Yi Xin as a concubine

When Xin Ling'er saw her favorite sister waving at her, she immediately threw away her guilt and helplessness, and almost jumped to Xin Bao'er.

While excitedly calling "Eighth Sister", he stretched out his chubby little hands and hugged Xin Baoer.

Seeing this, Xin Baoer subconsciously wanted to avoid it. It had been three months since she came here, and she had just begun to accept Lin Mama and Lancao's close proximity. Even the second-class maids in the courtyard did not dare to get too close to her.

Seeing her young lady's discomfort, Mother Lin calmly stood up, stopped Xin Ling'er, and led her to sit in the seat opposite Xin Bao'er.

Seeing that she was guided so easily, Xin Baoer felt relieved and a little amused at the same time. This girl Xin Ling'er was really as innocent and easy to coax as the original owner remembered.

In the original owner’s memory, she was the closest sister to her, which might be related to the fact that both of them were “oddballs” in the mansion.

Xin Baoer learned to be timid and cowardly from Aunt Li. She didn't like to socialize with others and liked to show off her literary talent, so she had trouble getting along with her other sisters.

Xin Ling'er is only two months younger than her. Unlike her weak sister, Xin Ling'er has had a good appetite since childhood. When she was young, she was like a white and plump glutinous rice dumpling. When she grew up, she became much plumper than other girls.

However, the masters of the Xin family all have good genes. Although Xin Ling'er is fat, her facial features are extremely delicate. This is what she inherited from her mother, the second wife Hua. Her second aunt is a mixed-race beauty brought back from the frontier by her second uncle, who has half foreign blood.

Xin Baoer couldn't help but think that if this ninth sister lost weight, she would definitely be a beauty.

The two chatted casually about their respective situations during this period. Xin Ling'er was a talkative person, and soon Xin Bao'er, who was not good at socializing, felt a little overwhelmed. She could only end the conversation hastily and lead everyone to the flower hall where the family banquet was held.

When she reached the door of the flower hall and heard the noise inside, Xin Baoer could not help but stop. She subconsciously resisted such a crowded and noisy environment. Before she could prepare herself mentally, Xin Linger had already lifted the curtain and walked in.

The open curtain suddenly exposed Xin Baoer to everyone. Xin Baoer felt her calves beginning to tremble, but she was already at the door, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk in with stiff legs.

After all, she had received so many years of education, and she still couldn't do such an impolite thing as running away in front of her elders.

Sitting at the sisters' table in order of seniority, Xin Baoer suppressed the fear in her heart and tried her best to control herself from showing any uneasiness or panic. She sat obediently on the round stool and glanced at the sisters out of the corner of her eye.

The Xin family is wealthy and has many children, and there are four of them who are about her age.

There were the tenth-born Xin Die'er, the concubine daughter of Aunt Xiao from the first house, the ninth-born Xin Ling'er, the sixth-born Xin Zhen'er, the concubine daughter of the second house, and the seventh-born Xin Miao'er, the seventh-born Xin Miao'er from the third house. The rest were still young kids, and the youngest, the sixteenth-born daughter of the third house, was even in his arms.

The Xin family has five married daughters. The two eldest daughters are both legitimate. The eldest sister, Xin Feng'er, married into the Zhu family, a merchant family of equal status. She became the head of the household as soon as she entered the family. She has been married for more than ten years and has three sons, breaking the Zhu family's curse of only one son for three generations. She is very confident in her husband's family and can almost have her say.

The second sister, Xin Huang'er, has been a famous beauty in Shengjing City since she was a child. Different from Xin Bao'er's beauty like a delicate flower, her beauty is ostentatious and aggressive, which makes people unforgettable and think about it like crazy.

Because of his great fame, he was targeted by the eunuchs who were out of the palace to look for beauties for the emperor. After a lot of arguing, in order to protect his family's safety, he had to bid farewell to his family and enter the palace alone.

Xin Huang'er is obviously not a simple little white rabbit. Later, the Xin family received news that the emperor wanted to confer the title of Si Meiren on her, but somehow, the imperial edict from across the world conferred the title of Prince's Consort on Xin Huang'er.

