A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Lin Qinghuan looked at Xiao Qianwen's husband, the young master of Duke Shen's Mansion, who had just left Jiumengju. A while later, Lin Qingwan also came out with her hair done up. She quickly pulled the two maids to sit down.

"Isn't this my uncle?"

Yun Xiang, who was standing next to Lin Qinghuan, looked at Lin Qinghuan in surprise. Then he thought carefully about the servant standing downstairs, and it seemed that he was the one who followed Young Master Shen every day.

"Why is he here to listen to music? Shouldn't he go to the Music Hall?"

Lin Qinghuan murmured in confusion, especially when he saw Lin Qingwan's hair was a little messy, and he felt a little panicked.

Yun Xiang and Chu Xia sat on either side of Lin Qinghuan, feeling a little overwhelmed, not knowing what to say.

"Just pretend you didn't see what happened today."

Lin Qinghuan still explained to the two girls with some embarrassment.

Chuxia and Yunxiang nodded sensibly, and the three of them fell silent. Lin Qinghuan kept frowning and felt uneasy.

"Huan'er, why are you here today?"

Lin Qingwan was brought by Mumian to "Listening to the Night Rain" to find Lin Qinghuan.

"I had nothing to do so I came here to see if I could help Third Sister. I never expected that I would end up sitting there enjoying myself and listening to music for hours."

Seeing that Lin Qingwan had changed her clothes and came over, Lin Qinghuan stood up and said.

"It's not busy. There aren't many people visiting the music studio these days. It's just a few regular customers who are responsible for it. The musicians are all very good and have high attainments, so it's really worry-free."

The Jiaoyuefang and Yueyinfang are similar in that they both use art to entertain people, but those who come here are all elegant people who love music. The musicians are well-dressed and do not use their beauty to seduce people. They are all girls from decent families.

The Da Sheng Dynasty was a very open dynasty. Women could engage in business and medicine, especially in the prosperous Jinhan City. There were only unexpected talents, and nothing was impossible for ordinary people. There were many talented people. After all, nothing surprised Lin Qinghuan more than the fact that the sword craftsman was a woman.

"That's good. It saves me from thinking about it every day and feeling bad."

Lin Qinghuan stretched out his arm and poured a cup of tea for Lin Qingwan, then watched as two more musicians entered the doorway. They lowered their heads, holding their favorite instruments, and walked behind the bead curtain, then sat down.

"Huan'er, these two are very good, listen to them."

Lin Qingwan glanced at Mu Man, then looked at her and signaled the two musicians to start playing together.

It was indeed a smooth melody, like flowing clouds and running water, flowing gracefully in Lin Qinghuan's ears. She couldn't help but close her eyes, as if she was suddenly in a quiet valley, or as if dusk was approaching in the water village of Jiangnan, and the fishermen in the boats were singing in the evening and composing the song of the sunset.

When the ensemble ended, Lin Qinghuan couldn't help but clap his hands softly.

"These two sisters are now the mainstays of our music troupe. The one who plays the pipa is Hua Chao, and the one who plays the dongxiao is Huai Xia. Take a closer look at them."

After Lin Qingwan finished speaking, Mumian gestured for the two little girls who looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old to come forward.

"They are actually twins?"

Lin Qinghuan looked at the two of them with some surprise and said that because he and Lin An were twins, he felt very close to them when he saw someone like him, just like the first time he saw the children's paintings and books around Dong Yuange.

"These two girls are very accomplished, but their backgrounds are somewhat difficult."

Lin Qingwan looked at the two twin flowers brought by Mu Man and said to Lin Qinghuan.

"People are born fearlessly. These two sisters will surely become outstanding musicians known to everyone in Jinhan City in the future."

Lin Qinghuan saw the light and determination in the two girls' eyes, so he spoke.

"It's pretty good now. We've started to have to change the tables. Even dignitaries have to follow the rules when they come here. There are many people who come here to admire our reputation."

After Lin Qingwan finished speaking, Muqian took the twin sisters out again. Lin Qinghuan also signaled Chu Xiayun to leave first. After they went out, they closed the door of Ting Yeyu for the Lin sisters.

Lin Qinghuan looked at the twins' backs and suddenly realized that perhaps Young Master Shen had come here because of their reputation. He had just sat down in panic due to overthinking and might not have seen the two sisters behind Lin Qingwan. Thinking of this, he felt a little relieved.

