A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Lin Qinghuan lifted the curtain and looked at the people resting outside. Xiao Yi and Ning Sijue had already gotten off the carriage and were standing by the river looking at the mountains in the distance. Tao Baiwan was also standing next to them.

"Miss, do you want to go downstairs for a walk?" Chu Xia asked indignantly as she looked at the eldest princess's back.

"With such nice weather and beautiful scenery, I suddenly want to eat roasted sweet potatoes." Lin Qinghuan smiled at Chuxia, and Liuxi nodded beside him.

"The wind is strong by the water, why are you here?" Xiao Yi saw Lin Qinghuan walking over and hurriedly walked up to him and said.

"Yes, sister-in-law is in a precious state now, so you can't just let your temper take its course." Tao Baiwan also came forward and said.

"Husband, I want to eat roasted sweet potatoes." Lin Qinghuan ignored Tao Baiwan and spoke to Xiao Yi.

"Dayuan, go and make a fire." Xiao Yi glanced at the dazed servant next to him and said.

"Husband, if you are not in a hurry, Huan'er would like to roast it by herself for fun." Lin Qinghuan pulled Xiao Yi's sleeve and said coquettishly.

"Well, don't worry, you can do whatever you want." Xiao Yi gently took Lin Qinghuan's hand and helped her walk away from the riverbank.

Tao Baiwan was so angry that he kept pulling the handkerchief in his hand.

"We're not far from Jin Han now, I don't mind taking you back." Ning Sijue smiled slightly, then walked over and lowered his head to speak in her ear.

"You...I want to follow you and keep a close eye on your sister-in-law from the Xiao family." Tao Baiwan sneered and then said.

Ning Sijue glanced at her and walked towards Xiao Yilin Qinghuan.

"Husband, your roasting skills are really not good. No wonder Nan'er has a stomachache all the time after eating it." Lin Qinghuan said to Xiao Yi who was busy roasting sweet potatoes.

"Brother Yi must be regretting now that he didn't grill with me and A Yu when he was a kid. Now he's being laughed at by my sister-in-law." Ning Sijue walked over with a smile and laughed at Xiao Yi mercilessly.

"The Sixth Prince is so good at grilling, why are you still standing here watching the fun?" Tao Baiwan walked over and bumped into Ning Sijue and said unhappily.

"Brother Yi, since sister-in-law is so greedy, Wanwan will help you, unlike some people who just stand there and say cold words." Tao Baiwan rolled up his sleeves and squatted beside Xiao Yi and said softly.

"In that case, I'll trouble you, Princess Chang. My husband, please accompany me for a walk by the river." Lin Qinghuan said as she stood up, holding the stone under her butt.

"I can't even open my eyes right now because of the smoke. That's what I meant." Xiao Yi raised his head, rubbed his eyes, and said to his young wife.

"I'll go with you." Ning Sijue patted the soot off his body and followed.

"You... Ning Sijue! Come back." Tao Baiwan shouted at the backs of the three people while holding two sweet potatoes.

Lin Qinghuan stood by the river, imitating Ning Sijue in skipping stones on the water, while constantly looking back at Tao Baiwan who was angrily ordering the maids and servants to roast sweet potatoes in the distance.

"You've teased her this time." Ning Sijue said beside Lin Qinghuan.

"It was this Princess Chang who wanted to help her brother Yi~, and I just went along with it and made it happen." Lin Qinghuan deliberately stretched out her voice and Xiao Yi reached out and pinched her face helplessly and amusedly.

"Why did you come with me? I haven't heard my husband mention it before." Lin Qinghuan asked Ning Sijue curiously.

"When I have nothing to do, I want to see the scenery and see the hustle and bustle." Ning Sijue said.

Lin Qinghuan rolled his eyes at Xiao Yi, then said to Ning Sijue, "Sixth Prince, are you here mainly to watch the fun?"

"Hahaha..." Ning Sijue smiled without saying anything.

Lin Qinghuan and Xiao Yi walked towards the shore. Ning Sijue stayed where he was and murmured softly, "Huan'er, I promised Ah Yu that I wouldn't let anyone bully you."

"Sixth Prince, I can smell that the sweet potatoes are ready. Don't stand there in a daze." Lin Qinghuan turned around and smiled sweetly at Ning Sijue who was still by the river.

"Are you treating him too well?" Xiao Yi lowered his head and asked in Lin Qinghuan's ear.

"He is your brother, husband." Lin Qinghuan snorted at Xiao Yi, raised her little face and said proudly.

"Huan'er, I didn't know she would come, Your Majesty..." Xiao Yi looked at Lin Qinghuan and saw that she was still feeling awkward with him.

"We must obey the emperor's words. My husband, just focus on doing your job. She won't make me angry to death anytime soon." Lin Qinghuan muttered softly, then pulled Xiao Yi and walked towards Tao Baiwan with big strides.

