A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Lin Qinghuan had been bedridden for nearly two months. Xiao Yi basically stayed in Qingbo Courtyard except for attending the morning court or going to the East Palace for urgent matters. He also practiced his cooking skills for more than two months. Da Yuan, the food taster, no longer had any unexpected physical reactions after suffering from diarrhea at the beginning. After eating the braised pork elbow today, he even showed an expression of approval.

"My Lord, Miss Wen told the young lady before she entered the palace that it would be better for her to eat a lighter diet."

Yun was worried about the result of the master and servant, one cooking and the other tasting the food, so he said something extra.

"No problem, just let her have a taste."

Xiao Yi was very confident in his cooking skills, and he looked at the pork elbow fresh from the pot with great satisfaction.

Chuxia helped Lin Qinghuan out of bed and was combing her hair.

"Miss, it's quite hot today, so you should tie all your hair up, it will be cooler." Chu Xia was choosing a hairpin while gesturing on Lin Qinghuan's head in front of the bronze mirror.

"Well, just watch."

Lin Qinghuan's eyes were attracted by the jewelry box on the table, and she reached out to take it.

"This is the box that was just delivered. I thought it looked nice, so I asked him to keep it to replace the previous box." Chu Xia said.

Lin Qinghuan nodded, casually opened the box in her hand, and looked at the mermaid tear hairpin inside. This was the hairpin that she used to be reluctant to wear every day, but now she was not as happy to see it as before.

"Girl, do you want to wear this?"

Chu Xia saw Lin Qinghuan staring at the hairpin in a daze, so she asked tentatively.

"No, it's just that I don't particularly like it now. Today I'll wear...um...that one."

Lin Qinghuan closed the box in her hand, then pointed at the jade hairpin that Lin Mo gave her and said.

Xiao Yi, holding the braised pork elbow, followed the master and servant and listened to everything. He glanced at the mermaid tear hairpin that Lin Qinghuan had discarded from a distance, and then continued to walk in.

"What delicious food has my son-in-law made again?" Chu Xia saw Xiao Yi's figure in the bronze mirror and turned around quickly to ask.

"I just learned how to make braised pork elbow from Mama Huang. She said you and An are the favorites."

Xiao Yi placed the still steaming dishes on the table.

"My favorite is what Huang Mama makes. What is this?"

Lin Qinghuan glanced at the braised pork elbow on the table with disdain, and continued to pick up the earrings on the table and put them on herself.

Chu Xia glanced at Xiao Yi awkwardly.

"Miss, your uncle learned this from Mama Huang, so the skills must have been passed down from her parents. Why don't you try it?" Chu Xia kept winking at Lin Qinghuan and said kindly.

"Then I'll just take a sip. Sister Mo should be here to pick me up."

Lin Qinghuan said reluctantly, glancing at Xiao Yi who was sitting at the table. Ever since she recovered, she disliked him even more.

"Okay." Chu Xia happily went to set the table for the two of them.

"I've already sent someone to the Jia Mansion to tell them that there's no need to come pick you up. I'll go with you."

Xiao Yi picked a piece of lean meat for Lin Qinghuan and put it in her bowl.

"Are you going too?" Lin Qinghuan frowned and looked up at Xiao Yi.

"Well, I have an appointment to play chess with Jia Xu."

Xiao Yi replied lightly, not caring at all about Lin Qinghuan's current attitude towards him.

"When did my second brother-in-law have such a refined taste? Why is An Cai not with Jin Han? His temperament has changed, hum."

Lin Qinghuan sneered and then said.

"Is it tasty?"

Xiao Yi poured Lin Qinghuan another cup of tea and asked softly.

"It tastes okay, but it's still far from Huang Mama's."

Lin Qinghuan wiped his mouth after finishing his meal and then spoke. Xiao Yi lowered his head and took a sip of tea, but a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth unconsciously.

"When do we leave?"

Lin Qinghuan asked again after rinsing his mouth.

"Once you're done cleaning up, we can go out." Xiao Yi gestured to Chu Xia to clear the dishes off the table.

"Then let's go, and take the nanny and Jane with you."

Lin Qinghuan stood up and remembered what was going on, and gave another reminder.

When the Xiao family's carriage came to the Jia Mansion, Lin Mo and Jia Xu had been standing at the door for a while. Lin Qinghuan saw from afar that Lin Mo's gentle eyes were looking in the direction of the carriage, and he signaled to Jia Xu, who was in a daze, that the carriage was coming.

"Sister Mo, why are you and your brother-in-law waiting for us at the door? It's so hot out here."

Lin Qinghuan got out of the car and walked up to Lin Mo and spoke coquettishly.

"Let me take a look. Hmm, he looks much better, and his face has some color. It seems he's taking his medicine well."

Lin Mo held Lin Qinghuan affectionately and said with relief, gently touching Lin Qinghuan's thin face from time to time.

