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

"I will kowtow to you and apologize." she said.

Lin Xi looked at Ruan Liuying and asked, "What qualifications do you have to let me compete with you?"

"I don't have the qualifications? You said I don't have the qualifications? Who do you think you are? You are just the daughter of a minor official. How can your status and position compare to mine?"

"Have you thought about the female officer assessment?"

Lin Xi was not affected by what she said. Instead, she observed the expressions of the people around her with a cold eye. She said frankly, "Everyone present knows Aunt Han Ju's character better than I do. Even if she wanted to talk to me alone, she would not tell me anything about the assessment with the female official."

Changsun Changhua's eyes moved slightly. She stepped forward and pulled Ruan Liuying, consoling her, "For now, we have to prepare for the assessment. Why are our people making a fuss? If this gets out, it will be a joke. Miss Ruan, don't be angry."

She then said to Lin Xi, "Ms. Lin, why don't you apologize to Miss Ruan and let this matter go."

Ruan Liuying was always unruly, whether at home or in the palace. She was naturally unwilling to be humiliated by Lin Xi. She shook off Changsun Changhua's hand, looked at her with disdain and said:

"Who do you think you are? You are not worthy of speaking in front of me."

Although Concubine Ruan is not as favored as before, the emperor always thinks about her.

She even made an exception and conferred the title of Princess on Ruan Liuying. Naturally, she looked down upon people like Changsun Changhua.

"You." Murong Pei'er stepped forward, protected Changsun Changhua, pointed at Ruan Liuying and said, "You really don't know what's good for you."

Changsun Changhua didn't expect that he would be humiliated by Ruan Liuying like this, and stood aside awkwardly.

"It's not impossible for me to compete with you." Lin Xi said, "We have to ask Madam for her opinion, don't we?"

In this palace, how can they just say whatever they want? Nanny Chen, who manages Ziyuan, is the teaching nanny who brought Ruan Liuying into the palace. Even Concubine Ruan asked her to control her temper and see her again today.

She still hesitated. If Nanny Chen told this to her aunt, her aunt would definitely scold her.

However, she just couldn't stand Lin Xi's provocative gaze.

Lin Xi tilted her head and motioned Liuyun who was standing nearby to go out and ask Nanny Chen to come over.

Zhang Sun Changhua stepped forward and said in a soft voice, "There's no need to ask Nanny Chen to come over for this matter. We can just be witnesses."

She didn't want to be implicated by the two of them, and even her reputation would be bad if she went out.

What's more, she always knew Nanny Chen's temper. If she was not careful, she would be punished as well.

"Ms. Changsun, you are a good-tempered person after all. You asked me to hold it in and apologize to Miss Ruan just now. Now I want to go find Nanny Chen, and you won't allow me to do so?"

Changsun Changhua stepped forward to stop Lin Xi. She had many thoughts of her own in her mind.

Lin Xi could naturally see that she didn't want to make a big deal out of this.

And she just wanted to make a big deal out of this matter.

It got out of hand and became a big fuss.

Since her procession is that of the Empress, she naturally represents the Empress's face.

If she knew that she didn't even have the ability to fight against the people around Concubine Ruan, she wouldn't really value herself.

And if she wanted to investigate the affairs of Huainan Prefecture, she naturally had to have more power in her hands.

No matter who the source of power is, she has to be useful to others.

When being a chess piece, you must be the most useful one, the one that people are reluctant to throw away.

Chang Sun Chang Hua was speechless for a moment. She looked at Lin Xi, whose eyes were dark and deep, and didn't know what to say. "If this gets out of hand, it won't benefit any of us."

Ruan Liuying didn't care about all that. She just wanted Lin Xi to agree to come out and then get out of the palace.

She didn't want to see anyone around Shen Qingran again.

Lin Xi shook his head and let Liuyun go.

Nanny Chen already knew about what happened here.

There had been no hustle and bustle in the palace for a long time, and this kind of hustle and bustle spread throughout the palace in just a moment.

In Kunning Palace, the Empress smiled as the maid beside her reported the incident. Her trusted nanny had already turned grim: "Empress, how can you still let them do this?"

"No one has been making trouble in the palace for a long time. Lin Xi is very much like her mother." The Queen said with a smile.

The maid continued, "Back then, Xie Ling behaved strangely, and the reason why Your Majesty could become good friends with him was also because Your Majesty has a good temper."

