A life of ups and downs is pure joy

"You unfilial daughter, who gave you the ability to be so arrogant that you even dare to beat your eldest sister-in-law!" Xiao Bowen angrily wanted to raise his hand to hit Xiao Qiannan who was kneeling on the ground with a ruler. Liu Ji stepped forward and stopped him crying.

"Master, it's all my fault. Nan'er has never been hit by a ruler since she was a child. If you continue to hit her like this, it will be the end of her life." Liu Ji knelt in front of Xiao Bowen to protect Xiao Qiannan and said.

"Yier, help your mother up." Xiao Bowen said.

Xiao Yi stepped forward to help Liu Ji up. As soon as he and his father Xiao Bowen returned to Jin Han, he learned from the emperor that the Lin family had written a letter requesting to divorce the marriage with the Xiao family. Empress Xiao had sent people to the Lin family twice to express her condolences. He then learned that Xiao Qiannan had bullied Lin Qinghuan again. The maids and old women in the house saw it. Lin Qinghuan's twin brother was also there and was so angry that he almost beat Xiao Qiannan to death.

"Why does big brother insist on marrying her? It was obviously her who forced my second brother to go to Dayan. Daddy, can you bear to let my second brother go?" Xiao Qiannan said unconvinced. He has been afraid of his father since he was a child, and today is the first time he has contradicted him.

"Who told this idiot to talk such nonsense!" Xiao Bowen slammed the table in anger, "What does your second brother going to Dayan have to do with your eldest sister-in-law, idiot, how did you learn such dirty words?" Xiao Bowen was so angry that he was shaking, and the ruler in his hand hit Xiao Qiannan fiercely.

"Ah! Mother." Xiao Qiannan cried out in pain.

"Nan'er, Master, Master can't hit me anymore." Liu Ji was horrified and went forward to hug Xiao Bowen and said, while Xiao Yi supported the heartbroken Liu Ji.

"If this fool doesn't beat her, he will hurt her. Now it has come to the emperor. Who did she beat? The legitimate daughter of Marquis Lin, the Princess Changping who was personally conferred by His Majesty, and the elder sister-in-law of this fool." Xiao Bowen was really furious. He and Empress Xiao had spent a lot of effort to get married into the Lin family, but because of this unfilial daughter, General Lin was forced to write a letter asking for divorce before going to the battlefield.

"It was obviously because she was sick and wanted the dragon fruit flower that my second brother exchanged it with the Sixth Prince of Dayan..." Xiao Qiannan said very aggrievedly.

"How dare you talk nonsense again, you idiot." Xiao Bowen raised the ruler again and wanted to bring it down, but it actually hit Xiao Yi's arm.

"Yier?" Xiao Bowen looked at his eldest son in confusion.

"Daddy, Nan'er has been ignorant for a long time. Send her to the palace to learn the rules. When she grows up, she will naturally understand some things. After all, beating and scolding are just superficial pain." Xiao Yi said while kneeling on one knee.

"Idiot, your elder brother is about to get a divorce and has to take the punishment for you. Send her to the palace now and don't come back without my permission." Xiao Bowen threw the ruler to the ground angrily.

"Mother..." Xiao Qiannan cried aggrievedly and threw herself into Liu Ji's arms, while stealing glances at Xiao Yi nervously.

Several maids came forward and helped the crying mother and daughter up and walked out of Xiao Bowen's study.

"Yier, what are you going to do now?" Xiao Bowen sat down and took a sip of the tea that the maid had just brought him.

"I will go to the Lin Mansion to apologize and bring my wife back." Xiao Yi said.

"But the document that Lord Lin just submitted before he went to war, and the prince consort also submitted the same petition, both of them are determined to get a divorce." Xiao Bowen said worriedly.

"Even if we want a divorce, I should come and apologize." Xiao Yi said.

Xiao Bowen had no choice but to nod.

