A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Shuyin looked at Lin Qinghuan anxiously.

"I don't have many acquaintances in Jinhan, so I can't find a good place for you, but Luofeng is my father's fiefdom, so naturally I'm very familiar with the place. I can free you from slavery and marry you to a good family." Lin Qinghuan continued.

"Young Madam, Shuyin just wants to serve you forever." Shuyin said hurriedly.

"Shuyin, I told you not to rush to answer. You have plenty of time to think about it. Come back to me when you have thought it through." Lin Qinghuan gestured to her.

Shuyin looked at Lin Qinghuan for a long time, then nodded in agreement.

"Get up, I've only taken off half of my hair." Lin Qinghuan pointed to his head and said. Shuyin smiled lightly, then stood up and continued to take off Lin Qinghuan's hair accessories.

"Young Madam, Baizhi came to see you today. I wonder what happened next?" Shuyin asked.

"Well, she has found my mother's family. She is capable of getting things done." Lin Qinghuan said helplessly.

"She was born the smartest and most arrogant among the four of us. She is also the youngest. I used to treat her as just a younger sister, but now I can't look down on her like that." Shuyin picked up the wooden comb and gently combed Lin Qinghuan's hair.

"Guess why you came to see me?" Lin Qinghuan asked while playing with the bracelet in his hand.

"It must be about Hu...Bai Tao's matter. The old ancestor is kind-hearted, she will definitely plead for Bai Tao." Shu Yin remembered that she was also saved by the old lady back then.

"Actually, I never intended to take that Walnut Lady's life. As long as she doesn't hurt my relatives, I don't want my hands to be stained with blood. This is also my bottom line. My grandmother's visit this time has made me think a little. She doesn't believe me and thinks I will take advantage of her misfortune." Lin Qinghuan said helplessly.

"The old ancestor asked Baizhi to pass on the message because he trusts you. If he really thinks you will kill Baitao, he will definitely call you and the eldest master to go to Anyou Hall." Shuyin brought home clothes for Lin Qinghuan, and then helped her up to change clothes.

"Is that true?" Lin Qinghuan asked doubtfully.

"Yeah." Shuyin nodded, then looked at Lin Qinghuan's belly and said, "It seems to have grown a lot. No wonder the old people say that a pregnant belly hides four parts but not five parts. You were thin to begin with, and now your belly is showing."

Lin Qinghuan smiled sweetly, then touched her belly happily. Thinking that the baby in her belly was hers and Xiao Yi's, she smiled happily.

"What time is it? Why hasn't my husband come back yet?" Lin Qinghuan asked, looking at the dark sky in the severe winter.

"It's about half past the hour of Xu. The eldest master must have been delayed by something." Shuyin also said after taking a look outside.

"This prince sometimes needs a husband more than I do. It's more appropriate for them to live together." Lin Qinghuan said dissatisfiedly.

Shuyin smiled secretly, then helped Lin Qinghuan, who had changed her clothes, to sit down at the round table.

Yun Xiang and Chu Xia walked in with pregnancy-maintaining medicine and a wash basin.

"This medicine is not bitter. I just tasted it." Chu Xia handed the medicine to Lin Qinghuan.

"I noticed that Chuxia always wants to taste every sip of medicine that the young lady takes. She is so greedy for it." Yun Xiang said jokingly.

"There were bad guys in the mansion who wanted to harm my daughter. Since then, I have to drink every sip of medicine she takes. I will only let her drink it after I am fine." Chu Xia said casually without taking it seriously, but Lin Qinghuan looked at her in shock, holding the bowl of soup.

"Chuxia, you...why have you never told me about this?" Lin Qinghuan looked at this silly girl and felt a pang of pain in his heart.

"What's there to say about this little thing?" Chu Xia said as she urged Lin Qinghuan to take the medicine.

Yun Xiang was also grinning foolishly, and then when he saw Lin Qinghuan finish the medicine, he handed him some mouthwash and walked forward.

Shuyin looked at Chuxia and Yunxiang, then looked at Lin Qinghuan, then smiled and took out the empty medicine bowl and mouthwash cup.

The hustle and bustle in Le Yin Fang died down. Ning Jinyang boarded the boat first and then reached out to support Tao Baiwan. Xiao Yi was talking to Zi Yan not far away, nodding from time to time. Then Zi Yan sent Xiao Yi aboard with a smile on her face.

"Really, I forgot to visit Sister Chang Le." Tao Baiwan said to Xiao Yi, who was the last one to enter the cabin.

Seeing that Xiao Yi didn't say anything, Ning Jinyang said, "Chang Le is sick, so he must be resting now. Let's do it next time."

"Then it's a deal. Next time, Prince Brother and Brother Yi will bring Wanwan here to listen to music." Tao Baiwan said with a sly smile.

Ning Jinyang nodded in agreement.

Da Yuan was sitting in the carriage waiting for Xiao Yi. Seeing the boat coming, he quickly jumped off the carriage to greet his master.

