A life of ups and downs is pure joy

"Girl, look outside." Chu Xia lifted the carriage curtain and turned back to Lin Qinghuan with a sad look on her face.

Half an incense stick of time ago, Lin Qinghuan felt that the speed of the carriage was a bit strange. It slowed down a lot, as if there was a traffic jam on the road.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qinghuan and Xiao Qianwen leaned over curiously and saw that Tao Baiwan next to them just glanced at a few people lightly and did not join in the fun.

"Why are there so many refugees?" Xiao Qianwen sighed as she watched the people walking outside the carriage, carrying their belongings and their wives and children.

"Are they refugees?" It was the first time that Lin Qinghuan had seen such a large scene.

"It seems that my brother-in-law and his family's carriage has stopped." Chu Xia said.

Lin Qinghuan saw Xiao Yi and Ning Sijue get off the carriage. The hungry refugees saw that the two were dressed quite richly and surrounded them to ask for food. Dayuan and Aping, with a few guards who were good at leg skills and disguised as servants, were about to step forward to drive them away.

"Move the carriage to the side, let them rest there, and then take out the dry food and distribute it to them." Xiao Yi ordered, and the refugees nearby knelt down to express their gratitude.

Hong Qi drove the horse to Lin Qinghuan's carriage.

"Miss, the master said to rest here." Hong Qi said to the few people who were sticking their heads out of the carriage.

Chu Xia and Xiao Qianwen also got off the carriage and started to help cook porridge for the refugees. Lin Qinghuan, with her big belly, could only sit in the carriage and watch everyone busying around. She also saw Tao Baiwan confined in the carriage like herself.

"A girl like you who has lived in the inner courtyard since childhood has certainly never seen such a scene. Please be careful with your fragile body, so as not to scare these people and hurt my brother Yi's child." Tao Baiwan said as he looked at Lin Qinghuan with a frown and melancholy look.

"I'm different from the eldest princess. Right now, I'm just worried about these refugees, not afraid." Lin Qinghuan rolled his eyes at her and said.

"Hmph, sister-in-law, if you really feel sorry for her, just get off the carriage and help. I see that you only have a few female relatives and it's not enough. Don't you see that Brother Yi is downstairs?" Tao Baiwan said ruthlessly.

"If I wasn't feeling unwell, I wouldn't want to stay here with you for even a moment." Lin Qinghuan said unhappily.

"Lin Qinghuan, since there's no one else here today, I'll tell you that Brother Yi was originally going to marry me. He's been in love with me since childhood, and the relationship we've had for over a decade isn't something you, an outsider, can interfere with. My uncle once said that as long as I like someone, he'll definitely agree to it. So, he can marry you, or he can abandon you. Unless you make me happy, I might consider keeping you in the Xiao Mansion."

Tao Baiwan prepared to get off the carriage after he finished speaking, and then said, "Since my sister-in-law is not feeling well, I will go and help Brother Yi."

Lin Qinghuan lifted the curtain and watched the arrogant woman happily running towards Xiao Yi. For the first time, he felt that the emerald green clothes were so eye-catching and sinister, so he angrily threw the curtain down.

From the first time he heard the two of them laughing in the courtyard where Xiao Yi worked, to the banquet at the Eastern Palace, and then to the several times he accompanied her to Le Yin Fang, Lin Qinghuan realized that this woman was completely different from Hu Tao Niang. She was born noble, had the emperor's favor, and had a relationship with Xiao Yi for more than ten years. How could he not mind her?

Lin Qinghuan touched her belly and said, "But now I have to do this for the sake of my child. I can't get angry about this. Sister Mo told me to be content and not get angry."

Ning Sijue knocked on Lin Qinghuan's carriage door outside.

"Sixth Prince, what can I do for you?" Lin Qinghuan asked, lifting the curtain of the carriage.

"This is for you. You can read it when you are bored. I guess it will take a while for me to make this porridge before we can set off again." Ning Sijue said.

"What book is this?" Lin Qinghuan reached out to take it, then opened the scroll curiously.

"This kind of picture storybook is very popular in Dayan. I asked someone to buy a lot of it. You can take a look at the excitement and kill time in your spare time." Ning Sijue said with a beautiful smile.

"You said this is very popular in Dayan?" Lin Qinghuan asked tentatively.

Ning Sijue nodded, then continued to look at the beauty who was reading a storybook with her head down, his eyes full of tenderness.

"If I have the chance, I also want to go to Dayan." Lin Qinghuan murmured in a low voice.

"I can go with you." Ning Sijue continued.

Lin Qinghuan looked up at him in surprise.

"After all, my best friend is there." Ning Sijue realized that he had spoken out of turn and continued.

Lin Qinghuan nodded and smiled after hearing this, "I'll take this, thank you."

"Then don't be unhappy. There are quite a lot of refugees. Brother Yi is trying to understand the people's situation. I'm going to help." Ning Sijue said.

"Well, go and do your work."

By the time Chu Xia and Xiao Qianwen returned to the carriage, Lin Qinghuan had already read half of the notebook in his hand.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qinghuan closed the notebook in his hand and asked with concern.

"We've almost used up all the dry food and rice we brought with us. We have no choice but to go to the next county for supplies. There are too many refugees, and many have starved to death on the way."

Chuxia looked at the ragged refugees on the road again and said.

"How come there are so many refugees? Don't they have a home?" Lin Qinghuan has always lived a life of luxury since he came here and has never seen such a scene.

"This year, a sudden snowstorm hit the north, and the entire grain harvest was frozen to death. As a result, many people had nothing to eat or drink, and had no choice but to leave their homes and head south to find a place to stay."

