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

Chapter 180 Old Marquis

But Yuan San actually didn't know much about the inside story. He only said that when the old marquis was still a young man full of vigor and vitality, he went alone to the frontier to join the army.

The old lady was an orphan who knew a little about medicine. After being rescued by the old marquis, she has been staying by his side ever since.

At first they were brother and sister, but later somehow they rolled into bed.

A few months later, the old lady gave birth to her eldest son Pei Sheng.

At this moment, the two have not yet been married, but they are husband and wife.

When the old marquis returned to the capital to receive his reward, he had no intention of marrying the old lady as his principal wife.

It was then that the old lady entered the palace and met the empress dowager at the time, and she made the empress dowager so happy that she issued an imperial decree to let the old marquis marry her.

After roughly explaining what happened, Yuan San took a sip of tea and said, "As far as I know, this is it."

Xie Fei frowned and said, "So, the old marquis is also a heartless person. Since he and the old lady love each other, why is it that even if the old lady gave birth to the eldest son, he was unwilling to make him his wife?"

She thought it was some kind of touching love story, but unexpectedly, it was just a bloody script where the scumbag took advantage of everyone but didn't want to take responsibility?

Yuan San said slowly: "Maybe there is some inside story that has not been revealed, and the entanglement between the two is even deeper."

After thinking about it carefully, Xie Fei felt that this was true. After all, there was always some error between rumors and facts, not to mention that it happened decades ago.

Seeing that it was almost midnight, Xie Fei urged: "Leave the mansion quickly, and don't appear by my side for the next few days. I am always worried that the lady has some tricks up her sleeve."

The fear is that it is a series of traps that are impossible to guard against.

Before Yuan San left, he repeatedly told her to be careful. But in the Marquis's Mansion, if someone wanted to harm her, it would be difficult for her to completely guard against it.

Nothing happened the whole night, and early the next morning, the maid from the marquis's mansion came to deliver breakfast.

Xie Fei picked up a piece of hibiscus cake, sniffed it and smiled, "As expected of a marquisate, even the cakes are so exquisite. But I can't eat hibiscus cake. Every time I eat it, I always vomit and have diarrhea."

The maid didn't say anything, but just put the lotus cake away.

After Xie Fei finished his other breakfast, the maid packed up and left.

When they arrived near the rockery in the back garden, Xiao Shirong was waiting.

Seeing that only the lotus cake was left, Xiao Shirong frowned and asked, "Did she find something strange?"

The maid said, "Mrs. Xie just said that she can't eat lotus cake."

Xiao Shirong didn't understand Xie Fei's preferences, and didn't know whether she really couldn't eat it or whether she discovered that there was something in the hibiscus cake.

No matter what the reason was, if Xie Fei didn't eat it, Xiao Shirong's plan would fail.

She took two ingots of silver and gave them to the maid, and warned her, "Don't spread what happened today."

The maid was delighted and took the silver and said, "I have never met the lady before."

Xiao Shirong sneered: "You'd better stay this smart."

After the maidservant left, Xiao Shirong came out from the rockery, where the old woman was keeping watch.

Ever since Mama Tang and her daughter, as well as other confidants, were replaced by Ji Miaoxuan, Xiao Shirong has only the old woman surnamed Wen by her side, and the servants in the mansion all call her Mama Wen.

When Mother Wen saw Xiao Shirong's unhappy expression, she knew that the plan had not worked out, so she comforted her in a low voice.

"Don't worry, Madam. Miss Xie can't leave the mansion for the time being. We still have a chance." Seeing that there was no one around, Madam Wen lowered her voice and said, "I have some more here."

She raised her sleeve and motioned to Xiao Shirong to see how many packets of medicine were hidden inside.

Xiao Shirong said irritably, "This girl from the Xie family knows some medical skills, I'm afraid she can detect something strange, so giving me medicine is no longer effective."

Mother Wen asked, "So you mean to use force?" Xiao Shirong said, "Why not?"

Anyway, as long as Xie Fei is proven to have committed adultery, who will pursue the matter?
The Miao family's affair came to an end in the evening.

I heard that it was finally concluded that those servants were greedy for money and tried to steal Miao's property, but were discovered by Miao and killed people in panic.

Although the Miao family was dissatisfied with the result, they could do nothing about it.

Just when the old lady made her judgment, the fake Pei Yuan actually arrived at the Marquis's Mansion in a sedan chair.

The old lady kept calling out "darling" and "baby", but there was no emotion in her eyes.

Xie Fei was taken to the front hall, where he saw the fake Pei Yuan slumped in a chair, a layer of gray deathly aura appearing on his handsome face.

Everyone in the Pei family knew that Pei Yuan had contracted syphilis due to excessive indulgence, and then for some unknown reason, even his throat was damaged and he could not speak.

When he learned that Xiao Shirong escaped unscathed, he looked so angry and desperate, like a lovesick man.

But if he really cared about Miao so much, why did he act so disheartened and just ignore her after confining her?

Xie Fei couldn't help but think that the saying "late love is cheaper than grass" is really true.

The hall was in chaos because Pei Yuan was about to faint from anger.

He kept patting his chest and rolling his eyes, drooling from the corners of his mouth, which made the old lady very anxious.

Ji Miaoxuan and Xiao Shirong acted as if nothing had happened and stayed out of the whole process.

The more Xie Fei read, the more interesting it became.

One is smiling but has a dagger hidden behind his smile, and he pretends to be very conscientious, while the other two have nothing to do with it and are too lazy to even pretend.

This fake Pei Yuan is a bit pitiful in a way, as he is played around by several women.

Just as we were watching the fun, someone outside came to report that the old marquis had returned.

Everyone hurried out to greet him, and Xie Fei followed the crowd to catch a glimpse of Marquis Anyuan.

Marquis Anyuan was one of the most capable and warlike figures in Dajing. He guarded the border for decades, recovered the territory, defended the country, and made great contributions to Dajing.

The Pei family, which had been in decline, has become prosperous today because of his efforts to turn the tide.

Xie Fei had some respect for this great man with real achievements.

She stood at the end of the crowd and glanced outside the courtyard. She saw a group of armored soldiers split into two groups like a tide, standing majestically on the way they came, with military flags fluttering behind them.

Then, a tall old man, also wearing iron armor and holding a spear, strode over.

His facial features were extremely similar to Pei Yuan's. At that moment, Xie Fei could almost see through this old, yet still spirited face what Pei Yuan would look like decades later.

This is Marquis Anyuan. Although he is old, his fierce and steady aura is still like a lion ready to strike, and the oppressive feeling brought by his life of military service has not diminished in the slightest.

Everyone stepped forward to salute, and Xie Fei also bowed.

Marquis Anyuan's majestic gaze swept across everyone's faces one by one, then fell on Xie Fei. After staying for a moment, he continued to look at Pei Yuan in the room.

Pei Yuan was being carried out from inside. When he saw the old marquis, he trembled like a sick cat seeing a tiger.

Marquis Anyuan knew that he had syphilis, but he was so busy with official duties that he had no time and was too lazy to teach him a lesson.

Now that he had seen the person, Marquis An Yuan was furious. He suddenly pulled out the long whip from his waist and swung it out with a snap, hitting the fake Pei Yuan hard.

(End of this chapter)