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

The groom raised his head and saw a petite girl with bright eyes and white teeth. She was wearing a blue long coat and a crabapple flower pinned on her temples. She exuded a simple elegance, but the determination in her eyes made people unable to look away.

The groom pointed at the intersection and said, "This place is weird, girl, what can you do here?"

A gloomy wind blew from the West Village, and a faint fragrance wafted out from the box in her hand.

The groom had never smelled such a smell before, and was even a little addicted to it. His eyes unconsciously looked towards the box again and again.

"Rescue."

The groom just thought she was joking. Since ancient times, there has never been such a young girl saving people. He didn't take her words to heart at all.

Xie Ruan raised his eyes, his eyes were heavy, and he took out a few more strings of copper coins from the silver bag and said, "Thank you. Please help me find a way to the Song family."

The groom was stunned, his hands paused, his eyes widened, wondering if he had heard wrongly, and asked in disbelief: "Girl, you said...the Song family?"

"Ah."

The groom's hand trembled as he took the copper coin, and the coin immediately rolled to the ground. He stepped back repeatedly, his face turning pale: "The Song family was wiped out three months ago. What are you doing in the Song family, girl?"

Xie Ruan looked at his expression, frowned slightly, and asked, "Destroy the whole family?"

"Mr. Song and his entire family died in a mysterious fire."

"Only Mr. Song's engaged youngest daughter survived, but she became insane and always spoke nonsense. The family that was engaged to her canceled the marriage. The villagers thought she was crazy and were worried about her. They wanted to send her to a charity institution, but they didn't expect Miss Song to disappear."

"That is, after the incident at the Song Mansion, two or three brides died in Xicun. These brides were all the same age as the eldest daughter of the Song family."

Xie Ruan's eyes were heavy: "Since the whole family was wiped out, then where is the murderer?"

The groom shook his head: "This is the government's business. What's more, some people say that Old Master Song doesn't want to live anymore and wants to take his family to die."

"The Song Mansion is weird. If what you want to do is not important, you'd better not go!"

"Thank you." Xie Ruan didn't say anything, carrying the box and heading into the small path of West Village.

The old master of the Song Mansion was once the prince's tutor, a first-rank official, and he himself was a great scholar. Now there are many of his students in the court. The surname Song is also a family surname in Suiyang County, with a high status. Later, because of the involvement of the deposed prince, although he moved to Xicun, His Majesty specially granted the title of Anbohou to the old master Song to appease the people.

Old Master Song once saved her life, so after receiving the letter from him, she hurried back from southern Xinjiang.

How could a person who wrote a book asking her to come back for treatment commit suicide?

The road to the Song Mansion was more difficult to navigate than she had imagined. What Xie Ruan did not expect was that there were Jinyiwei people standing at the gate of the Song Mansion. She paused, pursed her lips, and clenched her hands slightly.

The Jinyiwei had never imagined that a young girl would appear in such a gloomy place.

She is still a woman with good looks.

Xie Ruan felt several gazes, and he walked slowly and firmly. He glanced at the corpse on the ground with his almond-shaped eyes, and walked past calmly with a serious expression and his clothes fluttering in the wind.

"Stop. Who is it?"

The first person to speak was the Jinyiwei who had been staring at her.

"Your Excellency, I am here to investigate a case at the Song Residence." Xie Ruan happened to stop at the steps at the entrance of the Song Residence. Her thin body was as straight as a bamboo. She opened her red lips and said softly, "Save someone."

The Song Mansion is now in ruins, overgrown with weeds and no trace of its once prosperous population remains.

"Investigating a case?" The Jinyiwei's mouth twitched slightly, with mockery in his eyes.

"Yes, investigating the case."

The Jinyiwei looked her up and down. This girl had a fair complexion and didn't look like someone who would roll around among a pile of dead bodies, so how could she have the skills to perform an autopsy?

Relying on his good looks, he looked at them and tried to deceive them.

He shook his head. How could he be so brazen?

"Are you crazy? Are you here to make trouble? Go away! If you continue to interfere with our investigation, I will take you to jail."

Tell lies without even a good excuse.

The Jinyiwei couldn't help but roll his eyes and motioned the person next to him to go in.

Xie Ruan stood under the eaves, the sunlight cast a shadow under her long curly eyelashes, "I want to see Shen You."

"How dare you." The Jinyiwei drew the sword from his waist, the blade emitting a cold bluish-white light, "You can call the lord by his name."

He took a few steps towards Xie Ruan, his sword almost reaching her neck.

"My last name is Xie. Please pass me on."

The Jinyiwei looked at her, motionless under the hilt of the sword, with some surprise.

Xie is a common surname.

