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

Chapter 233

Guan Ruier suppressed her confusion and said, "The people in your yard don't follow the rules, so I will teach them a lesson for you."

"Oh?" Xie Fei raised his eyebrows and said, "I wonder if you broke the rules somewhere. Do you want my sister to discipline you?"

Guan Ruier said, "I came to pay my respects early in the morning, but these cunning servants said you were still resting and wouldn't let me in."

Xie Fei frowned and asked slowly, "I don't know what's wrong with this statement?"

Her voice was soft and her tone was gentle, which made Guan Ruier even more contemptuous.

How could such a soft temper bring down Xiao Shirong?

As expected, I am lucky and I can reap the benefits without any effort.

Guan Ruier was even more arrogant, and shouted at her superiors: "You made the decision without reporting it to me, isn't that wrong? The eldest lady is too soft-hearted to discipline them, and as a younger sister, I can't just watch them climb over your head, right?"

Xie Fei understood, and then asked, "Then according to what Sister Guan said, how should we discipline her?"

"Slap him, punish him with a stick, and drive him out of the house." Guan Ruier said coldly.

The slaves kneeling in the hall couldn't help but tremble and begged Xie Fei for mercy.

Xie Fei looked at the servants, then glanced at Guan Ruier, his tone still gentle.

"Sister Guan is from the palace. I guess the palace rules are very strict, so Sister Guan must be very knowledgeable about etiquette?"

When Guan Ruier heard her mention the palace, she thought she was afraid of her status and couldn't help feeling proud.

"The lady comes from a small family, so naturally she doesn't know how to write the word rules. But it's also true that the master doesn't really want to make you his wife, so you can't help but be trembling with fear, fearing that if you make a mistake, the master will divorce you."

These words made Fu Yu and Su Lu, who were serving beside Xie Fei, change their expressions.

Fu Yu couldn't hold back his anger and wanted to step forward and talk to Guan Ruier, but Xie Fei raised his hand to stop him.

Guan Ruier continued with a beaming smile: "Madam, you don't know how to manage your subordinates. If this continues, there will be chaos in the mansion, and outsiders will also doubt whether you are qualified to be the mistress of the house. My sister is also worried, so..."

Xie Fei interrupted, "Are you stepping in to discipline the people in my yard?"

Guan Ruier's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "Madam, are you blaming me?"

Xie Fei slowly put away his gentle smile, his eyes sharp and deep.

"Sister Guan, you are from the palace, you should know the etiquette, but what you did really brought shame to the palace."

Ignoring Guan Rui'er's expression as she wanted to refute, Xie Fei slowly said, "Even if my people are making a scene, it is not your turn to discipline them. You are confusing the hierarchy and making irresponsible remarks. Is this also the way people in the palace behave?"

Guan Ruier frowned.

She had just arrived and knew very little about Xie Fei.

I just thought that she was a concubine's daughter from a small family, and she must have burned incense in her previous life to be able to marry the marquis.

Even if you are promoted to be the legal wife, you should still be very cautious and tread very lightly, not daring to offend anyone.

It was just as she expected. In order to deceive the people in the palace, Xie Fei was very kind to his concubines and did not dare to say a single harsh word.

Therefore, she became more and more contemptuous and disdainful of Xie Fei, and did not take him seriously.

But now, Xie Fei's expression and demeanor were very different from what she remembered.

She took a deep breath and was about to continue explaining, but she saw Xie Fei slightly raised his hand, and several strong women came over.

Guan Ruier was startled and quickly stood up and said cautiously: "I am from the palace, do you still want to touch me?"

"From the palace?" Fu Yu sneered, "Miss Guan is so arrogant. People who don't know you would think you are a princess. How dare you act so arrogantly in front of the Marquis's wife?" Guan Ruier's face changed drastically, but she would not be allowed to be arrogant and make trouble anymore. The old women stepped forward and pushed her down, and quickly stuffed a cloth ball into her mouth. No matter how she struggled, it was of no avail.

Xie Fei said lazily: "Sister Guan did remind me that if the people in the mansion are not disciplined, they will bully the master sooner or later. Since sister kindly reminded me, it is better to be a good person to the end, and be the chicken to scare the monkeys, and sound a warning bell for others."

Guan Ruier kicked and struggled in fear, but was violently dragged away by the old women.

Xie Fei slowly instructed: "Deduct her salary for half a year and put her under house arrest for another three months."

Fu Yu worriedly said, "Miss, she is from the palace after all. If the palace knew about this, would they take the opportunity to cause trouble?"

Xie Fei said: "Not really."

Even if Emperor Xuan wanted to deal with the Pei family again, using a palace maid as an excuse would be making too much of a fuss, and if it got out, it would damage the dignity of the royal family.

It’s just that Guan Ruier was too impatient and was easily provoked.

At Chaohui Pavilion, Pei Yuan had just returned when he heard Su Lu report that Xiang Xiaoniang was waiting in the yard.

During this period, concubines always came to his place every now and then. Even though he was not used to it, he could not immediately shut everyone out.

The others were easy to deal with, except for this little girl named Xiang, who had a deeper mind. She was a domestic slave raised by the Pei family and grew up in the mansion since she was a child.

Although Pei Yuan had no impression of her, she knew Pei Yuan quite well and he was not someone who could be dismissed with just a few words.

Knowing that Xiang Xiaoniang was there, Pei Yuan's face darkened and he asked Su Lu, "Where is A Fei?"

Su Lu bowed and replied, "The lady has gone to inspect the farm and has not returned yet."

After a pause, Su Lu asked again, "Do you want me to send Xiang Xiaoniang away?"

Pei Yuan said: "No need."

He wanted to see what this little lady Xiang was trying to do.

Xiang Xiaoniang had been lingering in Chaohui Pavilion. As soon as Pei Yuan came back, she immediately went forward to serve him attentively, even more attentively than she had served the fake Pei Yuan before.

Pei Yuan remained calm and chatted with her casually, trying to find out what her purpose was.

Before, Pei Yuan had never been very nice to his concubines, but now he suddenly became gentler. Xiang Xiaoniang was flattered and felt a little more hopeful in her heart.

As long as Pei Yuan is willing to give her a chance, she can show her abilities and let Pei Yuan know that she is more suitable to be the mistress than Xie Fei!
While Pei Yuan was reading, she massaged his shoulders and carefully talked about Guan Ruier.

"Sister Guan is still young after all. I don't know how she offended the Madam, but she was severely punished. It's pitiful."

Pei Yuan turned a page and asked casually, "Why punish?"

Xiang Xiaoniang leaned on Pei Yuan's shoulder softly, and said coquettishly and aggrievedly: "I don't know about this, but the eldest lady is the mistress of the house after all. If she wants to punish us concubines, we should accept it even if it is unreasonable."

Pei Yuan said nothing, but tilted his head slightly to prevent her face from getting too close.

Seeing Pei Yuan didn't respond, Xiang Xiaoniang paused, and wisely didn't move forward, but she didn't stop provoking him with words.

"Sister Xie was not of this temper before. She must be a little anxious because she just became the mistress. However, I am worried that she is still young and might go astray and commit the same mistake as Xiao Shirong did before..."

Before he finished speaking, Pei Yuan gently slapped the book on the table, making a sound.

Xiang Xiaoniang was stunned, and immediately looked at Pei Yuan, stammering, "Master..."

Pei Yuan just looked at her with a half-smile, and said meaningfully: "When did you become so impatient?"

(End of this chapter)