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

Chapter 94 Xie Family
Later, Chen Dafa and his companion brought back one thousand taels of silver notes and some small change.

The banknotes were handed over to Xie Fei, who was asked to keep them. The small change was still divided among the families, and no one had any objection.

Xie Fei collected the banknotes and asked, "The government didn't investigate carefully, so how did you kill the bandits?"

Chen Dafa said: "The government knew that we were from Pei Mansion's farm and that we were attacked by horse bandits. We said that we were worried that the horse bandits would come back to seek revenge, so Pei Mansion ordered a hunt and kill them, so the government didn't suspect anything."

With the name of the Marquisate at their disposal, the yamen worked very efficiently. After confirming the identity of the horse bandit, they immediately allocated the reward money.

After a few days of commotion, it seemed that the bandits had gained and lost something.

However, some people became disabled because of this, and the family lost a labor force, so naturally more money was distributed.

After Chen Dafa finished his business, he looked at Yuan San who was beside Xie Fei.

"Young lady, why don't you arrange an identity for this person so that he can stay in the manor openly?"

Xie Fei said: "Okay."

Now, the village's spies - the mother and son of the Sun family - have been removed, and the rest of the people who had ulterior motives and were untrustworthy have also been driven out of the village.

Yuan San was not registered as a slave and was not subject to the monthly salary of the Pei Mansion, so his identity would not arouse suspicion.

Xie Fei thought about it and said that after encountering the horse bandits, the village felt uneasy, so they found a man named Yuan San, who was strong and could do some rough work and could also guard the house.

Yuan San sighed, "It sounds like a miserable person who works like a slave."

Xie Fei ignored him.

From then on, Yuan San no longer had to climb over the wall every day. He would hide immediately when he heard any noise.

Just when the village was busy with reconstruction, Xie Fei's rabbits gave birth to babies again.

Mother Liu came to "deliver the baby" and taught how to feed and keep warm. She would also take time to visit during the day.

Most of the time, it was Xie Fei and Fu Yu who looked after him.

But both of them also had to take care of the injured, so they took turns, and they were exhausted.

Just when they were able to breathe a sigh of relief, someone came to the Pei Mansion again and said that the Xie family had sent someone early in the morning to ask Xie Fei to go back to her parents' home.

Fu Yu jumped up in shock, "What do you mean? They want our daughter to go back to her parents' home? She has been married for so long, and the Xie family has never asked a single question. Now they want to call her back. Are they going to believe the rumors and beat her to death?"

Xie Fei comforted her, "How is that possible? Calm down first, pack your things, and we'll go back to my mother's house for two days."

The village was too chaotic, so she just went back to get some quiet time.

Yuan San didn't follow, Xie Fei asked him to stay in the village to help.

Especially the gate of Songyueju, if it is not repaired, it will become a vegetable market without even a gate.

They were going back to her mother's home, and the Pei Mansion did not send a carriage, so Xie Fei and Fu Yu first walked to the town, then found a carriage to go into the city and went straight to the Xie family.

This was Xie Fei’s first time “returning to her parents’ home” after being married for several months.

Once concubines get married, they have little to do with their parents' families.

But she was a concubine, her father and brothers were officials, and it was the New Year, so there was no reason for her to be stopped from returning to her parents' home.

Fu Yu stayed in the carriage, looking out at the familiar streets, and sighed, "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, we haven't walked this street for several months."

Xie Fei nodded softly, wondering in her mind who asked her to go back.

Legitimate mother?

Or is it her biological father who regards her as a disgrace and is extremely disgusted with her?

The carriage passed through several streets and finally stopped in front of a mansion. After it stopped, a maid came up and said, "Sixth Miss, you are back. The mistress is waiting in the hall to welcome you."

Fu Yu got off the car first and helped Xie Fei down.

Xie Fei looked at the familiar gate and said with a smile, "I am flattered that Madam Cao came to greet me personally today. Why don't we block the main gate like we did in the past and force me to go through the side door? Then we can get used to it."

Mother Cao did not have a kind face. Her overly shrewd eyes and high cheekbones made her face look a bit mean.

Facing Xie Fei, she said with a fake smile: "Sixth Miss is now the noble concubine of Pei Mansion. Her status is noble, so it is naturally different from the past."

Xie Fei lowered his eyes and smiled softly, "It seems that in the eyes of Mother Cao, the status of the Xie family's daughter is not as good as the concubine of the Pei family. If that's the case, it would have been better to let Sister Yang marry him. Wouldn't that be the icing on the cake?"

Mother Cao's face twitched slightly, and she looked around again, warning, "Sixth Miss, please be careful with what you say. If there are too many people around, people will spread rumors and talk about you."

Xie Fei sneered, "Am I still afraid of gossip now? The reason why the eldest lady asked me to come back is simply because of the rumors outside. She is afraid that I will affect the reputation of my sisters at home, right?"

Mother Cao looked at her and said, "Sixth Miss is wrong. It was the master who asked you to go back to your mother's home."

Xie Fei was slightly startled.

After entering the Xie family's house, I still saw the familiar courtyard layout.

The Xie family is certainly considered a wealthy and high-class family among ordinary people, but it cannot be ranked among the aristocratic families in the capital.

Xie's father was born in a poor family. He passed the imperial examination at a young age based on his own ability. Although he worked hard over the years, no one promoted him, and today he is only a fifth-rank official.

The eldest lady's family is not very wealthy, so her Yue family can't help her and she has to rely on Xie's father for help.

But even so, thanks to the efforts of Xie's father and his two sons, the Xie family is not so poor.

Mother Cao led the way and took Xie Fei to see the eldest lady first.

The eldest lady of the Xie family is named Zhuang Wenxiu. She comes from a merchant family. People say that she is a straightforward and efficient person.

However, due to his childhood experiences, Xie Fei was very annoyed with her.

In the flower hall, Zhuang Wenxiu was drinking tea.

When she saw Xie Fei coming, she didn't greet him or say anything, but acted more arrogantly than anyone else.

Seeing this, Xie Fei did not even bother to greet him, but simply sat down and started eating his cakes and fruits.

Zhuang Wenxiu's face was extremely dark, and she finally spoke, "Our Sixth Miss is just marrying a concubine, and it's like marrying a rich man. She doesn't even care about her mother?"

Xie Fei felt that the plate of osmanthus cake in front of him was more attractive than Zhuang Wenxiu's.

As she ate, she said slowly, "It turns out that mother saw me. I thought I was a wandering ghost, or maybe mother was blind and couldn't see me, so she didn't even look at me."

Zhuang Wenxiu was furious and said angrily, "You are a concubine and a lowly daughter. Do you still want me to greet you?"

Xie Fei said innocently, "Mother, what are you talking about? When did I ask you to bow and greet me? If father hears this, he will inevitably say that I am cunning and unruly and have no manners."

Zhuang Wenxiu sneered: "Do you think you are still aggrieved?"

Xie Fei had eaten enough cakes and took the handkerchief handed to him by Fu Yu and wiped the residue off his slender fingers.

"Mother's speech is so confusing that I really don't understand. I heard that it was my father who asked me to come back?"

Zhuang Wenxiu was eager for her to get married. If she died outside for any reason, she would naturally not call her back.

"Your father hasn't come back yet, go back to your room and wait."

Xie Fei stood up and said, "So should I live in the same place as the servants before? Or is mother so generous that she has prepared a wing room for me, a concubine who married out?"

(End of this chapter)