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

Chapter 223 Inner Prison
The inner prison is a place that officials’ families tremble in fear.

Xie Fei didn't know much about this place and guessed it was a folk version of the cold palace.

When we got there, it felt pretty much the same.

The wives of officials who were once honorable, whether they were slandered or really deserved the punishment, were just driven beasts of burden in this place, and any jailer or nanny who guarded them did not take them seriously.

They ate leftovers every day and did hard labor such as washing clothes and chopping wood. If they were not careful, they would be beaten, scolded and tortured. They even fought with each other for a little food to survive.

No matter how proud a person is, he will suffer a lot here.

When Xie Fei saw Xiao Shirong, the latter was disheveled, hunched over, and was being surrounded and beaten by several women.

The old maids don't care. As long as no one is killed, they will mostly turn a blind eye.

Xiao Shirong had just arrived and was still very aggressive. He punched and kicked several women, pushing them to the ground. However, he himself was seriously injured, with scratches on his face and bleeding marks, and a lot of his hair was pulled out.

Mother Liu stepped forward, spoke a few words to the two old maids, and stuffed some silver into their pockets. The old maids understood.

Then, Xie Fei waited in the house, admiring the spider-web-like cracks on the earth wall.

Xiao Shirong came in a hurry, his face full of joy, but when he saw that the person coming was Xie Fei, his anticipation disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by unwarranted hatred.

"It's you, you bitch!"

Xie Fei turned around and said with a smile: "It's not the Xiao family who came. I'm sorry to disappoint you."

Xiao Shirong was still proud. Even though she was at a disadvantage, she did not forget to comb her messy hair a little and walked to the chair and sat down.

She looked up at Xie Fei and sneered, "Don't think I've lost. The Xiao family will rescue me sooner or later. When that time comes, I will make sure that all of you bitches become the lowest of wild dogs!"

Xie Fei slowly shook his head and said softly: "The Xiao family will not come to save you."

Xiao Shirong's expression changed slightly, and he immediately said viciously: "You know nothing! My mother loves me the most, and my grandfather and father also regard me as a treasure. They will never sit idly by!"

He must be waiting for the right opportunity to destroy the Pei family and rescue her.

When the time comes, she will kill them all, completely!

Xie Fei turned around and sat down on another chair, and said slowly: "The Xiao family has made its choice. You have no chance."

At that time, Pei Yuan gave the Xiao family two options.

First, the Xiao family can take Xiao Shirong away and deal with him within the family.

However, the Pei family will explain the reason for the divorce in detail to the public. By then, the whole capital will know that the daughter of the Xiao family had an affair with a foreign man, got pregnant, and even murdered her master and killed her concubines, committing countless sins.

Second, Xiao Shirong was dealt with by the Pei family and imprisoned. They told the public that the couple was just not destined to be together and they agreed to divorce in order to preserve the Xiao family's reputation.

Between the two, the Xiao family chose the latter9.

Ignoring Xiao Shirong's dead look, Xie Fei said, "A noble lady from an aristocratic family seems to be nothing more than this in front of the family's reputation."

Xiao Shirong was filled with astonishment, and murmured, "No, it's impossible! I am the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, my grandfather was the emperor's teacher, my father was an important official of the court, my mother is the daughter of a princess, and my grandfather-in-law is..."

The further she went on, the softer her voice became, as if she understood something, and her eyes revealed helpless despair.

The more prominent and aristocratic a family is, the more they care about their reputation and face.

The elders she was proud of gave up her, the most favored eldest daughter, for the sake of the other members of the Xiao family.

Was she really, completely abandoned?

Xiao Shirong's eyes were empty and her body was shaky. After a long while, she glared at Xie Fei angrily, "So, you are gloating over my misfortune and are here to laugh at me?"

Xie Fei said calmly: "I'm not gloating over other people's misfortunes. I just sigh that God still has eyes. Evildoers will be punished by their own evildoers."

"I didn't do anything wrong," Xiao Shirong roared like a wild beast, "You lowly creatures should all be dogs trampled under my feet! If it weren't for that beast Pei Yuan, I would never have fallen into such a situation!"

It’s all Pei Yuan’s fault, and also Ji Miaoxuan’s fault. They are obviously her relatives, but they treat her like this for those lowly people outside.

And that restless Xiang Xiaoniang, who looked weak and helpless, was actually a cruel and vicious woman who dared to join forces with outsiders to deal with her.

One day, she will make these people pay with blood!
Xie Fei looked at her and gradually understood what she was thinking.

"I actually wanted to come and see, do you know you are wrong?"

However, Xiao Shirong is still Xiao Shirong.

Standing up, Xie Fei said in a calm and relaxed tone: "The more you refuse to repent, the less psychological burden I will have. No matter what I do in the future, it will be your own fault, Xiao Shirong."

Xiao Shirong asked cautiously: "What else do you want to do?"

Xie Fei looked at the women working outside the window and smiled faintly, "It's just a stick to beat a drowning dog. After all, in my eyes, you are just a dog that can't stir up any storm."

I have to trample on it hard, only then can I be worthy of myself for having been schemed against countless times in the past.

After leaving the inner prison, Xie Fei and Fu Yu got on the carriage and waited.

Mother Liu came out after a while and went up the driveway: "Mother, everything has been arranged."

Xie Fei lowered the curtain and said coldly, "Go back."

No matter how turbulent the court is, the concubines in the backyard always have to plan for their future.

Even the young Fang Qinrou wanted to be favored by Pei Yuan so that she could have someone to rely on and not be bullied.

For this reason, she took the initiative to find Xiang Xiaoniang, hoping to come up with an idea to make Pei Yuan pay attention to her.

Xiang Xiaoniang squeezed some fresh flower juice and was using it to soak her hands, saying that it has the effect of whitening the skin.

"Qin Rou, now that the eldest lady is gone, the new mistress will be coming into the mansion soon. If she is easy to get along with, we will have a good life. But if she is like Xiao Shirong, then do we still have hope?"

Fang Qinrou said innocently, "But the master will definitely not look for that kind of woman again. After all, Xiao Shirong dared to do evil because the old lady was her aunt. If it were someone else, how could she stir up such a fuss?"

Xiang Xiaoniang said, "That's wrong. How can these high-ranking noble ladies have a good thing? Our lives must be in our own hands, how can we pin our hopes on others?"

Fang Qinrou was confused by what she heard, and then she heard Xiang Xiaoniang say, "We have a hard life. Unless we have a child, no one can be trusted. You and I must find a way to conceive before the new mistress enters the mansion. This is the greatest guarantee."

Fang Qinrou thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.

Everyone can betray themselves, but children are the only ones who are connected by blood and are closely related to them.

Moreover, if they have a child, Pei Yuan will definitely take care of him, and the new mistress will not dare to bully him at will.

She was a little shy and said in a soft voice: "But didn't the doctor say before that the master, he, he..." Can't have children anymore?
Xiang Xiaoniang sneered, with the corners of her mouth raised.

"That was in the past. Since the current master can rest in Songyueju, it must not be what the imperial physician said."

The current plan is to take Pei Yuan away from Xie Fei.

(End of this chapter)