Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 200 Nothing to worry about

After walking out of the front hall and away from the servants at the door, Lancao could no longer hold back her temper and complained aloud, "What a shitty lady! Only she thinks she is a person. Girl, if we don't give her money, I don't know how we can manage the family."

Xin Baoer was amused, and took her hand and said, "Why are you angry? Part of the shop I own also belongs to the Second Master. Can I keep it for myself? I have to hand it over to the mistress of the house."

Lancao was still angry and pouted, not wanting to talk. Zhao Xian couldn't help but continue, "Bao'er, you just have a good temper. Why did you work so hard to set up the stage, but she got to sing on stage?"

Xin Baoer let go of Lancao and went to comfort Zhao Xian, saying with a smile, "Okay, don't be angry anymore. You know I like to be idle. There must be a lot of trivial things to do in such a big house. I would love to have someone willing to do it for me."

At this time, Lianrong finally got the chance to speak: "Miss, how about I help you teach her a lesson? I have learned a lot of tricks in the past two years." The little girl had an extremely agile smile on her round face, which was very contagious.

Xin Baoer let go of Zhao Xian's hand again, held Lian Rong's small round face with both hands, rubbed it vigorously, and said gently: "I see that the fat on your face has not decreased, it seems that you are living a good life. Now that you are out, just live your life in peace. We are all family behind closed doors, and there is no need to worry and calculate. What you have learned is not useful for the time being."

The master and his servants walked and stopped from time to time, and comforted a few little girls who were speaking up for her before they strolled around the garden and headed towards the courtyard.

Their current residence is not located in the city center, but rather on the edge, but not desolate. It is said that this was once a royal palace, so it is not a traditional house with several entrances and exits. Strictly speaking, it is a small suburban manor.

It should have been renovated in advance, and there are still traces of renovation in many places.

It has rockery, flowing water, pavilions and towers. Compared with the exquisite, luxurious and magnificent imperial palace, the scenery here is more rugged and grand.

The trees are neither arranged in rows nor in forests, but rather are left to grow freely; the water flows from high to low, neither forming a lake nor a stream, and the banks are winding and uneven, and rather than being artificially carved, it is more like ditches washed out by the water, with random depths; the houses are of different heights, and the styles are also very random, but they are strangely harmonious against the backdrop of the mountains and rocks.

The courtyard where they were going to live was in the northeast corner of the manor. It was probably the most remote place in the manor except for the guest house in the northwest corner.

They came out of the main hall in the front yard and walked around the west, while they walked around the east in the morning. In this way, by the time they returned to where they lived, they had almost finished touring the entire manor.

"Girl, there are so many big and nice yards, why do we have to live in such a remote place? It takes at least fifteen minutes to go to the front yard by taking the shortcut. If we take the long way, even if we get up early, it will be almost time for lunch when we get there." Lancao wiped the sweat from her forehead and complained with a pout.

"That's great. I'll have a reason to go to the front yard less often in the future." Xin Baoer had been walking for most of the morning and her breathing was a little unstable, but she still joked.

"Girl." Lancao became even angrier and couldn't help but raise her voice and shout.

"Didn't you choose this place for me?" Seeing that the little girl was about to cry because of his laughter, he asked preemptively.

This time, before Lancaogui could reply, Zhao Xian spoke first, "We didn't choose it. Madam saw that you and the Second Master were not here, so she deliberately bullied us and locked up all the other places, leaving only this place for us."

"It wasn't left for us at all. It's obvious that she didn't see that there was a yard here. We were lucky and got it by chance. Humph!" Before Zhao Xian finished his words, Lancao started complaining again.

Xin Baoer raised her hand and pinched their rosy little faces, and said with a somewhat happy tone: "That's very lucky, this place is secluded and quiet, it really suits my taste!"

As they were talking, the group had already arrived in front of the bamboo forest. They were in a hurry this morning and did not take a close look at the environment outside, but now they can see that it has a unique charm.

The green bamboos seemed to be quite old and well-maintained, with uniform thickness, straight and slender branches. There was a thick layer of fallen leaves on the ground, and occasionally a few rocks randomly piled together, adding a bit of interest to the dull forest.

