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

"Are you Miss Lin Xi?" Zuo Wancheng walked quickly to Lin Xi. He remembered that the woman he fell in love with at first sight always said that she was the eldest daughter of the Lin family.

Lin Xi turned around, bowed, and replied, "Of course I am the real Miss Lin, Lin Xi."

Zuo Wancheng naturally didn't believe it. After all, what happened to the Miss Lin whom he had been thinking about so much?

Shen Renzhang, who was standing by, also noticed something unusual and quickly stepped forward to ask, "Brother Zuo, what happened?"

Zuo Wancheng was panicked. He bowed and left in a hurry.

Shen Renzhang didn't understand either. He turned around and looked at his back as he was running. He thought to himself, didn't he fall in love with Miss Lin at first sight? How could he act like he had never seen Lin Xi before?

Shen Renzhang's eyes fell on Lin Xi vaguely, and suddenly their eyes met. He quickly lowered his hands, straightened his back, and said calmly, "Young man, meet Miss Lin."

Shen Qingran did not notice anything unusual. Instead, he wanted to draw them closer. He said to Lin Xi, "Brother is a fool. Lin Xi, let's ignore him."

When Lin Xi heard this, she chuckled and said with a smile, "How can a sister talk about her brother like this?"

"Lin Xi." Shen Renzhang murmured her name softly and gently. The usually arrogant and unruly boy now had a rare smile on his face and felt uneasy behind them.

Lin Xi will go home again, and Zuo Wancheng will bring the wife of Marquis Huaiyin to the Lin Mansion to cancel the engagement. He just wants to know why the woman who he fell in love with at first sight pretended to be the eldest lady of the Lin Mansion?

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Fengzao Palace.

Concubine Ruan walked out of the bath, her skin was white and delicate. She stood in front of the bronze mirror, looking at her beautiful face carefully, with a smile on her face. His Majesty came to her every month, how could she not be happy.

Seeing this, the nanny beside her also knelt on the ground, holding the tray with the jade ruyi that His Majesty had just awarded her, "Your Highness, your noble concubine is so graceful and elegant, no one can compare to her."

Hearing this, Concubine Ruan smiled, picked up the jade ruyi on the tray with her slender jade fingers, and threw it on the ground. Seeing the jade ruyi shattered, she laughed out loud: "Love is the foundation of my life, but what about my prince in the future?"

Even though she is favored, she can only be a noble concubine. The Ninth Prince can win the favor of His Majesty among all the princes because of his status as a mother. If one day she is no longer favored, how can they, mother and son, have a good ending?

"Where are the things? Give them to me." Concubine Ruan lay on the chair and closed her eyes.

Mammy looked nervous and said, "My lady, it's gone."

Concubine Ruan felt sick when she thought of the ugly things in the box, but every morning, she truly felt that taking things out was indeed useful. She slowly exhaled and said in an erratic tone: "If there is nothing left, let's go find Miss Lin Er!"

"Yes."

This was Concubine Ruan's trusted nanny who went to the Lin Mansion in person.

Unexpectedly, she met her at the Lin Mansion. The wife of the Marquis of Huaiyin came to look for the second young lady. She sighed and said, "This second young lady is quite busy."

Lin Yuanyue didn't expect that her deliberate misleading of Zuo Wancheng would still be discovered. Now that someone came looking for her, she could only play dumb.

Fortunately, the Imperial Concubine sent someone over, and the wife of the Marquis of Huaiyin did not want to offend the Imperial Concubine, who was a favorite of His Majesty, so she gave up, and the marriage proposal was thus concluded.

Lin Yuanyue felt regretful that she couldn't let Lin Xi marry him. It was such a pity.

If Lin Xi married him, she would definitely make Zuo Wancheng have her in his heart for the rest of his life. How could Lin Xi have an easy life then?

If this approach doesn't work, she will have to let Lin Xi get the most benefit for her from other things.

Lin Yuanyue was brought into the palace by the nanny, and when she came back she was given batches of rewards.

Lin Hewen was dumbfounded. He also followed Lin Yuanyue to Xu's courtyard, but this time, Madam Wen stood in the way, and Xu was still angry.

Ever since Xu was released from house arrest, she sent people to investigate Concubine Wen thoroughly. Her family background was clean, and she had the official documents for taking her as a concubine, so she couldn't touch her easily now.

"Master, in this situation, we have to give up Lin Xi anyway." Xu just held Lin Hewen's hand and pleaded, "Have you forgotten what the holy monk told you and me?"

Hearing this, Lin Hewen defended himself, "I just think that the path the holy monk talked about is not the right path."

