A life of ups and downs is pure joy

After reverently kowtowed three times to the tall and magnificent Buddha in front of her, Chuxia helped Lin Qinghuan get up. She didn't know if the god heard her wish. Then she accompanied her grandmother to visit each Buddhist temple. After the worship, they went to the dining hall at the back to eat vegetarian food. There was a bowl of thin porridge, a pot of white flour buns, and several plates of vegetarian dishes, including vegetables and tofu. She didn't want to pick up her chopsticks. She reluctantly ate a bun and took two bites of vegetables, then went to the front yard with Lin Qingyi to wait for Lin Qingyao.

Hearing that Lin Qinghuan was clamoring to go to the market to join in the fun, the general father came with several lieutenant generals. The scene scared her. She originally thought that it was just a few girls going for a stroll. Lin Qinghuan lowered her head and glanced at Lin Muchang from time to time. Finally, she couldn't help asking, "Dad, you have been tired from the ceremony for the whole morning. Why don't you take a rest? Big brother and An Cai can accompany you. Why do you have to come in person?" The veil in front of her was a little annoying, blocking her view.

"As a father, I rarely have time to hang out with my beloved daughters. I didn't expect Qinghuan to actually dislike her father." Lin Mutang said self-deprecatingly to the lieutenant general next to him.

"No way, Qinghuan didn't mean that. Daddy always makes fun of me in front of all the uncles." After saying that, Lin Qinghuan pretended to be angry and turned his head away, ignoring everyone.

"Hahahaha, Fifth Miss is especially adorable when she gets angry." He Bin looked at her lovingly and said with a smile.

"Grandpa, Qinghuan is even cuter when she's not angry." Lin Qingyi put her long arms on Lin Qinghuan's shoulders, hugged her and said.

Lin Qingyi was the source of her laughter. As soon as she opened her mouth, the two of them couldn't help but giggle together when they looked at each other.

This market was bustling with people, selling everything, and the stalls were flourishing. Lin Qinghuan felt that he couldn't see enough because his father and the others were all in casual clothes. The small vendors probably thought they were a group of wealthy businessmen and kept shouting loudly, hoping to attract their attention and have a good start.

"Girl, come and look at my clay doll, it's so cute." Lin Qinghuan looked at the clay doll on the roadside, which looked really like Lin Qingru. She couldn't help but walk over and pick it up to take a closer look.

"She looks so much like Qingru." Lin Qingyi took a look and said immediately.

"Big sister, buy one for Qingru. She will definitely like it." Lin Qinghuan said to Lin Qingyao, who was in charge of the money, holding the clay doll.

"You really love your younger sister. If you have something you like, I will buy it for you." Lin Qingyao said to her lovingly while paying.

"Then I need a set of writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone, and I'll also bring some beautiful brocade bags and a medicine mortar for my second sister." Lin Qinghuan replied obediently. Just as they were chatting happily, Hong Qi suddenly flashed in front of Lin Qinghuan, hugged her, flew into the air and rolled to the side. A sharp arrow shot directly at the pillar of the peddler's stall. The small peddler's cart overturned to the ground, and the cute clay dolls fell to pieces. Lin Qingyao was also protected by the servants.

"Qinghuan!" Lin Qingyi's anxious voice was heard in the chaotic crowd.

"It's an assassin from Nanbang, protect the general and the ladies." He Bin shouted, and then took a few people with him to fight with the assassin. Lin Qinghuan was frightened by the sudden accident and dared not move, especially when she saw the wound on Hong Qi's arm that was scratched by the sharp arrow and was bleeding. If she hadn't reacted quickly, the arrow would have pierced her head.

"How is Qinghuan? Where is my son Yu Zhian?" Lin Muchang shouted with full energy. Lin Qinghuan also looked around and did not see the two of them.

"Reporting to the general, the eldest and second sons and Lieutenant General Zheng are in the front and are safe. The fifth young lady has been protected." The young guard next to him replied.

"You guys protect a few children, and the rest of you come with me to kill these daring people who dare to run wild in my territory." Lin Mudang glanced at the children, then drew the soft sword from his waist, kicked the wooden barrel under his feet directly into the abdomen of the assassin in front of him, and the man flew into the air and hit the wall, holding his stomach and rolling on the ground in pain.

Lin Qingyao and Lin Qingyi also quickly rushed to Lin Qinghuan's side. Hong Qi kept holding her in his arms, completely forgetting about his injured arm.

Lin Qinghuan looked at Hong Qi's arm with tears in her eyes, then looked up at Lin Qingyao in fear.

Lin Qingyao wiped away her tears, checked her body, and said anxiously, "How is Qinghuan? Is she injured? Let me take a look."

Lin Qinghuan burst into tears instantly and choked up as she said, "Big sister, I'm fine, but Hongqi's arm is bleeding."

Hong Qi only then realized her arm. She tore off a piece of cloth from the hem of her layman's uniform and bandaged her arm in a few seconds. She then said, "Don't be afraid, girls. It's just a superficial wound. Girls, stand behind me and don't run around." Then she held the dagger in both hands, keeping a protective posture at all times.

Lin Qinghuan was so frightened by the scene that she trembled continuously. Lin Qingyi and Chuxia supported her vigorously, fearing that the fragile girl would faint at any moment from the fright in front of her. Then they were also protected by the officers and soldiers who rushed over from the temple. After an unknown amount of time, the fighting in front stopped. He Bin, his body splattered with blood, walked over and said, "You are ordered by the general to send the girls back to the carriage first."

"Grandfather He, how are my father and brothers? What happened to the assassin?" Lin Qingyao asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, young lady. Most of the assassins have been killed. The remaining generals are being interrogated. The two young masters have been safely sent back to the carriage." After saying this, He Bin quickly returned to Lin Mutang.

