The brazier almost overturned. Let's not talk about what this meant for now. After that, Li Ruoshui seemed to be possessed by bad luck. She almost fell down when she stepped on a small stone. When she entered the main hall, she was tripped by the threshold. When she was worshipping in the hall, she stepped on the hem of her skirt. In short, all kinds of situations kept happening.
Others were talking among themselves, wondering what this meant. Did it mean that this marriage was not going well in every way, or did the bride have some idea and did this on purpose? The discussion was quite loud.
The wife of Pingjinhou, who was sitting at the top, almost couldn't hold back her expression and turned black. She looked at Li Ruoshui with eyes like knives, wishing to cut her into pieces. Li Ruoshui couldn't see her expression, but Hua Bochen could see it clearly. His mother had long been dissatisfied with Ruoshui, and today's wedding was not going smoothly, as if it was unlucky. Hua Bochen was afraid that his mother would vent her anger on his new wife, so he moved unconsciously to block Li Ruoshui's gaze.
But his behavior would only make his mother even angrier.
However, Lady Pingjin Marquis already knew that her son was an ungrateful person whenever Li Ruoshui was involved. If she was still as angry as she was at the beginning, she would probably be angry to death. Lady Pingjin Marquis cherished her life and was extremely disappointed with her son. She didn't expect him to "reform". However, not expecting it didn't mean that he wouldn't be punished for "doing something wrong".
The wife of Marquis Pingjin withdrew her gaze indifferently.
Seeing this, Hua Bochen couldn't help but tremble in his heart. How could his mother treat him like this
Even though Li Ruoshui was covered with a veil, she was still not at peace. Her character was that of the unparalleled talented Lin Daiyu, not the forgetful and confused little girl. The situation that happened today would be incredible if it happened once in a while on normal days, let alone it happened continuously like this. It would be fine if it happened at another time, but it happened today. Moreover, she was pregnant now. If she had a miscarriage, it would become a big joke even if people mistakenly thought the child was Hua Bochen's.
Li Ruoshui felt a little pain in her lower back, which was not a good sign. She tried to slow down her movements as much as possible, hoping that there would be no more problems. She was already at a disadvantage by marrying into the Pingjin Marquis' Mansion with an unclean body, and if she was given an unlucky name, she would have no chance of gaining a foothold in this family.
Li Ruoshui didn't know yet that she would never be able to gain a foothold in this family.
In this family, the only people who have the right to speak, apart from Marquis Pingjin who is not in the imperial city, are the Marquis Pingjin's wife, the Marquis Pingjin's son, and the Marquis Pingjin's son's wife. However, these three people have no good feelings towards her at all, and even hate her deeply.
The other illegitimate children of the Pingjin Marquis's Mansion, as well as those concubines, were all very well behaved. They always followed the lead of the Pingjin Marquis's wife and dared not act rashly. After all, the attitude of the Pingjin Marquis's wife was also the attitude of the Pingjin Marquis. If they acted rashly, they would definitely suffer the consequences. Naturally, Li Ruoshui would not try to win over these people to do anything.
The last one is Hua Bochen, who originally had some say, but because of his stupidity, he has been deprived of it. Even if Li Ruoshui can coax Hua Bochen to go against his family for her, he will only be suppressed in the end. And then, for many people, what they can't get is the best. Who can guarantee that Hua Bochen will treat Li Ruoshui the same as before? Hua Bochen himself is not a very firm person. He is easily shaken and attaches great importance to Pingyang Marquis Mansion. Don't others know some of Li Ruoshui's methods
She chose Hua Bochen because of his background and the fact that he was easy to control, but she did not give any deeper considerations. She wanted to live a carefree life similar to that in the boudoir as she imagined, which was simply a daydream.
Fortunately, after being sent to the bridal chamber and sitting down, nothing went wrong. Li Ruoshui breathed a sigh of relief, adjusted his expression, and continued with the next process.