"Xie Ling is very free and casual. I like her very much, but..." The queen lowered her head, and it was unclear what her emotions were. From her voice, only a faint sigh could be heard.

"It was her own misconduct. How can you blame the Majesty?" the nanny continued, "Majesty."

She wanted to say something else, but the queen suddenly raised her head, her eyes were full of judgment, and her words were harsh: "You are an old man beside me, how can you say such things? Could it be that you are also from that side?"

Upon hearing this, the nanny immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Slave, what's going on with the people over there?"

"Is Xie Ling not self-disciplined? He is clearly the unfaithful man. He made her bear all the hardships alone. I don't want to get close to her child because I don't want the troubles of the past to happen again."

"I thought that if that crazy woman knew her child was still alive, she would not let her go." The Queen said in a calm voice, "But I didn't expect that she had already discovered it and had been hiding it until now. I'm afraid she has a backup plan. So I let her enter the palace directly, so that I can protect her a little bit."

"Your Majesty is thoughtful and far-sighted."

As for Lin Xi, Nanny Chen had a dark face. She already knew the whole story of Ziyuan's visit, but she hadn't said a word yet.

Ruan Liuying stood in front of everyone, pointed at Lin Xi and said, "Madam Chen, I want to make a bet with her."

When Nanny Chen arrived, everyone bowed to her.

Qin Su, who was following Ruan Liuying closely, wanted to speak up and tell her what happened just now again, but she saw Nanny Chen wave her hand and said, "I already knew what happened when I came here, so there's no need to tell me again."

"Making a bet is nonsense in the palace. Moreover, the female official assessment is not a joke. How can you make a bet?"

"Princess Ruan, you've been stirring up trouble as soon as you entered Ziyuan. This is your first mistake. As for your second mistake, your words and actions were aggressive. Do you admit your mistake?" Nanny Chen spoke bluntly.

Ruan Liuying gritted her teeth and stiffened her neck. She was unwilling to admit her mistake to a servant.

Qin Su tugged at her sleeve, and she reluctantly bowed to admit her mistake.

After saying this, Nanny Chen turned her head and looked at Changsun Changhua, "Miss Changsun, since you don't treat Princess Ruan and Miss Lin fairly, you can't fight freely. This is your fault."

"You flatter the powerful and look down on the weak. This is your fault." Nanny Chen said sternly. Zhang Sun Changhua was a well-known good guy in the palace, but his face turned red after hearing what Nanny Chen said.

"Changhua, I know my mistake."

Nanny Chen talked about everyone but Lin Xi.

Ruan Liuying gritted her teeth, unwilling to swallow her anger, but no one could make her swallow her anger.

"Today, this bet must be fulfilled even if it doesn't work." Ruan Liuying didn't care about Nanny Chen's face. She ignored Nanny Chen and said to Lin Xi, "If I fail the assessment, I will leave the palace and never come back. How about that?"

"If I fail the test, I will enter the Buddhist monastery."

When Nanny Chen heard this, her hands trembled. She didn't expect Lin Xi to say such cruel words.

Ruan Liuying stared at Lin Xi. If she entered the empty door, it would be empty door. This time, she was sure to win.

Lin Xi, there is no way you can pass this assessment.

Apart from the written test, there are so many other assessments, there is always room for manipulation. What's more, she feels in her heart that she doesn't need to do anything tricky, as Lin Xi herself doesn't have any special abilities.

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Liuyun sat under the lamp with a sad face, watching Lin Xi flipping through a book.

"Ms. Lin, aren't you taking a risk by making a bet with Princess Ruan?" Liuyun said hesitantly. She couldn't help but feel worried for Lin Xi.

Lin Xi said slowly: "Aren't there still a few days?" She never doubted her abilities.

She looked at Liuyun and saw that he seemed to be worried about something else, so she asked, "Can I leave the palace to visit my family in the next few days?"

Liuyun nodded, looked at Linxi strangely, and asked, "How did you know?"

Palace maids who have stayed in the palace for three years have the opportunity to leave the palace every year to visit their families, but this opportunity costs a lot of money, and it is not certain to be purchased even if you go to the inner court.

But she also looked after the family.

"Yes." Lin Xi handed her the token that he had placed on the table earlier and said, "Since you want to go back, why not go back and take a look."

