A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Lin Qinghuan rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked at the pile of new clothes that Chuxia and Shizhu brought over. For a moment, she didn't remember that she was going to see the chrysanthemum exhibition today.

"Sister Mo, this purple dress suits you better." She said to Lin Mo while holding the dress on the early summer wooden tray.

"Girl, don't you like purple the most?" Chu Xia looked at Lin Qinghuan strangely and said.

"Well, but it looks better on Sister Mo. Try it on." Lin Qinghuan obviously found that the workmanship of this dress was more elaborate. She was just a thirteen-year-old girl, while Lin Mo was already sixteen, the most beautiful age. Especially today when flowers are in full bloom, Lin Qinghuan must hope that her second sister can be more attractive.

"Huan'er, I like plain things..." Before Lin Mo could finish, Lin Qinghuan pushed her behind the dressing screen, "Sister Mo, stop nagging. I'll help you choose matching decorations."

Shizhu went in to help Lin Mo change his clothes. Lin Qinghuan and Chuxia quickly opened her mother Zhang Yulan's jewelry box, which was filled with dazzling items. It seemed that Lin Mutang treated Zhang Yulan quite well, and this mistress lived a very luxurious life.

"I didn't expect that after so many years, there is still no dust." Lin Qinghuan exclaimed as he looked at the clean decorations.

"Chuniang has to clean and tidy up every day, so of course this house is as clean as if she has no time to do it." Chuxia said as she looked left and right at a hairpin with a gold hook inlaid with purple agate.

"Who is Chou Niang?" Lin Qinghuan had never heard of this name before and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Chuniang doesn't live in our yard. She lives alone in the small yard next to it." Chuxia said casually.

"No wonder I haven't seen her in such a long time. Who is she?" she asked Chu Xia.

"Chou Niang came from the Zhang family and has been in the mansion for many years. She usually doesn't interact with others and only talks to the Second Mistress. After the Second Mistress passed away, she stayed alone in the Lin Mansion in Kyoto, watching over Su Heju every day." Chu Xia finished speaking and looked at Lin Qinghuan and continued, "I also heard this from my mother. In short, she is a very strange person."

Lin Mo came out wearing a purple long dress embroidered with crabapple patterns. As expected, clothes make the man. She instantly looked like the daughter of a wealthy family.

"Sister Mo, even if the emperor saw you today, he would choose you to be a concubine in public. And with this agate gold hairpin, you will look absolutely stunning." Lin Qinghuan gently inserted the hairpin into Lin Mo's bun, looking at her second sister as if appreciating a work of art.

Lin Mo's face flushed slightly, and he whispered in embarrassment, "Huan'er, don't joke around. If outsiders hear it, I'll die of laughter."

Chu Xia looked at Lin Mo, then at Lin Qinghuan, and said in embarrassment, "The second young lady has already dressed up, like a fairy. Young lady, your hair is still messy, and you haven't chosen any clothes."

"Let's take that one." Lin Qinghuan casually pointed to a light green dress, and Chuxia walked forward to pick it up and help her change clothes.

Shizhu was sorting out the clothes that had been turned out, while Lin Mo was busy boiling the first dose of medicine for Lin Qinghuan today. Ever since the first Buddha Leaf Grass incident at Luo Fenghou Mansion, every dose of medicine for Lin Qinghuan had been taken care of by either Lin Mo, Chu Xia or Li Xue from picking the herbs to boiling them until they entered her stomach. Lin Qinghuan's life was a thousand times better than Su Jin's in her previous life.

Chen Jingshu was not feeling well today as she had her period. Lin Mo prescribed her a uterus-warming medicine, and she fell asleep after taking it. Lin Qinghuan asked the people in the yard to take good care of her, and then went to the main hall of the yard with Lin Mo to meet up with everyone.

"Second sister, you look really good today." Lin Qingyi circled around Lin Mo twice, praising him non-stop. She turned back and glanced at Lin Qinghuan, "Qinghuan, your choice of clothes is a bit casual. How is it different from what you usually wear?"

Lin Qingwan also specially matched a peach-colored long dress today, which made her look like a little princess and very beautiful.

"Today, the two sisters are the ones who are going to win the most face for our Lin family. One is as pretty as a lotus emerging from the water, and the other is as beautiful as a fish sinking into the water and a geese falling to the ground. We are just here to serve as supporting roles, otherwise people might be dazzled when we see them." Lin Qinghuan said mischievously, holding Lin Mo's left hand and Lin Qingwan's right hand.

