A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Since the flower exhibition, Lin Qinghuan went to the Eastern Palace several times to apologize. This morning, he was sitting in the Crown Princess's bedroom and having breakfast with her.

"You seem to be preoccupied. I've already said that the house arrest has nothing to do with you. Imperial Concubine Xian has always disliked me, and this time she's just taking this opportunity to give me a hard time. It's just a coincidence."

Seeing that Lin Qinghuan was feeling extremely guilty every time she came, Su Yuefei decided to have a good talk with her.

"Is it because of jealousy in the harem that the Crown Princess and her sister-in-law are affected?"

Lin Qinghuan asked.

"Now the only one who can compete with my mother for the emperor's favor is Imperial Noble Consort Xian. It's normal for her to dislike me."

The Crown Princess took a sip of the bird's nest porridge, then gently stirred it with a silver spoon.

"Why would the Imperial Concubine embarrass you? After all, once the Crown Prince ascends the throne, you will be the mother of the nation. Why would she want to make enemies for herself?"

Lin Qinghuan has always felt that Ning Junze's mother is a gentle woman, not a fool who likes to make things difficult for others and leave no way out for herself.

"Huan'er, you think too simply about the affairs of the previous dynasty. Now that our father is in his prime, even if the Crown Prince is still the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess is still the Crown Princess, they are just subjects. The emperor is still the supreme ruler of the world, and the Imperial Concubine is favored by the emperor, so naturally she doesn't take me seriously. Moreover, she has two capable sons, one of whom holds military power and the other is marrying Da Kun's legitimate daughter. How can this be so?"

Su Yuefei shook her head and said to Lin Qinghuan who looked confused.

Lin Qinghuan looked down at the bird's nest in her hand and fell into deep thought. On one side were her husband and the Eastern Palace, and on the other was the Fourth Prince, who was like a brother and a close friend of her own brother. Both sides were the most important people to her. She didn't want them to compete with each other, nor did she want to see them fight.

After thinking about it, he said indignantly.

"It's all the Third Prince's fault. Wouldn't it be nice to just be a prince? The firefly's light insists on competing with the sun and the moon, dragging Fourth Brother into this and making things really difficult for me."

"Huan'er, don't talk nonsense."

Su Yuefei glanced at her personal maid and gently patted Lin Qinghuan's arm to remind her.

"what?"

Lin Qinghuan looked at Su Yuefei in confusion. Did he say something wrong?

"How do you know the Third Prince wants to argue? He never said anything about it. This statement is a slander against the royal family. If someone with ulterior motives hears it, it will be a serious matter."

Su Yuefei and Lin Qinghuan shook their heads and said.

"Huan'er understands. I will think before I speak next time."

After hearing this, Lin Qinghuan realized that he might have been a little stupid. Fortunately, the person in front of him was his own. It would be better for him to say less when he saw Ning Chengxian in the future, so as not to trick him in vain.

"His Highness has many brothers, but except for the Sixth Brother, the others are not of the same mind. The ones he trusts the most in his life are Yi'er and Fan'er. After all, uncles are his closest relatives."

After Su Yuefei finished speaking, she looked at Lin Qinghuan again.

"Yes, Huan'er knows."

"Huan'er, there's something I want to ask you. Mother told me that you went to ask Minghui to grant you a marriage with Yi'er? Why?"

Su Yuefei looked at Lin Qinghuan with some confusion.

"It's just that it's not a bad thing to have another woman who loves my husband by his side."

Seeing Su Yuefei's expression, Lin Qinghuan must have known that Tao Baiwan almost arranged a marriage for Lin Ancai.

"My mother didn't tell me the reason, but I guessed it. You secretly fought for Nan'er to marry General Luo Feng. After all, Minghui's divine favor shows that it's only a matter of time before she's granted the marriage to General Luo Feng."

Su Yuefei is very smart and nothing can be hidden from her.

"I absolutely cannot let her harm Ancai and Nan'er."

Lin Qinghuan looked up and said.

"Have you ever thought that if one day they knew about your grievances, would they still be willing to stay in Tianmen County and ignore you?"

"Then let them never know. An Cai must guard Tianmen County well. No one can enter Jinhan without an imperial decree."

"Huan'er, you think it's so simple. The military power seems to be entirely in the hands of the Lin family now. However, except for General He Bin's lineage, the rest of the Lin family army has been transferred far away from Jinhan City. This makes me wonder who is the real chess player."

Su Yuefei said meaningfully.

"What do you mean?"

Lin Qinghuan was puzzled. After all, the Lin family army were the emperor's soldiers wherever they went.

