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

Chapter 197: Turn hostility into friendship?

Although Xie Fei lived in Chaohui Pavilion, Pei Yuan was not there.

This person is still as elusive as ever. He runs away from time to time and cannot be found anywhere.

Xie Fei was not in a hurry either. He stayed in the mansion peacefully, ostensibly treating the fake Pei Yuan.

The fake Pei Yuan was still very dissatisfied with her. He often glared at her and cursed her with his lips opening and closing.

But usually at times like this, Xie Fei would give him an injection to send him to sleep, to prevent him from showing too much hostility and causing outsiders to notice something.

This is to prepare for Pei Yuan's open appearance in the future. By then, even if the two of them are close, no one will be suspicious.

During the day, Ji Miaoxuan sent someone to call Xie Fei over.

Or because of Xiao Shirong's matter, Ji Miaoxuan seemed to want to make peace and asked the two to stop confronting each other.

"Shirong is the legal wife after all. Even if there are some shortcomings, you, the concubine, should bear them. Later, you go to her and apologize, and write off the past grudges."

Xie Fei just smiled, "Old Madam, from the beginning, I have been very self-aware, but our lady won't let me go. At this critical moment, who would believe you if you said you wanted to turn hostility into friendship?"

Xiao Shirong hasn't gotten better yet. Once he recovers, who knows how fierce his revenge will be.

If Xie Fei retreated a step, he would face an abyss.

Ji Miaoxuan has not even had the mood to burn incense or chant Buddhist scriptures recently, and the Buddhist beads that she has been holding in her hands all year round have been put away.

She was very troubled by the affairs at the mansion, and because Xiao Shirong was injured, she could not leave him behind and go straight to the Buddhist temple to practice.

With Xiao Shirong on the left and Xie Fei on the right, both are a headache.

After trying to persuade her for a long time without any result, Ji Miaoxuan became annoyed and waved her hand, saying, "Go ahead. If you regret it in the future, don't blame me for not reminding you."

Xie Fei bowed and said, "I will always be grateful for everything that the old lady has done for me, and I will never forget it."

In Qiongyu Garden, the concubines took turns serving Xiao Shirong.

Xiao Shirong had wrapped layer after layer of wraps on his head, but after such a long time, there was still no sign of recovery.

She had a throbbing headache every day, and no matter how many famous doctors came, they were of no use. Sometimes she would wake up in the middle of the night from the pain, pounding the bed in agony.

She was in a bad mood, so naturally she took out her concubines.

If the servants made the slightest mistake, she would kick and stomp them, slap them in the face and make them kneel down. They had no dignity or personality and were trampled into the dust.

The concubines had no choice but to find Xie Fei and ask her for some advice.

But Xie Fei was the culprit in the first place, and if he went, it would be even worse.

During the conversation, Xiang Xiaoniang mentioned Xiao Shirong's illness.

"Madam, you have had this injury for quite some time, but it has not healed and keeps coming back. If you say it's because of the hot weather, it's not necessarily the case since it's only early summer."

Fang Qinrou also said: "I asked the doctor privately, and he said it might be caused by the lady's weak body. I helped the lady wash this morning, and I saw blood oozing from under the gauze."

For a moment, everyone looked at Xie Fei.

What can Xie Fei say?
She said that she put medicine into Xiao Shirong's wound, which caused Xiao Shirong to take a long time to recover?

Xie Fei cleared himself of all charges and said, "Since the doctor said it was because of my weak body, it must be true. Sisters, you have worked hard in serving the Madam. I will ask the kitchen to make more cakes to satisfy your cravings."

Everyone thought, who cares about cakes?
Although everyone told others that Xiao Shirong injured herself, everyone in the mansion knew that it was Xie Fei who did it.

Both the wife and the concubine were violent characters. They had learned from the experience of the Miao family, so no one dared to step forward rashly. They just hoped that Xiao Shirong would get better soon and not let them suffer.