There were many people gathered in the room to join in the fun, to make some noise and to make some noise. This kind of thing is normal. However, that was someone else's wedding. Most of the people present now came with strange emotions. This joking and making some noise was even malicious. People attached great importance to a woman's reputation before marriage. If she lost her virginity before marriage, even if the object was her husband she married later, she was dirty and a broken flower. Naturally, people would look at her with strange eyes. The more famous she was, the more severe the criticism she would suffer. For someone like Li Ruoshui, there would probably be a kind of criticism - what a talented woman, but she is not a piece of trash.
However, those who are truly well-educated or self-respecting will never come to such occasions.
Just like now, there should be women of more status in the Hua family present, but in fact, the people who came are people Hua Bochen has never seen before. Of course, he would not pay attention to this, and naturally he would not notice others' contempt for Li Ruoshui.
When the veil was lifted, Li Ruoshui did not look shy.
When the people around saw this, they whispered to the people beside them, "She treats her new husband like this, does she think she is still a virgin? She has already slept with him, who is she pretending for?"
"You can't say that. Didn't she say she was framed? She had no choice. However, it is indeed strange that she married a man who ruined her innocence without any resentment. So, it might not be a frame-up, but she couldn't help herself. So the young master of our Hua family is really amazing. He can make a noble lady fall in love with him so deeply that she commits herself to him before marriage."
"It's possible. Maybe he likes her, but there's no possibility between the two of them, so he just wants to make it a done deal?"
"So it turns out that the young master of our Hua family is extremely charming."
The person who spoke was a member of the Hua family. He was standing relatively far back and spoke in a low voice. However, everyone around him could hear it clearly. Even those in the front could hear it faintly, especially the laughter that followed the words, which was not concealed at all.
Even though Li Ruoshui didn't hear clearly, she knew that it must be related to her. She clenched her fists unconsciously. Speaking of which, because she had only been in this world for three years, there was no such thing as chastity in her previous life. In addition, she quickly showed her talent and was pampered and protected by Madam Li. Therefore, even if she knew that this world was not very friendly to women, she had no deep experience of it. Therefore, when things between her and Hua Bochen went a little wrong, she didn't care too much. It's just that after returning home, all the people who knew that she had lost her virginity treated her as if she were a plague god, and they would be contaminated if they got close to her.
There were also male relatives who were occasionally seen at Li's house. They were all in a vulgar manner and used foul language to tease her. This was absolutely impossible in the past. Everyone hid themselves well and looked like a graceful gentleman. But when she scolded them, they would just say: You are just a piece of rag, pretending to be a chaste and heroic woman.
The different treatment before and after losing her virginity made Li Ruoshui feel the importance of chastity. However, she was extremely indignant. It was just a membrane. Some people were born without it. Should they just die? Moreover, why can men be unfaithful and sleep with as many women as they want, but women can't sleep with as many men as they want
But no matter what, she couldn't say these words and could only endure such humiliation.
When eating dumplings later, people usually just pretend to eat them. The dumplings are usually edible. However, when Li Ruoshui took a bite, she felt that the stuffing inside was raw. Moreover, it was meat stuffing. The smell of raw meat made her feel sick immediately...
"Hey, what's going on? Are you pregnant?"
Even Hua Bochen next to him had a different expression on his face.
Li Ruoshui's face was a little stiff, and she looked at Hua Bochen with tears in her eyes, "It's just these dumplings... But it doesn't matter." Li Ruoshui held back her tears, and then almost choked up.
Li Ruoshui's meaning should not be too obvious. Hua Bochen glanced at the bowl of dumplings, then took a bite. He just put it in his mouth, took a bite and spit it out directly. His face was dark, "Who made this? It's completely raw!"
Eating dumplings was just a formality. Usually, they were cooked. But sometimes, they were only cooked two or three times cooked to make things difficult for the bride. Hua Bochen felt sorry for Li Ruoshui and got angry on the spot. However, no one took his anger seriously. "This bride has been through this. Is she just too delicate?"
The voice was neither loud nor soft. Before anyone could tell who said it, others followed suit and echoed it.
Li Ruoshui timidly pulled Hua Bochen's clothes and said, "It's okay."
Hua Bochen finally endured it, but after that, no one asked whether he wanted to have the baby or not. Since Mr. Hua was unhappy, the others didn't stay to bother him. They quickly completed the rest of the process and left like flowing water. The room instantly became quiet.