Moreover, she was so calm even when she addressed the master by his name. He was worried that someone who should not be offended had come. He said to her, "You just wait here. I will go in and report to the master first."

Not long after, the man asked her to come in.

The Song Mansion has become a ruin. When you step into the courtyard, you can still smell the smell of cigarette ash left by the fire a few months ago.

Xie Ruan looked at the corpse placed in the yard. There were bruises on the corners of his lips and forehead. His body was covered with a cloth, so the rest of his body could not be seen clearly. Then his eyes fell on the man in front of him.

He had a high nose bridge, sharp cheeks, and a red mole in the middle of his eyebrows, which made him look distant and aloof. His eyes were deep and sinister, making people dare not ignore him. He was wearing an indigo-colored shirt with thunder and cloud patterns. He looked at her and casually threw the handkerchief he was using to wipe his hands on the ground.

Xie Ruan could tell that the handkerchief was a piece of Shu brocade worth a fortune.

"You said, can you solve the case?" Shen You looked at her gloomily, rubbing the crystal clear ring with his right hand.

"Yes."

"lie."

Shen You lowered his eyes and looked at Xie Ruan in front of him, his expression was calm. He approached her step by step, and grasped her fair and slender neck with his broad hands. He said in a very calm voice: "In my case, lying will kill you."

Xie Ruan's eyes were solemn and she frowned as she said, "The deceased at the door was eighteen years old, a female. There were obvious marks on her neck behind her ears. She was strangled to death. The marks on her forehead and the corners of her mouth were caused by her struggle. Judging from the color of the body, she must have died yesterday afternoon. It should have been ten hours since then."

Shen You was surprised and blew down his eyelids. His bony fingers loosened slightly, giving her a chance to catch her breath.

"Sir, can you let me take a closer look? If I can't see anything, or if I'm lying, you can kill me."

Seeing that Shen You had no intention of giving in, Xie Ruan continued, "The silk that the deceased was wearing came from the Southern Silk Supply House, and there are not many households in the capital that can use it."

"After a brief elimination, the only ones left are Marquis Yanbo in the south of the city, Marquis Guanxi in the east of the city, and Marquis Zhenbei. Among these families, the only legitimate daughter of Marquis Zhenbei was the one who left last night."

Shen You stared at her and stopped what he was doing.

A faint cold wind blew in the courtyard, and even on a sunny day, it made people shiver.

But Shen You in front of him seemed to sneer, looking down at him, and his tone suddenly became cold: "Since when do cats and dogs have the qualifications to negotiate with me?"

"Although this case is not complicated, it involves the reputation of a woman." Xie Ruan looked up at him, trying to make her eyes meet his, "I am the best choice."

After a long silence, Shen You looked at her and turned his head to look at the box in her hand.

When the wind blows, the fragrance in the box spreads everywhere.

His eyes were heavy, and he curled his lips coldly towards her, and said slowly: "It's really interesting."

"Someone is coming."

"exist."

Shen You's most capable subordinate Qingsong appeared in front of them.

"Autopsy."

Shen You opened his thin lips slightly, his eyes cold.

Qingsong asked Xie Ruan, "Miss, do you need to prepare anything for the autopsy?"

Hearing this, Xie Ruan looked calm, his eyes fell deeply on the body on the ground, walked to the body, put down the box, and said softly: "No need."

Qingsong watched Xie Ruan open the box, which contained some autopsy tools that he was unfamiliar with.

He gave her a suspicious look.

The box in her hand was completely opened, and a long and lingering fragrance overflowed.

Even the Jinyiwei standing outside the courtyard could smell it.

The fragrance is very light, but it has an indescribable sense of enchantment.

People were coming and going in front of the Chen Mansion on Zhuque Street, Xie Ruan.

Today was supposed to be the happy occasion of the Chen family welcoming a bride, but everyone had a cold look on their faces.

Outside the bridal chamber, the maids were whispering without restraint.

"I heard that the Third Madam and the Third Master were spotted in the warm room?"

"The Third Master was schemed against. Everyone knows that the Third Master likes..."

Before the sarcastic voice finished speaking, a little maid named Dong'er ran out from the bridal chamber and scolded them, "Have you finished your work? If you continue to make up stories about the master, I'll tear your mouths apart."

Dong'er saw that they had all quieted down, so he went back into the room and closed the door tightly, as if this would prevent the discussions outside from coming in.

"Miss, it's my fault." Dong'er's eyes were misty and she bit her lip. "You were also plotted against by someone in what happened that day."

It was clear that the girl was engaged to the eldest son of the third branch of the Chen family, but on the day of the engagement, the girl drank a cup of water of unknown origin and fainted in the warm room, and she was led away by someone.

Afterwards, someone saw the girl and Mr. Chen San lying unconscious in the warm room.

