Lin Xi lowered his eyes slightly, his expression solemn.

She had encountered a lot of dirty water like this in her previous life. In this life, she would not let any dirty water be poured on herself.

"There's nothing. How can you say that I have an engagement with Master Lan?" Lin Xi said.

"You are so flattering, you you you..."

Lan pointed at her and was unable to refute for a long time.

Lin Xi continued, "Since, Grandma Lan, I thought you were on good terms with my grandmother, and as a junior, I shouldn't have said anything to you. But you came yesterday and made my grandmother so angry that she fainted. How could I possibly marry Young Master Lan again? Isn't this unfilial?"

She stood in front of everyone, her face turned pale with anger because of Lan's words, and the sneer on her lips did not fade at all.

The onlookers naturally saw that Lin Xi's words made the Lan family unable to raise their heads. In addition, Lin Xi stood in the crowd, looking dazzling and beautiful, making people unable to take their eyes away. Naturally, they were more inclined to her. They all started to question: "If you have evidence, bring it out. If you don't have evidence, get out of here."

"Are you coming to the Lin residence to ask for money? Do you want to get a wife for free?"

"What's wrong with you, woman? I think Miss Lin is a good person."

Seeing that everyone's voices were gradually leaning towards her, Lin Xi turned her attention to the Lan family and said, "Grandma Lan, I just want to ask one question, Mr. Lan, can you really marry me?"

As she spoke, her dark eyes slowly moved towards Lan Linzhi, her red lips opened and closed, and she said, "Mr. Lan, are you really asking to marry me again?"

Lan Linzhi looked at that pair of clear and clean eyes, and he froze on the spot, unable to utter a word of excuse. He hesitated for a long time.

It's obvious that there's something being hidden.

"Who would come to a woman's house and insult her after the engagement failed? Besides, we have no history, so how can we be married?"

Seeing that no one was on her side, Lan was panicking. She wanted to insult Lin Xi, but she also knew that she couldn't do that in front of everyone. Thinking of this, she glared at Lan Linzhi again: "You useless thing, if you could be more useful, I wouldn't be bullied here anymore."

"Grandma!" Lan Linxi looked hurt when he heard Lan say this.

He didn't agree in the first place, but it was his grandmother who insisted on coming to the Lin Mansion to cause trouble. This was a stupid move.

What kind of drug did that old monk give to my grandmother?

Is she still thinking about doing things for that monk?

"Linzhi?"

A middle-aged man squeezed out from the crowd. He had an elegant appearance, regular features, and exuded a scholarly air.

When Lan saw this person, the panic in his eyes could no longer be concealed. He calculated rapidly in his mind and stood in front of Lan Linzhi, trying to completely prevent the two from meeting.

When everyone saw this situation, they immediately sensed something unusual.

When Lan Linzhi saw him, her face turned pale. "Why are you here?"

"Why am I here? What, don't you want me to come?" The middle-aged scholar spoke, but he did not move forward.

When Lan saw him, she gritted her teeth and said, "You are Linzhi's master. Why are you here in the capital instead of in your hometown? No one welcomes you here. You have dirty hands and feet, so I drove you out. How dare you follow us to the capital?"

“Grandma!” Lan Linzhi grabbed Lan’s arm and widened her eyes. “How can you talk like that? The teacher is not that kind of person.”

Lan glared at him. "No, how can it not be? The authentication evidence is all there, and the official documents are all there. Aren't these all physical evidence?"

"Ah!" Lin Xi pretended to be surprised and asked, "So Madam Lan also knows that physical evidence is needed to convict someone!"

"you!"

Old Madam Lan was speechless for a moment.

Lin Xi continued, "Originally, I didn't want to expose Mr. Lan's scandal, but since Old Madam Lan has come to bully me, I can't let her bully me anymore."

Then, Lin Xi took out a pair of jade pendants and said, "Master Lan, do you still remember this?"

When Lan Linzhi saw the pair of jade pendants, she looked at the teacher in surprise and asked, "How did this thing end up in your hands?"

"I gave it to you." The scholar continued, his face cold, "Didn't you say that this jade pendant was for your future lover? Since you want to marry Miss Lin, this thing naturally cannot remain in my hands. I heard the news and sent it to you as soon as possible."

