“Did you hear? Shen Jing married into the Su Family!”
“How is that possible! What status does Grand Tutor Su have? How could his family look favorably upon Shen Jing?”
“Just this afternoon, Madam Su directly wore her court robes to the yamen to support Shen Jing, and even publicly slapped Zhao Ying twice!”
“I also heard about this. I also heard that Su Yourong is incredibly beautiful. This kid Shen Jing really hit the jackpot!”
“What do you mean hit the jackpot? Shen Jing has real talent! Just based on that half-finished ‘ode to the goddess of the luo river,’ Shen Jing is enough to be called the number one scholar of Huaizhou! Compared to him, Zhao Ying, the so-called number one scholar, is nothing…”
“Come on, no matter what he does, isn’t he still a son-in-law who lives with the wife's family?”
The gossips of Luochuan Prefecture spread the news of Shen Jing marrying into the Su Family with the speed of a 21st-century broadcast.
In just half a day, Shen Jing became the object of envy, jealousy, and hatred for young men in Luochuan Prefecture.
Some said Shen Jing had incredibly good luck, while others said Shen Jing gained the Su Family's favor through his talent.
The only thing that could balance their minds was that Shen Jing was, after all, a son-in-law who lives with the wife's family!
A son-in-law who lives with the wife's family is always inferior!
Zhao Ying and Song Lianxin also became famous along with Shen Jing.
In the past, when people discussed Zhao Ying, they often praised his talent.
But now, when discussing Zhao Ying, more people were concerned about him being publicly slapped twice and whether his title as Luochuan's number one scholar was truly deserved.
As they gained fame, their grievances and gossip also spread rapidly.
Among them were some extremely melodramatic versions.
Shen Jing was completely unaware of these melodramatic gossips at the moment.
After arriving at the Su Family, Madam Su arranged a room for Chi Chi, but not for Shen Jing.
The meaning was already very clear.
Su Yourong's room was Shen Jing's room.
After dinner, Shen Jing originally wanted to take Chi Chi to practice Tai Chi and exercise.
However, as soon as he struck a pose, Madam Su came looking for him.
“It’s so late, aren’t you going back to your room to rest?”
“Do I have to invite you?”
“Are you really treating yourself like a master?”
Madam Su went all out as soon as she arrived.
She looked as if she wanted to drag Shen Jing directly into Su Yourong's boudoir for consummation.
“Aren’t You Rong and I still waiting for the wedding?”
Shen Jing chuckled, “It’s not good to share a room now, is it?”
He completely understood Madam Su's eagerness to have him produce offspring for the Su Family.
As a man who values contracts and keeps his word, he was also very willing to make his due contribution to this.
But looking at Su Yourong's attitude, consummating the marriage tonight was clearly impossible.
“What’s good or not good! You shameless person, why are you pretending to be a gentleman?”
Madam Su glared at Shen Jing with a smile: “You have a marriage contract; you are already husband and wife! The reason I’m not holding a wedding for you two now is because I’m waiting to return to the capital to hold a grand celebration!”
“This…”
Shen Jing smiled helplessly, “I don’t care, but I’m afraid You Rong won’t be able to accept me for a while. You can’t expect me to force her, can you?”
“I…”
Madam Su's face was a bit distorted, reaching out one moment, lifting her leg the next.
She seemed to be hesitating whether to slap Shen Jing or kick him.
After a long while, Madam Su finally resisted the urge to take off her shoe and violently smack Shen Jing’s face, instead poking his forehead hard with her finger: “Are you genuinely stupid or are you pretending to be stupid with me?”
“Am I telling you to go consummate the marriage with her right now?”
“Besides consummating the marriage, can’t your brain think of anything else?”
“Can’t you first cultivate some feelings with her, get to know each other better…”
Madam Su's mouth was like a machine gun, scolding Shen Jing relentlessly.
This little brat!
She had just thought Shen Jing was going to pretend to be a gentleman.
