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

Chapter 121 General Pei’s Tomb

Xie Fei was not idle. He walked around the cemetery twice and pulled out the weeds.

This cemetery had been cleaned by someone who had come before, so there was really nothing to do.

Seeing that Yuan San was still kneeling, Xie Fei walked around alone. Seeing some camellia flowers, he picked several and tied them with vines to make a simple bouquet.

When they returned to the cemetery, Fu Yu and others had arrived. Yuan San had also stood up and was busy taking out incense, candles, paper, etc.

Su Lu arranged for people to sweep the graves, and was not surprised to see that the cemetery was clean.

"It should be the first or second wife who came. Every year on the general's death anniversary, they will not miss it."

Xie Fei asked: "The masters of these two houses have a good relationship with the general?"

Su Lu didn't say anything final: "After all, they are brothers."

Xie Fei remembered that among the five rooms in the Marquis' Mansion, it seemed that only the first and fifth rooms were the old lady's biological children, and the rest were illegitimate children.

"Except for the first wife, I haven't had much contact with the other wives." Xie Fei said: "Miss Su Lu is the old lady's person, she should know these people well?"

While Su Lu was busy, he said, "You have seen the first wife. The second wife's master is engaged in business, and no one in the family is an official. The third and fifth wives have both entered the officialdom, but they seldom interact with each other."

Because the fifth branch of the family was working as an official in another place, their family was not in the capital, and they rarely saw Su Lu.

It took almost an hour to finish paying homage to General Pei.

Xie Fei stood on the hillside, looking at the snow-covered mountains in the distance. In the vast fog, the temple on the opposite mountain was looming.

It should be a magnificent Buddhist temple. It seems that the sound of bells is circling from the temple and echoing among the mountains and rivers.

Su Lu came over and said, "My dear, everything has been taken care of here. We just need to go to Baiyun Temple and the tomb sweeping will be complete."

Xie Fei sighed: "To be honest, I'm very hungry right now."

It’s not that Xie Fei was being pretentious. She was the one in charge of the tomb sweeping, so she had to bathe and fast since last night, and she had missed dinner and breakfast for two consecutive meals.

It was already past noon, and she was exhausted from climbing the mountain, so she was starving.

Su Lu said: "Zuixianlou has prepared food in advance, and I will have some food when I enter the city."

After the tomb sweeping, everyone went down the mountain.

After taking a few steps, Xie Fei suddenly turned around and did not see Yuan San.

At the top of the mountain, Yuan San was still kneeling quietly in front of the grave, with the hairband on his head fluttering in the wind.

The gorgeous camellia flowers were covered with water droplets, adding a touch of vitality to the desolate and cold cemetery, as if this incompatible red color was the only color left in the bleak white world.

"It took a lot of effort to properly resettle the old subordinates, and most of them are living well."

Staring at the lifeless tombstone, Yuan San's smile was bitter and forced.

"Mother doesn't want to see us, and the emperor probably doesn't want Pei Yuan to be alive, so I can only hold my ground. If you know, please forgive me."

He gently stroked the camellia, looked deeply at the tombstone, and then left quickly.

The way down the mountain was much smoother, but Xie Fei was wearing a white shirt, and not only was she soaked, but her trouser legs and skirt were also covered in mud.

Su Lu was very foresighted and brought several sets of clothes with her. Now that she was sweeping the tomb, she could change into warmer clothes.

Xie Fei changed in the carriage and came out again, only to find that Yuan San had returned to the team without him noticing.

As the convoy was about to leave, it met an oncoming carriage.

The person who came was Pei Honglang from the first wife's house. He was with his servants, and Madam Zheng and Ban Sihui were not seen.

The carriages on both sides were not too far away, and Pei Honglang did not dare to come over. He asked from a distance: "Are you here to sweep the graves, sister-in-law?"

Xie Fei bowed and said, "My Lord, the masters of my family are not feeling well, so I have to do it for them. I have no choice but to do this. I hope Lord Pei will not be offended."

