A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Lin Qinghuan sat alone in the pavilion in the inner courtyard, staring at Hong Qi lying on the roof in a daze. So many years had passed since she first saw Hong Qi as a child, and this was the first time she discovered that Hong Qi also had emotions.

"Should I talk to Hong Qi?" Lin Qinghuan asked.

Chuxia also looked up at the heroine on the roof.

"Miss, Hongqi only talked to you in the past and ignored anyone else. She even ignored the fourth girl who pestered her every day. I never thought that she met Miss Xi too late. I always saw them whispering and laughing. Maybe she was reluctant to let Miss Xi get married!" Chuxia said.

"It seems that I don't care enough about Hongqi. I didn't notice her relationship with Xier. It was my negligence." Lin Qinghuan said with some self-blame.

"Girl, Hongqi's favorite person is you. Why would she be angry with you? She is just being stubborn." Chuxia said to Lin Qinghuan who looked worried.

"I know that. She has been protecting me since I was a child. This is the first time I see her like this. Go and ask her to come into the house to find me. I want to talk to her." After Lin Qinghuan finished speaking, Chu Xia helped him get up and went back to the house.

Hong Qi stood in front of Lin Qinghuan, feeling a little awkward, but pretending to be indifferent.

"Hongqi, you don't want Xier to get married, right?" Lin Qinghuan gestured for Hongqi to sit down.

"Girl, Miss Xi...she...she is not anyone's substitute." Hong Qi said stutteringly.

"Hongqi, Xier is not one of them. She was married into the Shen family as the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, Xiao Qianwen, and became the legal wife of the eldest son." Lin Qinghuan said.

"But it was Miss Nan who was originally going to marry, and Miss Xi didn't have to..." Hong Qi said anxiously.

"Hongqi, this matter is not something you and I can decide, nor is it something Xier can decide. It's just like what I did back then. It's just a political marriage." Lin Qinghuan was a little stunned after he finished speaking.

"Miss, Hongqi is wrong." Seeing the disappointment on Lin Qinghuan's face, the double-sword heroine quickly knelt down and said.

"Hongqi, get up. I don't blame you, I just don't want you to be like this. Xier is a girl from the Xiao family. If she doesn't marry into the Shen family today, she will marry someone else tomorrow. It's not up to her after all. Now it seems that the Shen family is of clean background, and Shen Xin's character and personality are both outstanding. Don't let Xier down." Lin Qinghuan said.

"Hong Qi knows."

"I'm very happy that you like her very much. You have started to have feelings for her now. I can also see that Xier treats you sincerely and regards you as a close friend." Lin Qinghuan said to Hong Qi.

A strange look flashed across Hong Qi's face, then he nodded and lowered his head.

"Hongqi, go back and have a rest. You and Xier will go out with me in a while. Go back." Lin Qinghuan said.

Lin Qinghuan's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and she was becoming more and more lazy. Not long after Hong Qi left, the woman fell asleep on her side on the couch.

"I heard that you went to look for your sister-in-law?" Liu Xi asked anxiously as soon as she entered Hong Qi's room.

"It was the girl who found me." Hong Qi looked up and said.

"Did your sister-in-law blame you?" Liu Xi sat down and poured herself a cup of tea and started drinking it.

"No, the girl never blames anyone, but I can feel that she is very sad." Hong Qi said.

"Why are you sad?" Liu Xi asked puzzledly.

"The girl said that you are all in a political marriage and have no choice." Hong Qi thought for a moment and organized her words.

After listening to this, Liu Xi nodded and said nothing more.

"Hongqi, when I'm not at home in the future, you must take good care of yourself and don't get hurt again." Liu Xi reminded.

"The girl said that she would take you and me out for a trip before you get married. Do you... do you know about this?"

"Well, she told me. Are you happy?" Liu Xi smiled slightly and asked Hong Qi with gentle and complicated eyes.

Hong Qi touched the two swords at his waist, and a smile appeared on his face under the mask.

"Let's go. I'll accompany you to the yard to practice swordplay. You have to protect my sister-in-law and me when you go out." Liu Xi said softly, and then the two of them went to the yard.

Liuxi sat by the stone table, pounding medicine while watching Hongqi practicing with the sword in the spacious yard. The peaceful days seemed to have disappeared.

Chuxia supported Lin Qinghuan and stood at the gate of the yard, looking at the beautiful scene inside from afar.

"Let's go to Chenyuyuan."

After the peach blossom forest in the south of the city was burned down by the Yuan Dynasty, Xiao Yi ordered people to tidy it up and restore it. Now the peach blossom forest is no longer there, but the garden is full of spring colors, and there is also the phoenix eye flower that Lin Qinghuan misses the most. However, it is not the season for the flowers to bloom yet, and there are only a bunch of new green leaves.

