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

Chapter 47 Miao's Miscarriage
Xie Fei said: "Red bean paste, just make it casually. Isn't red bean paste used as the filling in your Chongyang cake?"

The ladies looked at each other with doubt, as if they had never even heard of the word "bean paste".

Madam Zou said, "Our cakes taste best when we put some sugar in them. We can only afford to buy sugar this year because we have extra harvest. In previous years, we would not have been able to afford any sugar."

They chatted and laughed for a while, pulling weeds and catching insects with their hands, and their hands and feet were very nimble.

Xie Fei saw that their baskets were full of dry firewood and knew that they were going to the mountain to collect firewood again.

"In winter, the mountains are blocked by heavy snow. Does that mean we can't go into the mountains?" Xie Fei asked.

An aunt said, "The reason why the area in the deep mountains is closed is that the weather in the capital is not too cold. But every year before the heavy snow falls, we will prepare firewood and food for the winter in advance. If we encounter any situation, it will be troublesome if we are not prepared."

Xie Fei thought that he should go to the mountains to collect more herbs before winter, just in case of emergency.

After finishing their work, the women chatted and laughed and went back together.

After entering the yard, Xie Fei closed the gate, went to the kitchen to boil some hot water, and washed the mud off his legs.

Fu Yu went to Pei's house today. After all, the Double Ninth Festival was over, so Xie Fei, the concubine, had to greet Xiao Shirong.

She herself couldn't go due to "illness" and had to ask someone to do it for her.

It was not until the evening that Fu Yu came back and said there was big news.

"Girl, Miao had a miscarriage!"

Xie Fei was feeding chickens. Hearing this, he exclaimed "Ah!" with a very surprised tone, but his face did not show any surprise at all.

Fu Yu came back from eating the melon at home and told Xie Fei everything that had happened.

"At the family dinner yesterday, the eldest lady arranged for people to set off fireworks, and the young ladies were all standing in the yard. Who knew that a poisonous snake suddenly jumped out of the bushes and startled young lady Li. She was so scared that she bumped to the side and knocked Miao over!"

Xie Fei felt that this statement was a bit exaggerated. "Li Die'er is so thin and small, how could she knock Miao down?"

Miao has a big frame and has gained a lot of weight by taking supplements since she became pregnant. How could she be easily knocked over?
Fu Yu said, "Young lady, please don't interrupt me. This is what I heard!"

In short, Miao had a miscarriage.

After all, she was pregnant with Pei Yuan's first child, so Pei Yuan was heartbroken and demanded an accountability immediately.

Miao insisted that Lidie'er did it on purpose. Lidie'er cried heartbreakingly and knelt on the ground, protesting her injustice.

But everyone knew that it was Li Die'er who hit Miao, so Pei Yuan was furious and ordered someone to sell Li Die'er the next day.

Xie Feiqi asked: "Is Miao's pregnancy very unstable?" How could the fetus miscarry after being hit?
Fu Yu said: "I only heard that morning sickness is severe, so it should be that the pregnancy is stable."

Xie Fei was thoughtful.

Fu Yu felt that there might be some hidden story behind this, and the more he thought about it, the deeper the mystery seemed.

"Forget it, girl. It has nothing to do with us anyway. Don't think too much about it and go to sleep." Fu Yu went to close the window, and turned around to find Xie Fei still sitting at the head of the bed with a frown, not saying a word.

Fu Yu asked again: "Miss, what are you worried about?"

Xie Fei said: "They say it has nothing to do with me, but I'm afraid it won't be that simple."

Xie Fei's worries were not wrong. Before dawn the next day, someone from Pei Mansion came and took Xie Fei to the farm.

When Fu Yu asked around, she learned that the old lady had heard the news and had rushed back from the Buddhist temple overnight, asking the young girl to go and report back.

Xie Fei was not present that day, so he didn't need to go, but Xiao Shirong said that Xie Fei should go to pay his respects to the old lady, so he went with him.

