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

Chapter 97 Ice Skating Party

Zhuang Wenxiu said, "It's good for her to go. Madam Zheng is her husband's aunt. With her as a matchmaker, you can have a say."

Xie Yang thought, she wasn't going to marry into the Pei Mansion, so what was the point of showing off in front of Madam Zheng?
But she didn't say it out loud, so as to avoid being nagged by Zhuang Wenxiu again.

Only after the sun came out could the women go out.

Xie Fei and Xie Jing were riding in the same carriage, watching people sweeping snow on the street, clearing a path in the middle for people to pass.

Xie Fei said: "It snowed all night, today's ice skating party will definitely be fun."

"Too many people, too noisy," Xie Jing didn't like it, and said, "After the ice skating party is over, let's go to Zuixianlou for a drink."

It's fine to drink, Xie Fei asked: "Are you going to stay in the capital for a long time this time?"

In previous years, she could stay for ten days or half a month. Although Zhuang Wenxiu was reluctant to leave her daughter, she was afraid that they would really be incompatible, so she would send Xie Jing away in a hurry.

Xie Jing said calmly: "At least you won't let me go easily before the marriage is settled."

The carriage arrived outside the Pei family's main house. The servants were directing the vehicles and sedan chairs, and the maids were welcoming the women from various mansions according to the invitations.

Zhuang Wenxiu handed over the invitation personally with a smile, and when the maid saw it, she bowed immediately.

"It turns out to be the mistress of the Xie family. It's freezing cold, thank you for coming to show your support."

Zhuang Wenxiu had a smile on her face, but before she could say anything polite, the maid went to greet someone else and didn't take her seriously.

Zhuang Wenxiu was embarrassed and Xie Fei sneered.

Although she clearly heard Xie Fei laughing, Zhuang Wenxiu didn't want to blame her in public. She just glanced at her and said through gritted teeth, "What are you laughing at? This is still your family. Do you think they take you seriously?"

Xie Fei said: "I don't need to curry favor with this family, so whether they take me seriously or not, what's the big deal?"

Without waiting for Zhuang Wenxiu to reply, she said to Xie Jing, "Let's find a quiet corner."

Xie Jing nodded slightly, bowed to Zhuang Wenxiu, and followed her.

Zhuang Wenxiu was so angry that she had a headache.

She is obviously her biological daughter, so why is she so close to that little bitch?

It was really difficult to make trouble, so Zhuang Wenxiu had to swallow her anger.

Xie Fei had been to the Pei family's eldest house once and was quite familiar with the direction.

"There is a large lake in this mansion. I heard that in summer, the lake is full of lotus flowers and you can go boating on it. In winter, when the lake is covered with snow and frozen, it is a great place for ice skating."

Xie Jing seldom went to the capital, and was not very familiar with the noble families. When he heard this, his expression remained normal, with no change.

"I can't see clearly." In her eyes, the things too far away were just blue and white, very hazy.

Xie Fei chuckled, "I've told you to protect your eyes since you were a kid, but you didn't listen. You even read the storybook in the middle of the night by moonlight."

"Recently, my eye disease has become more serious," Xie Jing said unwillingly, "The exercise you taught me is of little use to me."

Xie Fei said: "What's wrong with you? You are nearsighted. Read more under the light in the future, or you will get sicker."

Although Xie Jing felt regretful, he did not regret it.

It is not clear from a distance, but it can be seen from close up. The luxury of the main room in Pei Mansion is indeed unimaginable.

"The Pei family has carved beams and painted buildings, and is extremely magnificent. I wonder how much of the people's wealth they have extorted."

Xie Fei said: "I heard that this house was given to the ancestors of the Pei family by Taizu when the Dajing Dynasty was first established. It was rebuilt from the temporary palace at that time. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and is magnificent."

The ancestor of the Pei family was a brother of Taizu, and the two of them fought for the country together.

Later, Taizu ascended the throne and conferred the title of Super-Rank Prince on his younger brother.

The prince's old injuries recurred due to years of fighting and he needed to rest.

Taizu gave the temporary palace to his younger brother and built it to be almost the same size as the imperial palace.