The Lin Mansion is very quiet now. There is a war in the west, so Lin Mutang and He Su took Lin Ancai and left Jin Han a few days ago. Now there are only three Lin sisters left in the mansion. Lin Qingyi stays in Su Heju all day long, and Lin Qingwan is not willing to go out because she is waiting to get married. Lin Qinghuan can feel that Lin Qingwan is not interested in her future husband at all and is unwilling to even mention her marriage.

"Huan'er, have you really made up your mind to divorce Xiao Yi?" Lin Qingwan asked.

"This matter is not just about me. Empress Xiao has already sent people to the mansion twice to give so many rare treasures as rewards. The Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace also sent an invitation to the chrysanthemum exhibition. It is easy for me to enter the Xiao family, but difficult to leave. Now General Xiao and Xiao Yi have returned to Jinhan. Maybe Xiao Yi will come in a few days. When daddy and Aunt He come back, the general and his wife will also come to apologize. In the end, the pressure from many sides was put on daddy, and divorce would be impossible." Lin Qinghuan was very clear-headed and understood everything. All this was just the Lin family venting their anger for him.

"Huan'er, Xiao Qiannan bullied you like this, does Xiao Yi really not care?" Lin Qingwan asked.

"That's his sister. He can just scold her a few words and let it go." Lin Qinghuan said.

"I thought he would like you." Lin Qingwan said.

“I haven’t even thought about that…”

"Miss, your aunt...your uncle is here." Chu Xia ran into the yard in a panic, holding the flower petals that she had brought back for Lin Qinghuan to take a bath.

"He...he came so soon. You said I was sick and had already gone to bed." Lin Qinghuan looked at Lin Qingwan with difficulty, then took small steps and ran towards the attic boudoir of Su Heju.

Lin Qingwan glanced at the hurried figure of Lin Qinghuan, then tidied her appearance, stood up and walked out, and met Xiao Yi at the corner of Suheju and Meiyuan.

"Sir." Lin Qingwan glanced at the man who had been haunting her dreams, and stepped forward to greet him.

Xiao Yi glanced at her, nodded, and prepared to continue to Suheju.

"Sir, please stay. Huan'er has been feeling unwell recently and has just rested." Lin Qingwan shouted hurriedly.

"What's wrong with her?" Xiao Yi stopped and looked at Lin Qingwan and asked. Da Yuan beside him also looked at the two of them in a daze.

"Huan'er has always been in poor health, so it's common for her to catch a cold occasionally." Lin Qingwan said softly, her voice melodious and sweet, like a lark in the forest.

"Has Lin Mo seen it?" Xiao Yi asked.

"Lin...Lin Mo...Oh, second sister came here yesterday." Lin Qingwan didn't react for a moment and then stuttered.

"Okay, I got it." Xiao Yi said and continued to go to Su Heju.

“…” Lin Qingwan looked at his back, thinking that she had persuaded him not to go to Suheju.

The maids and servants in Suheju were dozing off in the yard. Hong Qi saw Xiao Yi coming in and walked over with two swords swinging to block him.

"What are you doing?" Da Yuan asked anxiously from the side.

"The girl doesn't want to see you." Hong Qi said.

Mother Huang and Chu Xia heard the noise and ran out of the kitchen. As soon as they came out, they saw Hong Qi pointing two knives at Xiao Yi. The mother and daughter were so scared that they hurried over.

"The son-in-law is here, and the girl has already gone to bed." Mother Huang stepped forward and said, Chuxia saw the situation and pulled Hongqi away.

"I know, I'll wait for her in the yard." After saying that, Xiao Yi walked into the pavilion and sat on the stone bench.

Li Xue glanced at Mother Huang, then went to the small kitchen and brought some tea.

Lin Qinghuan, who was hiding in the attic, was startled when he saw Hong Qi turning his two swords against Xiao Yi. Then he saw him sitting in the pavilion and sighed in his heart, wondering why this man stayed.

Seeing that her territory was occupied by Xiao Yi, Hong Qi flew back to the roof and lay down, constantly spinning her double swords and playing with them.

