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

Chapter 219: No Plea
Ji Miaoxuan returned home and, together with Xiao's mother, invited a tight-lipped female doctor to force Xiao Shirong to take her pulse.

After the confirmation, Ji Miaoxuan was gloomy, Xiao's mother was desperate, and the two sisters had conflicts again. They argued in the room and blamed each other.

At night, Ji Miaoxuan took the initiative to come to Chaohui Pavilion.

Xie Fei was using an abacus to calculate the monthly wages for the servants in the mansion so that they could be distributed as soon as possible.

Pei Yuan was away, so he went to the old marquis at night to discuss important matters.

Ji Miaoxuan came in a hurry, and Xie Fei was not surprised at all. After paying his respects, he smiled and ordered, "Fuyu, serve tea to the old lady."

Just as Fu Yu was about to move, Ji Miaoxuan said coldly, "No need."

Fu Yu glanced at Xie Fei, and Xie Fei said, "Then please take a seat first. I will come and talk to you after I have counted the accounts."

Ji Miaoxuan stood still. Even when Fu Yu brought the stool behind her, she stood firmly and looked at Xie Fei with indifferent eyes.

Xie Fei remained unmoved and finished the work at hand before inviting Ji Miaoxuan to sit in the main hall.

As she served tea, she said, "The affairs of the mansion are very busy. If I have not been able to entertain you well, please be magnanimous and don't hold it against me."

Ji Miaoxuan picked up the teacup but did not drink it. She only said, "You are a concubine, but you behave like a lady."

Xie Fei said: "If the Madam is willing to take on the responsibilities of domestic affairs, I will be relieved."

If it were someone else, they would have knelt down and explained after being questioned by Ji Miaoxuan with ulterior motives. However, Xie Fei just endured it openly without feeling uneasy at all.

But it's also true that over the past year or so, they have gotten to know each other very well, and those overt probing and courteous acts are no longer useful.

Ji Miaoxuan said: "Pei Yuan doesn't want to see me, but pushes you to be a shield. It seems that the relationship between you two is not as deep as I imagined."

Xie Fei smiled and said, "Although I do not have much affection for my master, you have really misunderstood my master."

Facing Ji Miaoxuan's puzzled gaze, Xie Fei said, "It was I who took the initiative to request that the matter of the Madam be handed over to me to handle."

Ji Miaoxuan narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Xie Fei carefully, trying to find clues from her expression.

Xie Fei said slowly: "Although you hate the master, the master still has expectations for you as a mother.

I know that you will ask the master to keep things quiet for the sake of the eldest lady and the Xiao family, and the master is filial and tolerant, and he is unwilling to disobey you even if he is in pain. "

Under the candlelight, Ji Miaoxuan remained silent.

Xie Fei continued, "I hate the Madam and will never let her go. So I will be the villain."

Ji Miaoxuan said: "So, you are absolutely unwilling to let Shi Rong go?"

Xie Fei sighed, "Please be reasonable. It was the Madam who refused to let us go. She even poisoned your own son, and you indulged her. I can't understand how many bubbles have grown in your brain to do this for the Xiao family."

Although what she said was harsh, Ji Miaoxuan was rarely angry.

In fact, before coming here, Ji Miaoxuan didn't have any expectations.

Or maybe, deep down in her heart, she didn't really want to make a big deal out of a small matter.

Seeing that she could not beg for mercy, Ji Miaoxuan took a deep breath and asked again, "So, how do you plan to deal with Shirong?"

"My Lord's intention is to send you to the inner prison."

Ji Miaoxuan exclaimed: "How can that be possible?!"

The inner prison is where the families of criminal officials are imprisoned. Not only do they have to do rough work like washing, cooking, fetching water, farming, raising pigs and chickens, but their treatment is only slightly better than that of beggars, as long as they don't starve to death or freeze to death.

Once you step in, not only will your reputation be ruined, but you will also suffer for the rest of your life.

