The face in the bronze mirror looked like it had been cut into pink fish scales by a knife. She didn't know what had happened to her, but her face was ruined, so it was impossible for her to see His Majesty.

His Majesty also said that he would come to Fengzao Palace tonight.

Are all the people below dead? In this situation, how can they let this thing in and ruin her face?

"Mammy, catch the man. Don't let him run away." Sparks flashed in Concubine Ruan's eyes. The mammy serving beside her did not expect such a thing to happen.

Fortunately, she had experienced a lot, so she quickly calmed down and said to Concubine Ruan: "Your Majesty, this matter must not be vindicated. You can stop being angry now. I will first think of a way to get rid of this matter and then find someone to treat it."

Concubine Ruan also knew that now was not the time to get really angry.

Lin Yuanyue, who was waiting outside, also heard Concubine Ruan's scream and was panicked. Could something have gone wrong?

But how could it be possible? These were things given to her by the holy monk, how could something go wrong? She was now waiting for the real good days.

The nanny came out, forcing a smile on her face, and said, "Second Miss Lin, the Imperial Concubine used the things you sent, and it worked wonders on her face. She was shocked."

As she spoke, the nanny casually took out a golden hairpin and said, "This is a special gift from the queen to you." As she spoke, she leaned close to her ear and said in a low voice, "This is also a token of trust from the queen to you. In the future, Miss Lin will need to take care of the queen's anti-aging cream."

Hearing these words, Lin Yuanyue was naturally proud, and the smile on her face could not be concealed. She quickly bowed and said, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty."

Who doesn’t love beauty? Anyone who loves beauty will like this anti-aging cream.

Lin Yuanyue thought that just by taking advantage of this, Concubine Ruan would treat her well.

After sending her away, Concubine Ruan glanced coldly at the box she brought, flipped it to the ground, looked at the nanny and said, "Go check what was in it to hurt my face like this."

"Go tell His Majesty that I am not feeling well and ask him to go to another palace to see my sister."

When she thought about inviting the emperor to another palace, Concubine Ruan hated Lin Yuanyue even more. She gritted her teeth and said, "Since she wants to be the Ninth Prince's concubine, then she should go to His Majesty and ask for an imperial decree to make Hua a concubine and let her be a concubine."

The nanny nodded and saluted: "Your Majesty is very thoughtful."

Because of what happened some time ago, Miss Hua hated Miss Lin Er to death and now was unwilling to have anything to do with her. Even when she attended a banquet in Kyoto, she spared no effort in cursing Miss Lin Er.

Even she had heard a little about this matter, not to mention the Imperial Concubine who had lived in the palace for so many years. Moreover, how could Lady Hua let her have an easy time now?

All I can say is that the current situation was caused by Miss Lin herself.

……

The Lin Mansion received an imperial edict from the palace soon. Lin Yuanyue accepted the order and always thought that although she was a concubine, she could still climb up step by step, and the Ninth Prince also liked her.

Nothing is impossible.

But when Lin Yuanyue saw that the eunuch who announced the decree had another decree in his hand, she couldn't help but ask, "Eunuch, are you going anywhere else?"

The eunuch who announced the decree smiled and said, "Of course we'll go to the Hua family. The girl from the Hua family will also become your sister!"

Seeing the eunuch's fake smile, Lin Yuanyue was frightened and couldn't help asking, "What does the eunuch mean by this?"

Could it be that the beautiful lady Hua is also going to marry the Ninth Prince?

He said: "According to the order of His Majesty, Lady Hua will naturally marry the Ninth Prince as a concubine!"

How is that possible? She is just a concubine, but Lady Hua is indeed a concubine, half a head higher than her in status. If she really marries into the Ninth Prince's Mansion, won't she be at the mercy of others?

The eunuch who announced the imperial edict naturally saw the twists and turns in the plan, but he was too lazy to pay attention to her and just turned around and walked out.

Lin Xi was standing at the end, so naturally he saw these changes.

There was a sneer on her lips.

Want to become a prince's consort?

Dream on!

In this life, as long as Lin Yuanyue marries the Ninth Prince, Concubine Ruan will not let her have an easy life.

This is the reason why Concubine Hua was allowed to enter the palace with her. Doesn’t Concubine Ruan know the grudge between her and Concubine Hua?

