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

Chapter 149 Gossip
Relying on its relationship with the Marquis' Mansion, Nishang Pavilion has often suppressed its peers.

Since they could not compete with those century-old brands, they occupied several streets and did not allow any embroidery workshops, clothing stores, cloth shops, etc. to steal their business.

Although colleagues complained, they had the Marquisate behind them after all, so no one dared to confront them head-on.

Shui Huaiyu turned pale when he learned that he had offended such a big shot.

"What can we do? We didn't find out anything beforehand, but we chose this place for the store."

A woman said, "No wonder. When I told them that I was going to rent this shop to open an embroidery workshop, they just shook their heads."

Madam Zou also recalled that when she went to other places to sell her products, as soon as people heard that the shop was located on this street, they all said that it would not last long.

The women felt that the future was uncertain and they were silent for a moment, looking worried.

Suddenly, Madam Zou's daughter Hua'er ran in, hugged her mother's waist and said, "Mom, there are some very impressive people outside. I see that they look unhappy, so I'm afraid they are not good people."

Madam Zou and the others became nervous and came to the door one after another.

Two bearers were carrying a sedan chair as they came from the street corner, followed by seven or eight female servants, all of them solemn and indifferent.

Shui Huaiyu noticed that the woman who had come during the day was also walking beside the sedan chair.

The sedan chair quickly arrived in front of the shop, and a woman came out after it landed.

Madam Zou and Shui Huaiyu looked at each other and stepped forward.

Madam Zou said, "I wonder which family this lady is from. What is her purpose in coming to our shop?"

Ban Sihui patted her sleeves, looked past the few people and fell on the newly opened shop with contempt and disdain.

How dare you speak so arrogantly in a place that is not even as big as the outhouse in Pei Mansion?

She sneered, "In your place, even flies have nowhere to land, and you dare to look down on Nishang Pavilion?"

Du Juan'er held Ban Sihui's arm and looked down on Shui Huaiyu and others with a bully-like attitude.

Shui Huaiyu knew that Ban Sihui and the others were looking for trouble, so she explained, "This lady came to our shop today and threw the newly made embroidery on the ground and stepped on it. She was provocative first. It's absolutely not the case that she looks down on Nishang Pavilion."

Du Juan'er said arrogantly, "Are you scared now? You didn't dare to be so arrogant in front of the lady in our class, right?"

She looked into the shop again and shouted, "And what about that sharp-tongued woman? She's offended our class leader, and now she's running away because she knows how powerful she is?"

Shui Huaiyu said: "That lady is not from our shop, she just thought the embroidery was good, so she sat in the shop for a while and watched me embroider."

Du Juaner frowned and asked, "Isn't she the boss of your place?"

Madam Zou stepped forward and said, "We are all a group of poor women. We each invested some money and opened a shop together. All of us here are the owners. It's not easy to get a foothold here. I don't know what angered the two ladies before. If there is anything wrong, I apologize here."

Ban Sihui was still reciting their words about old age and beauty, and asked Du Juaner, "Is the one who was chewing my tongue here?"

Du Juaner pointed casually, "She said so."

The woman who was pointed out was bewildered. Shui Huaiyu said anxiously, "Madam, how can you make up something out of nothing? There was only me and a guest there during the day, so how can there be gossip?"

Du Juaner just wanted to use Ban Sihui to smash the shop. The truth was not important at all.

She looked arrogant and said, "So what you mean is that I am slandering you? You are just a bunch of lowly people, you really don't know your own status. If you didn't despise our lady, would I bother with you?"

Ban Sihui didn't think much about it. She was just particularly sensitive to the words "old and ugly", so she said coldly: "You were arrogant when you scolded me, but now you are afraid?" Without giving Shui Huaiyu a chance to explain, she shouted to the servants behind her: "Tear this place down!"

Upon receiving the order, the servants immediately went forward and smashed the shop into pieces.

Shui Huaiyu and the others couldn't stop howling, and begging for mercy or saying harsh words was useless.

Because it was late at night, there were few pedestrians. Only the shop owners and clerks in the nearby shops that were still open were looking in, but they did not dare to come forward to help.

Ban Sihui felt a little better after she smashed the store. Du Juaner was even more proud and left with Ban Sihui.

Miss Zou, Shui Huaiyu and others were left alone, looking at the smashed shop with tears in their eyes.

By the time Xie Fei found out about this, it was already very late.

Shui Huaiyu and Madam Zou came to report what happened, but Xie Fei didn't seem very surprised.

"The woman who came to cause trouble during the day is a person who is good at using the power of others to bully others and confuse right and wrong. It is only a matter of time before she brings people to smash the store." What Xie Fei did not expect was that this came too soon.

Did the woman go to the first wife's house to look for Ban Sihui, or did Ban Sihui go back to her parents' home and learn about it from this relative?
In any case, we can't just let it go like this.

While she was deep in thought, Madam Zou had already said many words angrily.

"What's wrong with the Marquis' Mansion? Our dynasty attaches great importance to laws. Even the royal family members are not so domineering." Madam Zou was angry and upset, and tears kept falling.

Xie Fei handed over a handkerchief and said with a smile: "No matter which dynasty or generation, even if the monarch is extremely wise, there are powerful people who bully men and women. The law is only to restrain ordinary people, and it should not be taken seriously."

Madam Zou was even more sad. "So that's it?"

Xie Fei said: "Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Everything else is fine, but blocking her path to wealth is the most intolerable!
After Shui Huaiyu and Madam Zou said goodbye and left, Xie Fei said to Fu Yu, "Pack up and go to the main room early tomorrow morning."

Fu Yu wondered, "What are you going to do in the big room?"

Xie Fei raised the corner of his mouth, "Gossip."

The next day, Xie Fei and Fu Yu took a ox cart to the town, and then took a horse carriage from the town to the city.

When they arrived at the main house, the servant informed them and Mrs. Zheng came out to greet them personally.

"Good child, why didn't you tell someone before you came so that I could send a carriage to pick you up." Holding Xie Fei's hand, Madam Zheng saw that she was exhausted and said distressedly, "Is your mother-in-law so cruel that she didn't even give you a carriage?"

Xie Fei said, "I live on the farm, why would I need a carriage? Besides, when I go back to the Pei family, there is usually a carriage to pick me up."

Mrs. Zheng felt a little sympathetic towards her and took her in warmly.

Because Shanbao was Mrs. Zheng's favorite and had been rescued by Xie Fei, Mrs. Zheng first asked someone to bring Shanbao to Xie Fei for a look.

The child was taken care of very well. He had a rosy and cute face and was very close to Xie Fei. He did not cry or make a fuss in her arms but giggled instead.

After chatting for a while, Mrs. Zheng smiled and asked the wet nurse to take Shanbao down.

She knew that Xie Fei must have something to visit her about, otherwise he would not come so easily, so she just waited for Xie Fei to speak.

Xie Fei smiled and said, "I heard that Lord Pei and Shaoqing Pei were both promoted. I was looking forward to the banquet, but why is there no news for a long time?"

(End of this chapter)