Yi Xin as a concubine

The five girls had just woken up and were still very weak and in a bad mental state. Xin Baoer didn't let them talk much. She carefully checked their wounds and made sure there was no problem. She fed them some porridge and let them continue to rest.

The five girls woke up, and the stone that was weighing on Xin Baoer's heart finally fell. After relaxing, she felt a little tired, and under the persuasion of Wei Yu and Zhao Xian, she also lay down on the bed and went to sleep.

The big bunk bed was very long and could easily accommodate eight people. Xin Baoer felt that she was not the same kind of person as the two women and didn't want to go back to that room. Wei Yu simply moved all the things of the three of them over, and then the eight of them lay neatly on the bed to take a nap.

When Chu Xingchen heard that several people had woken up, he wanted to come over to take a look and ask some questions. However, he saw this scene when he arrived. Thinking that Xin Baoer had not had a good rest since she came here, he did not disturb them and turned to leave the yard.

Soon they appeared in another small courtyard with two entrances.

"I don't know what happened to my cousin. Old man, I blame you for this. If you hadn't used too much force and stimulated the old emperor too much, there wouldn't be any trouble now. I heard that Xiang Qing has made trouble several times."

Mo Xuan Yifan slumped in the chair, looking boneless. He spoke in a righteous manner, but his eyes were full of gloating.

"Nothing to do? Winter is coming soon. Have people in northern Xinjiang prepared cotton-padded clothes and charcoal fire for the winter?" A clear, cold voice without any emotion came from outside the door, and then a face as gentle as jade appeared in front of the people in the room.

"Chen'er, come and sit down." Old man Mo Xuan was particularly attentive.

"Grandfather, it's time for our little treasure to be formally enlightened and have a proper name." Chu Xingchen seemed not to notice the guilty look on old man Mo Yuan's face. He bowed and went straight to the point.

"Why don't you just give him enlightenment and give him a name? Without you, the child wouldn't survive. It's only right and reasonable that you should give him the name." Old man Mo Xuan said indifferently.

"Grandfather, he will be four years old after the New Year, and I want to tell him about his life story." Chu Xingchen frowned and stated his plan.

"But what did Xiang Qing do?" Upon hearing this, the great scholar Mo Xuan put away his relaxed expression and asked seriously.

Thinking of Xiang Qing who was becoming more and more unreasonable, Chu Xingchen became very annoyed. "Xiaobao is following her, I'm afraid he will go astray."

"Then what do you plan to do?" The great scholar Mo Xuan did not express his opinion, but continued to ask.

"What else can we do? If you ask me, just send her back to Yingzhou." Mo Xuan Yifan said nonchalantly.

"Shut up, you keep talking nonsense all day long." The great scholar Mo Xuan scolded in a bad mood.

"Let them live separately for now. In the past, there were fewer people, so they all lived in one courtyard for safety. Now there are more people, and it is not appropriate for men and women to live in the same courtyard. I plan to renovate the courtyard at the back and let the women live there."

"She won't agree." Mo Xuan Yifan interjected with disdain.

That woman's feelings for my cousin are so obvious, how could she be willing to move out? She will definitely bring up the child, and then there will be a lot of crying and making a fuss.

"It's not up to her. I will arrange a separate courtyard for her and make her realize her own identity."

Chu Xingchen felt somewhat helpless and ruthless when he said this.

"Do whatever you want."

The great scholar Mo Xuan nodded. Although he felt a little sorry for the Xiang family, that girl was not... Oh, forget it. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings!

The grandparents and grandchildren chatted about some other things. Seeing that it was getting late, Chu Xingchen got up and said goodbye. He also took Mo Xuan Yifan away with him.

He stayed in the yard all year round, acting as a mascot and distracting the old emperor's attention. All the big and small things outside were arranged by his cousin, who seemed unreliable but was actually very capable.

Chu Xingchen returned to the yard, glanced at several rooms, and finally decided to go talk to Xiang Qing first.

So he came to Xiang Qing's residence. It was Bi Jun who opened the door. Xiang Qing sat on the couch with a gloomy face and said nothing, just staring at him angrily.

The little bit of patience Chu Xingchen had finally mustered disappeared in an instant, and he simply stated his thoughts straight away.

