A life of ups and downs is pure joy

"Sister Mo, is there really no medicine in the world that can save Aunt Xue?" Lin Qinghuan asked Lin Mo desperately while pounding the medicine.

"Hey, Huan'er, I won't hide it from you. There used to be a medicine that could work, but it's probably gone from this world now." Lin Mo stopped what he was doing and looked at her.

"What medicine is it? Why is it no longer available?" She became cheerful when she heard there was hope.

"This precious medicinal herb is called dragon fruit flower. The third prince of the Great Yan Kingdom spent a lot of material and financial resources to go to a place called Longsheng Island to find it. His beloved Princess Wei was seriously ill, and the medical divination fairy said that the pills made from the dragon fruit flower could cure the incurable disease, but the method of making the pills and the preparation of the medicine were extremely complicated. At that time, the third prince gave this important task to my grandfather, Guan Yuyi, but my grandfather used up all his life's knowledge and finally failed to make the life-saving pills. Princess Wei still died. The prince destroyed all the dragon fruit flowers in anger. I heard that no dragon fruit flowers have bloomed in the entire Longsheng Island anymore, and my grandfather's family suffered because of this." Lin Mo's eyes were full of sadness when he mentioned this matter.

"This prince has gone too far. Not only did he destroy such precious medicinal herbs for a princess, but he also harmed innocent people. What does this have to do with your maternal grandfather's family?" she said angrily.

"Huan'er, it's a crime for a minister to fail to relieve the king's worries." Lin Mo said helplessly.

"But he is just a prince, not a king. How can he have such great power?" Lin Qinghuan said angrily. It must be a bad prince who caused Lin Mo's mother's miserable life.

"He is a prince, but the young emperor of Dayan has no real power. In fact, he is the one in power in Dayan." Lin Mo fell silent after he finished speaking.

“…” She could only pound the medicine angrily. This was as suffocating as Cao Cao chopping off Hua Tuo.

Back in Lingzhu Garden, Lin Qinghuan was still a little angry. If the Prince of Yan had not destroyed the dragon fruit flower, Aunt Xue could still be saved. However, this dynasty was so big, and maybe there was no dragon fruit flower somewhere. She decided to go find Xiao Yu and return the handkerchief to him.

"I can pound the medicine. When I have nothing to do, I help Sister Mo pick, pound and dry the medicine." Liu Ye looked at Lin Qinghuan helplessly as she snatched the mortar from his hand.

Xiao Yu looked at Lin Qinghuan who was pounding medicine seriously, smiled and waved to Liu Ye. Chu Xia glanced at Liu Ye who looked helpless, and said, "Brother Liu Ye, let me help you dry the medicine over there." After that, the two went to another place in the yard.

While pounding the medicine, Lin Qinghuan secretly looked up at Xiao Yu who was reading a book seriously. Not only was he so beautiful, but his eyes were covered by long eyelashes when he lowered his head to read. But then she thought, I, Lin Qinghuan, am the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's Mansion after all, and I have a good appearance. Why should I peek at him in such a disgusting way? If I want to look, I should just look openly. After saying that, she stopped what she was doing and looked at Xiao Yu with her hands on her chin.

"What's wrong? Are your hands sore?" Xiao Yu closed the book and his handsome eyes met Lin Qinghuan's infatuated face.

"Brother Xiao, aren't you the son of General Xiao? Why are you learning medicine from Doctor Bu?" The legitimate son of the general did not stay in the bustling capital to eat, drink and have fun, but ran off to follow an old man around.

"It's good to study medicine, as it allows you to cure people's illnesses," said Xiao Yu.

"Brother Xiao, you are so handsome and kind-hearted. You are such a good person." Lin Qinghuan said to him with blinking eyes.

"Fifth sister, good-looking is used to describe girls." Xiao Yu said softly.

"Then do you think I'm good-looking?" After saying this, Lin Qinghuan realized that he was almost killing the conversation.

