A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Ning Junze looked thoughtfully at Lin Qinghuan, who had remained silent, and then looked at Lin Yuzhi, who was also preoccupied.

"Didn't you two siblings both say you had something to talk to each other about? Why are you both so silent when you meet?"

Ning Xiaoqi signaled the maid to serve tea and leave, and then looked at the Lin brothers and sisters anxiously.

"Big brother, why are you looking for me?"

Lin Qinghuan broke the silence and looked at Lin Yuzhi and asked.

Lin Yuzhi glanced at Ning Junze, then looked at Lin Qinghuan with some heartache and asked.

"Huan'er, you're a mother now. I know you can handle some things, so I won't hide them from you."

After Lin Yuzhi finished speaking, Ning Junze frowned and looked at him and shook his head.

"This matter has not yet been decided, so let's put it aside for now and let me think of a solution."

Ning Junze said.

"The decision made by His Majesty is difficult to change."

Lin Yuzhi said helplessly, and then looked at Lin Qinghuan.

"Big Brother, Fourth Brother, just tell me what's going on."

Lin Qinghuan looked at the two of them with some confusion and asked curiously.

"I also heard from Mother that the Emperor intends to grant a marriage to Xiao... Xiao Yi. But, Huan'er, don't worry. With Fourth Brother here, I will definitely be able to persuade the Emperor, and there's no way Xiao Yi will agree."

Ning Junze said.

"What the hell? Did she think I didn't beat her hard enough?"

When Ning Xiaoqi heard this, she immediately shouted angrily.

"Stop messing around! Your mother hasn't even given you time to reflect on your mistakes yet, and you're already causing trouble again."

Ning Junze knocked on his grumpy sister's head and said.

"We Lin family members won't be bullied by her all the time, right?"

Ning Xiaoqi said angrily. When she mentioned Tao Baiwan, she became furious.

"Sister-in-law, I'm happy that you're protecting me, but I'd definitely feel bad if you got beaten by Minghui for nothing. Besides, she can't bully me. Please don't get into trouble with her because of me in the future."

Lin Qinghuan smiled, then slowly spoke to Ning Xiaoqi.

Ning Xiaoqi looked at the calm Lin Qinghuan with some confusion.

"I've known for a long time that she's going to marry into the Xiao Mansion. She's been in love with my husband since she was a child, and she's also indebted to him for sacrificing half her life for him, so now I can accept it. Let her marry in, it's not a big deal..." Lin Qinghuan said after thinking for a while.

"Are you crazy? Or did you get hit in the fight that day and hurt your brain, so you're talking nonsense here?"

Ning Xiaoqi reached out and touched Lin Qinghuan's forehead and asked.

"Did the Empress force you to agree, or was it the Xiao family?"

Ning Junze suddenly asked with a gloomy face, and Lin Yuzhi turned to look at him.

"Fourth brother, that's not the case. The Empress has never liked Princess Minghui. This... this is something I requested."

Lin Qinghuan quickly explained.

"I think you're really crazy. Living a peaceful life is too boring. Are you looking for some excitement?"

Ning Xiaoqi looked at Lin Qinghuan in disbelief and said.

"Huan'er, why are you doing this?"

Lin Yuzhi asked.

Lin Qinghuan looked up at the three of them. They didn't know how much Xiao Qiannan liked Lin Ancai, nor did they know that the person her silly brother loved was also this silly girl.

"I have my reasons. Don't ask me. I'll just get along well with her in the mansion from now on. Minghui may be unreasonable, but she knows when to restrain herself. Besides, with you here, she can't bully me."

Lin Qinghuan explained in a panic that now that Lin Ancai and Xiao Qiannan had been together, the secret would be kept to himself.

"you.."

Ning Xiaoqi was about to continue cursing when Ning Junze stopped her with a look.

"Big brother, I came to you today because of this matter. Now that you all know, Huan'er will go back home first."

Lin Qinghuan looked at Ning Junze again. For some reason, he suspected that the person his father wanted to protect might be him, so he found an excuse and said.

Lin Yuzhi had watched Lin Qinghuan grow up since she was a child, and he must have known that she came here for something else, so he simply didn't say it out loud.

