A life of ups and downs is pure joy

"Brother Yi, I brought back a lot of flute scores from Weishui. I'll have someone send them to your house later. I can't understand many of them. Can you help me take a look?" Tao Baiwan shouted when he saw Xiao Yi whispering to Lin Qinghuan.

"There is a musician in Leyinfang named Shi Shi. She is very good at studying and playing the flute score. I will ask someone to call her to your house tomorrow. You can ask her if you have any questions." Xiao Yi said, and Tao Baiwan's face immediately became unhappy.

"You used to teach me, but now you ask someone else to teach me, and a lowly musician at that. How should I ask her?" Tao Baiwan said to Xiao Yi with a complaining look.

"My husband said that from now on, only Huan'er will play the flute, and only Huan'er will be taught the flute music." Lin Qinghuan stretched out her hand to turn Xiao Yi's face, then looked at Xiao Yi and said, "Is that so?"

Xiao Yi pinched Lin Qinghuan's nose and said, "Of course."

Tao Baiwan still couldn't believe that after just a few years, he really had feelings for the woman in front of him, so he wanted to continue speaking but was interrupted by the voice of the elder.

"Minghui, how do you think the dancers my second brother arranged for you dance?" Ning Jinyang asked from the seat at the top. Su Yuefei also looked at the three people sitting next to each other for a long time.

"They are indeed very pretty. They are worthy of being the dancers in Brother Yi's workshop. Each of them is beautiful and dances gracefully." Tao Baiwan took a sip of the wine, then raised her little face and said with a smile, "Prince brother and Brother Yi used to always take Wanwan to that lively place to watch Sister Chang dance. This is what Wanwan missed most when she went to Weishui. Now that Brother Yi has a new sister-in-law, he is not very willing to pay attention to Wanwan. I just said that I wanted to go, but Brother Yi didn't give a specific time." After Tao Baiwan finished speaking, she acted as if she was aggrieved.

"Why should you feel wronged? If you want to go, let Yi'er accompany you. It's just that he is very busy with work now, so I asked him to take you out to have fun after he finishes this period." Prince Ning Jinyang said heartlessly, without noticing that Su Yuefei's expression next to him had changed slightly. In that second, he picked up the cup and clinked glasses with her and smiled at Ning Jinyang.

"Second brother treats Wanwan the best." After Tao Baiwan said this, he looked at Lin Qinghuan next to him with pride.

Ning Sijue, who was sitting opposite, kept looking at Lin Qinghuan. Seeing her frowning and trying hard to endure it, he couldn't help but frown as well.

"Brother Yi is so busy with work, why should Second Brother ask him to waste his time? There are certainly many idle people here. The place with many beauties is my favorite place to go. I will accompany Minghui there. There is always time." Ning Sijue said. Lin Qinghuan raised her eyes to look at him, but saw that he was looking at her, so she raised the corners of her mouth and smiled at him. Xiao Yi frowned when he saw the two of them smiling at each other.

"It's my fault for not thinking it through. Ajue is right. Yi'er will go on a long journey in the spring, and this is the busiest time." Ning Jinyang nodded and looked at his younger brother with approval.

"Who asked you to accompany me..." Tao Baiwan muttered angrily as he looked at Ning Sijue who suddenly appeared.

"Then I will wait for Princess Minghui at home." Ning Sijue said with interest, looking at the woman whose face turned red with anger. The two concubines Yan and Bai who were sitting behind him just looked up at the excitement and lowered their heads to continue drinking fruit honey wine.

Lin Qinghuan felt very bored when the banquet was halfway through. After all, the protagonist of today's welcoming party was Tao Baiwan, so Lin Qinghuan felt very disgusted in her heart about anything that made her happy, but she had to keep a friendly smile on her face. Especially at this moment, Tao Baiwan was sitting there playing the piano. His playing was very melodious, but Lin Qinghuan had grown up listening to Lin Qingwan's music, so her ears felt it was just so-so.

"I've heard that our Dasheng has produced the most beautiful woman, who is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Now looking at this fairy-like Sister Xiao, I am really amazed. I am also very curious about the level of proficiency of this woman praised by the Queen Mother. How about Sister Xiao also play a song to entertain us?" Tao Baiwan stopped playing the piano and then looked at Lin Qinghuan and said.

"Of course you can. I haven't heard Changping play the piano yet!" Ning Jinyang, who was a little drunk, said from the seat of honor. Su Yuefei winked at him vigorously. Outsiders may not know, but maybe her own people don't know. Changping has been drinking soup and taking medicine since she was a child. It's hard for her to survive. How can she be good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting? This statement was just what Empress Xiao said. Now seeing that Tao Baiwan took the initiative to mention it, she must have done some investigation behind the scenes. At the moment, she looked at the joke.

Lin Qinghuan's hand, which was holding the robe, froze in front of her face. She looked up and saw Princess Minghui looking at her with ill intentions.

"I play the piano..." Lin Qinghuan was a little embarrassed and wanted to refuse, but her face almost turned red due to embarrassment and being speechless.

