Yi Xin as a concubine

"Lian Rong, right? Since you are young and know how to protect your master, I will not punish you for your negligence last night. From now on, you will take good care of your daughter."

Seeing Lianrong nodding repeatedly with tears of gratitude, he continued.

"Bao'er has always been obedient and doesn't want to make her family worry. She will definitely wake up. Xi'er, you stay here and look after my sister for me. I can't be out for too long. If anything happens, notify me as soon as possible."

"Yes, Xier has noted it down!"

After Xin Huang'er gave instructions to the two maids, she sent all the extra people out. She sat in front of the bed, touched her sister's raised scar, and talked with heartache for a long time before she led people out of Xin Bao'er's room with great concern.

"Your humble servant pays his respects to the Concubine." Aunt Meng and a group of female officials and maids from the Chuxiu Palace had been waiting at the door for some time. When they saw someone coming out, they hurriedly paid their respects and bowed.

Xin Huang'er glanced at the female officials standing in front and coldly asked them to stand up.

"My sister has had a bad health since she was young. I'd like to trouble you aunts to take care of her, Xier~"

After Xin Huang'er finished speaking, she looked at everyone threateningly, and then she did not stay and left quickly with her people.

As soon as Concubine Xi left, Xier took out a few silver bills from her bosom and put them into the hands of several female officials.

She said with a smile: "Thank you all for your hard work, the Concubine will remember you all."

"Thank you, Queen Concubine, for the reward!" Aunt Meng and others hurriedly knelt outside the door to express their gratitude.

Seeing this, Xier smiled with satisfaction and said, "You all are busy now, Xier would not bother you any more, but the master ordered me to look after my young lady, and I may have to trouble you again later, so I hope you can give me some convenience. I thank you on behalf of the master."

Xier's words were polite and decent, neither humble nor arrogant, which made people feel neither disgusted nor ignored. After all, the prince was still the prince, and the prince's favorite concubines naturally did not dare to neglect him, so they all nodded in agreement very happily.

Xier respectfully sent everyone away before turning back to the house to look after Xin Baoer with Lianrong.

"Go eat something first. I'm here. I can only stay here for two or three days. After that, you'll have to take care of my Eighth Miss. If you get sick, my mother will be even more worried."

Xier pulled up Lianrong, who was kneeling in front of Xin Baoer's bed with a look of self-blame and regret on her face, and pushed her out of the door after coaxing and deceiving her.

After closing the door, Xier couldn't help but sigh heavily. Although she followed the Concubine later, every time the eldest sister of the Xin family came to the palace, she heard a lot about the Eighth Miss from the Concubine's side. She only knew that she was a thoughtful and weak person. Now it seems to be true. It has only been a short time since she came in, and she has made herself so embarrassed.

Lianrong was not around, and she did not dare to go out casually. She soaked a handkerchief with the water that the old nurse had just used to wash his hands, and carefully washed Xin Baoer's hands and face bit by bit, carefully avoiding the wound.

After waiting for Lianrong to come back, he fetched some clean water and carefully cleaned the wounds on his hands and face. He asked Lianrong for ointment and carefully applied it to Xin Baoer.

Seeing how Sister Xier served the girl with meticulousness, consideration, caution and tenderness, Lianrong followed beside her, watching carefully and learning silently. She felt that the girl was like this now because she had said those bad things to her, which scared her, so she felt guilty and blamed herself, and only wanted to serve the girl more carefully in the future.

Xier saw all of this, but she didn't feel unhappy. Instead, she was happy to see it happen. So she worked more carefully so that Xier could see it clearly. Sometimes she would give her some pointers or let her try it herself, and teach her again if she got it wrong.

The two got along very harmoniously, but what worried them most was Xin Baoer's health. She only took in a few sips of water and rice soup throughout the day, often a full bowl of it, which she would eventually spill out and rarely make it into her mouth, let alone swallow.

The two were so anxious that they were running around in circles. If Xier hadn't known that the concubine had asked the director to find a solution, she would have wanted to run out to find someone.

