Rebirth of the Phoenix

Chapter 1

This is a medium-sized courtyard, with two front and back entrances, and east and west wing rooms on both sides. The front hall is not grand, it can only be called grand, and the backyard is a small two-story attic. The whole courtyard looks spacious and bright. The furniture in the house is generous and beautiful in shape, and everything is available.There is also a small garden attached. Although there are not any rare varieties planted in it, it is also tidied up pleasing to the eye. Even though it is late autumn and the flowers wither, there is no sense of dilapidation.

And this is just one of the many courtyards in the entire mansion, it is neither the largest, nor the best decorated, nor the most luxuriously furnished.

It is conceivable that even in the capital where the rich and powerful gather, such a mansion cannot be afforded by just anyone.

The owner of the mansion is named Lin Chengmao. His ancestors were the heroes of the founding of the country and he was granted the title of Duke Ding.The first two generations—that is, Lin Chengmao’s great-grandfather and great-grandfather—were actually posthumous. At that time, when the world was in chaos, the father and son followed the Taizu to fight east and west, and they both ended up shrouded in horse leather. During the three generations of Dingguogong—the grandfather of Lin Chengmao—the world was finally at peace, and it was natural to start rewarding meritorious deeds. Because several generations of the Lin family have made great achievements in battle and their descendants are also striving, they were granted the title of Dingguogong , At the same time, the two generations can be pursued upwards, and at the same time, they can be inherited for two generations without demotion.

Although there is still some distance from hereditary succession, compared with those who live forever, it is enough to make people enviable.The Lin family, who were also diggers from the land, successfully transformed into a leader among the nobles.

And Lin Chengmao just caught the tail of this reward. Although he didn't have any great achievements, he succeeded in attacking the noble, and became a powerful person in the dynasty - Lin Chengmao was still the Minister of Rites of the dynasty.

It's just that although this nobleman in the court is proud and enviable in the court, but in the family, it is a bit embarrassing.

I don't know why, but Ding Guogong's lineage has always had a lack of success. The first three generations are all single-line, and there is only one single seedling. Have no idea!
When it came to Lin Chengmao's father, this situation improved, but it was not much better, but it changed from a finger to a slap, three of them were girls, and only Lin Chengmao was born.

But anyway, Lin Chengmao's father was relieved. Who knew that he hadn't waited for him to report the good news to his ancestors. Crackling, a epidemic struck, and when the epidemic passed, Lin Chengmao would become the only child again! ~~~~(>;_<;)~~~~
Now it's all right, Lin Chengmao's father was hit by such a blow, and his body, which had been tortured by the epidemic, couldn't take it anymore, so he just went there.Only Lin Chengmao and his mother, Xin Shi, were left alone. The orphan and widow depended on each other.

As for whether there is anything tricky in it, it is the benevolent see the benevolent and the wise see the wisdom!

In short, it was Mrs. Xin who brought up Lin Chengmao, the only son, alone. Lin Chengmao also had a conscience. Kindness and filial piety.

If the story ended here, then the mother and son would have come to the end of their hardships, but unfortunately, there is still a word in this world called marriage between men and women, another kind of relationship called mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and another kind of war called mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fighting——

After Lin Chengmao became an adult, Mrs. Xin came forward to hire Lu Shi, who was born as a prostitute in the Hou family, for her to win her praise-as the so-called high family marrying a low family marrying a woman!

Mrs. Lu was also upbeat, and she became pregnant within half a year after entering the door. The relationship with Lin Chengmao is also getting better every day. The husband and wife are inseparable all day long. Seeing that Mrs. Xin's heart is sour - good you Mrs. Lu, how dare you coax your son to give up his wife just half a year after entering the house?If it's a few years later, what's the deal? !

Gotta find a way!

Mrs. Xin's method is also very simple and rude, aren't you pregnant?Then there is no way to serve my son. I will find two people to help you share the burden. It doesn’t matter that you are still young. It is normal to think that this is normal. Now I have solved it for you. Don’t be too grateful to me!
After knowing this, Mrs. Lu felt wronged in her heart, but what can be done, the world situation is like this at this time, every woman with a slightly better background comes here like this, there is no place to complain if she wants to complain!Even if she went back to her natal family to file a complaint, no one would stand up for her, because her natal family did the same.

There was no other way, Lu Shi could only hold back the bitterness in her heart, put on a stiff smile, and took over the two people "rewarded" by Mrs. Xin. In order to show her generosity, she could not suppress at will, but had to be careful. Take care, I'm going to explode!

