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

Inside the Xie Mansion in Yecheng.

Mr. Xie lay in the yard basking in the sun calmly, and the commotion outside had nothing to do with him.

He had been living in such peaceful days for quite some time, but he didn't expect that someone would open his door today. This had not been done for a long time, so he didn't expect someone to come today.

Mr. Xie said impatiently: "Who are you? Come in and take whatever you want!"

After saying this, he closed his eyes again and stopped talking.

Chen Xun was still holding the complaint from the Xie family in his hand, and it was hard to tell what he was feeling from the expression on his face, but now that he had come this far, he must be thinking about doing something.

"I am Chen Xun, and I have come to see Master Xie specially."

After Chen Xun finished speaking, he bent down and bowed.

This was a greeting from the younger generation to the elder. After all, he was going to marry Lin Xi.

Naturally, the people of the Xie family don’t know about this matter yet.

Mr. Xie had never expected that the upstart Chen Xun would come to visit at this time, and he was so humble, but he was too lazy to respond. Without even blinking, he said directly: "If you have something to say, just say it directly. Why are you doing all this empty talk?"

After saying that, he casually picked up the wine jug and poured it into his mouth. This was not at all like what the Xie family rules said, which forbid drinking and having fun during the day.

The entire Xie Mansion was unusually quiet, unlike the local wealthy families in Yecheng.

Chen Xun came over after taking a bath in the afternoon. When he saw the appearance of Master Xie, he also tore open his collar, unbuttoned two buttons of his robe, and sat down next to Master Xie.

"Thank you, Master. If we follow the seniority system in the future, I should follow Lin Xi and call you uncle." Chen Xun spoke in silence.

However, this sentence obviously frightened Mr. Xie. He sat up suddenly and stared at Chen Xun without saying a word.

"When did this happen?"

"Not long ago."

"How did you decide on this?"

"The emperor has granted the marriage."

"..."

Mr. Xie was already cursing in his heart. He could surely guess why His Majesty chose Lin Xi to be Chen Xun's wife. Wasn't it just because he felt that since she was from a low-class family, she would not be a help to Chen Xun?

In addition, given Chen Xun's current position, if his power were too great, he would only be a unique presence in the court. But if His Majesty wants to deal with those vassal kings, he must have a capable minister who dares to think and act.

If His Majesty cannot do something, there is still a knife left for the Prince to do it.

This was not a good thing. Although Mr. Xie had never had much contact with this younger generation because of his sister, when he heard that she had not married well, he was still dissatisfied with Chen Xun in front of him.

However, seeing that he could sit anywhere he wanted in order to please him, he knew that he couldn't hit a smiling face, so he could only purse his lips and say nothing.

"What about Lin Xi? Is she willing?"

As soon as Master Xie asked this question, he regretted it. How could he say whether he was willing or not when the emperor granted the marriage? Things had come to this point, so he could only say that he was willing. Under the current circumstances, alas.

"Just pretend I didn't ask."

"Lin Xi has come to Yecheng."

This was something that Mr. Xie had not expected. "When will she arrive?"

If she knew what happened in the Xie family, it would not be a good thing. She was extremely unwilling to do so, but there was really nothing she could do now.

This is how it all came down to.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

"Chen Xun, no matter what, Lin Xi is innocent. Since she is already your wife, you should at least treat her better."

Chen Xun nodded heavily and said to him, "Then please don't tell her that I came to Yecheng."

Thank you, sir, and nodded.

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Lin Xi traveled for a month and did not dare to delay on the road for fear of encountering something she should not encounter. Fortunately, everything went smoothly along the way, and even the officials along the way were very respectful to her.

This incident finally made her feel that the pass from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was really useful.

Chunhua watched the ceremony from behind the carriage, while Liuyun served her in Linxi's carriage.

When they were almost outside the gate of Yecheng, Lin Xi asked them to stop. She told Liuyun, "Let's go to the wine shop outside the city first, get some rest, and then go into the city tomorrow."

