Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 159 The mysterious man?

Although they couldn't go out, news from all over kept coming in. Chu Xingchen, Xin Baoer, and Mo Xuan Yifan had been staying in the study since they had finished their breakfast in the morning.

"These groups of people really all have their own thoughts, and none of them are easy to get along with." Mo Xuan Yifan handed the note that Wang Chuan had just sent to Chu Xingchen and Xin Baoer, and continued.

"The old emperor has been ill for a long time. People are looking for the successor of the miracle doctor in waves. The bounty on the Heqi Tower's bounty order has risen to tens of thousands of taels of gold."

"Let's not talk about whether this successor really exists or not. Even if he does, he wouldn't dare to come out at this time. It's obvious that he has the life to make money but not the life to spend it!" Xin Baoer sighed.

"Baoer, I forgot to tell you before. Yifan and I both think that this successor should be someone we all know." Chu Xingchen put the note away and said in the direction of Xin Baoer.

"Someone we all know? Among the people I know, there are two with good medical skills. One is the old doctor in my family, and the other is the woman who does acupuncture for me in the palace. Although that woman never shows her true face, judging from the condition of her skin, she should be a young woman. The age doesn't match, so the person you are talking about is - Doctor Du." Xin Baoer made some inferences and said affirmatively.

Chu Xingchen nodded.

"No wonder the old man never leaves his house and stays in his pharmacy all day fiddling with some strange pills. It turns out he's afraid someone will recognize him." Xin Baoer suddenly realized.

"Oh, that's not right. Sister-in-law, who is the woman who knows acupuncture that you just mentioned?" Mo Xuan Yifan suddenly asked curiously.

"Isn't she one of yours? She was the one who first passed me the note and told me to wait for your rescue. She also used acupuncture to treat me many times. Otherwise, I might not be able to leave the palace in one piece, let alone wait for your rescue."

Chu Xingchen and Mo Xuan Yifan were both shocked when they heard this. They didn't know there was such a person!

"Isn't she one of yours?" Xin Baoer's face turned pale instantly. If she wasn't one of Chu Xingchen's people, why did she approach her?

"Has she ever tried to trick you into saying anything, or done anything bad to you?" Chu Xingchen asked cautiously.

"No, she was very good to me. She cured my illness and comforted me. She is definitely my benefactor." Xin Baoer thought carefully for a while before giving a clear answer.

"You've been out for so long, do you feel any discomfort in your body?" Chu Xingchen pulled Xin Baoer and looked her up and down nervously, his tone a little anxious.

Xin Baoer shook her head with an innocent expression, looking particularly naive and cute. Chu Xingchen's nervousness immediately eased and he rubbed her little head lovingly.

"Since there has been no problem for such a long time, she should not be a bad person. If she wants anything from us, she will show up on her own." Xin Baoer dodged the hand that was rubbing her head and said nonchalantly.

"What kind of woman is she? She sounds quite mysterious from what you said. I'm a little curious." Mo Xuan Yifan asked with a smile.

"I have a feeling that she will show up again. I will then introduce her to you." Xin Baoer's charlatan physique awakened, and she said with a solemn vow.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Chu Xingchen sat back in his chair and glared at his cousin who was not serious. "Can't you just sit still?"

"You've been sitting for a whole day, aren't you tired?" Mo Xuan Yifan retorted.

"Master, someone is secretly contacting General Xu's people. Should we do something?" Wangchuan came in to report.

"No, just observe secretly." After thinking for a while, he asked again: "Whose people are they? Do you know?"

"There were two groups in total. One group returned to the Second Prince's residence, and the other group entered a restaurant and investigated. This restaurant belonged to the Third Prince."

"These two are really... a pair of idiots." Mo Xuan Yifan said contemptuously.

"It is quite stupid, but stupidity has its advantages. At least the trouble it can cause is limited. The only thing is that he is stupid already, and then he is instigated by others, and then he gets hot-headed and does something irreparable. By then, the already shaky court will probably fall apart ahead of time, and that will be very disadvantageous for us." Xin Baoer recalled the plots in the TV dramas and novels she watched in her previous life, and analyzed seriously.