"Hongqi, why are you lying down again? Where is Qinghuan?" Lin Qingyi looked up and saw Hongqi as she stepped into Suheju and asked loudly.

"The girl is in the attic..." Li Xue stepped forward and said.

"Okay, Qinghuan..." Lin Qingyi responded and ran to the inner room. Chuxia and Lixue were stunned where they were, glanced at Xiao Yi in the pavilion, and hurried forward to catch up.

"Fourth Miss, please go to sleep..."

"Qinghuan, what are you peeking at while lying on this couch?" Lin Qingyi's voice came from the attic.

The maids and Mother Huang in the yard all looked embarrassed, and then glanced uneasily at Xiao Yi, who had been sitting there for a long time.

"Fourth sister, please keep your voice down." Lin Qinghuan jumped up and stretched out her little hand to cover Lin Qingyi's mouth.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qingyi asked in a low voice.

Lin Qinghuan gestured for her to look at the pavilion in the yard. Lin Qingyi risked her life and stuck her head out to see Xiao Yi walking out of the pavilion.

"I didn't look over there when I came in. Why is he here? Aren't you going to get divorced?" Lin Qingyi asked curiously, then smiled maliciously, "Are you avoiding him?"

"What can I do? Now that things have gotten to this point, I don't even know what to say when we meet." Lin Qinghuan said helplessly while sitting on the stool.

"Miss, your uncle asked him whether he should wait for you downstairs or come upstairs?" Chu Xia pushed open the attic door and asked Lin Qinghuan softly.

"This..." Lin Qinghuan looked at Lin Qingyi in panic and suddenly lost his attention.

"Leave it to me!" Lin Qingyi stood up and said.

"Do you have an idea?" Lin Qinghuan asked in surprise.

"Leave it to me." Lin Qingyi said as she pushed open the attic door, and then she heard the sound of her feet coming down the stairs.

Lin Qinghuan and Chuxia curiously opened the door and listened attentively.

"Go away, Qinghuan said she doesn't want to see you." Lin Qingyi sat down opposite Xiao Yi and said.

Lin Qinghuan looked at Chuxia with embarrassment.

"The tea and snacks at Suheju are good. I'll just sit here and wait for her. Who knows, she might want to see me someday." Xiao Yi glanced at Lin Qingyi and said.

"I really don't understand. You two are going to get divorced, so why do you have to make Huan'er suffer like this? Just break up and you can marry a woman you like, and Huan'er can marry whoever she wants." Lin Qingyi said.

Lin Qinghuan's body trembled. She didn't expect Lin Qingyi to be so direct.

"Is this what you mean or what she means?" Xiao Yi asked after glancing at the stairs.

"Is there even a need to ask? You, the Xiao family, bully my sister like this. Do you really think that we, the Lin family, are cowards?" Lin Qingyi said.

"I won't let anyone bully her anymore." Xiao Yi said.

"You've already been beaten. What's the point of saying these things now? Daddy has already submitted the documents anyway, so don't waste your time." Lin Qingyi said.

"We won't get divorced." Xiao Yi said and continued to drink the tea in his hand.

Lin Qingyi, who was sitting opposite him, didn't know what to say at this moment, so she could only look back at the direction of the stairs.

After hearing what Xiao Yi said, Lin Qinghuan returned to her boudoir without any worries. Chuxia followed her and kept watching her.

"Miss, this son-in-law has been sitting downstairs and won't leave. What should I do? Should I clean up a room for him?" Chu Xia asked helplessly.

"You've thought it through quite comprehensively, but he will probably give up when he sees the difficulty. Just sit downstairs with him for now. I'm a little hungry. Go get me some pastries." Lin Qinghuan said.

After Chuxia left, Lin Qinghuan lay on the couch, feeling heavy-hearted. She had never thought that she would experience divorce for the first time in her life. However, this marriage was not right in the first place, and it was time to end it.

It was dusk when Lin Qinghuan opened her eyes again. She was covered with a thin blanket. Chuxia was sitting on a stool next to her, waiting to be served and washed.

