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

Chapter 26 Giving Gifts
Of course Xie Fei didn't prepare any crappy Mid-Autumn Festival gifts.

I have never heard of a concubine giving gifts to other concubines.

However, taking a box of jewelry from Xiao Shirong does not mean you can get something for nothing.

As soon as he returned to the courtyard, Xie Fei asked Fu Yu to take out Shui Huaiyu's embroidery and deliver it to each courtyard one by one.

Fu Yu was tired after a long day, with sore waist and legs, so she started to rummage through the jewelry box.

"Oh my god, a pair of crabapple jade hairpins, a silver hairpin with a flowery magpie pattern, gold-inlaid jade and pearl earrings, a jade pendant with a purple jade lotus, a red gold and jadeite tassel hairpin, and agate hibiscus and bright moon earrings!"

Just by looking at the jewelry on the surface, Fu Yu was completely shocked.

"Girl, are you planning to finish this job and then pack up and run away?"

There are some pearl hairpins, bracelets, rings and other things at the bottom of the box, it's no longer a question of value.

Xie Fei said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, these are nothing to Xiao Shirong, they should be new rewards from the palace."

Before taking the baby out, Mother Tang would put away the more precious ones. It would not be possible for her to just let anyone pick one.

Fu Yu was still so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. After a while, he said, "Then, have you picked the other girls as well?"

Xie Fei nodded and said, "I picked it."

No one is as blatant as her. Even holding a silver hairpin makes me tremble to death.

Fu Yu looked like he was about to pass out, and rolled his eyes as he said, "It's all over, it's all over, the Madam will definitely hire someone to kill someone and take these treasures back!"

Xie Fei remained indifferent. He just knocked on the jewelry box and said, "Leave it with me tonight. You can find a time to sell it in the pawn shop."

Fu Yu asked, "You won't keep any of them?"

"Do not stay."

Xie Fei looked out the window, in the direction of Pei Yuan's courtyard.

If Pei Yuan continues to live a life of debauchery like this, he probably won't live long.

A concubine like her would not have an easy life whether she was a widow or was taken back to the Xie family.

The only way is to fake her death and leave the capital. In this vast world, there will definitely be a place for her to stay.

In this case, money is of vital importance.

Fu Yu probably knew what Xie Fei was thinking, so she didn't say anything more and just sent the embroidery to each courtyard.

The concubines all praised the embroidery work, but Xiao Shirong was the only one who waited for a long time and only got such a thing, and her face turned green.

She was originally worried that Xie Fei was the daughter of an official, and if she was really rewarded with some valuable items that surpassed her, the concubines and servants would inevitably gossip about it in the future.

As a result, it was just an embroidery made of silk cloth, not even as good as a pair of earrings in her jewelry box.

If Xiao Shirong was born in modern times, he would spit at him and curse him as "lower than the head"!
Mother Tang didn't expect Xie Fei to do whatever he wanted. She asked suspiciously, "Although the Xie family is not a wealthy family, they don't raise such a greedy little bitch. Madam, is she not a daughter of the Xie family, but someone who was just picked to make up the numbers?"

Xiao Shirong also felt that Xie Fei's style of doing things was far different from that of the ladies in the capital, and it exuded the word "shameless" everywhere.

"The emperor has granted the marriage, no matter how bold the Xie family is, they will not find someone from outside to replace them."

This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. The Xie family is not without concubines. Why not just register one of them under the name of the eldest lady and send one over? Isn't that safer than exterminating the entire clan?
But Xiao Shirong still felt that Xie Fei was a little too unorthodox, so he ordered, "Find someone to find out what's going on with Xie Fei."

"Yes."

The next day was Mid-Autumn Festival, and the old lady brought Xiao Shirong to the palace for an audience early.

The concubines in the mansion were like little white rabbits without the suppression of a tiger. They finally didn't have to tremble in fear and dared not even breathe heavily when speaking.

Xie Fei was awakened by the laughter coming from outside. He didn't know which courtyard it was from. It seemed like they were admiring flowers or flying kites. The silver bell-like laughter lingered in the sky. After waking up, he stayed in bed for a while, but he still had to get up early.

Fu Yu combed her hair and tied it into a bun, inserted a simple white jade hairpin into her hair, and put on silver pearl earrings. She looked very simple and elegant.

"Can our old lady enter the palace to receive rewards?" Xie Fei looked around in front of the brass mirror. He was in a good mood and slept well last night, so his complexion was also good now.

The only problem is that the mirror surface isn't pretty and the spots aren't very clear. I'll try making a mercury mirror someday.

Fu Yu put down the comb and said, "The old lady has an imperial decree, so it is normal for her to enter the palace to meet the nobles. Although Madam Xiao is not a noblewoman, she was once a candidate for the Crown Princess and has a close relationship with the palace."

Xie Fei said that it was good to meet a noble person, as it could prolong one's life.

I thought to myself, I got up in the middle of the night to wash and dress, and in the end I couldn’t even have breakfast.

After bathing and burning incense, they would ride in a shaky carriage to the palace gate, and only be able to enter when the gate opened and the time came.

There are more rules for meeting a dignitary, and if you are not careful you could be charged with a capital crime.

Instead of that, it’s better to stay in bed and sleep until dawn.

However, it is good to have an imperial edict.

Although the imperial edict has no real power, it brings honor.

The most important thing is that she has some money and does not have to rely on her husband or children, but has her own "salary".

Xie Fei was thinking about all sorts of things. Outside the door, Yuan San stood at the head of the courtyard and said, "Miss, if you have nothing to do today, I'll go back to the farm to take care of the chicken coop first?"

"Okay, go ahead, but don't let anyone find out." As soon as Xie Fei finished speaking, Yuan San disappeared.

This guy is really elusive, he's worthy of being born into a family of tomb robbers.

Xie Fei said again: "Fuyu, take out all the jewelry you bought last night and pawn it."

After thinking about it, she decided to take out some of the more valuable items so as not to pawn too much at once and arouse the pawnshop owner's suspicion.

Fu Yu quickly took the order and left, while Xie Fei put away all the valuable jewelry.

In the morning, Xie Fei wanted to read a medical book quietly, but Xiang Xiaoniang and others came to visit him.

When Xiao Shirong was not around, they were very excited and walked with bigger steps.

After everyone was seated, Xiang Xiaoniang was the first to say with a smile, "The embroidery that Sister Xie sent me last night was truly exquisite. The cat on the top, lying on its belly in the corridor, is even cuter than my calico cat."

Fang Qinrou also twisted her handkerchief and whispered, "What I received was a picture of butterflies flying around flowers. The butterflies were colorful and beautiful."

Everyone was praising him, but Xie Fei just smiled and didn't say anything.

Another beautiful and arrogant concubine, Miao, wanted to drink some tea after speaking, but when she raised her hand, she found that no one even offered hot tea.

"Is the maidservant beside Sister Xie lazy? She didn't even serve a cup of hot tea. Such a careless and disloyal person should be sold!"

Miao came from a good family and had some financial resources in the past, so she spoke with great confidence.

Xie Fei then said, "I sent her out to do some work. There is no other maid in the room. I apologize for the poor hospitality. Sisters, please don't take it personally."

People didn't come just for a cup of tea, so even if they felt uncomfortable, they wouldn't show it and would even say it wasn't a problem.

During the conversation, Xie Fei took the time to glance at Miao.

It is said that this girl was also sent by the Anyuan Marquis Mansion. Her family was a military general, so she had a generous personality.

(End of this chapter)