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

After she said that, the eyes of the noble ladies she brought with her fell on Lin Xi. Now everyone present understood that today's banquet was a trap set for Miss Lin. Some of the ladies who were afraid of the situation looked at Lin Xi with a bit of pity and regret.

Lin Xi turned around and stared straight at Lin Xiu's face, his brows were serious and his voice was sharp: "Aunt, what do you mean by this? I just went to change clothes and there was no one to serve me. I got lost and got caught in the rain. Later, I met a maid and she brought me here."

Lin Xiu's face changed. She didn't expect that she was not as easy to manipulate as her face showed. She frowned and thought about their plan. They had to confirm the relationship between her and Chen Chu today.

She quickly winked at Chen, the eldest wife of the Chen family, who was standing nearby. She quickly said "Eh" and said loudly, "Why is my brother here?"

Lin Xi raised her eyes and looked at her mother-in-law Chen, who had tried every means to torture her in her previous life. She sneered and actually forgot about her.

If I don't stop their thoughts today, I'm afraid they will plot against me again in the future.

Chen Chu stood outside the courtyard gate, walking and stopping, very reluctant to appear in everyone's sight. He frowned, with the heroic spirit of a military general. When no one was paying attention, he glanced at his mother and pursed his lips into a straight line.

"My son meets his mother and all the aunts and ladies." Chen Chu said reluctantly. His eight-foot-tall height was particularly conspicuous among the crowd of women.

Lin Xi looked at him. Even though the light was dim, she could still see his angular face. Among all the young men in Kyoto, he was considered to be of superior appearance. However, the image of Chen Xun's ice-like face appeared in her mind.

Chen Chu lowered his head, glanced around, and stopped at Lin Xi's face. The faint light from the lantern made her fair cheeks red and her eyes bright. A double-petal peony was pinned on her hair, and it and her hair fluttered in the evening breeze, adding a bit of beauty to her elegant face.

He hadn't expected that the man his mother had asked him to marry would be so attractive in appearance. His heart skipped a beat and he didn't even notice the person next to him calling him.

"If you're not going to the banquet, why are you here?" Chen said this with a smile.

Chen Chu thought of his mother's arrangement, and the corners of his lips rose. He was very satisfied with Lin Xi and was naturally happy with their arrangement. He asked repeatedly, "Did someone call me out to wait here?"

Without waiting for Lin Xi to figure out, Lin Xiu took out a handkerchief, pretended to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and tilted her figure: "Sister Yan, how could you do such a thing..."

Lin Xi smiled, raised her eyes and asked, "Mr. Chen didn't even say who invited him, aunt, how do you have any evidence to say it was me?"

Chen Chu blinked, turned to look at his mother, and after a long while, his face turned red as he tried to hold it in, he quickly said, "I've brought the maid with me too, she's waiting outside."

When everyone saw his hesitant expression, they couldn't help but think of the things between men and women. But when they saw Lin Xi's calm and composed look, they wondered if they had made a mistake.

Lin Xi couldn't remember which maid she had brought out today. She calmed down and asked in a deep voice, "What did the maid look like? What was she wearing?"

Lin grabbed her arm and said, "Sister Yan, you did such a thing, why are you still trying to make excuses here? Master Chen, I didn't say it out of respect for you."

"Aunt, the matter has not been concluded yet. Why are you so anxious to accuse me? You and I are a family. What's more, a girl's reputation is so important. If my mother were still alive, wouldn't she feel sad to see what I have gone through?" Lin Xi lowered his eyes, pretended to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, and began to think about the person who could speak for him in this situation.

After all this talk, the lady present could no longer bear it and stood up and said repeatedly: "This matter has not been fully understood yet. It is possible that the maid has passed on the wrong information."

There are so many twists and turns in the inner courtyard that it is impossible for them to see clearly, but this is related to the woman's innocence. Regardless of whether she is wrong or not, if Lin Xi cannot handle it well, her reputation will be ruined.

With tears in her eyes, Lin Xi looked at the lady who spoke for her, bowed gracefully and thanked her. She was truly pitiful.

She couldn't remember which maid she had brought with her, nor did she know whether that maid was the one her aunt had placed beside her. So, she stepped back a few steps and said in a soft and slow voice, "Although I left the table, I only came to change clothes. The maid I met on the road can testify for me that she is also a maid from the general's mansion. Wouldn't Madam Chen recognize her?"

Chen wanted to say more, but when she looked carefully, she saw that the maid was actually someone close to Chen Xun, and her expression became very ugly.

The maid was not afraid either, and finally stood up. After bowing respectfully, she spoke: "I bumped into Miss Lin in the corridor. I saw that her clothes were wet by the rain, so I brought her here to change her clothes. The Third Master has already reported this to the old ancestor."

The old ancestor the maid mentioned was Chen's mother-in-law. Upon hearing this, Chen's cheeks turned pale and she stammered for a long time without being able to speak.

Lin Xiu didn't expect her to be so useless. Due to the current situation, it would be difficult to throw dirty water on her. She simply gave up. She smiled and walked forward, holding Lin Xi's arm: "Aunt is also afraid that you will do something wrong. If you say something wrong in a hurry, please forgive your aunt."

Lin Xi pushed her hand away indifferently, and replied in a calm tone: "Aunt is the elder, and as a junior, I can only bear whatever the elders say. How can I talk about forgiveness or not?"

After she finished speaking, she turned to the ladies who were watching the show and said, "I'm sorry to make you ladies laugh, but it's Yan'er's fault."

Naturally, other people would not say anything and just let the matter go in a few words. However, several ladies who were on good terms with Lin Xiu deliberately stayed away from him. How could Lin Xiu not see that?

Her eyes were deep and she was gritting her teeth. It was fine that she hadn't calculated Lin Xi, but her image in front of everyone was ruined. She would have to work hard on this aspect in the future.

How could a girl without a mother to help her find a marriage partner find a good marriage after leaving the Chen Mansion? I took so much trouble because I thought that since she was pretty and had the support of her grandfather, this marriage would benefit both parties.

I didn't expect that she saw through it, but was still unwilling to do so. I have never failed so badly in my life.

Lin Xiu looked very unhappy, but she couldn't show it at all.

Lin Xi looked at her like this, and the smile on her face deepened. The people around her looked at her with even more pity.

Mrs. Chen's maid appeared at this moment and shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen, the old lady said that you all came here to watch the fun, and the tables outside are deserted."

This incident was just an episode in the banquet and everyone left happily.

The smile in Lin Xi's eyes faded, and she followed everyone and sat back at the banquet.

Not long after, the banquet at the Chen Mansion was over, and as soon as Lin Xi returned home, he was called to the study by his father.

As soon as Lin Xi arrived at the door of the study, he heard his father's angry voice:

"Lin Xi, this is what you did!"