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

Chapter 174: No more descendants

Until the next morning, there was still no movement from Qiong Yuyuan.

After Xie Fei got up early, he heard Mother Liu say that the entire Pei Mansion was very peaceful.

Xie Fei wondered, "Is it really just a simple show for everyone to watch?"

Madam, when did you become so kind?

She was just feeling strange when she heard a commotion in the outer courtyard and it seemed like someone was running quickly.

Mother Liu hurried out to find out, and when she came back her face changed slightly.

"My dear, Miao has drowned."

Xie Fei narrowed his eyes slightly.

Just last night, when everyone went to watch the play, Miao drowned in the well.

Because the two servants who served her had also gone to watch the opera, when they came back they found the yard very quiet and thought that Miao had gone to bed, so they went back to their rooms to sleep.

It was not until the morning when they went to serve, but they did not find any trace of Miao anywhere.

They panicked and hurried to report to Xiao Shirong.

But Xiao Shirong didn't get up, so Su Lu came to check after hearing the news.

Finally, the swollen Miao was fished out of the well.

When Xie Fei rushed there, Miao's body was lying in the hall, covered with a white cloth.

Xiang Xiaoniang and others arrived earlier. Not sure if it was out of pity or out of fear, but they all burst into tears.

Xie Fei's heart was in turmoil and she couldn't cry at all, but she had to put on her saddest look to prevent someone from finding fault and saying it was her fault.

She took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears and walked to Miao's body. Just as she was about to uncover the white cloth, Su Lu stepped forward and stopped her.

"Thank you, Miss Miao is gone. You'd better not look at it to avoid any disturbance."

Xie Fei glanced at her and obediently withdrew his hand.

"Miss Sulu, doesn't the lady know the news yet?"

Su Lu bowed and said, "Madam fainted suddenly due to grief after hearing the bad news, but she should be here soon."

As soon as she finished speaking, someone outside reported that the lady had arrived.

Xiao Shirong came hurriedly, dressed in plain clothes, with tears streaming down her face.

As soon as she entered the yard, she started crying, "Is sister Miao really dead? Has the doctor come? She was pregnant with the master's child, how could she die like this?"

Everyone knelt down in a black mass, and Xiao Shirong, supported by a maid, went directly into the hall.

When Xiao Shirong saw the corpse covered with white cloth, her tears flowed even more violently.

"What's going on? How could someone drown in a well? How can a servant do his job? Can't he even keep an eye on someone?"

The more she spoke, the angrier she became. She immediately sent someone to report the matter to the authorities and had the two servants beaten to death.

Everyone listened and felt sad.

Everyone saw how arrogant Miao was when she was pregnant.

But not long after that, he died in a well for unknown reasons, leaving two people dead.

No one with a common sense would believe that there is nothing fishy about it.

But the old lady was not at home, and Pei Yuan was ill in bed. Who would be willing to seek justice for Miao?

Xiao Shirong cried for a while, then instructed Su Lu, "Go and ask a Feng Shui master to find a good place for Sister Miao and her unborn baby to rest in peace."

Su Lu asked: "Do I need to report this to my lord?"

Xiao Shirong couldn't suppress the smile, "If the master knew about this kind of bad news, he would be very sad. You don't know the seriousness of the matter, so I should go and tell him so that he won't be sad."

She quickly took the servants away, and the concubines did not dare to stay in the place where someone had died for too long, so they also left together.

After most people had left, Xie Fei came to Miao's body again.

This time, Su Lu did not stop him, and Xie Fei directly lifted the white cloth. Miao's body had been soaked in the well for a night, and it was horrible to look at, but there were still signs of struggle.

Xie Fei pulled out a handful of hair that had been ripped out from behind her neck.

When Mother Liu saw this, she squatted down and asked, "My dear, was she pushed into the well by someone?"

"Yeah." Xie Fei grabbed the hair.

All the hair follicles are still there, they are not in a state of natural falling out.

There were many bruises on the body and strangulation marks on the neck, which showed that he struggled a lot before death. He was slapped in the face and his hair was pulled, and even his teeth showed signs of loosening.

No wonder Xiao Shirong asked Su Lu to dispose of the body immediately. It was not an exaggeration to say that he died tragically from torture.

Miao's once beautiful face was swollen by the well water and was no longer a sight to behold.

Xie Fei covered himself with a white cloth and closed his eyes. He felt mixed emotions in his heart, so heavy that he could hardly breathe.

Su Lu whispered, "I have seen it, please don't tell anyone."

Xie Fei slowly exhaled a breath of foul air, and his chest felt stuffy and tight.

"I know what you mean. If the lady knew that I had seen the corpse, she would definitely not let me go."

Su Lu lowered her eyes and looked at the corpse, feeling sad and terrible.

No matter how arrogant the Miao family was before, no one could have expected such an outcome.

Xie Fei didn't stay long and quickly took Mother Liu back to Songyueju.

Fu Yu just woke up and didn't know what had happened.

When she learned what had happened, she felt like she had been struck by lightning and stood still.

"Miao Xiaoniang...is dead?"

Xie Fei nodded, "He was forced to drown."

Fu Yu didn't understand and looked at Mother Liu with a questioning look.

Madam Liu said in a deep voice: "This Miao girl is a good concubine, her family is decent people, and she was sent to Master Pei by the Marquis' Mansion. Madam's trick is not very clever."

Xie Fei's eyes were empty, and he said in deep thought: "She is deliberately trying to destroy the Pei Mansion."

Xiao Shirong didn't like the fake Pei Yuan, and could even be said to hate him.

She was probably just like the old lady, wishing the Pei family would be destroyed.

As long as the Pei family is gone, she can return to the Xiao family and become the noble daughter of a noble family.

But can this matter really be resolved so easily?

The matter of Miao's death was kept a secret in the mansion. Even the consultation of a Feng Shui master and the purchase of a coffin and funeral clothes were all done quietly without disturbing anyone.

As long as the body is buried within two or three days, even if Miao's family comes to look for it, all that awaits them is their daughter's cold grave.

In Chaohui Pavilion, Xiao Shirong told the fake Pei Yuan the "bad news" with a smile.

"Your beloved concubine, and your only child, are gone."

Ignoring the fake Pei Yuan's angry eyes, Xiao Shirong smiled brightly.

"Do you know how she drowned? Two strong maids grabbed her hair and dragged her out of the house. They kicked her in the stomach while dragging her. No matter how loudly your favorite concubine screamed, no one heard her."

Most of the people in the mansion went to watch a play last night, and the people living near the Miao family courtyard were also transferred away one by one.

Miao cried for so long that her cries were drowned out by the sound of gongs and drums in the distance.

The only thing that made Xiao Shirong regretful was that she was unable to witness the tragic scene before Miao's death.

The fake Pei Yuan's eyes were red with anger, but his throat was destroyed, his lower body could not move temporarily, and his hands were stiff. He couldn't even move to slap Xiao Shirong twice.

He gasped for breath, recalling Miao's voice, appearance and smile, tears of grief and anger kept flowing down, and later he kept choking on blood and almost died of anger on the spot.

Xiao Shirong just felt extremely happy. Didn't that bitch who relied on her favor and illegitimate child die easily in her hands?
Even the master of the Pei family, what can he do to her?
"Cousin," Xiao Shirong leaned close to the fake Pei Yuan's ear, raised her beautiful red lips, and said gloatingly, "You will be childless."

(End of this chapter)