"Eat, eat, the roasted sweet potatoes you've been longing for." Tao Baiwan said with a resentful look on his face as he looked at the three people who were walking towards him leisurely.

"Thank you for your hard work, Princess." Lin Qinghuan was not polite at all. He let Chuxia come forward and help him sit on a big rock, then picked up another one and handed it to Liuxi next to him.

Tao Baiwan gave the woman a cold look, then picked up a piece of roasted sweet potato and handed it to Xiao Yi.

"Brother Yi, this is Wanwan's first time baking sweet potatoes. Come and try it and see how it tastes."

"Ajue, you know this best since you were a child. Come and try it and see how it tastes." Xiao Yi reached out to take it and then handed it to Ning Sijue behind him.

"I baked that for you." Tao Baiwan looked at Xiao Yi with grievance and muttered softly.

"I have never liked eating these, but Huan'er likes them." After Xiao Yi said this, he stopped looking at Tao Baiwan. Now he was also very distressed.

"Then I'll respectfully obey. I like this just like my sister-in-law." Ning Sijue said happily, shaking the sweet potato in his hand.

"Then we are kindred spirits. Your brother Yi is what my fourth sister calls a god, so he naturally doesn't like the food of this world." Lin Qinghuan blew on the sweet potato in his hand while teasing Xiao Yi jokingly.

"Is it delicious?" Xiao Yi sat down next to Lin Qinghuan and asked softly, touching Lin Qinghuan's forehead with his big hand.

"Then try it." Lin Qinghuan broke off a piece, blew it gently, and put it back into Xiao Yi's mouth.

Tao Baiwan looked at the two of them being affectionate with each other, and sat aside angrily, no longer looking at them.

Lin Qinghuan secretly glanced at Tao Baiwan from the corner of her eye, feeling extremely proud and smiling broadly. Ning Sijue, who was holding a sweet potato, looked at the woman's smiling face and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

The carriage team stopped for a while and then continued to head north.

Lin Qinghuan, who felt sleepy after eating, leaned on Liu Xi's shoulder and began to doze off, while the grumpy Tao Baiwan was unwilling to ride in the carriage and insisted on riding a horse outside like Hong Qi.

"Do you think the eldest princess will fall off her horse?" Lin Qinghuan asked with half-closed eyes.

"That's not the case. She grew up with several princes and her eldest cousin. She is very skilled in riding, archery and other hunting ground activities." Liu Xi lifted the curtain and glanced at Hong Qi. He met her gaze and they smiled at each other.

"Hmph, my husband has been with her growing up and playing with her for so many years, and he has made her beautiful, but it is still not enough to satisfy her. Now she wants to enter my Xiao Mansion as my equal wife. If I don't teach her a lesson this time, I will not be able to swallow this humiliation." Lin Qinghuan said with his eyes opened.

"Miss, this eldest princess is so arrogant. She can say such ridiculous words without thinking. She is so... so un-ladylike." Chu Xia also complained.

"She is very much favored by His Majesty. If she were from another family, not to mention being a co-wife, he could even divorce his wife and marry her. However, you are the legitimate daughter of a duke, and His Majesty will certainly not allow the eldest princess to be so presumptuous."

Liuxi said softly.

"How is it impossible? If my husband is interested in her, it is possible. I see that their relationship is not ambiguous at all. My husband is openly cold to her, but that is because I am here. I don't believe he doesn't like Tao Baiwan. After all, they have been together for more than ten years."

Lin Qinghuan could sense that there was some affection between Xiao Yi and Tao Baiwan, but now he was deliberately being cold to that woman.

"Sister-in-law may be overthinking it. I see that my cousin only cares about you." Liu Xi said.

"Xi'er, let's not talk about this for now. We both need to get used to changing our ways now. I'll also call you Wen'er, and you'll call your husband Big Brother." Lin Qinghuan said, remembering the important matter, "This is also what your husband specifically instructed."

"Yes, Wen'er knows, sister-in-law." Liu Xi lowered her eyes and replied.

"My husband said that Young Master Shen behaves like a gentleman, he is graceful, elegant and easy-going. I believe that marrying into the Shen family will be a good home for you. If you are bullied, I will ask your elder brother to take you back. With my sister-in-law and your elder brother around, we don't have to be afraid of any aristocratic family in Jinhan." Lin Qinghuan patted Liu Xi's hand and promised.

"Sister-in-law, Wen'er knows you treat me well. I have no objection to this marriage. I will listen to Auntie... I will listen to Daddy and Big Brother."

"Well, I'm a little sleepy. We should be able to reach the next county before dark. Let's get some sleep." Lin Qinghuan's eyelids, which had been forced to stay open, had reached their limit.