A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Tailai Villa is located in a quiet place on the outskirts of Tokyo, surrounded by green trees and very private.

Ning Sijue and the others got off the carriage happily, their faces filled with joy. They had finally completed an important task, and the heavy stone in their hearts had finally fallen to the ground.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw a red figure floating down from the roof as lightly as a bird.

"Sister Hongqi, look what this is!"

Xiao Qiannan shouted excitedly, while raising the token in his hand high, and then threw it hard. The token drew an arc in the air and flew towards Hong Qi accurately.

Hong Qi reached out to take the token and examined it carefully. She saw that the token was golden in color and engraved with exquisite patterns, clearly no ordinary item.

"Oh, look how proud you are. You haven't stopped all the way."

Xiao Fan looked at his sister's arrogant and cheerful expression and couldn't help but laugh and scold her. However, his eyes were full of doting. After all, this was the first time he had seen his sister so relaxed and happy.

Xiao Qiannan didn't care about her brother's teasing. She was still immersed in the joy of having the token. "Hmph, Second Brother, tell me, with this token, I can go to the palace to find him at any time, and no one will dare to stop me, not even that androgynous prince!"

As he said this, he deliberately made a face at Xiao Fan.

"Nan'er, watch your words."

Ning Sijue on the side quickly scolded her, but the corners of his mouth rose slightly, obviously he was also infected by Xiao Qiannan's innocence.

"Sixth brother, I feel like you've become overly cautious since you entered the Great Yan territory! You're no longer the carefree, uninhibited, and suave Sixth Prince you once were!"

Xiao Qiannan grumbled and glared at the man beside her with a coquettish look.

Ning Sijue frowned slightly and said solemnly, "This is a matter of great importance, so we have to be careful and cautious."

At this time, Hong Qi on the side also echoed in a low voice.

"The Sixth Prince is absolutely right, Madam. Walls have ears. The Tailai Villa is under strict surveillance by two mysterious forces!"

Hearing this, Xiao Qiannan was shocked. She quickly covered her mouth with her hand and looked around vigilantly with her beautiful eyes, fearing that any movement would attract other people's attention.

After a long while, she finally calmed down a little and asked in a trembling voice, "Two forces? What are their origins?"

Hong Qi shook her head and replied.

"I don't know. A new force arrived yesterday."

Before he finished speaking, Ning Sijue quickly winked at everyone, indicating that they should go back to the house for the time being and discuss the matter later. The group quickened their pace and walked towards the main hall.

Jia Xu, who was walking in front, seemed a little anxious. He took two steps at a time to the table. Without saying a word, he grabbed a teacup, tilted his head back and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, making a "gurgling" sound.

Seeing this, Lin Mo, who was following behind, couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"

"Oh my! We're finally back safely! Seeing that snake-woman poison doctor at the banquet gave me such a fright! The thought of having to travel ten days with her to Yinan soon, and seeing her cold face every day, is terrifying!"

Jia Xu said, patting his chest with lingering fear.

Xiao Qiannan, standing aside, looked at Jia Xu with a puzzled expression and asked curiously, "Brother-in-law, you're not usually a timid person. Why are you so afraid of that woman from a foreign land?"

Hearing this, Lin Mo, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but laugh helplessly. She shook her head and said, "I was so scared by the trip to Yinan that year that he almost lost his soul there!"

As he spoke, Lin Mo picked up the teapot and filled the cup in front of Jia Xu with hot tea.

At this moment, Xiao Qiannan seemed to recall something and chimed in, "Yeah, that poison doctor is really scary! Especially that red snake on her body. It's always spitting out its tongue, so spooky. It feels like it's going to pounce on me and bite me at any moment!"

After saying this, she shuddered unconsciously.

Lin Mo nodded and continued, "The Chilian family has been dependent on the Great Yan royal family for survival since ancient times. However, their skills in using poison, making poison, and detoxifying are truly unparalleled in the world, and can be called the best in the world!"

"Sister Mo, are you saying that the people who poisoned Big Brother were also from the Chilian family?"

Xiao Qiannan yelled angrily, her pretty face flushed slightly with anger.

Lin Mo, who was standing aside, shook his head slightly, frowned slightly, and seemed to be thinking about something.

After a while, she slowly spoke, "Based on my deduction, this incident is probably not the work of the Chilian family. You know, the Chilian family has always only followed the orders of the Great Yan Imperial Family. Through my observation and understanding over the past few days, I think it is unlikely that they are the mastermind behind this incident."

Hearing this, Xiao Fan couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "If that's the case, then who did this poison? And didn't you say before that only the Chilian family knew how to use this poison?"

At this moment, Ning Sijue, who had been silent the entire time, suddenly spoke up: "Lin Mo is absolutely right. Everyone, don't forget, there's a queen from the Exotic Divine Continent in our Dasheng Palace. According to the information I have, the Chibei family from the Exotic Divine Continent is a branch of the Imperial Concubine's family."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, especially Jia Xu. He widened his eyes and asked, "The Chibei family? What on earth is that?"

Ning Sijue paused for a moment, then explained, "The Chilian family is renowned for their skill in wielding venomous snakes, while the Chibei family specializes in controlling venomous spiders. The hidden relationship between these two families is complex, and I know very little about the specifics."

As soon as he heard the mention of snakes and spiders, Jia Xu's face instantly looked like he was wearing a mask of pain, with an expression of disgust that was difficult to conceal, as if those creepy creatures were right in front of him.

He was seen waving his hands frantically and shouting, "Oh my! Stop it! I really can't stand hearing any of this!"

