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

Chapter 146 Embroidery Workshop
But no matter how many children she gave birth to or how virtuous she behaved, her husband had no feelings for her.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, because the second young master had been hanging around in the red-light district for a long time and had not returned home, the children at home were clamoring to see their father, so she took two maids to look for him.

His original intention was to prevent more people from knowing that the Second Young Master was indulging in alcohol and sex, so he left without servants and returned quickly, but he did not expect to be held hostage by a spy.

Less than three days after the death, the children were still crying, but the second young master was already impatient to take away his concubine.

When Xiao Shirong heard the news, she thought this woman was really stupid and ridiculous.

She spent her whole life for a man who didn't love her, giving birth like a sow, wasting her energy, stressing her body, and ruining her appearance.

She died at a young age, but her husband happily said that she had died a good death, and then he let his beautiful concubine take her place.

Not only will she lose her position, but even the children she gave birth to and raised with great effort will either forget her or be oppressed and bullied by her stepmother, leaving them with a shadow over their lives.

If it were Xiao Shirong herself, if she had to sacrifice so much for a bastard, she would just pick up a knife and die together with him.

Ban Sihui's face was pale, and her focus was different from Xiao Shirong's.

The Song family had four children, and she also had four.

As Song's family fell into decline, her family also fell into poverty.

But at least Song got along very well with her parents-in-law, while she was not only disliked by Madam Zheng, but even her father-in-law Pei Sheng, who was not very close to the inner courtyard, was extremely dissatisfied with her.

If one day, she died unexpectedly, would Pei Honglang immediately find another beauty?
What will happen to her four children and her family then?
Ban Sihui was lost in thoughts and her scalp was tingling.

As soon as she got home, she rushed straight to the study, found Pei Honglang, and asked him to swear that he would not remarry even if she was gone.

Ever since she gave birth to Shanbao, she has been acting crazy and unreasonable. Even the doctor said it might be due to childbirth, so Pei Honglang always indulges her a little more.

When Pei Honglang first heard Ban Sihui's strange remarks, he just rubbed his forehead tiredly.

He tried to comfort her as much as possible for a long time, but Ban Sihui was still worried and cried and forced him to swear.

If Mrs. Zheng hadn't come to see her son for something, Ban Sihui would have continued to pester her for a long time.

In comparison, Xiao Shirong was much calmer and she wished Pei Yuan would die soon so that she could remarry.

As for whether the Xiao family would allow her to marry, she didn't care at all. She didn't believe that the Xiao family would stick to their principles if they threatened to die.

At the farm, the maid from the Pei residence came to deliver the monthly allowance, just the right amount, neither more nor less.

Xie Fei threw up the silver coins and caught them again, saying with a smile: "Madam is really resolute now. When she was in charge in the past, it was obvious that this monthly salary would not be delivered without delay of ten days or half a month."

Just delay it, sometimes just don’t give it at all.

Because Xie Fei's words were somewhat offensive, the maid only said, "I have delivered the monthly allowance and will take my leave now."

Xie Fei waved his hand casually, and the maid bowed and left.

Fu Yu then said, "I heard that after the eldest lady took over the housekeeping, she was not in a good mood towards Miao Xiaoniang. Now that the master is away again, no one cares about Miao Xiaoniang."

Xie Fei was no longer interested. She was now more concerned about the embroidery workshop's business.

"Let's not talk about that. Have you ever asked Lady Shui how much profit the shop made yesterday?"

Fu Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "My girl, this shop has only been open for a few days, and you expect to make a profit?"

Xie Fei said: "The rent is not low. How can the business continue without income for a long time?" Fu Yu felt that Xie Fei was worrying too much.

After all, each family had received a lot of money before, the women were frugal, and the men did not indulge in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, so they could sustain for a long time.

Xie Fei came to the small house, which was filled with various herbs, tools for pounding medicine, medical books collected from various places, etc.

"That shop is what I care about most right now, but the fake death drug is also very important. Ask Datou to look for other medical books. There is no corresponding record in these books."

The drug for fake death cannot be made out of thin air. It has to achieve the effect of the tortoise breathing technique that we have read about in martial arts novels, and it cannot cause side effects to the body. This cannot be achieved with modern medicine.

Fu Yu helped pound the medicine and said, "But young lady, even if we can make a fake death medicine and hide it from the Pei Mansion and the Xie Family, where can we go without a household registration and a travel permit?"

If you want to enter the city, there will be soldiers checking your identity at the city gate. If you don't have written proof of your identity, you will be stopped on the spot.

Even if you never go to the city and just hide in the countryside, it won't work.

Nowadays, we live in a peaceful and prosperous era. The baojia system has been strictly enforced after its introduction. Whenever a stranger appears in a village or town, neighbors will be held accountable if they do not report him.

Hiding in the deep mountains and forests would be even more terrifying.

There are ferocious beasts and poisonous snakes everywhere, as well as countless natural disasters. There is no way to survive if you encounter bandits and robbers who hide in the mountains to avoid being hunted.

All these are fine. It would be fine if he is not caught in his lifetime. But once he is caught, and the concubine whom the emperor has married fakes her death and escapes, it will really become a game of elimination of the nine clans.

Xie Fei had considered all these hidden dangers and said, "Let's take it one step at a time. Faking death is the last resort. With the fake death drug in hand, I feel more at ease."

Fu Yu nodded and heard someone calling her outside.

Liu Mama's youngest son Chen Yunping and Erniu were both of average age, two or three years older than Fuyu. In addition, Zou Mama's daughter Hua'er was ten years old, not much different from Fuyu.

These boys and girls often played together, running all over the mountains and fields, digging wild vegetables, picking herbs, picking up cow dung, digging bird nests, etc.

Xie Fei did not stop them and let Fu Yu play with them as they pleased.

Hearing Chen Yunping's voice, Xie Fei waved his hand and said, "Go and have fun, and come back before dark."

"Yes!" Fu Yu dropped the pestle and ran away excitedly.

No one knew where Yuan San had gone today. With Fu Yu gone, Xie Fei was the only one left in the yard.

It was a rare moment of quiet time, so she flipped through medical books, sometimes writing prescriptions, sometimes identifying herbs, and lived a very leisurely life.

The city gates were heavily guarded, and passing carriages were searched inside and out. Even the farmers' loads and women's backpacks were poked with spears to see if there was anything else inside.

Yuan San stood in the distance, looking at the capital city which was filled with a tense atmosphere.

Ordinary people may just think that it is nothing more than a fuss about secret spies, but only the powerful people understand that secret spies are just an introduction.

The chief spy who was arrested earlier had been rooted in Dajing since his grandfather's generation. His family spent many years to become a famous and prominent family. Their power is like a giant tree with tangled roots.

Just to uproot it would cause a huge shock and even shake its foundation.

The veil of this so-called prosperous and peaceful era is finally being lifted, revealing its rotten and rusty interior.

When the world is in chaos and the Pei family, the Xie family and even the royal family are all unable to take care of themselves, would it be easier to send Xie Fei away, away from the center of the vortex?

(End of this chapter)