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

"Ma'am, yes, the general will be back today."

The maids Chunhua and Qiushi, who were taking a nap, heard Jiang Yan's voice and stood up quickly with smiles on their faces. The madam must have missed the general so much!

I have only asked this question over and over again in the past few days.

She opened her eyes, and the white light from the window reflected the girl's extremely dark eyes. She whispered, "Call for water."

Chunhua went outside to fetch water, leaving Qiushi alone to serve her.

Qiu Shi walked to her side, stretched out his hand to help her up, walked to the mirror, and saw the girl in the mirror was slightly dazed, her black hair fluttering like clouds and cascading down her back, her snow-white skin was like jade stained with snow, like a vivid painting of a beauty.

Her beauty is leisurely and not gaudy, which makes it even more pleasing.

Qiu Shi came back to his senses, picked up the comb and combed Jiang Yan's hair, saying, "Madam, the madam said that when the general comes back, he should be the first to come and see you. The madam is so good to you!"

Jiang Yan glanced at her calmly, then looked at the mother-of-pearl makeup box on the table, her eyes slightly deep, "I have a gold-threaded kingfisher hairpin?"

Qiushi's hands trembled, and she was panicked. She knew she had said something wrong: "Madam, I know I was wrong!"

She was the lady's maid, so naturally she had to side with the lady.

But she was more afraid that her lady would find out about it.

Jiang Yan opened the drawer and looked at the empty drawer with cold eyes. She only said, "Let Chunhua come in to serve. You go to the Madam and see if she is awake."

It turns out that I had been thinking about these things around her for a long time.

Qiushi said yes, turned around and walked out, and as soon as he left, he let Chunhua in.

As soon as Chunhua came in, she noticed something was wrong. Seeing the empty makeup box, she frowned and asked, "Madam, your dowry is missing from the box?"

Jiang Yan did not answer, but asked her to help her wash and comb her hair, "The hairpin will not run away by itself, I am afraid there is a thief in my yard."

Seeing Jiang Yan's expression, Chunhua dared not say a word, but said calmly: "Madam, I have secretly found out that Sister Qiushi has a seriously ill mother and a gambling brother at home, and the whole family depends on her monthly salary to survive."

She paused, frowned, and continued, "I heard from the maid in the outer courtyard that Sister Qiuhua often goes out in the middle of the night to see her brother."

Jiang Yan tapped the dressing table lightly with her fingers, the corners of her lips raised, it will be soon.

In her previous life, she had found out that Qiushi was stealing, but her mother-in-law told her off in a few words. This time, Qiushi had to be removed as a spy.

Jiang Yan walked to the front hall on the snow that had accumulated overnight. Just as she reached the door of the front hall, she heard the old lady's voice coming from the tightly closed front door.

"She is such a good daughter-in-law, but she didn't come to pay respects for a few days. When I was a daughter-in-law, there was no such rule. Don't think that she is so great just because she is the daughter of Master Jiang. Now that His Majesty is not happy with the Crown Prince, everyone can see it. How can she still be so proud and arrogant?"

"Don't cry, wife. Wait a minute, let me, an old woman, set some rules for her."

The remaining snow covered the scattered tiled roofs of the houses, and the melted snow flowed down the tiles, forming icicles under the eaves.

She stood quietly for a long time, her eyes fixed on the closed door. The snow that had fallen on her shoulders and hair melted, leaving tiny wet marks on her body.

No wonder the old lady had always disliked her. She originally thought that she was unpopular, or that the old lady followed a military general and disliked literati.

Unexpectedly, there was also her aunt Jun who was helping to apply eye drops.

"Humph, my sister-in-law has no respect for mother. Grandmother, you must not let her go. What's more, she has been married to my brother for three years and has no children."

When it comes to offspring, the old lady inside is even more displeased, and the words she says are even more hurtful.

Jiang Yan lowered her head and looked at the wet spot on the tip of her shoe. This whole family treated her as an outsider.

Chunhua, who was standing behind her, was looking at the dwarf pine potted plant on the steps, but was actually listening to the conversation inside the house. She felt sorry for the lady. The general went to the battlefield on the day of his wedding and didn't even enter the bridal chamber. How could he have a child?

What's more, it is even more unfair to say that the lady is disrespectful to the aunt.

What Old Lady Chen had just said was instantly revealed by the people below. The Chen residence had just received news that the Chen family was going to produce a general, so everyone was naturally delighted.

Jiang Yan walked into the house, and the hot air hit her face, causing her nose to ache. She frowned slightly, looked up at the old lady sitting in the middle of the hall, and bowed to her first: "Granddaughter-in-law, meet the old lady, meet Aunt Jun."

Old Mrs. Chen sat on a chair, her hair combed meticulously, her eyebrows full of anger, looking at Jiang Yan with dissatisfaction: "You are so late."