It was just dawn when they arrived at Pei's house. The carriage had been running fast, and Xie Fei's back and legs ached from the bumpy ride.

Everyone gathered at Pei Yuan's residence - Chaohui Pavilion.

As soon as Xie Fei arrived, he waited outside the yard with the girl.

When Xiang Xiaoniang saw her, she showed an ugly smile, which meant that she would be implicated again this time. Xie Fei stood with Xiang Xiaoniang and asked in a low voice, "What is the situation now?"

Xiang Xiaoniang didn't know how much she knew, so she said briefly, "Die'er hit Miao, and Miao had a miscarriage, so she was sent to the master's courtyard to be taken care of. The old lady came back in the middle of the night and called Die'er, the eldest lady, and the master to question them."

The door to the main hall was closed tightly, and no one knew what was being said inside.

Xie Fei asked again, "What about Miss Li?"

"It was originally planned, but it wasn't finalized after the old lady came back." Xiang Xiaoniang stared at the door, and immediately shut up when she saw it opened.

The one who opened the door was the old lady next to the old lady. As soon as she came out, her eyes fell on Xie Fei and she said loudly: "Mrs. Xie, the old lady wants to see you."

Xie Fei was slightly stunned: "Me?"

"Yes, the old lady has something to ask."

Xie Fei's face was full of disbelief.

Did she have clairvoyance and could see what was happening from the farm? Or did she have clairvoyance and could see the twists and turns in it?

Holding back his doubts, Xie Fei entered the house.

Old Madam Ji Miaoxuan sat at the top, with Pei Yuan standing on her left and Xiao Shirong on her right.

Inside the hall, Li Die'er was kneeling, her body covered with bruises and her face swollen from crying.

Xie Fei knelt down respectfully and said, "My name is Xie. Greetings to the old lady, the master, and the mistress."

Pei Yuan didn't even want to look at her, and impatiently waved his hand, "Get up."

"Thank you, my lord." Xie Fei stood up and bowed his head.

She had tried her best to reduce her presence, but Xiao Shirong did not let her go and asked with a smile, "I heard that Sister Xie caught a cold. Will she be fine after the Double Ninth Festival?"

Xie Fei said: "Thanks to the madam's concern, I dare not let my condition not improve."

Just as Xiao Shirong was about to say something else, the old lady who was twirling the Buddhist beads suddenly opened her eyes and said, "Business is more important."

There was silence in the room, only Lidie'er could not hold back her tears.

Pei Yuan was feeling irritated and sat down on the chair with a crooked posture and his feet crossed, like a gangster.

"Mother, what else do you need to ask about this matter? Li Die'er is so ungrateful that she tried to murder my son! This vicious woman should be dragged out and punished!"

Hearing this, Xie Fei couldn't help but glance at Pei Yuan.

This man is restless and lacks confidence. I don't know if he is in a hurry to go out and flirt with other women, or if he simply finds women crying a headache.

Coincidentally, the old lady also glanced at Pei Yuan.

Xie Fei clearly saw a hint of disgust in the old lady's eyes, which disappeared in an instant.

The old lady retracted her gaze and said in a cold voice: "Then according to what you said, what should we do?"

"Didn't I tell you? Sell this bitch and see who dares to do evil in the future!" Pei Yuan had no sympathy for Li Die'er, but it was clear that Li Die'er was still his favorite a few days ago.

Li Xiaoniang's face was covered with blood, swelling and bruises, and she was beaten with a stick, almost losing her life.

Hearing this, she tried her best to crawl to Pei Yuan, leaving a winding bloody trail behind her.

"Master, please, I didn't mean to hit you, I didn't..."

Li Die'er had not yet adapted to her own identity and still called Miao "little lady". Her blood-stained hands tightly grasped the hem of Pei Yuan's robe, as if she was grasping at the last straw.

(End of this chapter)