carriages left the Shen family one after another. As soon as they turned out of Zhuque Street, they were stopped.
After a while, Wenzhu stood by the car and whispered.
"Third Master, Madam, it's the fourth young lady of the Su family. She said she has something important to tell you."
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