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

Chapter 130: Visit Green Lake

Xie Fei said disdainfully: "Yeah, he had a great start, but he played it so badly. Even if he was a better person and didn't just drink and visit prostitutes, I would still look up to him."

Yuan San felt like he was having a heart attack, but he didn't dare to argue anymore. He just took a big bite of the frozen pear and swallowed it including the core.

Fu Yu actually felt that Xiao Shirong had a good family background, but she was unwilling to accept it.

She said stubbornly: "It's nothing. Her father is a third-rank official, and your father is a fifth-rank official. Who isn't an official?"

Xie Fei knocked on her head, "Silly girl, do you think the difference between the third rank and the fifth rank is the difference between three and five?"

Fu Yu pouted and lowered her head.

It was snowing heavily outside and the three of them were warming themselves by the fire in the house.

When the wind and snow died down a little, an old woman came knocking on the door.

"Thank you, my Lord is feeling better today. I want to take you to Yanshan to enjoy the snow tomorrow. Please make proper preparations."

Xie Fei frowned and said, "The Madam has recovered from her illness and is already at the housekeeper's. Let's go and invite the Madam."

The old woman said again: "This is the master's intention, so I'd better be prepared."

After saying that, the old woman walked away.

Fu Yu wondered, "What does that mean?"

Xie Fei said calmly: "Nothing."

It was simply that Pei Yuan didn't want to have too much to do with Xiao Shirong, so he ordered her around.

If she agreed, she would be in trouble in the future.

She asked Fu Yu to tell Su Lu, and then Su Lu would think of a way to deal with it.

On the second day, the mansion was busy preparing to go to Cuihu Lake under Yanshan Mountain to enjoy the snow.

It is said that Xiao Shirong felt that going up the mountain was too troublesome, so he simply changed the plan to visit Cui Lake.

Pei Yuan was angry but dared not say anything, so he simply called all his concubines to go, but did not allow Xiao Shirong to go, which embarrassed Xiao Shirong.

Before leaving, Fu Yu said, "My Lord is really strange. Why is he so afraid of the Madam?"

There is no family that is so henpecked. It is even more unreasonable to say that they tolerate it because of love.

Xie Fei had a strange idea in his mind, and he teased: "Maybe, the master is not the master?"

Fu Yu tilted his head and thought hard for a long time but still couldn't figure out what Xie Fei meant.

After some twists and turns, we finally arrived at Cuihu Lake.

During the first month of the lunar year, every family has free time, so many people come to enjoy the snow. Men and women come together, some ski, some enjoy the plum blossoms, some sit around the stove and make tea, and some recite poems and compose essays. It is extremely lively.

The Pei family’s tent is in a corner of Cuihu Lake. It’s a quiet and sparsely populated area, but the scenery is nice.

Pei Yuan and Miao were naturally the protagonists of today. They sat by the fireplace with a table full of fruits and pastries in front of them.

Miao snuggled in Pei Yuan's arms and said something that made Pei Yuan laugh heartily. The two of them became more and more intimate and inappropriate in their actions.

The other concubines were envious, yet couldn't bear to watch and felt extremely embarrassed.

Xie Fei took Fu Yu for a walk along the edge of Cui Lake, and they were also very bored.

Crossing the snow-capped bamboo forest, there are several gorgeous and tall tents in front of us. The passionate and pleasant sound of the pipa is as soul-stirring as a war drum, lingering and floating in the snow-white world.

Xie Fei listened carefully for a long time and asked, "Do you feel that this pipa music sounds familiar?"

Fu Yu shook her head. "No, I didn't even recognize that it was the sound of a pipa."

Whose pipa can be played more vigorously than war drums, and not as plaintive, sad and beautiful?

Xie Fei smiled and said, "Maybe he was venting all his anger through the strings."

Fu Yu saw that she seemed very interested and said, "How about I go and see who is playing it?" "No need, I'm just asking." Xie Fei was about to turn around and go to the bamboo forest to dig for winter bamboo shoots, but he saw a maid running towards him from a distance.

When they got there, the maid Fu said from behind, "Excuse me, is this Miss Xie from Pei's house?"

Xie Fei looked at the other person for a few seconds and confirmed that he didn't know her. "Who is this girl?"

The maid pointed to the tent in the distance and said with a smile, "I am from the Ningguo Mansion. Over there are our old lady and the ladies from the various mansions."

Xie Fei understood.

It turns out to be the Duke of Ningguo. No wonder even his tent is so magnificent.

The maid continued, "Our old lady saw you coming with your maid from afar, and she was not sure for a moment. Now, the old lady said that if it is really you, please come over and have a gathering together."

Xie Fei raised his eyebrows.

It seemed like she had little interaction with the Ningguo Mansion, so where did the idea of ​​"getting together" come from?

The next moment, the maid continued to say that several female members of the Xie family were also over there.

As luck would have it, Xie Fei had no choice but to follow.

When they got into the tent, they saw Xie Jing playing the pipa.

She was as cold and indifferent as ever, unable to smile in the face of the powerful. She played the pipa violently, as if she wanted to break it.

Sitting in the center of the high place was the old lady of the Ningguo Mansion, and a few familiar-looking women from wealthy families.

In addition, Zhuang Wenxiu and Xie Yang were also there, but their positions were farther away from Lady Ningguo.

When the two sides met, neither of them had a good look on their face.

Xie Fei ignored his stepmother and sister and walked forward to greet them.

Lady Ningguo said cheerfully, "I saw you from afar and thought you looked like me, but I didn't dare to confirm. It was only because your second aunt asked me to come and invite you."

Next to her sat the mistress of the second house, Pei Yuan's second aunt, Madam Zhu.

Mrs. Zhu is kind-hearted, naturally capable, and a generous and magnanimous person.

Her family was a butcher, and was looked down upon by the upper classes.

But because the master of the second house was in harmony with her and protected her in every way, everyone took into consideration the face of the Marquisate and because she herself had a very good temperament, the female members of the family would not reject her too much.

Seeing Xie Fei, Madam Zhu joked to Lady Ningguo, "You don't know, my eldest sister-in-law likes this girl the most now. She praises her to everyone she meets. I am almost getting calluses from hearing her."

All the women laughed, and Lady Ningguo said, "Your sister-in-law likes him so much, which shows that he is indeed a good child."

She waved at Xie Fei and said, "Come sit next to me so I can take a good look."

Xie Fei bowed and said, "Yes."

She sat down next to the wife of Duke Ningguo. Zhuang Wenxiu and Xie Yang, who were sitting below, were already furious.

The mother and daughter wanted so much to curry favor with the wife of Duke Ningguo, but she was indifferent. Unexpectedly, as soon as Xie Fei arrived, he immediately stole the limelight.

Xie Yang was gritting his teeth in hatred, but Zhuang Wenxiu was very good at judging the situation and immediately felt that this was a good opportunity.

As long as they can get Xie Fei's connections, why would they be afraid of not being able to get close to the wife of Duke Ningguo?

While I was thinking about it, the men came back one after another.

Today, men and women sat together to enjoy the snow. On the left were young women, and on the right were men of marriageable age.

There is no need to explain what it means, everyone knows it.

Amidst the hustle and bustle, the person who attracts the most attention is Xie Jing, who never utters a word but is able to captivate people with her beauty.

(End of this chapter)