A life of ups and downs is pure joy

"Where is my husband?" Lin Qinghuan asked.

"The master is discussing something with the adults and has asked me to accompany the young lady for a walk in the garden." Zi Yan said respectfully.

"It's getting dark. Is there anything we can still enjoy in the garden?" Lin Qinghuan looked up at the setting sun in the distance.

"Young Madam, you can enjoy the flowers during the day and the lanterns at night." Zi Yan replied, guiding her in the direction of the garden with her jade hand.

"Okay, that sounds good." Lin Qinghuan nodded and walked towards the garden. Yun Xiang looked around curiously.

"Young Madam, the women here are quite pretty." Yun Xiang said secretly.

"Yes, and each of them is very talented." Lin Qinghuan replied softly.

"Young Madam, look at the beautiful lanterns over there, in all kinds of shapes." Yun Xiang's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands happily and said to Lin Qinghuan.

"It's so beautiful! Why are there so many lanterns, Sister Zi Yan?" Lin Qinghuan turned around and asked.

Zi Yan was stunned for a moment when she heard Lin Qinghuan calling her like this, then she quickly stepped forward and said, "These were hung up according to the master's orders."

"Husband? Isn't he a stupid fool?" Lin Qinghuan always thought that Xiao Yi was a cold and icy face who didn't understand romance, and she never thought that he would have such thoughts.

"Stupid... stupid blockhead..." Zi Yan murmured in confusion. After all, in their eyes, Xiao Yi was a high and mighty master. It was the first time she heard such a description, and she was a little at a loss.

"Is this lantern in the shape of a rabbit? It looks so cute."

"Look over there, there are puppies and kittens, and lotus flowers, so beautiful."

They were not the only women admiring the lanterns in the garden. Many musicians also stopped playing and came to appreciate the beautiful scenery. Everyone was happily chatting with each other.

"Young Madam, look over there, isn't that Xiaobai?" Yun Xiang suddenly saw a bunch of special shapes among the lanterns and quickly pointed them out to Lin Qinghuan.

"Hahaha, it turns out that the lantern made by Xiaobai can be so cute." Lin Qinghuan walked over happily and touched it with delight.

"Be careful, it's hot." Zi Yan hurried forward and said.

"Yeah, it's okay." Lin Qinghuan smiled sweetly at Zi Yan. The lady from Le Yin Fang was stunned for a moment. It was the first time she saw someone with such a beautiful smile. No wonder the owner doted on her so much.

"It's so lively over there, let's go take a look." Lin Qinghuan heard the women next to him whispering to each other as they walked forward in a crowd.

"What's fun? Sister Zi Yan, can we go and take a look?" Lin Qinghuan turned his head and asked Zi Yan who was looking at him in a daze.

"Ah? Yes, yes, the master has instructed that the young lady can enter and leave all places here freely." Zi Yan stepped forward and supported Lin Qinghuan and said.

Everyone had formed a circle in the front, and Lin Qinghuan could not see the excitement in the middle. The maid beside Zi Yan hurried forward, and the musicians who were watching the excitement automatically made way for her.

Lin Qinghuan looked around, nodded to everyone, and then walked over. He saw a woman in a red gauze dress dancing under the tree. She looked very beautiful and charming.

"Ah! Who let her out?" Zi Yan asked with a dark face when she saw the person dancing, and motioned the person next to her to go forward.

"No, I see she is dancing with great enthusiasm, don't disturb her." Lin Qinghuan stretched out her hand to stop her.

"Young Madam, she...she has some problems with her brain, I'm afraid it will cause trouble." Zi Yan explained hurriedly.

"But she dances beautifully. It's just that she's wearing too little for such a cold day. Let her go back after she finishes dancing." Lin Qinghuan said.

"Yes." Zi Yan could only agree reluctantly, but she kept winking at the maids and servants beside her.

"Who is this woman? She dances so well, she must be an otaku." Lin Qinghuan asked curiously, but his eyes were always on the dancing woman.

"She...she..." Zi Yan was a little flustered and hesitated to speak.

"Although Chang Le is crazy, he is indeed the best dancer in our Le Yin Fang." The musicians who were watching the fun nearby began to mutter to each other.

"Otherwise, how could he be favored by the abbot!" another woman also whispered.

Zi Yan's face turned green after hearing this, and she quickly sent someone to get rid of those talkative musicians.

"So she is Chang Le. She is indeed different from others." Lin Qinghuan heard the conversation of several people and said in a low voice.

"Young Madam, the servants prefer to talk about nonsense. How would they know about the master's affairs?" Zi Yan saw a layer of unhappiness on Lin Qinghuan's face and hurriedly explained.

After Chang Le finished her dance, she saw her running towards the crowd with a gleam in her eyes, "Master, are you here to see Le'er?"

