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

Chapter 160 Loss

On the morning of the sixth day, Pei Yuan finally woke up.

The doctor's diagnosis and treatment were the same: the patient was almost dying.

For a moment, the concubines cried and panicked, with all kinds of feelings mixed in their hearts.

Xiao Shirong was sitting in the main hall of Zhaohui Pavilion and asked, "Is that thing really no longer usable?"

The doctor said, "Young Master, you have indulged in lust too much and have no restraint. This will happen sooner or later."

In fact, Pei Yuan had been warned by his doctor about kidney deficiency before, and he had restrained himself for the sake of his future happiness.

But the Miao incident was a big shock to him. He became disheartened and didn't care about anything, which led to his complete physical collapse.

Although Xiao Shirong didn't care whether Pei Yuan's life force could still be used, she was the mistress after all, so she had to show some concern on the surface.

"If I take good care of it, will it get better?"

The doctor said in embarrassment: "To be honest with you, Madam, in this case, it is extremely difficult for the young master to get better. Please seek help from someone else. I really can't do anything."

Xiao Shirong was just asking and had no intention of actually treating Pei Yuan.

"Anyway, thank you, doctor. But this matter should not be made public, so I hope you can keep it a secret."

The doctor quickly said, "Of course, I won't say a word of gossip."

Xiao Shirong asked the maid to give the reward silver and then send the doctor out.

The corners of her mouth curled up, and she hurried to explain this "good news" to Pei Yuan.

After all, there were many people in the mansion, and Pei Yuan's physical condition soon spread among the servants.

Even Miao, who was imprisoned in the backyard, had heard the news.

She has been unkempt these days, and her waist and shoulders are plump due to her pregnancy. She has lost all her former beauty. If Pei Yuan stood in front of her, he might not recognize her.

She was in the locked room, banging on the door with her bulging belly.

"Let me out now! Go tell the Lord and the Queen that I am feeling unwell in my belly and find a doctor for me!"

"You blind beasts, now that the master can't have children, I am carrying the only flesh and blood of the Pei family!"

"If anything happens to me, even if my flesh and blood are injured, you bastards will all pay with your lives!"

"If you know what's best for you, go get someone here, quick!"

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Miao's disturbance was so severe that the servants thought she had reason to blame each other and finally nominated someone to report to Xiao Shirong.

Xiao Shirong was in a good mood and insisted on calling Xie Fei to go together to "bring joy to the Miao family".

Xie Fei declined and turned to look at Wu Shanyue.

Wu Shanyue had been ill for several months, lying in bed and seeing no one, only going out for a walk occasionally when he really had to.

When Xie Fei arrived, Wu Shanyue was curled up in the quilt. When she saw someone coming in, she subconsciously hid her belly.

Xie Fei closed the door and Mother Liu waited outside.

"Sister Wu, are you feeling better?"

As soon as he saw her, Wu Shanyue burst into tears.

"Thank you, sister. I really regret this."

She lifted the quilt, revealing her well-proportioned belly.

Xie Fei stepped forward to take a look, frowned and said: "It seems to be a little smaller, are you pregnant?"

Wu Shanyue nodded helplessly.

She and Miao became pregnant at almost the same time. Because Miao was arrogant and domineering and was targeted by Xiao Shirong, Wu Shanyue didn't dare to tell anyone that she was pregnant, even Pei Yuan was kept in the dark.

The only one was Xie Fei, who diagnosed it accidentally when he was checking her pulse.

Wu Shanyue said bitterly: "At that time, I just wanted to have a child by my side, no matter if it was a boy or a girl, there would always be someone in this world who was related to me by blood. But now that my master is in trouble, the lady will definitely not let me go!"

Pei Yuan is no longer able to have children, which means that the only children in Miao and Wu Shanyue's wombs are the only two bloodlines in the four rooms.

If Pei Yuan was sober and able to take charge, he would definitely try his best to protect the two of them.

The fear is that Pei Yuan doesn't have the strength to protect them, but Xiao Shirong can secretly attack them and kill both mother and child.

Wu Shanyue's worries were not unreasonable, and Xie Fei also knew very well that Xiao Shirong could do anything.

"The master is not in good condition. Although he has woken up, I'm afraid he will be bedridden and unable to protect you. And the lady..."

Xie Fei understood Xiao Shirong's hatred.

That woman would not allow the birth of a child from her concubine, nor would she leave any possibility for her concubine to be superior to her.

Wu Shanyue asked expectantly, "What about the old lady? If I go and ask her to save me, will there be a glimmer of hope?"

Xie Fei still shook his head.

If Pei Yuan is the old lady's biological child, then there is still a possibility.

But Xie Fei felt that the old lady was probably also clearly aware that the current "Pei Yuan" was not the child she gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy.

The reason why she wanted to protect the concubine's flesh and blood was for Xiao Shirong, not Pei Yuan.

And even if it was protection, it was mostly just verbal scolding without any actual action, which made Xiao Shirong even more arrogant.

Wu Shanyue and Miao were both in difficult situations.

However, Wu Shanyue was able to hide himself, but Miao did not have such a brain. Instead, he became more arrogant and domineering.

When Xiao Shirong came before the Miao family, even though the Miao family was not as prosperous as before, they still put on a superior attitude and refused to yield in front of Xiao Shirong.

"Madam, I heard that the master is dying. Then the baby in my belly must be his last blood, right?" Touching her bulging belly, Miao said arrogantly, "If you know what's good for you, you should let me out as soon as possible and take good care of me, otherwise..."

"Heh." Xiao Shirong sneered and interrupted Miao's speech.

Miao's face darkened and she asked angrily, "What are you laughing at?"

Xiao Shirong said coldly, "A fool like you never sees himself clearly, so naturally you don't understand what it means to keep a low profile. I think I overestimated you when I considered you a strong opponent."

Miao was puzzled, but she could hear the contempt in Xiao Shirong's eyes and became furious.

"How smart are you? But you are so arrogant because you rely on the fact that you are from a noble family and the old lady is your aunt. If you were in any other family outside the Pei Mansion, you would have been a divorced woman long ago!"

Xiao Shirong didn't care at all and just slowly looked around the room where Miao was imprisoned.

She specially arranged for people to place Miao in the coldest and dirtiest place, because there were many bamboo forests and shrubs around, and poisonous snakes would appear in the summer.

He originally wanted to wait until summer to quietly finish off the Miao family, but looking at Pei Yuan's current condition, it would be better to act as soon as possible.

She stopped talking to Miao and said, "Just stay here. The master won't see you."

After looking at Miao for a while, Xiao Shirong said sarcastically: "But even if you meet him, the master will not favor you as much as before."

There was no mirror in the room, so Miao couldn't see what she looked like now.

Because three meals a day are not delivered on time, even if they are delivered, they are just simple meals, or extremely greasy meat, mixed with some things that damage qi and blood.

After eating boiled vegetables for a while, Miao would wolf down the fat meat as soon as she saw it, and she overate, so she soon changed from a pretty and delicate appearance to an extremely ugly one.

Now, she has spots and acne on her face. She looks not only haggard but also unkempt. She has not washed for many days and has a strange smell on her body. She is completely different from before.

(End of this chapter)