Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 160 Predicting the coming crisis

"I should have thought of it earlier. The border generals and the old thief Duanmu are the old emperor's most trusted confidants. Now that the old thief Duanmu has shown his bias, the old emperor can't help but be anxious. He hasn't enjoyed the chair enough, so how can he be willing to give it to others?"

"Just wait and see. I'm afraid today's palace banquet will be bloody."

Chu Xingchen lowered his eyes, as if trying to calm down. After a while, he spoke again: "Notify our people to lie low and not act rashly."

"Lethe, come in."

"Master." Wangchuan pushed the door open and came in, bringing with him a chill.

"Ask Wuyin to help clean up every corner of the yard. I'm afraid something might happen tonight."

Wang Chuan took the order and flew out to find someone. Chu Xingchen ordered Mo Xuan Yifan, "Bring Bijun back."

"I'll do it right away." Mo Xuan Yifan didn't dare to delay upon hearing that and left in a hurry. All the people in the courtyard were registered, and there couldn't be more or less, otherwise there would be big trouble.

Chu Xingchen got up and went into the inner room, gently waking up the little girl who had just fallen asleep.

"Baoer, wake up, Baoer."

"Hmm?" Xin Baoer was sleeping soundly when she was suddenly disturbed. She uttered a single syllable impatiently and pushed around with her little hands, trying to slap away the guy who disturbed her sweet dream.

Chu Xingchen was touched by her cute little appearance, but thinking of what might happen next, he could only pinch the little girl's nose ruthlessly to force her to wake up.

"Chu Xingchen, are you committing murder?" Xin Baoer felt difficulty breathing. She suddenly opened her eyes and saw an enlarged handsome face floating above her head. She was startled and shouted without thinking.

Chu Xingchen smiled awkwardly, ran to pour a cup of warm water and handed it over, begging for mercy carefully: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's my fault, I had no choice, I had no choice."

Xin Baoer was still sleepy and felt limp. She drank a glass of water from Chu Xingchen's hand and became a little more sober.

"What happened?" The voice was so soft and tender that everyone who heard it felt soft-hearted.

Chu Xingchen's voice became a little gentler, and he explained the news and his own speculations to Xin Baoer in detail.

"It's better to be prepared. I'll go pack up." Xin Baoer didn't sleep well and was still listless. Her steps were soft, as if she was stepping on cotton. Chu Xingchen was frightened and couldn't help but step forward to support her.

"I'd better take you back."

"No need, just take it easy. Dongxia is still waiting outside. You should pack up quickly too. You have a lot of contraband." Xin Baoer said with a sneer.

"Okay, then you better be careful and put on your cloak so you don't catch a cold." Chu Xingchen looked at his study and said helplessly.

When I went out and felt the cold wind, I felt completely refreshed.

"Dongxia, tell our people to hide well and dispose of things that shouldn't be there. The priority is to protect yourself."

"Yes, I'll go right away." Dong and Xia were sent to the yard, then turned around and flew away. Xin Baoer looked at them with envy.

"Orchid, orchid." No time to think, just get down to business.

"Girl, is there something wrong?" Lancao shook the water off her hands, rushed out of the kitchen, and asked stupidly.

"You'd better walk fast and go back to the Xin family," he said, leaning close to Lancao's ear and whispering for a while. The more Lancao listened, the wider her eyes widened. It was only when Xin Baoer pushed her that she woke up from her dream. She whooshed into Xin Baoer's room and left through the secret passage.

When Xin Baoer returned to the house, Lancao was no longer there.

"Cao'er's tail was stepped on, like a big black rat. Before I could see clearly, he was gone." Zhao Xian asked with amusement when he saw Xin Baoer coming in.

"I asked her to do something urgent, so don't bother doing it. Quickly clean up all the things in the room that shouldn't be there and replace them with some unimportant things." Seeing that Zhao Xian was still trying to settle the accounts, Xin Baoer quickly stopped him.

"Ah?" Zhao Xian was puzzled.

"Just do it, as soon as possible, including your own room, put away all the valuable things."

Xin Baoer was talking, but her hands were not idle either, she was packing things up skillfully.

