Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 143 Sharing the same bed

"Madam Zheng, you'd better go back. It's cold after the snow, so take care of yourself. My master is still there with Wei Yu and I to take care of him, so you don't have to worry about him. After all, you can't even tell the difference between onions, ginger and garlic, so how can you take care of others?" Lancao came in from outside, still wrapped in coldness, and her words were a little colder than usual.

"Miss, I cooked some red date porridge. You and the Second Master can have some before you rest."

Xin Baoer was washing her hands. Hearing this, she looked at Lancao with a smile and said, "My Cao'er is becoming more and more considerate."

"Yes, it's a reward!" Chu Xingchen couldn't help but join in the fun when he saw Xin Baoer was happy.

"Thank you, young lady. Thank you, Master." Lancao bowed and thanked them with a smile. Her little appearance was so adorable.

Xiang Qing watched the "loving" exchange between the master and servant with resentment, and all the beautiful memories in her head collapsed. At this moment, she clearly realized that this man was not him, and the respect they had shown to each other in the past few years was all an illusion, a dream she had woven for herself, and Xin Baoer was the hammer that shattered this dream.

He looked at Xin Baoer with hatred and resentment. It was all because of this woman. If it weren't for her, how could Achen pull her out of her beautiful dream and make her live such a painful and lonely life.

"Auntie?"

A sudden baby voice was heard at the door. Xiang Qing turned around in panic and saw the child's clear eyes. She suddenly felt uncomfortable all over. Without saying a word, she pushed away the person behind her and ran away.

Seeing that the shields had run away, Xu Yingxue and Zheng Youlan did not dare to stay any longer and hurriedly trotted after them.

"What's wrong with her?" Xin Baoer asked Chu Xingchen in a low voice.

Chu Xingchen didn't say anything, but his eyes fell on the child at the door.

Xin Baoer followed her gaze and saw the little boy, with his head lowered, looking at his mother's back with a lonely expression, like an abandoned dog, so pitiful that it made people feel distressed.

"Sheng'er, come here." Xin Baoer couldn't bear to see sadness spread to a child of only a few years old, so she called out.

The child raised his head and looked towards the source of the sound. The woman had gentle features and looked peaceful and calm. She smiled and waved at him, as if to say, "Don't be afraid. You'll be safe if you come to me."

The little boy moved his feet hesitantly, looking back at the door from time to time. His little look made people feel soft-hearted.

"Daddy, Auntie." The voices were weak and lifeless.

"Daddy is injured and his arm is inconvenient. Can Sheng'er help your dad and feed him this bowl of porridge?"

Xin Baoer brought one of the bowls of porridge to Sheng'er. The child looked down at the small bowl of porridge in front of him, then looked at another identical bowl on the table.

"That belongs to auntie. I was bandaging your daddy's wound and was very tired. I don't have the strength to feed your daddy. Your daddy is disobedient and won't let other uncles and aunties feed him. So we can only trouble our lovely and capable young master."

Wangchuan: "..." When did the Second Master become so hypocritical? How come he didn't know?

Wei Yu: “…” It seems to be snowing outside again. I have to organize the sisters to sweep the snow as morning exercise.

Lancao: “…” My girl is right.

Chu Xingchen: “…” Don’t spread rumors like this.

"Then auntie, please eat quickly. Daddy has left him in my care. Sheng'er will definitely take good care of him." The little boy puffed out his chest and promised solemnly.

After saying that, he carefully held the small bowl and walked towards Chu Xingchen step by step, with a heroic and high-spirited look, as if he was going to accomplish something great. There was no trace of loss just now.

Chu Xingchen looked helplessly at Xin Baoer, the instigator. Although he knew her intention, he still wanted to enjoy the little girl's caring care in his heart.

Xin Baoer met Chu Xingchen's eyes, smiled guiltily, lowered her head and drank the porridge in small sips.

After drinking the porridge and staying up all night, Xin Baoer felt so sleepy that she fell asleep on the table without realizing it.

"Aunt, daddy has finished eating." Sheng'er diligently fed the daddy a small bowl of porridge cleanly, and happily turned back to ask Xin Bao'er for credit.

"Shh! Auntie is tired, go and help daddy call Sister Wei Yu in." Chu Xingchen said in a low voice.

