Departure

"Mom..I cannot accompany you any longer. Chen Jiang also departs for the imperial capital city today".

"En... Just go, I have Xin Yi with me."

Wei Hen then glanced at a woman in her mid 20"s with a veil on her face. Behind that veil was a deep scar on her left cheek. If not for that scar she would be one of the top beautiful women in Hexing Town. She was a slave that Wei Hen bought along with two other criminal male slaves, a year before Wei Hen married. The other two names are Zhi Peng and Shi Lei. The three of them lived with Li Mei in the courtyard that Wei Hen bought. They were helping Wei Hen to manage his business, the stall that sold any kind of dried fruit, and a restaurant that specialize in selling 'Wantan'.

"Xin Yi look after my mother for me and tell me if there is anything".

"Yes, Young Master Hen. I will take care of madam". With a reassuring tone, she said to Wei Hen

Wei Hen just hummed in return upon hearing her words. He didn't worry about Xin Yi because she is a 'talk less, do more person.

"Bye mom~," he said while hugging and kissing his mother on both her cheeks. Then he hurriedly walked to and entered his carriage.

Li Mei had long been familiar with the word 'bye' that her son had just said. Her son always spoke weird words. Even his husband and his four servants, chu Hua, Zhi peng, Xin Yi, and shi lei became accustomed to his foreign word.

Li Mei and Xin Yi stood there waiting for Wei Hen's carriage to get far and out of their sight before heading toward the town's market to buy some groceries.

...

When Wei Hen arrived at Chen's Manor, Chen Jiang already finished packing his things.

"Have you packed all your important things?".

Wei Hen asked him.

"Yes. Let's go to mother and father". He replied and held Wei Hen's hand with his own.

"You two bring your master belonging to the carriage". Wei Hen instructed the servant that stands outside the room.

"Yes, Madam Hen!". Hearing Wei Hen's instruction, the two of them entered the room and picked up their master's belonging.

Wei Hen had long been accustomed to being called madam because he had to accept it as he was Chen Jiang's male concubine.

Sighed, Wei Hen only had to contend with his fate, as long as he can be with Chen Jiang.

When the two arrived at the Family Assembly Hall, they saw the Old Master Chen and Old Madam of Chen already there, sitting side by side at the master seat. There are also two other Chen Mu concubines.

Aside from them, there are also Chen Jiang siblings and their partners. Chen Jiang has five brothers and two sisters. Chen Jiang is the fifth.

"Greeting father, mother". Chen Jiang and Wei pay their respects to Chen Mu and his wife, Qing Hua.

"Hn". The two nodded and smiled at their fifth son's greeting.

Chen Jiang and Wei Hen also greet the two concubines and Chen Jiang's siblings.

"Jiang, do you already packed all your important belongings?". After he saw Chen Jiang and his concubine finished greeting the other, Chen Mu then asked Chen Jiang.

"Yes, father". Chen Jiang replied.

"Jiang, do you already have breakfast?". Madam Chen asked.

"Umm not yet".

Hearing this replied Madam Chen couldn't help but glare at the one beside his fifth son, Wei Hen.

"You, why have you neglected your duty as his concubine?" Madam Chen pointed her finger at Wei Hen.

Being pointed and scolded, Wei Hen flustered and replied "Mother, I'm seeing off Jun Han the child that my mother and I sheltered to join the army at the border early this morning."

"My son is your husband, you are married to our household, not Jun Han, you have nothing to do with your old household matter, or are you want to cheat on my son?!"

"M-mother it's not like that, I'm sorry, I'll not repeat this." Wei Hen felt very embarrassed and scared about being excused for cheating and scolded by his mother-in-law.

"You better remember that". Madam Chen said with a stern look.

Seeing his male concubine's pitiful look, Chen Jiang decided to say a word to him.

"Mother, I will buy some food at the stall on the way later."

"Yes. You better buy some on the way. Don't let your stomach empty on this trip to the capital."

"Yes, mother."

Madam Chen was so satisfied with this son, he is the son that she most doted on. This son of hers has all the good material that a man should have. Handsome white face, is very good at studying, is tall, sturdy body, and a polite person.

She then shifted her gaze to the infamous 'demon' everyone in town knew, Wei Hen. Her son's male concubine who is a male that instead of having a 'stick', he has a hole. If not for this 'bitch' having a good business and always giving her money and helping his son to pay for everything for his study, she already forced her son to repudiate this 'demon'. Among all her children's spouses, only this Wei Hen always gave her good things. Ever since Wei Hen married her son, her family's life become smooth.

"Wei Hen." She said with a smile.

"Yes, mother." Wei Hen replied waiting for what his mother-in-law would say. He had long been accustomed to this situation where his mother-in-law would change her mood like flipping a paper. Wei Hen is not stupid. He knows of himself being disliked by his in-law family. Only certain people in this family like him and treat him like a 'human'.

"Have you given your husband enough pocket money?"