Fortunately, she didn't stay there for long, so there wasn't much to pack. She also had the habit of dealing with waste manuscripts in a timely manner, so it wasn't too much trouble to pack up.

As for the good things in her room, except for the particularly valuable jewelry and silver bills, she did not touch the others. After all, she was a daughter of the Xin family. Even though she was expelled from the family, she brought a lot of things from home, all of which had been passed around. If she packed them all up, it would seem fake.

Xin Baoer looked at the somewhat empty house after it was tidied up, and always felt like something was missing.

"Mom, what should be in the room of a favored concubine in an ordinary family?" Xin Baoer asked Mother Lin who came in to bring her water.

Mother Lin was stunned at first, then she thought of something, sighed, and said with emotion: "The girl must be missing Auntie. Auntie Li's yard is really full of good things. Even a small incense burner was bought by the master from Nanzhao at a high price."

Xin Baoer was speechless. Was that what she was asking? Was Mother Lin old and always reminiscing about the past?

"Mom, mom, I'm asking if the favored concubine should have a few of the male owner's things in her room?" Xin Baoer had to interrupt the old lady's chattering and asked more directly.

"Oh, you are talking about this. The master has never stayed overnight in our aunt's room. There is nothing of the master's in the open in aunt Li's yard. As for whether there are any in the dark, I am not serving the aunt, so I don't know." Mother Lin answered with some embarrassment.

Xin Baoer recalled the room of her stepmother, but she couldn't remember where it was. The original owner was both respectful and afraid of her mother. Every time she went to pay her respects, she kept her head down and didn't dare to look around. How could she know what was inside?

With the original owner's personality, it was even more impossible for her to go to the other concubines' rooms.

Alas! There is no reference!

"Wangchuan!" Xin Baoer coaxed Mother Lin, who was still trying hard to recall the past, out and then shouted loudly into the air.

"Madam Xin, I'm here." Soon, Wangchuan's voice came from the roof.

"Go and get some of your master's clothes and put some in the Madam's room and my room respectively. You need the ones that are obviously used frequently." Xin Baoer waved her hand to call someone down and whispered the instructions.

Wangchuan looked at her strangely, but in the end he didn't say anything and just did what he was ordered to do.

After seeing Wangchuan off, Xin Baoer was afraid that she had missed something, so she walked around the yard and the rooms, waiting for Wangchuan to deliver the things.

They waited for half an hour. Dongxia and Lancao, who had gone out to deliver the letter, both came back, but Wangchuan had not delivered the things yet.

Xin Baoer is not a person who is quick to think. She always follows the principle of being prepared. Once she has thought of something, she must do it first. If no one comes, she will have to go and get it herself.

"Ouch!"

As soon as the door opened, Xin Baoer, who was in a hurry to leave, bumped into the man's hard arms.

"How is it? Where did you get hit? Does it hurt?" Chu Xingchen quickly asked the confused little girl with concern and amusement.

Xin Baoer felt a little embarrassed when she heard it was Chu Xingchen. She bowed her head and apologized softly, "I'm sorry. I left in a hurry and didn't expect you to be outside the door."

"Are you in a hurry to ask Wangchuan for something?" Chu Xingchen said as he bent down and put his hand close to Xin Baoer's cheek.

Xin Baoer looked up in confusion when she heard that. She wanted a few things to decorate the house so that the house would have the atmosphere of the male owner's life, which might cause unnecessary suspicion. There was no need to alarm him about this matter.

The confusion in the little girl's eyes almost forced Chu Xingchen to say it back. She closed her eyes, suppressed the irritation in her eyes, and spoke again: "Shouldn't you ask me for my things? Don't I know better than Wang Chuan which things are commonly used and which are not?"

"That's right, then have you brought it?" Xin Baoer seemed to have figured it out and asked.

Chu Xingchen shook the big package in his hand with satisfaction, and said with a smile in his eyes: "Let's go inside and see if it's okay."

As he said that, he pushed open the door, walked into the yard first, and entered Xin Baoer's room without stopping.

"This guy is getting more and more comfortable entering my room." Xin Baoer shook her head, smiled weakly, and followed him in.