Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 118 Thank you for helping me be the villain

It took Xin Baoer and her companions two full hours to rush back with their bags.

Xin Baoer had been walking for two hours and was already exhausted. She put the things down and handed them to Lancao and the other two to deal with, and then paid no more attention to them.

She sat down on the chair and didn't want to get up anymore. Mother Lin knew that her daughter was always pampered, so she prepared hot water early and brought it to her promptly.

As her sore feet entered the warm water, Xin Baoer shuddered. If it weren't for Mother Lin holding her feet, the water would have spilled all over.

"Lancao is becoming more and more unruly. How can we let her walk so much? Look, her feet are covered with blisters. They need to be pricked soon, but the pain will last for a few days." Mother Lin kneaded Xin Baoer's feet underwater while nagging Lancao.

Xin Baoer just listened with a smile and didn't respond. She bought a lot of small items today. Lancao was probably very excited at the moment. She pretended not to hear anyone scolding her.

After lunch, Xin Baoer remembered that she had forgotten to draw the drawings she promised to Mo Xuan Yifan. She didn't care about the pain in her feet and moved to the study room step by step with a grin.

Chu Xingchen didn't take a lunch break. When he saw Xin Baoer limping in, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up to greet her.

"If you are injured, just lie down and don't move. Why are you walking around?" His blaming tone could not hide his concern.

"I'm not that delicate, but Mother Lin feels sorry for me, so she applied medicine and bandaged it. Just leave it there and it will be fine tomorrow. I've never seen a farmer who gets blisters on his hands today and then doesn't work tomorrow." Xin Baoer said indifferently.

"That's a wrong idea." Chu Xingchen couldn't argue with her. Seeing that she was grimacing in pain but still trying to be stubborn, he simply leaned over, picked her up, and strode towards the lounge.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Put me down. I still have to draw." Xin Baoer was startled and couldn't help yelling. Her usual gentle and quiet appearance disappeared, and she became a lot more lively.

Xin Baoer looks weak. Even when she loses her temper and says infuriating words, she always looks a little aggrieved. If she wants to act pitiful, she doesn't need any acting skills and can do it easily.

But most of the time, Xin Baoer was gentle and quiet, with a calm expression. Chu Xingchen felt warm in his heart when he thought that he was the only one who had seen her panic and scream, as well as her confident and complacent look.

"Aren't you tired after running all morning? Don't you have the habit of taking a lunch break? Just rest here for a while. Yifan has something to do today and can only come tomorrow. There's no rush."

Chu Xingchen carefully put her on the bed. Regardless of her struggles, he took off her shoes and socks and put them away. He then pulled the quilt over her and wrapped her up. He sternly ordered, "Go to sleep!"

Xin Baoer couldn't help but shut up and complained silently in her heart, "What? The gentle and gentle Jia Gongzi is simply arbitrary and a tyrant."

But Xin Baoer was indeed tired. After mumbling for a while, her breathing gradually became longer.

After she fell into a deep sleep, Chu Xingchen patiently covered her with the quilt that had been torn apart, and then quietly returned to the desk to continue dealing with his work.

Xin Baoer was woken up by Lancao's anxious voice at the door of the study, and the sound of knocking on the door was really loud.

Chu Xingchen immediately went over to open the door, hoping not to disturb the sleeping person, but Lancao was too unruly. As soon as she saw him, she started yelling, "Second Master, this is bad. My girl is missing."

"Shut up, stop making noise..."

"Your girl is not lost, you just disturbed her sweet dream and the delicious food flew away."

Before Chu Xingchen could finish his scolding, Xin Baoer's soft and sweet voice sounded behind him. Maybe she was not awake yet, the voice was very different from usual. Chu Xingchen felt a numbness in his heart and couldn't help but look back.

The girl stood barefoot beside the screen, her body lazily leaning on the screen, her eyes half open, as if she would fall asleep in the next second.

"Girl." Lancao saw Xin Baoer and was about to rush in.

"Get out." Chu Xingchen finally frowned and scolded.