The group of people dispersed, and Lin Yuanyue hadn't reacted to this sudden change yet. She kept standing stupidly at the door. Thinking of Hua Meiren's appearance, she knew that she might be in trouble.

How could Concubine Ruan treat her like this?

When she thought of this, she could only enter the mansion with resentment.

When Lin Xi returned to her grandmother's courtyard, Chunhua said proudly, "Young lady's method is still the best. The second young lady actually gave that thing to the imperial concubine and did so many things in the name of the imperial concubine. Now it's time for her to suffer."

"The eldest lady is really smart. She actually thought of adding a little bit of the poison used by the Madam to the Gu worms raised by the second lady. This way, even if we investigate, it will be related to the Madam."

Lin Xi smiled but said nothing.

With the help of Concubine Ruan, it was easy to get rid of Lin Yuanyue.

"Chunhua, tell me, why did the master and the mistress start fighting among themselves?" Lin Xi smiled and asked.

Chunhua was surprised by this question. She thought about it over and over again but couldn't think of the answer.

"Has father been to Madam Wen's yard often these days?" Lin Xi had just finished speaking.

Chunhua immediately said, "I went to Madam Wen's courtyard for three or four days."

"Then let's go see Madam Wen now." After Lin Xi finished speaking, he walked towards the courtyard of Wen Yi Nian Hua.

Lin Hewen has not been to the backyard in recent days. He has been playing in the outer yard. When Madam Wen has some free time and is relaxing, she starts to mend some clothes.

As soon as Lin Xi entered the gate of her courtyard, she looked at the layout inside. It was not even as good as that of Xu's personal nanny. She frowned slightly. She didn't expect that Xu was unwilling to even put in the superficial effort and directly let Madam Wen live in this courtyard.

Madam Wen saw Lin Xi standing outside the courtyard gate through the open window. She quickly put away her needlework, stood up and went out to greet him.

"Auntie."

Lin Xi also saw Madam Wen walking out in a hurry and quickly spoke.

Madam Wen looked at Lin Xi affectionately and greeted her first, "Miss."

According to her current status, a concubine is one level higher than the servants in the family.

"Madam Wen, there are some things I want to talk to you about inside." Lin Xi smiled.

The room was simply furnished with some four-legged furniture, without even some nice looking porcelain vases. Moreover, the couch where Madam Wen rested was much smaller than the couches in a normal courtyard.

From this perspective, Xu was indeed deliberately making things difficult for Madam Wen over these matters, and she didn't want her to have an easy life.

"Madam Wen, it's really unfair for you to live in this courtyard." Lin Xi couldn't help but say.

Madam Wen shook her head and said tenderly, "How can it be considered a grievance? I have a place in the Lin Mansion, so I don't feel aggrieved."

She had long known that men were unreliable, so she married into the Lin family not for the sake of Lin Hewen. She just wanted to make a living in the Lin family, and preferably have a child who could provide for her in her old age.

These are not grievances.

The Miss Lin in front of him is considered to be a friendly person in this mansion.

However, she was reluctant to step into her own yard, and Madam Wen didn't know what she was trying to do there.

"Aunt, didn't I tell you before? I wanted to help you, now I want you to help me, how about that?" Lin Xi looked at the embroidered child's toy on her scalp, picked it up and said, "Aunt, do you really want a brother or sister?"

When Madam Wen saw those little toys, she couldn't help showing a gentle expression on her face. She nodded and replied, "Of course I don't want to, but under the current circumstances, the mistress doesn't want to have a child herself."

"Aunt, I don't want to talk about having a child now. I'm just saying that in this situation, if your child can help me, how about I take care of you in your old age?" Lin Xi put the things back in place gently.

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Xu only knew that Lin Xi went to Madam Wen's courtyard today, but she didn't know what they talked about. She was looking at Lin Yuanyue in front of her, and she was really worried: "Yue'er, did you offend Concubine Ruan? Otherwise, why would Concubine Hua be allowed to enter the mansion with you? Wei Fei is half a head taller than you."

Lin Yuanyue was already angry at the moment, and now when she heard what Xu said, she said angrily: "Mother, it's not your fault after all. If it weren't for you talking nonsense in the court, how could I have thought of giving Concubine Ruan the anti-aging cream in exchange for a concubine's position."

