A life of ups and downs is pure joy

"Oh! Aunt, come and listen too." Liu Xi suddenly smiled and looked at Liu Ji and Liu Rong and said.

"What's wrong with you, you little bastard?" Liu Rong saw that Liu Xi was deliberately trying to tease her, so she walked over and took her pulse while scolding him.

"Hey! Eldest sister, Huan'er is... pregnant!" Liu Rong's serious face suddenly smiled and she looked up at Liu Ji and said.

"What happened?" Hearing the happy voices inside, Xiao Bowen asked at the dining table in the outer hall, and it seemed that he was listening with his ears perked up.

Following Xiao Bowen's question, the people in the outer hall looked curiously at Liu Xi who was walking out.

"I'm pregnant, I'm pregnant." Liu Xi said happily.

"Oh, I was right." Xiao Fan's wife Zhang said.

"Oh... That's great, Huan'er!" Liu Ji cried with joy. She sat next to Lin Qinghuan, wiped away her tears of excitement, and held Lin Qinghuan's hand happily.

Lin Qinghuan was still a little confused. How could... she... be pregnant just as she said she was?

"Look at this child, she's so stupid." Liu Rong let go of Lin Qinghuan's sleeves, and asked the maid to bring a hot water bottle and put it in her hand.

Hu Taoniang, who was standing nearby, heard this and nearly tore the handkerchief in her hand, digging her nails under her sleeves into her flesh. Meanwhile, Michelle Reis, standing nearby, had a cheerful look on her face, occasionally glancing at the still bewildered Lin Qinghuan.

"This meal has led to great joy!" said Aunt Chen.

Xiao Bowen also nodded happily, took the wine cup handed to him by Aunt Chen, and drank it in one gulp.

Xiao Yi, who had just arrived in Linjun and got off the carriage and entered the official post station, was about to be the last one to know that he was about to become a father.

"When we get back later, ask the kitchen to make some light food for Huan'er. Don't go to bed hungry at night." Liu Ji instructed Chuxia and Yunxiang who were supporting Lin Qinghuan.

"Yes, old lady." The two maids nodded in response.

"Xi'er, you have to go to Qingbo Courtyard every day to feel Huan'er's pulse. Put aside all the work you are doing now and take good care of Huan'er's pregnancy. At night, you have to work harder and throw away all the things in Qingbo Courtyard that are harmful to Huan'er." Liu Ji said to Liu Xi again.

"I understand, aunt." Liu Xi walked forward and took Lin Qinghuan's arm and was about to go to Qingbo Courtyard with her when he heard Liu Ji calling from behind.

"Wait, there is one more thing. I am really worried without Yi'er here. Nan'er, you go to Qingbo Courtyard and stay with your sister-in-law for a few days." Lin Qinghuan saw Xiao Qiannan, who had originally walked with Liu Ji, walking towards them quickly again, and the two maids Jinyun and Miaoyu behind them also hurriedly followed.

"Sister-in-law is now going to be the most precious person in our house. I see that mother can't wait to come and take care of you in person." Xiao Qiannan said as she walked. The two maids Yun Xiang and Chu Xia were also happily holding lanterns in front to light the way.

"Sister Xi, is there really a baby in my belly? It's so magical." Lin Qinghuan came back to her senses from her confusion at this moment, and asked happily and curiously while touching her belly.

"Well, he must be a good baby who is loved by everyone. If it is a boy, he will be as smart as his cousin. If it is a girl, she will have the beauty of my cousin's wife." Liu Xi said.

"I have to ask Chuxia to go back tomorrow and tell Grandma and Big Sister to cheer them up. I also have to tell Sister Mo that the prescription she gave me is very effective." Lin Qinghuan chuckled, then looked at Liu Xi and asked, "Can I still go out these days?"

"You are three months pregnant now. Let's wait until four months. If anything happens, let Chuxia and Yunshang go. If it is really not possible, let... Hongqi go." Liuxi lowered her head somewhat angrily after saying this.

"Hongqi likes to stay in my Suheju, playing with her double swords every day. But now that she is pregnant, how can she go to Cenyao County with her husband in the spring to enjoy the delicacies? Oh! She definitely can't go." Lin Qinghuan suddenly felt a little disappointed as she spoke.

"Where are you going? Why didn't big brother tell me?" Xiao Qiannan turned her head and looked at Lin Qinghuan and asked.

"Hey, didn't he tell you?" Lin Qinghuan asked.

"No, big brother must want to get rid of me, huh!" Xiao Qiannan said unhappily.

"Then we go in the spring, it's still a bit early now. I will tell you only when I am going." Lin Qinghuan quickly spoke well of her husband.

"It's estimated that a trip to Cenyao County by horse and carriage will take seven or eight days. If your stomach is relatively stable now that spring has come, it would be no problem for us to accompany you. It would be best to bring more people with you, such as Nan'er and Hongqi, who know some martial arts." Liu Xi said.

"Okay, then if I can, Sister Xi will have to thank you for your hard work along the way." Lin Qinghuan felt better when he heard that he could still go.

