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

The banquet at the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion is actually a form of communication between the various mansions.

The Marquis' Mansion is the only Hui-style building in the capital, with grey tiles, white walls and a tall gatehouse. The carvings on the roof are exquisite and beautiful. There is a peculiar water system in the mansion, and there are large tracts of grass in the backyard, which echo the green trees planted around it.

Lin Xi brought Lin Yuanyue here, and saw that the entrance was a winding corridor. When the wife of Huaiyin Hou saw Lin Xi from afar, she smiled and walked up to him, holding Lin Xi's hand intimately, and said lovingly: "Don't listen to the nonsense outside these days, be open-minded, there will be some fun things later."

Lin Xi also smiled and replied: "Of course."

The wife of the Marquis of Huaiyin deliberately ignored Lin Yuanyue and refused to even glance at her. She could only follow behind Lin Xi, the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn to pieces, and she wanted to spit on them in her heart.

Do you really think she cares about this banquet? It's just because she hasn't appeared in front of everyone for a long time, and because of the rumors some time ago, she is afraid that if she doesn't show up again, she will never be able to show up again.

It’s all Lin Xi’s fault. If it weren’t for her, how could she have ended up like this?

When she really moved Concubine Ruan, she would make them all kneel before her and cry for mercy.

Everyone changed into riding clothes and went to the meadow. Lin Xi and Lin Yuanyue went together, but halfway through, Lin Yuanyue suddenly said she had a stomachache and didn't want to change clothes.

Lin Xi narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded, "Go quickly and come back soon! It's not good to be absent from other people's banquets often."

How could Lin Yuanyue not hear what she meant? Her face changed, she pursed her lips and turned away without saying a word.

On the grass, the Cuju game has begun.

Lin Xi sat aside to rest and watch, but as soon as the wife of the Marquis of Huaiyin saw her, she took the initiative to come forward to find her and insisted that she go to the horse field for a competition.

Unable to withstand the enthusiasm of the wife of Huaiyin Marquis, she had to go on stage, but the wife found an excuse to watch Lin Xi from underground.

"Madam, didn't you want to try out Miss Lin's Cuju? Why are you playing it again now?" Her trusted nanny asked, supporting her hand.

The wife of the Marquis of Huaiyin said slowly, "Only by watching from the audience can you see clearly. I can't raise a good son in my life, so I just want a good daughter-in-law who can help my prodigal son take care of the things in the house."

"Especially the demon in that room." At this point, the wife of Huaiyin Marquis' eyes sparkled, and she continued, "When I saw her in Chen's house that day, I felt that she had a strong character and could definitely clean up the house. Now it seems that if I can marry her, it is indeed what I want."

The trusted nanny nodded and praised: "Madam's vision will never be wrong."

Both of them had their eyes on the grass.

Lin Xi was riding on the horse and watched the final ball go into the hole before he jumped off the horse. The wife of Marquis Huaiyin's thoughts were too obvious, but he did not want to experience what happened in his previous life again.

Naturally, she could not marry into the Huaiyin Marquis's Mansion, and she had to find a way to refuse the matter without offending anyone.

Thinking this, Lin Xi returned to her resting place. Chunhua waited beside her. She asked, "Is the second young lady not here yet?"

Chunhua shook her head and held the clean handkerchief on the ground. "I sent someone to check, but they didn't find anyone."

Lin Xi didn't say anything, but just wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Miss Lin, these are the fruits that Madam specially sent me to bring you. They are for you to quench your thirst while you rest." As she spoke, the nanny skillfully placed all the fruits on the small table.

The wind blows through the bamboo forest, and the bamboo leaves tremble.

Lin Xi turned her head. The fruits on the table were still covered with morning dew. They must be very fresh. She raised her red lips and said, "Thank you, Madam, for me. Madam, you have worked hard too. Chunhua, please enjoy."

The maid continued, "My dear Miss, please forgive me. This is my duty. Logically speaking, I have met my dear Miss several times before."

"Oh?" Lin Xi suddenly became interested and couldn't help asking, "Is this my first time in the Huaiyin Marquis' Mansion?"

The maid raised her head and smiled warmly: "I used to work in the Lin Mansion, under the former madam."

Hearing this, Lin Xi's usually calm face changed for a moment, but when others noticed something unusual, she immediately returned to normal, and asked calmly, "If that's the case, I do have a few questions for you, Madam. Is it convenient for you now?"

