Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 175 Harvest

Xin Baoer's eyes fell on the wall of the next courtyard, and she said in a distant tone with relief, "Since you don't want to enjoy the good life, then you should be self-reliant."

"You two, get up and go take care of your wounds first. Figure out what you did wrong. If you can't figure it out, you are not allowed to eat."

Xin Baoer spoke sternly to Lancao and Zhao Xian, but it was not hard to hear the indulgence and protection in her tone.

The two of them were just filled with joy because of the previous sentence, but they instantly returned to their original state because of the last sentence. Their expressions were full of resentment like little wives who had been bullied. Wei Yu really couldn't stand it anymore. Even at this time, these two guys still didn't forget to show off.

He couldn't bear it any longer, so he strode over, picked up the two men one in each hand like chickens, and threw them back into the house.

"Second Master, since they say they are your concubines, leave them to you to deal with," Xin Baoer smiled brightly at the two people who were still kneeling, turned around and walked away gracefully.

Before closing the door, she said in a girl's sweet and gentle voice: "Remember to stay away from the yard, it's unlucky!"

Wang Chuan replied coldly: "Yes."

Wangchuan responded straightforwardly before turning around and looking at his master in a flattering manner.

Chu Xingchen was too lazy to bother with his own guard who was "following the wind", and ordered with a cold face: "Clean up, and replace it with two obedient ones."

We are all in this business together, so how could we not understand? When Chu Xingchen said this, he did not deliberately lower his voice.

Jiao Ba and Gong Jiu, who originally wanted to struggle, turned even paler in the face. They didn't even have the courage to look at their two friends. They supported each other and stumbled back to the house to pack their things.

However, Yu Si looked at the two kneeling people with an unclear expression, and finally returned to the house with an expressionless face.

A farce came to an end.

Chu Xingchen went into the house to see Xin Baoer. He was still a little worried. The little girl had always been protected and should not have the chance to see such a scene.

Xin Baoer was indeed not used to it. After entering the room, she sat in a chair in a daze. Her head was empty and she didn't know what she should think.

"Are you ok?"

The man's tall figure blocked the sunlight coming in from the door, and the light in the room dimmed. Xin Baoer raised her head and looked towards the door with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Xin Baoer raised her head, her tone pitiful, and she unconsciously said coquettishly: "I don't know if it's good or not, it feels a bit boring."

Chu Xingchen didn’t quite understand, but wisely didn’t ask. He just sat next to her and accompanied her quietly.

"I have been taking over the power of the Lin and Qin families for so long, and I have punished people before. But maybe it has never happened to me, so I can't empathize with them."

After a while, Xin Baoer's voice came again.

Chu Xingchen reached out and held her in his arms, gently stroking her back and soothing her emotions.

"When we leave here, we will meet more people and encounter more things. The people around us may also betray us because of various temptations. Thinking of this, I don't want to leave anymore."

Xin Baoer is a socially anxious person. Even though she is much better now, compared to complex interpersonal relationships, Xin Baoer prefers to stay in a place she is familiar with, do what she wants to do, and read the books she wants to read.

"And here is me. From now on, anything you don't want to do, just leave it to me. I will handle it and won't make you upset." Chu Xingchen assured gently.

Xin Baoer avoided Chu Xingchen's burning gaze without comment.

In fact, she never dared to think about what the future would be like. His goal was to become an emperor, the king who made the rules at the top of the pyramid. Those who would be qualified to stand by his side in the future should be ladies from famous families and well-known ladies.

She just never thought about love, but that didn't mean she was ignorant. Given her sensitivity to emotions, it was hard for her not to know that Chu Xingchen treated her differently.

However, she told herself in her heart that she was just a concubine, and it was her right for him to do anything for her. If she was spoiled now, it would be normal for him to leave her aside one day when he got tired of her or saw more beautiful scenery.

What she needs to do now is to make herself valuable to him, so that even if the relationship is gone in the future, she can rely on these "merits" to seek a safe and secure identity and live her life quietly.

After all, she is not from here. She can accept the rules here and be content to be a man's accessory. At the same time, she will also plan for herself and leave a way out for herself.

