After my rebirth, I was the most favored person in Beijing

Everyone abandoned her in the yard and ignored her. Why couldn't she avenge herself?

Chunhua's dagger was right in front of him, and he only had to point the dagger at the child and stab him.

They will suffer as much as I do now.

But what about Chunhua?

Lin Xi didn't want to let Chen Zhi go. Others said she was gentle and virtuous, but in fact she was vindictive. But she was going to die. She said sternly, "Chunhua, find a way to escape."

"squeak!"

The sound of a door being pushed open interrupted her words. The autumn wind carried the dead leaves dancing in the air. The lights in the General's Mansion in the east of the city were on, and the host stood at the door to welcome the guests with a joyful look on his face.

A thick haze enveloped the backyard of the general's mansion. Outside the gate, there were numerous guards with solemn expressions.

Lin Xi slowly opened her eyes amid a burst of rapid calls, the candlelight reflected on her sunken cheeks, her eyes were lifeless.

Chunhua, her maidservant who came with her as a dowry, had blood on her face. She rushed in from outside in a panic, clutching the collar of a child, and said through gritted teeth, "Miss, I will help you escape."

The boy who was dragged into the house trembled and tried to crawl to Lin Xi's side, but Chunhua stepped on his waist. He could only cry and shout, "Mother, are you going to kill me?"

Hearing this, Lin Xi sneered. She was so skinny, like a burnt-out candle, strong on the outside but weak on the inside. The mere action of sitting up was enough to make her breathless.

"Mother?" Tears rolled down her eyes and she clenched her palms so tightly that her knuckles crackled.

Lin Xi is not stupid. Chunhua is her dowry maid. If nothing happened, she would not be like this. She turned her head to look at Chunhua, her withered features could not tell her emotions and asked, "What happened?"

"Miss, the people in the general's mansion are all heartless. They used your dowry to make the concubine a second wife. Over the years, your dowry was either used as a gift to that unfaithful boss or to buy an official position for the people in the general's mansion. That group of people used your money to eat, drink, gamble and whore."

"But they are still not satisfied and now they want to kill you, young lady." Chunhua's face was full of anger, but when she said this, she paused and knelt on the ground: "Young lady, it's my fault that I am useless. Your unborn child was also killed by that concubine."

Chunhua burst into tears, her eyes were red, and she said with hatred: "Girl, it was that bitch who tampered with your pregnancy-preserving medicine. He is their child. Girl, if we escape, we will kill him, and it will surely make them suffer unbearable pain."

The concubine Chunhua mentioned was Guan Ronger, whom Chen Chusheng brought back three years after their marriage.

When she married Chen Chusheng, he was just a small general in the Tiger Roar Camp. She supported him all the way and made him the well-known general on the battlefield. She served her parents-in-law, treated her aunt wholeheartedly, took care of the house and even the children he brought back.

Who in the capital has not praised her after seeing her?

At first, she thought that if she married down, there would be no dirty things between high-class families. However, she never expected that after marrying into the Chen family, her sisters-in-law were full of calculations and her mother-in-law was hypocritical. They looked down on her because she came from a family of civil servants and secretly coveted her dowry.

Moreover, he was completely devoted to power and official position, and the rest of his heart was completely given to Guan Ronger.

At the last moment, they couldn't wait to take their own lives.

At first, a trace of hesitation flashed through her mind, but when she met Chunhua's gaze, how could this girl lie to her? A mouthful of blood gushed out of her throat, her body swayed, and she barely supported herself with her hands.

Her anger went straight to the top of her head.

How dare he!

Tiger poison does not eat its seeds.

After living together for so many years, she knew very well that Chen Chusheng was heartless and unfeeling. Without his tacit consent, how could the concubine have killed her child?

Thinking of the child who had once been in her belly, Lin Xi could already feel him inside her stomach. She almost bit through her gums. The pain was so piercing that it could not be compared to this.

In the past ten years, she has exhausted herself for the Chen family, and her child also died at the hands of that man.

Everyone abandoned her in the yard and ignored her. Why couldn't she avenge herself?

Chunhua's dagger was right in front of him, and he only had to point the dagger at the child and stab him.

They will suffer as much as I do now.

But what about Chunhua?

Chunhua saw the hesitation in Linxi's eyes. Everyone said that the girl was a quiet and virtuous daughter-in-law, but she knew that the girl always took revenge and complained. She raised her face and said firmly: "Girl, Chunhua is not afraid of death."

Lin Xi didn't want to let Chen Zhi go, but she didn't want to let Chen Chusheng go even more. Her body couldn't bear her anger, and she had survived until now on one breath. She didn't want to let them get their wish now.