"Huan'er, did Tao Baiwan bully you?"

Seeing that Lin Qinghuan was thinking about something again, Lin Qingwan asked with concern.

"She is now very good at putting on a good front. She is a gentle and virtuous princess. I think my mother-in-law likes her more and more."

Lin Qinghuan looked at her third sister with some grievance and said, then lowered her eyes and continued speaking sadly.

"After all, she can give birth, but I can't."

"Huan'er, the most important thing is that your brother-in-law has you in his heart. Besides, you already have Jian'er. No matter what, he is still the eldest grandson of the Xiao family."

Lin Qingwan looked at Lin Qinghuan, who was looking down and lost, and felt mixed emotions. She then placed her hand on Lin Qinghuan's hand and whispered to comfort him.

"I'm fine, Third Sister. But you, are you still so distant from your brother-in-law? Now that Father and Grandmother are no longer in Jinhan, is Old Madam Wang giving you a hard time again?"

Lin Qinghuan gently held Lin Qingwan's hand and asked. In her eyes, the two of them were a pair of pitiful sisters.

"I'm closer to your brother-in-law than before."

Lin Qingwan took Lin Qinghuan's hand and placed it on her belly, then whispered a few words to Lin Qinghuan.

"What? Really? How long has that been?"

Lin Qinghuan looked at Lin Qingwan excitedly and asked three questions in a row.

"I felt unwell a few days ago, so I consulted a female doctor to check my pulse. Currently, only your brother-in-law and I know about it. I plan to tell my parents-in-law about it after three months."

Lin Qingwan said while touching her belly.

"Sister Wan, I'm so happy for you. You finally figured it out. Grandma and Dad will definitely be happier when they know."

Lin Qinghuan hugged Lin Qingwan gently with tears in her eyes and cried. She was really happy.

"Well, I'll write a letter back to Luo Feng in a few days to inform my grandmother and father about this."

Lin Qingwan picked up the handkerchief and wiped Lin Qinghuan's tears and said.

"Ah, then you should stop toiling away at the Music School. Now is the time when you need to rest in bed."

Lin Qinghuan suddenly remembered and quickly reminded him.

"It's okay. I don't come here every day. Usually, Mu Mian is the one who takes care of things. It just happened that I came here to take a look today."

Lin Qingwan said.

"Now that Hua Chao and Huai Xia are here, it's icing on the cake. If we're short on manpower, I can ask Sister Zi Yan for help."

After Lin Qinghuan finished speaking, Lin Qingwan nodded, and then said.

"She's a formidable woman. If the Music School needs anything later, we'll really need her guidance."

Ever since Lin Qingwan learned that Xiao Yi had handed over such a large Le Yin Fang to Zi Yan, she has looked at her with admiration.

"Leave it to me. Sister Zi Yan and I are very close."

After sending Lin Qinghuan out of the Music Academy, Lin Qingwan returned to her own warm resting room in the backyard. Shen Xin had been sitting there for quite a while.

"gone?"

Shen Xin reached out and helped Lin Qingwan sit in his arms, and asked again.

"Well, I didn't expect the fifth sister to visit suddenly."

Lin Qingwan adjusted the hairpin on her bun and then looked at her makeup in the bronze mirror on the table.

Shen Xin placed his hand on Lin Qingwan's belly, gently stroking it back and forth.

"Look at what you've done. Fortunately, Wang Xing believed it. Now he coaxes me every day and doesn't even go to the concubine's room."

Lin Qingwan frowned and said that in order to give the child to her husband, she had to suppress her nausea and take the initiative to get along with him. She felt a little nauseous when she thought about it.

He quickly picked up the handkerchief and covered his mouth.

"Feeling bad again?"

Shen Xin asked with concern.

"Ah."

In Luoyi Pavilion, Xiao Yi had already been flipping through the medical books in front of him on Lin Qinghuan's couch. He never thought that his silly wife had started to study these books.

Lin Qinghuan walked into the house with a smile on his face, and told Yun Xiangchuxia not to come and serve him and to stay for a while.

When Lu Hua heard Lin Qinghuan coming back, she was about to go over and tell him that the eldest master had returned, but was stopped by Yun Xiang.

"No need to wait, the young lady wants to read a book for a while."

"Oh."

Luhua thought about it, then foolishly followed her two sisters back to the outer courtyard.

