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

Chapter 111 Pregnant with a Gold Ingot

Amid Xie Fei's cursing, Yuan San finally learned what had happened.

He slowly and methodically brewed a pot of osmanthus tea for Xie Fei, and when Xie Fei was tired of scolding him, he offered it to him with both hands, looking very conscientious.

"I said the same thing again. If it weren't for the Xiao family's daughter, the old lady would have long since taken refuge in a Buddhist temple and would never have cared about these messy things in the mansion. In fact, there is no direct interest between you and her."

It was only because the old lady valued the reputation of the Xiao family and was worried that Xiao Shirong's actions would affect the other daughters of the Xiao family that she was overly harsh on Xie Fei, the concubine.

Xie Fei was puzzled and asked: "What is the relationship between the old lady's family and the Xiao family?"

Even if Xiao Shirong was her niece, she would not regard the Xiao family as more important than the Pei family.

Yuan San took a sip of tea and said, "The old lady is from the Ji family of Zhongshan, which is more prestigious than the Xiao family of Fanyang."

Xie Fei really didn't know much about wealthy families, and was about to ask more about them when Yuan San took the initiative to tell her about the origins of the Ji family.

The Ji family is an older clan than the Xiao family. The family's origins even predate the establishment of the Dajing Dynasty, and can be traced back hundreds or even thousands of years before that.

This huge and complex old aristocracy, old-fashioned, corrupt and conservative, is revered as the descendant of the ancestor of civilization. In addition, his family has produced many famous scholars and accumulated a lot of gold and silver wealth.

His ancestor, the King of Zhongshan and his subordinates, were also heroes in the founding of Dajing and always retained their titles, unlike the Pei family, which had ever fallen into decline.

The old lady Ji Miaoxuan, whose grandfather was the King of Zhongshan and whose mother was a princess, was raised by nobles in the palace since childhood, so her status was naturally extremely noble.

People like this, more or less, look down on Xie Fei, who came from a small family.

After listening to Yuan San's description of the old lady's family background, Xie Fei couldn't help but be amazed.

Although she came from modern society and did not attach much importance to the concept of family background, she had lived in this era for more than ten years and was influenced by it. She naturally knew how majestic and xenophobic and conservative these aristocratic families were.

She is not a little woman who can change her status by standing up and saying, "Everyone is equal, how are you nobler than me?"

She couldn't help feeling depressed, so she took an apple and took a big bite.

"Speaking of Pei Yuan, his paternal line is a descendant of the royal family, and his maternal line is aristocratic for generations. No matter what, he shouldn't have fallen into such a disgusting state now, right?"

She really couldn't understand how a great general, the daughter of a princess, could raise her only son into a toad who could only think with his lower body?
I've only heard of two negatives equaling a positive, but I've never seen a positive equaling a negative.

Yuan San was about to speak when he heard footsteps outside.

He immediately poured out the water from the teacup, put the cup back in its place, and even kicked the stool aside.

Then he took away the potted plant on the windowsill.

When Miao brought people in, Yuan San was just going out with a potted plant in his hand. He bent over and passed by people.

No one cared about how a boy appeared in your concubine's room.

As soon as she entered the house, Miao said loudly: "You are living a comfortable life now. You don't have to fight for favors, but you have the power of housekeeper."

Xie Fei gently shook the teacup and said slowly: "Sister Miao is so aggressive, is she here to call for punishment?"

Miao mocked, "You are a noble concubine who was welcomed into the family with great fanfare. No matter how jealous I am, would I dare to harm you?"

In addition to the previous incident with Li Die'er, Miao always felt that it was Xie Fei who concealed it for her.

So even though she didn't like Xie Fei, she didn't dare to offend him too much, lest Xie Fei reveal the matter.

Xie Fei invited her to take a seat, and she sat down without hesitation and stated her purpose straight away.

"I originally wanted to ask the Madam to ask the imperial physician to come and see if I was pregnant. But Madam Tang stopped me and wouldn't let me in. I heard that you are the housekeeper now, so I came to ask you if this is possible."

Xie Fei looked at her belly and pretended to be surprised and said, "Sister Miao is pregnant again? This is such a blessing."

Miao said unhappily, "I still don't know if she is really pregnant. I want to see the imperial physician so I can feel more at ease."

Xie Fei complained in his heart, this imperial physician is not a rotten cabbage in the field that can be hired casually.

She said, "Sister, if you want to be more cautious, it's good to ask the imperial physician. But as a concubine, how can I afford to hire an imperial physician? I'd better ask the old lady for help, in a serious manner..."

"Stop talking about this," Miao waved her hands in annoyance, "Do you need to teach me this? I went to look for the old lady, but she didn't see me. Mother Deng asked me if I was pregnant with a gold ingot, and she even asked for the imperial physician to come."

Xie Fei was drinking tea and choked.

If she could really get pregnant with Jin Yuanbao, she would tie up the imperial physician to find out how she got pregnant.

Miao was in a bad mood and had a bad temper. Her mind was in a mess and she couldn't think, but she felt something was wrong when she mentioned this matter.

"Whether I'm pregnant with a boy or a girl, I'm still the blood of the Pei family. How can the old lady be so indifferent?"

Even if she didn't want to give birth to a child before Xiao Shirong, she was bearing blood for Pei Yuan after all.

Could it be that a niece is more important than a grandson?

She was full of doubts, but because she was too restless, she couldn't grasp a clue.

Xie Fei also understood that she was not really asking him to find an imperial physician, so he just accompanied her for some tea, and when Su Lu came, he had to take care of the tedious affairs.

In the blink of an eye, it was afternoon. Xie Fei took a break from his busy schedule and sat for a while in the plum garden of the apricot garden.

Xiang Xiaoniang, Wu Shanyue and others also came to appreciate the plum blossoms. When they saw Xie Fei from afar, they all came over to pay their respects.

Xie Fei asked them to sit down, thinking that this was a good opportunity to take a break.

Wu Shanyue smiled and said, "I don't know how Madam Xiao is doing. I can't see her during the New Year, and I feel so depressed."

Xie Fei looked at her. She was more gentle and beautiful than before, like a bright red camellia, with a charming and radiant temperament between her eyebrows.

"If Sister Wu is worried about the Madam, why not go to Qiong Yu Garden to see her? The Madam would be heartwarmed if she knew you were worried about her."

Wu Shanyue smiled but said nothing.

Xiang Xiaoniang smiled and said, "There's no one else here, so let's not say polite words. Thank you, sister, she's not worried, she's looking forward to it."

The concubines all laughed, but some of the timid ones looked around first, fearing that their words might be heard.

In fact, everyone knew that Xiao Shirong was not sick, but was just under house arrest by the old lady again.

All in all, I have been grounded at least twice this year.

In previous years, people were always particularly nervous when the year came to an end.

Because Xiao Shirong had to take care of the affairs of the mansion, meet with the nobles in the palace, and receive the women from other mansions.

Inevitably, she would be urged or teased by others, asking her to quickly give birth to a child with Pei Yuan and not to always put on a condescending face and displease her husband.

Xiao Shirong felt disgusted but couldn't show it in public, so he went to the backyard to torture his concubines.

(End of this chapter)