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

Chapter 198 Bondage
Pei Zhaoyan didn't know whether Ban Sihui had seen through the true colors of her family, but the woman had been submissive recently, begging people to intercede for her every day.

Pei Honglang had a soft-hearted problem, and seeing the young children always crying and looking for their mother, he felt very sad.

If the old lady hadn't strictly ordered Ban Sihui not to enter the house again, Pei Honglang might have agreed one day.

Therefore, Madam Zheng was also arranging for Pei Honglang to remarry in order to avoid any further trouble.

Pei Zhaoyan was worried, and a female relative asked with concern: "Mrs. Pei doesn't look well, but is she feeling unwell? If she feels uncomfortable somewhere, she should see a doctor."

The other party was a distant relative of the Pei family, and his words were full of care. Pei Zhaoyan thanked him and said that he was fine.

Xie Fei saw that her complexion was indeed not good, pale and haggard, even her lips were bloodless, and she looked very old.

She is obviously a young girl, but she is as withered as a dying and yellowing flower. It is very likely that she has an internal disorder.

Xie Fei whispered, "If it's inconvenient for you to find a doctor, why don't I take a look for you?"

Pei Zhaoyan was surprised and asked, "You also know these?"

Xie Fei said: "I know a little bit."

Pei Zhaoyan had complete faith in her medical skills, and before the banquet was over, she pulled her into the inner room.

Xie Fei had also heard a lot about the second daughter of the first wife.

She married into the Earl of Yongding's Mansion. Although its status was not as high as that of the Marquis of Anyuan's Mansion, it was still a family of nobility and scholars.

Her husband is the eldest son of the Earl of Yongding. He is the eldest son and quite talented. He entered the court as an official at an early age. If nothing unexpected happens, he will inherit the title.

When Madam Zheng was choosing a husband for her daughter, she took this into consideration and married Pei Zhaoyan to him.

However, after marriage, Pei Zhaoyan did not live a happy life.

First, there was the eldest son of the Earl's Mansion. Although he was indeed a talented person, he was also greedy and lustful.

There were innumerable beauties in his room, today a maid, tomorrow a concubine. Even when he was handling official business in the study, he had women to accompany him, with all kinds of beautiful women in his arms.

Pei Zhaoyan is a beauty, but she is a dignified and self-respecting "wooden beauty" who cannot afford to play the eldest master's unspeakable tricks.

In addition, due to her noble status, the eldest master did not dare to "humiliate" her too much, so most of the time he was accompanied by concubines and rarely entered her room, and the relationship between the couple became increasingly distant.

Next is the Earl's Mansion, where everything is managed by Madam Pei Zhaoyan.

Her father-in-law didn't care about her affairs, and her mother-in-law disliked her for not being able to have children and made things difficult for her everywhere.

Her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law were not sensible and often got into trouble, which she had to settle.

As for the girls who married out of the Earl's mansion and the wives who were brought back, if they had any needs, Pei Zhaoyan, like the housekeeper, had to satisfy them as much as possible, otherwise people would say she was selfish and incompetent.

What was even more troubling was that after being married for several years and seeing her concubines' children being born one after another, there was still no movement in her belly.

Mrs. Zheng and the old lady also secretly hired a female doctor for her, but she said that there was nothing wrong with her health.

As for being childless, it is probably destined.

So the marquis burned incense and prayed to the Buddha, whether it was Guanyin who can give birth to a child or the goddess of fertility, they prayed to all the gods they could, but she still had no children.

If this continues, it won’t be long before the Earl’s Mansion falls out with him.

Facing Xie Fei, Pei Zhaoyan complained bitterly.

"People used to say that the Ban family's sister-in-law couldn't give birth to a son, but at least she has three daughters. And what about me? Not to mention a son, I don't even have a daughter. So even if the Ban family humiliates me, I can't refute it."

Not to mention that later, Ban Sihui finally continued the family line for the first wife, but she still had no children.

Xie Fei asked cautiously, "What if you can't give birth?"

Pei Zhaoyan smiled bitterly, "The Earl's Mansion will definitely divorce my wife based on the seven grounds for divorce, and the entire Marquis' Mansion will lose all its reputation."

As for the relationship between husband and wife, it was not actually very deep, and she was tired of the filth and dirt in the Earl's Mansion.

If there were no face-saving constraint, it would be better for her to divorce and live a quiet life alone.

However, she was the daughter of the eldest wife of the Marquis's Mansion and the younger sister of the future Marquis. She had to think about her brothers and sisters, and could not be supported by the Marquis's Mansion for more than ten years and then turn around and stab the Earl's Mansion.

No matter how hard or difficult it was, she had to endure herself and give birth to children for a man she did not love, in order to consolidate her position as the legal wife and maintain a larger root system for the family.

So Xie Fei knew that she couldn't escape.

The more soft-hearted and sensible a person is, the heavier shackles he will put on himself.

While struggling, lamenting and accepting one's fate, one's heart is constantly torn. One will live a lifetime in pain like this, taking all the sadness with him to the underworld.

With a sigh, Xie Fei took her pulse and said, "I'll try my best to do something for Madam Pei."

Half an hour later, the two came out.

Xie Fei lifted the door curtain and whispered, "I'll ask the maid to bring you the prescription. Just boil the medicine and take it as I say. As for acupuncture, I'll also ask the maid to come along."

Pei Zhaoyan nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

Xie Fei continued, "It's just that acupuncture is very painful. If you want to get better, you have to endure it."

Pei Zhaoyan smiled bitterly and said, "Aren't the rumors outside like sharp knives? I would rather endure the pain of acupuncture and moxibustion, and I want to leave my bloodline."

That was not only the man's child, but also her child.

As long as her son can inherit the title and her daughter can live a stable and wealthy life, her lifetime of forbearance will be worthwhile.

The two parted.

After Xie Fei returned to the Pei family, he wrote a prescription and gave Fu Yu some instructions, asking her to go to the Earl of Yongding's Mansion to take care of Pei Zhaoyan.

Fu Yu was feeling bored recently, and ran away happily after receiving the instructions.

Just as Xie Fei picked up the book, someone else came outside.

"Xie Xiaoniang, the master is not feeling well, please go and see him!"

Recently, the fake Pei Yuan was "served" by Xie Fei, so whenever he had something to do, the servants would come to find Xie Fei.

Xie Fei put down the book and went next door.

The fake Pei Yuan was lying naked on the bed, barely breathing, with black blood coming out of his nose.

Xie Fei said in a deep voice: "Who did the master go with...what happened?"

It looks like a spent force at first glance.

A beautiful palace maid was kneeling beside him, her clothes were in disarray and there was a lot of black blood on her chest.

"Slave, slave, I was also forced. The master, he, he insisted..."

The palace maid was crying and was also very frightened.

Xie Fei sighed inwardly.

How can a lustful person who doesn't care about his own life defend himself from other people's schemes?

Xie Fei asked someone to take the palace maid away first, and then he sat down beside the bed and felt the pulse of the fake Pei Yuan through his handkerchief.

It's too weak, and I'm afraid even any panacea can't save his life.

Xie Fei frowned, and the servants looked at each other in surprise when they saw it.

If even the master is dead, what should they do?
Turning around, Xie Fei shouted angrily: "What a bunch of good-for-nothings, you can't even keep an eye on the master! All of you get out, I'll serve you alone tonight!"

The servants retreated quickly for fear of being punished.

It was the middle of the night when Pei Yuan came walking on the moon, with a thin layer of silver frost on his shoulders.

(End of this chapter)