A life of ups and downs is pure joy

After Lin Qinghuan returned home, she sat in the inner hall of Luoyi Pavilion in a daze. Now she was really angry and furious. Men's words are deceitful.

"Girl, did I ask the kitchenette to prepare dinner?"

Chuxia knew that Lin Qinghuan was in a bad mood and didn't dare to say much. Just now, Xiao Yi sent Lin Qinghuan back, and her own girl walked into the mansion without looking back and ignored Xiao Yi.

"Prepare it, make it something substantial." Lin Qinghuan was angry but very hungry.

Chuxia felt much more relieved after hearing this, and she also knew that eating meant she was still rational.

After the kitchen brought the eight dishes and a soup to the table, Lin Qinghuan sat there and began to eat in silence, with a decent appetite.

The banquet in the East Palace has also begun.

Tao Baiwan looked at Xiao Yi who was sitting alone next to him, and felt secretly delighted. It seemed that the jealous person had been driven away by him.

"Why did Changping go back?" Prince Ning Jinyang asked curiously.

"Huan'er is not feeling well. It's all my fault that she accidentally ate hazelnuts. She has returned home to rest." The Crown Princess replied.

"I told you not to be so careless." The prince complained, then looked at Xiao Yi who had been silent.

"What does it have to do with my sister-in-law? She ate it even though she knew she was allergic to it," Tao Baiwan said.

"Ahem..." The Crown Princess coughed quickly to signal the woman to stop interfering.

"Yier, have you arranged everything for your trip at the end of the month?" Ning Jinyang asked.

"Everything has been arranged, Your Highness, don't worry." Xiao Yi replied.

"Where are you going, Brother Yi?" Tao Baiwan asked Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi didn't answer her, but lowered his head and took another sip of the wine in his hand.

"I heard that you plan to take Changping with you this time. So you must bring a female doctor with you. It will be safer this way." Su Yuefei said.

"Liuxi followed me all the way." Xiao Yi answered briefly.

"Then please take good care of him along the way." Princess Su Yuefei said. Tao Baiwan looked left and right anxiously, but could only stare blankly.

Luoyi Pavilion of the Xiao Mansion.

After dinner, Lin Qinghuan lay on the couch and flipped through a dull book. Chuxia thoughtfully put a soft pillow behind her waist to prevent it from getting too tight.

"Girl, take a rest after watching for a while. The dim light hurts your eyes." Chu Xia said while massaging Lin Qinghuan's legs while sitting on the wooden seat under the couch.

"I'm not tired, and I'm not sleepy anyway, so I can just kill time." Lin Qinghuan licked his fingers and turned another page of the book.

"It's so late, why hasn't my son-in-law come back yet?" Chu Xia looked at the door and muttered to herself.

"Of course he's not in a hurry to come back, so why bother missing him!" Lin Qinghuan said with a roll of his eyes.

"Miss, why are you angry with your uncle again? When you were unconscious just now, your uncle was almost dead with worry and kept guarding your bedside." Chu Xia said with some confusion.

"You think I should be moved to tears by the actions of this hypocritical person, right?" Lin Qinghuan closed the book and asked Chu Xia with a serious face.

"Miss, do you have any misunderstanding about your uncle?" Chu Xia was a little stunned and looked at Lin Qinghuan with horror.

"Chuxia, do you think he treats me very well and loves me very much?" Lin Qinghuan picked up the teacup, took a sip and asked in a low voice.

"Isn't that the case?" Chu Xia asked cautiously.

"I also thought that he loved me and would not lie to me, but the fact is not so. Chuxia, I only found out what kind of person he is today. Let's not talk about him for now." Lin Qinghuan felt a tight pain in his stomach due to his anxiety.

"Girl, no matter what, Chuxia will always be by your side." Chuxia picked up the handkerchief and wiped the tears from Lin Qinghuan's face with heartache.

"Well, it's okay. Go wash up and rest." Lin Qinghuan stretched out her arm. Chuxia stepped forward to help her up, and then helped her wash up.

Lin Qinghuan looked at the flickering candlelight beside the bed, thought for a while, puffed up her little face, blew out the candle, and then returned to bed.

It was already late at night when Xiao Yi came back. He looked at the darkness in Luoyi Pavilion and felt lost.

"My dear husband, I will leave a candle light for you every day, and we will blow it out together when you come back."

"Huan'er, you are very angry with me, right?" Xiao Yi walked into the house and murmured softly while looking at Lin Qinghuan who was already fast asleep.

Lin Qinghuan woke up early in the morning, turned around and saw Xiao Yi still sleeping soundly. Seeing him now, she felt mixed emotions, and Lin Qinghuan got up quietly.

"Miss, why are you up so early? It's a little chilly in the early spring morning." Chuxia walked into the inner courtyard and saw Lin Qinghuan sitting alone in the pavilion feeding fish.

"I'm not cold, so there's no need to bother. You guys go and help him wash up. It's time for him to go to the morning court." Lin Qinghuan waved his hand and said.

"Even if you're not cold, you should put on your coat. You've always been weak." Xiao Yi came over with Lin Qinghuan's coat.

Lin Qinghuan didn't answer, but let the man put clothes on her. She saw him sitting next to her and watching her feed the fish.

