A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Gong Kou Shi stood quietly on the towering city wall with her hands behind her back, her right hand casually holding an exquisite folding fan.

Her beautiful eyes stared intently below as she saw a richly decorated carriage speeding out of the palace gates and heading north. In a moment, the carriage disappeared from sight.

Immediately afterwards, Gong Kou Shi slowly closed the fan in her hand with an elegant and calm movement.

Then, she turned lightly and walked slowly towards the palace with graceful lotus steps. Each step seemed to carry a unique charm that attracted people's attention.

At the same time, Ning Sijue, who was sitting in the carriage, was not idle either. He raised his hand, gently lifted a corner of the carriage curtain, and looked out.

After confirming that the carriage had safely left the city, his eyes fell on the driver - a woman named Hong Qi, who was not only a martial arts expert, but also had extraordinary hearing.

Seeing this, Ning Sijue nodded with satisfaction, then lowered the curtain and turned to look at the people in the carriage.

At this time, Lin Mo spoke to everyone with a hint of disappointment.

"I just carefully checked Princess Jianing's pulse, and I can be sure that she is definitely not Huan'er."

Having said that, Lin Mo sighed softly and continued to explain.

"I'm very familiar with Huan'er's physical condition. Although this princess looks frail, her pulse indicates that her uterus has not been injured. This means that she is fully capable of bearing offspring. This alone is sufficient proof that she is not my sister."

After saying this, Lin Mo's eyes revealed a loneliness and melancholy that was hard to conceal.

"I didn't expect that after all these years, my second brother still hasn't forgotten her! What on earth does he want to do?"

Xiao Qiannan, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

At this moment, Ning Sijue noticed that the expressions of the two women seemed quite strange. He couldn't help but feel extremely anxious and asked hurriedly.

"What happened?"

Xiao Qiannan just sighed softly and spoke slowly.

"Sixth Brother, do you think 'the voice of song replaces the voice of joy, and the shadow of song resembles the shadow of joy' is interesting?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was bewildered and looked at each other. Even Xiao Fan, who was usually smart and clever, was confused and had no idea what was going on.

"Oh, what's that sound? What's that shadow? Nan'er, what on earth are you talking about? Why can't I understand anything?"

Xiao Fan felt a little confused and asked.

Ning Sijue looked at Xiao Qiannan, who was somewhat out of control of her emotions, and immediately understood the meaning of her words, so he spoke.

"If this allows him to live a normal life again, how can we judge whether it is right or wrong?"

When Xiao Qiannan heard this, she seemed to be unable to suppress her inner excitement any longer and shouted louder.

"But, Second Brother has gone completely crazy! He actually... he actually found a woman with a figure and voice identical to Sister-in-law's. Not only did he make her a princess, but he even gave her the nickname 'Huan'er'! Could it be that Second Brother has truly gone insane?"

Having said that, Xiao Qiannan's emotions slowly stabilized, her eyes gradually turned red, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

"No wonder he hasn't said a word about my sister-in-law's passing these past few days. I was surprised at the time why he didn't seem to feel any pain or sadness at all, and he didn't even show a trace of sadness. Now I think it's because he has already gone crazy and lost his mind!"

Xiao Qiannan bit her lips tightly, trying hard to suppress the rage burning in her heart, but that rage was like a flood that broke through a dam, constantly hitting her heart and making it difficult for her to control herself.

At the same time, tears kept falling from her eyes like beads with broken strings. She sobbed and her body trembled slightly, looking so helpless and fragile.

The thought of her two brothers filled her heart with unbearable pain, as if being gnawed by millions of ants. The death of her eldest sister-in-law had caused her powerful eldest brother to be poisoned and fall into a coma. The second brother was also devastated by the loss of his eldest sister-in-law, and was even desperate enough to seek a replacement to comfort his broken heart.

All this made Xiao Qiannan feel heartbroken, and she was full of sympathy and pity for her brothers and sisters-in-law.

What made her even more unable to let go was that when she heard Lin Mo talk about what the real "Falling Phoenix" meant, she couldn't help but feel deeply powerless for the once pure and beautiful childhood love.

At this time, Xiao Qiannan finally understood her sister-in-law's good intentions. She knew the heart-wrenching grief brought by losing a loved one, so she was willing to sacrifice herself to fulfill her love with An Cai.

However, now that things have come to this, her sister-in-law has passed away, and she will never have the chance to see that gentle, kind and understanding sister-in-law again.

"Sister Mo, my eldest sister-in-law has really left us. Otherwise, why would my second brother be so desperate to find a replacement? From now on, I will never see my eldest sister-in-law's kind smile again, nor hear her warm and caring words... How can I tell An Cai this cruel truth?"

The more Xiao Qiannan spoke, the sadder she became, and she cried even more heartbrokenly.

Her miserable cries echoed in the narrow carriage, like a heavy hammer hitting everyone's heart.

Everyone in the car was silent. They were infected by Xiao Qiannan's sadness, and their hearts were heavy as if a huge stone weighing a thousand pounds was pressing on them.

Even the usually strong Lin Mo lost her former spirit at this moment. She hugged the crying Xiao Qiannan tightly with a dazed look, as if only in this way could they give each other a little comfort.

In the Hehuan Palace, Su Jin was obediently drinking today's medicine, and then gently wiping the remaining medicine stains from the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief.

Although the bitter medicine was difficult for her to swallow, she drank it without hesitation in order to recover as soon as possible.

"I've discovered that medical practitioners love taking people's pulses."

There are few people like you in the world, like the jade tree on the steps of the Yaojie. At this moment, Su Jin looked at the man in front of him who was unparalleled in the world and said.

"So who else took your pulse?"

Gong Heyu moved his fingers away from Su Jin's pulse and asked gently again.

"Do you know that Madam Jia? She's a female doctor. She bandaged my finger today."

"Well, I heard this from Wandong."

Gong Heyu picked up Su Jin's injured hand and examined it carefully, then said.

"But you know, while she was fixing my sleeve, she put her finger on my pulse and listened. I guess that's the way you medical practitioners are used to it."

After Su Jin finished speaking, she couldn't help laughing again. Gong Heyu nodded in understanding. Sure enough, this was the purpose of Lin Mo's trip.

Fortunately, the medicine given to the person in front of him during this period temporarily confused the results of Lin Mo's pulse diagnosis, but he might not be able to fool her next time, because his junior sister was, after all, a disciple of Fairy Tao.

"Are you happy today?"

Gong Heyu asked lovingly.

"Mrs. Jia is very gentle and virtuous, like a sister. And Miss Xiao..."

Su Jin couldn't help but chuckle when he thought of the big face she put in front of him.

"She's really quite spooky."