Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 121 The Truth

After Xin Baoer said this, she was very nervous and wanted to explain a few words, but she saw that the man who should have been angry suddenly laughed, and it was the kind of knowing smile from the inside out.

"You are not that old, why do you have so many weird ideas?"

Xin Baoer was silent, wondering if this man was maddened by her words.

"I originally wanted to find a suitable time to tell you slowly, but since you took the initiative to bring it up, I'll tell you in advance so that you don't get too excited and stop growing taller."

"Want to hear a story?"

Xin Baoer blinked her big wet eyes, her expression was cute, but her heart was madly outputting. When she saw this sentence in the novel, it was when a big secret was about to be revealed. Would she listen? The more she knew, the faster she would die.

But before she could prepare herself mentally, Chu Xingchen's gentle voice rang out.

"The Chu royal family of the previous dynasty has never been prosperous. By the time of my father's generation, there were only three brothers. My father was born into an orthodox family and was positioned as the crown prince since he was a child. Although my grandfather was not a tyrant, his ability was limited. In order not to be feared by my father, my father hid his incompetence at the request of my grandmother Huang. Therefore, he was inevitably restrained in doing things. As a result, my brother and I were stolen by the servants of the Second Uncle and the palace as soon as we were born, and we were sent away separately. My brother was found soon, but I became a wanderer among the people."

"Brother?" Xin Baoer was puzzled. Was her memory wrong? In her memory, the late prince clearly only left one son?

"Yes, you heard it right. My brother and I are twins. I was seven years old when I was found. Because I was wandering around and was hungry, I was very thin and looked only four or five years old. I also had no literacy skills. My parents were afraid that I would be excluded, so they claimed that I was my brother's book boy. They would only make my identity public after I adapted to life in the palace."

"My mother was gentle, my father was loving, and my brother was tolerant. That year or so was the most peaceful and happy time I've ever had. Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. The Ning bandits used tough means to break into Shengjing City with overwhelming force. The world changed hands. My brother and I were able to survive because of my grandfather's reputation. We lived in this big and terrifying house for ten years."

Xin Baoer imagined the pitiful appearance of two children, aged seven or eight, huddled in a corner of the huge room every night, listening to the sound of the wind, rain, thunder, and all sorts of strange noises. She felt sympathetic, and her pair of tender white hands silently reached out from under the quilt, slowly climbed onto the back of the man's hand, and patted it gently to comfort him.

Xin Baoer didn't know how to comfort someone, especially such a big man. She made this move just thinking about how she wanted others to treat her when she was sad, and then she did it subconsciously.

Chu Xingchen felt a chill on the back of his hand, and then he met the girl's sympathetic eyes. He couldn't help but want to laugh. After so many years, he could hardly remember how he felt at that time.

He took her slightly cold little hand into his warm big palm and continued to tell the story.

"When he was eighteen, my grandfather took on the pressure and arranged for my brother to marry a wife, Xiang Qing."

"Wait, wait, your brother married Xiang Qing, so she is your sister-in-law, and Xiaobao is your nephew?" Xin Baoer stood up excitedly, and the quilt covering her body slipped instantly.

The slender figure was vaguely visible under the loose and thin pajamas. The 15-year-old girl had not fully grown up yet, and she looked young and sweet.

Chu Xingchen's ears turned red. He quickly grabbed the quilt and wrapped the man again. He used a little force with his hands and pushed the man back onto the bed.

Xin Baoer was in a state of mental confusion at the moment and did not notice Chu Xingchen's abnormality. She still looked at him in disbelief.

Chu Xingchen was a little embarrassed at first, but when he saw her silly look, he couldn't help but laugh and couldn't help ruffling her messy hair.

"Why are you so surprised? So you don't have to worry about destroying anyone's family. You are the only one I want. I don't want the others. If they can be used by us, we will definitely promise them a future. If not, we will let them go free after we leave."

Xin Baoer was still thinking about what Chu Xingchen said before. She didn't hear much of what he just said. She even asked stupidly, "Xiang Qing is your sister-in-law, then where is your brother?"