He spoke lightly, without saying anything, but he made everything clear.

Lin Xi also casually handed the jade pendant to Chunhua beside him: "I can't afford this thing either, so please ask Master Lan to take it back yourself!"

"Take it back..." Lan Linzhi had completely lost face.

Everyone pointed at him and scolded him:

"You actually have a love affair with Long Yang, and you want to marry the daughter of a good family. Aren't you trying to ruin her life?"

"How dare you come to my house and cause trouble? How can you be so shameless?"

"You're still a scholar, bah, how can you be so shameless, how can you have the nerve to do that?"

No one knew who was in the crowd making a fuss, "Miss Lin, this guy is making such a scene in front of the Lin residence, go report it to the police! We will be your witnesses."

Hearing this, Lan immediately panicked. She propped herself up and said forcefully, "This is a matter between Lin and me. What does it have to do with you guys?"

Lin Xi looked at him coldly. She had just been thinking of relying on this group of people to force herself to surrender, but now she said it had nothing to do with them. Her expression changed too quickly.

Unless the stick hits yourself, you will never know the pain.

"If I didn't know about this, would you have kept it a secret from me and let me marry into the Lan family and be a living widow?"

Lin Xi's face was stained with anger, and then he said:

"You wanted to cheat me into marriage. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to recognize your true face. But what about you? How dare you come to the Lin Mansion and show off your power? Do you really think that we are dead people in the Lin Mansion? Is there really no one to make the decision for me?"

She pointed at Lan Linzhi and continued, "Do you think God is dead? What's more, I am now a female official beside the Queen. You want to slander my reputation. Do you want to say that the Queen doesn't know people well?"

"Are you coming to the Lin Mansion today to force a marriage? Or do you just want to kill me?" Lin Xi's face, as white as porcelain, was stained red with anger.

What she said made everyone start to notice that for such a long time, there was not an elder in the Lin Mansion to support Lin Xi.

When I think about the fact that Lin Xi is now a stepmother, having a stepmother means having a stepfather. Who would care about her now?

The situation of this Miss Lin in the Lin Mansion is really too bad.

Some soft-hearted ladies have already started throwing rotten vegetable leaves at Lan and Lan Linzhi.

"I don't want to say more about your relationship with this person. If you still have some conscience, just get out!" Lin Xi said.

Lan Linzhi was completely stunned. No one had expected such a situation to occur.

They left in disgrace.

Lin Xi's reputation spread quickly in the circles of the capital. Everyone admired her, but also feared her because she was now a female official beside the queen.

After all, the queen hadn't asked a female official to be by her side for a long time. Everyone began to speculate about the queen's intentions and treated Lin Xi even better.

Her status rose rapidly, and naturally more people came to the Lin Mansion to present their greetings.

Lin Xi's yard also became much more lively.

Chunhua greeted and saw off guests, sorted all the items into books, and put them in the warehouse. Then she took the books to find Lin Xi to report, "Miss, I really don't understand why you have to wait for the Lan family to make such a scene at the door?"

Lin Xi opened the book and glanced at it. She had a rough idea of ​​who had sent what gift, and said slowly, "If she comes and makes a scene, at least everyone will understand one thing."

As he spoke, Lin Xi placed the booklet on the table, picked up a pen, and wrote a few words on it: "The people in the Lin Mansion don't value me, so they dare to bully me."

"Now they don't dare to mess around with my marriage."

Whether it was because of the Queen or because of the Lan family’s trouble this time.

Now, her marriage has become the most difficult issue in the Lin family, and no one can say anything about it.

Her wish came true.

Xu hid in her own yard. Lin Hewen pretended not to see her and swayed around casually, favoring whoever was more beneficial to him. Such good days were about to end.

It’s time to replace someone in such a dirty Lin Mansion.

"Madam Wen is taking care of her pregnancy, how is it going?" Lin Xi stood up and put on a thin veil. "It's time to go and see her. She will be serving as a female official by the Madam's side soon. I'm afraid she won't be back for a long time."

To be a female official beside the Empress, one has to enter the palace. Before entering, there will be a special nanny to teach the palace etiquette before one can be by the Empress' side.

There were more and more things in Madam Wen's yard, and Lin Hewen came more and more frequently.

The Xu family’s presence in this mansion is becoming less and less important.