"It looks good." He laughed out loud, then looked at Lin Qinghuan and said seriously. She couldn't help laughing, and suddenly felt very shy. She quickly picked up the scented cup on the table and drank tea to relieve her nervousness.

"Qinghuan, do you know what kind of tree this is in the yard?" Xiao Yu asked, pointing to the Albizia Julibrissin tree in the middle of the yard.

Lin Qinghuan was stunned for a moment. He called me Qinghuan. She looked at the tree he pointed at, which was a Albizia Julibrissin. She hadn't seen it for a long time. She remembered that there were many Albizia Julibrissin trees in the large yard of the orphanage when she was a child.

"I used to like picking its flowers. I picked them all over the yard. The fluffy little flowers looked like fans. Then I moved and never saw this kind of tree again." Lin Qinghuan said infatuatedly while looking at the tree.

After a while, she realized that Xiao Yu hadn't replied. Lin Qinghuan turned around and found that he had been looking at her. "What's wrong, Brother Xiao?"

"It's okay. I remembered a recipe about Albizia Julibrissin that's very suitable for you." After Xiao Yu said that, he picked up the book in his hand and continued reading.

"Have you heard of dragon fruit flower?" Lin Qinghuan asked tentatively.

"I've heard of it, but it no longer exists in this world." Xiao Yu picked up the white jade cup on the table with his slender white fingers and said lightly.

"How can I know it's gone if I don't go looking for it? Brother Xiao, I'm sorry to bother you." Lin Qinghuan got up and left, walking past the Albizia Julibrissin tree. "I can't see the Albizia Julibrissin flowers, and I'm left leaning against the Acacia tree. Naturally, I don't like this tree anymore." She muttered.

Chu Xia returned to Lingzhu Garden angrily. Seeing that her girl was silent and dared not speak all the way, she thought that she had a quarrel with Xiao Yu. Lin Qinghuan was really angry, angry at the man who ruined the dragon fruit flower.

"What did you say?" Lin Qingyi's jaw was almost dislocated in shock.

"Let's not talk about whether there is a Dragon Island in this world. Even if it does, we don't know where it is?" Lin Mo also stepped forward to dissuade him.

"Then I will search from south to north. If I can't find it in one year, I will search in two years." Lin Qinghuan said confidently.

"Huan'er, Aunt Xue's body is in such poor condition now that she might not be able to survive even half a year, let alone a year." Lin Mo looked at Lin Qinghuan sadly and said reluctantly.

"Sister Mo, Aunt Xue was still fine yesterday..." Lin Qinghuan choked up and couldn't lie anymore. Xue Feng was really dying.

"Who harmed Aunt Xue?" Lin Qingyi suddenly spoke.

"Yier said what I wanted to say. What we need to do is to find out the murderer who killed Aunt Xue." Lin Mo stepped forward and supported Lin Qinghuan and said softly.

"Sister Mo, what do you think caused Aunt Xue's miscarriage back then?" Lin Qinghuan suddenly thought of the Buddha leaf grass and wondered if it was done by the same person.

"I feel that either Aunt Xue accidentally drank something similar to a miscarriage medicine, or there are aromatherapy or accessories in her room that can cause miscarriage." Lin Mo paced back and forth thinking.

"But, Aunt Xue was taking care of me at that time. We lived in Lingzhuyuan in Kyoto, not the one we live in now." Lin Qinghuan suddenly realized that there was no evidence.

"Miss, Aunt Xue took care of you in Lingzhu Garden back then. The Lin Mansion in Luofeng City is the old foundation of our ancestors. It was only later that the general was granted the title of marquis and renovated it and renamed the Marquis Mansion. During the years we lived in Kyoto, the sixth young lady was born." Mother Huang came in with some fruit and heard them talking. She quickly told the girls what happened back then.

"Mom Huang, is that true?" Lin Qingyi asked excitedly, grabbing Mom Huang's arm.

"I have lived in the Lin Mansion since I was a girl. Every wife and concubine of the general held their wedding in Luofeng City. This was a rule set by the old man. The Lin Mansion was not as big as it is now when I was a child. Our general is very capable and has brought honor to our family." Mother Huang said with a smile.