Hundreds of years later, although the ancestors of the Pei family were once deprived of power, stripped of their titles, and reduced to idleness, the emperor eventually returned the mansion renovated from the palace to the old marquis because of his outstanding military achievements. The old marquis left the mansion to his eldest son and lived in the marquis's mansion himself.

"However, the other families are not so wealthy." Turning around the garden, Xie Fei continued, "The Pei family is originally a descendant of the royal family. The eldest son is the eldest son and will inherit the title. The male members of the family are officials in the court, so naturally they are more extravagant."

Although it was freezing cold, the house was warm as spring because of the underground heating.

In particular, in several gardens, hot spring water was brought down from the mountains, making the ponds and streams filled with hot steam and even lotus flowers blooming, which is quite a spectacle in the winter.

The women from various mansions who had arrived earlier were all gathered by the pond admiring the lotus flowers. Seeing that there were so many people, Xie Fei just wanted to ask the maid where there were fewer people and where he could hide away in peace.

She stopped an old woman, who said that the guests were either skating on the lake or admiring the lotus flowers.

If you want to talk about a quiet place, I'm afraid the only place with few people is Baoshan Building.

Xie Fei asked Xie Jing, "Are you going?"

Seeing that everywhere was dark, Xie Jing said, "Let's go wherever is quiet."

The two asked for directions again, and the maid in the mansion was afraid that they would get lost, so she led the way.

Baoshan Tower is an attic, hidden among the green bamboo forest. It is indeed quiet and elegant.

The two of them climbed up the tower and looked out over the garden from a high vantage point, enjoying a broad view of the lush greenery.

The only bad thing is that it's cold.

Although it didn't snow today, it became even colder when the snow melted.

Xie Jing pulled his fox fur coat tighter, lowered his eyes and said, "The Marquis's Mansion is indeed very wealthy. No wonder my mother is trying so hard to get my sister to marry into a wealthy family."

Xie Fei sat down on the stool and jumped up again because of the cold.

"They say that money and wealth are just external things, but isn't it for these external things that people toil all their lives?" She hugged the hot water bottle and said casually, "If it were me, I would marry him too."

Xie Jing glanced at her and asked, "Who is that person who asked to live in the farm?"

Xie Fei sighed, "The premise of enjoying happiness is to be able to save your life. You don't know how dark and dangerous the fourth branch of the Pei family is. If I don't escape, let alone wealth and glory, I won't even be able to eat roast goose."

As the two were talking, they suddenly heard men laughing behind the rockery.

Following the sound, I saw several handsome men coming together, but they were stopped by Fu Yu and others downstairs.

"Gentlemen, please stop. Our girl is upstairs."

Several people subconsciously looked up, but Xie Jing hid himself. Only Xie Fei looked at them with a smile.

The leader was Pei Honglang, the eldest son of the Pei family's main branch and the son of Madam Zheng. He was appointed Shaoqing of the Taichang Temple, also known as Pei Shaoqing.

He recognized Xie Fei at a glance and quickly bowed and said, "It's my sister-in-law. We didn't know someone was here. We're sorry to disturb you."

Xie Fei bowed on the high building and said with a smile: "We sisters occupy this place, please don't think we are overbearing, Lord Shaoqing and the gentlemen."

Pei Honglang smiled and said to the others, "This is Brother Yuan's concubine, and the sixth daughter of the Xie family. You can all call her sister-in-law."

Although these men were dissolute and frivolous, they were young men from famous families and still had some manners. They immediately pretended to call her sister-in-law.

One of them stood on tiptoe, stretched his neck, and tried to look inside the building, saying, "I heard that the daughters of the Xie family are all extremely beautiful. I wonder if the one behind my sister-in-law is a girl from the Xie family?"

Xie Jing turned his head away and tried to hide as much as possible.

Xie Fei calmly blocked the man and said with a smile: "I don't know where the rumor came from, sir. If the daughters of the Xie family are really all stunningly beautiful, why do I look like this?"

She was so open-minded that everyone laughed.

The man was unwilling to give up and wanted to ask more questions, but Pei Honglang reprimanded him, "Female relatives are here, so don't be rude. Let's move on."

Xie Fei bowed again, and after everyone returned the greeting, they walked around Baoshan Tower and went somewhere else.

Little did they know that Pei Honglang's wife Ban Sihui happened to see this scene on the rockery not far away.

(End of this chapter)