Lin Qinghuan walked straight to the dressing table behind the screen, lowered her head and took off the earrings and bracelets on her ears, while talking to herself.

"Now that Sister Wan is pregnant, Daddy and Grandma will definitely be happy when they know about this. It's great."

After that, he started laughing alone again.

Xiao Yi watched Lin Qinghuan muttering to herself and then smiling foolishly at the bracelet in her hand, so he kept looking at her back out of curiosity, and then he realized that this silly woman didn't seem to see him again.

Xiao Yi lowered his head to look at the book in his hand, pretending to cough lightly to remind the woman who was laughing foolishly alone.

When Lin Qinghuan heard the voice, he looked up and saw Xiao Yi sitting on the soft couch in the bronze mirror, reading a book seriously, so he stood up and walked over.

"My dear, when did you come here?"

Lin Qinghuan asked.

"I was so focused on reading that I didn't notice you were back."

Xiao Yi said in feigned surprise.

Lin Qinghuan took a closer look and realized that Xiao Yi was holding the medical book that she had been reading these days, and her face turned red.

“This book I…”

"Why are you interested in medical books? The handwriting on the annotations looks like Wen'er's."

When Xiao Yi was flipping through the medical book, his heart was in turmoil. He only calmed down when he saw that it was Xiao Qianwen's handwriting.

"To gain some knowledge."

Lin Qinghuan replied somewhat embarrassedly.

Xiao Yi put down the book, reached out to Lin Qinghuan again, and gently pulled her into his arms to lie down.

"Where did you go to kill time today?"

Xiao Yi looked at the woman in his arms and asked gently.

Lin Qinghuan lay in Xiao Yi's arms, and the two of them lay lazily on the soft couch. Chuxia and Yunxiang considerately laid a mat on the couch. Night had fallen, and stars twinkled in the night sky.

Lin Qinghuan was wearing a light pink dress with a snow-white gauze over it. Her hair was combed into a simple bun with a jade hairpin inserted in it. She had light makeup on her face and a bright and gentle smile.

The woman smiled and happily told her husband about her experience of the day.

"Today, I went to the Music Hall to listen to some music."

Lin Qinghuan took a sip of tea and continued.

"The music in my and my third sister's music hall is so beautiful and melodious that it makes people intoxicated. The musicians' skills are not inferior to those of your music hall at all."

Xiao Yi was wearing a green gown and looked at her with a smile, his eyes full of love and tenderness.

He stroked her hair gently and said, "Really? What music did you listen to?"

Lin Qinghuan said with a smile: "I listened to a lot, including "Butterfly in Love with Flowers", "Intoxicated by the World", "Drunk in the Breeze", and a particularly nice song "Fisherman's Tune".

Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Well, these songs are all famous songs. Which one do you like?"

Lin Qinghuan thought for a moment and said, "My favorite is 'Fisherman's Tune'. That song is so melodious and beautiful, it makes you feel as if you are in the water villages of the south of the Yangtze River, watching the fishermen sailing their boats in the sunset, singing as they return home."

Xiao Yi also smiled and said, "I like this song too. It makes people feel peaceful and warm."

Lin Qinghuan added, "A pair of twin sisters have arrived from the Music Academy. One is called Hua Chao, the other Huai Xia. One plays the pipa, the other the dongxiao. Their performance is so magical that I was completely mesmerized. Especially their duet of 'Fisherman's Tune', which is simply heavenly music. My third sister said that the twin sisters have already started to turn the tables."

Xiao Yi gently pinched her cheek and said, "If there is a chance in the future, I will take you to the water town and fishing capital so that you can experience life there firsthand."

Lin Qinghuan clapped his hands happily and said, "Okay, okay, I've always wanted to visit a place like this."

The two smiled at each other, their eyes filled with beautiful visions of the future.

Xiao Yi looked down at Lin Qinghuan's beautiful face and her plump and rosy lips. He couldn't help but hold the woman's head and kiss her. Lin Qinghuan closed her eyes and put her arms around Xiao Yi's neck. The woman's gauze dress was also taken off, revealing her tender and soft shoulders. Her slender arms hugged the man's arms tightly.

"Huan'er, I love you."

The clouds and rain in Wushan are hazy, and I feel tipsy and drunk; in the starry night under the moon and in front of flowers, I feel like a fairy and making love with a phoenix.