Ke Xier didn't know that the master she was counting on was now confined to Xihuang Courtyard by the Crown Princess.

Even though Xin Huang'er was filled with anxiety, she did not make a noise. On the one hand, she was not the noisy type. On the other hand, having fought with the Crown Princess for so many years, she knew too well that woman who loved to make trouble but had no brains. If she cried, it would make her even more proud, thinking that she had control over her, and then she would become more aggressive.

But she did not do nothing. She asked her confidants to find the eldest son and the young princess and let them take care of Xin Baoer's affairs. Both children were smart, and she still had confidence in the children she taught.

She originally wanted to pass the news back to the Xin family and inform her parents, but when she thought of her eighth sister's special identity, her parents would only be anxious if they knew, but they would be powerless to do anything. After thinking about it, she gave up. Maybe her sister would wake up tomorrow, and she secretly hoped so in her heart.

The Xin family did not receive the news, but the great scholar Mo Xuan, who was thinking of having Xin Baoer as his grandson's wife, did receive the news from the palace not long after.

The person who delivered the message to him was quite capable, as he wrote down the cause of Xin Baoer's illness in detail.

"Lao Hui, go call Chen'er over. How come he is still such a troubled child? Is my second brother so unreliable?"

Upon hearing this, the corners of Gray Old's mouth twitched unconsciously. He didn't quite understand how the old master connected the matter of the Eighth Girl with the weird Second Master in their family. Although he was complaining in his heart, it did not prevent him from executing the order. After a few jumps, he landed in Chu Xingchen's yard.

Both of them were good at martial arts, and they could move high and low at a fast speed without alerting anyone guarding outside the house.

"Grandfather, you're looking for me?"

Old man Mo Xuan didn't even look at him. He just handed him the note containing the message and motioned for her to read it herself.

Chu Xingchen took it doubtfully, took a quick glance at it, his pupils couldn't help but shrink, and his expression became serious.

"How could it be? Didn't our people protect her?"

Chu Xingchen asked with a frown, his tone full of undisguised dissatisfaction. If those people were protecting her, she would never have been so anxious and worried.

"We are all protecting her in secret, so there are naturally many inconveniences. Now I just want to ask you if you can reveal some of our plans to her."

Chu Xingchen looked at his grandfather in surprise. He didn't understand why his grandfather had always been extremely cautious about the people he placed in the palace, but now he was willing to expose it all because of a not-so-outstanding girl.

Although he had some unusual feelings towards the quiet and timid woman, he just thought it was because people around him mentioned her too many times, and also because her identity was worth the risk to save her.

But these reasons don't apply to my grandfather. Could it be that just because she's pretty and a little smart, she would cost him so much?

He was not stupid. He thought his grandfather must be hiding something from him, so he looked at him seriously, hoping that he would give him a reason.

"Why are you staring at me, an old man? Didn't you say that the descendants of old friends and children of friends must be saved?"

"Oh, stop talking nonsense. Just tell me whether to save her or not. But you have to think it over carefully. Our people contacted her directly. Given her current state of paranoia, it is still a question whether she believes them or not. In addition, she herself probably doesn't know that her elders are doing things for us. So whether she can be trusted by us is also an unknown. After all, she doesn't know her true identity."

After analyzing the pros and cons, old man Mo Xuan leaned back and leisurely handed the decision-making power to Chu Xingchen.

"Shouldn't we be considering now whether she can wake up?" Chu Xingchen looked at the note again, then asked back in confusion.

If people can't wake up, no matter what plans they have, they will be useless!

"Don't worry about it. She won't die."

Old man Mo Yuan replied arrogantly, very confidently, but it was precisely this attitude that made Chu Xingchen feel a lot more at ease.

"Rescue!"

After a brief thought, Chu Xingchen answered firmly.

"Old Hui, look at him. He said he didn't have any feelings for her. Do you believe him?"

Chenggong saw his grandson's face turn black, and then he added seriously: "I can save him, but we have agreed that I will save him for you, not for the Xin family."

"Grandpa!"

"Not negotiable!"