The low and cold voice finally calmed Lancao down. She lowered her head and walked out of the door, with panic showing on her face.

Chu Xingchen closed the door with a cold face, turned around and walked a few steps to the screen. Xin Baoer had already sat back on the bed.

"Do you want to sleep a little longer?" The voice returned to its usual gentle tone, very low and pleasant.

"How long have I slept?" Xin Baoer asked in a daze.

"Less than half an hour, it's still early."

"I'm not going to sleep anymore. I can't fall asleep at night if I sleep too much. It's because I'm too idle. I must find something to do after this winter." Xin Baoer stretched very inelegantly and shook her head, as if she wanted to wake herself up.

Normally, Chu Xingchen's personality should be very conventional. He would at least feel uncomfortable with Xin Baoer's behavior, if not contempt. But on the contrary, not only was he not disgusted, he even felt it was very cute. This is probably what is called preference.

When a person is just a stranger or an acquaintance, then you will definitely look at her according to your code of conduct. But once the position of this person in your heart becomes different, then all her behaviors are filtered in your eyes, and you will not like her no matter how you look at her.

Xin Baoer probably has this kind of status in Chu Xingchen's heart now, but in Xin Baoer's eyes, Chu Xingchen may, perhaps, just be regarded as a very friendly big brother, no different from her second brother.

"Let your little maid come in and serve you?" Chu Xingchen asked gently.

"She might be so scared by you that she is clinging to the door frame and crying. I don't know if she can still work?" Xin Baoer joked.

Chu Xingchen twitched the corner of his mouth, not knowing what to say. Although he didn't think there was anything wrong in scolding a servant who didn't know the rules, scolding someone else's maid in front of her master was somewhat like meddling in other people's business.

"It's okay. Thank you for helping me play the bad guy. The little girl has been a little bit naughty and noisy recently." Xin Baoer smiled mischievously and said nonchalantly.

"Let her in, I need to wash up." Xin Baoer said very naturally.

"Okay," Chu Xingchen responded naturally. He walked to the door and opened it. He saw Lancao lying on the door frame motionless. He suddenly wanted to laugh. He coughed and said seriously, "You girls need to wash up. Fetch some water and come in to serve."

Lancao's body trembled, and she jumped up as if she was frightened. She responded quickly and ran away.

"You are a little too lively. When you leave here, I will find some more stable people to serve you."

He shook his head, feeling somewhat disgusted with the orchid.

"She's not as bad as you think. At least her loyalty is unquestionable, and she wasn't so restless at home. Maybe our family's current environment makes it difficult for her to remain stable?" Xin Baoer felt that she should vindicate her maid. After all, with such a girl making trouble, life would be more lively.

When Lancao came back, she was very cautious when entering the house, like a thief. She wished she could fly so that her footsteps would make no sound.

Xin Baoer smiled and waved at her, and Lancao quickened her pace.

Lancao was still very cautious in her actions. She put the basin away quickly, wrung out a towel and came over to wipe Xin Baoer's face and hands. She remained silent the whole time and did not dare to say a word.

"Are you so afraid of him?" Xin Baoer teased her deliberately.

"Shh! Miss, I'm sorry. Did I cause you any trouble? I will keep my tail between my legs in the future and never lift it up again." Lancao said almost in a whisper, her eyes vigilantly glancing in the direction of Chu Xingchen from time to time.

"Well, my Cao'er is indeed very conscious. But there's no need to be overly cautious. The Second Master is a good person. You should be more considerate in the future." Xin Baoer also whispered in Lancao's ear.

Lancao nodded and retreated obediently.

"Talk bad about me?"

Isn't it a bit disrespectful to him that the master and servant are discussing him in his private territory without paying attention to others?

"How can I? I'm praising you."

Xin Baoer answered sincerely. She really thought he was a good guy, good-looking, soft-spoken, and willing to listen to her opinions. He was a bit like the eldest brother of the Xin family. However, Mo Xuan Yifan's ruffian-like spirit was very similar to the second brother of the Xin family, except that he was not as patient as her second brother.