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

Chapter 211 Poisoning the Master
When the decree that Pei Yuan would inherit the title of Marquis of Anyuan came out, the capital was in an uproar.

Not to mention the irrelevant people in the capital who were watching the fun, even the Marquis' Mansion itself was at a loss.

The imperial edict meant that Pei Honglang was undisciplined and unable to handle heavy responsibilities, so he was unable to inherit the title.

But even if the eldest son of the first wife cannot inherit the title, the third son born to Madam Zheng is also a legitimate son. Now he is studying abroad, so this child should inherit the title.

Even if the first wife can't do it, there are still male descendants from the second and third wives, so it is definitely not the fourth wife's turn.

The reality is so unexpected. The person who was once secretly despised and ridiculed by everyone suddenly transformed himself and became the young marquis of Anyuan Marquis' family.

When the imperial edict reached the fourth room, Xiao Shirong led the female relatives to receive it. They were also shocked and their words and actions were inappropriate.

On the contrary, Xie Fei was calm and composed in the crowd, as if it had nothing to do with him.

When I returned to Songyueju, all the concubines were waiting.

As soon as they saw Xie Fei, everyone immediately gathered around him and asked him questions.

Xie Fei was almost pushed over by them, but Mother Liu stepped forward to stop them and rescued Xie Fei.

Facing the crowd, Xie Fei said politely: "Although the master has been conferred a title of nobility, what does it have to do with us? The monthly allowance will not increase, and our status will not be elevated. What is there to be happy about?"

After saying this, she went back to her room, and the enthusiasm of her concubines was extinguished.

In Qiong Yu Garden, Xiao Shirong held the imperial edict, puzzled.

How come that loser inherited the title out of the blue?

Marquis Anyuan?
How ridiculous! How could that dog-like thing be qualified to be a marquis?
Xiao Shirong was not excited, but was filled with anger.

Mother Wen advised: "No matter what, if the master is conferred a title of nobility, you will be the Marquise, which will bring you all benefits and no harm."

Xiao Shirong said coldly: "So what if I'm the Marquise, I should be the Crown Princess, the Queen!"

Mother Wen didn't dare to say much.

Xiao Shirong looked at the imperial edict again and said to herself, "But I heard from my mother that the father and son of the Pei family should have been granted the title of marquis back then."

If Pei Su hadn't died and Pei Yuan hadn't fallen, the Pei family would now have two marquises.

Just as she was thinking about it, Lianci came out of the room, holding the rouge and powder she had just mixed, and smiled as she wanted to let Xiao Shirong try it.

Xiao Shirong was feeling annoyed and said angrily, "Get lost!"

There was no emotion on Lianci's face, she still had a smile on her face as she led Xiao Shirong to sit in front of the dressing mirror.

"Even if the master is dead, you are still a marquise, with endless wealth and glory. Why are you angry?"

Xiao Shirong said irritably, "Now that he has become a marquis, how can I assassinate him?"

I thought Pei Yuan should have died of exhaustion under her scheme.

But after a few days, not only did Chaohui Pavilion remain quiet, but it even inherited the title.

It's easy to poison a playboy, but to poison the marquis, isn't that just wishful thinking?
The fierceness in Xiao Shirong's eyes grew deeper and deeper, and her beautiful, vicious face became more and more distorted.

"No matter what, kill him as soon as possible!"

Lianci remained silent, just lowered her eyes humbly and respectfully, quietly applying makeup for Xiao Shirong.

In the middle of the night, the man dressed in black quietly left Qiong Yuyuan.

The woman was waiting behind a tree, and when she saw someone coming, she whispered, "How is it?"

The man said, "She is determined to kill the master."

The woman said, "I already knew this. How is she going to do it?"

The man said, "Arsenic."

The woman was surprised and said, "Poisoned with arsenic? She is too blatant!" The man sneered, "The noble lady from a high-ranking family treats human life as worthless. If she can kill one person, she can kill the second and the third."

Once you become bolder, killing your lord will seem like a piece of cake.

The woman said, "She will definitely take action as soon as possible. After our Lord becomes Marquis Anyuan, it will become even more difficult for her to take action."

The two of them whispered to each other for a long time before leaving separately.

Pei Yuan's ennoblement came suddenly, and the Pei family was unprepared.

Less than half a month after the imperial edict was issued, Pei Yuan became Marquis of Anyuan in a panic.

The old marquis was forced to retire and enjoy his remaining years.

From then on, the entire Pei family was under Pei Yuan's control.

After a few days of commotion, Xie Fei lay in bed at night and felt as if he was still in a dream.

In the middle of the night, she would suddenly sit up and ask the empty night, "No, is this it?"

After a few days of being in a state of confusion, I finally felt something real - there was an endless stream of people coming to the house to "reminisce the past", and they almost broke down the threshold of the fourth room.

However, it was not Xie Fei's turn to receive either male guests or female relatives, so she still stayed in the quiet backyard.

Fu Yu searched Pei Yuan's bedroom for the twenty-third time and found poison. She placed it in front of Xie Fei and sulked.

"Madam, you really treat others as fools. Look, the poison is becoming more and more obvious!"

Xie Fei drank tea and read a book, and said slowly: "Madam is anxious. If she doesn't take action to assassinate the master, once the matter is exposed in the future, even the Xiao family will suffer."

However, given Xiao Shirong's current madness, it is still unknown whether she can remember the Xiao family.

Fu Yu said angrily, "You and the master should not raise a tiger to cause trouble. If one day you are really caught by accident, you will not even have time to cry."

Xie Fei said: "I have asked Mother Liu to check it out, don't worry."

"What to check?"

"Of course," Xie Fei kept it a secret and smiled at Fu Yu, "Guess."

Fu Yu unhappily picked up a pile of poisonous things and said angrily: "Anyway, I don't care. You two are the smart ones, and I am the fool, okay?"

After saying that, Fu Yu left angrily.

Xie Fei just smiled and waited patiently for news from Mother Liu.

At the end of the month, Chen Dafa came with Shui Huaiyu and told Xie Fei about the income and expenditure of the embroidery workshop and the cold drink shop.

As for the major farms, most of them were inspected by Chen De and Da Niu and others. Because the sun was too hot, Xie Fei really didn't want to walk around.

Now that Pei Yuan has become the Marquis of Anyuan, he has a salary from the court, so the monthly allowances of the people in the mansion will naturally change. In addition, the newly awarded land and other properties must also be deposited and recorded in the accounts.

After Su Lu finished her work, Xie Fei settled the accounts with her. They were so busy that they felt dizzy and dizzy. It took them several days to gradually settle all the internal affairs.

Xie Fei hadn't left the house for several days, so he took the time to ask, "What do the other families think about our master inheriting the title?"

Su Lu had been helping Xiao Shirong receive guests, so she knew a thing or two.

"Although the second and third wives were unexpected, they still managed to save face. The fifth wife is far away from the capital, but she did send a letter to congratulate. As for the first wife..." Su Lu paused and said in a low voice: "I heard that Madam Zheng went to the Buddhist temple and had a quarrel with the old lady."

Xie Fei was not surprised at all.

Not only Madam Zheng, but everyone in the capital could not have imagined that the person who would inherit the title would be Pei Yuan.

The first wife has always regarded herself as the future marquis's mansion. Now that there is a sudden change of person, it is not only unwilling but also embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)