Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 162 Search, Humiliation

The soldiers rushed into the yard and searched everywhere. Chu Xingchen stood aside calmly, observing their actions.

Xin Baoer followed him closely, praying secretly in her heart that nothing would go wrong.

Suddenly, a soldier noticed Xin Baoer, who was nestling in the man's arms like a little bird. His malicious gaze stayed on her for a moment, and then he walked straight towards her.

"Miss, have you seen anyone suspicious?" the soldier asked in a vulgar tone.

Xin Baoer's heart tightened, but she quickly regained her composure and replied with a smile: "I have been in the house the whole time and didn't see anyone suspicious."

The soldier took another step closer, his interest growing. Seeing this, Chu Xingchen quietly moved his feet, blocking Xin Baoer completely, and looked at the soldier with unfriendly eyes.

The soldiers had seen all kinds of thugs and knew who they could and could not mess with. Chu Xingchen had a strong aura and it was obvious that he was not someone to be trifled with. The soldiers gritted their teeth unwillingly and said nothing more, continuing to search other places.

Chu Xingchen and Xin Baoer breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Chu Xingchen gently patted Xin Baoer's hand, signaling her not to worry. Xin Baoer looked at him innocently.

But in her heart, she couldn't help but complain: "Could it be that she is really born beautiful and can't let go of her beauty? She even made herself ugly on purpose. The scar was painted on her skin and flesh is exposed. It's disgusting to look at herself. Even so, she can still be targeted. I'm speechless."

The search lasted for a while, but in the end the soldiers did not find anything unusual. They gathered at the door cursing and planned to leave the yard.

Just when everyone thought they could finally put their minds at ease, something unexpected happened.

"Ouch!" A soft and delicate cry of surprise sounded from behind the crowd, and the soldier's steps suddenly stopped.

Xin Baoer felt her breathing stagnated for a moment, and she nervously clenched Chu Xingchen's arms. Chu Xingchen looked at her small hands with bulging veins, and there was some unclear emotion in his eyes, but he didn't say anything, just hugged her even tighter.

"Oh, there's a beauty hidden here!" The vulgar tone was full of ill intentions, and all the women present couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

Xu Yingxue has always loved beauty. She looks charming whenever she goes out. In addition, her appearance is not pure. Under the light of the soldiers' torches, she looks seven parts clear and three parts hazy, which makes her look a bit worldly for no reason.

"Little beauty, don't you want the brothers to leave? How about going with the brothers? If you go with the brothers, you will have delicious food and drinks, and the brothers will love you."

Several soldiers rudely grabbed Xu Yingxue, who had stood up in a panic, and kept swearing at her. When they got excited, they even laughed out loud.

"Wuyin" and Dongxia both clenched their fists, with angry expressions on their faces. Xin Baoer seemed to be shrinking in Chu Xingchen's arms, but she was observing the movements around her with her peripheral vision.

Feeling the expressions of her sisters, she calmly pulled Dongxia's sleeve and shook her head slightly, signaling her not to act rashly. After all, the women in this yard were all pretty, and if they angered these soldiers and bandits in an impulse, perhaps everyone would suffer.

Although Dongxia is loyal, he is obviously not a stupid person as he can train so many secret guards together with Chunqiu. If he calms down and thinks about it, he will know the interests involved.

So he secretly controlled the "Five Sounds" to prevent them from acting impulsively. Lancao and Zhao Xian were blocked behind them by Mother Lin, Mother Niu and Mother Wang. They turned pale and didn't even dare to look at the soldiers.

"Uncle Xiaoyi, Uncle~, would you mind giving us brothers a woman to warm our beds?"

The person who spoke should be a small leader. He tilted his head slightly, looking arrogant and conceited. What he said was extremely humiliating, and he didn't take Chu Xingchen seriously at all.

Xin Baoer could clearly feel Chu Xingchen's anger, and the arm she was holding tightly was as hard as a rock.

Xin Baoer patted her arms gently, forced herself to calm down, took a deep breath, slowly withdrew from Chu Xingchen's arms, and timidly but firmly walked towards the captain of the soldiers.