Xu sneered in her heart, but her face remained gentle. She quickly said, "Master, if you still want to marry Lin Xi to Chen Xun, have you forgotten her mother?"

When Lin Xi's biological mother was mentioned, Lin Hewen's face changed immediately. He said in a firm tone: "In that case, let's do as you say and use Lin Xi's future to pave the way for Yue'er."

After hearing what he said, Xu's face became better. She quickly said, "The medicine the holy monk said he would give you is in Yue'er's hands now."

Lin Yuanyue was in high spirits. Unlike the past few days, she handed the medicine box in her hand to Lin Hewen and said, "Thank you, father, daughter."

Under the candlelight, Lin Yuanyue suddenly realized that when her father mentioned Lin Xi's mother just now, he seemed like a different person. Could it be that there was something wrong with her mother?

She could look for this matter. What if it could become a stain on Lin Xi?

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Chunhua watched Lin Xi sitting next to the candlestick after she came back from the Shen residence. The candlelight reflected her flawless face as white as porcelain. She was stunned for a long time, and couldn't help being shocked by the light in the eldest lady's eyes. After a long while, she stepped forward and said to Lin Xi: "Eldest lady, I found out that the second young lady brought a square box into the palace, but now we have no idea what is inside. The second young lady didn't even use her personal maid this time."

Lin Xi rubbed the medicine that Xu had sent to her in an attempt to hurt her cheek, and smiled with her lips pursed.

It finally came in handy.

"Keep a close eye on who the Second Miss has come into contact with, where she has been, and when. Remember all the details and come back to report to me." Lin Xi smiled faintly.

I will not offend others unless they offend me.

She wants to give them a big gift.

"Miss, it's almost time for you to come of age. Who do you want to put your hairpin in?" Chunhua couldn't help asking.

After a girl reaches the age of 15, she has to plan for marriage. Also, someone from the eldest girl’s grandfather’s side should come over on the day of her coming of age.

Hearing this, Lin Xi closed his eyes and said, "Don't worry about this matter first, keep an eye on the second young lady first."

And 笄?

She opened her eyes and saw that the candlestick had fallen to the ground because she raised her hand, and the candle oil flowed all over the floor in the direction of its tilt.

In the year when she came of age, a major event occurred that involved the Shen family. The Shen family held military power, but for some unknown reason, a servant of the Shen family came out to accuse the Shen family of raising assassins in an attempt to kill the king.

This incident caused a huge uproar, and everyone in the Shen family was sent to jail.

Lin Xi turned around and looked at Chunhua who was frightened by her. She lowered her voice and said, "Quick, tell Miss Shen that I have predicted something. Tell her to be careful of the villains around her, especially those who behave in a sneaky way."

This person must have been hiding in the Shen Mansion for a long time without being discovered. But if this matter were to be made public, who would benefit from it?

The memories of the past life seemed to become very faint at this moment, and I couldn't even remember any more information.

She had to think of some way to help Shen Qingran escape this.

Lin Xi knew that she couldn't just say that she was reincarnated, as others would only regard her as a strange person. She had to find some clues. Lord Shen had been an official for many years, so he naturally knew about this.

Aunt Xu, who was standing by, looked at Lin Xi with a frown, and left. She cooked another bowl of mung bean soup and placed it carefully next to Lin Xi, whispering, "Miss, mung bean soup can relieve the heat, why not try it!"

Lin Xi nodded and took the mung bean soup. She thought that Lin Yuanyue must be very proud of the reward she received from Concubine Ruan today, and she must be thinking of using her marriage as a bargaining chip.

She had to come up with a way to prevent them from thinking about their own marriages.

Lin Xi thought for a long time before asking Aunt Xu: "Have you heard that my grandmother is still living in her hometown?"

Madam Xu nodded: "The old lady has a cheerful personality and doesn't like to come to places like Kyoto. She likes to grow vegetables and raise chickens and ducks in the countryside. The master naturally follows the old lady's wishes."

"It seems that we have to find a way to get grandma to come to the capital." Lin Xi supported his head and said in a light tone.

Aunt Xu smiled and said, "Yes, back then, the old lady liked Miss's mother very much!"

Lin Xi seldom saw her grandmother. She only vaguely remembered that she was an old lady who liked to wear coarse linen clothes and treated them sincerely. Moreover, Xu was not as respectful to her grandmother as other daughters-in-law. However, her grandmother never blamed Xu. She even took the initiative to avoid her and went back to her hometown.

"Grandma is an easy-going person." Lin Xi thought for a moment and said so.