"Mother Huang, do you know who was there to help Aunt Xue when she was pregnant with her first child?" Lin Qinghuan asked anxiously.

"Oh, that girl got beaten so badly that her legs were broken, and she was sold off," Mother Huang sighed, then added, "She's such a heartless person. Just beat her to death."

"Ginkgo?" The name flashed through Lin Qinghuan's mind.

"Yes, that's the girl with that name."

“Is she the girl who made me sicker by forgetting to close the window?” she asked.

Mother Huang had a strange expression on her face, then she looked at the Lin sisters and said, "Yes, in the end, the eldest girl beat him with a stick and sold him off."

"Mother Huang, which room did Aunt Xue live in back then?" Lin Mo asked.

"This is the house where Hongqi lives now." Mother Huang said, pointing at Hongqi who was playing with her double swords outside.

"Chuxia, come in quickly. I have to pick some vegetables to make a plate of bamboo shoots and musk deer meat for the three girls at noon." After saying that, he wiped his hands with his apron and walked out with big strides.

"Do you feel like Mother Huang is hiding something?" Lin Mo was very thoughtful and pointed out the details that Lin Qinghuan had noticed.

She nodded in agreement, while Lin Qingyi looked at them both with a puzzled look.

"The house where Aunt Xue lives was once lived in by Ginkgo, Chuxia and Lixue, and now Hongqi lives there too." As he was speaking, Chuxia walked in.

"Chuxia, let me ask you, what is the difference between the furnishings in Hongqi's room and the one where Ginkgo lived back then?" Lin Qinghuan asked.

"Furnishings?" Chu Xia blinked and thought for a while, "Well, it seems that except for the bed and the washstand, everything else has been replaced." Chu Xia said affirmatively.

"Sister Mo, do you think there is something wrong with the bed?" Lin Qinghuan said to Lin Mo.

"Let's go and take a look." After saying that, the three of them got up and went to Hongqi's room. Hongqi, who was playing with a knife in the yard, glanced at the girls and continued to play with the knife.

"The second young master came here because he smelled the fragrance of musk deer meat." The voice of Nanny Zhou came from outside the door, and Lin An, who was eating for free, came again.

By the time Lin Qinghuan and the others returned to the room, Lin An had already cleared away all the cakes and fruits on the table.

"Where did you three go?" Lin Ancai asked.

"I haven't tasted the fruit yet, how come you ate it all?" Lin Qingyi complained while looking at the empty plate.

"Stop hitting me, dear sister. I will go to Dongjiexiang to buy it for you tomorrow." Lin Ancai covered his head to avoid Lin Qingyi's punches and kicks.

Lin Mo pulled Lin Qingyi back, and then Lin An sat across the table from a distance, looking at Lin Qingyi timidly.

Lin Mo checked Hong Qi's room and sniffed everywhere, at the head, foot and under the bed, but found nothing unusual. The three of us were now as clueless as eggplants hit by frost.

"My elder sister will probably be back in five days. Why are you all so listless?" Lin Ancai said to them.

"What about daddy and mom?" Lin Qingyi asked.

"There's no news about when we'll be back. We'll have to wait until my elder sister and brother-in-law come back to know what's going on in Yinan." Lin An replied.

"In the blink of an eye, my elder sister has been married for more than a year. Time flies." Lin Mo murmured softly.

"Big brother, are you never coming back?" Lin Yuzhi went to Kyoto to follow Ning Junze in government affairs. Daddy didn't want him to go to Kyoto. Lin Mutang held military power. The emperor needed him but also would be on guard against him. Now Lin Yuzhi was placed in Kyoto as an official, which was naturally a deliberate move. Ning Junze stayed in the house for two months and probably came here to act as a lobbyist. It was heard that there was a scholar named Li Duo who went with them, and the big brother admired him quite a bit.