When Xiang Qing heard that she was asked to move out, she started crying just as Mo Xuan Yifan had expected.

"Are you trying to drive me away? Why do you want to separate us mother and son? You stole his identity, and now you want to take my son away. What are your intentions?" Xiang Qing questioned Chu Xingchen with tears in her eyes.

Chu Xingchen tried to stay calm and explained, "I'm not trying to drive you away. I'm just thinking about everyone's convenience and comfort. Also, I'll arrange a separate yard for you so you and your son can still meet each other often. But once a boy is formally enlightened, he's a big kid and he has to learn to be independent."

Xiang Qing didn't appreciate it. She thought it was Chu Xingchen's excuse and that he didn't want to have anything to do with her anymore.

"I don't believe it! You clearly know the situation of my child and I, but now you want to take the child away from me. Do you also want him to die? As long as something great is accomplished in the future, you can make way for your child!" Xiang Qing shouted excitedly.

Chu Xingchen's face turned gloomy. He lowered his voice to warn Xiang Qing: "Shut up, I think you are really crazy. You'd better not push your luck and figure out your identity. This is the biggest concession I've made."

After saying that, Chu Xingchen turned and left, leaving Xiang Qing crying in despair in the room. He knew in his heart that this farce would probably not end easily.

Thinking of her careless words just now, Chu Xingchen felt tired. A madman who knew too many of their secrets was like a bomb that might explode at any time. There was too much uncertainty.

But at the same time, she is Xiaobao's mother. Even for Xiaobao, he can't do anything to her, at least not now.

It seems that I need to find someone to watch her.

Chu Xingchen rubbed his forehead with a headache and returned to the study.

Mo Xuan Yifan looked at the person who came in with a gloating look on his face, and said with a grin, "Why don't you just take her in, cousin~"

Chu Xingchen gave him a death stare, and Mo Xuan Yifan immediately shut up.

"For others, renovating their yards is a family affair, but for you, it's a national affair. What do you plan to do?" Mo Xuan Yifan was frightened by his cousin's eyes and immediately behaved himself. Knowing that this man was in a very bad mood, he didn't dare to twiddle his whiskers, so he asked seriously.

"Write a letter and play the victim." Chu Xingchen said calmly.

"Puff!" He is so confident!

Mo Xuan Yifan gave him a thumbs up.

"Show the current situation in the yard, and also reveal a little bit of information about us adding fuel to the fire."

Chu Xingchen tapped the table lightly and spoke slowly.

"I can understand that you are releasing the situation at home to make it easier for you to play the victim, but if it is revealed that you have other forces in your hands, will it be disadvantageous to you?"

Mo Xuan Yifan immediately put away his cynical and lazy look when he heard that and asked seriously.

"The old emperor is suspicious, but also arrogant. He thinks he can control everything. Even if I don't tell him, he knows we have power. It's just that we have been too cautious over the years, so he can't find any evidence. So let's give him a chance and let him think he can disintegrate us from within."

"What do you mean?" Mo Xuan Yifan was a little slow in following the pace. They were just talking about family matters, when did they turn to national affairs?

When his cousin is around, he subconsciously follows orders and is too lazy to use his brain. It seems he needs to change this bad habit in the future.

Chu Xingchen glared at him unhappily, which earned him a few flattering fake smiles. Then he ignored him and explained, "You didn't check the backgrounds of those women. Don't you know their identities?"

"Oh, I see. The old emperor wants to obtain information from them, so he has to let them go out. But in order to conceal his tracks, everyone must be able to go out. Then we can do a lot more things at that time." Mo Xuan Yifan said with excitement.

"Don't be happy too soon. He won't let the three of us go out. So they need to be extra cautious after they go out. There is no room for any mistakes."

Chu Xingchen poured a basin of cold water on him, and Mo Xuan Yifan calmed down a little, then he looked at his cousin with gossipy eyes again.

"At least the Eighth Miss doesn't have to watch. Maybe the Xin family can openly provide us with help."

"You wish for it. You forgot that there is another East Palace, and that person has not been deposed yet."

"Are you saying that the Eastern Palace will put pressure on the Xin family to prevent him from supporting his daughter?"

Chu Xingchen no longer answered, but just looked through the window towards the room where Xin Baoer was.

He also wanted to know to what extent the Xin family could protect this adopted daughter.