The eldest lady sitting next to Old Lady Chen hurriedly comforted her, "Aunt Jun, I still trust Yan'er's character. She's not feeling well, and the roads are slippery in the snow, so it's okay to come a little later."

Old Madam Chen glanced at her, turned to look at Jiang Yan and continued to accuse: "As a daughter-in-law, don't take advantage of your sister-in-law who is soft-hearted and easy to talk to. I can't tolerate scum in my eyes. Stand up and talk!"

"Yan'er, are you feeling better?" The eldest wife looked at her with a sincere expression on her face, which made people feel that there was a look of compassion between her eyebrows.

This girl, Jun, is truly a talented singer.

"To reply to Aunt Jun, I'm feeling better. I heard the sound of firecrackers when I got up early, so I sent someone to light some incense oil for the general." Jiang Yan raised the corners of her lips with a timely smile, her eyes steady, and sat in the lowest position where the nanny had placed her.

Since they were planning for a divorce, they naturally wanted to make some mistakes in the Chen Mansion. Their eyes fell on Chen Yushu who was sitting next to Old Madam Chen. The silk she was wearing and the hairpins on her temples were very dazzling.

Hit the snake seven inches.

Since everyone in the Chen Mansion cares about their reputation, she will expose all the dirty things in the Chen Mansion.

"Madam, Aunt Jun, I am at fault." Jiang Yan lowered her lips, her expression becoming serious, "While I was managing the household chores, a thief actually appeared in my own yard."

Old Mrs. Chen thought Jiang Yan was trying to stir up some trouble, and she looked displeased and frowned.

The eldest lady's expression was confused, and there was a bit more scrutiny in her eyes when she looked at Jiang Yan. She looked no different from usual, but her words made people inexplicably nervous, fearing that she would cause trouble, so she quickly said, "Did you make a mistake? Besides, Ah Chu is going home today, so we can discuss it later if there is anything."

"Aunt Jun, if there is a thief in the mistress's courtyard, what will happen if it gets out? It concerns the reputation of the Chen family, not to mention..." Jiang Yan interrupted the eldest wife and continued, "The things I lost were all made by famous craftsmen hired by my father. There are special marks on them. I am afraid that if they get out, there will be gossip. I sent my servants to count them one by one according to the dowry list, but the numbers don't match."

Old Mrs. Chen frowned: "What's going on?"

“Madam, losing something is a small matter. I’m just afraid that word will get out, saying that the Chen family is lax in household management and can’t even control the servants. Especially if the censor finds evidence of it, it will not be beneficial to the general’s career.” Jiang Yan stood upright with clear eyes.

"What's more, the noble families in Bianjing look down on those who use their daughter-in-law as a dowry. My sister-in-law will also have to discuss marriage in the future."

The faces of the first lady and Chen Yushu changed. The first lady gritted her teeth and said, "Let's talk about it after Ah Chu comes home. Besides, the things are lost because the subordinates are not conscientious. We will punish them later."

After hearing so much, Old Lady Chen only heard that it would affect her grandson's career. She waved her hand and looked at Jiang Yan and said, "What do you want?"

Jiang Yan spoke slowly, "Since this happened in the grandson's daughter-in-law's courtyard, I'm afraid it would be unfair if the daughter-in-law came to investigate. It would be better to ask the nanny beside the old lady to investigate, so that the news would not leak out, and the servants would be more restrained."

Old Madam Chen nodded, pondered her method, and finally nodded and said, "It's feasible, let Madam Liu check it out!"

The first wife didn't expect that Jiang Yan had such a skill. She convinced the old lady with just a few words. She wanted to get her dowry back. Wasn't that thing "lost" right under her nose? How could she get it back?

Since she married into the Chen family, her things naturally belonged to the Chen family.

Jiang Yan has been married for three years. She has a noble character and will not cause any trouble. Even if she suffers a loss, she will swallow it.

But when she met Jiang Yan's sullen gaze, the eldest wife's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

The room was unusually quiet and no one spoke.

But suddenly the messenger came stumbling in, and the heavy snow rolled in with him, blowing the man's face with a chill that penetrated his bones. He stammered, "General Xiao Chen is dead."

"What!" The eldest wife stood up and fainted.

The hall was in chaos. The servant continued crying, "The general's body is gone."

Hearing this, the old lady also fainted.

Only Jiang Yan was surprised for a while and frowned slightly. Before they could get divorced, he died first?

Isn't this different from what happened in the previous life?

What about Guan Ronger?

"There is a woman with a child outside, saying... saying..." The servant looked at Jiang Yan but didn't say anything.

Chen Yushu, the only one still awake, shouted, "What did you say?"

The servant lowered his head, wishing he could dig a hole and bury himself in it: "They say it's the general's flesh and blood."

Everyone was shocked by the news again.