Liuyun served her by her side and was indeed a loyal protector of her master, so she would naturally not be stingy in treating her well.

"Ms. Lin, how much did this cost you?" Liuyun burst into tears as he said this.

Lin Xi smiled, looked at Liu Yun whose eyes were red from crying and said, "This is nothing. We are not the same size, and I happen to have a dress that is too small for you. Since you are leaving the palace to see your family, you should dress up nicely to make them feel at ease."

When the day came for her to leave the palace, Liuyun put on new clothes and Lin Xi saw her off with a smile.

Liuyun returned home happily.

She frowned when she saw the still dilapidated yard in front of her. She gave all the money from the palace to her family, so why didn’t they even repair the yard?

Liuyun walked in again, looked at the dark wall inside, and called out, "Mom, Mom?"

Before she could finish, a pair of books reached out to her, but she reacted quickly and dodged them.

Looking at the unfamiliar face in front of him, Liu Yun asked, "Who are you?"

The man was stunned, then replied with a silly smile: "I am your brother!"

Liuyun was stunned when she heard this. There were four people in her family, and she only had one younger sister. When did she get such a big younger brother?

Seeing that she hadn't reacted yet, the man continued, "Uncle adopted me, and now I am considered your brother."

"What about my sister?" Liu Yun had a bad thought in his mind. He looked around cautiously, but he didn't even see his mother. "And where is my mother?"

"The two of them went out to beg for food." He said it with confidence.

Liu Yun suddenly became angry, his face flushed as he asked, "They went to beg for food? Where is the money I gave my family? Where is my father? Where did he go?"

She suddenly remembered that she was sold to the palace by her father for three hundred coins, and there was nothing he could not do for money.

"The money you gave me is enough for my uncle and I to eat. We also need to play mahjong, so it's naturally not enough." As he said that, the man's eyes changed, and he continued, "How about when you come back from the palace, I'll find you a husband?"

Liuyun felt disgusted. "My father adopted a bastard like you?"

As she said that, she turned around and wanted to walk out, but how could the man let Liuyun go so easily, especially when he saw that she was dressed so brightly and beautifully. He held Liuyun tightly and said, "You eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks in the palace, but you have to let me drink some soup!"

Liu Yun was completely disgusted by his shameless appearance. He couldn't shake him off, so he could only take out some money from his sleeve pocket and threw it on the ground, warning him fiercely: "I am still on duty in the palace. If you want to do anything to me, the palace will blame you, and your three clans will not be able to bear the consequences."

Palace maids cannot be beaten or scolded at will. This man knew this, and when he saw the money, he no longer stopped Liuyun.

As soon as Liuyun went out, she met her bastard father. As soon as he saw Liuyun, he came up to her cheerfully and said, "Liuyun, why are you back?"

When she saw her father, she was as bad as if she had swallowed a fly. She asked coldly, "Where are mother and sister?"

"What do you want to do with them? They are useless. Let me tell you, you have a younger brother now. He is only two years younger than you." Her father was still describing the appearance of the man in the house.

Liuyun just felt more and more disgusted. How could he meet such a person?

It was not enough to sell her off, but he actually invited such a person into his home.

Liuyun was extremely disappointed, but the most urgent thing was to find her mother and sister. She only knew that beggars often appeared near the restaurants in the capital, so she went there to look for them.

She searched for a long time along the way, and unexpectedly, she really found her mother and sister Xuxu squatting at the door of the restaurant.

When Xuxu saw Liuyun, she ran over, stretched out her hands for a hug, tears in her eyes, and called out affectionately, "Big Sister."

When Liuyun saw Xuxu, his anger subsided. When he saw his mother slowly approaching, he asked, "Mom, did you give all the money I gave you to Dad?"

Her mother lowered her head and refused to speak, and she immediately understood that this must be the case.

"I've already told you that the money will be left to you two. Give it all to him. Can he feed you?" As she said this, her eyes couldn't help but turn red, but she remained firm and didn't cry.

"Yunyun, it's mother's fault. Do you have any money on you? Mother is so hungry." She looked at Liuyun pitifully.

Liuyun had long understood that her mother was pitiful in front of her gambling father, but every time she had money, she would give it to her father immediately and never considered what would happen if she and Xuxu were hungry.

Every time she ran out of money, she would ask herself, what should she do?