Xiao Qianwen told Lin Qinghuan, who was in the carriage, the news she had just heard.

"These are the common people of Dasheng. Doesn't the local governor care? Didn't the imperial court allocate food and money?"

Lin Qinghuan asked curiously. She remembered that Xiao Yi and Xiao Fan were busy with this matter not long ago. It was a big task that the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace asked the Emperor for.

"No matter how much money and food there is, it can't save a group of greedy officials, let alone the lives of these ordinary people." Xiao Qianwen said somewhat indignantly.

"Does my husband know about this?" Lin Qinghuan asked worriedly.

"Big brother is very angry now. He didn't expect that these county officials would commit chaos and corruption under his nose. This time he came to clean up some of them." Xiao Qianwen said.

"The rich live in luxury, while the poor freeze to death on the streets. Where should they go now?"

Lin Qinghuan looked at a child about the same age as Lin Zhichuan on the side of the road, chewing a dry steamed bun with relish, and felt a little pain in his heart.

"My eldest brother and the Sixth Prince have sent messages to the governors of several counties we passed by, saying that it is their responsibility to resettle the refugees." Xiao Qianwen said.

"That's good. Where did Tao Baiwan go?" Lin Qinghuan looked outside but didn't see the woman in green.

"She's still pestering my uncle, but he's busy dealing with the refugee issue and has no time to pay attention to her. I just heard her arguing with the Sixth Prince."

Chu Xia said with a groan.

"Let her go crazy. As long as I don't see her for the moment, I'll feel at peace." Lin Qinghuan gestured to Chuxia to lower the carriage curtain. He wanted to feel more comfortable if he saw her less.

"Sister-in-law, you will be staying with her from now on. Don't be sad because of her. You need to relax and relax now so that you can have a safe pregnancy." Xiao Qianwen reminded again.

"It's okay, I know what's serious and what's not. No one can hurt the baby in my belly." Lin Qinghuan touched her belly and smiled gently.

"Where did these notebooks come from? I don't remember buying them for the girl?" Chu Xia asked, looking at the books in Lin Qinghuan's hands and on the table next to her.

"This was given to me by the Sixth Prince just now. It's really interesting to look at and can help kill time." Lin Qinghuan said.

"This Sixth Prince has been treating you with great care ever since you found the jade pendant and returned it to you. He usually sends you books, paintings, writing brushes, and ink. Now he even brought a storybook to entertain you. He's truly a kind man."

Chuxia sighed as she sorted through the storybooks and books.

"The Sixth Prince grew up playing and playing with his three brothers in the Xiao Mansion. Especially his former second brother. The two of them were inseparable, eating and drinking together, and getting into trouble together. I remember that when I saw him as a child, I didn't have to go through formalities. But later, he went to Dayan with his second uncle, and when he came back, he was gone."

Xiao Qianwen recalled.

"Who are you referring to as old friend?" Lin Qinghuan asked.

"They both went to Dayan. One never returned, and the other went but announced his death. I've always wondered what kind of den of tigers and wolves this Dayan is, causing the Xiao family such grief."

Xiao Qianwen didn't know about Lin Qinghuan and Gong Heyu's current affairs, so she just sighed briefly about it.

Chuxia looked up at her girl, but saw that her eyes were a little gloomy and her brows were slightly furrowed.

"This Sixth Prince really looks like our son-in-law, but he has a good-looking appearance." Chu Xia quickly changed the subject.

"Yes, Big Brother and the Sixth Prince both look very much like the Empress. That's why our Empress has been very partial to Big Brother since he was young. She has raised him like his own son. Even His Majesty lamented that these two look like brothers."

Xiao Qianwen also became interested.

"Nephews always look like their aunts when they grow up. For example, my eldest brother looks very much like my biological aunt who married in Huaiyin City. I remember I met her once when I got married. But An Cai and I look very much like our deceased mother." Lin Qinghuan said.

"My sister-in-law is extremely beautiful, and Mr. An Cai is the best choice of spouse in the hearts of the girls in Jinhan. When it comes to you two, everyone in the entire Jinhan City knows you two." Xiao Qianwen said.

"Is it really that famous?" Lin Qinghuan said with a giggle.

"Hmph, he's famous, but it's hard to say what kind of fame he has." Tao Baiwan pushed open the carriage door and walked in with his back bent.

"No matter how good the things or words are, they will not sound good to the eldest princess. After all, people have different thoughts and understandings." Lin Qinghuan retorted.

"Hmph, I'm a little tired. You three should stop chattering. I want to sleep." Tao Baiwan rolled his eyes at the three of them, then lay down on the soft nest, closed his eyes and took a rest.

Lin Qinghuan looked at the woman's reclining back, then signaled Xiao Qianwen and Chu Xia to get off the carriage with him.

"Why are you here?"

Xiao Yi and Ning Sijue looked at the three women who pushed open the carriage door and poked their heads out to look at them.

"The eldest princess has taken a rest. We three didn't want to disturb her, so we came to squeeze in with you." Xiao Yi helped Lin Qinghuan get on the carriage, but heard the woman speaking angrily.

"Then I'll go to the carriage at the back." Ning Sijue said consciously.

"Sixth Prince, are you going to disturb her rest? The carriage is spacious and it won't be crowded with you." Lin Qinghuan said.

Ning Sijue looked at her rebellious face, then looked at Xiao Yi. Seeing him nod to him, he did not stand up.

"Young master, let's set off." Da Yuan said outside.