After the people left, Li Ruoshui could no longer bear it and started vomiting, holding his stomach.
The maid hurriedly fetched the spittoon.
Hua Bochen looked distressed, and was very attentive in serving tea and water. However, as a young man like him who was used to being served, he didn't know how to take care of others. Instead, Li Ruoshui became irritated, and she couldn't help but kick him out.
After spitting out the food, he felt better. He rinsed his mouth and looked at Hua Bochen tenderly, "The banquet should be starting outside. You go out and entertain the guests. I'm fine."
"Ruoshui, are you really okay?" Maybe it was because of the previous words that made him extra careful. He glanced at Li Ruoshui's lower abdomen and said, "How about asking a doctor to take a look? Normally, even if you eat something raw, the reaction won't be this big, right?"
Li Ruoshui's eyes narrowed. What an idiot! "No, I'm just a pampered person. In the past, I would have a reaction even if I ate something I didn't like. I just spit it out. You don't have to worry."
"Is that so? How about we take a look and prescribe some medicine to relieve the pressure?"
"It's such a happy day today, it's not nice to see a doctor. I'm really fine, you should get out now, otherwise... Madam Hou will be dissatisfied with me again." As he spoke, he lowered his eyes, looking a little sad.
"No, although I may have some opinions about you now, as time goes by, I will know your good points and change my mind."
Li Ruoshui smiled and still asked Hua Bochen to leave quickly.
Hua Bochen was quite happy about this, and naturally did not notice that Li Ruoshui's expression suddenly turned cold.
In the past, Li Ruoshui probably wanted to integrate her personality into her bones, and she would change her face quickly in private, but during this period, she really couldn't hold it back. In the past three years, she had lived too smoothly, and suddenly such a thing happened, making her so embarrassed.
Li Ruoshui had a gloomy face and said nothing, and the maid beside her didn't dare to breathe.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door. The maid hurried to open the door, but when she saw the person outside, her eyes froze involuntarily, and then the door was pushed open.
Li Ruoshui's expression changed again. He raised his head, looked at the person who came in, and was also stunned.
Wen Renying was the first to laugh. "Brother-in-law is really in love with my sister-in-law. She just ate something raw, but she was so worried. Then she came to my sister and begged her to let her come and take a look."
In comparison, Xiaocao's expression was genuinely cold, and her dislike for Hua Bochen and Li Ruoshui was clearly shown on her face. Although, on the surface, Xiaocao's "hatred" with them was just Li Ruoshui's instigation of discord between them in front of the sisters, the deeper reason was Li Ruoshui's actions. Generally speaking, there was no deep hatred.
In this case, Li Ruoshui just had stomach nausea caused by eating raw food, and she was not going to die. Even though Hua Bochen begged her to come, she didn't want to come. The reason she appeared here was because she was dragged here by her sister.
Wen Renying smiled, without any sarcasm or ridicule. However, Li Ruoshui felt that she was more annoying than the others, and a smile appeared on her face, but it was different from other times, with a bit of provocation, "Yes, he is naturally very kind to me, gentle, considerate, and caring. Such a man should have been yours, but it's a pity..."
Wen Renying chuckled, "What a useless guy! We are the most talented women in the past thousand years, and our vision is really unique. To be honest, I have wanted to cancel the engagement with him for a long time, but he is the son of a marquis. If we bring it up for no reason, we will inevitably offend the Pingjin Marquis' Mansion. But with your help, it will be different. We canceled the engagement so smoothly, and the Pingjin Marquis' Mansion let our family down. To be honest, I really thank you."
Li Ruoshui's face changed. She had harbored ill feelings towards Xiaocao when she first met her. She wanted to teach the Wen family a lesson, so she used Wen Renying as a scapegoat to ruin her marriage with Hua Bochen. What happened in the end? Did this mean that she had stepped in to help
"You look down on him? What's your background? What's his background..."
"Oh my, our great talent actually chooses people based on this? Even if Hua Bochen was born in a marquis's mansion, if you think carefully, he is just mediocre in every aspect. He will be a rich and idle person at most in his life. Does my family lack wealth?"