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

Lin Xi asked, "Who is it? Call her over."

Xu immediately stepped forward and said, "No, let's not disturb the old lady about this matter. I'm afraid that the people around the old lady are not clean."

As she said this, Xu wiped her tears, knelt down at Lin Hewen's feet and said, "Master, it's all because I didn't manage the household well and didn't manage the servants properly, so this mistake happened. Why don't you punish me now!"

Lin Yuanyue didn't know when she stood outside the door. Seeing Xu kneeling on the ground, she quickly ran in and knelt beside her, crying, "Father, why don't you punish me! Mother just had a miscarriage, how can she keep kneeling on the ground?"

Lin Xi just watched their self-torture tactics and said to Lin Hewen: "Father, if such a servant is not investigated, there will definitely be trouble. We have to investigate it clearly. What's more, this oleander was also in the house before my mother died. I'm afraid, what if there is any doubt about my mother's death?"

Everyone's eyes were focused on her because of her words.

Lin Xi's mother?

Xu gritted her teeth. She didn't expect that she actually knew about the past. She was probably waiting for him to take action.

However, she didn't know that if she didn't mention her mother, it would be fine. If she mentioned her mother, the master would really let the matter go.

Hearing this, Lin Hewen's eyes changed and he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's end this matter here."

He looked at the Xu mother and daughter kneeling on the ground, and for some reason he felt a little delayed.

Especially in contrast to Lin Xi's fearlessness in the face of danger, this emotion is even more obvious.

Lin Xi pursed her lips, put her hands in front of her, saluted, and walked out.

Along the way, Chunhua couldn't help but say behind her back: "Miss, it's a pity that you couldn't bring the lady down this time."

Lin Xi smiled.

"Why is it a pity? I originally wanted to test my mother to see if it was my father's taboo. It seems that my guess was correct. Moreover, Xu said..."

She paused, turned around slowly, her eyes sharp, and said in a low voice:

"I am not my father's child. So my mother becomes my father's taboo."

Chunhua was so surprised that she covered her mouth. Her eyes widened and she immediately knelt on the ground, begging for mercy and saying, "I will definitely not spread this matter."

"Do not."

Lin Xi slowly squatted down, holding her arms with both hands, and said, "I just want you to spread this matter, but you must not let anyone find out that it was you who said it. Do you understand?"

Since the water has already started to become turbid, she wants to make it even more turbid.

……

Ever since she lost her child, Mrs. Xu didn't want to see Lin Yuanyue. Today, she suddenly appeared in Madam Wen's yard. She must have been waiting for her for a long time.

As soon as she entered Xu's house, Lin Yuanyue knelt on the ground without hesitation, leaned forward, and said with tears in her eyes: "Mother, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said those words to you that day."

Xu shook her head and looked at her thin face: "Mother, I shouldn't have put too much pressure on you and made you feel unhappy."

"These days, I have also thought it through. If Hua Meiren marries into the Ninth Prince's mansion, I'm afraid you will not have a good time. You have to learn to be humble, understand?"

Lin Yuanyue nodded, "Mother, I understand."

"As for Lin Xi, your father won't let her live too well. Even if he thinks she's good now, what's the problem?"

Xu's expression was filled with venom, and she continued, "Lin Xi is not your father's child at all."

Lin Yuanyue didn't expect to know such a thing. She said in surprise: "What's going on? Mother, how could she not be father's child? Does father know?"

Mrs. Xu said, "Of course. In this situation, no one knows when it will happen. Yue'er, just get married peacefully. Don't worry about other things. You are the only legitimate daughter of the Lin family."

If it weren't for Lin Xi returning home, her two children and her life's hopes would have been ruined.

Since she can destroy herself, why can't I destroy hers?

……

"Did you hear that?"

"what?"

"Isn't the eldest lady the master's biological daughter?"

"What? No wonder, after the late Madam passed away, the Master sent the young lady directly to Yecheng. I'm afraid this is the reason."

In the Lin residence, these few words about Lin Xi's life story spread like wildfire, and even grew back like weeds in the spring breeze.

Even Mrs. Lin, who had lived in the courtyard for a long time, heard the news from the servants and was so furious that she ordered people to bring the two maids who were gossiping behind her back to the courtyard.

