I'm already a concubine, who wants to fight with you?

Chapter 101: Messy
When the incident became a big deal, Zhuang Wenxiu and Xie Yang were actually in the crowd, but they did not dare to stand out.

When she returned home in the evening, Xie Yang threw cups and smashed bowls, saying that it was all her two sisters' fault for not following the rules, which made her unable to raise her head in front of the wife of Duke Ningguo.

Zhuang Wenxiu comforted him and felt secretly happy at the same time.

Although today's events had negative impacts, Xie Jing was still mentioned more.

In previous years, because Xie Jing seldom participated in the banquets of wealthy families in Beijing, only a few female relatives who had seen her by chance knew how beautiful she was.

When it was spread out, everyone said they had only heard about it and had not seen it in person.

And today, Xie Jing stood in the center of the vortex. Even though he didn't say a word, his extraordinary appearance made the female relatives marvel.

Once her reputation spreads, there will be an endless stream of powerful and wealthy people coming to propose marriage to her.

By then, both of her daughters will be able to marry into wealthy families and find their ideal husbands. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?
At the same night, in the main room of the Pei Mansion, everyone was in unrest.

Ban Sihui cried until she fainted. The doctor came to diagnose her and said it was due to depression in her heart. As long as she took good care of herself, there would be no problem.

Although Mrs. Zheng looked down on her daughter-in-law, at least she had given birth to three daughters and one son, and nothing had gone wrong over the years.

In the outer hall, she couldn't help but scold Pei Honglang.

"How did you discipline her? You let her make such a scene today, bringing shame to the Pei family!"

In the short term, Mrs. Zheng would be too embarrassed to hold any parties and invite other female relatives to show off her grandson.

Pei Honglang also felt extremely embarrassed, and bowed and said, "It's all my son's fault. I pity her because her family is poor and she is weak. Even if she made a mistake the other day, I couldn't bear to blame her."

The result is that it becomes more and more indecent.

Mrs. Zheng actually had the same idea. After all, Ban Sihui was the eldest daughter-in-law, so she often turned a blind eye and thought that as long as nothing went too far, it would be no big deal.

In particular, whenever she wanted to punish someone, Pei Honglang would always protect him and ask her to be more understanding, making it difficult for her to interfere.

But today, it’s really…

The mother and son sighed and were helpless about the person lying on the bed.

On the bed, Ban Sihui woke up and cried silently.

She had said before that her husband had never met Xie Jing and wouldn't have any thoughts about him.

But later, we really met.

She saw it very clearly. Pei Honglang's eyes fell on Xie Jing's face and did not move away for a long time.

He must have fallen for Xie Jing and wanted to take her as his concubine and favor her over his wife.

Pei Honglang entered the room and saw that Ban Sihui had woken up. Before he had time to comfort her, he saw her crying and suddenly had a headache.

But thinking of his young children, Pei Honglang had no choice but to bite the bullet and go forward to tuck in the quilt for his wife.

"The doctor said that you are always daydreaming, which is bad for your health. Don't worry, you will always be my only wife, and my love for you will always be there."

Ban Sihui tilted her head towards the bed, tears quietly sliding down her cheeks.

"Sir, do you mean to blame me for being narrow-minded and cunning, which is why I am weak?"

Pei Honglang almost couldn't hold his breath, and after a long time he said, "I, I'm telling you to rest assured. We have four children and a deep bond between husband and wife. What are you worried about?"

Ban Sihui suddenly turned around and looked at him, saying bitterly: "The women outside are bullying me. They are eager to seduce you away in front of me, but you still protect them and put me down everywhere! Is this what you call deep friendship, sir?" Unexplained anger exploded in Pei Honglang's chest, and he raised his voice and roared angrily.

"What the hell are you talking about? The girl from the Xie family never said a word to me, not even made eye contact, how could you seduce me?"

He had explained it countless times before, but the more he explained, the worse it got. Ban Sihui was certain that he and Xie Jing were flirting with each other, and sooner or later, they would both fall into bed together.

Ban Sihui was also angry. She tried to support her body and said to him angrily, "You dare to swear that you were not attracted by the looks of the Xie family's slut, and you didn't look at her more because of her beauty!"

Pei Honglang rubbed his brows and felt that he also needed a doctor to prescribe some medicine to avoid being furious.

He tried his best to remain calm and took the initiative to admit: "Sihui, the fifth young lady of the Xie family is indeed beautiful, but there are so many beauties in the world. Do I have to snatch all of them and take them as my concubines?"

Ban Sihui said aggressively, "Why not? It's not like you haven't taken a concubine before. If you just ask your mother-in-law to tell her, wouldn't the Xie family be happy to send someone to you?"

Pei Honglang was so angry that his hands were shaking. He held his head and said frantically, "The Xie family is not ordinary people. Their father and brother are officials in the court! Who am I to dare to ask their daughter to be my concubine?!"

Ban Sihui laughed bitterly and said, "So what if he's an official? Didn't his daughter marry Yuan Ge'er as a concubine?"

"It was because the Xie family angered His Majesty, and His Majesty granted the marriage. There was nothing we could do about it!"

Pei Honglang felt that communication was simply impossible.

He stood up, paced around the room, and said angrily, "What do you want me to say to make you believe that I have absolutely no ill intentions? Do you want me to kill the fifth girl of the Xie family with a knife so that you can calm down?"

Ban Sihui was stubborn to the end, and said sarcastically: "I'm afraid you are trying to escape and hide your mistress in a golden house. One day, you will bring the pregnant woman back and drive us mother and son out, and help her take over!"

This time, Pei Honglang was really speechless and slammed the door and left.

Ban Sihui looked at the crumbling door and cried breathlessly.

The maid came in and wiped her tears. She cried, "We have been married for many years, but he has never been so angry with me. As expected, he still loves that vixen from the Xie family and doesn't love me anymore..."

At the Xie family, Xie Jing was in a delicate mood because of the turmoil in the eldest wife's house of Pei Mansion.

Xie Fei advised: "In life, it is inevitable to meet a few crazy people. You have lived for sixteen years and only met the first one. You are very lucky."

Xie Jing held the pipa and played it carelessly. The tune was sometimes high and sometimes low, and the tone was intermittent, not at all as melodious as before.

"What about you? How many have you met?"

Xie Fei said without hesitation: "There are quite a few. The first one is your mother, and the second one is your sister Yang."

Xie Jing responded with a guilty look.

Xie Fei smiled again and said, "When the news reaches my father's ears, there will be trouble. I will escape first. You three, mother and daughter, will have to bear it slowly."

Xie Jing was also upset and said, "I won't keep you here. We'll go to Zuixianlou after the storm is over."

"You're treating, so prepare the money." Xie Fei walked away leisurely, carrying the peach blossom wine brewed by Xie Jing.

After staying at my mother's house for two days, it started snowing on the way back.

The villagers saw the carriage from afar and came to greet it, especially the group of lively and cute children, who came around holding hands and laughing.

The carriage stopped and Xie Fei distributed the cakes he bought from the city to them. They cheered and helped push the carriage.

(End of this chapter)