"Sister-in-law, have you read too many storybooks?" Mo Xuan Yifan joked when he heard this.

"Art comes from life! Make a reasonable guess." Xin Baoer blushed and said in a low voice.

"Baoer, are you afraid that someone will use the name of cooperation to persuade those two idiots to do something?" Chu Xingchen thought for a while and asked.

Xin Baoer nodded, "It's possible, isn't it? The two of them were able to work together in the beginning because you guys were behind the scenes fanning the flames, right? If you can do it, why can't others?"

"Damn, it's really possible." Mo Xuan Yifan was no longer calm. He sat up straight and ordered Wang Chuan: "Keep an eye on the two princes."

"Yes." Wangchuan took the order and hurried out to deploy.

"Is there any movement from Prime Minister Xie?" Xin Baoer asked.

Chu Xingchen shook his head. "No, I don't know what that old fox is thinking. Since the generals came into the city, he has not left the house. The entire Xie Mansion is very quiet."

"It's not surprising. After all, Prime Minister Xie's greatest reliance is the old emperor. The old emperor is still struggling to survive. Prime Minister Xie will only stand by the old emperor's side. At least he will not do anything on the surface." Xin Baoer said.

"Indeed, the fifth prince is the one who visits the old emperor the most frequently. He is truly a filial son." Mo Xuan Yifan said.

"How is the prince doing?" Xin Baoer asked again.

"If you don't accept your fate, what else can you do?" Mo Xuan Yifan replied with a sneer.

"He wouldn't think that the old emperor is looking for a doctor all over the world for him, right?" Xin Baoer's eyes widened when she thought of this possibility. "How naive he is!"

Chu Xingchen looked at her frightened expression and couldn't help but responded with a smile: "The Crown Prince is too well protected by the Queen. If the Queen had always supported him, then there would really be nothing for others to do. What a pity~"

"The Empress is disheartened. She has been staying in her own palace for so many years, eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures, ignoring worldly affairs. I guess she won't care about his life or death unless it's a matter of life and death." Mo Xuan Yifan continued.

"According to what you said, this Queen is the hidden boss. It seems we have to be on guard in the future, otherwise if she exerts her power one day, we will be caught off guard."

Xin Baoer leaned on the armrest of the chair, supporting her little face and speaking lazily.

"Are you sleepy?" Chu Xingchen asked with concern.

"A little." Xin Baoer raised her hand to cover her mouth and yawned coquettishly.

"I'll take you to the inner room to rest for a while. I'll call you if there's anything." After Chu Xingchen finished speaking, he took a step with his long legs, picked up the person without saying a word, and walked towards the bedroom.

"Hey, you two~" Mo Xuan Yifan just reacted and saw the ruthless corner of his cousin's clothes.

Chu Xingchen was now getting more and more adept at coaxing Xin Baoer. Not long after entering the room, he had coaxed her to sleep. He looked at the little girl's sweet sleeping face greedily for a while before reluctantly getting down from the warm kang, tucked the quilt corner for the little girl, turned around and tiptoed out of the room.

"Are you marrying a wife or adopting a daughter?" Mo Xuan Yifan couldn't help rolling his eyes when he saw his cousin's cautious look, and teased with a contemptuous tone.

"You don't have a wife, so you don't understand." Chu Xingchen sat back in his seat without caring and counterattacked in a good mood.

"Master, something bad has happened. Someone just reported that except for General Xu's New Year's team in the North, which remains the original team, there have been changes to the other three parties. It is suspected that a mysterious person has joined." Wangchuan trotted in and reported anxiously in a low voice.

"Is there any new news from the border?" Chu Xingchen's expression suddenly became serious, and he looked at Mo Xuan Yifan who had sat up straight and asked.

Mo Xuan Yifan shook his head, his expression showing anxiety.

"There is no news even from Heqilou. He is hiding very well. What a mysterious... person? Could it be that several generals have returned to Beijing?" Chu Xingchen narrowed his eyes dangerously, and his tone was a little cold.

"Cousin?" Mo Xuan Yifan thought he had heard wrongly and called out uncertainly.