The two little maids lay on the ground, shivering.

Although Mrs. Lin was a village woman, she was shrewd and capable, so she had an aura of authority without even getting angry. She asked the nanny to bring a chair and put it in the yard, preparing to interrogate the two maids personally.

"Tell me, who spread this rumor?" Old Mrs. Lin leaned on her crutches, poked the ground hard, and said angrily.

Although she was not very clear about what happened back then, she accepted Lin Xi as her child.

A group of servants had already been dealt with, but I didn't expect that someone would bring this matter up again.

She would definitely not forgive the person behind this.

This news must have been released by someone with ulterior motives.

The two maids, seeing the old lady getting angry, begged for mercy again and again: "Please forgive me, old lady, please forgive me."

They were also unlucky. During lunch break, they were talking secretly at the gate of the yard and were caught by the nanny beside the old lady.

Old Madam Lin said, "Hurry up and tell me. If you don't, I have plenty of ways to make you tell me. Don't beg for mercy then."

A little maidservant couldn't stand it anymore and said directly: "This matter was told to us by Xiang Ersao from the kitchen."

Old Mrs. Lin frowned when she heard this, the news came from the kitchen.

I'm afraid everyone in the house knows about it now.

Now, it is impossible to buy off the maids and servants in the mansion again, nor can we just ignore this matter.

If this is the case, I am afraid that this matter will spread out and the whole city of Nanjing will know about it.

Lin Xi’s reputation would be ruined.

"Okay, order someone to call all the maids and servants in the kitchen to come over and watch them both get beaten with sticks. Then we'll see who will be the one to blame and who else will dare to say anything."

Old Mrs. Lin was so angry that her face turned blue. She turned around and went into the house, leaning on her crutches.

Outside the yard, the sound of boards rose and fell.

Old Mrs. Lin shook her head. Now that this matter had come to light, it might be impossible to cover it up.

What else could she do?

Ugh!

Lin Hewen also hurried over to Old Lady Lin's yard, looking worried, and said, "Mother, how come the things that happened back then have come up again? Weren't they all dealt with?"

Old Madam Lin shook her head. "How can we handle all of it? Besides, the father of that child was not a good person back then."

Lin Hewen's expression changed, he lowered his head and said no more.

Seeing this, Old Lady Lin snorted coldly and said, "You obviously benefited from what happened back then, but you like to pretend that you were bullied. What? Are you regretting it now?"

"How could that be?" Lin Hewen raised his head and waved his hand, "Mother, I didn't mean that."

Old Mrs. Lin said, "Although Lin Xi's mother married you because she was pregnant with Lin Xi, she also helped you to win an official position. Now you have everything in the Lin Mansion. Could it be that you have forgotten all these things?" Old Mrs. Lin spoke anxiously and coughed a few times after she finished speaking.

Lin Hewen thought of what happened back then and lowered his head even more. "Mother. I know."

How could Old Mrs. Lin not know? He said this reluctantly, and he must have felt that Lin Xi's mother owed him something. But that year, they met the injured Lin Xi's mother and that noble man in their hometown.

Her eyes seemed to be lost in long memories.

After a long while, she came back to her senses, "From today on, no matter what you and Xu had planned before, you must treat Lin Xi well now, understand?"

"If... forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you. Ever since Xu came into the family, you've been devoted to her. Now that you have Madam Wen, you've neglected Xu. Humph!"

Old Mrs. Lin turned her head away, not wanting to look at her disappointing son.

Lin Hewen was being trained by the old lady and went to Xu's yard in a hurry.

Xu hadn't seen Lin Hewen for a long time. She was happy to greet him, but Lin Hewen slapped her in the face.

She covered her face and her nose felt sore: "Master?" Her tone was full of disbelief.

"Did you tell others about Lin Xi's background?"

Lin Hewen hurriedly sat down on the chair in the middle without looking at Xu.

This was an unprovoked disaster. Xu said firmly, "Master, how could I tell others about such a shameful thing? Besides, Master, I am devoted to you."

Lin Hewen had known Xu for so many years. Looking at Xu's appearance, he knew that she was not lying. With an unnatural expression on his face, he pulled her into his arms, watching her blushing cheeks, and comforted her gently, "This matter is of great importance. Not many people know about it. I am just too anxious."