There were sounds of collisions coming from all around the house, and she pulled the corners of her mouth emotionlessly and smiled sarcastically.

It's a pity that he died so quickly.

Fortunately, Guan Ronger is still alive. She was the one who drugged herself back then. She was stupid before and only remembered propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame, but forgot that some people were not worthy.

Jiang Yan sneered.

She wanted her to experience the pain of losing a child, and let all those who stood by and watched her death pay the price.

She called Chunhua over, pretended to faint, and when no one was paying attention, whispered in her ear: "Say I fainted, my health is bad, and I can't preside over the funeral."

Fortunately, Chunhua understood what Jiang Yan meant, and immediately exclaimed, asking someone to send the "fainted" Jiang Yan back to Chunguige.

The entire Chen Mansion was in chaos, except for the Chun Boudoir, which was still in order.

Almost all the servants in this courtyard were those brought by Jiang Yan from home, except Qiuhua, who was given to her by the eldest lady.

She was once moved by the first wife's soft-hearted appearance, so when she was dealing with the Chen Mansion and found any deficit in the Chen Mansion, she used her own private money to fill it up.

How could the entire Chen family survive relying on Chen Chusheng and the master's salary!

But this group of people were greedy and refused to acknowledge the credit as hers. They put on airs and tried to find ways to bully her.

Jiang Yan was half lying on the bed, tapping her back with her fingers, staring blankly in front of her with a leisurely expression.

They have taken in so much dowry, it’s time to make them spit it out.

Back then, she had devoted all her energy to the Chen Mansion. She could not see many things clearly, but she did not care about them at all. Now she understood them all at once.

"Chunhua, have you finished writing the missing dowry list?" Jiang Yan raised her head and smiled faintly.

Chunhua finished copying three pages of paper and couldn't help feeling surprised. The lady had never liked these things since she was a child. She had been with the lady for a long time and didn't care much about them, but she was so disappointed that she missed three whole pages.

She was horrified as she copied. What kind of family was this Chen family? They actually used their daughter-in-law's dowry. If this got out in Bian Jing, everyone would laugh their heads off.

"I have copied it, Madam." Chunhua looked back at Madam, holding the dry paper over. Looking at Madam's appearance, he could not help but say, "Madam, you look much better today."

"is it?"

Jiang Yan smiled even more deeply. Although she didn't know why Chen Chusheng died, this forced her to change her approach.

The only thing that puzzled her was that Chen Chusheng already held a certain position in the army. If he really died on the battlefield, why did he return home with only his clothes on?

She always felt that there was something fishy about this matter.

Although the divorce partner is gone, the Chen family still has Chen Chusheng's father, Mr. Chen, who is an official in the court.

The eldest master of the Chen family has only one son and one daughter, both of whom were born to her aunt. From this point of view, her aunt's intelligence should not be underestimated.

Since the first wife had lost her son, how could the second and third wives of the Chen family not want to fight for the position of head of the family? After all, the whole family had gathered their strength to support the first wife.

Who wouldn’t be tempted by such a good thing?

Before her death, only Chen Liansheng, the illegitimate son of the third wife, whom she had never taken seriously, helped her pass messages home and secretly helped her.

This time, let her help him too.

"Chunhua, take the list and give it to Nanny Chen, take the Chen Mansion's seal for managing the household affairs and the account book from the box in the inner room and send them to the first wife, saying that I am not feeling well and am no longer suitable for doing these things. Thank you for your concern."

Chunhua blinked her eyes, as if she understood Jiang Yan's words, "How dare she!" Madam Chen slapped the table heavily, glanced at Chunhua who came to deliver something, and then put on a kind face: "How is your wife now?"

Chunhua didn't expect the Madam to change so quickly. After she reacted, she replied, "Madam, you just woke up after hearing the bad news. I'm afraid that you'll delay your stay at home, so I sent a servant to bring it to you. Please bear with me, Madam."

Chen looked coldly at the seal and account book on the table in front of her, understood what was going on, and waved her hand impatiently to let her go.

Chen Yushu, who was originally crying, seemed to come to her senses and blurted out, "Mother, my sister-in-law doesn't care about anything, who will give me pocket money?"

"Shut up!" Chen scolded, her face livid, and she managed to squeeze out a few words: "How is it possible? Since there was a way to get her to marry into the Chen family, there must be a way to make her obedient."

"What's more, she is now the daughter-in-law of the Chen family. If she doesn't do the housekeeping work, will she leave it to me, an elderly and frail mother-in-law?"

Chen Yushu pouted and mentioned the woman outside the door who was said to be her brother's mistress. When she thought about Jiang Yan marrying into the Chen family and not spending much time with her brother, if...

"Mother, what should I do if my sister-in-law wants to marry again?" She smiled and said, "Yes, I will go right away."