A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Xiao Yi and Lin Qinghuan stepped forward to pay their respects, then helped Liu Ji sit down.

"Yier, I didn't expect you to be here too." Liu Ji originally thought that the young couple had a quarrel, so she came to see whether it was true or not. After all, she heard that Yier had even fought. Now seeing the medicine on the table, it seemed to be true, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

"Mother, what's the matter with you coming here?" Liu Ji's courtyard and Luoyi Pavilion were located in the south and north of the Xiao Mansion, and were far apart. Xiao Yi asked curiously.

"Tomorrow is General Lin's birthday banquet. I have also prepared some birthday gifts and would like Huan'er to take a look at them." Liu Ji was embarrassed to say that she came to see the daughter-in-law who was beaten by her son, so she found an excuse and said.

"Thank you for your concern, mother." Lin Qinghuan said in a low voice.

Liu Ji saw that the pitiful face was still a little red and swollen, and then looked at her good son. Although he was a little cold, he was still very elegant. She really couldn't understand why he would hit someone.

"Are you used to living in Luoyi Pavilion, Huan'er? If the servants can't serve you well, I will arrange some capable ones to come here." Liu Ji asked with concern.

"They are all very caring, so there is no need to trouble them anymore." Lin Qinghuan said.

"I'm relieved that you've gotten used to living here. Yi'er, stay with Huan'er and come to mother's yard later. I have something to tell you." After Liu Ji finished speaking, she stretched out her arms. Liu Rong came over to help her up, and Xiao Yi and Lin Qinghuan also stood up together.

"I'm a little sleepy. Could you please see my mother off for me?" Lin Qinghuan wanted to see the guest off together when he saw him like that.

Xiao Yi glanced at her, then told Yun Xiang to take good care of her, and helped Liu Ji out of Luoyi Pavilion.

"Young Madam..." Yun Xiang hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong with you? Just say it if you have anything to say." Lin Qinghuan saw that the girl had something on her mind.

"Young Madam, why are you chasing the eldest young master away?" Yun Xiang asked in confusion.

"He has done what he should do. It will be awkward for both of us to stay here. If I tell him, he will have an excuse to leave." Lin Qinghuan said casually. She was so tired. Now she finally understood why couples must be consensual. Otherwise, it would be awkward for the two of them to be speechless facing each other.

"Young Madam, the eldest son..."

"Yun Xiang, I'm a little sleepy." Lin Qinghuan said.

"Young Madam, please eat something." Yun Xiang said.

"I'm not hungry." After saying this, Lin Qinghuan took off the wooden hairpin that was casually stuck on her head, and her black hair like a waterfall spread out, and she walked straight to the bed.

"If Brother Yu were here, he would never let anyone bully me." Lin Qinghuan lay on the bed, muttering to himself, tears streaming down his face.

Xiao Yi supported Liu Ji on the way back to Qingyin Pavilion. Liu Ji glanced at her son from time to time.

"Yier, actually your father and I had some unpleasantness when we were young, but since we are husband and wife, it is fate." Liu Ji said softly.

"Yes, Yi'er knows."

"Huan'er looks very obedient and well-behaved, but she is still young after all. Look at Nan'er, who is the same age as her. She is so willful. But then again, little girls all have tempers. After all, they are all brought up by their parents' love and care." Liu Ji wanted Xiao Yi to think about her own willful sister. No matter how bad Lin Qinghuan was, she would not be as tough as her.

"She is much more obedient and sensible than Nan'er." Xiao Yi replied.

"Then why did you beat her? After all, she is the legitimate daughter of Marquis Lin. Your father and I will be ashamed if we tell others about it! Yier, if you don't like her, just keep her in the mansion and raise her. Mother will find you a few concubines." Liu Ji was really puzzled, so she stopped and looked at her son and said.

"When did I hit her?" Xiao Yi was stunned and looked at Liu Ji with a puzzled look on his face.

"You didn't hit her, so why is her face red and swollen? Did she really fall like she said?" Liu Ji sighed. "Mother knows you care about Yu'er, but that's all in the past. She's married to you now."

"Mother, you worry too much." Xiao Yi finally understood why Liu Ji was so strange.

"Yier, you really didn't hit her?" Liu Ji asked doubtfully. "How could she have injured her face after falling?" she murmured in confusion.

"Mother, Nan'er really needs some discipline. I've already asked her to go to the ancestral hall to meditate. I plan to send her to the palace in a few days to learn the rules." Xiao Yi said.

"What happened to Nan'er? What trouble has she gotten into again?" Liu Ji asked in panic.

"Eldest sister, Nan'er is indeed a little too willful sometimes." Liu Rong, who was standing next to her, glanced at Xiao Yi's gloomy face and seemed to understand what was going on, so she spoke up to remind Liu Ji.

"Ah... you mean Nan'er hit Huan'er?" After Liu Ji said this, she lost her balance and almost fell. Xiao Yi and Liu Rong quickly supported her.

"This child...it's ok for her to beat the servants normally, but now she's so rude as to hit my eldest sister-in-law. If the master knew about this, he would beat her to death. I dare not let your father know about this." Liu Ji said in panic.