After returning to Qingbo Courtyard, Liuxi checked and screened all the spices, rouge and powder in the house that were not good for pregnant women. Finally, her eyes fell on the embroidered beauty painting that Lin Qinghuan hung beside the bed in the inner room.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this painting?" Lin Qinghuan asked curiously.

"I've never looked inside this portrait before. It has a strange smell." Liu Xi walked forward again and touched and smelled it.

"What's that smell?" Lin Qinghuan walked over and asked curiously, why couldn't she smell it?

"Let me take this embroidery back first." After Liu Xi finished speaking, Chu Xia and Yun Xiang looked at Lin Qinghuan, and when they saw her nod, they stepped forward and rolled it up.

"Don't tell anyone about this for now. I always feel like there's something wrong." Liu Xi gave a few more instructions before leaving. Although Lin Qinghuan felt very strange, he still nodded.

After Liu Xi left, Xiao Qiannan also rested in the next room. Lin Qinghuan sat on the couch with her legs sideways. Chu Xia put several layers of quilts on the couch, moved the stove next to her, and then knelt on the wooden couch beside her, gently massaging Lin Qinghuan's legs.

"Girl, you finally don't have to drink that medicine soup anymore." Chu Xia said, looking at Lin Qinghuan's profile.

"Chuxia, I'm going to be a mother. It's so magical." Lin Qinghuan said, putting down the chess piece in his hand.

"Well, the general will be so happy when he comes back, and so will Young Master An Cai." Chu Xia said with a smile.

"I hope my father and the others will come back soon, and my husband will come back earlier too. He will definitely be very happy when he finds out." Lin Qinghuan smiled like a flower.

"Girl, Chu Xia is really happy for you."

Because they were happy, Lin Qinghuan and Liu Ji slept very soundly that night.

The next morning, before Lin Qinghuan got up, she heard a lot of noise outside. The beauty stretched and sat up, lifting the curtains on both sides.

Lin Qinghuan, dressed in white, pushed open the door.

"Young Madam, why didn't you call us when you woke up?" Shuyin was standing at the door of the inner courtyard greeting the maids. When she saw Lin Qinghuan, she hurried forward and said.

"What are they doing?" Lin Qinghuan saw a large group of maids walking towards them in an orderly manner, carrying trays.

"This is the first breakfast for sister-in-law's precious body." Xiao Qiannan came over beautifully dressed up. Chu Xia and Yun Xiang also came over to help Lin Qinghuan go back to the house, washed and dressed her, and then sat down to have breakfast.

"These were all prepared and sent over from my mother's yard," Xiao Qiannan said, pointing to the table full of delicacies. "I know you're having morning sickness, so every dish has been prepared without any greasy ingredients. I'm sure they won't taste uncomfortable."

"My mother is so good to me." Lin Qinghuan said to Xiao Qiannan with emotion.

"Of course she loves you very much. Now that you are pregnant again, she is the most excited and happy one." Xiao Qiannan personally served a bowl of bird's nest porridge to Lin Qinghuan.

Lin Qinghuan smiled happily, and then began to taste a large table of delicious food with Xiao Qiannan.

Liu Xi and Liu Rong took the potion and started to make the embroidered picture of a beauty.

"This embroidery should have been embroidered by Madam Li. Are you sure it smells good?" Liu Rong asked, looking at the embroidery in the potion.

"Well, I'm very sure." Liu Xi said.

"Why does it smell like Buddha's leaf grass? Could it be astragalus? But why did Madam Li soak the silk thread in medicine?" Liu Rong asked in disbelief. In her eyes, Li Jiaxin has always been a quiet and gentle person who does not fight or compete. She is also very good friends with Lin Qinghuan. It is impossible for her to do such a harmful thing.

"We'll know by this afternoon. Don't tell my aunt about this for now. She's timid by nature. Let me know when the results are out." Liu Xi glanced at the potion and said, "I'm going to the Jia Mansion to find Sister Lin. She's quite skilled in medicine."

"Okay, eat something before you go." Liu Rong reminded, then frowned and looked at the embroidery painting with a puzzled look.

In the Red Lotus Pavilion, Hu Taoniang woke up early in the morning and ate her breakfast with a gloomy face and a sullen mood. The maid Chunfeng who was serving her was too afraid to speak.

"Chunfeng, are you sure the maid in the yard has done what I asked you to do before?" Hu Tao Niang suddenly looked up at the maid next to her and asked.

"Madam, I saw it with my own eyes." Chunfeng said with certainty.

"Why is that little goblin pregnant? How could she be pregnant?" Walnut Mother shouted angrily, slamming the table.

"My lady, perhaps the embroidery painting was not kept for long enough to have much effect. Now that she is pregnant, the effect of the painting has just begun to show. That's what the woman told me." Chunfeng said in a low voice.

"Where is the woman now?" asked Walnut.

"She just said that she would look for me, but I don't know where she went." Chunfeng said cautiously.

