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

Chapter 161 Fake
Pei Yuan has always only cared about appearance, so naturally he would not fall in love with Miao again.

Xiao Shirong was filled with joy and left, leaving Miao to make a fuss like crazy.

When Pei Yuan got better and the others could be taken care of, Xie Fei also set off to return to the farm.

On the way, Mother Liu asked in confusion: "I have always been reluctant to show off, why did I take the initiative to ask to take care of the master this time?"

When she was in the mansion, she heard other servants talking about how Miss Xie was trying to win favor, and that was why they were taking the trouble to serve her.

Xie Fei smiled and said, "First, I'm afraid that others won't serve him well and he'll die too quickly. Second, I have doubts in my heart and I have to get close to him to find out."

"Well, did you find out?"

Xie Fei curled his lips and said, "I found a lot of interesting things."

As soon as he returned to the farm, Xie Fei found Yuan San.

Yuan San was chopping wood. Because Xie Fei wanted to enclose a piece of land to raise chickens, he had to use a fence to enclose the land to prevent the chickens from destroying the nearby medicinal herbs.

Xie Fei pretended to be mysterious and said, "I discovered that the master of Pei Mansion is probably not Pei Yuan!"

Yuan San paused for a moment, then picked up the wood as if nothing had happened and threw it to the vegetable field opposite.

"Is there such a thing?"

Xie Fei pondered, "That person is an imposter, and the birthmark on his body is also fake. I'm just curious, how come those who know him can't tell that it's fake?"

Xie Fei had considered this question before and came to only one conclusion.

"I have carefully felt his face. It is a very exquisite and perfect disguise. The entire facial bones have traces of modification and grinding."

It is comparable to modern cosmetic surgery technology, where even the mandible was manually corrected, causing a dramatic change in the face.

The current "Pei Yuan" looks exactly the same as the real Pei Yuan before, so there are no flaws.

Everyone thought that Pei Yuan was just unrestrained and his temperament had changed drastically, but they didn't know that a new person had been replaced.

After Xie Fei discovered such a big secret, he could only share it with Yuan San. However, Yuan San was not interested and went to make a fence after cutting down the wood.

Xie Fei asked, "Don't you want to express your opinion?"

Yuan San buried his head in checking the softness of the soil and said calmly, "Miss, what do you want me to say?"

"Well, for example, is the real Pei Yuan dead or is he still hiding somewhere? Why is this fake pretending to be him? And does the old lady know the truth?"

There were so many topics that could be discussed, but Yuan San didn't respond at all, which made Xie Fei very frustrated.

Yuan San said with a smile: "Whether he is the real Pei Yuan or not, what does it have to do with a servant like me? If he is, my monthly salary will not increase. If he is not, I will not suffer any loss."

This makes sense. Xie Fei frowned and said, "Indeed, no matter why he pretends to be someone else and where he really is, our situation has not changed."

When she thought of this, she couldn't help but feel discouraged, and her previous excitement disappeared without a trace.

Yuan San hesitated to speak.

He just didn't want to discuss it too much, and he didn't mean to make Xie Fei feel disappointed.

"What's the status of the fakes?" Yuan San tried to find a breakthrough and asked, "How long can they survive?"

"It's hard to say. If you take good care of it, it may live for a few years. But if it gets stimulated, or if it can't control its lower body, it may not survive the summer."

Xie Fei only hoped that Pei Yuan could live as long as possible to maintain the status quo.

Things weren't over yet, Xie Fei received another invitation.

It was a blessing banquet hosted by the wife of Duke Ningguo, and many women from prominent families were invited to go to Baiyun Temple to pray for blessings, have a vegetarian meal at the end, and donate incense money to the temple.

The money was naturally paid by the Ningguo Mansion. In addition to burning incense, the women spent the rest of their time out for outings, walking around and playing in the mountains. In name, they were praying for blessings, but in reality, to others, it was just an outing.

Xie Fei just didn't understand why Lady Ningguo invited her.

After Fu Yu found out, she asked, "Could it be that they invited the girls from the Xie family, so you are also included?"

"Maybe." Xie Fei planned to claim illness and decided not to go. "Find some time to go to the Duke's Mansion and tell them that I have caught a cold and cannot travel. Please forgive me, Madam."

Fu Yu said, "But, the Duke's wife has personally invited you, isn't it a bad idea for you not to go?"

Xie Fei said: "Maybe I just invited him out of consideration for the relationship. If I really went, I would be inconsiderate."

She was the illegitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official and just a concubine. How could she be qualified to be called a "noble concubine"?
Furthermore, it is inevitable that you will encounter other things that make you upset.

In his spare time, Xie Fei still went to the shops in the city.

The business of the embroidery workshop is much better than before. After all, Shui Huaiyu's embroidery is excellent. Those who buy from her once always come back for a second or third time, and also call their friends to attract business.

In addition, the women were honest in doing business. Sometimes they would give small changes, and sometimes they would give away a small handkerchief or a small bellyband or something like that. With their politeness, they had more regular customers.

The embroidery workshop was getting better day by day, and no one came to cause trouble anymore, so Xie Fei didn't need to worry about it.

An unexpected guest came to the farm that day.

No one knew how Xie Jing found him. Xie Fei was very surprised when he saw him.

"Are you here to find me?"

Xie Jing wore a hat with a gauze veil, and his sleeves fluttered in the spring breeze. Everyone in the village stared at him intently.

"I'm feeling depressed and I can only talk to you." Xie Jing's voice was cold, but he didn't sound aggrieved.

Xie Fei took her into Songyue Residence. Because Fu Yu had gone out to play, Mother Liu came to serve her.

The two sisters sat down in the yard. Mother Liu made some tea, then closed the door and went out.

Xie Jing took off his veil, looked around, and said coldly, "It's so quiet."

"It is indeed more lively than in winter," Xie Fei said, "If you come here in winter, you will know what bleakness means."

The two sisters rarely got together in previous years, but now it seems that they have more opportunities.

Xie Fei asked: "Is the lady really ill, or did Xie Yang trick you into coming back?"

Xie Jing faced the reflection in the tea and said calmly, "He was not sick originally, but I made him sick because of me."

After entering the city with Xie Fei that day, Xie Jing went straight back to the Xie family.

As expected, Zhuang Wenxiu didn't know that she was coming back. When she saw her, she thought she had changed her mind.

Little did they know that Xie Jing was just tricked back here.

The mother and daughter inevitably had a few arguments, and Xie Yang fanned the flames. In the end, Zhuang Wenxiu was so angry that she fell ill.

This time she was seriously ill and had not gotten out of bed for several days. Xie Jing took care of her day and night, but Zhuang Wenxiu even refused to take the medicine.

She said that unless Xie Jing followed her wishes and picked a suitable man to marry in the capital and settled down there, she would not live.

Xie Jing was embarrassed and said, "I know my mother's temper. She will never really commit suicide, but a long-term hunger strike is really harmful to her body."

Xie Fei was not surprised by this result. After all, although Xie Jing was cold, he still cared a lot about the people close to him.

"But what good is it for Xie Yang to trick you back?"

(End of this chapter)