Lin Chengmao has no feeling for the fight between his old mother and his wife. For a man who grew up under the care of his mother, and he is the only master in the mansion, don't expect him to understand all kinds of methods to calm down in the backyard. Not to mention contradicting my wife for the sake of my wife.

That is to say, from this time, the "Warring States" era that lasted for more than ten years began in the backyard of Duke Dingguo's mansion!
The two people Mrs. Xin pushed out——Hu Shi and Wu Shi—are not good birds, which is also understandable, because they were originally trying to make trouble for Lu Shi!

It's just that there are still some differences between these two people. In comparison, Mrs. Wu is more calm, while Mrs. Hu is more impatient.

This is also because the goals of the two are different. Mrs. Wu can see her identity clearly, and her goal is to have a son and survive until the family is separated.The Hu family didn't know how much he weighed. From the beginning, he rushed to the power in the backyard and the title of Duke Ding.

Different goals naturally lead to different results.As for the Wu family, Lin Chengmao is not out of favor, and it is not out of favor. There are only three or five days a month, no more, no less.On the other hand, Mrs. Hu can't wait to hug Lin Chengmao every day, even when Lin Chengmao goes to visit the pregnant Mrs. Lu, she dares to intercept her.

So three months later, the circumstances of the two have become very different.

Wu's life is still not salty, and Wu's has become Lin Chengmao's new favorite in the eyes of the servants; for Lu, Wu can tolerate it, but Hu, she must be crushed to death!

And Hu's pregnancy became the last straw that broke the camel's back!
Although Mrs. Lu is not extremely smart, when she was in her natal family, she still didn't lose any of the skills she should have learned. That is, when facing Mrs. Xin, she suffered some dark losses because of the difference in their identities. , but in Duke Dingguo's mansion—at least in Duke Dingguo's mansion at that time—no one really dared to underestimate her.

Soon, under Lu's operation, Hu's miscarriage resulted in a three-month-old male fetus, and she also lost her fertility.After Hu woke up, she was a little stunned. Coupled with her behavior before, it was only natural that she fell out of favor.Lu Shi took advantage of the situation and restrained her feet, euphemistically calling it "rest with peace of mind".

It has to be said that Lu's vigilance is indeed a little relaxed at this time!
Mrs. Lu did not expect that after this blow, it was true that Mrs. Hu had lost all hope, but she did not lose her mind!Instead, he mustered his strength and devoted himself to revenge.A month later, Mrs. Hu took care of her body. Mrs. Lu happened to be eight months pregnant, which was the time when "seven live and eight don't live". I moved my hand.

Everyone present was stunned!Even Mrs. Lu didn't expect that she was beating Mrs. Hu to remind her to keep her own place in the future, so she watched Mrs. Hu rushing over.

After a period of chaos, Lu was carried into the delivery room that was temporarily cleared up, and after walking in the ghost gate for three days and two nights, he gave birth to Lin Chengmao's eldest daughter—and the only legitimate child—Lin Yuting, and what about Lu himself? , It can be regarded as tit for tat, and she was tortured and lost her fertility.

Needless to say, Hu's fate, Lin Chengmao originally wanted to kill him, but Lu wanted to torture him slowly, so Lin Chengmao followed her.

In this round, the two of them are both losers!Mrs. Hu is finished, and Mrs. Lu's vitality is also seriously injured. Seeing this battle, Mrs. Wu, who was originally low-key, became even more transparent.

Is this the end of the matter?
Of course not!
At the "critical" moment, Mrs. Xin made a decisive move. Lin Yuting welcomed Lin Chengmao's two noble concubines, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Chen, before her first birthday. sick.

With two more women, Lin Chengmao's backyard suddenly became more lively!Several women showed their own abilities, either this one was not feeling well today, or that one made some tonic soup with his own hands tomorrow, which made Lin Chengmao enjoy it from the beginning, but it became very annoying later on.

The situation in the backyard is also changing again and again!
First, Mrs. Li was pregnant. In order to deal with him, Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Chen teamed up. The result was self-evident. Although the child was born, it was still a rare pair of twins. Before it was born, the boy in the twins, Lin Yuyang, closed his eyes forever, and the girl, Lin Yuxian, was also diagnosed as born weak. It is an ominous omen of phoenix birth and dragon death.After being hit by this, Mrs. Li's body gradually deteriorated.

Chen took advantage of this opportunity to sneak in, and gave birth to Lin Chengmao's second son, Lin Yuzhao, after being pregnant in October, which made others jealous.But this person, I really can't be too complacent. Just now, Mrs. Chen wanted to persuade Lin Chengmao to set up his son. Lin Yuzhao, who can run and jump, got smallpox. When Mrs. Chen heard the news, she was stunned. After working hard for half a month, she still didn't If he could save his only son, Lin Yuzhao would be gone.