"My dear, Madam Xu is the concubine bestowed by His Majesty to my master. You cannot dispose of her casually. You can see that it is cold and dewy, and the brothers are really working hard. As a small token of my appreciation, I would like to invite you brothers to drink a few pots of hot wine in Yangliu Street. I think the sisters there will understand the hard work of you masters better."

As she spoke, Xin Baoer took out a crudely made purse from her sleeve and handed it to the little leader reluctantly.

"My home is simple, please don't despise me, sir."

After Xin Baoer finished speaking, she raised her head slightly and turned the injured side of her face towards the group of soldiers. Her voice was trembling and erratic, and her face was pale. Under the warm firelight, she looked a little weird and eerie for no reason.

"Ah, where did this ugly thing come from? It's so damn unlucky."

The little chief obviously didn't expect that the person being carefully protected by the dignified uncle, the noble grandson of the previous dynasty, was actually such an ugly woman. Realizing that he was frightened by her devilish appearance, he cursed in anger.

Feeling that Chu Xingchen seemed to have reached the limit of his patience, Xin Baoer took a step forward, turned around and threw herself into his arms, her body trembling, as if she was extremely scared and extremely sad.

But only Chu Xingchen knew that Xin Baoer was just silently comforting him. He felt a slight pain in his heart and closed his eyes with difficulty, suppressing the anger that was about to burst out of his eyes, and finally showed a cowardly expression.

"My wife is so rude and has frightened you, sir. Please take care, sir. Due to my status, I cannot see you off." His tone and expression were flattering in just the right way.

Xin Baoer heard the gnashing of teeth, and her little face buried in Chu Xingchen's arms couldn't help but reveal an inappropriate look of gloating.

"Master's preferences... are really different. Poor these beauties." The little leader had a sarcastic smile on his face and pinched Xu Yingxue's chin in a very provocative manner.

"It's all your Majesty's kindness. I dare not let you down." Chu Xingchen explained in a low voice while bowing respectfully in the direction of the imperial palace, as if he was really grateful for the old emperor's care.

"Hmph, put him down and move on to the next one."

The little leader could understand the meaning of Chu Xingchen's words. Although he was unwilling in his heart, the imperial power was above everything else. Besides, they were under time pressure and had a heavy task tonight, and it was indeed inconvenient to bring a woman with them.

Finally, he looked at Chu Xingchen with contempt, raised his hand, and left with his men.

However, the intermittent words that came back still made everyone in the yard look upset, and Wangchuan almost chased after the man and beat him up.

"Imperial family? Lord? You still have to kowtow in front of me."

"That's right, that's right. He is a prisoner. Your Majesty gave him a title just to humiliate him. He should be filial to whomever he should be filial to. The remnants of the previous dynasty have long been extinct."

"But if he was really loyal, he would have slit his throat long ago and followed his father who turned to ashes."

"..."

The sound became farther and farther away until it could no longer be heard, and then everyone withdrew their gaze from the door.

"Master, I'm going to kill them." Wangchuan turned around and ran out the door.

"Stop, don't make things more complicated." Chu Xingchen said.

"Okay, we're all tired after working so hard tonight. Let's go back and rest." Xin Baoer broke the silence and took the lead in pulling Chu Xingchen to the yard.

The girls were all more or less frightened, and Chu Xingchen was humiliated in public. Xin Baoer didn't know why she was in a bad mood. She didn't bother to pay attention to the crying Xu Yingxue, and didn't even glance at her.

Since Xin Baoer, the housekeeper, didn't care, naturally no one else bothered to pay attention to her. Although Xiang Qing, as the wife, was also frightened, she recovered quickly with her son and Wang Chuan protecting her. She originally wanted to take care of it, but was quickly pulled away by Chu Duanhong.

Between the son and the concubine, she must choose the son, so another group of people left, and in the end only Zheng Youlan was left there. It was not that she didn't want to go back to the house, but they were the only two friends in the family, and she was always good at saving face.

"Lanlan, can I sleep in your room tonight? I'm really scared." Xu Yingxue, who was dragged up, leaned most of her body on Zheng Youlan and asked hesitantly.

"What are you talking about, Yingxue? We are the only two people in this courtyard who can depend on each other. Of course I am willing." Although Zheng Youlan was very reluctant, she couldn't let her character fall apart, so she pinched her nose and agreed.