The woman's voice was very clear and crisp, and she sounded like she had a good voice. Lin Qinghuan looked in the direction she ran, but saw her husband Xiao Yi appear in the crowd without knowing when. Chang Le stepped forward and knelt beside Xiao Yi's legs. The musicians beside him retreated one after another. Chang Le looked up at Xiao Yi pitifully, "Master, you haven't seen Le'er dance for a long time. Is Le'er dancing well?"

Zi Yan looked at the stunned Lin Qing Huan, and her expression began to become unnatural. She frowned and whispered to the maid beside her, "Why are you still standing there? Let that crazy woman disturb the master's peace."

The old women immediately stepped forward to pull Chang Le up.

"Don't touch me, Master, I won't leave... Le'er dances, sings and plays the piano for you, just like before. Le'er is not crazy." Chang Le hugged Xiao Yi's legs tightly and said aggrievedly, his delicate little face was also blurred with tears, and the tear marks were red and transparent.

"It looks like a lively scene. Let's go." Lin Qinghuan said unhappily, and then asked Yun Xiang to leave with him.

"Hey, Madam." Zi Yan's anxious voice came, and Xiao Yi saw that his little wife was watching the excitement on the other side of the crowd. She had already left in anger.

"You are a bunch of ignorant people. You eat your meals in vain." Zi Yan stepped forward and scolded the maids who were still not taking action. The servants stepped forward and pulled Chang Le away. Regardless of her crazy screams, they forced her back to the yard.

Zi Yan quickly squatted down and patted Xiao Yi's clothes that Chang Le had grabbed. "Master, this is my fault. Please punish me."

"If it happens again, I will hang myself." After Xiao Yi finished speaking, he walked towards the direction where Lin Qinghuan left. Da Yuan looked at Zi Yan who was kneeling and trembling on the spot, signaled the maid next to her to help her up, and then caught up with his master.

"Young Madam, the eldest master didn't react at all just now. He didn't touch the woman from beginning to end." Yun Xiang looked at Lin Qinghuan who had been silent and had a gloomy face, and hurriedly spoke for Xiao Yi.

"Hmph! Whoever he wants to play the piano with and listen to music with is his business. I don't care." Lin Qinghuan suppressed the anger in his heart and said, he invited me to dinner, and it turned out that he came to watch their romantic affair.

"Young Madam, where are we going?" Yun Xiang asked, looking at the direction.

"Go home! Are you going back to watch that love story of a man and a woman?" Lin Qinghuan said unhappily.

"But this is not the direction to the door." Yun Xiang said in embarrassment, standing there.

Lin Qinghuan stopped and looked at her resentfully, and the little girl lowered her head in grievance.

"Where is the door then?" Lin Qinghuan asked awkwardly.

"That direction." Yun Xiang pointed to the left.

"You didn't remind me that you took the wrong path. I'll settle the score with you when we get back." Lin Qinghuan said angrily and started walking towards the door again.

Xiao Yi and Da Yuan looked around but couldn't find Lin Qinghuan, so Zi Yan ran over anxiously.

"Master, the young lady has left on a boat." Zi Yan said breathlessly. It turned out that someone had just come to report this matter, and she hurried over to report it. After all, she didn't dare to stop them.

"Your short legs run quite fast. Let's go back home." Xiao Yi raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and then looked at Zi Yan with a cold face.

"Master, I have added some more people to her yard, so it won't happen again." Zi Yan replied uneasily, then looked up at Da Yuan.

Zi Yan watched Xiao Yi and Da Yuan's ship leave, and wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead. She knew that Xiao Yi was cruel, but he never said he would take her life. Now, she should think carefully about how to please this young lady.

When Zi Yan returned to the courtyard and saw the musicians still enjoying the lanterns, she was furious and immediately ordered everyone to come to the hall to receive a lecture.

"If I hear you gossiping about me in public or behind other people's backs again, I will cut off your tongues one by one and sell them to brothels to do hard labor." Zi Yan scolded the beautiful girls below.

"Yes." The musicians lowered their heads and dared not speak, just listening attentively.

"Also, it's best for everyone to see their own position clearly, and not to have the same unrealistic ideas as the crazy woman locked up in the yard. What is the identity of the abbot, and what are your and my identities? Live well and don't seek death." Zi Yan was full of anger when she mentioned Chang Le. He was crazy and still didn't stop.

After the musicians left, Dong'er quickly poured a cup of tea for Zi Yan.

"Madam, why are you so angry today?" Dong'er asked in confusion.

"Why? If I don't take care of these bad mouths, the abbot will kill me." Zi Yan said angrily.

"How could that be? My wife has followed the owner of the music shop for many years. He even gave her the management of such a large music shop." Dong'er muttered.

"What do you know? Didn't you see that the young lady left angrily today? The look in the abbot's eyes made me think that I was finished today." Dong'er had been serving Zi Yan since she was a child, so she didn't treat her as an outsider.