"I want Brother Yi to take me back home. Second brother, you go back by yourself." After Tao Baiwan said this, he looked at Da Yuan who was standing next to the carriage.

Da Yuan looked at Xiao Yi helplessly, and seeing that he did not refuse, he put down the carriage stool. Tao Baiwan proudly entered the Xiao Mansion's carriage.

"Brother Yi, what did Wanwan do to make you annoyed? Can I apologize?" Tao Baiwan said pitifully while looking at Xiao Yi's face.

"No need, you haven't done anything wrong. You are not a little girl anymore. It will be bad for your reputation if I have too much contact with you." Xiao Yi glanced at her and said.

"I don't care. I never care about these things. I just want Brother Yi to treat me the same way as before. Don't you recognize me as your sister just because you have a wife?" Tao Baiwan said coquettishly while holding Xiao Yi's arm.

"Be obedient. There are some etiquettes to follow." Xiao Yi wanted to pull his arm free, but Tao Baiwan grabbed it tightly.

"Brother Yi, I don't like you treating me so coldly now. You were not like this before. I returned to Jinhan City because I missed you. You are so distant to me now. Wanwan is so sad." Tao Baiwan began to cry as she spoke. Seeing this, Xiao Yi was helpless and could only let her hold him.

"Minghui, it's time for you to grow up. You can't be like a child anymore..." Before Xiao Yi could finish his words, Tao Baiwan suddenly reached out, hugged Xiao Yi and kissed him on the mouth.

"You...what are you doing crazy?" Xiao Yi was startled and then pushed her away in panic.

"I'm just crazy. It's been less than three years, and Brother Yi has become such a different person. If it weren't for the conflict between the Queen and my mother, I would have been your wife long ago. You obviously know all my thoughts." Tao Baiwan said aggrievedly while grabbing Xiao Yi's hand.

"It's all in the past. Why bother mentioning the past? Just pretend nothing happened today. Don't go crazy again." Xiao Yi felt a little bit reluctant when he saw Tao Baiwan looking so pitiful. After all, they had been friends for more than ten years.

"Brother Yi... I'm going to beg my uncle to marry me as your co-wife, okay? I won't marry anyone else but you." Tao Baiwan said to Xiao Yi with tears in his eyes.

"Wanwan, don't mention this again. I won't have a second wife." After Xiao Yi said this, he pried Tao Baiwan's hands apart, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and sat outside with Dayuan.

Da Yuan looked at the eldest son who was driving a carriage outside for the first time with dissatisfaction, not knowing what to say.

"Watch the road." Xiao Yi whispered, and his panicked heart calmed down a little.

Tao Baiwan sat alone in the carriage, tears streaming down her face. Looking at her empty hands, she closed her eyes, frowned, took a breath, and then wiped her tears with her hands.

"Brother Yi, you know my temper. I will never give up no matter what." Tao Baiwan said outside the curtain.

Xiao Yi no longer replied, and Da Yuan could only pretend that he heard nothing. When they arrived at the Princess's Mansion, Tao Baiwan's personal maid was already waiting at the door. She looked at the eldest son of the Xiao family sitting outside in surprise, and then came forward to help Tao Baiwan get off the carriage.

On the way back, Da Yuan looked at Xiao Yi who was still sitting outside with him and said in confusion, "The eldest princess is no longer inside. Why doesn't the eldest young master get into the carriage to avoid the cold?"

"Well, let's get some fresh air to sober up." Xiao Yi said.

Da Yuan nodded and continued driving the carriage towards the Xiao Mansion.

There were still candles lit in the inner room of Qingbo Courtyard. Lin Qinghuan was lying on the chess couch waiting for Xiao Yi and fell asleep unknowingly. Chuxia went forward and covered her with a velvet blanket. She looked at the stove nearby which was still burning brightly, and then sat down next to the couch. Her eyelids could no longer bear the drooping.

When Xiao Yi pushed the door open gently, he saw the master and servant sleeping soundly on the couch and the floor. Yun Xiang also followed in and went forward to wake up Chu Xia. Then the two maids gently helped Xiao Yi change clothes and wash, and then retreated.

Xiao Yi sat on the soft couch on the other side, smiled slightly as he looked at Lin Qinghuan who was sleeping soundly, then reached out and touched her fair and delicate face.

"Husband...you are finally back." Lin Qinghuan opened her eyes in a daze, and saw that it was Xiao Yi, then closed her eyes and murmured.

"Why don't you go to bed if you're sleepy? It's so uncomfortable lying here." Xiao Yi walked up gently and picked up Lin Qinghuan and said.

"I have to wait for you. Until my husband comes back, the candles in Qingbo Courtyard will remain lit." Lin Qinghuan hugged Xiao Yi, put her face on his chest and said in a soft and tender voice.

