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

Chapter 31 A lot of gains
Xiao Shirong looked up at the mansion.

The Pei family is indeed rich and powerful, but she doesn't like it.

There was no man she loved, nor was there the power in the harem that she had longed for.

Is it possible that she will be trapped in this hellish place for the next few decades, never able to find a husband of her dreams and bear children for him?
Xiao Shirong was extremely unwilling, but the difficulties ahead did not allow her to have any wild thoughts.

Seeing that she had calmed down, Ji Miaoxuan said, "You should consider Miao's matter yourself. In addition, there is an old woman on the farm who is my spy. She will come to inform me of any movement of the Xie family girl in the future."

"The Xie family is nothing to be afraid of. Right now, the Miao family is the one to be worried about." Xiao Shirong felt very regretful, blaming herself for having focused her attention on Xie Fei and ignoring the insignificant Miao family.

The old lady looked at her with a look that seemed to indicate she was disappointed in her.

But Xiao Shirong has to fall into many pits by herself, only then will she know the depth and severity of the pits.

As autumn came and the weather turned cooler, Fu Yu went to the tailor shop in town to get some autumn clothes.

"Girl, we have too many clothes to wear now."

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Pei Mansion gave out a lot of gifts, and they also had to buy autumn clothes for the concubines, so Xie Fei had several more sets of clothes.

There were also some valuable things given by the old lady in the Marquis's Mansion, including various clothes, fabrics, jewelry, spices and gold ingots.

Xie Fei was counting the silver and valuables she had. She was greedy for money and was always in a bad mood. She would feel much more relaxed when she looked at the small treasury she had saved.

"Let me see. Both the Pei Mansion and the Hou Mansion have sent several boxes of silks and satins in total." Xie Fei looked at the fabrics carefully. They were much more valuable than those prepared by the mistress at home for her when she got married.

Such as Yunling brocade, Scattered Flower brocade, Fish-tooth silk, Ancient Fragrance satin, etc., brocade is valued for its smoothness, gauze is valued for its lightness, silk is valued for its delicacy, and satin is valued for its texture. Each piece is worth a lot of money if placed outside.

Seeing such good things, even Fu Yu was surprised and said, "I won't talk about the Marquis' Mansion. I didn't expect our lady to be so generous."

Xie Fei said: "The eldest lady has been given the power of housekeeper. These small matters should be taken care of by Miss Su Lu."

"Sister Su Lu?" Fu Yu thought about it and felt that it was true. "I heard that Sister Su Lu was a maid from the old lady's family, and was specially sent here to serve her personally. Naturally, she is extraordinary."

Everyone in the mansion admired and respected Su Lu.

After Xie Fei counted the fabrics, he looked at other jewelry.

The Pei Mansion only had a few hairpins, but the old lady of the Marquis Mansion gave them generous rewards, including a whole set of gold and silver head ornaments, such as a head ornament with a golden crabapple flower pattern, a silver-plated agate with beads and tassels, and a gold hairpin with the Eight Immortals pattern inlaid with gems and jade.

Even in the Xie family, Xie Fei had never seen the eldest lady in the family wear these exquisite and luxurious jewelry.

It seems that the wealth of the Marquis's Mansion is truly incomparable to that of an ordinary family.

Xie Fei picked out some medium-priced jewelry and asked Fu Yu to pawn them, and put the more valuable ones in a mahogany box.

There is no woman who doesn't love these fancy gold and silver jewelry, especially exquisite items like jade. It would be a pity to pawn them.

Xie Fei also wanted to take it out and play with it from time to time. It could make the whole body feel more comfortable than eating abalone or bird's nest.

After solving the jewelry problem, what troubled Xie Fei was a few boxes of spices.

These were also awarded by the Marquis' Mansion, and Xie Fei recognized most of them. However, in a place as close to nature as the farm, the scent of soil and grass was the most natural, and incense would destroy this harmony.

Fu Yu opened a small exquisite pottery jar and saw a bird egg-sized spice inside. She asked curiously, "Girl, this smells so good, what is it?"

Xie Fei said: "The moon branch incense should be from foreign lands. It is said to be able to ward off plague and the fragrance lingers for a long time."

Fu Yu quickly closed the lid and said, "Isn't this very precious? The old lady in the Marquis's Mansion is really generous. She just gave it to you casually."

Xie Fei picked up a spice box and handed it to Fu Yu, "What's Yuezhixiang? Look at this."

Fu Yu carefully opened the box, smelled it, and nodded: "This smells good too, especially good."

She didn't know how to describe this unique fragrance except "fragrance". Xie Fei said, "This is cold-repellent incense, a tribute from foreign countries. The book says that when the coldest time comes, burn it in the room and it will warm up the air."

Fu Yu was surprised and asked, "Is this a spice or a torch? It's so precious, how can the Marquis' Mansion be willing to give it away?"

It should have been awarded to the Marquis' Mansion by the palace, and the Marquis' Mansion awarded one portion to Xie Fei.

There were several other boxes, all of which were precious products, more valuable than silk and satin.

Fu Yu wondered, "The Marquis' Mansion gave us so many spices. Do they think we stink?"

Xie Fei burst out laughing, "You are stupid."

Fu Yu said dissatisfiedly: "Girl, I am indeed not as thoughtful as you, but I am not stupid, am I?"

"So I told you to read more books, but you would rather chase roosters than sit down and study."

"Just look at it, girl. If I don't understand something, I'll ask you for help."

Xie Fei tapped her head and ordered, "Put away all these spices and don't use them."

Fu Yu originally wanted to burn some incense for fun, but when he heard this, he asked, "Are you going to sell this too?"

Xie Fei shook his head.

It’s better not to sell things that can harm people. As for throwing it away, it would be hard to explain if the Marquis’ Mansion asked about it one day.

Afterwards, Fu Yu wanted to go to the city to pawn her jewelry. After all, some items were too precious and the pawnshop in the town might not be able to afford the price.

Xie Fei was worried about her taking so many valuables with her, so he asked Yuan San to go with her.

Yuan San stretched out his hand to her, opened his palm and said, "Give me some silver, I will buy some rice, flour, grain and oil."

The village had just paid grain to the steward and the Pei Mansion, so there was nothing left to send to Xie Fei.

Xie Fei simply took out all the silver and copper coins, kept some for household use, and asked Yuan San to take the rest to the money shop to exchange them for silver notes together with the pawned silver.

Compared to a bag of small change, silver bills are naturally easier to keep.

Soon, Fu Yu went out from the main gate, Yuan San climbed over the wall, and the two met at the intersection again.

Xie Fei put away other things and cleaned the house.

It is not as wealthy as the Pei Mansion, but it is so quiet.

She was a non-believer, but at this moment she couldn't help but look up to the sky, clasped her hands together and prayed softly.

"I hope the gods and Buddhas will have mercy on me. I am willing to stay on this farm for the rest of my life, living a peaceful life with simple meals. I have no other requests."

No matter how the Pei family fights overtly and covertly, I just hope she won't be implicated.

Just after the prayer, Mother Liu came to report that a little maid from Pei Mansion had come and asked to see Xie Fei.

Xie Fei's heart skipped a beat and he felt cold instantly.

But on second thought, if it was the old lady or Xiao Shirong's people, they would not use the words "request for a meeting".

Whose maid is that?

When Xie Fei let the person in, he realized that it was Xiang Xiaoniang's man.

"Thank you, my lady. My lady asked me to ask you, who made the embroidery you gave me last time?"

(End of this chapter)