As he said that, he began to rub her cheeks.

"But, if it wasn't you who said this, who else could it be?"

……

Chunhua spread the news according to Lin Xi's instructions.

When this news spread throughout the mansion, Lin Xi encountered an accident when leaving the mansion.

She was originally going to look for Shen Qingran, but suddenly realized that this was not a carriage going to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

The carriage was getting bumpier and bumpier, and she had to hold onto the carriage window and yell, "Horseman, stop."

No one answered.

But I smelled the familiar smell of blood.

She became alert and suddenly realized that she had been taken to the outskirts of Beijing, and the coachman outside might have met with an accident without her noticing.

Could such a thing be done by the Xu family?

She held onto the window and tried her best to calm herself down. If she wanted to escape from the other party, she must know the intentions of the people outside.

The carriage finally slowed down.

Chunhua turned pale with fear, "Miss, what should I do?"

Lin Xi shook her head and motioned her not to speak for now.

The man outside slashed the car door with a bloody knife, pointed at the two of them, and said in a rough voice: "Come down quickly."

Chunhua grabbed Lin Xi's arm, her whole body was shaking, her voice trembling: "Miss, don't go down, if you go down, we will die."

Lin Xi patted the back of her hand gently and said soothingly, "Don't be afraid."

If they wanted to kill me, they could have done it without anyone noticing on the road just now, but they brought me to the destination before getting off the car, so they must have some demands.

She needed to stall for time.

Delay and see.

There is a way to escape after all.

"Don't even think about escaping. Once you come to this place, you can't escape."

……

When Chen Xun returned home from his foreign business, An Liang came hurriedly with news: "Master, Miss Lin is missing."

Chen Xun's eyes changed. He took the note from his hand, took a look at it, and burned it. "In broad daylight, you lost it on the street?"

"There's something fishy about this." An Liang said, "This kind of thing is not something that someone from the Lin residence can do. The Lin residence has Old Madam Lin, so they didn't make it public. They just sent someone out to take a look."

"Am I free?" Chen Xun turned his head and suddenly said this.

An Liang knelt on the ground: "It was I who talked too much."

"Master, there seems to be a monk beside the Ninth Prince, and he is doing something wrong." An Liang said.

With Concubine Ruan around, it is naturally impossible for the Ninth Prince to behave himself, so it is normal for him to play tricks.

"Your Majesty wants the Ninth Prince to stay in the capital because he wants him to do something naughty. If he can't do it, His Majesty won't be satisfied."

Chen Xun said bluntly.

An Liang nodded: "But, Master, do you still want to go to the Crown Prince's place?"

"No, the prince will have to face it all by himself." Chen Xun said nonchalantly, "Where is the evidence of Chen's crime? Send it up sometime!"

Anliang nodded.

Chen Xun moved out of the Chen Mansion and seldom went there often. However, those people in the Chen Mansion did countless ugly things behind the scenes under the banner of their master, bullying men and women.

They actually want to pour all this dirty water on their master.

Wasn’t the master’s mother swallowed alive by that extremely filthy Chen Mansion?

How could the master let them have an easy time?

Thinking of this, he didn't know what he thought of, and said: "Master, I almost forgot to say that the whereabouts of the people who kidnapped Miss Lin are very similar to those of King Huai'an's men back then."

Prince Huai'an is the younger brother of the current Majesty. He died in the war with the Northern Frontier. He is a hero of Dayan and someone that the current Majesty mentions every year.

However, since the death of Prince Huai'an, his soldiers and generals have been dispersed by His Majesty and sent to various places, and in recent years there have been intentions to take action against Prince Huai'an's former subordinates.

He was not in the court, so he really didn't know what happened back then, but His Majesty's temper... How could he tolerate someone among the people having higher prestige than him?

What's more, the army of Prince Huai'an is famous for its strict military discipline. It is rumored that when Your Majesty reviewed the troops, only the army of Prince Huai'an regarded military discipline as more important than Your Majesty's oral orders.

Chen Xun stood up and said, "Let's go and catch up to see how Miss Lin is related to King Huai'an."

An Liang looked at the messy desk and couldn't help shaking his head.

The master always keeps the table clean, so how could it be so messy today?