When Chu Xingchen heard her question, he knew that all the heartfelt words he had just said were in vain. It was a pity that he was a little nervous.

But looking at her thin little body, still a child who has not yet awakened, I thought there was no need to rush, just take it slow, after all, I see her in front of me every day, she won't run away.

However, Chu Xingchen would never have thought at this time that the weak girl he had been protecting under his wings would one day leave him in order to protect more people, and would be away for several years.

He smiled helplessly, then started talking again based on her question.

"My brother has been in poor health since he was young. He was trapped here with little food and clothing. The servants who were originally loyal to him saw no hope for a long time and gradually stopped caring about him. As a result, he spent half a year in bed. My grandfather insisted that he get married because he wanted someone to take care of him."

"Although Xiang Qing is the legitimate daughter of the Xiang family, she is also an orphan. The Xiang family owes my grandfather a huge favor. My grandfather has been upright all his life, but Xiang Qing was obtained by him in order to repay the favor."

"Big Brother is gentle, modest, considerate and tolerant. No one would dislike such a passionate man. Xiang Qing, who was originally full of resentment, is no exception. After marriage, the two of them lived a very loving life. Until Xiaobao was born, Big Brother's health was already exhausted and there was no way to save him."

"Dead?" Xin Baoer asked stupidly.

Chu Xingchen nodded, and his voice couldn't help but be a little sad when he thought of his elder brother who was kind and gentle to everyone.

"After my eldest brother left, in order for my sister-in-law and children to survive, I had no choice but to take on my brother's identity, survive for him, and take care of his wife and children."

"Does the lady know that you are not?" Xin Baoer asked hesitantly.

"I know, but Xiaobao doesn't know yet. I was planning to tell him on his birthday. It's time for him to start education. He should have started at the age of three. Xiang Qing felt sorry for him because he had suffered a lot since he was a child, so she stopped me." Chu Xingchen frowned as he spoke, looking very distressed.

"Yes, he is a little small." Not even four years old.

"He has a different identity. He is the most legitimate heir to the Chu royal family."

Chu Xingchen spoke very seriously, leaving Xin Baoer unable to refute his words. At that time, the monarchy was still a hereditary system. Even though Chu Xingchen was the heir of the former crown prince, he had never properly worshipped his ancestors or been included in the family tree. It was clearly not right to say so.

"Oh, that's not right. If she knows you're not your brother, why is she still so hostile to me? Could it be that she has transferred her feelings?" Xin Baoer covered her mouth and exclaimed, then she muttered to herself: "When she called Achen, there was a bit of intimacy between husband and wife."

Chu Xingchen was speechless. He patted Xin Baoer's forehead and said, "My eldest brother's name is Chu Haochen, and I'm Chu Xingchen. After my eldest brother left, Xiang Qing was busy taking care of Xiaobao at first, and she didn't do anything special. But over time, her personality began to change. She regarded me as a substitute for my eldest brother. She felt that since I had taken over his identity, I should live like him."

"Later, my grandfather said that I was old, and it was not proper for me to spend so much time with my sister-in-law, so he planned to arrange a marriage for me, but for the time being, I could only enter as a concubine~"

"My father just happened to ask you for help, so you chose me?"

Before Chu Xingchen could finish his words, Xin Baoer interrupted him as if she had suddenly understood something.

"What are you guessing? I'm a little confused about this. You were the person my grandfather chose for me from the beginning. I don't know when and where he knew about you. In fact, before your father asked for help, my grandfather had planned to let you pass through the thief Ning. After all, my identity is sensitive, and anyone who can come in here must have a clear path." Chu Xingchen said this honestly without hiding anything.

Seeing that his attitude was sincere and not fake, Xin Baoer suppressed her doubts and returned to the previous topic.

"So the way she looks at you now is so complicated, with a mixture of love and hate. Most likely, she thinks that you are being intimate with another woman in front of your brother's face. In her eyes, your brother is betraying her, right?"

"It seems so!" Chu Xingchen said with a helpless look on his face.

This is simply an unexpected disaster for him!

Ugh!