The nanny quickly bent down and said, "If the young lady wants to ask questions, it is convenient."

"Were you a close servant to your mother?"

"No, I was just a second-class maid, guarding outside the door."

"Mother, it seems she passed away when I was three years old! I can't even remember what she looked like, but I just remember that father said she loved to use incense, which caused evil spirits to enter her body. She is gone." Lin Xi hid his hands under his sleeves, waiting quietly for her to speak.

"How could that be? Madam didn't like to use perfume back then, and she loved to keep oleander in the house. Later, Madam became drowsy, and we mistakenly thought that she was pregnant again. I never thought that she was sick." The nanny said in a low voice.

Oleander?

Lin Xi's face darkened, and even his voice trembled faintly: "Did mother put the oleander in the house?"

The nanny nodded and said, "It is true behind Madam. The flower is pink and tender, which is why I am so impressed by it."

"Miss, I have to go." After saying that, the nanny stood up and left.

Lin Xi stood there in a daze, biting her lower lip, hatred overflowing from her eyes.

Chunhua, who had never seen her like this, said, "Miss, what's wrong? Is it because of Madam's death? Is there any problem?"

Lin Xi placed his hands on the table, and finally had a chance to breathe: "Oleander is poisonous."

"But, Madam, maybe you don't know?"

Lin Xi turned her head, looked at her with red eyes, and said in a muffled voice: "Mother knows that she wants to kill herself, but why?"

Why did the mother kill herself in her last days?

My grandfather would make every child aware of the poisons in the world from a young age, and even make them remember them firmly in their hearts. How could my mother not know that oleander is poisonous?

Lin Yuanyue walked over slowly with a smile on her face, but when she and Lin Xi looked into each other's eyes, she was startled by her appearance and asked anxiously, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Could it be that what she just did was discovered?

But Lin Xi just shook his head and said, "No problem, what did you do?"

Lin Yuanyue would certainly not tell Lin Xi what had just happened. She just made up an excuse and tried to get away with it.

She didn't expect that she would meet the youngest son of the wife of Marquis Huaiyin, the famous dandy in Kyoto, who said to her right away that it was love at first sight.

She would not believe these words. Later, the man even asked her name. Naturally, she could not tell her real name, so she just said her name was Lin Xi.

If Lin Xi were to marry such a person, although his status would be higher, he would have a bad character, could not inherit the title of the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion, and had no future. It would naturally be best for Lin Xi to marry him.

However, when she looked at Lin Xi's appearance, she always felt that she had discovered something.

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Recently, Concubine Ruan was very anxious because of the spots on her face. Even the queen, whom she always looked down upon, mocked her for being old and lustful.

She naturally knew why she was able to gain a foothold in this palace. She could only ask the imperial physician to prescribe various prescriptions for her, but none of them worked. Instead, they made her more powerful, which made her afraid.

"My queen, you are so beautiful and your favor will never fade. Don't worry." Nanny rubbed her temple and comforted her slowly, "Besides, the Ninth Prince has not gone out in the past few days. Stay in the mansion and listen to the master's teachings."

Concubine Ruan frowned and said, "Your Majesty has not come to my palace for three days. If this continues, how can I stay in the palace?"

Upon hearing this, the nanny continued, "Your Majesty has been worried about state affairs these days, and has only been to the harem a few times. What's more, Your Majesty is still the one with the most, so there is no need to be afraid."

Concubine Ruan would not feel better because of what she said. She waved her hand to ask her to stop, and then she couldn't help but pick up the bronze mirror and carefully observed the fine lines on her face: "My lady, am I old?"

She used to always mock the queen, and she would get angry when she thought of the faces in the harem who were younger than her.

Concubine Ruan threw the bronze mirror to the ground, looked at it coldly as it broke into pieces, and then said, "Where is the imperial physician? Why hasn't he come yet?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down."

All the servants in Fengzao Palace knelt on the ground.

Suddenly, a young eunuch who often delivered messages for the Ninth Prince appeared in Fengzao Palace, holding a small box in his hand, and said softly, "My Lady, this is a beauty gift that the Ninth Prince specially ordered me to deliver."

The Ninth Prince asked him to check it and confirm that it was correct before sending it to Concubine Ruan.

"Ninth Prince, you are thoughtful." After saying that, the nanny took the medicine from the young eunuch and instructed, "Your Majesty is also doing this for the good of the Ninth Prince. If you were too harsh, please let the Ninth Prince think more about your loving mother's heart."