But in the blink of an eye, he exposed his true nature.
No one knows a daughter better than her mother.
Having lost three men in succession had left a huge shadow in her daughter's heart.
Her daughter had already closed her heart to love and decided never to marry, so she naturally wouldn't accept Shen Jing so quickly.
She wanted the two of them to get to know each other better first.
Once they were familiar, and the shadow in her daughter's heart gradually disappeared, other things would naturally fall into place.
“You should have said so earlier!”
Shen Jing laughed wryly, “I thought you were eager for me to produce offspring for the Su Family, and wanted me to force her…”
“Pfft!”
Madam Su lightly spat, then warned Shen Jing: “I only have this one precious daughter. If you dare to force her, I’ll castrate you!”
“Alright!”
Shen Jing smiled helplessly, then told Chi Chi, “You should go back to your room to rest too! I’ll teach you to practice tomorrow morning!”
“Mhm, mhm.”
Chi Chi smiled, pursing her lips, then urged Shen Jing, “Young Master should also rest quickly!”
Shen Jing nodded, greeted Madam Su, and then walked towards Su Yourong's room.
Madam Su glared at Shen Jing with a smile from behind, then walked over to Chi Chi, “Let’s go to your room and chat!”
“Ah?”
Chi Chi stiffened, then nervously asked, “What does Madam want to talk about with your servant?”
Madam wouldn't want her to leave the Young Master, would she?
Chi Chi was filled with worry.
“What else could we talk about?”
Madam Su smiled, “Tell me about your Young Master, anything from when he was little until now, and also his grievances with the Song Family, you can tell me everything.”
“Oh, oh…”
Chi Chi breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly bowed and invited, “Madam, please.”
As Madam Su followed Chi Chi back to her room, Shen Jing also arrived at the entrance of Su Yourong's boudoir.
“Creak…”
Shen Jing easily pushed open Su Yourong's door.
The bolt wasn't even latched?
Shen Jing was slightly surprised.
He had thought Su Yourong wouldn't even let him into her room!
Shen Jing stepped inside.
As soon as he entered, he smelled a faint, fresh fragrance.
Su Yourong's boudoir was divided into an inner and an outer chamber.
At this moment, Su Yourong was sitting in the outer chamber reading a book.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Su Yourong's heart immediately quickened.
When she saw Shen Jing walk in, Su Yourong tried her best to remain calm, pointing to the bed in the outer room and saying, “The bed has been made for you. You can sleep there!”
Alright!
He knew this would be the result!
“Why are you making me sleep as soon as I arrive?”
Shen Jing leaned closer and teased, “Mother-in-law wants me to cultivate feelings with you. How do you think we should cultivate feelings so that we can do it in the shortest possible time?”
“That’s simple!”
Su Yourong lightly bit her thin lip, “You finish writing the ‘ode to the goddess of the luo river’ that you haven’t finished, and let me be captivated by your talent. Wouldn’t that cultivate feelings?”
“…”
Shen Jing's face instantly darkened, “I say, you’re not going to make me finish that thing before you’ll consummate the marriage with me, are you?”
Did he just dig a pit and bury himself?
Su Yourong pursed her lips and smiled, “It’s not impossible.”
“How about I offer ten poems instead?”
Shen Jing sat down in front of her, “But let me state first, I copied them all! Don’t expect me to have any talent.”
Copied again?
Su Yourong was slightly surprised, and pursed her lips, saying, “Alright, you can recite a poem for me first! Reciting poems and composing couplets is also a way to cultivate feelings, isn’t it?”
“Alright, listen carefully.”
Shen Jing shook his head as he recited: “Bright moonlight before the bed, two pairs of shoes on the ground…”
Uh…
Shen Jing suddenly stopped.
Damn it!
How did he get off track?
“You’re just a pervert!”
Su Yourong’s pretty face flushed, and she threw the book in her hand at Shen Jing.
Shen Jing dodged it, but deep down, he was unconcerned.
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