Lin Hewen now places all his hopes on the baby in her belly, hoping that this time it will be a boy and he can raise him carefully.

Madam Wen's belly was beginning to show, and her abdomen was slightly bulging. She lay on the soft couch with a rosy face. When she saw Lin Xi coming, she was about to get out of bed to greet him, but Lin Xi stopped her, "Madam Wen, don't move."

Madam Wen didn't bother to exchange pleasantries with her. When she saw her coming, she immediately asked, "Miss, why are you here?"

"Mrs. Wen's belly looks a lot bigger than before. I don't know if it's a boy or a girl." Lin Xi smiled and continued, "My father has been coming here quite often these days, right?"

Madam Wen nodded and replied, "Yes, the master has been coming here every day these days. He has to see the child to feel at ease."

"Madam Wen, I will help you keep the child, and you can help me too, how about that?" Lin Xi went straight to the point.

Madam Wen protected her belly, her eyes showing a bit of caution: "What are you doing? If it means you will hurt the child, I won't obey your order."

The weather was getting colder, and the cold wind blowing in through the open window made Madam Wen frown.

Seeing this, Lin Xi stood up and closed the window. "I saved this child, so I will not harm him. However, I just want you to tell Daddy about this child's life experience at a certain time."

Destroying all his hopes is the best revenge.

Madam Wen was already pregnant before she entered the mansion, and she wanted Lin Hewen to think that the child was his.

In her previous life, she married Chen Chu. Lin Hewen and Xu used their family affection to give her hope again and again, making her feel that as long as she could get through it, everything would be fine.

Until he shot an arrow through her heart.

So now, she also wants to take revenge on them in this way.

Let them have their own hopes, then break them, and then let them have hope again.

Including Xu, she still thought that Lin Yuanyue was the favorite concubine of the Ninth Prince, and that it was because of her contribution that she was favored by the Queen.

She did not say directly that Lin Yuanyue was now experiencing what she had experienced in her previous life.

This made Xu hold on to hope and she kept hiding in a corner, hating her, but she couldn't do anything to her.

Xu transferred all her hatred onto Lin Hewen. She would not tolerate it and would definitely do something.

Lin Xi, she just waited.

······

Xie Fangyan came to the Lin residence.

Old Mrs. Lin met him in person, and the two had a harmonious conversation in the hall.

The Lin family and the Xie family have gradually lost contact since Lin Xi's mother passed away.

Lin Xi was also thrown back to the Xie family to be raised.

Xie Fangyan came today just to ask Lin Xi what happened in the palace.

Lin Xi turned out from Madam Wen's yard and went straight to Old Lady Lin's yard. Along the way, she smelled the fragrance of rain and felt refreshed.

At first glance, I saw that Mrs. Lin and Xie Fangyan got along very well, and both of them had kind faces.

Lin Xi couldn't help but be surprised. After all, she had been with her grandfather for so many years, and he always said that everyone in the Lin family was too greedy and spoke very badly of them.

She thought her cousin would respond the same way.

Lin Xi thought about it, put on a smile, and walked in.

Old Mrs. Lin said in a very cool tone, "Lin Xi, you're here!"

Xie Fangyan's cold eyes followed Mrs. Lin's voice and turned to look at her: "Lin Xi."

His voice is very faint and thin, which always makes people who hear it feel that he is a heartless person.

"Grandma, cousin." Lin Xi bowed and sat in the seat prepared by her grandmother.

Old Mrs. Lin also realized that Xie Fangyan wanted to talk to her in private, so she immediately stepped out. Before leaving, she looked at Xie Fangyan with a little more appreciation.

He is a really tactful child, it's a pity that he is not from the Lin family.

"Cousin, why are you here today?" Lin Xi asked directly.

Xie Fangyan did not hide it, "Is there anyone in the palace deliberately targeting you?"

"Targeting me?" Lin Xi shook his head and did not tell him about Lan Linzhi.

Xie Fangyan instantly breathed a sigh of relief and said bluntly: "That's good. You should be more careful when you go to the palace, and don't trust anyone easily."

"Especially, the people from Huainan Prefecture."

Lin Xi calmed down.

Is it Huainan Prefecture again?

It seems that people from Huainan Prefecture are now going to appear in her life!

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