Since Xie Fei didn't have to serve, she naturally thought that Xiao Shirong shouldn't get better too quickly so that she could have some quiet time.

Counting the days, it's better to let Xiao Shirong suffer for two months. However, it's better not to implicate others, as she doesn't like to hurt innocent people.

Therefore, on that day, Xie Fei asked Su Lu to tell the people in Xiao Shirong's room that the concubines had come into contact with the fake Pei Yuan and might have contracted syphilis, so they must be careful when serving the mistress.

Xiao Shirong was suffering from the wound on her head, and when she heard this, she didn't care to tell whether it was true or not. She just hoped that she wouldn't get syphilis again and make her suffer more.

So in the evening, Su Lu replied that the concubines were not allowed to set foot in Qiong Yu Garden again.

The concubines all breathed a sigh of relief and expressed gratitude to Xie Fei.

At night, after washing up, Xie Fei sat by the window to read medical books, and then prepared herbal medicine according to ancient prescriptions.

Fu Yu took a handkerchief and wiped her wet hair, saying, "The Madam has been ill for a long time, so it is inevitable that there will be some rumors outside. Some people even said that you beat the Madam to death."

Xie Fei smiled and asked, "Are there many people who believe in it?"

Fu Yu pouted and said, "Even if the lady herself were to tell you about this kind of thing, I'm afraid few people would believe it."

It was really horrifying, especially since the wife who was beaten was a noble lady. Anyone would be skinned alive if it happened to them.

Xie Fei looked safe and sound from the outside, how could he believe it?

So Xie Fei suffered a loss in silence, but Xiao Shirong suffered even more.

Xie Fei closed the medical book and was about to speak when a maid came in from outside.

The maid said that the main room would hold a banquet tomorrow, and Madam Zheng specially invited Xie Fei to go.

Xie Fei did not refuse and agreed to go.

The next morning, Xie Fei took Fu Yu out.

There were often banquets between high-ranking families, but it was unlikely that Xie Fei would be invited.

Only the Pei family, especially the eldest branch, would pay special attention to her.

When Xie Fei arrived at the main room, he did not see Ban Sihui. From what he heard from the people in the mansion, he knew that she had been divorced.

The female members of the family were all seated in the flower hall, and Pei Zhaoyan from the second room also came back to help with the arrangements.

She took the initiative to talk to Xie Fei about Ban Sihui, and her words were full of regret.

"Although the Ban family's sister-in-law refused to agree to the divorce, she was still forced to divorce by my eldest brother in the end. She was not convinced by the Ban family and went to the Pei Mansion to make a scene every day, which annoyed my mother so much that she beat them up secretly."

Xie Fei understood Ban Sihui's actions. After all, she had four children in the first house and it was impossible for her to give up easily.

"Then Madam Zheng and Pei Shaoqing, are you willing to accept her?"

Pei Zhaoyan smiled bitterly and shook her head. "I'm not bragging, my eldest brother is actually a soft-hearted person. But even he made this decision, which shows how much the Ban family's sister-in-law has gone too far."

The Pei family still had the confidence to deal with the declining Ban family. Madam Zheng only said a few harsh words and took real action, and they dared not make trouble again.

However, Ban Sihui's life must be very difficult.

Pei Zhaoyan said: "Originally, her family was counting on her to earn money from the Pei family. The whole family, from her parents to her brothers and nephews, all depended on her for support. Now that she has been divorced, it is of no help to her family. Her status has plummeted in an instant."

Ban Sihui's parents, who had been very kind to her in the past, scolded her for not serving her parents-in-law well and not being able to please her husband, so they divorced her.

Her brothers, sisters-in-law and younger siblings blamed her for being incompetent, for giving birth to four children and yet being divorced, and for not being able to keep her husband's heart.

Even her nephews and nieces were fed up with her and scolded her in front of her, calling her a lazy debt collector who was adding burden to her mother's family for nothing.

(End of this chapter)