The fourth prince Ning Junze and his new wife Fan Yitang had bid farewell to the King of Dakun and were driving back to Jinhan City in Dasheng.

"I don't know when I can come back this time." Fan Yitang looked at the capital city getting farther and farther away, and couldn't help but shed tears.

"If you miss home, I'll accompany you back. Crying is not like you." Ning Junze looked at her and said.

"If it was your Princess Changping crying right now, would you still say this?" Fan Yitang wiped her tears and asked Ning Junze.

Ning Junze smiled faintly, "Huan'er is different from you. It's not surprising that she cried. After all, she has been a crybaby since she was a child."

The girl next to Fan Yitang looked up at the gentle but inconsiderate Fourth Prince of Dasheng and sighed helplessly.

"Hmph, I've heard that you have been in love with her since childhood. Now it seems that it is true. Do all the men in you Dasheng only prefer such weak women?" Fan Yitang asked somewhat unhappily.

"I have selfish motives towards Huan'er but I have no ulterior motives. She is Yu Zhi's biological sister and therefore my biological sister. As for whether a woman is gentle and lovable or like you, it depends on the person." Ning Junze could see that the girl was jealous again.

"So what do you like? Me or your Lin Daiyu?" Fan Yitang asked, pulling Ning Junze's sleeve.

"Of course it's you!" Ning Junze smiled and tapped Fan Yitong's head with his folding fan and burst into laughter.

"Is that true?" Fan Yitang asked with a smile.

"You are my wife. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't marry you." Ning Junze said. Fan Yitang happily hugged her husband tightly, and all the resentment of leaving home was swept away.

There were sounds of horse hooves. Ning Junze used the folding fan in his hand to lift the curtain and took a look at the prairie scenery outside. Then he lowered the curtain, leaned against the carriage, closed his eyes and rested.

There was a heavy rain in Jinhan City, and the peach blossoms in the yard were ruthlessly blown down. Lin Qinghuan sat by the windowsill, bored, watching the drizzling rain and the fallen petals outside, feeling very sorry for the ruined peach tree.

"Why did you come back, my husband? It's raining so hard."

"We'll be back as soon as the rain stops. Besides, the eldest son went there in a carriage with the master today, so he won't get wet." Yun Xiang was sitting in the corridor under the window sill and playing with Chu Xia with the colorful rope.

"The girl's heart is on her brother-in-law from morning to night. How can she not be sad?" Chu Xia said mischievously.

"Humph, I don't. I have so many books to read and new songs to practice. How can I have time to think about him?" Lin Qinghuan argued cunningly.

"Young Madam, why are you so hardworking? Now all the bookshelves are filled with the books you have read. The eldest master has asked Da Yuan to buy new ones for you." Yun Xiang sighed after taking a look at the books on Lin Qinghuan's couch.

"Our girl has been too weak since she was young and has no time to study. I remember when she was young, she was particularly envious of several girls who could go to school and study with teachers. The poor girl couldn't even go out of the yard." Chu Xia explained.

Lin Qinghuan glanced at the girl and smiled, "They say that young ladies from wealthy families should be proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. But I'm an exception. If you ask me which medicine tastes bitter and which tastes sweet, I can definitely answer you right away."

Lin Qinghuan looked at the book in his hand, thinking about how he had been suffering from heart pain and coughing since he came to this unexpected world inexplicably. He had no intention of doing anything. If he had not met the noble brother Yu, he would probably not live for a few days and would have to leave here again.

"The young lady's piano skills are getting more and more sophisticated. It's really beautiful. That night, I heard the young lady playing the piano and the eldest master playing the flute. It was so beautiful that I stood outside the yard in a daze for a long time. It was not until Shuyin came to call me that I reacted." Yun Xiang said.

"How dare you say that? You were just standing there like an idiot. I thought you were possessed!" Shuyin said as she walked over holding a few scrolls of calligraphy and paintings.

"What are you holding?" Lin Qinghuan asked curiously.

"The housekeeper reported that A Ping, who serves as the Sixth Prince, sent them. He said that they were some beautiful calligraphy and painting works, which were given to the young lady." Shu Yin placed the scrolls on the wooden couch in front of Lin Qinghuan, and sorted out the messy books beside them and put them into the bookcase next to them.

"Open it and take a look. Lao Liu has always had a good eye. He likes calligraphy and painting very much." Lin Qinghuan said happily.

"Okay, young lady, sit down and I'll spread it out." After Shuyin finished speaking, Chuxia and Yunxiang also put the flower ropes down and ran in happily to admire them together.

"Young Madam, can you draw like this?" Yun Xiang asked curiously.

"Of course not. Look who wrote this." Lin Qinghuan said, pointing to the lower left corner.

"Who is Zhuxin Sanren?" Shuyin read word by word.

Lin Qinghuan smiled slightly, then looked up at the three girls.

"You will be the one I will call Master from now on."