"You play the piano and I'll play the flute with you. How about your favorite song, 'Drunk in the Clear Shadow'?" Xiao Yi reached out and held Lin Qinghuan's small hand and said softly, then asked Chuxia to fetch a white jade flute.

Lin Qinghuan smiled and nodded. This was the song she played most familiarly, and it was also the only song that the demanding Lin Qingwan had nodded to.

Tao Baiwan was very unhappy when he saw Xiao Yi stand up and wanted to join Lin Qinghuan. Then he saw the maid hand him a white jade flute. He frowned and looked at Chu Xia and said, "Brother Yi never uses the jade flute. How can you be so ignorant?"

"Huan'er likes the white jade flute, so I started to use it. It's quite suitable." Xiao Yi said, and then Lin Qinghuan looked at him and felt warm in her heart, and smiled secretly.

Lin Qinghuan's immature piano skills, when she was playing a single piece, and the ensemble with Xiao Yi's heavenly flute sound, sounded very pleasant. She saved her face and was very happy. She, Lin Qinghuan, actually played the piano in front of so many people. Su Yuefei also looked at her with approval. She was no longer just a vase like before. She had recovered in health in the past few years and had developed many hobbies.

After the ensemble ended, Lin Qinghuan smiled shyly and saluted everyone.

"Look at these two people, they are such a perfect match, a loving couple, and the harmony of the piano, flute and strings is simply beautiful. Now I like them more and more no matter how I look at them." Yang was a talkative person, and she also started talking at this time. Su Yuefei glanced at her and let her finish.

"I didn't expect that Changping, who claimed that she couldn't play the piano at the chrysanthemum exhibition, is now so proficient in the piano art. It seems that she was just being modest back then. I heard Yier say that Changping was able to paint without a teacher when she was young, and she has achieved great accomplishments. She can be said to be a talented woman!" Ning Jinyang said. Lin Qinghuan looked at him and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that his embarrassment was over.

"The Lin family's legitimate daughter is indeed no ordinary person. The eldest legitimate daughter in the past was so outstanding that even the emperor uncle chose her for the position of Crown Princess. If she hadn't fallen ill suddenly and returned to Luofeng City, her life would have been completely different now." Tao Baiwan took a sip from the cup and then pretended to be drunk while looking at the two people sitting at the table and said.

The expressions of the people at the table changed, especially the Crown Princess Su Yuefei. Although she was smiling at this time, her eyes were not as gentle as before. Yang usually did not dare to speak so much because she was favored, and Qian even looked at the two women who had been confronting each other since then.

"Princess Minghui is probably drunk. Our Lin family is just a family of military generals. How could we have a woman like the Crown Princess's sister-in-law who is noble yet frugal, diligent in following rules, and able to assist in etiquette and be well-behaved? How can she be compared with ordinary people? Now that Princess Minghui said this, doesn't it make our Lin family panic? We are afraid that others will hear it and cause trouble! My father is leading the troops to fight in Yinan now. We in the Lin family dare not casually associate ourselves with such nonsense." Lin Qinghuan quickly stood up from the piano table and knelt to say.

"I guess Minghui is really drunk and has started talking nonsense. You should just send her back home." Xiao Yi stepped forward to help his kneeling wife up, then looked coldly at the troublemaker and said.

"Yes, yes, Minghui has started to say some drunken words, which is outrageous." Ning Jinyang saw that Xiao Yi's face was not good, and suddenly he became much more sober, so he spoke.

"Yes, no matter how good the wine is, you can't drink too much. Minghui seems happy to be back. You guys should help her to the backyard to drink some sobering medicine, and then take her back home!" Su Yuefei said, then looked at Lin Qinghuan gently and said, "Huan'er is tired today too. I see you look tired. Come to my yard and rest for a while."

"I'm about to go back home, so let me be the flower-guarding messenger to send Princess Minghui off!" Ning Sijue stood up and said, and the two concubines behind him also stood up with the help of their maids.

Tao Baiwan was helped up by the maid. He glanced at Lin Qinghuan with some resentment, and then said to Ning Sijue who came to leave with her, "Sixth brother was always quiet when he was a child. Now that he has come back from Dayan, he has changed his personality. If you don't know, you would think he has a good relationship with Sister-in-law Xiao in private. His favoritism is obvious!" His voice was not loud, but it was just right for Xiao Yi and Ning Sijue's two concubines to hear.

"Let's go, Princess Minghui. Tomorrow we will go to that place of enjoyment with me to have fun and listen to music!" Ning Sijue said with a wicked smile. Concubine Bai Weian and Yan Ruyu also looked at Lin Qinghuan who was sitting down, and then followed their husbands to leave the banquet.

Lin Qinghuan felt that Xiao Yi's hand, which was helping her sit down, unconsciously clenched a little. She looked up at Xiao Yi but didn't know what to say.

Xiao Yi and Ning Jinyang drank some sobering soup and discussed official business for a while. Lin Qinghuan helped the Crown Princess to the inner courtyard.

"Huan'er, Minghui grew up with the prince and Yi'er since she was a child. Her temper and personality have been spoiled. You don't have to pay attention to her. Things are different now. She may be arrogant, but she should have some limits." After Su Yuefei finished speaking, Lin Qinghuan saw a hint of displeasure in her eyes, as if she didn't like this woman either.

