Yi Xin as a concubine

After seeing off the bride, having the wedding banquet, and seeing off the guests, the Xin family was busy for half a day to clean up the mess left after the wedding banquet.

But all this had nothing to do with Xin Baoer. She still remembered what her elder sister had promised her, and was eagerly waiting for her to bring someone over.

The waiting process was anxious. I hoped that the older sister would bring the person over, but I was also afraid that strangers would come. Nothing had happened yet, but I was already very conflicted.

Xin Feng'er has always been decisive and efficient. She does what she says. Soon she came in with a few maids dressed in the maid uniforms of the Xin mansion.

"Sister Bao'er, these are the maids who served the noble ladies at that time. They heard everything those ladies said clearly. Let them tell you."

She then gave the maids a few instructions, asking them to tell the truth, and then sat down and gulped down two large cups of tea before putting the cups down, tidying her clothes and hair, and instantly transformed herself into the elegant and dignified eldest lady of the Zhu family.

The maids, who had been acting casually at first, immediately became serious when they saw the eldest lady's look, and prepared to reply in an orderly manner, which surprised Xin Baoer, who was sitting nearby.

Without anyone telling them what to do, the maids told them what they heard and saw in a very orderly manner one after another in a simple and clear manner.

"Miss Sun asked Miss Li who the lady standing at the door was and why she had never seen her before."

"The same goes for Miss Wu and Miss Wei. They both asked who you are. They have never seen you before."

"The second young lady of the Wei family is good friends with the ninth young lady. This young lady is also the biological sister of the eldest brother of the Wei family who is currently discussing marriage with the ninth young lady. She has seen you before, so she introduced your identity to the other young ladies."

"Oh, then how did she introduce me?" Xin Baoer tried her best to keep her tone steady and not show timidity in front of the little maid. After asking, she couldn't help but look timidly in the direction of the elder sister.

Xin Feng'er was pleased to see that her sister had finally realized that she had to act like a lady. Although it was still a bit childish, it did not stop Xin Feng'er from being so happy. So she nodded in agreement.

Xin Baoer felt a little secretly happy when she was recognized, and the tension in her heart was reduced a little.

"Miss Wei didn't say anything special. She just introduced you as the eighth lady of the Xin family's main branch." The maid replied respectfully after hearing the question.

Hearing this, Xin Baoer suddenly felt a little bored. They were all maids, and their indentures were in the hands of their masters. No matter how cowardly and timid Xin Baoer was, she was still their master, and an extremely favored master at that. Even if she heard something bad, she probably wouldn't dare to say it directly.

Just when she was about to let them go, a little girl, who looked about eleven or twelve years old, looked at the majestic eldest lady, then looked at the delicate and weak eighth lady, and said tremblingly:

"My lady, I was assigned to serve Miss Zhang. I heard something, but I wonder if I can tell you."

The masters of the Xin family are very nice people and will not punish anyone casually, but seeing how fragile the Eighth Miss is, she was a little afraid to say it out loud and make her sad.

Xin Feng'er narrowed her eyes and looked at Xin Bao'er hesitantly. She naturally knew who this young lady from the Zhang family was. This Zhang family was really confusing.

When the brother failed in a blind date, he started spreading rumors about Baoer's sister outside. The sister even came to Xin's house and made up rumors about her daughter. He really deserves to be punished.

It seems that the previous warning was not enough. I have to go to my father and husband to complain.

Sister Baoer has been well protected since she was young, so it is better not to let her know about these bad things. Thinking of this, she said, "That Miss Zhang is a brainless person. There is nothing worth listening to what she said. Come on, all of you go down and collect the reward."

"Sister, I want to listen." There was a firmness in Xin Baoer's pretended calm voice, and her deer eyes were fixed on Xin Fenger, as if she was determined to cry in front of you if you don't agree.

Xin Feng'er surrendered instantly, nodded helplessly, and signaled the other maids to go down, leaving only the youngest maid.

"Go ahead." Xin Feng'er gave the maid a compromising order, then looked at Xin Bao'er worriedly.

"That girl from the Zhang family said...said that the Eighth Girl is a vulgar person who has no mother's education and can't do anything. Apart from having a...a...a foxy face, she is useless."