"Many years ago, a horse was injured in the hunting grounds. How could a frightened horse have such a devastating effect, causing such a severe injury to a veteran who had fought for many years and was forced to retire?"

"Crown Princess Sister-in-law, are you saying that someone was deliberately trying to harm my father in that incident?"

Lin Qinghuan looked at Su Yuefei in horror and asked.

"I was just guessing. Later I heard that it was the old woman in the Imperial Concubine's palace who drugged the horse. But we all know that drug can't make horses go crazy, so His Majesty didn't blame her. Later, His Highness and Yi'er wanted to continue investigating, but were stopped by the Duke and Marquis."

Su Yuefei lowered her voice and said.

"Daddy stopped him? Why? He was so badly injured, why didn't he seek the truth?"

Looking back now, Lin Qinghuan felt that the ending of the incident was too hasty, but he never thought that his father was unwilling to continue the investigation.

"I don't know the reason, maybe I'm overthinking it."

Su Yuefei looked at Lin Qinghuan who was frowning in thought and said.

"Dad may have his reasons for doing this. Now that he can enjoy his old age in peace, I think it's good too."

Lin Qinghuan smiled and then said.

"Well, drink the porridge quickly. Yi'er and Lao Liu have been in Cen Yao for some time. They sent a message back saying everything went well."

Su Yuefei said.

When Lin Qinghuan heard this, he looked up and smiled at Su Yuefei, then lowered his head to continue drinking porridge.

After Lin Qinghuan left, Su Yuefei's personal maid was hesitant to speak.

"what happened?"

Su Yuefei asked.

"Why did the Crown Princess mention what happened back then to Princess Changping? What if it implicates..."

The maid asked in confusion.

"The involvement is nothing. Your Highness and the others only wanted to make the Bai family gain some merit. As for the person who wanted to kill the Duke, the Duke tried his best to save him. I just want to know if my guess is correct, and now the one who can give me the answer may be Changping."

Su Yuefei said thoughtfully. Seeing that her master seemed to be thinking about something, the maid stopped talking.

The Xiao family's carriage was still on its way back.

"I'll go back home later and look for my big brother first."

Lin Qinghuan said to Chuxia.

Ning Xiaoqi was in the yard watching the two-year-old Bao'er playing cricket fighting with the servants.

"Princess, Princess Changping is here."

The housekeeper came running over to report, panting.

"Just welcome him in directly, no need for any false formalities."

Ning Xiaoqi rolled her eyes at the old butler, then stood up and spoke.

"How did you come?"

Ning Xiaoqi asked as she looked at Lin Qinghuan who was walking towards her with small steps.

"Xiao Qi, where's big brother?"

Lin Qinghuan hurried forward and asked.

"Who is Xiao Qi?"

Ning Xiaoqi said unhappily as she looked at her sister-in-law who called her by her nickname every day.

"Good sister-in-law, I really have something urgent to do with my big brother."

Lin Qinghuan squatted down and picked up Bao'er, who had thrown away the cricket that was pestering him when he saw him coming, and looked at Ning Xiaoqi anxiously and said.

"Hmph, he's in the study. My brother is also here. I guess they're playing chess."

Ning Xiaoqi pointed towards a place not far away and said.

"Fourth brother is here too. Well, I'll come back another day."

Lin Qinghuan naturally had doubts in his heart, and he didn't want to tell anyone about the attack on Lin Muchang, not even Ning Junze.

"Why, now even my royal brother has become someone who is not easy to talk to?"

Ning Xiaoqi looked at Lin Qinghuan's mysterious look and was about to join in the fun, but she didn't expect that she still had some concerns, so she said unhappily.

"No, it just seems like it would disturb their fun. The bruises on your face haven't healed yet."

Lin Qinghuan explained, and saw that the wound on Ning Xiaoqi's delicate face had not yet healed.

"Humph, Tao Baiwan is not much better."

Ning Xiaoqi touched his face and then spoke again.

"It's all my fault..."

Lin Qinghuan lowered his head and blamed himself.

"Stop it. It's been half a month. Every time you come here, you have to tell me that I've already told you that I wanted to beat her up a long time ago. Even if you weren't here, we would still do this."

Ning Xiaoqi waved at the woman and spoke again.

"Good sister-in-law, I'll go back first."

Lin Qinghuan looked at Ning Xiaoqi's serious expression, and felt warm in his heart, and then said.

"Don't be in such a hurry to leave. Your elder brother said this morning that he wanted to see you. Now that you're here, come with me to find him. As for your concerns, we can discuss them later."

Ning Xiaoqi said.

Lin Qinghuan nodded, put Bao'er down and handed him to the wet nurse, then went to the study with Ning Xiaoqi.