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

Chapter 61: Getting there first
In the evening, Xie Fei really arranged a small family dinner, and only the concubines attended.

But what is rare is that she invited Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan was originally out looking for prostitutes, but was brought back by Xie Fei.

The reasons were not very new. They just said that the concubines in the mansion really missed their master and asked for his mercy to ease their pain of missing him.

It just so happened that Pei Yuan had been a little bored of playing recently, and thinking that the flowers at home could not be neglected for too long, he came back to have some fun.

At dusk, Xie Fei was still dressing herself in front of the mirror.

While others were dressing up in fancy clothes, she had to dress herself as gray as possible, but not too much worse than usual.

After repeatedly adjusting her gray sparrow makeup in front of the mirror, she stood up with satisfaction.

Waiting outside the room was an unfamiliar maid, and Su Lu was sent by her to arrange the banquet.

The maidservant was outspoken, and seeing that she was dressed in a plain and simple manner, she could not help but say, "If you don't know how to put on makeup, we can do it for you."

This outfit, to put it nicely, is simple and elegant, but to put it bluntly, it's ugly.

Xie Fei pretended to be worried and said, "I will never dream of being loved by the master in this life. It's rare that the master is in a good mood today, so let's leave the opportunity to other sisters."

The maid suddenly felt that this Miss Xie was also a rare good person but also a miserable person.

When the time came, Xie Fei took his seat early and sat in a corner so as not to block anyone.

Later, Xiang Xiaoniang and Fang Qinrou also arrived. They were surprised to see her sitting at the very bottom.

Xiang Xiaoniang said, "Thank you, sister. You are the noble concubine. Since the mistress is not here today, you should sit next to the master."

Fang Qinrou also said: "Sister Xie, you are of noble status and should not sit here. This should be my seat."

Xie Fei thought, can you two stop meddling in other people's business?

She smiled and said, "My master has always disliked me. On this beautiful day, I'd better not go around him, so as not to make him angry and ruin his mood."

After she said that, the two of them didn't want to persuade her anymore and just sat down.

The banquet was simple. The master and his concubines just sat down to eat and enjoy the singing and dancing.

The aunts were all very grateful to Xie Fei. After all, Pei Yuan had not set foot in the backyard for several days, and they didn't even have a chance to see Pei Yuan.

Xie Fei was willing to give this opportunity, and even sat alone in the most inconspicuous corner. How could such magnanimity not convince everyone?
Little did she know that Xie Fei wished Pei Yuan hated her as much as possible.

Soon, Pei Yuan also arrived and took a seat at the top.

The man was dressed in gorgeous clothes and wrapped in fox fur even though the weather was not very cold. His steps were unsteady and he was even more fragile than the concubines.

Even his handsome and flawless face seemed a little wretched because of his languid temperament.

After he sat down, he first looked at his beautiful concubines, but he showed no interest.

I'm tired of seeing it. There's nothing new.

He began to drink alone again, and the aunts did not miss this opportunity and came forward to accompany him in drinking and chatting.

With the sweet and soft beauty in his arms, even Pei Yuan was aroused. He took Fang Qinrou and Miao into his arms, ate the grapes peeled by Xiang Xiaoniang, and drank the wine poured by others. It can be said that he treated everyone equally.

Xie Fei ate and drank silently, and did not forget to wink at Su Lu, asking her to get some nourishing food from the banquet and send it to Li Die'er.

As everyone was chatting and laughing, in the night, a masked singer slowly walked over with a pipa in her arms. She plucked the pipa strings with her slender jade fingers. The elegant music was like a sudden storm. The clear and graceful melody was like a complaint or a cry, both mournful and beautiful.

Several dancers stepped forward quickly, twisting their graceful bodies like water snakes and dancing to the sound of the pipa.

The singer sat in the center of the stage and sang loudly. Her voice was smoother than silk, sometimes melodious and gentle like floating white clouds, and sometimes magnificent like thousands of troops galloping on the battlefield.

Everyone was attracted by the beautiful music and singing. Even Pei Yuan forgot the beauty in his arms and stared at the person in the middle of the stage. He felt itchy. Xie Fei ate while listening and thought the singing went well with rice. He drank two large bowls in a row.

After the singing and dancing, Pei Yuan left the other concubines behind, walked quickly to the edge of the stage, and stared at the singer's snow-white ankles in fascination.

"This sister's voice is like the sound of nature. I wonder who she is. Would you please let me have a look at her?"

On the stage, the masked singer walked down slowly. With every step, the golden bells on her ankles rang. The sound of the bells seemed to fall into Pei Yuan's heart, making his blood rush down. He vowed to get this girl.

When she arrived in front of Pei Yuan, the singer held her pipa in her arms and bowed gracefully.

"I, the concubine, greet my master."

Pei Yuan was stunned, and finally felt that the singing voice was somewhat familiar.

"You, who are you?"

Wu Shanyue slowly lifted her veil, raised her head with eyes full of tears, and said aggrievedly and sadly: "Master, have you forgotten me?"

She had dressed up deliberately today, and her appearance was even more seductive and charming than yesterday. She also changed into the clothes of an exotic singer, and the current atmosphere made her look like a charming beauty.

Pei Yuan's heart was twisted violently, and his throat became inexplicably dry. His two dead fish eyes stared at Wu Shanyue, unable to move away for a moment.

"Shan, Shanyue, it's you? I haven't seen you for many days, and you have become so, so beautiful?" Pei Yuan swallowed his saliva, looking like a lustful ghost.

Wu Shanyue leaned into his arms tenderly and said softly, "I thought that you had forgotten me."

Pei Yuan hugged her tightly, his big hands pressed on Wu Shanyue's waist and hips, and he couldn't help but move them around.

"How could that be? I spent a lot of money to redeem you, how could I forget you?"

The two of them were in love and confided in each other, making others jealous and envious.

Miao thought she had won Pei Yuan's heart tonight, but she didn't expect to be intercepted by Wu Shanyue who showed up halfway.

She clenched her palms and said coldly, "Old witch!"

Fang Qinrou bit her hand and said weakly, "It seems that Miss Wu is more favored by the master."

The concubines looked disappointed.

Only Xie Fei poured himself a glass of wine and raised his glass to Wu Shanyue in Pei Yuan's arms.

Wu Shanyue's face was so red that it almost bled, but her eyes were full of gratitude.

Xie Fei smiled, raised his head and drank the chrysanthemum wine in one gulp.

That night, Wu Shanyue was brought back to Pei Yuan's room and was favored by him continuously.

The next morning, except for Wu Shanyue, all the concubines and maids gathered in Songyueju.

Xie Fei was forced to get up from the bed. She really wanted to tell them bluntly not to disturb her sleep in the future.

The hall was not big and there was no room for many people to sit, so the concubines of lower status had to stand.

Xie Fei drank the tea and said quietly, "Sisters, you are so energetic. I wonder when did you go to bed at night? How could you wake up so early?"

Xiang Xiaoniang smiled bitterly and said, "Sister, do you think we disturbed your sleep? It's really because we feel heavy in our hearts that we can't sleep."

Miao slammed the table and said, "Wu Shanyue usually seems unpopular, but she got there first yesterday?"

Xiang Xiaoniang said, "It was really too hasty. We didn't have time to prepare anything. Only Wu Xiaoniang seemed to have heard about it in advance. She arranged singing and dancing and attended in her best clothes. That's how she firmly captured the master's heart."

(End of this chapter)