Sheng'er nodded, ran quietly to the outer room and waited there, calling Wei Yu, who was staring at Wangchuan, in. He went to review his morning lessons very consciously.

"Carry your mistress up here. She's not in good health. Don't let her catch a cold." As he spoke, Chu Xingchen considerately moved to the inside of the kang, leaving the outside space.

"This... doesn't seem appropriate." Wei Yu was a little hesitant. After all, a woman's reputation was still very important in this era.

Chu Xingchen had a heart attack. He didn't want to treat Xin Baoer as a concubine. Even if it was a temporary measure, he didn't want to say those two words easily. But if he didn't say it, the group of people under Xin Baoer seemed to have forgotten how they entered this house. They huddled together, and he, the rightful male owner, became an outsider. It was really frustrating to think about it.

"It's cold outside. If you just carry her back like this, aren't you afraid that she will get sick? Besides, I'm in this condition now. Is there anything I can do to her?" The voice was so helpless and sad!

Wei Yu thought about it, looked at Chu Xingchen a few more times, and finally made up her mind. She picked her up gently, placed her carefully on the kang, and finally covered her tightly with the quilt before leaving the room with a worried look on her face.

With no one else in the room, Chu Xingchen was finally able to take off all his disguises and look at the sleeping woman beside him almost greedily.

I raised my arm, wanting to touch this little person who seemed weak and unable to take care of himself, but was strong enough to keep the house in order.

This time he was able to stay outside for so long, thanks to her mediation at home. She deliberately let the two women go out to pass on the message, and deliberately created confusion so that those people could not find any handle. She investigated and verified again and again, true and false, and bought him a lot of time.

"What should I do with you? It seems that no matter how good I am to you, it's not enough, but now I can't even give you a promise."

The fatigue and care were so obvious on the man's face, and his powerlessness and frustration were so clear. However, in the silent bedroom, amidst the girl's shallow breathing, they all turned into dull sighs.

Finally, the man got tired of watching, slowly closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.

In the afternoon, Xin Baoer woke up slowly, looked at the sky, sighed, and got up, feeling too lazy to move.

"You're awake, are you hungry?"

The man's smiling voice sounded in her ears. Xin Baoer was startled and looked up suddenly.

Chu Xingchen: “Ah!” This little girl wants to murder her husband!

Xin Baoer: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, why am I sleeping here with you, where's Wei Yu?"

Chu Xingchen rubbed his sore nose and said unhappily, "If you don't sleep here, should I throw you out?"

Xin Baoer felt guilty, "Haha, I can go back to my room."

"How can you say that? Wei Yu is also a woman. She has to hold you and wrap you in a thick blanket, otherwise you might catch a cold. Do you want to tire me to death?"

"Second Master, something's wrong with you!" Xin Baoer looked at the man who was talking nonsense in astonishment.

Chu Xingchen didn't dare to look at the little girl, and whispered in defense: "I just feel sorry for your subordinate. After all, she has been busy all night."

"Well, you're right."

"How is the wound? Are you feeling uncomfortable? Do we need to ask Doctor Du to come over and prescribe some tonic. It will be bad if your foundation is injured." Xin Baoer said as she quickly got down from the ground feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Don't bother the old man. With the medicine he left behind, it's not a big problem and it doesn't hurt that much now." Chu Xingchen answered without thinking.

He seems gentle and harmless, but in fact he is a bit eccentric. He doesn't like strangers to get close to him. He also thinks that he has always been in good health and has rarely been sick since he was a child, otherwise he would not have waited for his family to find him.

"Okay, seeing how you look like, you probably don't have a fever, so let's wait and see."

"Then you take a rest first. Wangchuan is calling me again, so I'll go back first." Xin Baoer took care of herself and instructed him.

"Where are you going?" Chu Xingchen felt a little reluctant. He had been outside for so long and really missed her. Now he just wanted to have a good talk with her.

"You asked me to be your housekeeper, didn't you? Tomorrow is the Little New Year, so we have to make some arrangements. I'll come over to have dinner with you in the evening, so don't let Mrs. Wang cook for you. Her cooking skills are not good enough to make any nutritious food. Don't waste good things."

Xin Baoer said a lot of nagging before escaping from this space filled with an inexplicable atmosphere under Chu Xingchen's increasingly reluctant gaze.