"If we really want to invite the old lady, there is indeed a reason. In a few days, it will be the old lady's birthday, so we can invite her to a half-wedding banquet." Aunt Xu smiled and continued, "It's not the sixtieth birthday, it should be a half-wedding banquet."

Hearing this, Lin Xi also nodded, glanced at her, and said, "This is a good excuse, but I don't know who would be better at proposing it."

"Isn't my aunt here? Let her talk, and it will be a natural thing to do."

Lin Xi didn't think of Lin Xiu. After thinking about it, they should all be united against the same enemy. "Then choose a day and tell my aunt."

The trees in the yard have denser green leaves, and the cicadas are noisy.

A few days passed.

Lin Yuanyue became more and more favored by Concubine Ruan and appeared frequently in Fengzao Palace.

Lin Xi, on the other hand, became quieter and quieter. She just stayed in her own yard and didn't care what others said about her.

Lin Xi looked at the account books handed over by the store with his own eyes, and found that they were getting cleaner and cleaner.

Lin Xi always felt that the woman was extraordinary. If he wanted to work under her, he would still need to persuade her a little more.

She had originally wanted to visit the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion today, but Chen Xun came back and sent her an invitation.

【Send back the Dongpo pork. 】

After hearing just a few words, Lin Xi was speechless. He could only ask someone to harness the carriage and take the Dongpo pork to find Chen's house.

Lin Xi was not sure what Chen Xun was thinking now. As she touched the Dongpo Pork, her thoughts drifted far away. She came to the pavilion where she met Chen Xun last time.

Chen Xun sat on the chair, his cheeks looking thinner than before.

Lin Xi looked up. He had heard a little about his thunderous methods in Kyoto. No wonder he was able to sit in a position with power over the government and the final say.

Dongpo Pork was now even more attached to her, staying in her arms, as if he knew she was about to leave and was unwilling to move even a step away.

"You have no conscience." Chen Xun couldn't help but say when he saw this.

Lin Xi smiled and put the Dongpo pork on the ground: "Master Chen has been out for a while, and his temper has become even worse."

"Hmm." Chen Xun threw the opened letter on the table, stood up, bent over and picked up the Dongpo pork, looking at it carefully, "You have been taking good care of yourself these days."

Lin Xi's eyes fell on the letter and he was startled.

It was a secret letter, but it did talk about the affairs of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

Could it be that Chen Xun is secretly keeping an eye on the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion?

In other words, he was also involved in the affairs of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. Chen Xun was not the kind of person who would do things carelessly. This letter might have been sent deliberately for her to see.

The more Lin Xi thought about it, the coldness on his back could not help but spread. "Master Chen."

As soon as she opened her mouth, Chen Xun interrupted her, "Ms. Lin, a lot of things happened in your mansion during the few days I was away from Kyoto. Why do you want to get engaged at the Huaiyin Marquis's Mansion now?"

Lin Xi shook his head, met Chen Xun's gaze, and explained, "Mr. Zuo recognized the wrong person. He mistook Lin Yuanyue for me."

"I see." Chen Xun smiled, put the Dongpo pork on the ground, sat back, and said to her: "I have some interesting news here, I want to tell you."

"What?" Lin Xi's eyes flashed with panic, but he regained his composure in an instant: "Sir, you deliberately put the letter on the table, could it be that you want to know about the Zhenguo Mansion from me?"

Chen Xun smiled and said, "Isn't it better for you to check the Shen Mansion than for others to check it? Do you want others to check it?"

Lin Xi was stunned for a moment, "Does Your Excellency have to investigate this matter?"

She immediately understood what Chen Xun meant and went straight to take the letter on the table into her own hands.

Since we asked her to investigate and get some clues, it should be related!

"Some people say that the Shen family raises dead soldiers. It's a small matter, but your majesty doesn't believe the Shen family."

Lin Xi immediately understood from these words that the Shen family now holds the military power. Regardless of whether this crime is groundless or not, it has already become a thorn in His Majesty's heart.

A word now came to her mind: retreat while the going is good.

"Little girl, I understand."

Lin Xi held the letter tightly in her hand. At least the matter had to be investigated thoroughly to avoid letting the Shen family bear the dirty water.

Otherwise, with Qingran's personality, if he really went to jail, he would cry for a long time.

"Yeah." Chen Xun went to tease the Dongpo pork again.

Lin Xi also didn't understand why Lord Chen, who was so powerful outside, had such an innocent side.

"Master Chen, I will leave first."

Lin Xi didn't want to waste any more time here, so seeing that she was no longer obstructing him, he took the letter to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.