The servant girl spoke in a lower voice, her eyes secretly glancing at Eighth Young Miss, thinking to herself that she had done her best to speak in a positive way, and if she were to repeat the words verbatim, Eighth Young Miss would be even more unbearable, and she might even be the first servant in the Xin Mansion to be punished for making the young lady cry.

"Anyone else agree?"

Xin Baoer asked curiously. She felt that these words were much less unpleasant than the insults from the school bullies in her previous life. If the insults were all of this level, then the people outside might not be as scary as she imagined.

I wonder how she would feel if she knew that the little girl had already filtered it for her.

However, this bizarre idea of ​​choosing the lesser of two evils is probably something that only a poor little girl like Xin Baoer, who has been abused for a long time, would use to amuse herself.

In fact, it is not Xin Baoer's fault that she didn't understand. Her original body was a person who hardly ever left the house. The masters and servants in the mansion were all in harmony. The vicious things she knew were all told to her by her own mother.

Xin Rubao, who came from a later generation, didn't quite understand these ancient ladies. Their greatest viciousness was not in their words, but in those shameful and shady means they used. They had to observe the virtues and precepts of women on the surface, so they couldn't actually say very vicious words.

"There are... there are several young ladies around her, all of whom are illegitimate children of families whose status is not as high as that of Master Zhang."

Although the little maid was surprised that the Eighth Miss would ask this, she still answered obediently.

"Okay, I got it. You can go down too." Xin Feng'er ordered.

After the little maid left, Xin Feng'er looked at her sister who was always weak and crybaby and found that she didn't cry this time. For a moment, she was unsure whether this incident had caused much harm to her sister.

"Well, sister Baoer, that lady surnamed Zhang is the sister of Mr. Zhang who went on a blind date last time. With such an unreliable brother, it is obvious that the sister is not a good person either. We should not be angry with such people. Let father and your brother-in-law vent your anger for you later."

"I'm fine, big sister."

"Is it really okay?"

"Yeah." Seeing that her elder sister was worried about her, Xin Baoer nodded heavily.

"That's good, that's good. It seems that the training in the past few months has paid off. We need to go out more often and meet more people. It's not like we don't look good enough."

"Get to know everyone in the family first, and then I'll take you out to see the gatherings for viewing flowers and the moon, and the gatherings where the young ladies play the piano, paint, and write poems. As you get to know more people, you won't be afraid anymore."

"It's not easy for us women to live in this world. If you don't stand up for yourself, you will be bullied when you get married. Take your brother-in-law's family for example. They are very good to me, but even though they are so good to me, your brother-in-law has concubines and aunts in his room."

"You should understand my character. With my character, I will always give those people a hard time. If you really become someone's concubine, can you guarantee that you will meet a mistress who is more generous than me? So, if you really want to marry as a concubine, your life will only be more difficult. You must be stronger to protect yourself. Do you understand?"

Xin Baoer sat there quietly like a good child, listening carefully to her elder sister's plans for her. She felt an indescribable touch in her heart, a warmth that she had not felt in more than ten years of her previous life.

"Of course we are not afraid of being bullied outside. We have many children in the Xin family, and they all protect each other. No matter if we offend officials or businessmen, as long as we don't take the initiative to cause trouble, there will be people to support you."

"You seem to be in good spirits today. I'd like to say one more thing. You really need to think carefully about the matter of being a concubine. Not many families have a backyard as peaceful as ours. Any family you pick out will have a big drama. Your second sister has the most say in this. Fighting wits and courage every day is not a life for human beings."

Having said this, Xin Feng'er looked at Xin Bao'er again, afraid that she would be scared by saying such serious things.

But when she looked at her, Xin Feng'er realized that the little girl was looking at her with a confused expression. She was obviously very sleepy, with tears in the corners of her eyes. She sighed helplessly, and she didn't know how much of what she had just said was heard by her.

Thinking that she had been nagged enough today, she couldn't bear to let the little girl get tired, so she stood up and called Mother Lin and Lancao to come in and serve Xin Baoer, then went to the main courtyard to say goodbye to her parents.