"Yes mother, I gave him half of my current savings to ensure this trip of his run smoothly."

"Also, as this is his last exam, I wish he buys what he wanted and relaxed after the exam ended.". Wei Hen continued while glancing at his husband dotingly.

Chen Jiang also returned his glance with a smile.

"Hn, that is good." Replied Madam Chen satisfied.

After a few talks and pleasantries with his siblings, Chen Jiang and Wei Hen leave the hall and walked to the front gate.

"You should take care of yourself and be careful on the way." We Hen said with red eyes.

"Okay. You too" Chen Jiang said while stretching his arms and hugging Wei Hen.

"Hnn." Wei Hen nodded with a tiny voice.

"I'm going now." Chen Jiang retracted his hands around Wei Hen's body and climbed up the donkey carriage.

Wei Hen reluctantly watched his husband's departure. After a while of waiting there seeing the carriage getting farther and cannot be seen, he went back to his own house.

He continued his usual routine. After cooking and having lunch, he will tidy and clean up the house. Usually, Chuhua would help him tidy up the house but because she is sick Wei Hen has to let her rest today.

In this residence, only his and his husband's house had a kitchen because of his husband's special privileges given by Master and Madam Chen. Based on the reason he is busy with his business and his husband is a scholar that has to focus on his study.

It was evening when he finished cleaning up the house.

After taking a bath and having dinner, he goes to bed early. He couldn't help but miss his husband when he thought he was alone lying on the bed without someone beside him.

He stared at the ceiling in a daze. He reminisces. How he reincarnated into this body.

He was dead when he was 22 years old in his previous life because of chronic gastric. Then he entered this body when this body is five years old. This body was already dead at that time because the owner catch a cold. The original owner and his mother were still poor at that time and cannot afford any medicine to cure his illness.

Fortunately, he inherited the memory of the original owner and knows how his mother became a widow with one child. The original owner had an older brother but he was kept by his father while his mother repudiated along with him exiled from both his father's side, the Wei clan, and his mother's side, the Li clan.

They were exiled because of him the 'demon'. The Clan head and all elders of both clans were ashamed of his existence and his mother gave birth to him as a 'demon' and initiated to erase their name from the family tree record at the ancestral hall. Even his father didn't bother to beg for mercy for them because of the same reason. Also, he didn't bother because the original owner's mother was one of his concubines.

Don't know what to do, the original owner's mother felt aggrieved and decided to live in a secluded village far from Imperial Capital City where they had lived. Her mother who was still in a weakened state, a week after giving birth holding the original owner who was still a newborn baby was driven off to the countryside using a carriage prepared by the original owner's father. There they lived in a small house made from clay also bought by the original owner's father.

He, Joanes Juman was forced to live in a poor boy's body in ancient times similar to the ancient china period. If in modern times this body would be called intersexual the human who had both male and female sex organs.

Thank goodness there was this original owner's mother in this world who is still keeping her sanity after going through such a miserable life.

After being in this body for while he only prayed to the original owner's spirit and promised to live well in this body.

He also gave a business idea to his mother to improve their living conditions. Such as selling dried sweetened fruits using his method and selling 'Wantan'. Saying that all of this was told by the immortal in his dream to help them because the immortal pitied them.

Thanks to that he and his mother lived a good life. After a few years, he met Jun Ha,n and not long after that he met Chen Jiang in his life.

Sighed, he felt awful when he thought of his family in his previous life. His elder brother and elder sister are probably married and his younger brother already has a job.

Perhaps now his parents are already surrounded by their grandchildren.

"Hahaha.." Wei Hen chuckled when he tried to imagine it. Maybe it's a blessing he died early because he was gay in his previous life. He only dates one or two girls in his previous life to cover up his sexuality.

In this life, he, fortunately, has a male partner. A full package of husband quality!!!

Handsome.

Genius.

Fit.

Educational Awards Holder.

Have a good occupation.

When he thought about these, he felt that he is truly blessed.

In return, he hopes that he can make Chen Jiang happy. He didn't feel sad when he thought about having an intersexual body. He felt grateful. With this body, he can give Chen Jiang pleasure like what other women can give to their men. Accept..... He can't give Chen Jiang a child...

Back at 21 century, there was a case where a man with an intersexual body gave birth to a twin in India. And there are records of the owner of intersexual bodies always giving birth to a twin.

Maybe he also can give birth to a child for Chen Jiang! He will not give up!

In a world and era of feudalism, where having an heir is so important. If the main wife failed to give birth to an heir, for a decent family, their husband would take in a concubine. This is an era where a man practices polygamy.

As someone who came from the 21st century, he doesn't want to abide by polygamy. Not to mention he is just a concubine...

But he believes Chen Jiang. He believed that he will not consider polygamy. Because he can feel the love from Chen Jiang to him. He just worried that his father-in-law would not have the same opinion.

His vision gradually blurred while he thought about his future. His eyelids became heavier until he fall asleep.