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

Chapter 127 The fragrance of tea overflows
The old lady didn't care about the loss of property as the Marquis's mansion was rich.

The only thing she couldn't tolerate was Shanbao's affairs.

The entire Ban family knew that Shanbao had his head hit, but they all concealed the truth for fear of being held responsible, and they didn't care whether Shanbao lived or died.

Even Ban Sihui, her own mother, is still bewitched by her own mother to this day, and thinks that the Pei family is making a fuss out of nothing. Shanbao is obviously fine, but they are making a fuss and deliberately embarrassing the Ban family.

The old lady was also very angry when she thought about it.

Looking at the daughters-in-law kneeling below, she slowly said: "You are all wives of the Pei family. I am not afraid of offending you if I say something. The sons of our family are all excellent, and it is not difficult to remarry.

If your daughter-in-law does something inappropriate, you should replace her. Don't think that the gossip outside is unpleasant and insist on keeping her. In the end, you will get into trouble."

The women said yes.

During the dinner, the younger generations sat together. Except for Ban Sihui who was a little arrogant and looked down on others, the others were quite kind.

Pei Hongluo is the daughter of the second wife's family. She is about the same age as Xie Fei and has a very pretty face.

She has not married yet. Although she is the granddaughter of a marquis, she is very friendly, generous and not fussy about details. When she smiles, she has two dimples on her face, which are particularly beautiful.

She was very talkative, and since she had never met Xie Fei before, she joked with her and talked about all sorts of things.

Somehow during the conversation, we ended up talking about mirrors.

Pei Hongluo complained: "The bronze mirror in my room is not as good as the clear water in the basin. The day before yesterday morning, I didn't notice the black mark on my face, and I was ridiculed when I went out. But before I left, I clearly looked in the mirror and couldn't see it at all!"

Everyone laughed, and a young woman said, "Your bronze mirror must be the best. I heard it is inlaid with gems and is worth a fortune."

Pei Hongluo said: "What's the use of a thousand gold coins? I just want a mirror that can clearly see the pimples on my face. At least let me know if there is dirt on my face, so that I won't be called a big cat face when I go out."

She just said it casually, Xie Fei said: "Why not make a piece of glass and cover it with mercury, maybe there will be other gains."

"Mercury?" Pei Hongluo's pretty and clever face wrinkled, not understanding what was going on. "Mercury is poisonous. Sister-in-law, do you mean to use it as a mirror?"

Xie Fei had wanted to make a glass mirror a long time ago, but he was always delayed by various things, and he didn't want to move at all in winter.

It was a rare opportunity to meet someone with the same ideals as her. She was about to explain in detail when Ban Sihui interrupted her coldly.

"Hong Luo, she is just a lowly concubine, of low status, don't get too close to her, lest you get tainted with her poor air!"

Xie Fei's expression remained unchanged, and she smiled and said, "I see that you are not looking very well, madam. Could it be that you have suffered injuries after giving birth and haven't recovered yet?"

Ban Sihui snorted, "I am a noble family member, and I have people to take care of me. Why do I need a bitch like you to meddle in my business?"

Xie Fei lowered her eyebrows, smelling tea, and said aggrievedly: "Madam thinks I am lowly and unworthy to talk to you. But I am really worried that if you are ill for a long time and outsiders take advantage of you, it will not be a good thing for you."

Ban Sihui was particularly sensitive to the words "take advantage of the opportunity" and immediately said, "What do you mean? Are you trying to trick me? Is your sister trying to seduce my master while I am weak? You from the Xie family, do you still have any shame?"

Xie Fei's shoulders trembled, and tears fell from his eyes like pearls.

She wiped her tears with her handkerchief and choked up, "My lady, if you don't like me talking, I won't say anything. I just ask you not to get angry. If you hurt yourself, I will be blamed for it."

The women at the table all had a favorable impression of Xie Fei, thinking that he was low-key, humble, gentle and polite.

On the other hand, Ban Sihui made things difficult for and provoked Xie Fei even though the other person had saved her son. Her words were full of contempt, and everyone could not help but feel sorry for Xie Fei.

Pei Hongluo said first: "Sister-in-law Ban, what Sister-in-law Xie said makes sense. She is also thinking about you. If you are willing to listen, just remember it. If you don't want to listen, just laugh it off. Why are you so aggressive?" Another young woman also said dissatisfiedly: "She is a concubine granted by the emperor, the daughter of a fifth-rank official. In terms of status, how can she be low?"

"That's right. You keep saying that others are cheap, but you forget your own status. After all, you are the future Marquise. Such behavior is really uncomplimentary."

"Even if you are my concubine, please do not ask for gratitude for the sake of the child, but please do not confront me. If I were to repay kindness with enmity, I would have to argue with you to see what the reason is."

Everyone was talking at once, and no one stood on Ban Sihui's side, making her extremely embarrassed and her face hot and humiliated.

Xie Fei did not show any smug look, but just pretended to swallow her anger and told everyone that it was okay, that Mrs. Ban was right in teaching her a lesson, and that she deserved it.

Ban Sihui felt more disgusted by her gentle and melancholy expression than if she had swallowed a fly.

After wishing the old lady a happy new year, Xie Fei left with the excuse of being dissatisfied.

Back in the carriage, Su Lu said, "Your behavior today is not like that of a little girl."

With Xie Fei's usual conciliatory character, he would never have led everyone to embarrass Ban Sihui in front of so many people.

Xie Fei was holding a box, which was the "New Year's money" given by the old lady, and it was full of good things.

She curled her lips and said, "Anyway, I have become mortal enemies with Madam Ban."

Ban Sihui provoked her everywhere, but she kept giving in, and she only got more and more aggressive.

If you act like a coward for too long, you will be trampled underfoot and played with at will.

There was no conversation along the way. When they arrived at the gate of the mansion, Xie Fei saw several doctors coming out.

Fu Yu happened to be holding an umbrella and came to greet him in the snow. Xie Fei asked, "Is the master unwell?"

Fu Yu pursed her lips, held an umbrella to shield Xie Fei from the wind and snow, and said, "Miao Xiaoniang is very precious. She feels a little uncomfortable in her stomach and has been looking for a doctor to check her pulse several times a day."

It's tiring for doctors to run back and forth.

Xie Fei said: "Miao Xiaoniang is someone who has lost a child, so she is naturally extra careful. Don't say such things in public again."

"Yes, I won't dare to do it next time." Fu Yu quickly admitted his mistake.

Just as Xie Fei was about to enter the mansion, he heard a familiar voice coming from nearby.

"Steward, I used to have quite a few coins in the farm, how come I only have 200 coins now? I work so hard for a month, and this is just a small salary. It's unacceptable for me to change it into anything else!"

Xie Fei looked in the direction of the voice and saw two men talking at the side door.

The taller one is Sun Dalang.

After not seeing him for a few days, he looked much thinner and more haggard, his clothes were tattered, his face was covered with bruises, and he was shivering in the snow.

The other short and fat man he was dragging seemed to be the manager of the servants, and the two were arguing about the monthly allowance.

Xie Fei took a few glances and said, "Is this Sun Dalang still in Pei's house?"

Fu Yu said, "Yes, he still does some work like pouring night incense and brushing horses."

(End of this chapter)