How could Mrs. Chen bear this? After finishing her son's funeral, she fell seriously ill. She looked more than ten years old, and she fell out of favor completely.

Mrs. Xin came to her senses at this time. She didn't expect that a moment of confusion would lead to such a bitter fruit. She hurriedly tried to remedy it, but seeing the five women in Lin Chengmao's backyard, two couldn't give birth, one was transparent, and The two bodies were useless, so she had no choice but to find another good concubine for her son. It was none other than the Yang family who grew up in Dingguo's mansion and was raised by Mrs. Xin's side.

No way, after these years of loss, Mrs. Xin has cast a shadow on those noble girls, and feels that it is more reassuring to raise children by her own hands.

Yang's father was originally the steward of Dingguo's mansion, but later Lin Chengmao's father made the decision to release Liang and get out of slavery.However, when Lin Chengmao's father was alive, he often came to see him. Later, when the old Dingguo passed away, only orphans and widows remained in the mansion. In order to prevent others from gossip, they came less often, but the filial piety during the festivals has never been seen. less than.

And the reason why Mrs. Yang was brought up by Mrs. Xin is also very bloody.

Once Mrs. Xin was going to offer incense outside the city, and happened to meet the robbers. Yang's parents were also there at the time. They stepped forward to protect the old master, but they both died.Madam Xin naturally agreed with tears in her eyes.

When Yang entered the Dingguo Mansion, he just started to remember things. Lin Chengmao was not yet ten years old at that time. The two of them can be said to be childhood sweethearts. After more than ten years, their relationship is naturally extraordinary. It is Mrs. Xin who treated Yang It is also different from others, at least there is no such awkwardness of having his son snatched away.

As soon as Mrs. Yang came out, the other women were so crowded that there was no room for them to step down.

Mrs. Yang herself is up to the challenge, her husband and mother-in-law have a harmonious relationship, and all the servants should be wooed, and those who should be bought are bought, and their stomachs are strong. They hugged each other for three years, a boy and a girl. The boy was named Lin Yuhui, and the girl was named Lin Yuchan. It is the third place, and the two children are still standing still. Lin Chengmao and Mrs. Xin are naturally more satisfied.

This is also expected. After all, Yang has been in Dingguo's mansion for more than ten years. She has no shortage of connections and means. She has not waited for other people to attack her. Can't live with your own children? !

Yang's spring breeze is proud, but the corners of the others' mouths are bubbling with anxiety!
Lu Shi, Li Shi and Chen Shi, when they tried their best to fail, and Yang Shi retaliated several times, they all launched their own dowry to compete for favor, and they themselves were hidden behind the scenes.

So after a short period of peace in Dingguo's mansion, Lu's dowry Liu, Li's dowry Jiang, and Chen's dowry Zhang, started a second round of chaos.

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Jiang were pregnant successively. Due to premature birth, Ms. Liu gave birth to Lin Chengmao's fourth daughter, Lin Yuyan. Unfortunately, she died within half a month. It is no coincidence that Mrs. Jiang was born on this day. Lin Yujuan, Lin Chengmao's fifth daughter, was killed, and the enmity between the two became serious. Under Liu's control, Lin Yujuan's fate was not good, and the reputation of her own sister who killed her at birth spread like this.

At this time, the situation in the backyard of Duke Dingguo's mansion gradually became clear. If there is no accident, Lin Yuhui should be the future master. Someone saw this, and naturally leaned towards Yang, and leaned against the big tree. Enjoy the cool!

This also includes the Wu family who has always been transparent, and the Hu family who has long since fallen out of favor and is unable to have children.

Just at this time, Yang became pregnant again after two years, and at the same time, Chen's dowry, Zhang, was also pregnant, so he took advantage of the opportunity to accept the surrender of the two, and immediately withdrew Wu.

Afterwards, the Yang family gave birth to the sixth daughter Lin Yuwan, and the Zhang family also gave birth to the seventh daughter Lin Yushan. Wu also seized the opportunity and successfully conceived.

Once the long-cherished wish of many years is fulfilled, Wu is not unhappy. This person is easy to forget when he is proud. Wu has been cautious for nearly ten years, but he still has not been able to maintain a clear head under the joy. As soon as I started, I thought about setting up my own business.

Although it is said that he is afraid of Yang's methods, and at the same time he is also worried that the piece of meat in his stomach is not a boy, but this kind of thinking is still a bit lively after all.

(End of this chapter)