Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 140 Are you missing Master?

The hidden danger was temporarily solved, Xin Baoer breathed a sigh of relief, gave a few instructions, and took Lancao back to the yard.

It is just a few days until the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. According to folk customs, the 23rd is the Little New Year, which means the beginning of the preparation stage before the New Year. According to custom, the family will have a reunion dinner on this day.

Reunion, but I don’t know where the host has gone. What’s the point of having a reunion? Alas!

Unable to find the person and no news was sent back, Xin Baoer was helpless and could only calm down and do her own thing.

She spent another two days writing down everything that needed to be done next year. As for personnel arrangements, she did not plan to make the decision herself. She had too little contact with those people and her understanding of them was too superficial. She had no way of putting everyone in the most appropriate positions and allowing them to maximize their value.

After thinking for a long time, I finally decided to meet with Butler Lin.

Xin Baoer: "Ayu, how long will it take for Steward Lin's injury to heal?"

Wei Yu: "His injury is not even a superficial one. It will heal in two or three days. If he wasn't old, he wouldn't need to be taken care of. But I told him to pretend it's serious, otherwise he won't be able to fool his daughter."

Xin Baoer: "Okay, let him rest for a few more days, the day after tomorrow, let him wait for me at the house where I treated Xiaobao last time."

"Okay." Wei Yu replied.

"The time is set a little later. It's a turbulent time right now. Without the Second Master here, I really don't dare to leave during the day." Xin Baoer said with some resentment.

"Bao'er, you are not missing the Second Master, are you? But that's normal. The Second Master is so good to you and protects you everywhere. He always thinks of you for any good things. He has been away for so long this time, he will definitely bring you a gift when he comes back." Zhao Xian raised his head from a pile of account books and joked while rubbing his sore neck.

"He is nice to me... right? I don't think so. Are you sure there is nothing wrong with your eyes?" Xin Baoer didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She and Chu Xingchen didn't have much contact.

"No way, there aren't really people who are so slow, Ayu. It seems that people are not smart in all aspects. 'Every man has his own strengths and his own weaknesses'. Some people are obviously lacking in this aspect!" The way Zhao Xian spoke made him look like a villain who had succeeded.

"Tell me, why am I so slow?" Xin Baoer was not convinced. After all, she had lived eighteen years longer than the two girls, and she lived in the era of information explosion. She had heard no more than them. How dare they laugh at her? Humph!

Zhao Xian was the kind of person who enjoyed watching the fun, no matter how big the event, especially Xin Baoer's fun, which was rare. He ran to Xin Baoer's desk in a sly manner, supported the table with both hands, and his chubby little face was almost touching Xin Baoer's face.

Xin Baoer pushed it with disdain, "What are you looking at?"

"See if you feel guilty," Zhao Xian stood up straight, crossed his arms, and looked at Xin Baoer with squinted eyes, "Ayu, the Second Master is so pitiful!"

"Alas! This is the dream of the king, but the goddess has no intention!"

"What are you talking about? Go and settle your account. If you don't, you won't have any food to eat tonight." Xin Baoer was frightened by her gaze. She raised her hand and pretended to hit someone, while threatening him.

"Baoer, tell me the truth, what do you really think of the Second Master?" Seeing that things were getting anxious, Zhao Xian put away his joking thoughts and asked seriously.

"What should I think about?" Xin Baoer asked in confusion.

"Oh my god, you really don't know that the Second Master likes you?" Zhao Xian was really speechless this time. "Usually I see you two get along so naturally, like an old married couple. We even talked about it in private...we even wondered if you two had met before and decided to spend your lives together privately."

Seeing Xin Baoer's increasingly ugly face, Zhao Xian spoke more and more quietly, and finally ran directly behind Wei Yu to seek protection.

"What is going on? I think you are just too idle. How old am I? How old is he? How could he possibly like me? It's more like he treats me as his sister." Xin Baoer retorted nonchalantly.

"You are deceiving yourself. Girls reach the age of marriage at 15, and boys reach the age of 20. You are 15 this year, and you are already married. Second Master is only 23 or 24, which is just right, right? Besides, there are so many of us here together. You can tell how he treats you and others, as long as you are not blind, right? Right, Ayu?"