"Well, it's all my fault for coming back too late today." Xiao Yi placed Lin Qinghuan inside the bed, then covered the candle beside the bed, took off his shoes, got on the bed, hugged Lin Qinghuan and lay down together, his hand gently placed on her pregnant belly.

"Did you miss daddy today?" Xiao Yi asked softly.

"Well... I miss daddy." Lin Qinghuan pinched her throat and imitated a child's voice and replied.

Xiao Yi smiled gently, then scratched Lin Qinghuan's nose with his hand, and asked affectionately, "Does my sweetheart miss your husband?"

"Husband, you are so smart, guess what?" Lin Qinghuan said with a sweet smile.

Xiao Yi touched Lin Qinghuan's face, then gently kissed her soft and tender lips.

"It's hard to guess what Huan'er is thinking, but I miss you very much after not seeing you for a day." After saying this, Xiao Yi kissed the woman he loved again, hugged her tightly in his arms, and his hands couldn't help but unbutton the woman's clothes and reached out to touch her soft place.

"Husband, be gentler." Lin Qing cheered and whispered in Xiao Yi's ear, then gently sucked the man's red earlobe, making Xiao Yi feel itchy.

"Huan'er, you are becoming more and more naughty." Xiao Yi's low voice lingered amid the woman's increasingly heavy breathing.

Only one day's journey will take her to Jinhan. Li Jiaxin stood at the window of the inn, looking at the bright moon hanging in the sky, with a thousand thoughts in her mind.

"My lady, it's late at night. You must be tired from traveling all day. You should rest early." Ruyi took a robe and put it on the woman and said.

"Ruyi, for the first time, I feel like I don't want to go back to Jin Han or the Xiao Mansion." Michelle Reis said.

"Why, my lady? Now you know that everything was done by Hutao Niang. You were wronged." Ruyi said.

"I used to think that as long as I didn't fight or compete, everything would be fine. However, the reality is different. Those who wanted to harm me still did so, and I had no one to rely on when I hoped to speak up for me. In the end, it was Qing Huan who cleared my name."

Michelle Reis said this with a tired look on her face, looking very exhausted and powerless.

"Madam, this incident has allowed us to see clearly what kind of person the young lady is. In the future, you can be closer to her in the mansion." Ruyi thought of her legs. If Lin Qinghuan had not sought medical treatment in time, she would probably have been lame for the rest of her life.

"Well, she is very kind. If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely repay her kindness." Li Jiaxin murmured as she looked in the direction of Jinhan City in the distance.

"It's late at night and a little chilly. My lady, you should take a rest. We will reach Jinhan before tomorrow evening." Ruyi said softly, helping Li Jiaxin back to the bed to rest, and then came back to close the wooden window.

Lin Qinghuan had already instructed Shuyin to arrange a group of new people to enter Huaying Pavilion and clean up the yard in advance. It was a pity that Li Jiaxin's flowers and plants had been left unattended for several months and had been destroyed beyond recognition due to the snow and wind. Fortunately, the kitten Shuyin was taking care of them and had a lot of fun playing with Xiaobai all day long.

"Little cat, Sister Li will be back soon, are you happy?"

Lin Qinghuan is no longer afraid of this little ball and will play with it when she has nothing to do. However, Chuxia is always worried that this little thing will hurt Lin Qinghuan's pregnant belly, so she keeps watching over it carefully.

Shuyin looked up at the sky and estimated the time. "In about two incense sticks of time, Madam Li should be here."

"Well, this pot of crape myrtle is not much different from when it was first delivered. It can be considered a welcoming gift for Sister Li." Lin Qinghuan said as she looked at the pot of flowers. For both of them, this was a victorious agreement.

"Yun Xiang has put all his heart into taking care of her, so he can be considered to have done something about it." Shu Yin also said.

"The old lady has asked people to send a lot of flowers and plants to Madam Li's yard, and asked people to move out all the old, damaged and withered flower pots so that she won't come back and be sad by the sight." Chu Xia said as she walked into the inner courtyard.

"Ah, mother is quicker than me. It's hard for Yunxiang and Hongqi to still be outside asking people to deliver potted plants to the house." Lin Qinghuan said.

"That's the old lady's care, and this is the young lady's kindness. Madam Li will definitely be happy." Shuyin took a robe from the house and put it on Lin Qinghuan, saying, "It's a bit cold, young lady, don't catch a cold."

"Believe it or not, as the children are getting older, I am not as afraid of the cold as before. I can play with the two of them in the yard for a long time without feeling cold." Lin Qinghuan said with emotion.

"The child is mother's warmhearted mother and the apple of her eye. He will surely make the young lady feel extra warm." After Shuyin finished speaking, Chuxia nodded approvingly.

"Shuyin's mouth is as sweet as water, and everyone loves to listen to her chatter." Lin Qinghuan looked at the two maids and smiled faintly.

"Young Madam, we are back." Yun Xiang's voice came from the outer courtyard.