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

Chapter 2 Loyal Servant
The first greeting went unpleasantly, and in the following month, Xiao Shirong found fault almost every day.

Xie Fei didn't understand.

Anyway, she was so ugly that Pei Yuan felt disgusted and almost nauseated when he saw her on the night she entered the palace. He quickly fled to another courtyard and there was no way he would favor her from now on.

Xiao Shirong didn't bother with those beautiful concubines, so why would he bother with an ugly woman like her?
Could it be that Pei Yuan had a strange habit that he would ignore the thin and plump Yan and endure the disgust to pamper this weirdo?
Look, they even resorted to methods that would destroy someone's reputation.

Xie Fei had been in the mansion for a month and had only met Pei Yuan once. They would not recognize each other if they met on the street, but he and Xiao Shirong were almost at odds with each other.

While I was thinking, there were three regular knocks on the door.

Fu Yu said happily: "It must be Brother Yuan San who caught the thief!"

She hurried forward to open the door, and when she saw who it was, her smile suddenly froze.

"Xiang Xiaoniang, it's so late, are you okay?"

The woman outside the door smiled and said, "I heard about the Lantern Festival. I was worried that my sister would be frightened, so I brought some midnight snacks."

Xie Fei's voice came from inside the house.

"Fuyu, why don't you invite Sister Xiang in?"

Fu Yu bowed slightly, "Miss Xiang, please."

Xiang Xiaoniang walked into the room and saw that the furniture was simple and elegant, and it was quite deserted.

Xie Fei was leaning crookedly on the couch, gently waving a round fan in his hand.

It was still a little hot that day, and her chest was slightly open, revealing her snow-white skin.

Her long black hair cascades like a waterfall, her eyes are bright and charming, her gaze is as seductive as silk, and her posture is lazy and delicate. If you don't look closely, you will know that she is definitely a stunning beauty.

But when I looked closely under the candlelight, I saw that her face had too many spots, her nose was too soft, her lips were too thick, and she really didn't have the appearance of a beauty.

Therefore, Xiang Xiaoniang didn't quite understand why Xiao Shirong was always provoking her and was determined to get rid of him as soon as possible.

She placed the food box on the table first, then bowed gracefully and said, "Good luck, sister."

Xie Fei was still leaning lazily, not getting up, and just smiled and said, "Sister, there is no need to bow. You and I are both concubines, so there is no big difference."

Xiang Xiaoniang said, "My sister is a noble lady sent by the Xie family to marry you, and how dare I compare myself with her?"

Concubines can be divided into noble concubines, good concubines and lowly concubines.

Xiang Xiaoniang is the lowest-ranking concubine, with no children and no favor. She is a soft persimmon that can be dealt with at will by the wife.

When Xie Fei saw her for the first time, she knelt on the ground and was slapped by the old mother beside Xiao Shirong.

The originally beautiful face was slapped and covered with blood, and the next day it was swollen like a pig's head.

After sitting down beside the couch, Xiang Xiaoniang smiled bitterly and said, "Madam, you are a noble lady from an aristocratic family, and you are of noble status. Sometimes you can't help but act capriciously. Did you scare your sister?"

Xie Fei waved his fan and said slowly: "I am a concubine now, which is different from being a girl. If the lady is kind, life will be easier."

If the lady is intolerant, we will have no choice but to swallow our anger.

Xiang Xiaoniang touched her face and continued, "Yes, it's because we are all miserable people. We can't be the first wife in this life. We can only be manipulated by others."

As she spoke, she glanced at Xie Fei, who was resting with his eyes closed, gently waving his round fan.

She didn't say anything else and turned around to take out the stew pot from the food box.

"When I heard that my sister fell into the water, I specially stewed some ginseng chicken soup. It was during the New Year's Day two years ago that the palace gave out ginseng as a reward, and the madam was kind enough to give us lowly people some roots as a reward." She opened the stew pot, and Xie Fei saw that there was really only one root that was half as thin as a chopstick.

"Thank you very much, sister." Xie Fei did not refuse, but did not drink it immediately.

Xiang Xiaoniang was very considerate. She put down the stew pot and left.

After everyone left, Fu Yu walked forward and smelled the chicken soup.

"Girl, is this soup poisonous?"

Xie Fei ordered: "It's not poisonous, pour it out."

"Why throw it away if it's not poisonous?" Fu Yu was puzzled.

"Well," Xie Fei added, "You are not allowed to drink secretly."

"……Oh."

When Xie Fei was in the Xie family, he had a hard life. He was short of food and clothing in the backyard, and his life was not even as good as that of a first-class maid.

I have never drunk this ginseng chicken soup since I was a child.

Fu Yu was a little reluctant, but seeing Xie Fei's indifferent expression, she had to pour it out secretly.

Late at night, everything in Pei Mansion was silent.

Xie Fei was sleeping when the window was gently pushed open and a man jumped in.

The man was tall and slender, but he was wearing a mask on his face, leaving only his eyes and lips exposed.

Fu Yu, who was guarding the bed, was awakened and quickly pulled down the curtain, saying, "Third Brother Yuan, why did you come in at this hour? The girl is already married, you have to be more cautious in the future!"

If he was seen, Xie Fei would be finished.

Yuan San said calmly: "Don't worry, I came in carefully, and I won't be discovered."

He didn't raise his head to look at the bed, but lowered his eyes, and bowed to Xie Fei and said, "Miss, that thief is very agile and has already reached the city gate. If he is just one step away, he will escape."

Xie Fei opened his eyes and asked, "Where is the person now?"

Yuan San smiled and said, "I threw it into Madam Xiao's room."

Fu Yu screamed, "How can that be possible! The Madam is trying to find a way to 'destroy the body and cover up all traces'... Wait, in the room?"

Yuan San continued: "To be precise, it was on the bed."

Xie Fei, Fu Yu: "..."

After a long while, Xie Fei coughed dryly and gave Yuan San a thumbs up. "Well done, I give you a thumbs up."

Yuan San asked in confusion: "What is a like?"

Xie Fei smiled mysteriously and said, "Even if the leper is found, nothing really happened to me. How can a concubine, without the support of her family and the love of her husband, compete with the eldest lady?"

Yuan San also understood this, so he simply threw Laizi on Xiao Shirong's bed, letting her know that Xie Fei was not a piece of fish that could be slaughtered at will, and making her feel a little more afraid.

Fu Yu said angrily, "So, let's just forget about this?"

Xie Fei frowned, as if thinking about something.

(End of this chapter)