Chapter 78: Crown Prince’s Concubine – 6

Ren Xin’s academic journey was set to officially begin right after Xie Liangchen’s departure. Consequently, she had absolutely no reaction to the fact that he was leaving.

Xie Liangchen asked her in a dangerous tone, “I’m leaving tomorrow. Don’t you have anything to say to me?”

Ren Xin was currently packing her things for school the next day. She was already feeling irritable and didn’t want to deal with him.

Xie Liangchen refused to give up and pressed further. “Don’t you feel even a little bit of reluctance to see me go?”

“Mm-hmm, I’ll miss you. Are you satisfied now?”

Xie Liangchen was not satisfied. “I don’t believe you. Show me!”

Show you my foot, has your brain been through a blender?

In the end, neither would back down, and a battle between man and demon commenced. Whenever Ren Xin grew tired, she popped a medicinal pill, determined to teach this dog of a man a “deep-rooted” lesson.

As it turned out, a mere mortal was no match for a spirit with a cheat code.

The mortal was defeated.

Ren Xin stood with her hands on her hips. “Is that all you’ve got?”

Her mockery was dialed to the maximum. Xie Liangchen was so frustrated he laughed. “Just you wait.”

This time, Ren Xin had no intention of accepting the challenge. “I won’t. You should get some rest. Don’t fall off your horse tomorrow, or you’ll become a laughingstock.”

Xie Liangchen: “…” He had truly lost face this time.

The next day, the entire family gathered to see Xie Liangchen off. Seeing him clad in armor, he finally looked the part of a young general. However, when he went to mount his horse, he visibly stumbled. Ren Xin couldn’t help but let a smile slip onto her face.

Xie Liangchen turned back and caught her in the act. He felt his entire world crumbling. Ren Xin mouthed a provocation: “I’ll be waiting for you!”

Xie Liangchen gave her a long, deep look, said his goodbyes to his grandmother and Qingfeng, and then turned to ride away.

It wasn’t until he was out of sight that Grandmother spoke softly, “Let us head back as well.”

Little Qingfeng immediately took Ren Xin’s hand, but what he said next was not something she wanted to hear. “Auntie, let’s go to school. We’ve already missed one lesson to see Uncle off. Hurry, let’s go.”

What kind of miserable life was this?

Every day, she had to wake up before dawn. Little Qingfeng would already be waiting at her door. They would walk to school hand-in-hand, where she would listen to lectures full of “henceforth” and “wherefore” that she couldn’t understand at all. Then there was homework to write. Most annoying of all was Xie Liangchen’s lingering wet nurse, who actually assigned her “homework” as well, insisting she sew clothes for Xie Liangchen to show her wifely concern.

Ren Xin: “…” When exactly is that concubine moving in? There isn’t even anyone to share this workload with.

This wretched lifestyle continued until it was forced to a halt when she was discovered to be pregnant.

Grandmother’s eyes were filled with tears as she repeatedly asked the physician, “Is it true? She’s expecting? How many months?”

Ren Xin yawned, looking at the physician with a dazed expression. What did she just hear? She was going to have a little ginseng baby?

The physician stroked his beard and said confidently, “One month. Although the pulse is faint, I am quite certain.”

Grandmother immediately ordered a generous reward and saw the physician out. She looked at Ren Xin with a beaming smile, as if she were looking at a precious treasure.

“Xinxin, you’ve truly done well. By my count, this child must have been conceived on your wedding night. This child is blessed.”

Little Qingfeng looked a bit worried. “Auntie, does this mean you can’t go to school with me anymore?”

This question made Ren Xin’s day. “I’m not going. It’s not convenient now that I’m carrying a little one.”

Qingfeng said reluctantly, “Then I will miss the days we spent at school together.”

Looking at the poor little thing in front of her, Ren Xin said tentatively, “How about… I accompany you for a few more months?”