When Lin Mo saw Jia Xu's expression, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

But then she sighed deeply, dragged her heavy feet, sat down slowly, and asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"Tell me, why is it that the princess looks and sounds so similar to Huan'er?"

Xiao Qiannan also sat down next to Lin Mo and echoed in an unusually firm tone.

"That's right! When she first started talking, even I was really scared! The voice was exactly like my eldest sister-in-law's, but then I quickly became very sure that she couldn't be my eldest sister-in-law."

Seeing Xiao Qiannan speak so confidently, Ning Sijue couldn't help but ask curiously, "Oh? Then why are you so sure?"

You have to know that at this moment, the moment the woman opened her mouth, his own thoughts were like a tangled mess, entangled and he couldn't make sense of it at all.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qiannan answered without hesitation.

"Think about it carefully. How can my sister-in-law be as smart and clever as the princess? She can calculate accurately and quickly, but my sister-in-law is not that good."

Xiao Qiannan had been studying at the best school in Jinhan since she was a child. Her knowledge and arithmetic skills were considered outstanding among the ladies of noble families. Today, when she was calculating the number of days, she unexpectedly made a mistake. However, the woman at the table corrected her immediately. This detail was particularly impressive since no one else paid much attention to it.

After hearing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but glance at Xiao Qiannan helplessly, muttering softly: "Although Huan'er has never been to school, she is not stupid..."

"My eldest brother often complains that my eldest sister-in-law's mind is like a ball of paste, confused and muddled. Furthermore, my eldest sister-in-law seems to have no interest in books. Whenever she picks up a book, she falls asleep within a few moments, as if the words have a hypnotic power."

"On a normal day, when I go to a rouge and powder shop with her, she can't even count the money, even if it's just a few taels of silver. She's completely different from the princess sitting here. I'm only referring to this aspect. In other aspects, she can't compare to my eldest sister-in-law in the slightest."

Xiao Qiannan recalled every detail of her past time with Lin Qinghuan in Jinhan City, her face filled with a cheerful smile as she recounted the events vividly.

Hearing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but frowned slightly and said.

"Huan'er has been ill since childhood, so she has rarely been exposed to arithmetic. She only draws a few times when she's feeling better."

Xiao Qiannan tilted her head and thought for a while, then continued.

"Yes, Sister Mo, think about it, how could my eldest sister-in-law calculate the time so quickly? She even made up a rhyme, something like 'one, three, five, seven, nine', but I can't remember the details."

Lin Mo paused for a moment, then slowly spoke, "Based on this alone, it's difficult to determine whether she is Huan'er. But if I could personally take her pulse, I'm sure the truth would be revealed."

Hearing this, Ning Sijue's eyes flashed with excitement.

The most important reason for his visit was to find the woman who had been haunting him. Now that he heard that there was hope of confirming her identity, he became even more impatient.

"That's easy. Now that we have this, we can go to the palace to pay a visit to the princess. You can find an opportunity to take her pulse."

Xiao Qiannan happily took out the token from her arms and put it on the table.

"This method is feasible. It's late tonight, everyone should rest first and discuss entering the palace tomorrow."

Ning Sijue nodded in agreement.

Lin Mo's gaze involuntarily turned to Hong Qi, who had been standing quietly at the door without saying a word.

Afterwards, when everyone walked out, Lin Mo signaled Jia Xu to go back into the house first, and told him that he had some things to discuss with Hong Qi alone.

After the two returned to the house, Lin Mo was the first to break the silence:

"You were so sure before that she was Huan'er, but why are you so silent now?"

Facing Lin Mo's questioning, Hong Qi slowly raised his head and responded softly:

"The girl's greatest wish is to be able to stay with him forever."

Hearing this, Lin Mo was slightly startled. It took him a while to come back to his senses and asked:

"The 'he' you're talking about is my senior brother?"

However, Hong Qi did not answer the question directly, but nodded silently to indicate his agreement.

Seeing this scene, Lin Mo also fell into a long silence.

After a long time, Lin Mo spoke again, with a hint of doubt and confusion in his voice.

"Hongqi, if she is really Huan'er, then why does she have no memory of us? Even her appearance has changed completely?"

Lin Mo's mind was in a mess. On the one hand, she desperately hoped that the princess-looking woman in front of her was the sister she had been thinking about day and night; on the other hand, she found it hard to accept that Lin Qinghuan had become so unfamiliar.

"A girl is still a girl no matter what she looks like."

Hong Qi replied in a muffled voice, her tone revealing a kind of stubbornness and persistence.

Lin Mo took a deep breath and asked as if he had mustered up all his courage:

"If she really is Huan'er, what would you do?"

This is actually the question she has been asking herself deep in her heart.

Hong Qi raised her head without hesitation and responded with a firm gaze: "Wherever the girl is, there is Hong Qi!"

Then she continued as if talking to herself.

"Huan'er is very happy now, and she is also very happy when riding a horse. I believe no one can bully her anymore. With Gong Heyu protecting her and me, she should be so happy."

After saying these words, Hong Qi paused for a moment, lowered his head slightly and spoke softly.

"Second Miss, you are her dearest sister and the one who knows her best. You naturally know who she wants most. Hong Qi will take her leave first."

After saying that, Hong Qi turned around and slowly walked out of the front hall, leaving Lin Mo standing there alone in a daze, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

After a long while, Lin Mo slowly came back to her senses. She subconsciously reached out and took off the white jade hairpin that Lin Qinghuan had given her many years ago.

She held the jade hairpin tightly, as if she could feel the love her sister had for her in the past.

Lin Mo sat blankly on the stool in the front hall, his thoughts drifting back to the good times he and Lin Qinghuan had spent in Luofeng City...