When the two of them had strolled enough, they returned to the manor just in time for the evening fare. As the meal was about to begin in Ruyi Pavilion, Yun Shi Wei sat down across Ruan Zhu. His pair of wet eyes stared accusingly at her as if she had committed a great criminal offense.
Under Yun Shi Wei’s aggrieved gaze, Ruan Zhu felt as if she was sitting on needles. With great difficulty, she managed to last through the evening meal but was then kept behind by Madam Yun for some admonishment: “What happened today? Shi Wei does not look too happy.”
Flustered, Ruan Zhu said: “I….I also do not know why he is like this.”
Madam Yun’s eyes were slightly serious: “The status of a legitimate husband and a secondary husband is not the same. It is not easy to carry a bowl of water without causing a ripple to form.[a] When all is said and done, Shi Yi and Shi Wei are full brothers, and it would be difficult to manage if hostility were to arise between siblings. It is only when men are happy at home that outside matters can go smoothly. Can you understand this?”
“This child understands.” Ruan Zhu respectfully replied. Being a wife of the ancient eras was not easy, but it should be much easier with Tian Chu’s circumstances, right?
“The wife’s responsibility is to keep the household peaceful. If the inner courtyard were to erupt in chaos, such as the husbands were to start fighting or hinder each other, everything that had been obtained with effort will be for naught. The household can no longer be called a household, the married couple can no longer be called a married couple. It would be precisely because the wife is incompetent.” Madam Yun paused for a moment before continuing: “However, men will also have times when they are disobedient. At those moments, punishing them according to your household rules is possible, but you must not let them lead you by the nose.”
“Understood.” Ruan Zhu did not know how the ancient man with three wives and four concubines dealt with problems in his harem. When required, was it not that the troublemakers were beaten with planks or punished with kneeling in the ancestral hall? If it was a grave crime, they would be submerged in a pond or ordered to roll on a bed full of nails.
“But Shi Yi and Shi Wei are both sensible and prize harmony as much as possible. Punishing others with the household law is fine, but you should exempt those two.”。
“This daughter-in-law will obey.” She felt that this ‘household law’ was also carefully practiced. In required times, there was no harm in being partial.
“Ai, you only have two husbands yet a conflict still occurred. In the future when you have many more husbands, how will you handle it well?”
“Many more?” Ruan Zhu was startled: “Mother, I would rather not have that many husbands. Two is perfect and I am very satisfied with Eldest Cousin and Second Cousin. If there were more wouldn’t I be…..” If there were more, wouldn’t she be crushed to death? Eh? Her thoughts were too vulgar!
“I’m afraid I cannot help you.” Madam Yun sighed. “Forget it. You should return and take care of the matters in the boudoir. Don’t let the two brothers cause any more trouble.”
Ruan Zhu walked out of Madam Yun’s room and felt that the pressure was too much. At the courtyard entrance, she met the two brothers and couldn’t help but to glare at them. None of them made the move to walk away. The two men only followed behind her until they reached a crossroad where the path on the left led to Jian Garden while the path on the right led to Wutong Building.
As she was hesitating, she lifted her eyes to see Yun Shi Yi with a smile on his face. Her heart softened.
Yun Shi Wei leaned over and pulled on her arm, saying attentively: “Zhu Zhu, come this way.” Seeing that she hadn’t heard him, his arms wrapped around her body and exerted a little strength, pylling her into a bridal carry.
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Husbands Seeking Love
Romance[C O M P L E T E] The day she transmigrated it, she was already the wife of two men. She later became the Queen of the country. Her life has been cherished by seven men.