Hearing that everyone was fine, Lin Qinghuan's heart relaxed instantly. Then she suddenly started coughing and wheezing and passed out. When she opened her eyes again, she was already in her bed, meeting the caring eyes of her grandmother and father. "Amitabha, my grandson is finally awake." Cheng Ping clasped her hands together, murmured, and quickly hugged Lin Qinghuan in her arms.

"I'm glad you woke up. Qinghuan, your fainting scared your father to death." Lin Mutang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said caringly.

"Wow, Daddy, I'm sorry. It's all Huan'er's fault for being disobedient. If I had listened to big sister and not made a fuss about going to the market, Daddy wouldn't have gotten hurt." Lin Qinghuan looked at the bandage on Lin Muchang's arm and instantly burst into tears of self-blame. In her previous life, she was so humble that she never imagined that besides her deceased parents, there were so many people who cared about her so much. This feeling touched the softest part of her heart.

"Huan'er, what does this have to do with you? Do you think the assassin won't come out if you don't go to the market? Chuxia, bring the medicine here." Grandmother Lin was helped by Nanny Zhou to sit on the Luohan couch next to her. Lin Qingyao sat beside the bed holding the medicine bowl and fed her one spoonful at a time. It was so bitter that Lin Qinghuan swallowed it painfully and turned her head away with a little resistance.

"Bring the candied fruits over here." Lin Mutang pointed at the food on the table in the distance, and Li Xue quickly brought it over.

"Be good, bear with it and drink it. The prescription of the Medical Saint can cure the disease. When our Qinghuan is completely recovered, you won't have to drink this bitter soup anymore." Lin Qingyao continued to feed the medicine patiently. Lin Qinghuan also wanted to get better quickly. She glanced at the plums in Lin Muchang's hand, gritted her teeth, and reached out to take the bowl from Lin Qingyao's hand. She closed her eyes and drank it all in one breath. The moment she swallowed, she almost vomited it all out. Lin Qingyao quickly took a plum and stuffed it into her mouth.

"I didn't expect that Huan'er has been with Yi'er for such a long time that he has become so unrestrained even when drinking medicine." Lin Qingyao joked when she saw that Lin Qinghuan's expression was not as painful as before.

"Big sister..." Lin Qingyi tugged at the corner of Lin Mutang's clothes, looked up at Lin Mutang uneasily, and hummed coquettishly at Lin Qingyao, fearing that her father would blame her for not being a girl again.

"You can be more bold when drinking medicine. You can learn this from your sister Yi. Others can't do that." Lin Mutang patted Lin Qingyi's uneasy little hand and said to Lin Qinghuan.

"When will the child from the Xiao family come?" Grandma suddenly remembered and turned to ask Lin Mutang.

"Grandmother, someone from the Lushen Hall replied that the younger brother of the Xiao family wrote a letter a few days ago and will not be able to return to Luofeng until next month. Tell Qinghuan to continue taking the medicine according to the prescription." Lin Qingyao replied.

"Well, bring him to my yard next time and let me meet the child." Grandma Lin nodded and said.

"Qinghuan is awake. Son, take your mother back to the hospital to rest. She has been guarding her for the whole morning." Lin Mutang stepped forward to support Grandmother Lin, and the two left first. Lin Qingyi also followed them out of the hospital. When she stepped over the threshold, she turned back and winked at Lin Qinghuan.

"Big sister, is it really not Huan'er's fault?" Lin Qinghuan lay on the bed and looked at Lin Qingyao aggrievedly.

"Silly girl, these Nanbang people have been lying in ambush for a long time. This would have happened to us no matter where we were today." Lin Qingyao touched her sister's head, but Lin Qinghuan could see that she seemed to be comforting herself. If she hadn't insisted on going to the market, and the officers and soldiers she brought were all at the temple, Lin Mutang wouldn't have been injured, Hong Qi wouldn't have been injured, He Bin wouldn't have been injured, and perhaps even lives would have been lost there. Thinking of this, Lin Qinghuan felt even more guilty.

"Big sister, I will be obedient in the future." She didn't want to implicate anyone anymore, so she decided to stay in the Lin Mansion to recuperate, read some books, paint, and learn some herbs.

"Huan'er, big sister can't always stay in the mansion to take care of you. You are growing up slowly. You should listen to your grandma and father more in the future." Lin Qingyao touched Lin Qinghuan's face and said earnestly. It seems that her marriage to Yinan is a foregone conclusion.

"Big sister, no matter where you go from now on, Huan'er will come to see you when she recovers, okay?" Lin Qingyao trembled, hugged Lin Qinghuan tightly and said softly, "Okay, wherever Big sister is, that's Huan'er's home."

Lin Qinghuan and Lin Qingyao talked about some personal matters. The elder sister said that when they were young, she and Lin Yuzhi coaxed Lin Qinghuan who didn't take medicine obediently. Lin Yuzhi lay on the ground and let her ride a horse. After drinking a few sips, she would ride a circle. An Cai also made a fuss about riding a horse, but was beaten up by her in the end. Daddy was leading troops on the front line. Lin Qinghuan had been seriously ill and had been lying in bed for two months. For many nights, her grandmother was often woken up in the middle of the night because of her anxiety. A group of servants came with lanterns to accompany her grandmother to check on her. Aunt Xue was pregnant that year, but she had a miscarriage because she was tired from taking care of her and was extremely worried about Lin Qinghuan's health. The doctor said that the pulse showed that it was a boy. Daddy would always care about Qinghuan in every letter home. Her frail body was a concern for every relative.

After Lin Qingyao left, Lin Qinghuan slowly opened her eyes. She was so happy in her heart. Was this life like a honey jar really the rebirth given to her by God?