She lived a cowardly life in her previous life, and now that she has a new life, she just wants to live a stable life until she grows old. As for love, she thinks that as long as she keeps her heart, no one can hurt her.

Chu Xingchen's heart sank the moment she avoided his sight. The little girl obeyed him, was close to him, and trusted him most of the time, but he knew that she had never truly accepted him.

So they slept on the same bed, hugged each other, and kissed each other, but they never went to the end. It was not that he didn't want to, it was just wishful thinking, and it would never come to fruition.

She never resisted, but he was unwilling to give in.

I sighed in my heart, suppressed my sudden irritation, and coaxed her softly, "Bao'er, go to sleep for a while. I'll stay with you. When you wake up, you'll forget about the unpleasant things."

Forget it, she is in my arms, how can I let her run away? There is still a lot of time!

……

The noise of summer cicadas is drowned out by the torrent of time, the falling leaves herald the arrival of autumn, and the drizzle is bringing a chill.

After another autumn rain, the weather turned cold and Xin Baoer put on another layer of clothes.

"It's the autumn harvest, so our small vegetable garden can be considered a good harvest, right?" Xin Baoer said happily with a smile on her face.

She searched the vegetable garden with her eyes, stumbled over, then squatted down carefully, concentrating all her strength on her hands, gritting her teeth, and struggling with the biggest radish in the whole field, like a little girl who had found a new toy.

"Look how happy the girl is." Mother Lin smiled kindly and said with satisfaction.

"The girl is a pampered girl who is held in the palm of everyone's hand. She should live a carefree life." Lancao also replied with a smile.

Lancao has become much calmer in recent months. Ever since everyone smashed the dining room and were punished, Lancao and Zhao Xian seemed to have formed some kind of group that was growing together. They would get together from time to time to talk and discuss things, and when they disagreed, they would pull Wei Yu to join in the discussion.

At first, Xin Baoer thought that the two had become estranged from her because of the punishment, and she was secretly sad for a long time. Later, Wei Yu secretly told her the reason.

It turned out that after being punished, the two couldn't figure out the reason, so they secretly went to Wei Yu to inquire. Wei Yu half-truthfully told them about Xin Baoer's worries, and also picked out a few of his own bad experiences outside that could be described in words, and told them about them with exaggeration.

Both of them were young girls who had not experienced much of the dark side, so they were startled when they heard it, as if they were very frightened. After two days, they came to Xin Baoer to admit their mistakes. After that, the two of them became closer and seemed to be helping each other and growing together.

Xin Baoer was happy to see this happen, so she would encourage them and give them pointers through Wei Yu from time to time.

Xin Baoer has been in a good mood recently. The vegetable garden at home has a good harvest. News coming back from the north shows that there has been significant progress in the establishment of the North China Chamber of Commerce and the development of trade routes.

After more than half a year of hard work by Chu Xingchen and others, the North has ushered in its first big harvest since the disaster this year. At least this winter, people in the North will not starve to death or freeze to death due to lack of food.

Although there may be a greater crisis in the future, "it's better to die with a full stomach than to go to hell hungry." These words were said in the letter written by Mo Xuan Yifan.

At this time, Xin Baoer didn't know that there would be even bigger surprises waiting for her in the near future.

Autumn has deepened, and when I wake up in the morning, the leaves are covered with a layer of white frost.

Looking at several jars of pickled vegetables being taken down into the cellar, Xin Baoer smiled particularly happily as she could see the neatly arranged radishes and cabbages inside from the cellar entrance.

It's almost the New Year again. In the past year, the struggle for imperial power has become more intense. The old emperor is trying hard to fight for his life with the King of Hell, while at the same time he is doing a good job of keeping things balanced.

He put several princes and grandchildren of the emperor in a pot and cooked them slowly over a low fire. He did not reward them for their merits, nor punish them for their faults. He stood on a high place, looking down at them, admiring the ugly scene of them fighting to the death.

If Xin Baoer hadn't known that they were all his children, she would have thought that there was some irreconcilable hatred between them.