"Huan'er knows." Lin Qinghuan often went to the palace and now knew some ways to read people's expressions. Now she just had to act well-behaved.

"You have always been the most sensible one. By the way, I heard that you love painting. Yi'er mentioned to me that he wanted to find a master for you. Have you found one now?" While they were talking, they had already arrived at the inner courtyard.

"I don't have much energy to concentrate on painting now. Dad, An Cai and uncle are fighting on the front line. I miss them every day. I want to talk about this after they come back." Lin Qinghuan sat on a stool beside her at the suggestion of the Crown Princess and said, Yang and Qian also sat down.

"General Shuanglin is brave and good at fighting. He will surely return victorious one day. You don't have to worry about him. Just take good care of your health." said the Crown Princess.

"Huan'er has an unwelcome request. I hope the Crown Princess will allow Huan'er to act coquettishly for once." Lin Qinghuan stood up and knelt down and said.

"Just stand up and tell me what's going on. Why do this?" Su Yuefei looked at Lin Qinghuan strangely and gestured to Yang and Qian to help her up.

"My eldest brother-in-law is also on the battlefield now. My eldest sister is pregnant and resting at her mother's home. She misses her husband very much. Huan'er sees that she is anxious every day, afraid that she will delay her pregnancy. I hope that the Crown Princess can bless and reward my eldest sister so that she can feel at ease." Lin Qinghuan waved his hand to indicate that he had something to ask for. Yang and Qian went back to sit down. After Lin Qinghuan finished speaking, he raised his eyes and looked at Su Yuefei, also to let her understand that the Lin family was just a subject, and would be a subject forever. She had never thought about the position of the Crown Princess, and would have no other thoughts in the future.

"What is it? What does Huan'er like as a blessing? Tell me and I will definitely agree." Su Yuefei was very smart and knew Lin Qinghuan's concerns. She was afraid that she would embarrass her elder sister from her mother's family, so she said.

"Huan'er only asks for blessings. It's up to the Crown Princess to decide what the reward will be." Lin Qinghuan said.

"Hmm... let me think about it. Oh, I have it. Princess Yinan is pregnant, so I will give her the white jade Guanyin statue that my mother gave me when I was pregnant as a child. It will be a great blessing. Then I will give the longevity lock to her eldest son." Su Yuefei said after thinking for a while.

"Huan'er thanks the Crown Princess on behalf of my elder sister." Lin Qinghuan kowtowed quickly and said.

"Get up, get up. You must be a sensible sister. I like you too." Su Yuefei raised her hand, and Yang and Qian quickly stood up to help Lin Qinghuan up.

Lin Qinghuan, who had been worried all the time, saw Su Yuefei's face full of smiles and her eyes became more gentle. He breathed a sigh of relief and cursed the damn Princess Minghui for making him so unhappy today.

After Xiao Yi finished his official business, he asked the maid to go to the inner courtyard to call Lin Qinghuan back to the mansion. The two of them sat in the carriage, each thinking about their own things, but they did not communicate with each other all the way. When they arrived at the gate of the marquis' mansion, Lin Qinghuan realized that they had been silent all the way.

"Husband, what are you thinking about?" Lin Qinghuan asked first.

"It's just some annoying official business, it's nothing serious. Why is the hairpin on your bun always crooked today?" Xiao Yi reached out to straighten Lin Qinghuan's bun, then took her hand and walked towards Su Heju together.

"I also feel a strange tilted feeling on my head. It turns out it's because of this thing." Lin Qinghuan said lightly.

"Huan'er..." Xiao Yi suddenly stopped and called out to Lin Qinghuan.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qinghuan looked up at him curiously.

"The Sixth Prince cares about you very much. What do you think?" Xiao Yi asked.

"My husband, he is the royal brother born to my aunt. If it weren't for you, why would he come forward to take on this task? What does it have to do with whether he cares about Huan'er or not? I never thought that my husband is jealous now." Lin Qinghuan said to Xiao Yi with a bright smile.

"Am I really the one who's jealous?" Xiao Yi asked, holding Lin Qinghuan's little head with both hands.

"Husband must have been infected by Huan'er's jealous nature." Lin Qinghuan said mischievously.

"Then you can't smile at other men casually from now on, okay? You are so beautiful, any man will like you." Xiao Yi pinched Lin Qinghuan's nose gently and said.

"Husband... Huan'er will listen to you." Lin Qinghuan threw herself into Xiao Yi's warm arms, feeling that the night was not so cold at this moment.

In the inner courtyard of the Eastern Palace, Su Yuefei touched the white jade Guanyin statue and then murmured.

"Who says the girls in the Jin Hanlin family are all brainless? From the eldest daughter to the timid and cowardly beauty, each one of them is very thoughtful and meticulous."

"I think she is just caring about her pregnant sister. She probably doesn't think too much about it." Yang said from the side. Qian had already returned to the yard.

"Hmph, if you didn't have a pretty face and a stupid brain, you wouldn't have the good fortune to serve the prince." Su Yuefei said, looking at her cousin Yang Sizheng.

"cousin…"