"Originally, I was favored by the Ninth Prince, so it wouldn't be difficult for me to change to a concubine. But now, under the current circumstances, my reputation is ruined, and I have a notorious brother. It's good enough for me to be a concubine."

How could Lin Yuanyue really be willing to accept this? But now that the imperial edict has come down, what else can she do?

"Mother, if not, how could I have ended up like this?"

Lin Yuanyue only hated her mother. Why didn’t she have the ability to help her?

The holy monk is no better than her in that he only hinders her.

Xu was dumbfounded. She had worked hard for these two children all her life, and she never expected that they would end up like this.

"Yue'er, do you know what you are saying?" Xu asked in a daze.

Lin Yuanyue turned her head away, unwilling to meet Xu's gaze, and even continued, "From childhood to adulthood, you only thought about your brother. When your brother got into trouble, you thought about filling his deficit everywhere, but what about me? Did you give me money? Did you help me? You only thought about using me to help your brother."

Xu was really pissed off by her now, but she had no choice but to pick up the soft pillow behind her and throw it over, shouting, "Get out of here, and never come into my yard again."

Lin Yuanyue didn't say anything either, just walked out.

Xu burst into tears. She never expected that her own children would say such heart-wrenching words to her. Hadn't she lived her whole life for them?

If it wasn't for the fact that he could make them legitimate sons and daughters, why would she have listened to the holy monk and killed someone for the first time!

Since that time, it seemed like she would never go back.

Thinking of this, and thinking of how Lin Hewen was extremely cold to her now that he had a younger Concubine Wen, she supported herself with her hands and cried, "You bunch of ungrateful bastards, have you forgotten what I did for you before? Why are you talking about me now?"

The more Xu thought about it, the angrier she became, and the more uncomfortable she felt. In the second half of the night, her stomach began to hurt.

She is not even three months old. She is already old and has not been able to take good care of herself in the past few days. Now she has a stomachache. Everyone in the mansion knows about it.

The Lin Mansion was suddenly brightly lit.

When Lin Yuanyue heard the news, she hurried to Xu's yard.

Lin Hewen, who was originally outside, also hurried back to the mansion.

Overnight, the Lin Mansion seemed to be filled with Xu's painful groans.

Lin Xi was guarding her grandmother's bedside. Old Mrs. Lin had also woken up. She had finally gotten better and had some energy again, but she didn't expect to hear this news as soon as she woke up.

There was still no news from Xu's courtyard.

Mrs. Lin was silent for a long while. When there was no sound in Xu's yard, she lowered her head, sighed and couldn't help but said, "The child is gone."

After she said this, Lin Xi's expression changed. She handed the warmed medicine to the old lady and wanted to speak, but Old Lady Lin had already seen through her thoughts. She took the medicine and drank it all, then said, "Someone drugged me. I know."

Lin Xi didn't expect that Mrs. Lin could actually guess this and still be so calm.

"Besides, it was Xu who drugged me. She had long disliked me and drugged me. It's normal for her to want me dead. But Lin Xi, she lost her child, so she should just consider it as accompanying me with my life. Don't take it to heart."

Mrs. Lin went on to say, “I don’t want you to live with hatred in your heart forever.”

Ever since she came to Kyoto, she had noticed that Lin Xi was different from before. She seemed to be carrying a heavy burden that she could never take off, and it was about to crush her.

Old Mrs. Lin put her arm around Lin Xi's shoulders, held her in her arms, and said softly, "No matter what you know, you are still your grandmother's granddaughter."

Lin Xi felt warm in her heart, "Grandma."

What if what she wanted to do would cost the Lin family a heavy price?

Grandma, will you forgive her?

Lin Xi thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say what he was thinking.

"Grandma, you really don't blame Xu at all?"

"Is it useful to blame her? Since I don't want her to pay the price for this, I will be more open-minded and stop thinking about it."

"If I keep blaming her in my heart, then I will just let her pay the price and make me, my grandmother, feel better."

Lin Xi lowered her head, clenched her palms, gritted her teeth and said, "What if it's my grandmother and I can't let it go?"

Old Mrs. Lin shook her head, patted her on the back, and said, "Then do what you want. Grandma is here!"

In the Lin Mansion, it was not only Xu's courtyard that had an accident, but also Madam Wen's courtyard.

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