"Girl, are you awake?" Chu Xia stepped forward and helped Lin Qinghuan up.

"I actually fell asleep." Lin Qinghuan sat there murmuring with a confused look on his face.

"Yes, I came up with some cakes and saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't disturb you."

"Has he left?" Lin Qinghuan glanced out the window and calculated that quite a while had passed.

Chu Xia shook her head, "My son-in-law was pestered by the fourth girl and they had a fight in the yard."

"What? Why is Fourth Sister such a martial arts fanatic?" Lin Qinghuan covered his head helplessly, indicating that he had a headache.

"What should we do now? I see that my brother-in-law is not going to leave. Should I go and clean up the room?" Chu Xia asked in a low voice.

"Go ahead, and stop by the Jia Mansion by the way. Ask Sister Mo and brother-in-law to come back for dinner, and ask Mother Huang to cook more dishes. I really have no other choice." Lin Qinghuan ordered, and Chuxia went downstairs.

In the hall downstairs, Li Xue and a few maids were looking at each other, not knowing what to do. Da Yuan was outside in the yard being dragged by Mother Huang to help kill chickens, with a look of despair on his face.

It was already dinner time when Lin Mo and Jia Xu rushed back to the Lin Mansion. As soon as they entered the hall, they saw Xiao Yi sitting there, with Li Xue standing next to him, pouring tea for him.

"I'll go upstairs and take a look." Lin Mo said, leaving Jia Xu and Xiao Yi sitting awkwardly in the hall. Hong Qi leaned against the door and kept looking at Xiao Yi.

"Huan'er, how long have you left him alone?" As soon as Lin Mo entered the room, Lin Qinghuan walked over and took her arm as if she had seen a savior.

"He came over after lunch and has been staying downstairs ever since. I didn't dare go downstairs and had to stay in the room." Lin Qinghuan said aggrievedly.

Lin Mo couldn't help but smile at Lin Qinghuan's little look and scratched her nose.

"You made me sit there like an idiot for the whole afternoon, and you felt wronged. Why didn't you ask Chuxia to call me earlier?" Lin Mo said.

"I... I was so worried that I fell asleep..." Lin Qinghuan said embarrassedly.

"Let's go downstairs." Lin Mo patted Lin Qinghuan's face and said.

"Ah? No, I don't dare go down." Every cell in Lin Qinghuan's body was resisting.

"Huan'er, running away won't solve the problem. If you want a divorce, just tell him face to face and let him go." Lin Mo pulled Lin Qinghuan up and said, "Besides, with Ah Xu and I here, what are you afraid of?"

Mother Huang brought up the last dish of stewed chicken that Da Yuan had slaughtered himself.

"Girls and gentlemen, enjoy your meal and eat more." He then invited everyone to leave the hall and considerately closed the door for the four of them.

"Huan'er, have some soup." Lin Mo stood up and poured Lin Qinghuan a bowl of chicken soup, then continued, "Eat more of the dishes you like, and leave the ones you don't like alone. Naturally, someone with a suitable taste will eat them. The most important thing in life is compatibility. Forced dishes don't taste good, and forced relationships won't last long."

"Being picky about food is not a good habit. You have always been in poor health. It's because there are too many things you don't like to eat. Eat more different dishes and absorb the nutrients you need. You will like it after eating more, and your health will get better." Xiao Yi picked up a piece of bamboo shoots for Lin Qinghuan and said.

"Bamboo shoots are sweet and cold in nature. Huan'er is born with a weak spleen and stomach, so this dish is not suitable for him. It would be better for him to drink more chicken soup." Lin Mo said.

"Bamboo shoots are cold in nature, but mutton is warm and nourishing. Making a dish with bamboo shoots together is delicious and more suitable for her taste." Xiao Yi said.

Lin Qinghuan and Jia Xu looked at each other, and then looked at the two people who were apparently fighting over the dishes but were actually alluding to the nature of whether this marriage would survive.

"you…"