Although Liuyun didn't understand why they had to rest outside the city gate for a night when they had already arrived in Yecheng, she listened and hurriedly got off the carriage to tell people to do it.

The group drove the carriage to the largest tavern outside the city gate.

The waiter treated them very politely and was about to take Lin Xi to the private room, but Lin Xi raised his hand to stop the waiter.

Lin Xi's gaze swept across the crowd in the tavern in front of him. Inside was a house with corridors on all sides and a stage specially built in the middle.

There are more than a dozen tables inside and outside the place, but it doesn't seem crowded at all. The first floor is full of people, and there are also quite a few people sitting on the second and third floors.

The room was crowded with people, most of whom were merchants passing through Yecheng.

Liuyun was worried about Lin Xi's comfort, so she advised: "Miss, I am worried that this place is not safe."

Hearing this, Lin Xi shook his head and insisted: "It must be here."

Otherwise, how could she know the news about the Xie family.

At least, here, she can hear what the outside world means about the Xie family. Under the current circumstances, she can learn more information.

Lin Xi is afraid of herself and is not liked by the Xie family. However, because of her grandfather's upbringing, she always has a special feeling towards the Xie family.

"Ask the waiter to arrange a spacious room for us." As soon as Lin Xi said this, Liuyun already understood what she meant.

Under such circumstances, Liuyun went to find the waiter and even stuffed a piece of silver into the waiter's arms.

Liuyun relayed: "My young lady said that she likes open places. Waiter, you can take care of the arrangements!"

The waiter weighed the seal in his arms and immediately understood what she meant. He smiled flatteringly and said, "Sir, please come in."

As he spoke, the waiter swiftly took them up to the second floor, to the innermost small compartment.

This compartment only takes ten steps to get to the end. Liuyun couldn't figure it out. She had already paid, so why was she given such a seat? She asked in a questioning tone, "Waiter, don't you understand what I said? We agreed that this is a place with a wide view. This place is so small. How can my girl bear this injustice?"

Lin Xi was the first to notice the difference in this room. She walked a few steps forward and, standing on the windowsill, she could hear the sounds downstairs, and the conversations between the two people on the left and right were also heard.

This is the least obvious place, but also the easiest place to eavesdrop.

Lin Xi raised the corners of his lips, smiled, and said: "Liuyun, stop talking, just stay here, you go and ask Chunhua and the others to arrange the horses, and then everyone else can go and rest!"

This time, she brought along Chunhua and Liuyun, two personal servants, and five people who knew some martial arts skills. With them escorting the items, Lin Xi felt a little more at ease.

Lin Xi had just sat down when he heard the noise outside.

"Brother Zhang, I heard that you got a lot of good stuff this time. Can you show them to me?"

"What good stuff? Brother Li, you must be joking."

"Brother Zhang, you are just trying to fool me. I heard that you stole a lot of ancient books from the Xie family. That is the Xie family's storehouse. Those books are rare copies. If you sell them to a family in Beijing, I wonder how much they are worth."

"Brother Zhang, please let me take a look!"

Hearing this, Lin Xi paused as he raised his cup. Xie family’s library?

The Xie family's library is not open to anyone other than members of the Xie family. Didn't you expect that they would allow others in now?

However, after hearing the implicit meaning in the words of these two people, she had a bad feeling in her heart.

Chunhua and Liuyun, who were standing on both sides of Lin Xi, looked at each other. They both saw that Lin Xi was nervous about the Xie family. Now because of this incident, many people thought that whether the Xie family had really encountered something bad.

However, they cannot say this matter directly.

"Miss, maybe it's not the Xie family you were thinking of?" Chunhua couldn't bear to see Lin Xi's anxiety, so she quickly spoke to comfort her.

Lin Xi put the cup in his hand on the table and replied calmly: "Whether it is true or not, we will know when we go to visit grandfather tomorrow. But I want to know what happened to the Xie family. Grandfather and his family will definitely not let me get involved."

But how could she possibly let her grandfather fall into danger again?