"Mother, if Nan'er is not disciplined properly, it will harm her. It's time to ask someone to discipline her." Xiao Yi said.

"Oh! Then I'll do as you say." Liu Ji felt really embarrassed. She had spoiled Xiao Qiannan into being so willful, and now she had made Huan'er suffer such a great injustice. If Yu'er knew about this, he would definitely resent her.

Early the next morning, Lin Qinghuan and Xiao Yi got on the carriage back to the Lin Mansion. Lin Qinghuan was very happy along the way and kept lifting the curtain to see where they were outside. Xiao Yi kept looking at her and suddenly realized that she was actually just a little girl.

"Sister Mo." Lin Qinghuan had just lifted the carriage curtain when she saw Lin Mo and Jia Xu, the couple, who had been waiting for her at the door. She was so happy that she jumped out of the carriage without even putting down the stool. Xiao Yi quickly reached out to support her.

"Huan'er, I miss you so much." Lin Mo also ran over, and the two sisters hugged each other tightly.

"I didn't know you were that far apart and hadn't seen each other for years!" Jia Xu joked.

"Sister Mo and I haven't seen each other for a few days and it feels like a long time!" Lin Qinghuan leaned her head on Lin Mo's shoulder and looked up at Jia Xu playfully, her voice becoming relaxed.

"Let me take a good look at you. You look thinner. And your face is a little red." Lin Mo said, touching Lin Qinghuan's face with both hands.

"It's just a bug bite, it's okay. Sister Mo, let's go into the house quickly. Has big brother come back? Where are sister Yi and sister Wan?" Lin Qinghuan said happily while holding Lin Mo's arm.

Jia Xu glanced at Xiao Yi, bowed, and then followed the two sisters into the mansion.

"Huan'er, I was just about to go to the door to pick you two up. Why are you here so early?" When I walked to the front hall, I saw Lin Qingyi jogging towards me.

"I got up early in the morning and wished I could come back to see you last night." Lin Qinghuan said happily.

"Mom Huang made a lot of pastries for you, but half of them have already gone into my stomach." Lin Ancai stepped forward and put his arm around Lin Qinghuan's shoulder and said.

"How dare you say that? Hey, how come you are so tall now?" Lin Qinghuan said while pulling Lin Ancai's ear, and then compared his height with his.

"Little dwarf..." Lin Ancai looked down at Lin Qinghuan and said proudly.

"Sister Yi, he deserves a beating." Lin Qinghuan shouted at Lin Qingyi with a smile on her face.

"Let me give him a good beating for daring to bully Qinghuan." Lin Qingyi stepped forward and chased after Lin Ancai.

"Third sister, please spare me, brother-in-law, please save me quickly." Lin Ancai jumped to hide beside Xiao Yi and Jia Xu. Lin Qingyi chased him and ran around the two sons-in-law for several circles. Then the two ran out of the yard fighting and heard Lin Ancai screaming for mercy outside.

"Hahahahahahaha… Only Sister Yi can deal with this troublemaker An Cai!" Lin Qinghuan clapped her hands and laughed happily. Xiao Yi had been looking at her. It turned out that this was her original appearance, a carefree little girl who loved to laugh and act coquettishly.

The servants were busy making the Lin Mansion look more festive. Lin Mutang and He Su had already had breakfast. People who came to celebrate the birthday would not come so early, so the two of them came to the front yard to watch a few children practicing martial arts on the martial arts training platform in the middle.

"I've heard that my fifth brother-in-law learned swordsmanship from Master Luo Yi, and he's very proficient in the Liuyun Sword. Today he wants me to learn from him." Jia Xu had never thought that one day he would be the son-in-law of the Lin family, brothers-in-law, and could even exchange martial arts with a figure like Xiao Yi.

Several sisters of the Lin family sat in the pavilion, cracking melon seeds and watching the excitement.

"He also knows martial arts?" Lin Qinghuan asked curiously.

"You two don't seem to know each other very well." Lin Qingyi said heartlessly. Lin Qingwan glanced at Lin Qinghuan, then looked at the two people who had already started fighting with swords on the martial arts stage.

"It's true that we are not familiar with each other. We hardly see each other on weekdays. He has his own concubines. Anyway, I have a very quiet time in the Xiao Mansion, and he has also ordered that no one should disturb me." Lin Qinghuan said disapprovingly.

Lin Mo and Lin Qingwan looked at her in astonishment, but Lin Qingyi was watching the two people fighting in the distance with great interest. She ran to the stage happily, wanting to go up and have a fight with them.

"Aren't you two usually together?" Lin Mo wanted to ask but didn't dare to say it. Lin Qingwan was also watching Lin Mo.

"Huan'er, he...he doesn't like you?" Lin Qingwan asked stutteringly.

"I don't think he likes her. He seems to like that concubine Li very much. Anyway, I don't like him either." Lin Qinghuan said casually, and then she remembered that Lin Qingwan seemed to have always admired him. She looked up at Lin Qingwan and then at Xiao Yi, and sighed. Those who wanted to marry him couldn't, and those who didn't want to marry were suffering.

