Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 108 Do they want to mess with you?

Mother Lin came back mumblingly, looking around the room, as if she was looking for something. Seeing Xin Baoer sitting there, she asked, "Girl, did you see where that damn girl Lancao went? The fried dough sticks weren't even finished yet, and she disappeared while I was trying to pick something up."

Xin Bao'er was pretending to be dumb at the moment, so she couldn't bring herself to come back. Fortunately, Wei Yu was smart and said, "That girl hasn't come back yet. Go look for her somewhere else."

Mother Lin was in a hurry to find someone and didn't notice Xin Baoer's abnormality. She responded and left in a hurry.

As soon as Mama Lin left, Bijun came running over and shouted to Xin Baoer breathlessly, "Keep a close eye on that little maid Lancao and tell her not to run around in the garden when there are so many men around. If she bumps into someone, people will think her master is asking her to do something shameful, and she will bring shame to our master."

As if she had heard a familiar name, Xin Baoer asked stupidly, "Lan Cao?"

"Yeah, why are you pretending? Didn't you order your maid to go to the garden?" Bijun acted very angry, as if she really felt sorry for her male master.

But Xin Baoer still easily discovered the guilty conscience and pretentious arrogance in her tone, so she stupidly responded with "Yuanzi?"

"Stop pretending. If you don't go and find the person, if something happens, don't make trouble with the Madam and the Second Master." Bijun said this harshly again, and then trotted away, as if she really came here to deliver a message.

Xin Baoer frowned slightly. Thinking that Mother Lin was still looking for orchids, it was not difficult to guess that the girl had been tricked. She unconsciously muttered, "Go find her."

Then she stood up slowly, and walked out of the yard in a daze under the vague gazes of Xu and Zheng. Only when she felt the sight behind her disappeared did Xin Baoer take off her disguise and frowned to determine the direction.

"What's going on? Do they want to mess with you?" Wei Yu quietly fell behind Xin Baoer and asked.

"Why did you come out? They will probably be suspicious when they see you are not here," Xin Baoer asked.

Wei Yu: "I pretended that I didn't get enough sleep and lay down again. I waited until they left before I came out. Xian'er was watching them."

Xin Baoer: "Smart, I don't know what their purpose is yet, but Lancao is probably tricked. Let's find her first. It's complicated here, and it will be troublesome if we get lost."

With Wei Yu helping them to identify the direction, the two of them walked quickly towards the garden that was being renovated. However, halfway through, the green of the grass hanging on the branches at a fork in the road caught Xin Baoer's attention.

Wei Yu took off the handkerchief first and handed it to Xin Baoer who arrived later.

The grass-green handkerchief is embroidered with orchids of the same color, and the small orchid petals have a barely perceptible smiling face. This was a suggestion that Xin Baoer gave to the orchid on a whim one day.

Xin Baoer's brows were frowning more and more. She originally thought that those brainless women were just going to lead Lancao to the house repair site. After all, there were many foreign men there. As long as she went there, they could do whatever they wanted.

Xin Baoer glanced at Wei Yu uncertainly, thought for a while, and said with determination: "Ayu, you are fast, help me go to the construction site to see if Lancao has been there. Their leader is called Naihe, and tell them that I asked you to ask. If she is there, just ask Naihe to send her back. She is one of us. Come look for me again. I will look in this direction."

Wei Yu was touched by her trust. He looked at her deeply and promised solemnly, "Don't worry, I will come back as quickly as possible. Be careful and don't rush ahead."

Xin Baoer smiled softly to show her comfort. After watching Wei Yu run away, she pulled out a golden hairpin with a hidden secret from her head, held it tightly in her hand, lightened her steps, and walked as quickly as possible to the fork in the road.

In fact, Xin Baoer was not as scared as she appeared. Although the garden was a little desolate, it was not a mountain wilderness after all. There were no large wild animals. Now it was winter and snakes, insects, rats and ants were all hibernating. The reason why she was so cautious was entirely out of her instinctive fear of unfamiliar environments. Another consideration was that if the enemy took the opportunity to infiltrate, it would be troublesome.

