Yi Xin as a concubine

The chorus of summer cicadas made the timid beauty, who was already sleeping uneasy, frown deeply, and her eyes, as weak as cicada wings, trembled slightly.

"Miss, are you awake?" Lancao opened the door and walked into the inner room.

"very noisy."

Xin Baoer opened her eyelids with great difficulty. She had just woken up and was still confused as to where she was. Her every move was no longer as submissive as usual. Under the glow of the warm afternoon sun, she looked delicate and charming, alluring without realizing it.

Looking at her young lady's natural charm, Lancao couldn't help but feel envious and worried.

Rumor has it that the young lady has seductive eyes, is like a fox or a demon, and is born to bring disaster to the people and the country. There is some truth to this.

Suddenly I had a thought that it would be better for the young lady to remain timid and cowardly, at least she could live longer.

After helping the young lady wash and change her clothes, the master and servant walked out of the inner room.

Xin Baoer still remembers that a little girl in the yard said yesterday that several lotus flowers in the lotus pond had bloomed, and they were pink and tender and very cute. Xin Baoer plans to go and see them today.

As soon as spring went by, summer rushed in without giving people any time to adapt. As soon as Xin Baoer went out, the heat wave hit her hard, almost making her retreat back into the yard.

Otherwise, there would be a trace of obsession in her heart supporting her and she really didn't want to go out.

The lotus pond was relatively close to the courtyard of the second wife's house. The master and his two servants tried their best to walk under the shade of the trees towards the lotus pond. When they walked behind the pavilion on one side of the lotus pond, a sharp cry suddenly came from the courtyard of the second wife's house.

Xin Baoer, who was carefully avoiding the moss by the pond, was frightened by the cry and slipped, and her body involuntarily fell towards the pond. Fortunately, Lancao had been staring at her delicate young lady and quickly pulled her back.

Xin Baoer was still in shock, and was helped into the pavilion by Mother Lin and Lancao. She sat next to the beauty near the pool, and only then did she feel relieved.

"Wuwuwu, Madam, you have to take care of Zhen'er. The Hou family has gone too far. Zhen'er's face is so swollen that it's unbearable to look at. Wuwuwu, my poor daughter! Wuwuwu..."

"Miss, why don't we go back?"

The noise in the yard was very loud, so Xin Baoer and the others could naturally hear it. Mother Lin felt that it was inappropriate for them to sit there, as if they were eavesdropping on other people's conversations.

Xin Baoer also felt a little embarrassed. Just as she was about to get up and go back, she heard Xin Zhener's aunt Zheng speaking at the top of her lungs again.

"Our Zhen'er just said a few fair words for her eighth sister, but she was caught by her unruly sister-in-law and vicious mother-in-law, and slapped hard several times. Zhen'er has only been married for less than a month. How is she going to live in the future? Wuwuwu..."

Xin Baoer's foot, which she had just raised, froze in place, and she stood there with her back stiff, neither sitting back nor leaving.

The crying in the yard was intermittent, mixed with some people's persuasion and scolding. The voices of other people were relatively low and Xin Baoer could not hear clearly, but Aunt Zheng's voice did not diminish.

"Madam, the Eighth Miss is the treasure of the family, but our Zhen'er is not a weed either. There are also the Fifth Miss and the Sixth Miss. It's already not easy for them to live in their husband's house, and now it's even worse. Look at the other ladies who are still dating, and now there is no progress. Madam, you should also love the other ladies!"

When Mother Lin heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she hurried to see her young lady, only to find that her young lady was pale, trembling and about to collapse.

"Miss, let's go back!" Mother Lin kept persuading her.

Xin Baoer looked at Mother Lin and Lancao. The worry in their eyes was so obvious that Xin Baoer forced out a pale and weak smile with difficulty.

However, he did not go back as Mother Lin said, but walked towards the gate of the second courtyard.

Seeing that she couldn't stop the incident, Mother Lin immediately signaled Lancao to go back and find the eldest lady, while she herself hurriedly supported the young lady's staggering body.

The closer you get, the clearer the sounds in the yard can be heard.

"Madam, Miss Eight is the daughter of the first house after all. It doesn't make sense for the daughters of the second and third houses to bear those rumors. Please persuade the first lady to marry her off or send her away far away so that she won't harm the daughters in the house anymore."

"Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about!" Hua was having a headache because of the quarrels between the concubines. As they kept talking in an increasingly outrageous manner, she could no longer bear it and yelled at them.

Hearing that Hua was angry, the concubines finally lowered their voices, but they were still sobbing.