She used all her strength to get up from the bed. As soon as her feet stepped on the ground, she felt weak. She staggered towards the door and dragged her withered body. When she reached the door, her face was cold and she said, "Go call Chen Chusheng over."

The guards guarding the gate looked at each other, but no one moved.

She was still the mistress of the general's mansion. Even before she died, no one took her seriously.

The faint candlelight shone on her, reflecting a withered flower dancing in the mournful evening breeze.

Chunhua dragged Chen Zhi to the door. Seeing that the dagger in her hand was already against his neck, it would take the child's life in an instant. "Go and call."

The people below didn't dare to delay any longer, and some of them ran out.

Chunhua's eyes became blurred with tears when she saw the girl's appearance. She unconsciously increased the strength in her hands, causing the seven-year-old Chen Zhi to scream in pain.

Just a moment.

Chen Chusheng strode in from outside with a cold face and glanced at her indifferently, "Lin Xi, what are you doing!"

He had a ruddy face and a handsome look, and he was wearing a bright red wedding gown, which was out of place with the dim and gloomy atmosphere of the garden.

Lin Xi lowered her eyes to hide the teasing in them. After all these years, how could she not know what he cared about the most: "In the twelfth month of the tenth year of Zhengtong, at 3:30 pm, I will present a pair of South China Sea corals to the commander of the cavalry battalion. The following year..."

The Chen family had worked so hard to rise from an aristocratic family to the point where even the powerful people in Bianliang had to look up to them for face. How could she not know that what Chen Chusheng cared about most was the rise and fall of the Chen family.

But the leverage over the Chen family is in her hands.

Before she finished speaking, Chen Chusheng's face changed instantly and he looked at her in shock: "Shut up!"

At his signal, the people around him all retreated, and his voice softened again:

"I made Rong'er my second wife, which hurt your heart, but you are not fit to take charge of the household affairs. I am doing this for your own good. Besides, you are still my wife."

"Zhi'er is under your name now. How can you let anyone hurt him? He is your child."

A damp wind blew by, and raindrops pounded into the yard with a thunderous sound.

The sound of stringed instruments came and went. Lin Xi leaned against the eaves of the door. The wind blew up the corners of her clothes, and a deep laugh rang out: "My child?"

After hearing what Chen Chusheng said, she felt really chilled. Her whole body was cold, so cold that her hands couldn't control the trembling. "You like your concubine Rong'er so much, why did you marry me? And you kept it a secret from me?"

Her hands fell on her flat abdomen, her eyes fixed on him, every word was filled with blood: "Is that your child too?"

Chen Chusheng opened his thin lips slightly: "Lin Xi, I only have one child in this life."

Lin Xi sneered. What her mother-in-law said about her looking down on this concubine and how her aunt was partial to her were all fake.

I thought it was because of my hard work that they treated me as family.

So long, so long.

No one came to see her.

If it has no use value, you can just discard it!

"When I married you, you were still a young general in the Tiger Roar Camp. At first, you were so straightforward that you offended people without knowing it, so I could only help you to go to those ladies to make peace. I also gave them many gifts without realizing it. You know, after the crown prince was deposed, the queen would definitely support the eldest prince to take the throne, as well as the fifth and sixth princes who have the support of their mother's family. If you want to go further, you can only be a loyal minister. The emperor now dislikes officials giving and receiving things privately."

When mentioning the deposed crown prince, a strange look flashed in Lin Xi's eyes, but when she thought that she was spending her whole life preparing wedding dresses for others, she was eventually overwhelmed by the feeling of unwillingness.

Chen Chusheng clenched his fists. Over the years, he had ignored the fact that Lin Xi used her dowry to pave the way for herself, but he never thought that it would leave a hidden danger. But how could she, a woman in seclusion who had been ill for many days, know the news from the court?

The sound of the wind instruments became quieter and quieter. Lin Xi moved his wrist calmly and said calmly, "My dowry was specially made by my parents. I have one copy of the dowry list and the other copy belongs to the Jiang Mansion. I will use these two to exchange for this girl's life."

Hearing this, Chen Chusheng's frown relaxed slightly and he breathed a sigh of relief, "Madam's maidservant will naturally be handled by the Madam herself."

She was relieved and smiled, "I'm going to die, but Chen Chusheng, how long have we not talked? Come here, I have something to say to you in private."

Chen Chusheng originally felt that he had underestimated her. Since she could see so much about the court from some minor information, his clenched fists loosened. This was the first time he looked his wife in the eye.