Pei Honglang smiled and said, "You are the wife of the Pei family, so why can't you come to sweep the grave? My fourth uncle is a generous and magnanimous person. If you sweep his grave, he will only praise you for being sensible and filial."

Both of them had concerns, so they just exchanged a few words and left.

Xie Fei got on the carriage and looked back to see Pei Honglang and his group preparing to hike up the mountain. The road was slippery in the snow, and the mountain road was even more difficult to walk on. He didn't expect Pei Honglang to come to sweep the tomb as well.

"Is this Pei Shaoqing very close to the general?"

Su Lu said: “I heard that Pei Shaoqing’s swordsmanship and horsemanship were all taught by the general, so we should get closer to him.

However, in previous years, Master Pei Sheng came in person, but this year he might have been delayed by something, so Master Shaoqing came to do it for him."

No matter whether it is the anniversary of the death or Qingming Festival, the eldest son never misses the tomb sweeping, sometimes early, sometimes later.

Pei Honglang arrived just now, which shows that the one who came to sweep the tomb in the morning was not the eldest wife.

So that's the second room? Or the third room?
The carriage entered the city and went to Zuixianlou for dinner first.

Xie Fei was so hungry that he almost became one with nature. He ate to his heart's content in the private room. Su Lu was greatly frightened by his appetite.

Fu Yu was not as hungry as Xie Fei, so he finished eating early and went to play on the street.

After having enough fun, she brought back a message.

"Miss, I heard that the master of the fifth house has returned to the capital."

Xie Fei was eating porridge when he heard this and said, "Come back if you want. Do I have to go to meet you again?"

Su Lu said: "The Fifth House has very little contact with the Marquis' Mansion. I don't know why they returned to the capital this time."

Xie Fei put down the spoon and said, "Isn't the master of the fifth room the old lady's biological son?" How could there be any grudge between them?

Su Lu said, "I don't know the inside story either."

Xie Fei shook his head and didn't care about it.

After dinner, with a full stomach, I finally had the energy to climb Baiyun Temple.

The road up the mountain is still slippery, but because there are pilgrims coming and going all year round, many sections of the mountain road are flat and wider, and some places are even paved with stone slabs, which makes it much easier to walk than the barren mountain.

When they got to Tianmen, there were spots of mud on Xie Fei's shoes and skirt, but her body was still clean.

There are always many pilgrims during festivals. Even though it snowed repeatedly today, the temple is still very popular and has attracted many guests.

Xie Fei went to pay homage to General Pei's tombstone, and then went to the Medicine King Hall and the God of Wealth Hall.

She only visited these two or three places and was about to leave when she ran into Zhuang Wenxiu and others at Tianmen.

Zhuang Wenxiu brought her two daughters to burn incense, but she didn't expect to meet Xie Fei.

After all, we are a family. There is no reason for me to just leave without saying a word.

Zhuang Wenxiu looked at Xie Fei with uncontrollable disgust in her eyes.

"You are a concubine, but you are always in the spotlight. Aren't you afraid of being blamed by your husband's family?"

Xie Fei said leisurely: "As the saying goes, a dog catching a mouse is meddling in other people's business. You are a wife of the Xie family, and you still care whether I, a wife of the Pei family, go out or not?"

Zhuang Wenxiu glared at her unhappily and wanted to leave with her two daughters.

Xie Yang also rolled his eyes at Xie Fei, but didn't say anything else.

Xie Jing stayed and said, "Mother, I want to talk to Fei'er for a few words. You go first."

Zhuang Wenxiu was very disappointed with her daughter, but she could do nothing about it.

Xie Jing didn't want to walk with his mother and sister in the first place, for fear of being nagged again.

She lifted her skirt and walked Xie Fei down the mountain.

"From New Year's Eve to the 15th, there are many grand gatherings in various mansions. If the eldest lady of the Pei family is not feeling well, you will have to attend the social gatherings again."

Xie Fei was also worried. "I also wanted to pretend to be sick, but unfortunately, that cruel old lady would not let me go even if I was sick."

He must have wished to torture her to death so that he would have one less worry.

(End of this chapter)