The air is cool in the morning. I was sweating from hurrying on my way, but now I am so nervous that I don’t feel that cold. Only my hand holding the gold hairpin is getting stiffer and stiffer.

The road ahead became narrower and narrower, and was finally surrounded by dry grass on both sides, leaving only a dark grass hole that was wide enough for one person to pass through.

Xin Baoer hesitated a little. Firstly, she was afraid of the dark. Secondly, she considered her own combat value. She felt that if there were really enemies inside, she would be asking for death if she went in, which might make subsequent rescue more troublesome.

After thinking for a while, Xin Baoer cleared her throat which was tense due to nervousness, and tentatively called out to the black grass cave in a low voice: "Lancao, Lancao, are you in there? If you are, just let me know."

Xin Baoer called out three times in a row, each one louder than the last.

"Hmm!" It was obviously a tactical fake cough. The strange sound came from behind her. Xin Baoer was startled and turned around abruptly, while pointing the golden hairpin in her hand at the person who came.

Seeing the woman looking as if she was facing a formidable enemy, Chu Xingchen felt both angry and amused. She was so incompetent yet still wanted to be a hero. He really didn't know whether he should catch her and beat her up to teach her a lesson.

"The scar has healed and you've forgotten the pain. You forgot that you ran out last time and got injured." Chu Xingchen stepped forward and carefully pried open her hands. He pulled out the gold hairpin bit by bit and gently inserted it back into her hair, but he was scolding her seriously.

Xin Baoer was a little confused, but still asked anxiously: "Why is it you? Where is Ayu? Have you found Lancao?"

"I met her at the construction site. I asked her to go back and see if the little girl has returned. What about you? Did you find anything?" Chu Xingchen replied.

Xin Baoer didn't bother to think about why this man came over. As long as someone came to give her courage, she stepped forward, grabbed the man's sleeve and crawled into the black grass cave.

As he drilled, he did not forget to explain: "There seem to be footprints at the entrance of the black hole, but the ground is too dry. If it weren't for the layer of loose soil, they wouldn't have been left. But I don't know if they belonged to a woman, so I have to go in and take a look."

Chu Xingchen did not struggle. While listening to the woman's explanation, he took out a fire starter from his arms, carefully avoided the dry grass, illuminated the road under his feet, and protected the woman in front of him from falling.

It must be said that Chu Xingchen had foresight. When a large rockery stone appeared at the end in front, Xin Baoer was so surprised that she forgot to look at the road under her feet. When she was about to take a step, she was lifted up by a strong big hand.

"Watch the road." He reminded seriously.

"Oh." Xin Baoer was still frightened and responded obediently.

After the little episode, the two men squatted down at the same time to check the big hole.

"It doesn't look like it was formed naturally, but more like the entrance to an underground passage dug by humans." Chu Xingchen looked carefully for a while and said in confusion.

Chu Xingchen was a man of great skill and courage, and he wanted to go down and take a look immediately, but was stopped by Xin Baoer?

"Wait, ask Wangchuan to bring two people. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. You are the backbone of everyone. It is always right to be cautious. If there are really spies planted by the old emperor, there will definitely be enemies ambushing. Be careful."

Chu Xingchen carefully checked the passage and felt that it had not been used for a long time, so he dared to go down directly. However, being protected by Xin Baoer so nervously, he felt particularly good. So he obediently took out a palm-length recorder, blew a few notes regularly, and then looked at Xin Baoer gently. Xin Baoer saw that his well-behaved appearance was asking for praise.

Xin Baoer suspected that the environment was too dark and she had seen it wrong.

Wangchuan came quickly with two people. The three of them sandwiched the two people in the middle and walked down the passage together.

The passage was very steep and one could easily slip down if not careful. The men were all martial artists and had stable lower bodies, so they walked as if on flat ground. Only Xin Baoer walked unsteadily, and she did not fall because of Chu Xingchen's support the whole time.

The passage is spiral-shaped and somewhat long, but not stuffy. It has obviously been ventilated, which makes Xin Baoer admire the wisdom of the ancients.

After turning the last corner, the view suddenly opened up, but before everyone could exclaim in amazement, Wangchuan's exclamation was heard.

"Lan Cao, it's that girl Lan Cao."