"Liuyun, you are a smooth person, go and find out."

After hearing Lin Xi's words, Liuyun went out without saying a word. She found the waiter again, talked to him for a while, and got the information she wanted.

Lin Xi was still listening to the conversation between the two.

"Brother Li, you know that it's not easy for me to travel all over the country. This time, I offended the Xie family, so I got these things. What's more, these things are not only mine, but also others have them. You can go and take a look at others'. Why do you only stare at me?"

After hearing what Brother Zhang said, Brother Li was already unhappy in his heart, but he still looked friendly. He only regretted that he had arrived too late that day and there was nothing left in Xie's house.

I don’t know who has the most valuable book.

"But the Xie family has been hit by a sudden disaster this time."

"Hearing what Brother Li said, is it really all our fault? Just because the Xie family is a scholar, does that mean they have done nothing wrong?"

Hearing this, Brother Li patted Brother Zhang on the back and said with an apologetic smile: "Brother Zhang, I said the wrong thing, but this time the Xie family went too far and actually owed you money. It's their good luck to let these guys pay for it."

Brother Li knows what Brother Zhang is doing. He has been in the underworld for so many years that he has become hard-hearted. Everyone can see how many officials the Xie Mansion has trained for the entire Yecheng.

However, this time, not many people were willing to help them and they were all taking advantage of the situation.

He felt uncomfortable about this matter, but he didn't want to suffer any loss.

"This matter is all due to the Xie family, who didn't even know they had offended someone. They usually boast about their noble character as scholars, but when the old man of the Xie family was imprisoned, they could only spend money to bribe him, and they couldn't get him out. Do you think this Xie family is useless?"

Hearing what they said, Lin Xi was frustrated and threw the cup to the ground. Grandfather was sent to prison?

This incident was really too sudden and unexpected. On the way here, she thought of many possibilities, but never thought that something like this would happen.

She must get to the bottom of this matter, she must know what exactly happened, and she must let her grandfather spend his old age in peace.

Liuyun, who had found out the news, also came back. She looked unhappy, obviously because of the very bad news.

Lin Xi raised her eyes. She was already prepared in her heart. Even though she saw Liuyun's expression, she spoke calmly and asked, "Liuyun, just say it!"

Hearing Lin Xi's words, Liu Yun hesitantly said, "The waiter just said that two months ago, someone sued Old Master Xie for murdering a student. The student was not dead, so he went directly to the county government to file a complaint."

"We have all the witnesses and evidence. Now Mr. Xie is still in prison. In order to make Mr. Xie's life better in prison, Mr. Xie borrowed money from loan sharks. The interest was compounded and he couldn't pay it back. So the creditors came to his house and emptied it out."

Grandfather killed someone?

Lin Xi would never believe this. His grandfather was a kind-hearted man, so how could he kill someone?

Since they were young, their grandfather was very strict with them, including students. In order to help poor students and allow more people to go to school, his grandfather would sometimes even pay money to allow others to study.

During the more than ten years she lived with her grandfather, the worst thing she saw her grandfather do was to steal persimmons from his neighbors.

But killing people is absolutely not allowed.

"No way, that's a lie."

"But, I heard from the waiter that Old Master Xie did not deny this matter in prison." Liuyun naturally believed Lin Xi's words, but it was too difficult to overturn a case with such authenticated physical evidence.

Lin Xi was already prepared mentally. The only thing she could do now was to delay time. Since someone wanted to do this on purpose, they must have arranged everything.

Even made my grandfather willing to plead guilty.

Lin Xi couldn't figure out what method could be used to make his grandfather willingly plead guilty? Why didn't he say anything to defend himself?

This was something that puzzled her deeply.

I'm afraid this is something that the entire Xie family is very confused about.

My grandfather’s influence is too great. If he falls, the entire Xie family will really fall.

Become a hypocritical scholar in the eyes of the people.

My grandfather attaches so much importance to his reputation, how could he be willing to let something that he didn't do happen to him?