In a corner of the path near the bamboo forest on the left, on a smooth stone wall as high as a person, there are a few large characters written in iron-painted and silver-hooked style - Cuiping Garden.

Lianrong trotted a few steps and came to the big rock. She stood on tiptoe and traced the words on it with her little hands. She said happily, "Girl, is this where we will live in the future? The words are so beautiful!"

"Yes, from now on you will work with Sister Lancao beside me, okay?" Xin Baoer replied with a smile.

"Okay." The little girl smiled with her eyebrows curved and her little face was chubby, very cute.

"Come on, let's go back. It's time to prepare lunch. It's the first day, so let's do something good."

Although several maids around her felt sorry for her, Xin Baoer was really happy. When she saw the maids, old women and servants in the front hall, the first thing she felt was trouble.

Everything is good now. She has nothing to do and can take the girls around her out for a walk to see the local customs and practices of the north.

It’s a nice idea, but it’s unknown whether it can be realized as she wishes.

A few people walked slowly along the winding path in the bamboo forest. After walking for about a cup of tea, a bamboo gate appeared in front of them.

Pushing open the bamboo door and walking around the screen wall, the view in front of you suddenly opens up. The courtyard that seemed small in the morning actually isn't small now. It has pavilions, rockery and even a small lotus pond.

After passing through the front hall and entering the backyard, Xin Baoer realized that this yard was not small, with three entrances. The front two entrances had more than twenty rooms of various sizes. It was still a bit spacious for them to live in.

The back row is the kitchen and servants' rooms, and further back is a small backyard with a well, two fruit trees against the wall, and a small garden.

When Xin Baoer saw the small garden, she immediately decided to pull out the flowers and use it to grow vegetables in the future so that they wouldn't have to go out to buy vegetables.

The more Xin Baoer looked at the yard, the more satisfied she became. The tiredness from walking for the whole morning disappeared, and she excitedly rushed into the kitchen, intending to show off her cooking skills to celebrate the housewarming.

There weren't many ingredients in the kitchen, after all, they had just arrived, but Xin Baoer was in high spirits, so Wei Yu and Yu Si just had to run errands. They rushed out for a walk and came back with all kinds of ingredients to satisfy Xin Baoer's needs.

This meal was destined to be late, so Wei Yu had the foresight to buy some pastries for the sisters to fill their stomachs.

Chu Xingchen left the front hall and received guests in the study for the whole morning. Before he knew it, it was past dinner time. He didn't know whether Xiang Qing was still in a bad mood or was really done with her work, so she didn't even ask anyone to bring Chu Xingchen dinner.

Chu Xingchen sent away the last wave of guests, looked at Shichen, smiled bitterly and said to Wangchuan: "Let's go and ask your Madam Xin for some food."

Wangchuan was also very hungry and had reminded Chu Xingchen several times intentionally or unintentionally. Hearing his master say this, his gratitude was beyond words and he was almost in tears.

As soon as the master and servant passed through the bamboo path, they heard the sound of laughter and playing in the yard. The master and servant stood and listened for a while, their hearts filled with emotion.

"She is obviously the most peaceful and calm person, but she is always surrounded by a group of people who love to be lively. It seems that everyone who comes here can relax and feel at ease. She is really a mysterious existence."

"Hey, why don't you go in? As soon as you came here, you took away Sister Bao'er's power as the head of the family. Now you come to eat for free. Do you feel embarrassed?"

Qin Chu stood behind Chu Xingchen at some point, with Qin Mo following beside him. Qin Mo was holding a few oil-paper bags in his hands, which were obviously food.

“See? No one comes to visit empty-handed. Second Master, you are like a dragon emerging from shallow water, and you have forgotten who brought the water to you.” He emphasized it again in a sarcastic tone, not giving Chu Xingchen any face at all.

Qin Chu looked at the embarrassed master and servant, rolled his eyes fiercely, and almost threw the words "ungrateful" in their faces.

"Cousin Chu, Cousin Mo, Second Master, what are you talking about at the door? Why don't you come in? It's time to eat."