"I'll go prepare breakfast for the young lady and her husband." Seeing this, Chu Xia hurried towards the outer courtyard.

"Husband, aren't you in a hurry to attend the morning court?" Lin Qinghuan asked calmly.

"I'm not going today. I've asked Dayuan to ask for leave." Xiao Yi also grabbed a handful of fish food and threw it into the lake.

"Even so, let's take a rest." Lin Qinghuan said casually as he looked at the fish in the lake cheering and fighting for food.

"Huan'er, where do you want to go? I'll accompany you today." Xiao Yi took the woman's hand and asked softly.

"Xier told me to take good care of it these days and not to run around too much." Lin Qinghuan replied.

"Then I will accompany you to play chess and read books. I see that you have made fewer and fewer marks in the books you read recently. You have made a lot of progress." Xiao Yi held Lin Qinghuan's hand and put it in his arms.

Lin Qinghuan nodded and stopped talking. For some reason, this time she didn't even have the desire to mention the lie to him. Perhaps she was extremely disappointed.

Xiao Yi, who was also feeling uneasy, kept looking at the woman who didn't want to look him in the eye. Logically, Lin Qinghuan should have questioned himself at this time.

The couple finished their breakfast with a series of questions and answers. After the maids cleaned up, they left, leaving the two of them alone in the room playing chess.

"Huan'er, don't you have anything to ask me?" Xiao Yi really couldn't stand such cold air, so he covered the chessboard with his hands and said.

"What should I ask you and where should I start?" Lin Qinghuan looked up at the familiar face and asked.

"Then why are you angry? You have to tell me the reason," Xiao Yi said.

"That's my business, not yours."

"You are my wife, your affairs are mine, how can you say it has nothing to do with me?"

"Since you knew I would be angry, you would still do this to hurt me. Why bother pretending to care about me and give in to me now? If you can't favor one person exclusively, there's no need to force it. Many couples can live out their short lives by treating each other with respect and courtesy."

"Huan'er, is this how you think of me? I swear you are the only one in my heart, from the beginning to the end." Xiao Yi sat next to Lin Qinghuan, holding her little face and said affectionately.

"I'm the only one in your heart, so you lied to me alone. Everyone knows that you and Tao Baiwan cherish each other, and you treat her like your beloved and listen to music with her. But I didn't know about it, and you even asked her to give me advice. Is this how you love me?" Lin Qinghuan pushed Xiao Yi away and said angrily.

"How can she be compared with you? How can there be any talk of true love?" Xiao Yi said helplessly.

"She was so proud to yell at me just to let me know that you treated her special. Who gave her the courage? Wasn't it you?"

"Huan'er, she was the one who pestered His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go with me. I was just accompanying her. I have never spoken to her alone, or been alone in a room with her. I really haven't, I swear." Xiao Yi held the woman's shoulders and swore to the sky.

"What's the point of swearing? Do you really think that God will strike you, Xiao Yi, on the forehead with a thunderbolt?" Lin Qinghuan was so angry that he shouted at Xiao Yi.

"If I really did deceive you maliciously, then I can be killed if you want. Huan'er, I said I would not lie to you and I would treat you sincerely. This is what I really mean, and I have no objection." Xiao Yi hugged Lin Qinghuan tightly and said.

"You make me angry again and again, and make me sulk every day. I really don't want to pay attention to you and don't want to believe your nonsense." Lin Qinghuan couldn't break free from Xiao Yi's arms, so she said angrily.

"Huan'er, I really love you. Please don't be angry with me. Do you still remember the agreement we made when we were in Luofeng?" Xiao Yi loosened his arms so as not to make the woman feel uncomfortable.

"You...you still remember?" Lin Qinghuan was a little dazed. She stopped struggling and looked up at Xiao Yi.

"Of course I remember. I promised you that when the Crown Prince ascends the throne safely, I will resign from my official position and live with you in Luofeng. We will be together for the rest of our lives, with children around us, and grow old together." Xiao Yi held Lin Qinghuan's shoulders and looked at her and said.

"Are you willing to give up Jin Han's high official title and salary? You are the eldest son of the Xiao family and the nephew of the Queen Mother." Lin Qinghuan asked.

"But I am happiest only when I am with you. Only then can I feel the simplest beauty and comfort in this world." Xiao Yi said affectionately while touching Lin Qinghuan's little face.

Lin Qinghuan looked at him doubtfully, then nodded.

"Huan'er, please forgive me. I can't help myself." Xiao Yi said softly while holding the woman in his arms.

"Well, I'll trust you one last time for the sake of the baby in my belly." Lin Qinghuan said after thinking for a while.

Xiao Yi hugged Lin Qinghuan's little face and kissed her hard, then hugged her tightly.

"Can I take you shopping this afternoon? Cen Yao is much colder than Jin Han. Let's pick out some thick fabrics and make some new clothes." Xiao Yi said.

"You don't have to accompany me for all these things. You can accompany me to find my third sister and make an appointment to go to Le Yin Fang together. She is looking forward to it very much. After all, she is a music fanatic." Lin Qinghuan said.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say. From now on, I'll do whatever Huan'er says."