A life of ups and downs is pure joy

"Huan'er, come back to Qingbo Courtyard with me?"

Xiao Yi hugged Lin Qinghuan but he couldn't feel her responding to him as before.

"Luoyi Pavilion is my courtyard. Now you really have two wives in this mansion, so I won't go back to Qingbo Courtyard. I don't feel well tonight, so you should go back and rest."

Lin Qinghuan broke free from Xiao Yi's embrace and said.

"Huan'er, do you still want to push your husband away?"

Xiao Yi looked at Lin Qinghuan a little panicked and asked.

"I'm not pushing you away today. I just feel that we should both be quiet for a while. I also need to think carefully about how to be a half-young lady in this mansion in the future."

Lin Qinghuan said.

"I've already said that you are the only young lady, how come you are half of her?"

Xiao Yi said helplessly.

Yunxiang, Chuxia and Dayuan were sitting happily in the yard admiring the moon and chatting, but they saw Xiao Yi walking out of the inner room of Luoyi Pavilion with a gloomy face and heading straight for the outer courtyard. Dayuan jumped up and hurriedly chased after him, and kept looking back in confusion at Chuxia and Yunxiang who were also puzzled.

"Miss, why didn't you keep your uncle?"

Chuxia went forward to help Lin Qinghuan wash up, and couldn't help but ask.

"What's the point of keeping him here?"

Lin Qinghuan thought about how she had cried every night for the past month. All she could think of was the scene of Tao Baiwan and Xiao Yi holding hands at the gate of the mansion, and Xiao Yi slamming the door and leaving.

"Miss, hasn't your uncle come to you to show his affection?"

Chuxia knew that Lin Qinghuan had a very stubborn temper. It would be fine if the two of them just quarreled on ordinary days, but now there was a powerful master living in Iris Pavilion. If her daughter did not give her son-in-law a way out, she was afraid that their relationship would really become estranged over time.

"Chu Xia, I guess he must have known the whole story today, so he came looking for me. But he has ignored me for a whole month. Now that he has really bowed his head, should I forgive him? If we continue to have a rift because of the people in Iris Pavilion in the future, should I forgive him or continue to be angry?"

Lin Qinghuan put down the comb in her hand and asked back.

"I don't understand these things. I only know that the eldest princess is capable. She was able to bring my son-in-law back safely from the cannibalistic palace. I'm scared... I'm scared..."

Chu Xia hesitated to speak.

"She's afraid I won't be able to win against her. If I don't soften up a little with my husband, she'll be the one calling the shots in the Xiao Mansion in the future, right?"

Lin Qinghuan asked.

"Miss, now the general and the second young master are not in Jinhan. If you are bullied, Chu Xia will feel really distressed."

Chuxia knelt down and said crying.

"I can't rely on my father and An Cai's protection all my life. Let me think carefully about what to do in this mansion in the future."

Lin Qinghuan helped her personal maid up, wiped her tears and said.

"Girl, I won't leave. Let Chu Xia stay with you forever."

Chu Xia said as she looked at Lin Qinghuan with tears in her eyes.

"Silly girl, I always have to take care of my life by myself, not to mention that I have Jian'er now. After all, he is the eldest son of the Xiao family. With him around, are you still afraid that I will be bullied?"

Lin Qinghuan spoke again.

"girl…"

Xiao Yi walked to the gate of Qingbo Courtyard with a cold face and paused for a while. Da Yuan followed behind him and also stopped, looking at him at a loss.

"Sir, where are we going tonight?"

Da Yuan asked tentatively.

"Go to Chenyuyuan."

After Xiao Yi finished speaking, he walked south, and Da Yuan trotted after him.

In the Iris Pavilion, Tao Baiwan sat in front of a bronze mirror playing with the golden hairpin in his hand, and the maid Kui'er walked in with small steps.

"Brother Yi stayed?"

Tao Baiwan turned around and asked.

Kui'er smiled happily, "Princess, the master left Luoyi Pavilion with a dark face and then went to Chenyu Courtyard."

"I said Changping's personality is not suitable for Brother Yi. She is too stubborn. Go and tell the kitchen to make a bowl of noodles for Brother Yi. He hasn't even had dinner yet."

Tao Baiwan smiled slightly, gently put down the golden hairpin in his hand, and then gave instructions.

Xiao Yi sat in the inner room of Chen Yu Courtyard, thinking about Lin Qinghuan's cold face and the behavior of pushing him away. His brows unconsciously became tighter and tighter. He didn't know what to do. He knew that the only person he loved deeply was this woman, but he kept hurting her. However, Tao Baiwan also had special feelings for him, and she even risked her life to shield him.

"The eldest princess."

Da Yuan, who was sitting on the corridor admiring the moon, saw Tao Baiwan walk in, followed by a maid holding a food box.

"Where's Brother Yi?"

Tao Baiwan asked.

"The eldest son is inside."

Da Yuan said with some disappointment when he saw that the person coming was Tao Baiwan, and kept looking at the archway of the inner courtyard, hoping that the young lady would show up.

"Kui'er, bring out some food."

After giving the order, Tao Baiwan took another food box, opened the door and walked in.