"Jane and her nurse are here too."

Lin Qinghuan turned back to look for her son and watched the wet nurse carefully hand the baby to Xiao Yi.

"It's too sunny, too sunny. Hurry up and go into the mansion first, so that Jian'er won't be exposed to the sun." Jia Xu urged.

"Wen'er said that he should get more sun. Sister Mo, is that true?" Lin Qinghuan asked.

"It seems our little Huan'er still knows how to treat this baby well." Lin Mo stepped forward and took the child from Xiao Yi's arms, then turned to Jia Xu and said, "You've been a father for nothing."

After hearing this, Jia Xu stood there with a sullen smile, then patted Xiao Yi on the shoulder and said, "I've already set up the chess game. Let's go for a walk. Don't bother with these two sisters who keep scolding me."

Xiao Yi glanced at Yun Xiang and Chu Xia, signaling them to take good care of Lin Qinghuan, and then went to the Jia Mansion with Jia Xu.

"Why do you seem to be still feeling awkward with him?"

Lin Mo has always been careful and sharp-eyed. He saw at a glance that although the two seemed harmonious, they were not actually harmonious.

"I don't want to pay much attention to him. It's fine like this now." Lin Qinghuan teased Xiao Xingjian with a rattle drum and said pretending to be indifferent.

"Look, you're unhappy and unhappy, and it's written all over your face again, yet you're pretending not to care."

Lin Mo looked at Lin Qinghuan and said.

"What can I do? How can I possibly forgive such a hurtful thing? Wouldn't that be too unprincipled? It's not something I would do. Whenever I think of that day, I get so angry."

Lin Qinghuan said listlessly as he and Lin Mo deliberately slowed down their pace.

"How can a couple hold a grudge overnight? Since they still have to live together, they must resolve the problem. If one party admits their mistake, the other party will forgive. It's not a good idea to keep dragging it on and become estranged."

Lin Mo turned around and saw Chu Xia and Yun Xiang giving him hopeful looks, and he felt more and more that he should have a good chat with this sister today.

"I understand the words and the logic, but my heart is unwilling to accept it. He admitted his mistake and apologized just with his mouth. Why should I forgive him just because his mouth is precious? I have been even more angry since then. I would rather he take a concubine and not see him anymore so that I can feel at ease." Lin Qinghuan became more and more excited as he spoke, and turned back to look at Yun Xiang, "And you better stop talking about him in front of me in the future."

"Young Madam..." Yun Xiang looked at Lin Qinghuan and Lin Mo aggrievedly.

"You're throwing a tantrum again." Lin Motongyun wanted to wave his hand, then pulled Lin Qinghuan and said.

"Are Daddy and Mom going back to Luofeng? I remember Ru'er came to me and mentioned at Jian'er's full moon banquet that grandma might not be feeling well. I also want to go back to see her." Lin Qinghuan shook his head and changed the subject.

"Well, it probably will take a few days. By the way, my third sister is waiting for us in the house." Lin Mo said.

"Is Third Sister recovered from her illness?" Lin Qinghuan asked.

"Much better. I took her pulse and she's fine." Lin Mo said.

"Look who I have to blame for this. I almost lost my life, and my third sister got seriously ill from the fright."

Lin Qinghuan remembered that the source of this matter was because of Xiao Yi and his bunch of bad peach blossoms, and angrily handed the scented fan in her hand to Chuxia.

"Third sister fell seriously ill because she was worried about you. In the final analysis, it was because..." Lin Mo stopped talking.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qinghuan turned his head and looked at Lin Mo strangely.

"Huan'er, Wen'er also told me before that no matter how angry you are, you will not have a hemorrhage. Apart from that mistress, is there anyone else who hurt you?" Lin Mo asked.

"No, I stayed in the mansion every day, and I had you and Wen'er with me. No one hurt me. It was just that I was irritated by the arrogance of Chang Le and Tao Baiwan that day." Lin Qinghuan said casually.

"Tao Baiwan? Is she here too?" Lin Mo asked in surprise.

"Didn't Sister Wan tell you?" Lin Qinghuan asked, looking at Lin Mo's confused eyes.

"Wan'er only told my father and mother about the illegitimate child, but I didn't hear her mention the name of the eldest princess." Lin Mo said.

Lin Qinghuan lowered his head and thought about it. Perhaps Lin Qingwan felt that Xiao Yi's plan to marry a concubine was too absurd, and she just thought it was adding fuel to the fire. If he hadn't admitted it himself, she wouldn't have believed it.

"Well, there's really nothing to mention whether she's there or not. Perhaps Sister Wan doesn't want Dad and Mother to be implicated in this matter. After all, this Princess is favored by His Majesty."

As they were talking, they had already reached the door of Taotao Residence, and the sound of Lin Qingwan's piano slowly and melodiously came.

"go in."