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

Chapter 176 The scapegoat

Su Lu was in a dilemma.

On one side is Xiao Shirong, who orders the disposal of Miao's body as soon as possible, while on the other side is the fake Pei Yuan, who forbids the body from being touched at all. The two sides are in a stalemate.

Even Xie Fei felt that Su Lu, the "worker" caught in the middle, was extremely pitiful after hearing about it.

In Chaohui Pavilion, Xiao Shirong glared at the fake Pei Yuan.

"You really care about your beloved baby. If you don't cover up this matter as soon as possible, do you want to bury the entire Pei family with her?"

The fake Pei Yuan was lying on the bed, gasping for breath, his chest heaving violently.

He seemed to have used up all his strength and could no longer speak. He could only keep repeating with his mouth: "Don't burn it! Don't burn it!"

Xiao Shirong was furious and said again: "Have you ever thought that protecting the Pei family is the most important thing right now!"

How can the fake Pei Yuan care about the Pei family?
All that was left in his heart was his beautiful concubine who died tragically, and his poor flesh and blood who had yet to come into the world to see the world because of his failure to protect them.

If in the past, the fake Pei Yuan felt a little hatred for Xiao Shirong, now the hatred has far surpassed the fear.

He was bedridden and had no hope of having an heir. The only way he could do so was to seek justice for his concubine.

When the stalemate occurred, someone came to the Marquis' Mansion again.

This time, it was Miao’s family.

Xiao Shirong only knew that Miao Feng'er was a good concubine chosen by the old lady for Pei Yuan, saying that she was easy to bear and could give birth to many children for the fourth room.

But I never thought that Miao was not only related to Pang Yizhi, but also had an unknown blood relationship with the old lady.

Miao's parents, brothers, uncles, aunts and sisters all gathered in the hall, clamoring for an explanation from the Pei family.

Xiao Shirong was very annoyed, so he sent Su Lu to appease the group of people first, and he paced around the room anxiously.

"What's going on with the Miao family? If they valued their daughter so much, why did they send her to be a concubine? Even after she became a concubine, she is still so restless and dares to cause trouble in the master's house?"

The old woman said, "The Miao family relies on the old lady's power, I'm afraid they won't give up easily. Madam, you have to think of a solution quickly."

How could Xiao Shirong not be anxious? But she racked her brains and didn't know what to do.

She had never expected that the kind-hearted old lady who loved Pei Yuan the most would actually interfere.

If not, even if the Miao family was in chaos, she would have the confidence to get rid of this group of people.

Xiao Shirong was extremely anxious, and at the same time he sent someone to tell Su Lu that Miao's body must not be seen by anyone under any circumstances.

The old woman offered another suggestion: "Now that things have come to this, why don't you go and ask the old lady for help? The old lady feels sorry for the master, so maybe she will cover up this matter too?"

Xiao Shirong had considered it, but after careful consideration, she still felt that it was inappropriate.

If the old lady really cared about Pei Yuan, she would not have let the Miao family use her power to cause trouble in the fourth room.

Could it be that the old lady, praised by everyone, was not as fair and kind as she seemed?

Xiao Shirong's mind was in a mess, but she had no choice but to bite the bullet and solve her mess.

She was extremely distressed, but the concubines, including Xiang Xiaoniang, were all overjoyed. They came to Xie Fei to drink tea and chat, waiting to see Xiao Shirong make a fool of herself.

A concubine was eating melon seeds and said happily, "Our eldest lady has been so arrogant for so many days, and it has finally come to this. I heard that she is very worried. She has to convince the master and deal with the people of the Miao family. She is at her wit's end."

The other concubine also felt happy, but she felt sorry for Miao Feng'er.

"It's such a pity for Sister Miao. She's going to give birth in a few months. She'll be able to take the position of mistress from the eldest lady, but... Alas."

Looking at Xiao Shirong's behavior, anyone can guess that Miao's drowning was caused by Xiao Shirong.

Such a vicious person is the mistress of the fourth room of Pei Mansion. Every time the concubines think of it, they feel that their lives are in danger. They even think that it would be better if the master could be tougher this time and divorce Xiao Shirong and replace her with a gentle, kind and considerate mistress.

Even the most timid Fang Qinrou asked weakly, "Sisters, do you think the master will divorce the mistress?"

Suddenly, the hall fell silent.

Xie Fei drank his tea slowly at the top. Although he didn't respond, he felt that this was almost impossible.

She had never understood why the fake Pei Yuan was always afraid of Xiao Shirong.

Later I realized that, in the final analysis, it was because he was a fake.

If it were the real young master of the Pei family, he would probably have had a fit when Xiao Shirong gave his concubine safflower soup.

Even if he broke with the old lady because of this, he would not indulge Xiao Shirong.

He is the master of the Pei family, the one who can really give orders. Even the old lady cannot suppress him too much.

But the fake Pei Yuan didn't dare to do so, because he didn't have the confidence. He didn't dare to resist the old lady with his fake weak body and insist on divorcing Xiao Shirong.

So he could only watch Xiao Shirong taking advantage of his power to commit crimes, but he couldn't even protect his concubines.

Now, his health is too poor and his energy is insufficient. He tries his best to protect Miao's body. How can he still have the ability to resist the old lady and insist on divorcing Xiao Shirong?

Xie Fei felt that Xiao Shirong had the upper hand after all.

As long as Xiao Shirong can win this double-sided attack.

Just as she was thinking this, Mother Liu came in and whispered, "My dear, the old lady has returned from the Buddhist temple."

Xie Fei was not surprised at all, and said with a smile: "The old lady loves the eldest lady the most. When something like this happens, she will naturally come back to support the eldest lady."

No one heard what Mother Liu said, but they inferred from Xie Fei's words that the old lady had returned, and they were all immediately disheartened.

Xiang Xiaoniang cheered herself up and said against her will: "Now that the old lady is back, everything must be fine. The sisters don't need to worry about the eldest lady."

Everyone thought, this is nothing to worry about.

They all hoped that Pei Yuan would divorce his wife as soon as possible.

As they lost interest in chatting, everyone dispersed one by one.

Xie Fei told Mother Liu to go to the front yard and report back if there was any situation.

She was very curious about how the old lady was going to clean up Xiao Shirong's mess.

Just as he was thinking about it, Yuan San appeared silently.

Xie Fei was startled and looked around hurriedly.

"Didn't Fuyu tell you that I'm being monitored by people from Qiongyuyuan?"

If Yuan San was seen by someone, unnecessary trouble would arise.

Yuan San was dressed as a servant, his face hidden in his messy beard, and covered by scars and spots, so his original appearance could not be seen.

He just frowned and said, "Now that things have come to this, the old lady will look for a scapegoat and pin Xiao Shirong's crimes on someone else."

Xie Fei wanted to ask him how he predicted the old lady's behavior, but since he took the initiative to bring it up, he must have felt that she was in danger.

Xie Fei immediately reacted, "Are you going to use me as a scapegoat?"

Yuan San's eyes were grim.

(End of this chapter)