As the nanny spoke, she helped the person up and walked him out the door.

Back in the palace, she motioned for the others to leave and quickly held the things in front of Concubine Ruan: "You see, your majesty, the Ninth Prince has always been thinking about you."

Hearing this, Concubine Ruan, who had been in a bad mood, finally looked better. She sighed and said, "How could I not know what he was thinking? It's not that I am willing to help him, but no one in the royal family is free. No one can decide for themselves."

She took the box from the nanny and said kindly, "Let's take the things that the emperor sent tonight!"

The next day.

Concubine Ruan got up from the bed and looked at herself in the bronze mirror. It was as if she had returned to her youth. She pulled the nanny beside her in surprise and asked, "Mammy, am I seeing things?"

Even the nanny was surprised. How could the freckles on the queen's face disappear overnight?

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A few more days passed.

Lin Xi and Lin Yuanyue often go out of the house to attend banquets.

As soon as they returned home, they unexpectedly heard the news that Xu was pregnant. She smiled.

Xu really did not disappoint her expectations.

Lin Yuanyue didn't react when she heard the news. She hurriedly said that she wanted to go see Xu. Lin Xi immediately stopped her and said, "Father, he should be in mother's courtyard now. Let's go there later!"

As long as Xu is pregnant with the child, Lin Hewen won't care no matter what she has done in the past. He will probably lift Xu's house arrest in the next few days.

Lin Xi and Lin Yuanyue were drinking tea together, but Lin Yuanyue's eyes were evasive and she looked anxious, pacing back and forth in the room.

After waiting for a long while, Lin Xi slowly stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go see mother."

Xu leaned in Lin Hewen's arms, crying softly for her past mistakes, but she was now pregnant with a child. Lin Hewen already had feelings for her, and now she felt extremely guilty and apologized repeatedly.

Madam Wen was kneeling outside the gate of Xu's courtyard. No one paid any attention to her and everyone acted as if she didn't exist.

As soon as Lin Xi entered the room and saw this situation, he said, "Madam Wen, you should go back. Kneeling here will not help."

Mrs. Xu must hate Madam Wen, and for the sake of the child in Mrs. Xu's belly, Lin Hewen will definitely let Madam Wen suffer the loss alone.

She knelt for so long, but there was nothing she could do.

Lin Xi and Lin Yuanyue entered the house together. She immediately smelled a strong smell of medicine. She frowned and asked calmly, "My daughter has met father and mother."

"I heard that mother is pregnant. It's really a great joy. I came here to apologize for what happened a few days ago." Lin Xi said with a smile: "Now that mother is pregnant, father's house arrest should be lifted. This will also be good for mother's health."

There was a flash of hatred in Xu's eyes. How could she come to pay New Year's greetings with bad intentions? But now she had to pretend to be generous in front of Lin Hewen: "Thank you, Xier."

"Father, Madam Wen is kneeling outside the door. Did she do something wrong?" Lin Xi turned around and asked Lin Hewen.

Lin Hewen looked at Xu's expression and was embarrassed. "Madame Wen provoked me, so I made her kneel at the door. She knelt for a whole day, now let her get up!"

How could he not know in his heart that Madam Wen was only brought to justice? But if he did not do so, how could he calm down Xu's anger?

Lin Hewen looked at Xu's expression, and when Xu heard Aunt Wen, the gentle expression on her face froze slightly, and she lowered her eyes and said, "Master, my sister hasn't been married for long, so why not let her get up now!"

After hearing what Xu said, Lin Hewen felt relieved. He quickly asked someone to send Madam Wen to her room and also specifically ordered someone to send medicine for bruises over.

Such tenderness was only shown to Xu before. How could she tolerate it? Now there is someone to share her favor?

However, just after the wedding of the Xu family ended, Concubine Ruan suddenly sent someone to deliver a jade pendant to Lin Yuanyue. The maid from the palace was not as cold to Lin Yuanyue as she was the day before. She even said to her in a very friendly way: "Second Miss Lin, if you have the chance in the future, you can go to the palace to meet the Empress."

Lin Yuanyue accepted the jade pendant sent by the imperial concubine, and naturally knew that imperial concubine Ruan treated her like this because of the anti-aging cream given to her by the holy monk.

Lin Xi clenched her palms. Has the holy monk behind them finally taken action?