"Big brother is ambitious, and going to Kyoto is the best thing for him. If daddy hadn't been interfering all these years, he would have entered the court as an official long ago. I heard that the emperor has always wanted to marry his seventh princess to big brother." Lin Qingyi said, lying on the table, propping up the table with her fingers.

"When can we go to Kyoto to see Big Brother and the legendary Seventh Princess?" Lin Qinghuan asked.

"In early autumn, my elder brother said he would take us to his residence in Kyoto for a short stay and celebrate our birthdays at the same time." Lin Ancai replied.

"I still have some impression of Kyoto. It is more prosperous than Luofeng City. There are all kinds of restaurants, delicious food all over the city, beautiful jewelry, and beautiful women and young men." Lin Qingyi recalled.

"I don't want to go." Lin Qinghuan was worried about Aunt Xue here, and there was also the man in the house behind the Lushen Hall. The last time she went there, she threw a tantrum and left the yard. Now she was too embarrassed to go to him again.

"An Cai, do you remember Ginkgo?" An Cai should have been living with her in Lingzhuyuan at that time.

"Who is Ginkgo?" He looked at Lin Qinghuan with a confused look on his face.

Lin Qinghuan rolled her eyes at him, an unreliable kid with a shorter memory than mine.

"How can we investigate what happened seven or eight years ago? There is no trace at all. I don't know where the only problematic ginkgo has been sold to. We don't even know if he's still alive. Cough cough cough cough." Lin Qinghuan started coughing again in a hurry. He was angry and anxious recently, and his coughing and wheezing started to recur again.

"Huan'er, don't be angry and take care of yourself." Lin Mo and Lin Qingyi stood up anxiously and patted her back. Lin Ancai also looked at his sick sister restlessly.

"Ah, why are you coughing up blood?" Lin Qingyi saw some blood on the handkerchief that Lin Qinghuan used to cover his mouth, and shouted anxiously.

"Huan'er, how do you feel now?" Lin Mo poured a glass of water for Lin Qinghuan and asked her to drink it to relieve her breathing.

"My chest hurts a little and I keep wanting to cough." After saying that, he started coughing uncontrollably again.

"Ancai, go to the Deer God Hall and invite Senior Brother Xiao over." Lin Mo ordered anxiously, and Lin Ancai quickly ran out of the yard.

Hong Qi came in after noticing the commotion in the room. Lin Qinghuan calmed down a bit and waved at her, "It's okay, it's okay."

Lin Mo went out and closed the door of Lin Qinghuan's room, leaving only Lin Qinghuan and Xiao Yu in the room for treatment.

"I'm fine. They are the ones who made a fuss and disturbed you." Lin Qinghuan muttered softly.

Xiao Yu just listened to her pulse quietly and ignored her.

After waiting for a long time, he still didn't speak. Lin Qinghuan felt a little disappointed and a little angry. She wanted to withdraw her arm in anger, but he held her down and she couldn't move.

"Be obedient." His low voice squeezed out from his throat, and in an instant Lin Qinghuan couldn't help crying out of grievance.

"Brother Xiao, I'm sorry. I haven't been able to tell my identity and acted like a spoiled child in front of you these days." Lin Qinghuan spoke intermittently while sobbing.

"Qinghuan, do you really hate the Ronghuanhua that you used to like now?" Xiao Yu wiped the tears from Lin Qinghuan's face with a handkerchief in his hand and asked a question that she didn't understand.

Seeing the tears in his eyes, Lin Qinghuan suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. She didn't understand what he said, but she understood that he and Lin Qinghuan knew each other, and had known each other for a long time, but she just didn't have the memory of them. Lin Qinghuan thought it was a cassia flower, but it was actually their velvet flower. If Xiao Yu knew that the Lin Qinghuan in front of him was a replacement and his Lin Qinghuan was dead, would he still treat her like this?

"Brother Xiao, that was just an angry remark. Huan'er only likes the Rong Huan flower." Lin Qinghuan smiled brightly at him, his eyes full of tenderness. Lin Qinghuan was sure that she liked Xiao Yu, but she felt very uncomfortable.