As soon as he stepped onto the steps, she pounced on him. A silver ear pick pierced his neck and blood gushed out from the wound. He subconsciously slapped her with his hand and threw her out, staring at the woman lying in the mud in the yard with wide eyes.

Lin Xi didn't want to kill Chen Zhi because Chen Zhi was not the culprit, he was. Lying in the mud outside the yard, she tried her best to turn over, looked up at the dark sky, her eyes were unfocused, and her internal organs were broken by the slap he made.

The rain fell on her face, but she felt extremely happy this time.

The air was filled with mist, the music gradually faded in her ears, and the smile on her face froze. The bustle of the mansion had nothing to do with her anymore.

**

The north wind made people's faces hurt, and a thick layer of snow accumulated on the terrace in the courtyard of Chunbouge.

The heating in the room was on very strong. Lin Xi sat up suddenly from the bed, gasping for breath. She opened the curtains and looked at the two maids guarding outside and the familiar furnishings around her, feeling dazed.

Although she did not believe in ghosts and gods, she did not know how to explain her current situation.

She actually returned to the beginning of the tenth year of Zhengtong, which was also the third year of her marriage with Chen Chucheng. He returned from the battlefield and brought back Guan Ronger. He secretly sent someone to tell her that the wife of the commander-in-chief of the cavalry battalion had attended her father's school.

How could she not understand the implied meaning? Her father was a great scholar and had served as the Prince's Grand Tutor. In her previous life, she had actually used her father's name to help Chen Chusheng get the position of deputy general of the cavalry battalion.

The crown prince was also deposed at the beginning of this year. Although his father, as the crown prince's teacher, was a great scholar, he was still implicated and dismissed from his post and stayed at home.

Her family fell into decline from then on, while the Chen family rose step by step from then on.

Perhaps it was because of this that Chen Chusheng dared to neglect her afterwards.

This year has been an eventful one.

Lin Xi closed her eyes and clenched her fists. This was the scene she saw when she woke up a few days ago. It took her a long time to accept this fact. God let her live again, definitely not to let her be sad and heartbroken. She wanted them to pay the price.

"The general will be back today!"

She asked. After a while, the lady present couldn't stand it anymore and stood up and said: "This matter has not been understood clearly. It is possible that the maid has passed on the wrong message."

There are so many twists and turns in the inner courtyard that they may not be able to see clearly, but this is related to the woman's innocence. Regardless of whether she is wrong or not, if Jiang Yan cannot handle it well, her reputation will be ruined.

Jiang Yan looked at the lady who spoke for her with tears in her eyes, bowed gracefully and thanked her. She was really pitiful.

She couldn't remember which maid she had brought with her, nor did she know whether that maid was the one her aunt had placed beside her. So, she stepped back a few steps and said in a soft and slow voice, "Although I left the table, I only came to change clothes. The maid I met on the road can testify for me that she is also a maid from the general's mansion. Wouldn't Madam Chen recognize her?"

Chen wanted to say more, but when she looked carefully, she saw that the maid was actually someone close to Chen Xun, and her expression became very ugly.

The maid was not afraid either, and finally stood up. After bowing respectfully, she spoke: "I bumped into Miss Jiang in the corridor. I saw that her clothes were wet by the rain, so I brought her here to change her clothes. The Third Master has already reported this to the old ancestor."

The old ancestor the maid mentioned was Chen's mother-in-law. Upon hearing this, Chen's cheeks turned pale and she stammered for a long time without being able to speak.

Jiang Xiu didn't expect her to be so useless. Due to the current situation, it would be difficult to throw dirty water on her. She simply gave up. She smiled and walked forward, holding Jiang Yan's arm: "Aunt is also afraid that you will do something wrong. If you say something wrong in a hurry, please forgive your aunt."

Jiang Yan pushed her hand away indifferently, and replied in a calm tone: "Aunt is the elder, and as a junior, I can only bear whatever the elders say. How can I talk about forgiveness or not?"

"I have only been here for two or three days since I came from Yecheng. How did you know Master Chen, aunt?"

Jiang Xiu was stunned, and looked at Jiang Yan suspiciously. Seeing her quiet appearance, she was so eloquent. She was the one who was fooled. Seeing the unfriendly looks from everyone, she could only bow her head again and said to the ladies who were watching the show: "I'm sorry to make you ladies laugh. It's my fault as an elder."

She had never felt so embarrassed in her life to apologize to the junior. Looking at Jiang Yan's smiling face, she was really gritting her teeth.

"Aunt, how can I ask you to apologize to me? It's my fault." Jiang Yan took the initiative to step forward and took her arm, saying with a smile in her eyes.