Master Yin felt sorry for his second daughter who was forced to become someone's concubine. He had helped the Prince's Mansion a lot over the years, which made his daughter's status in the Prince's Mansion rise continuously. Now she has been the favored concubine for more than ten years, and she has the prince's eldest son and a beloved little princess. Her status is even higher than that of the Crown Princess.

The Xin family's eldest branch has become increasingly wealthy over the years, largely because of this daughter. Now the Xin family has obviously been tied to the prince's boat, and they prosper together and suffer together.

The other three sisters who have already married are all from the second and third wives.

The third sister married a scholar from a wealthy local family. He was a very ambitious man and now was an official. The third sister followed her husband to take up his post. Although the new emperor valued military power over literature and suppressed scholars, the emperor was far away and the sister lived a prosperous life.

The fourth and fifth sisters were both born out of wedlock, and they married into families of equal status. With the help of their mother's family's wealth, they lived a neither good nor bad life.

Now the marriage of the sixth sister has been decided, and they are just waiting for the wedding date. The seventh sister has also found someone suitable, and even the fat beauty Xin Ling'er has found a suitable family. Only Xin Bao'er has no one interested in her...

Thinking of this, Xin Baoer felt like a heavy stone was pressing down on her already weak little heart, making it difficult for her to breathe for a while.

She had just started to live more comfortably in her own little courtyard, and the plan of accepting the Xin family's relatives had not even been put on the agenda. Now she was faced with coming of age and getting married.

Suddenly I felt that the road in this strange world was more difficult than that in my previous life. If I had persisted in my previous life, it would have been easy for me to get into a good university with my grades. Then I would have applied to a school far away from home and maybe I could have gotten rid of those nightmares.

Now she regretted not holding on. She had been determined to end it all and had gathered up the courage for a long time before she took that slight leap. Now she was scared when she thought about it. If she were asked to do it again, she would not be able to do it no matter what.

"Wuwuwu, little Fourteen is so naughty, give me back the meatballs, wuwuwu..."

The crying of a child brought Xin Baoer back to her troubled mood. She frowned. The crying made her even more irritated. She simply put down her chopsticks and watched the maids and old women swarming around to coax the two little kids.

Little Fourteen and Little Fifteen are a pair of illegitimate twins from the second wife's family. They are now just five years old. As they are the only pair of twins in the Xin family, everyone loves them very much and pays more attention to them. As a result, they are raised to be a little spoiled and they quarrel all the time, which is a real headache for everyone.

It is said that the two little girls' aunt was tortured by them and suffered terribly. Every day when she opened her eyes, there were endless lawsuits. She used to be quite "motivated", but now she has been tortured to the point of declaring: "I don't want any more children, not even sons!"

How sad it is!

Of course, these gossips about the various rooms and courtyards were usually told by Lancao to cheer her up. Although she didn't feel bored, there was a kind of boredom called "your maid thinks you are bored!"

Xin Baoer finally didn't make it to the end of the banquet. She used the excuse of feeling unwell to hurriedly flee from that densely populated place where she had difficulty breathing. Everyone in the family knew her temper and no one forced her to do anything. They just watched her leave with a kind smile.

But such attention without a trace of malice made her feel uneasy. She almost ran away. When she arrived at her own courtyard, her body and face were covered with sweat.

Mother Lin followed Xin Baoer breathlessly, her face covered with sweat. Thinking that her young lady must be feeling unwell, she signaled Lancao to follow her, and she asked the maids to prepare water for her young lady to bathe.

After a busy time, Xin Baoer immersed herself in the warm water. Wrapped in the warm water, she felt like she was alive again and couldn't help but let out a long breath.

Lancao, who was preparing pajamas for the young lady behind the screen, heard her young lady's sigh of relief and couldn't help but joked, "Young lady has just met her brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, but she seems to have been to a den of wolves. She is completely exhausted."

"You little bitch, you're talking nonsense again. You dare to make up stories about the master just because the young lady has a good temper." Mother Lin got herself ready and walked into the house when she heard Lancao talking nonsense again. She quickly scolded her.

Seeing that she was caught, Lancao quickly stuck out her tongue and took the nightgown to the young lady to the bathroom. After helping the young lady wipe her back and wash her hair, she helped her dress up and then helped her into the inner room. She took a dry towel and wrung the young lady's hair, which was much more active than usual, and Xin Baoer, who was in a bad mood, laughed.