Others said that this was done by the young lady, but she knew that this matter was closely related to the second young lady and it concerned the reputation of the women in the Jiang family, so she could not make it public.

But she couldn't understand why the marriage was pushed to the second girl, who was so strong-willed and wanted to marry into a wealthy family?

Now that she has married into the family without any clear reason, she still has to listen to what outsiders say. It is simply too deceiving.

Lin Xi raised her hand, pointed at the window with her slender white fingers, and said softly: "Dong'er, open the window."

The floor heating in this room was extremely hot, and even her body was stained with heat. There was a dense layer of sweat on her forehead. She wiped it off and said with her red lips: "That was not your fault."

The sounds of stringed instruments and bamboo music from the outer courtyard gradually faded away, and no footsteps were heard coming towards the bridal chamber.

Lin Xiyi had a quiet posture, wearing a bright red wedding gown with gold weaving, which set off her beautiful face. Under the candlelight, her eyebrows were light and her eyes were like stars, showing her tenderness and quietness.

However, she knew the girl's personality. She would not endure such injustice so unclearly. She was even more afraid that it was because of that incident that she agreed to marry the Third Master without saying a word.

"Girl, no matter how unwilling you are now, you have already married Mr. Chen San. You should forget about those things that happened when you were a girl!" Dong'er opened the window.

A breeze blew in from the window, and the candlelight reflected on her fair cheeks. A double-petal peony was pinned on her hair, and the hair beside her ears fluttered in the evening breeze, adding a bit of beauty to her elegant face.

Dong'er realized that he had said the wrong thing and secretly looked at Lin Xi's expression. Seeing that she looked calm, he wondered if the girl no longer cared so much about that man?

Dong'er simply stopped talking and stood quietly beside her.

Even when the incense in the gilded bronze beast incense burner in the house had burned out, there was still no sign of anyone coming outside.

Lin Xi had been sitting there for two or three hours. Her legs were numb from sitting for so long. She lowered her head and looked at the knot in her hand, and curled the corners of her mouth.

It turned out that this was her wedding night.

In the Jiang family, her father made friends with the powerful and used her marriage as a bargaining chip. Her mother and eldest brother favored the youngest sister, and she was the least favored child and was always alone.

Later, her health deteriorated, so her mother sent her to her grandfather's home in Yecheng to recuperate, and she stayed there for ten years.

In Yecheng, she met Cui Yanting, a confident and outspoken young man who would plant her favorite albizzia trees in the yard, raise rabbits for her, and dig herbs for her.

With him around, I finally understand what it feels like to be favored by someone.

Originally, the Cui family was considered a wealthy family in Yecheng. She had already persuaded her grandfather to fight for their marriage since she had asked him to be her teacher.

Originally, the marriage with the Chen family was either for her or her second sister. Her parents must be satisfied with a family like the Chen family, so naturally they would want her second sister to marry there. She has never been valued, so it doesn't matter who she marries.

But unexpectedly, Cui Yanting would die on the way to find her.

He was on that boat, and after going down the river he encountered bandits. The boat capsized, and his body was soaked in the water, and his original appearance could no longer be recognized.

Lin Xi went to see it in person, and only when she saw that he was still holding the love knot that she had woven with her own hands did she believe the news of his death.

He died, and her heart died on that day. She had not eaten or drunk anything for several days before her grandfather told her.

Cui Yanting’s death was not simple, and the Chen family was also involved.

Therefore, she chose to return to Kyoto without hesitation, just to find out the truth about his death.

Such a good person should not die in obscurity.

However, she did not expect that the moment she saw Mr. Chen San in the warm room, she would be dazed, as if she saw him again. How could there be two people in the world who looked so similar to him.

It was also because of this that she fulfilled that man's wish and took the initiative to fall into the trap. Since she was going to marry into the Chen family, she would rather marry someone who looked like him.

Lin Xi's gaze fell on the window. The sky was dark and there was no festive atmosphere at all.

"Once you marry in, you can guess what it's like."

Hearing this, Dong'er's eyes sparkled with tears, and she couldn't help but try every possible way to comfort him: "Miss, although there are rumors outside that the son-in-law is unwilling to marry because of his unsuccessful marriage in his early years, I have also heard that the son-in-law has kept his room very clean for so many years, unlike some young masters who have arranged several maids in their rooms before they get married."

"What's more, you are in a high position and have great power. Your father is a founding duke, your mother is the Princess of Dongyang, and you personally went to the battlefield to pacify the cities of You and Lan. Now you are a close minister to the new emperor. Who dares to bully you?"

Lin Xi smiled and frowned slightly, "It's already three o'clock in the morning, Dong'er, he can't be here, go wash up!"