With Xiao Shirong's temper, I'm afraid that within three months, she will be tortured to the point of being worse than death. Xie Fei said, "This is also what the Lord meant. Even if the emperor breaks the law, he is guilty of the same crime as the common people. For the murders in the hands of the Madam, as well as the crimes of adultery and murdering the Lord, it is considered a light punishment to be sent to the inner prison."

If it were in any other family, even slow slicing of death would not be an exaggeration.

Ji Miaoxuan's face turned pale, and she said, "You can divorce, or even divorce your wife, and the Xiao family will recognize it. But Shirong must be taken back to the Xiao family and be under their care!"

"Isn't that letting a tiger go back to the mountains? And how can the lady reflect on herself if she stays in the Xiao family?" Xie Fei refused to give in and said, "In short, please don't get involved in this matter anymore. Otherwise, the longer it is delayed, the more embarrassing it will be for the Xiao family if the truth is known to outsiders."

Xiao Shirong's affair caused a lot of buzz in the mansion, but since Xie Fei blocked the news, outsiders did not know the inside story.

Ji Miaoxuan's body swayed slightly, and her fingers tightly grasped the edge of the table to calm herself down.

"Just, you won't give in even a little bit?" she asked in a trembling voice.

Xie Fei was silent for a moment, then said, "If the master was really poisoned to death by the lady, and his body was placed in front of you, would you grieve for the master and severely punish the lady, or would you think the master's death was not a pity and applaud the lady?"

Ji Miaoxuan was stunned.

Xie Fei continued, "It's not that I am greedy for merit, but the poison in the master's room was found because of my caution. If I didn't know a little about medicine, the lady would have succeeded."

Looking at Ji Miaoxuan steadily, Xie Fei said, "Your own son was almost poisoned to death by the Madam. Don't you have any fear in your heart?"

Ji Miaoxuan dodged his gaze and finally glanced away awkwardly.

Two days later, the news of Marquis Anyuan's divorce spread throughout the capital.

It is said that the Xiao family had been childless for a long time, so they divorced Anyuan Hou and returned to the Xiao family.

But there were also rumors behind the scenes. In fact, Xiao disliked Marquis Anyuan and had an affair with someone in private. When it was discovered, the Pei family was furious and they had to divorce due to the bad relationship.

The gossipy common people and the powerful still believe the latter more, but they don’t know that the truth of the matter is far more bizarre than this.

In fact, Xiao Shirong could not return to the Xiao family, but was imprisoned in the inner prison to serve his sentence.

As for whether she can be released in this life and have the chance to see the light of day again, it depends on her luck.

Because of this, Xiao's mother fell out with Ji Miaoxuan, and Ji Miaoxuan's relationship with Pei Yuan also deteriorated, and the mother and son were almost incompatible.

During the day, Pei Yuan was painting in his study. He was painting Xie Fei who was taking a nap as lazily as a cat.

The painting was taken in the summer. Xie Fei was lying lazily on the couch, his clothes were disheveled, his long black hair was spread out, and a few strands fell to the ground.

Pei Yuan was painting very enthusiastically. Xie Fei came over quietly to take a look, then suddenly stepped heavily on Pei Yuan's foot.

Pei Yuan has always been patient. He never grimaced even when he was hurt. His face was always calm.

"Why, are you not satisfied with my masterpiece?"

Xie Fei glanced at the painting, then looked at him, "Does it have to be so vulgar?"

The person in the painting shows off a large area of ​​snow-white shoulders and a thin back, which inevitably makes people think of some impure things.

Pei Yuan said honestly: "At that time, it was indeed..."

"I should have closed the door when I took a nap. When did you come in?" Xie Fei's eyes sparkled.

It must be midsummer, and because the weather was too hot, she didn't like to wear too many clothes.

So when taking a nap, I would close the courtyard door and the room door and go to sleep wearing very little clothes.

I don't know when I was looked at by this sanctimonious and shameless person.

(End of this chapter)