Lin Mo looked at Lin Qinghuan and felt very sorry for her. She should have been the happiest one, but she never thought...

"You have already practiced with your second brother-in-law and Tong Ancai. Is it my turn now?" After saying this, Lin Qingyi turned around and flew to Xiao Yi with a long sword in hand.

"I've never competed in swordsmanship with a woman." Xiao Yi looked at Lin Qingyi who was getting ready in front of him, at a loss for what to do.

"Brother-in-law, just treat her as a man and don't show any mercy." Lin Ancai said from the side.

"Look, she's joining in the fun again." Lin Qingwan said with a frown.

Only then did Lin Qinghuan realize that Lin Qingyi had stood on the stage and was demanding a duel with Xiao Yi.

"Second sister, please go and take care of her. She is so rude." Lin Qingwan said to Lin Mo unhappily.

"Ah? Daddy and Aunt He didn't say anything, how should I speak?" Lin Mo said helplessly looking at Lin Qingwan.

"Is Hongqi back?" Hongqi sent the old lady and Lin Zhichuan and Lin Qingru back to Luofeng. Lin Qinghuan didn't know where this female double-sword heroine was now.

"I heard that she went back yesterday, so why didn't I see her?" Lin Mo looked up curiously and looked around the roof.

"Yier, stop messing around." He Su came out from the front hall and shouted, "How can you compare to Yier? He can make you fall from the sword with just one move."

"Mother, An Cai can still take ten moves, how come I can't take even one!" Lin Qingyi said unconvinced.

"Yier, compete with her and let her see how much she is worth. Don't give in to her." He Su said, standing there with her hands on her hips.

"Master, the prince has arrived with several princes." Butler Zhou Lai Fu ran over and said.

Lin Mutang quickly stood up and called all the children in the yard to welcome the distinguished guests. Lin Qingyi said to Xiao Yi, "You owe me a competition!" Then he jumped off the martial arts stage and ran to find Lin Qinghuan and the others.

It was the first time that Lin Qinghuan saw all six of the emperor's sons gathered together. The eldest prince Ning Yanlin did not attend the banquet held in the Eastern Palace a few days ago, but he came today.

"General Lin, there's no need to be so polite. I'm here today as a junior to celebrate your birthday." Ning Jinyang stood up and helped Lin Muchang up, and the others also stood up.

Lin Qinghuan felt out of the corner of her eye that someone in the crowd was staring at her. She turned her head curiously and met Ning Sijue's eyes. He was looking at her so nakedly, which scared Lin Qinghuan so much that she leaned towards Xiao Yi unconsciously.

"Why do you feel uncomfortable?" Xiao Yi asked.

"I'm going back to Suheju to change my clothes. I got some tea stains on them just now." Lin Qinghuan said.

Lin Qingwan kept stealing glances at Xiao Yi beside Lin Muchang, as he lowered his head and whispered to Lin Qinghuan. Then she saw Lin Qinghuan and Lin Mo leave the main hall.

When Lin Qinghuan and Lin Mo returned, the banquet had already begun. All the dignitaries of Jinhan City had arrived, including Lin Qinghuan's father-in-law, General Xiao, and mother-in-law, Liu Ji. The two sisters returned to sit next to their respective husbands.

"Let's raise our glasses to wish the great hero of Dasheng, Marquis Luo Feng, a long life and good health!" Ning Jinyang raised his glass, and everyone raised their glasses in response.

"Thank you all my old friends for coming to celebrate my birthday today. I hope everyone enjoys their meal and drinks." Lin Mutang was very happy. Accompanied by the latecomer Lin Yuzhi, he toasted at each table.

Lin Qinghuan was originally wondering why his elder brother had not come yet. It turned out that he was late for the palace to meet the emperor, and he also brought a bunch of birthday gifts from the old emperor to Lin Mutang.

Ning Xiaoqi and Lin Yuzhi were sitting next to her brother Ning Junze. At this moment, she was excitedly talking to Ning Junze about the interesting things that happened on the way to Luofeng to see off the old lady when she accompanied Lin Yuzhi.

Lin Qinghuan kept eavesdropping with her ears perked up. She hadn't been back to Luofeng City for a long time. She didn't know if the phoenix-eye flowers in the Marquis' Mansion were still as beautiful as when she was a child, or if the bamboos in the bamboo forest in the back mountain were still as lush.

Ning Junze looked up and met Lin Qinghuan's eyes.

"Huan'er, have you not been back to Luofeng for a long time?" Ning Junze saw through Lin Qinghuan's thoughts and asked.

"Ever since you brought us to Jinhan five years ago," Lin Qinghuan said dejectedly.

"Next time, Yu Zhi and I will take you back to Luofeng to live for a while. Wangyue Tower has served new dishes." Ning Junze said. Ning Xiaoqi next to him pouted and looked at the two people who were talking unhappily.

Lin Qinghuan smiled and nodded happily.

Xiao Yi, who was talking to Ning Jinyang in the distance, looked up at Lin Qinghuan who was talking and laughing happily, and frowned unconsciously. Ning Sijue was also looking at the smiling Lin Qinghuan with interest.