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

Chapter 163 Raising a man?
Xie Fei didn't know what kind of grudge there was between her mother and Xie Xiongcheng that caused Xie Xiongcheng to hate her so much.

But as a daughter, I always feel that my mother is wronged and my father is heartless.

After sweeping the tomb, the two went down the mountain along the same route.

Halfway through the journey, Xie Fei tripped over a tree root protruding from the mud and stumbled forward a few steps.

Yuan San heard the noise behind him and immediately turned around to catch her.

Lying in Yuan San's arms, Xie Fei's face became increasingly ferocious.

Yuan San put his hands around her waist and turned his face away uncomfortably, "Stand still."

Xie Fei's cheek twitched, "Don't move, I sprained my ankle."

Yuan San was stunned for a moment, then he carried her to sit on a big rock, then squatted down to untie her shoes and socks.

As expected, I sprained my ankle, and it was swollen bigger than an egg.

Before his hand touched her skin, Xie Fei screamed, "I'm a doctor, and I twisted my ankle on flat ground!!!"

Yuan San laughed, "How can a body of flesh and blood not be injured?"

But Xie Fei was unlucky. His ankle was so swollen that even if the bones were straightened, the swelling of the bruised soft tissue would probably not go down for a while.

He raised his head, his brows suddenly furrowed, staring at the back of Xie Fei and said, "Oh no, venomous snake!"

"What?" Xie Fei turned her head nervously, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in her ankle, causing her to scream like a pig being slaughtered.

After a while, Yuan San asked cautiously, "Does it still hurt?"

Xie Fei's face was pale and he was sweating profusely.

This bastard lied to her that there was a snake, and took advantage of her attention being diverted to twist the bone.

But the swelling in her ankle had not gone down yet, and she couldn't even put her feet on the ground, otherwise she would faint from the pain.

Yuan San looked at the sky and said, "I'll carry you back."

"It's not good to be seen by others." Xie Fei refused.

Yuan San stopped talking and just looked at her, with a hint of majestic oppression in the depths of his eyes.

After a long while, Xie Fei said tactfully: "But it's too late now. It would be even worse if we encounter wild beasts."

She consciously lay on Yuan San's back, and the two went down the mountain.

Little did they know that on the opposite mountain road, an old woman from the Pei Mansion who came to sweep the grave of her deceased husband happened to see it.

After returning to Pei Mansion, she went straight to Qiong Yuyuan and told Xiao Shirong about this.

Xiao Shirong frowned and asked, "Did you see clearly?"

The old woman said, "I saw it very carefully! It is definitely Miss Xie and a man!"

Xiao Shirong asked, "What kind of man?"

"Probably, probably this tall, pretty strong, carrying Miss Xie on his back without any difficulty," the old woman tiptoed, stretched out her hand to gesture, and then said, "We are far away, so I can't really see his face, but judging from his figure, he is a strong man."

"A middle-aged man?" Xiao Shirong fell into deep thought.

She didn't doubt what the old woman said.

She always felt that there must be a hidden master around Xie Fei, otherwise how could he escape danger time and time again?

Could it be that this tall man is protecting me in secret?

So who exactly is this person?
After thinking for a long time, although he didn't guess the identity, Xiao Shirong laughed.

No matter who it is, as long as there really is such a person, wouldn’t it be easy to find him?

So within two days, people from the Pei Mansion arrived at the farm to take Xie Fei back.

The reason was that the master was seriously ill and could die at any time, and the concubines should do their best to serve him at all times. The reason was so convincing that Xie Fei had to board the carriage on his way home.

This time, she brought Fu Yu and Mother Liu, and even Yuan San disguised himself as a temporary worker and went to work at Pei Mansion.

Everything in Pei Mansion remained the same as before, except that Wu Shanyue moved to the temple in the name of praying for the master.

Because Pei Yuan was ill, the mansion seemed much quieter. The servants dared not make any noise, and the concubines behaved themselves.

Compared to usual, there is a hint of death spreading silently.

Spring slowly came, and when the results were announced, some were happy and some were sad.

In the morning, all the concubines wanted to pay their respects to Xiao Shirong and were waiting in the outer hall of Qiong Yuyuan.

Since Xiao Shirong hadn't arrived yet, everyone relaxed and naturally talked about this matter during their casual conversation.

Xiang Xiaoniang said, "There are so many students taking the exam this year that the announcement of the results has been delayed quite a bit. I heard it's very busy outside, I wonder which young master has passed?"

Fang Qinrou said: "Anyway, Young Master Zhao from the Ningguo Mansion didn't win!"

Xie Fei hadn't paid attention to this matter yet. Hearing this, he was surprised and said, "Really didn't win?"

"No," Fang Qinrou said, "My maid went out to ask around, and it was said that the Ningguo Mansion had closed its doors and refused to see anyone."

Another concubine gloated, "You made such a big fuss earlier, it seemed like you were going to get into the university. Now that you've failed, if it were me, I would hide away, it's better than being embarrassed."

Some people found it funny, while others felt it was a pity.

Xie Fei was wondering, if Xie Yang knew the news, how would he cry and make a fuss at home?

As they were talking, Xiao Shirong arrived.

Everyone sat down one by one. Xiao Shirong looked at Xie Fei and sneered.

Such an ugly woman actually kept a man on the farm. If this got out, the women in the Xie family would probably be laughed at.

She said calmly, "Now that the master is seriously ill, even if you have any ulterior motives, don't show them too obviously. If you do something that damages the reputation of the Pei Mansion, don't blame me for disregarding our sisterly relationship and punishing you harshly."

Although the concubines were a little confused, they all agreed.

Xiao Shirong then said to Xie Fei, "Now the expenses of the mansion are getting higher and higher. We need to increase income and reduce expenditure to maintain it. Are you willing to remove a group of slaves from your courtyard?"

There were not many people in Xie Fei's Songyueju. Except Fu Yu, who was brought by her herself, the rest were assigned by the mansion and just did some cleaning work.

"Madam, it's up to you." Xie Fei even hoped that there were fewer people in the yard to avoid too many people talking and feeling as if he was being watched at all times.

But she didn't understand why Xiao Shirong suddenly wanted to cut staff.

However, other courtyards were also cut down one by one.

Some concubines already had one or two slaves, and their status would be reduced. If this continued, they would have to do even the odd jobs themselves.

But Xiao Shirong was the head of the mansion, so everyone was angry but dared not speak out.

A concubine hesitated for a while and said, "I heard that Miao was always feeling unwell and crying every day after being punished to be confined. In order to protect her unborn child, please find a doctor for her, Madam."

For a moment, everyone looked at the person who was speaking.

Xie Fei noticed that this woman was quite close to Miao. When Miao was pregnant before, she often used Miao's power to show off her power.

Now she is suddenly speaking for Miao, or is she hoping that one day Miao will be able to make a comeback and take care of her?
Xiao Shirong said impatiently: "It was the master's idea to put her in solitary confinement, not my decision. She complained of abdominal pain every day, and I invited a doctor for her no less than three times.

The doctor also said that she was just too nervous and that it was nothing serious. Why, do you have to let me keep the doctor in the house and keep him by her side, so that you can feel comfortable?"

The concubine was speechless for a moment and lowered her head.

Looking around at everyone, Xiao Shirong said, "Miao Shi has brought this upon herself. If anyone dares to speak for her again, you will be offending the Lord and me."

(End of this chapter)