"Really? Does the abbot dote on this young lady so much?" Dong'er said in disbelief, "But Chang Le..."

"Alright, don't mention Chang Le anymore. If it weren't for the master's order, I would have killed that crazy woman." Zi Yan said angrily, and then instructed Dong'er, "Go buy some fine brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone. The young lady loves to paint, I'll send them to her tomorrow."

"Yes..." Dong'er replied thoughtfully. Looking at Madam Zi Yan's panicked expression, this young lady was indeed extraordinary.

The master and servant returned to the Xiao Mansion in silence all the way. Lin Qinghuan's mind was filled with Chang Le kneeling beside Xiao Yi's legs in a red dress, looking so pitiful. Anyone who saw her would feel pity for her. What's more, she was proficient in playing the piano, singing, and dancing. No wonder Xiao Yi was willing to risk the world's disobedience to keep her in Le Yin Fang even if she was crazy.

"Young Madam, we are going to Qingbo Courtyard!" Yun Xiang reminded nervously.

"Why go to Qingbo Courtyard? Don't I have any other courtyard in the whole Xiao Mansion? Let's go to Luoyi Pavilion and live in Luoyi Pavilion from now on." Lin Qinghuan said aggrievedly, his voice full of infinite complaints towards Xiao Yi. Yun Xiang could only follow him to Luoyi Pavilion in disappointment.

"Why is the young lady back?" As soon as they entered Luoyi Pavilion, they saw Shuyin, Lixue and others busy in the yard, looking at Lin Qinghuan and Yunxiang strangely.

Lin Qinghuan walked into the house with a sullen face. Yun Xiang shook her head at them, signaling them to mind their own business.

As soon as Lin Qinghuan entered Luoyi Pavilion, Xiao Yi and Da Yuan got off the carriage at the gate of Xiao Mansion.

"The eldest young master is back." Butler Xu greeted him respectfully at the door.

"Has the young lady returned?" Xiao Yi asked.

"Oh, the young lady just came back and has already gone to the inner courtyard." said Butler Xu.

After listening to this, Xiao Yi walked towards Qingbo Courtyard.

"Huh? Didn't the girl want to go out with Brother Dayuan and Yunxiang?" Chu Xia looked at Xiao Yi with a puzzled look.

"Isn't she back?" Xiao Yi asked with a frown.

"No, son-in-law, did something happen to my girl?" Chu Xia asked anxiously.

A little girl came running to the door of Qingboyuan, panting, and knocked gently.

"Caiyun, why are you here?" Chuxia stretched her neck and asked the little maid at the door.

"Sister Yunxiang asked me to come and report that the young lady has returned to Luoyi Pavilion." Caiyun looked at Xiao Yi timidly and said in a low voice.

"Okay, then you go back first, I'll serve you in a while." Chu Xia saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked the innocent and timid little girl, whose voice was trembling with fear, to leave first.

"Son-in-law, I...I'm going to serve the young lady." Chu Xia stepped forward and bowed, looking at Xiao Yi, who had been silent, with an uneasy look in her eyes.

"She hasn't had dinner yet. Go and serve her something first." Xiao Yi nodded and said. Chu Xia felt relieved after hearing this. He was still concerned about the girl's belly. It seemed that there was nothing serious.

"Sir, where are we staying tonight?" Da Yuan followed Xiao Yi into the study and asked while standing beside Yan Mo.

Xiao Yi looked up at him, then lowered his head and continued to write the official documents in his hand, "I will go wherever the young lady is. I'm hungry too, go and ask someone to send some food over." Xiao Yi, who had been busy all day, was still not feeling well. He had planned to arrange a romantic lantern show for Lin Qinghuan, watch the dancers dance together, and have dinner together, but the egg fell to the ground and shattered into pieces, making a muddy soup.

After Xiao Yi finished his work, the moon was already high in the sky. Lin Qinghuan was lying on the couch, fiddling with chess pieces, bored and feeling very aggrieved. She had heard Chu Xia say that Xiao Yi was back, and she also knew that Xiao Yi was in Luoyi Pavilion, but he didn't come to look for her. It seemed that Chang Le held a very important position in his heart, and his words that he cared about her were all fake.

Xiao Yi gently pushed open the door and saw the beauty who had fallen asleep on the couch while playing with chess pieces. He walked closer and saw that there were still traces of tears on her face. It seemed that this little jealous woman had been overturned today.

A group of maids in the yard watched Xiao Yi close the door, glanced at each other, and breathed a sigh of relief.

When Shuyin returned to her room, she took another look at the lighted room and then closed her door. The maid who was on night watch sat by the fireplace in the corridor and began to doze off.

"Huan'er." Xiao Yi stepped forward and gently patted Lin Qinghuan's little face.