"Next time we meet, ask someone to follow her in advance. I don't know who she is, and I always feel uneasy." Hu Tao Niang was in a better mood at this time, and she took a breath and said.

"Yes, my lady, have something to eat. This blood bird's nest is very good. The old ancestor loves you the most and has sent all the good things to our yard." Chunfeng said. After all, the old ancestor's favorite was Walnut Lady, whom she served.

"If even my grandmother doesn't treat me well, what hope do I have in this Xiao Mansion?" Hu Tao Niang said unwillingly while biting her lip while holding the bird's nest in her hand, her charming little face full of hatred.

"As long as the old ancestor is alive, my wife will be the one she loves the most and is the most filial. Naturally, no one in the mansion dares to dislike our Honglian Pavilion." Chunfeng said.

"Okay, keep an eye on Qingbo Courtyard for me on weekdays." Hu Tao Niang raised her little finger and tasted the blood bird's nest in her hand carefully.

In the Huaying Pavilion, Michelle Reis had just returned to the yard after saying good morning to Qingyin Pavilion. She went into the yard to play with her pet cat for a while and fed the parrot some food.

"You can water this flower less. It likes the sun. Give it more sun exposure." Michelle Reis cherishes the flowers and plants she planted very much. Everyone in the mansion knows that she has liked to study these things since she was a child, so if there are beautiful flowers, Liu Ji will ask someone to send them to Huaying Pavilion.

"My dear, they learn from you every day, so they should know that it's cold outside. Let's go inside and warm up." Ruyi said while supporting Li Jiaxin.

"Bring in the potted crape myrtle. I'll trim it and send it to the young lady. This flower is very suitable for pregnant women." Li Jiaxin said to the maid next to her, and then went into the house.

Michelle Reis took great care of the flower pot, and Ruyi came over with a small kettle.

"My lady, you treat the young lady so well! You stayed up late to embroider the picture of a beauty, gave away your favorite magnolia flowers, and now you are trimming the flowers so carefully." Ruyi asked with some confusion.

"My husband likes her, so I want to treat her better. Besides, she is very good to me. She either gives me expensive hairpins or high-quality flowers and plants. She is obviously afraid of my balls, but she still asks people to send me fresh live fish. In this cold Xiao Mansion, there is such a good mistress. Isn't it my responsibility to treat her better?" Li Jiaxin said.

"My lady is right. Yun Xiang and Chu Xia are always very kind to me. By the way, when the young lady gives birth to the eldest son, my lady can also..." Ruyi said.

"Ruyi, do you think I have the chance to give birth to a child for my husband in this lifetime?" Li Jiaxin looked up at her and asked.

"Of course there is. Ever since my lady became friends with the young lady, the eldest master has come to see you from time to time. I heard that it was the young lady who reminded the eldest master." Ruyi said.

"But every time my husband comes over, he just plays chess with me, and then goes back after dinner..." Michelle Reis knew that Xiao Yi didn't like her, but she just loved him.

"Now that the young lady is pregnant, things will be different in the future." Ruyi said confidently.

"I hope so. Come with me to deliver these flowers tomorrow. I will pick out other suitable flowers and plants." Michelle Reis said as she put down the small scissors in her hand.

"Yes."

Lin Mo and Liu Xi looked at the test needle in their hands, which slowly changed color. Lin Mo then smelled the potion carefully.

"It's Buddha leaf grass. Using Buddha leaf grass juice to soak the thread ball for embroidery is really scheming." Lin Mo said angrily.

"What is the reason why Madam Li did this? How did she know the efficacy of Buddha Leaf Grass?" Liu Xi put down the silver needle in his hand and asked Liu Rong with confusion.

"If it were someone else, they wouldn't be able to figure out the reason, but she likes to study flowers and plants, so it's very likely that she knows about Buddha Leaf Grass. But how could someone who lives such a peaceful life do such a stupid thing?" Liu Rong was very confused. If it weren't for the evidence in front of her, she would never have thought that such a harmful thing was done by Michelle Reis.

"Aunt, what should I say to my aunt?" Liu Xi knew that Liu Ji liked Li Jiaxin very much, and this woman was particularly filial. If Liu Ji knew about this, she would be so sad, as she was so looking forward to Lin Qinghuan getting pregnant.

"I'll tell you the truth when I get back. Fortunately, I asked you to go to Qingboyuan. This thing is a hundred times more harmful to a pregnant woman than usual." Liu Rong shook her head and said.

"Not only that, Huan'er's biological mother died because of this thing. It's a thing that can cause serious harm." Lin Mo muttered listlessly. She had never thought that Lin Qinghuan would be secretly harmed in the Xiao Mansion. Then she took Liu Xi's hand and said, "Sister Xi, please make sure to keep an eye on Huan'er's food, clothing, housing and transportation. I can't stay by her side every day. She has a silly temper and I am really worried about her."

"Mrs. Jia, don't worry. I'm here and no one will hurt your cousin's wife." Liu Xi said seriously.

"I'll go and see her."