Wei Yu nodded, obviously agreeing with what Zhao Xian said.

"Didn't I tell you about my background? He should be taking care of me because he is an elder. Don't make blind guesses. It would be so embarrassing if the second master heard it! We still have to work together in the future." Xin Baoer continued to deny.

"You're just being stubborn. The Second Master is good-looking, has a good personality, and most importantly, he treats you well. Don't you have any other thoughts?" Zhao Xian poked his head out from behind Wei Yu and asked curiously.

"Do you think I'm very idle?" Xin Baoer couldn't help rolling her eyes. She seemed to be doing nothing all day, but in fact, her head was so full of thoughts that she wished she had three heads and six arms.

"Well, it seems that the second master has a long way to go to chase his wife! I even feel a little sympathetic for him." Zhao Xian walked out from behind Wei Yu, pretending to be regretful, which made people angry and amused.

"Bao'er, to be honest, I think the Second Master is not worthy of you. After all, he already has a wife and a young master. Our Bao'er deserves better, a man who is devoted to her and only her." Wei Yu said abruptly.

Hearing this, Zhao Xian and Xin Baoer, who had just sat back in their seats, were both stunned. Zhao Xian was shocked by Wei Yu's idea, while Xin Baoer thought of what Chu Xingchen had told her about his life experience before.

"My wife and children don't seem to be an obstacle. After all, they are not his." Ugh! What is she thinking about? What does it have to do with her who owns them?

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I don't have the energy to think about this right now. I have a lot to learn and do. Our top priority right now is to get out of here. Otherwise, we won't even have a future. Wouldn't all that love and affection be redundant?"

After Xin Baoer finished speaking, the three people in the room fell silent. The leisurely days they had now were all stolen. The knife over their heads might fall at any time. Only by living, surviving, and getting out of the room alive, would they be qualified to talk about the future.

As night falls, everything becomes quiet.

Influenced by Zhao Xian's words, Xin Baoer suffered from insomnia for a rare time. She hadn't thought about that at first.

In my previous life, I lived to be eighteen years old, which was the time when a girl’s love began to bloom. Although I didn’t meet someone I liked, I had more or less fantasized about what my other half would look like.

She is only fifteen years old in this life. Compared with her previous life, there are so many people who love her, which makes her subconsciously believe that she is still a child who needs their tolerance and care and does not want to grow up.

Ever since the secret passage to the Xin family's dark room was opened, her adoptive parents would often send her things, including food, clothes, and daily necessities, as if she was still the little princess of the Xin family who was doted on by everyone.

She lived a comfortable life and gradually forgot that in this world, fifteen years old was considered old enough to get married or even have children in the eyes of others, but she was casually sent here by the man in the palace to be Chu Xingchen's concubine.

If Chu Xingchen wasn't a gentleman, she would have fulfilled her duties as a concubine long ago.

But since she came here, she has accepted the role of a concubine, but has been ignoring a substantial problem. Here, fifteen years old is not a minor, there is no law to protect minors, and the obligations must still be fulfilled.

In other words, if Chu Xingchen wanted to, she couldn't escape. If he really liked her as Zhao Xian said, then he might have already started thinking about her. What should she do then?

Half-hearted? After all, she was originally his concubine, and the two of them were locked together by fate. If nothing unexpected happened, this man would probably be her life's partner, so there was no need to struggle.

But she is too young, with a flat chest and a sunken butt. Chu Xingchen shouldn’t be such a beast, right?

A bunch of random thoughts were running through my head, and the more I thought about them, the more annoyed I became. Finally, I just got up, put on my clothes, and walked out of the house.

"Baoer, what's wrong?" Wei Yu heard the noise and stood up to ask.

At some point, Xu and Zheng had leaked the news that Chu Xingchen might be away. Recently, more and more evil people had come to inquire at night. Wei Yu was afraid that those blind people would disturb her, so she moved to Xin Baoer's outer room to sleep, which made it easier to protect her. Her objections were futile, so she could only let her go.