"Aunt, please stop making a fuss. This has nothing to do with my eighth sister. It's all because my daughter is useless. She doesn't have the ability of an older sister and can't protect her own sister."

"Woooooooo..."

The mother and daughter hugged each other and burst into tears again.

"So it's all because of me? But what did I do wrong?"

Xin Baoer raised her hand to touch the aching corner of her eye, but ended up feeling something wet.

"Why can't you just cry? It's really useless!"

Mother Lin felt distressed when she heard him talking to himself like a lost soul. She whispered, "Miss, you didn't do anything wrong. You are also a victim. We won't listen to you anymore. Can we go back?"

Xin Baoer did not respond, but just walked forward with a weak step following the force of Mother Lin. Tears could not stop flowing, and her blurred vision was filled with Xin Zhener's red, swollen and miserable face.

Madam Cheng, the first wife, had just sent away her eldest daughter-in-law's family and was in a bad mood. She glared at her eldest son and turned around to see Lancao running towards her in a hurry. Her heart sank and she no longer had time to scold her daughter-in-law. She hurriedly asked what happened.

By the time Cheng came over with Mama Qi and a group of maids and servants, Xin Baoer had already been helped back to her bedroom by Mama Lin.

Seeing her daughter sitting on the bed in a daze, Cheng knew she couldn't get anything out of her, so she pulled Mother Lin aside to question her in detail.

Mother Lin told the first lady exactly what had happened.

"A bunch of idiots. Their daughter is not doing well and can't stand up on her own, yet they have the nerve to blame my Baoer. They really don't know what they are talking about. I'll go find them and I'll tear their mouths off."

The first lady cursed in hatred, and walked towards the second room with her men in a rage.

Not long after leaving the house, the first lady saw the second wife, Hua, and her personal maid, Iris, walking hurriedly towards them. Before they got close, the first lady saw the embarrassment on their faces.

"Sister-in-law, have you heard about this?"

"Tell me about your second room. Can't you talk behind closed doors? Why do you have to open the door and yell everywhere, as if you are afraid that Bao girl can't hear you? What are those concubines in your courtyard thinking?"

The eldest lady's temper had not yet subsided. She spoke without any embellishment and spoke directly and bluntly.

Second Madam Hua was also stunned. They had always been harmonious with each other and would discuss things together when there was something to discuss. It was rare for them to speak so harshly to each other like today.

"What happened, sister-in-law?"

"What's wrong? Baoya heard everything you said in the yard, and she's crying in her room now. Master hasn't come back yet, if he knew, I don't know how angry he would be. Oh! What's going on?"

When the eldest lady heard Hua's surprised voice, she calmed down and spoke in a way that sounded like an explanation and a complaint.

"What...what should I do?"

The second wife couldn't help but feel panicked when she heard this. Although the three families had already separated, Master Xin had always been very powerful in the Xin family, and Xin Baoer was of such a high status. Not to mention the Master, even if the second master knew about it, he would probably blame her.

At this moment, the Second Madam also wanted to cry like Aunt Zheng.

The two sisters-in-law looked at each other in silence, and at the same time smiled helplessly and bitterly.

In the evening, the three masters of the Xin family returned home and learned about what happened in the afternoon. The eldest master was very angry, and even the third wife Miao suffered an unexpected disaster. Several concubines from the second house who made trouble were punished.

Xin Baoer woke up in a daze the next morning and heard Lancao tell her about this incident. The little girl was gloating, thinking that someone had vented her anger for the young lady, but Xin Baoer felt very uncomfortable after hearing it.

She ate a few bites of breakfast in a daze, and then lost her appetite. Thinking of all the aunts being punished because of her, she felt a little uneasy.

She is timid, not stupid. The head of the family hates injustice the most. As the saying goes, "It is not the lack of wealth that is worrying, but the inequality." They are all Xin family girls. Rumors are rampant. Xin Baoer, who is at the center of the rumors, is protected by layers of protection, while other daughters have become the target of public criticism, being beaten, scolded, and even having their engagements broken off. This is "inequality."

Women are weak by nature, but they become strong when they become mothers. Those aunts would naturally give up everything for their own daughters, sacrificing one daughter to make a dozen others happy, especially when their own daughter is among the dozen. They think it is a sure win business.

If my father and uncles always protect her and suppress the concubines, their resentment towards her will grow stronger and the final result will definitely be unrest in the family.

Thinking of this, Xin Baoer could no longer sit still. She put on a coat suitable for meeting guests and hurried towards her father's study.