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

Chapter 56 I? The boss? I’m the boss???

Xie Fei first asked them to take shelter under the corridor. The weather was very cold after the beginning of winter, and getting wet in the rain and catching a cold would not be worth it.

Da Niu showed Xie Fei his backpack, which contained two or three big fish and a few small ones.

He took a big fish and handed it to Xie Fei, "My dear, you are tired too. You can use this fish to make soup."

The fish was still alive, and it flicked its tail, splashing water all over Xie Fei.

Xie Fei wiped it off unhappily and said, "You can keep it for yourself. I have fish in my pond."

Because both of them were soaked, she urged them to change their clothes quickly and went back to the yard first.

It kept raining, and Yuan San returned to the village, feeling bored because he had nothing to do.

He stood lazily under the eaves, leaning against the pillar with his arms folded across his chest, staring at the raindrops falling from the sky.

When the weather got cold, he changed into a plain robe, which made him look slim and tall. Even though he was wearing only straw sandals, he looked aloof from the world.

Hearing the door open, he subconsciously dodged behind the pillar, and only came out again when he saw that only Xie Fei came back.

"The girl was gone for a day and a night, but something happened to that water lady?"

Xie Fei bolted the door and said tiredly, "It's okay. Fu Yu is watching. I'll come back and take a nap."

She went up the stairs holding an umbrella, and looked up to see a wet spot on Yuan San's shoulder. She wondered how long he had been standing there.

"Why don't you go inside?"

"The room is quiet without the girl here." Although he was joking, Yuan San sounded very serious when he said it.

Xie Fei couldn't see his expression beneath the mask, but his eyes as deep as stars were filled with a soft smile, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, with the thin curve of his lips perfect and affectionate.

"I'm getting more and more curious about what your face looks like." Xie Fei stretched out his hand and tried to uncover it, but his wrist was gently held by Yuan San.

"It's not what the girl likes," Yuan San sighed, and then said, "The girl is tired, go and have a rest, I'll make the bed for you?"

"No need, I can do it myself." Not seeing his true face, Xie Fei sulked. He shook off Yuan San's hand and walked into the room, slamming the door shut.

Looking at the crumbling wooden door, Yuan San touched his chin.

Is the girl's temper getting worse?

But it is better to show one's true nature like this than to be cautious and silent as before.

But Xie Fei had slept for less than half an hour when someone from Pei Mansion came and asked her to go back.

Xie Fei yelled as he put on his clothes, "What other festivals are there after the Double Ninth Festival? Christmas? Christmas Eve? Are these bastards determined not to let me go?"

Yuan San asked outside the house, "What is the Leftover Egg Festival?" Are these eggs also going to be celebrated as a festival?
Xie Fei was restless and irritable, feeling extremely tired and grouchy after waking up. He wished he could grab an axe right away and go to Pei Mansion to chop open the heads of his master, his queen, and even the old lady.

After she kicked the door open with a bang, she glared at Yuan San and said, "I'll be back soon. Tell Fu Yu to take good care of Lady Shui and don't come to Pei's house."

Yuan San nodded woodenly.

Afterwards, Xie Fei rushed out of the yard in a hurry, leaving Yuan San looking at the broken wooden door.

The girl was very capable and kicked the door open from the inside out.

It turns out that people who are grumpy when waking up have unlimited potential.

The unjust man stayed and worked tirelessly to repair the gate. After leaving the village, Xie Fei got on the carriage, which rolled over the muddy puddles and took her to Pei's house.

She thought it was Xiao Shirong who was looking for trouble again, but she didn't expect it was the old lady this time.

However, the old lady did not meet her and asked Su Lu to convey the whole process.

After hearing the reason, Xie Fei pointed at his nose and said, "Me? The boss? I'm the boss?"

Su Lu said respectfully, "Yes, the eldest lady is ill and is recuperating in Qiongyu Garden. The old lady asked you to take over the management of the household until the eldest lady gets better."

Xie Fei said with a headache: "I'm just a concubine."

"You are a concubine," Su Lu corrected. "The mistress is recuperating, and you have the highest status, so you naturally have to take on the household affairs."

Xie Fei thought to himself, this is all bullshit.

Xiao Shirong would never be "resting" because of illness. It was obviously because of what happened to Miao before that the old lady wanted to punish him.

What Xie Fei couldn't understand was that even if Xiao Shirong was under house arrest, the power in the mansion should be controlled by the old lady, instead of letting her, a "concubine" in name only, take over.

Could it be that she was borrowing this knife to sharpen Xiao Shirong?
It is easy to deal with this way. As long as she acts like a useless person who is not capable of managing the household and can't take care of things, the old lady will naturally no longer have any expectations of her.

As for the reputation of the Xie family’s unmarried daughter?
Sorry, that's not under consideration.

Thinking of this, Xie Fei said, "Thank you, Madam, for your kindness, but I am just a concubine from a small family. I have neither the skills nor the abilities of a housekeeper. If I am lacking in any way and disappoint the old lady, I will be guilty of a thousand deaths."

Su Lu smiled and said, "You are too modest. The old lady ordered me to serve you personally. If there is anything you don't understand, I will accompany you to learn."

Oh, do you need to place an informant?
Xie Fei remained calm.

I thought I would start managing the household at least tomorrow, but unexpectedly Su Lu clapped her hands immediately and assigned a few mothers and maids to Xie Fei to do her bidding.

In other words, starting from today, Xie Fei has to use all means to mess up everything that can be messed up.

So the first thing she did was to collect her two months' monthly salary.

In the accounting office, Xie Fei smiled as he weighed the silver and said, "Don't be surprised, Miss Sulu. Maybe the lady is forgetful and hasn't given me my monthly allowance for two months. I'm so poor that I have to go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables to eat. I'm so poor that I have no stomach and I'm very poor."

Su Lu smiled and said nothing. After she got the silver, she gently urged her to do the job faster.

As the acting mistress, Xie Fei had to arrange the old lady's diet, be responsible for the supply of incense, flowers and fruits in the Buddhist temple, take care of Pei Yuan when he returned from hunting beauties, and arrange food, clothing, housing and transportation for his new concubine.

When something happened on the farm, she had to listen to the report from the head of the farm, check the account books, come up with a suitable solution, and manage the servants in the mansion and arrange their respective tasks.

When disputes and fights broke out between the upper-ranking servants, she had to mediate the disputes, punishing those who deserved punishment and rewarding those who deserved rewards.

The concubines were also jealous of each other and quarreled over trivial matters, running to Xie Fei to ask her for justice.

These are all small matters. The most troublesome thing is to maintain the communication between the various rooms in the Marquis' Mansion. Giving gifts, greetings, and attending banquets cannot be missed, and the etiquette must be thorough.

Xie Fei saw Xiao Shirong every day. This lady was very free and only cared about watching operas and listening to music, drinking tea, arranging flowers, and also tempering her concubines.

Until it was her turn, she didn't know if the old lady was deliberately making things difficult for her, but she had to do everything herself. At the end of the day, she was extremely busy, but felt like she had done nothing.

It was not until I lay down on the bed at night, feeling hopeless, that I felt the severe pain in my calves.

What is mistress of the house?
This is clearly the housekeeper!
(End of this chapter)