Dayuan watched Kuier take out a bowl of noodles from the lunch box and hand it to him.

"Brother Dayuan, you haven't had dinner yet, right? This is something the princess specifically ordered."

Da Yuan hesitated to reach out his hand. If Yun knew that he had eaten the noodles made by Iris Pavilion, he would definitely ignore him. So he simply waved his hand.

"I've eaten. There seems to be some movement in the outer courtyard. I'll go check it out."

After Da Yuan finished speaking, he ran away, leaving Kui'er holding a bowl of noodles in front of him and sighing for a long time. Then she could only put the noodles back into the food box and stand there guarding the door.

"Brother Yi, did you quarrel with Sister Changping again?"

Tao Baiwan gently placed the dishes in the lunch box on the table, then sat next to Xiao Yi and asked gently.

"No, why are you here so late?"

Xiao Yi asked.

"I heard you didn't even have dinner, so I just made something. Wanwan's cooking might not be tasty, so Brother Yi, just have a couple of bites."

Tao Baiwan obediently took the bowl and chopsticks for Xiao Yi and said.

"That's all servants' work. Why do you have to do it yourself? I'm not hungry."

Xiao Yi glanced at Tao Baiwan's pitiful appearance and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Cooking for Brother Yi makes him happy every night. Even if he's not hungry, he'll still try some. Why should I work so hard for nothing?"

Tao Baiwan reached out and picked up some dishes for Xiao Yi, and handed them to him personally. Xiao Yi had no choice but to take it, tasted a few bites, and then put down his bowl and chopsticks.

"Wanwan knows that her cooking is definitely not as delicious as the one cooked by Sister Changping. Brother Yi has lost weight in the past month. Wanwan is really disappointing. She can't even make a meal that pleases Brother Yi."

Tao Baiwan glanced at the placed dishes and chopsticks, then spoke in a low voice with a look of loss.

"No, Wanwan, I know your intentions, but from now on, just let the servants handle this kind of thing."

Xiao Yi looked at Tao Baiwan's disappointed expression and felt that he was indeed a little sorry for her, so he said again.

"I still remember Brother Yi once said that if Wanwan cooked the food herself, she would eat it all up, no matter whether it was delicious or not. Brother, have you forgotten?"

Tao Baiwan asked Xiao Yi with drooping eyes and looking at him aggrievedly.

"Wanwan, those were just childhood words. Besides, your status is not suitable for working in the kitchen. If His Majesty knew..."

Before Xiao Yi finished speaking, Tao Baiwan interrupted.

"Brother Yi, are you still blaming Wanwan's nanny for complaining to uncle? I'll have the nanny return to father tomorrow, and I won't have any more nosy servants in the future."

Tao Baiwan finished speaking, tears of grievance streaming down her face, "Don't let Brother Yi treat me like a hot potato, be afraid of me."

"Wanwan, that's not what I meant. Stop crying, I'll eat it."

When Xiao Yi saw Tao Baiwan crying, he felt even more guilty, so he picked up his bowl and chopsticks and started eating.

At the gate of Chenyu Courtyard, Bai Zhi saw Da Yuan wandering around the gate from afar, and knew that Xiao Yi was staying there again, so she turned around and went back to Grandmother Xiao's yard.

It was quiet in Luoyi Pavilion. After Jian'er fell asleep, Lin Qinghuan blew out the candle and went to bed early because he was physically and mentally exhausted. Only Chuxia kept tossing and turning and couldn't fall asleep.

"Yun Xiang, are you asleep?"

Chuxia pulled aside the bed curtain and called softly.

"Chuxia, what's wrong?"

Yun Xiang was feeling very sleepy and responded in a low murmur.

"Do you have any way to reconcile the girl and her husband?"

Chuxia simply got out of bed and ran to Yunxiang's bed and sat down and asked.

"There's nothing we can do. The young lady is stubborn, and the eldest master has cruelly confined her to her quarters for a whole month. She definitely won't forgive him just like that."

When Yunxiang opened his eyes, he saw Chuxia, who had lit the candle again, sitting next to him.

"Then what should we do? Our girl has never suffered such grievances since she was a child. If it were in the past, I wouldn't be anxious, but now there is a master in the mansion, and the eldest master treats her differently, I am really anxious."

Chu Xia said anxiously, and became even more anxious when she thought that she had not much time left to accompany Lin Qinghuan.

"Don't worry, Da Yuan is watching us. If anything happens, he will tell us the first time."

Yun Xiang said this with great confidence. After all, he and Da Yuan grew up together and they had served the eldest young master together for many years, so he trusted him very much.

"Yun Xiang, I won't be around the girl anymore. Li Xue will come over to take care of her. Please take care of her more. I really can't bear to leave my girl behind."

Chu Xia continued.

"Chu Xia, don't worry, I will serve the young lady well and accompany her. Besides, Sister Hong Qi is here, so no one can bully the young lady. You have been reminding me of this for several months."

Yunxiang said while holding Chuxia's hand.

"I'm still worried..."

Chu Xia said with a frown.

"Go to sleep, Chuxia. You have to get up and serve the young lady tomorrow."

Yun Xiang patted Chu Xia's face and said with a smile.