A life of ups and downs is pure joy

"We will reach Cen Yao in about two days. The further north we go, the colder it gets." Xiao Qianwen said shiveringly as she hugged the hot water bottle tightly in her arms.

Tao Baiwan also wrapped the mattress tightly around him. He was too cold to talk.

Lin Qinghuan was quite energetic. Although she felt very cold, she wanted to lift the thick window quilt to block the wind and look at the snow scene outside from time to time. If it weren't for Tao Baiwan's glare, she would have ignored the cold.

"I don't know what Cen Yao looks like. I'm really curious." Lin Qinghuan said.

"I heard it's the northernmost city in Dasheng, close to the East Sea of Fire. There are a lot of delicious food and ice sculptures." Xiao Qianwen said.

"You've only heard about it, have you ever really been there?" Tao Baiwan said coldly.

"Princess Chang, I have indeed never been there. I just heard about it from my elder brother, so I believe it." Xiao Qianwen now knew how to reply to Tao Baiwan.

"Of course what Brother Yi said is right. I asked you to listen carefully." Tao Baiwan pulled the quilt up again, but still felt cold and kept shivering.

Seeing her like this, Lin Qinghuan didn't want her to get sick on the road and delay her journey, so he signaled Chuxia to give her another hot water bottle and a thick blanket.

"Don't expect me to thank you. I am the eldest princess. It is your duty to take care of me along the way." Tao Baiwan took the blanket and wrapped herself in it again, then placed the hot water bottle at her feet.

"I really haven't thought about it. It would be fine as long as you don't make things difficult for the three of us." Lin Qinghuan replied to her without any hesitation.

"This damn place, I wouldn't want to come here if I wasn't here to accompany Brother Yi." Tao Baiwan muttered again.

Lin Qinghuan rolled her eyes after hearing this. How could there be such a woman in this world, and she was a princess at that.

When we arrived at a temple, it was already getting dark. The next county magistrate would not arrive before dark, so we could only rest here tonight.

"Hongqi, put on another thick robe. I see your hands are frozen red." Lin Qinghuan got off the carriage and called out to the double-sword heroine. Xiao Qianwen also handed her a coat.

"Miss, you have to spend the night in this dilapidated temple tonight." Hong Qi took the clothes and put them on, then said.

"It's okay. With you guys here, I can live anywhere." Lin Qinghuan was excited. Isn't this just camping? It's very interesting to think about it.

Xiao Yi and Ning Junze had already asked people to block the air inlets of the dilapidated temple and repair the places that needed slight renovations. They also ordered the inner part to be cleaned up, covered with thick hay, and lit a pile of firewood. Then they asked Hong Qi and Da Yuan to call a few girls to get off the carriage.

"Is it cold?"

Xiao Yi stepped forward and took Lin Qinghuan's little hand and placed it in his arms.

"It's not cold. I saw that Wen'er and Chuxia were indeed cold, and the eldest princess was shivering all the way. But my body is doing very well now. Maybe it's because my child is so powerful."

Lin Qinghuan said to Xiao Yi while touching her belly proudly.

"You're so awesome! I'm sorry to inconvenience you by letting you stay here tonight." Xiao Yi pinched Lin Qinghuan's face lovingly and pulled her towards the temple.

"I don't feel wronged. I'm happy as long as I'm with my husband." The little wife said with a sweet smile.

Early summer had arrived and spread a thick mattress on the hay, then spread a clean cloth on the stone table and arranged the tea and food.

"Although it's a bit shabby, it can keep us away from the cold. Now that the fire is burning so brightly, it's also very warm." Xiao Qianwen said as she warmed herself by the fire.

"This place is quite cozy, but it's a different experience." Lin Qinghuan said after looking around.

"Sister-in-law, you are really unique. You can be so happy in such a desolate place. You are really not an ordinary person." Tao Baiwan said sarcastically.

"Don't you think it's very cozy to roast by the fire with your two brothers, Princess?" Lin Qinghuan asked innocently.

Tao Baiwan's face turned pale, and then he looked at Xiao Yi again.

"Of course I'm happy to be with my brother. Seeing the wind and snow outside, I remembered the scene of making a snowman with Brother Yi in the East Palace when I was a child. It's really nostalgic." Tao Baiwan said sweetly while immersed in memories.

"Really? When the snow stops soon, Princess Chang, do you want to go out and build snowmen? But my husband has to accompany me. Da Yuan is quite free."

Lin Qinghuan said as she reached towards the fire to warm herself.

"I've already told you that's something we played when we were kids. Who would go outside in the cold to build a snowman at this age? That's so childish." Tao Baiwan said unhappily.

Lin Qinghuan was about to speak when Xiao Yi suddenly grabbed her. Ning Sijue also looked at Xiao Yi. The two looked at each other and nodded. Hong Qi drew the two swords from his waist with both hands and walked towards Lin Qinghuan.

"Hongqi, protect them." Xiao Yi stood up and reminded. Dayuan handed the white jade sword to Xiao Yi, picked up his own sword and followed him out.

"I've been following you all the way, and I finally can't help it." Ning Sijue sneered, then picked up his sword that was placed next to the stone table.

Xiao Qianwen and Chu Xia hurriedly stepped forward to approach Lin Qinghuan. Tao Baiwan didn't care about the disagreement with Lin Qinghuan at this time. Several girls leaned against each other, looking at the door nervously, and only heard the sound of the howling wind and snow outside.

"Hongqi, what happened?" Lin Qinghuan asked in a low voice with some fear.

"A group of people has been following us since we left Jinhan City." Hong Qi said in a low voice, and unconsciously protected Lin Qinghuan behind him.