Lin Qingwan smiled shyly and said, "Huan'er's mouth has become more clever and she knows how to say nice things. Now she loves to make the sisters happy. Even if you were wrapped in plain linen, it couldn't hide your stunning beauty."

"Girls, stop chatting and get going." Aunt Gui twisted her plump body and came over to urge them to set off. She turned back and asked the maid behind her, "Did you get the visiting card? This is the official flower exhibition. You can't enter without a visiting card."

When we got there, we realized that this was no ordinary chrysanthemum exhibition. Only the dignitaries of Kyoto and their families were allowed to enter and admire the chrysanthemums. The entrance was full of soldiers and officers, surrounding the entire garden like a wall. It seemed that there were many important figures inside, and I guess there were also many imperial concubines and nobles.

Lin Qinghuan could clearly feel that Lin Mo was very nervous, and he was sweating slightly while holding her hand. In fact, she was also afraid. After all, this kind of scene was not in Luofeng, but in Jinhan City, Kyoto. Lin Mutang in Luofeng was the local emperor, but it was different here. Who knew what kind of great immortals were in here.

Lin Qingyi, on the other hand, looked heartless. Lin Qingwan looked around as if she was looking for someone. Lin Qinghuan also looked around following her gaze but found nothing. When he met Lin Qingwan's gaze, he clearly felt that there was something strange about her.

It was really strange. These officials and nobles didn't need to wear those damned veils when they met. They were all very open and honest. But think about it, although this was a chrysanthemum exhibition, it was actually a high-end matchmaking conference. The mistresses of each family brought their female relatives and young men to the event. If they were attracted to each other, they would drink tea, chat, and appreciate the flowers together. In this way, the girls of the Lin family were really pitiful. Either their mothers were dead or their mothers were absent. There was not even a leading mistress. And the three sisters were also politely following behind Lin Qinghuan, the daughter of the Hou Mansion, and it made Lin Qinghuan very uncomfortable. She still liked to walk side by side with them, arm in arm, but it was obvious that they all knew the rules and ignored Lin Qinghuan's signals.

"Huan'er, let your aunt see you. You've grown up so much. You look exactly like Yulan when she was a child." Just as she turned her head and winked at Lin Qingyi, a graceful and elegant woman dressed in gold and silver came over with two girls. She took Lin Qinghuan's hand affectionately and started chatting.

"Ah? Uncle, uncle... aunt?" Lin Qinghuan turned around in confusion and looked at the woman in front of him, saying in a panic.

"Why don't you two bow to Sister Huan'er?" The aunt turned around and said to the two girls who looked older than Lin Qinghuan. The two girls looked at each other, smiled and walked forward to bow. Lin Qinghuan didn't know what to do for a moment, so she could only walk forward to help them up.

After chatting for a while, Lin Qinghuan found out that the woman was Zhou Ying, the legal wife of his uncle Zhang Rui, the Minister of War, and the two girls were his two cousins Zhang Xiaolei and Zhang Xiaoyun.

"Huan'er, you came to Kyoto this time and didn't send anyone to tell the mansion. Please come and visit your grandmother more often. The old lady is always thinking about you and your sister." The aunt said this, and Lin Qinghuan knew that he had a grandmother.

"Aunt, Huan'er was weak and has only recently gotten a little better. My eldest brother took pity on her and asked someone to bring her to me from Luofeng. He also asked several sisters at home to take the trouble to accompany her." While chatting with her, Lin Qinghuan took the opportunity to introduce several sisters behind her.

"I've heard that Marquis Lin's daughters are all pretty and graceful. I'm absolutely stunned to see them today. Well, have you promised them?" The aunt looked at Lin Mo and Lin Qingwan, and maybe also glanced at Lin Qingyi, who was even more plain than Lin Qinghuan, and asked.

"No, my pretty sisters are all still unmarried. Daddy and Aunt He live in Yinan all year round. My eldest sister is married and my grandmother is not in good health. There is no one to worry about us sisters. We have survived by taking care of each other and haven't thought about marriage yet." After saying this, Lin Qinghuan felt that they were even more pitiful.

"It's okay. Your aunt will love you from now on. Good children, come here and I will take you to have tea and enjoy the flowers over there." The aunt warmly supported Lin Qinghuan's shoulders and called a group of sisters to go to the most crowded place deep in the yard.