"The day after tomorrow I will go back to the mansion to see your fourth sister. I heard from Li Duo that she is about to give birth, and she is very anxious every day now. You two have been close since childhood. If you have time, go back and accompany her."

After Lin Yuzhi finished speaking, Lin Qinghuan nodded. It seemed that her little thoughts could not be hidden from her own brother after all.

As Ning Xiaoqi and Lin Qinghuan left the study, the footsteps became farther and farther away.

"Now even Huan'er has learned to lie."

Ning Junze smiled and said.

"But I can't hide it from your eyes."

Lin Yuzhi rearranged the chessboard and said helplessly.

"But I'm curious. Why do you have to avoid me before you can tell me? I thought about it for a long time. Yitang and I didn't provoke Xiao Huaner when we came in."

Ning Junze laughed.

"Ever since she was little, she's always loved finding lonely places to play with me. Now that you and Xiao'er are here, she's definitely going to be a little more reserved. Look at how red her ears are."

Lin Yuzhi couldn't help laughing when he thought of his sister's ears turning red when she spoke.

"Yuzhi, are you really saying that it wasn't the Empress who forced Huan'er?"

Ning Junze still couldn't believe that Lin Qinghuan would be so stupid as to cause trouble for himself for no reason.

"I'll go back to the mansion the day after tomorrow and ask her clearly so that this girl won't make mistakes in vain. If the Xiao family blames her, I will send her back to Luo Feng and divorce her."

Lin Yuzhi said, Ning Junze nodded in agreement, and the two continued the chess game they had just started.

At the gate of the princess's mansion, Ning Xiaoqi muttered as she watched the Xiao Mansion's carriage slowly moving away.

"I don't know what's wrong with you."

Two days later, Lin Qinghuan sent someone to Bixu Village to pass on the message that he would go back to his mother's home to see his sister today and go to class tomorrow.

Lin Qingyi was walking back and forth in the front hall with her rather large belly, while Lin Qingru was sitting beside her, following her sister's movements all the time.

"Fourth sister, aren't you tired?"

Lin Qingru asked.

"What time is it? Why haven't my brother and sister-in-law come back yet? Didn't Qinghuan say she would be back too?"

Lin Qingyi asked.

"What time is it now? Sister Huan'er likes to sleep in, so she must have arrived before lunch."

Lin Qingru said while eating dried fruits.

"Humph, you little bastard, you're talking bad about your sister now."

When Lin Qinghuan walked to the front yard, he heard Lin Qingru's voice and shouted towards the front hall.

"Sister Huan'er is here."

Lin Qingru jumped up excitedly and ran to the front yard.

"Girl, run slower."

Shuyin hurriedly followed Lin Qingru out and saw Lin Qinghuan happily greeting her.

"Sister Huan'er, Fourth Sister got up early and wandered around."

Lin Qingru let go of her sister's slender waist and then pulled her to the front hall.

"Fourth sister, why are you standing all the time? Your belly is so big, please sit down quickly."

Lin Qinghuan entered the main hall and went forward to help Lin Qingyi sit down.

"Qinghuan, why did you come just now? I've been waiting for you for a long time." Lin Qingyi said unhappily.

"I was wrong, Fourth Sister. I ate too much this morning and drank an extra bowl of porridge. Let me check your stomach."

Lin Qinghuan said apologetically, then reached out and gently touched Lin Qingyi's pregnant belly.

"My second sister said she's more like a girl, but she's not quiet at all. She kicked me last night and woke me up in pain. I don't know what she was doing in there!"

Lin Qingyi said.

"Then I just follow my mother."

After Lin Qinghuan finished speaking, Shuyin also smiled secretly.

"If that's the case, then it would be fun to have her learn spear dancing from me."

Lin Qingyi said with a smile, her double chin showing.

"Sister Hongqi said that Luo Feng wrote to me a few days ago, saying that my mother is on her way to Jinhan and will be here in a few days."

Lin Qinghuan and Lin Qingyi said this while holding hands.

"Well, it's a pity that Daddy isn't coming this time. Grandmother hasn't been feeling well lately. Although Nan'er is taking care of her, Daddy is still a little worried, so he asked Mom to come alone."