"You are good at martial arts, go out and help Brother Yi, we don't need you to worry about us." Tao Baiwan said anxiously. The sound of swords and knives fighting could be heard from the outer courtyard.

"My mission is to protect the girl." Hong Qi replied coldly, his eyes fixed on the door.

"Hongqi, I see there is no window here. The only entrance is the door. We are fine here. You go and help your husband and the Sixth Prince." Lin Qinghuan agreed with Tao Baiwan's statement at this time.

"Yes, you go and help your big brother and the others, I can protect my sister-in-law." Xiao Qianwen said.

Hong Qi looked at Lin Qinghuan and saw that her eyes were very determined, so she pulled out a dagger from beside her boots and put it into Xiao Qianwen's hand.

"Be careful, the blade is sharp, don't hurt yourself." Hong Qi warned and walked quickly into the yard.

Lin Qinghuan looked around, tilted her head and took off the hairpin from her bun, then looked at Tao Baiwan, who was as weak and unable to take care of herself as herself.

"You should do the same as me and pull out the hairpin to protect yourself." Lin Qinghuan said.

"How can you protect yourself with a hairpin?" Although Tao Baiwan was reluctant to listen to Lin Qinghuan, he still pulled it out obediently.

"Don't underestimate this. I once used a hairpin to save my husband's life." Lin Qinghuan said.

Tao Baiwan glanced at Lin Qinghuan and stopped talking, but he held the hairpin tightly in his hand.

Chuxia also held a stick and stared at the door.

"I'm so scared, afraid that Brother Yi will get hurt." Tao Baiwan said in a crying voice.

"Big brother will be fine. He and the Sixth Prince are both very good at martial arts, and Hong Qi is here." Xiao Qianwen said.

"I... of course I know that Brother Yi is good at martial arts, but hearing that the other side has a lot of people... so many people and so powerful, how can we not be worried?" Tao Baiwan said anxiously.

"Do you know martial arts?" Lin Qinghuan asked.

"No." Tao Baiwan replied.

"If you don't know, just say less and don't cause trouble." Lin Qinghuan said.

"Sister-in-law, you are so calm. If it was him instead of Brother Yi outside, would you still be able to talk to me so calmly?"

Tao Baiwan sneered and then said.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Lin Qinghuan looked at Tao Baiwan in confusion.

"Sister-in-law, you know what I mean. You are not worried about Brother Yi, but I am worried about him. No, I have to go out and take a look." After saying this, Tao Baiwan walked towards the door anxiously.

"Under the circumstances, I don't care what you say. Go back to Jin Han and I won't stop you from dying if you want to. If anything happens to you now, my husband will be implicated, as will the Sixth Prince. So you'd better stay here honestly. Otherwise, after this disaster is over, I will find a way to send you back alone."

Lin Qinghuan grabbed her arm and shouted.

"You...you let me go. If you hurt me, I'll ask my uncle to punish you."

Tao Baiwan had never seen Lin Qinghuan so ferocious before. He was a little surprised and a little angry, so he pushed her away and complained while protecting his arm.

"Chuxia, watch her and don't let her cause any more trouble." Lin Qinghuan ignored Tao Baiwan and turned back to talk to Chuxia.

"Wen'er, go and divide the herbs. If my husband and the others win, they will need them even if they are injured. If they lose... let's not talk about this for now, go and prepare." Lin Qinghuan said again.

"Okay." Xiao Qianwen quickly walked to the temporary beds of several people, opened the wooden box placed beside them, and began to prepare medicine bottles and medicine bags.

Lin Qinghuan felt a slight pain in her stomach due to nervousness, so she frowned, pressed her pregnant belly, and slowly sat down.

"Girl, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing Lin Qinghuan in pain, Chuxia didn't care about Tao Baiwan who was sulking beside her, and hurried to Lin Qinghuan.

"Nothing, I was just anxious and angry for a moment. I'll be fine after a rest."

Lin Qinghuan waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, and glanced at Tao Baiwan who was sitting obediently.

"Go and help Wen'er prepare the medicine." Lin Qinghuan said.

"Sister-in-law, please take this pill."

While speaking, Xiao Qianwen handed Chu Xia a pregnancy-maintaining pill that Lin Qinghuan had taken on the road.

As a whistle sounded outside, the sound of tiles falling on the roof was heard, and the sound of swords and knives fighting in the yard also stopped.

Several girls looked up at the roof in panic, fearing that a thief might jump in from above. Tao Baiwan also got up from the bed in fear and ran towards Lin Qinghuan and Xiao Qianwen.

"Why is there no sound outside..." Tao Baiwan asked in a crying voice.

Lin Qinghuan also looked at Xiao Qianwen with fear. The air was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. The four girls were huddled together and looking at the door in fear.

The tightly closed wooden door was pushed open with a whoosh.

"what!"

When Tao Baiwan saw the bloody hands, he screamed in fear and hugged Chu Xia beside him. Lin Qinghuan and Xiao Qianwen were also frightened by Tao Baiwan's scream and screamed together, closing their eyes and hugging each other tightly.

"Girl, it's me."

Hong Qi stood there in a daze, looking at the four girls hugging each other as if they had seen a ghost.

Lin Qinghuan and Xiao Qianwen opened their eyes when they heard the familiar voice, and looked at the dual-sword heroine with tears in their eyes.

"Sister Hongqi, you are injured."

Lin Qinghuan wiped her tears and stepped forward to speak.

Xiao Qianwen supported Hong Qi, who was injured and bleeding.

"Husband..."

"Where's Brother Yi?"

Before Lin Qinghuan finished speaking, Tao Baiwan asked first.