After Lin Qingyi finished speaking, Lin Qinghuan's eyes turned red. The old lady who treated her so well had become less and less energetic in the past two years, and she couldn't go and serve her personally. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that she was very unfilial.

"Why are you still crying?"

Lin Qingyi saw that her sister's eyes were red again and asked quickly.

"It's okay, I just miss my grandma."

After Lin Qinghuan finished speaking, she couldn't help but shed tears.

"What happened? When I came in, I saw Huan'er wiping away tears."

Lin Yuzhi's voice came from the door. Ning Xiaoqi walked in side by side with him, and the wet nurse followed behind with Lin Xianyun in her arms.

"Big brother, big sister-in-law, Huan'er misses her grandmother. I didn't bully her."

Lin Qingyi spread her hands helplessly and spoke to the two of them.

Lin Qinghuan was amused by her fourth sister and started laughing again.

The brothers and sisters sat in Tengjing Pavilion and started chatting about family matters. Then Lin Mo and Lin Qingwan also returned home one after another. It was estimated that Lin Yuzhi had sent messages one by one, asking his sisters to come back and join in the fun.

Lin Qinghuan always felt that Lin Qingwan was very busy nowadays. She no longer played the piano and chatted with him every now and then like before. He thought that the music troupe was too busy and he could not help in any way.

As soon as Jia Zhengran arrived, he took his cousin Lin Xianyun out to hunt for treasure, and several servants also followed the two young masters to the backyard.

"Why didn't you bring it to Jian'er? Ran'er keeps talking about missing her brother."

Lin Mo looked around and didn't see the wet nurse and Xiao Xingjian, so he complained.

"I was in such a hurry to leave that I didn't think of taking him with me. I'll go to your house in a few days and ask the two brothers to meet again. Jian'er can't even walk right now, except for drooling and calling for his mother."

Lin Qinghuan said.

"He's only an eight-month-old baby. It would be great if he could walk. Bao'er didn't take his first steps until he was one year and two months old."

Ning Xiaoqi said.

"I thought it was time to go away, and I thought it was because of the suffering in my stomach."

After all, it was Lin Qinghuan's first time as a mother, so she was a little confused.

"Jane is in good health, so don't think too much about it."

Lin Mo said.

"Third sister, Ran'er is three years old, Bao'er is two years old, and even Jian'er is almost one year old. Why is there still no movement in your belly?"

Ning Xiaoqi suddenly looked at Lin Qingwan and asked.

"Huh? I...I'm not in a hurry."

Lin Qingwan really didn't expect Ning Xiaoqi to ask so directly. She became a little flustered for a moment, then lowered her head and spoke in a low voice.

"Mo'er, we are all sisters. If you have nothing to do, please check your third sister's pulse. It's not a big deal if she doesn't have a pulse."

Ning Xiaoqi continued to speak to herself.

"I understand, sister-in-law."

Lin Mo noticed Lin Qingwan's embarrassment and quickly responded.

"Your eldest brother is usually quite busy with official duties, and he often tells me to pay more attention to you sisters. From now on, you should come back to the mansion every 20th day of the month to ensure that our sisterhood doesn't become distant. Besides, Ru'er is still young and lives alone in the mansion. She will miss her sisters too."

Ning Xiaoqi was now sitting in the seat of honor, feeling like the eldest sister-in-law, so she straightened up and continued speaking.

The five Lin sisters looked at each other, then looked at the serious Ning Xiaoqi, and all smiled and nodded.

After lunch, Lin Mo and Ning Xiaoqi took Jia Zhengran and Baoer Lin Xianyun to the backyard to continue playing. Lin Qingyi dragged her heavy body back to the yard to rest. Lin Qingwan said that the music hall was busy, so she left first. Lin Qinghuan and Lin Qingru followed Lin Yuzhi obediently to the study. After testing Lin Qingru's knowledge, Lin Yuzhi asked the little sister to go find his sister-in-law, leaving Lin Qinghuan alone to sit beside him and grind for him.

"Go ahead."

Lin Yuzhi looked up at Lin Qinghuan and said.