A life of ups and downs is pure joy

"Sister Mo, are you tired every time you walk now?" Lin Qinghuan asked as she sat beside Lin Mo's bed.

"Well, my stomach feels tight and painful after walking a few steps. Your brother-in-law is so timid that he won't let me get out of bed." Lin Mo said to Jia Xu with a complaining look.

"I am caring about and loving your second sister, Huan'er, don't you think so?" Jia Xu said from the side.

"Yes, I stand on my brother-in-law's side this time." After Lin Qinghuan said this, she hugged Lin Mo's arm tightly.

"You two sisters should have a good chat. I just saw mother ask someone to bring some supplements. I'll go to the kitchen to take a look." Jia Xu was very perceptive. He knew that the two sisters had a lot to talk about when they met, so he tactfully went out first.

"Huan'er, I haven't been able to go back home. How is my father now?" Lin Mo said worriedly. Although Jia Xu would visit the Lin Mansion every two days and tell his expectant mother not to worry too much, Lin Mo was still very anxious when she couldn't see her father.

"Second sister, Daddy can get out of bed and walk now. In a few days, when Third sister gets married, he will be able to sit in the hall to see her off, so the wedding date has not been postponed." Lin Qinghuan said.

"That's good, but I won't be able to attend my third sister's wedding." Lin Mo said helplessly after looking at his belly.

"I'll drink two more glasses, and my brother-in-law will drink two more glasses, and Sister Mo will think it's enough." Lin Qinghuan said mischievously.

"In fact, the husband that father chose for Wan'er is really good. He has a good family background and is the eldest son." Lin Mo was referring to Wang Xin, the eldest son of Wang Sheng, the Minister of Rites, who is now also a civil official.

"I still think my second brother-in-law is the best. He is silly and loves my sister very much." Lin Qinghuan said in a low voice.

"Well, I think he is a good one too." Jia Xu treated Lin Mo sincerely, and the couple had a lot of common topics. Old Lady Jia always favored her youngest son, so Lin Mo was also very favored in the mansion.

"Sister Mo, who do you think Sister Yi will marry in the future?" Lin Qinghuan suddenly thought of Lin Qingyi.

"Fourth sister only knows how to pester Hongqi to practice martial arts. I think Daddy might promise her a military commander position in the future." Lin Mo thought for a moment and guessed, "Has An Cai sent any letter? How are things going in the west?"

"An Cai sent a letter. I heard from my father that the Nei Chi army was defeated and retreated thirty miles, but they were afraid that they were scheming, so they temporarily held the front line." Lin Qinghuan said.

Lin Mo's eyes suddenly welled up with tears, "An Cai is so promising now."

"Sister, why are you crying?" Lin Qinghuan asked.

"I'm happy."

"Let's drink bird's nest." Jia Xu walked in happily with two bowls of bird's nest. Lin Mo looked at him and couldn't help but smile. She felt the baby in her belly kick her. Lin Qinghuan's hand was on Lin Mo's belly, and she looked at Lin Mo with joy.

"Sister, the baby kicked my hand."

"He is very naughty and kicks his mother's belly every day. When he comes out, I will give him a good beating. Huan'er, come to the table and try this blood swallow." Jia Xu sat next to Lin Mo with a bowl and fed her attentively.

While tasting the bird's nest, Lin Qinghuan happily looked at the affectionate look of Lin Mo and his wife. She had known that her second sister would find a good match.

In late spring and early summer, Lin Qingwan married in grand style, leaving only Lin Qingyi and Lin Ancai in the vast Lin Mansion. Lin Ancai and veteran General Zhao Yang were the first to return to the imperial court, ultimately forcing the Nei Chi army to retreat ninety miles. However, Zhao Dafang appointed him General Zhenxi, to guard the western border, a move also intended by the Crown Prince and Xiao Yi. Lin Mutang, for his meritorious service in protecting the emperor, and Lin Ancai's second victory over Nei Chi, were rewarded with the title of Duke Lie Hou, He Su the title of Lady Zhonglie, and Lin Ancai the title of General Luofeng.

The young emperor of Dayan was terminally ill. Gong Heyu had taken his pulse and found that he was indeed beyond help.

"Yu'er, you are the only son of your father. Your mother thought you were dead and grieved for several years. Finally, she passed away after giving birth to Shi'er. During those years, I kept looking for dragon fruit flowers for her. Finally, I found the medicine, but she couldn't be saved. However, I still didn't believe you were dead. Then I heard that Bu Yue had a child, so I asked people to watch you two for ten years. From your face that looks exactly like Ran'er, I knew that he and General Xiao had switched my son. That's why I never remarried. Because my son, Gong Zheshan, and Wei Ran is still alive, the throne of the emperor of Dayan is reserved for you." Gong Zheshan said, looking at his son. It was rumored that the Sixth Prince of Dayan didn't even have a concubine because of Princess Wei Ran. He loved her deeply.

"I don't want to be an emperor. I'm not suitable if I don't understand state affairs," said Gong Heyu.

"My son, your father is here. You just need to sit in that position and don't worry about anything. Your father will give you whatever you want." Gong Zheshan filled the cup in front of Gong Heyu with tea. Gong Heyu reached out to take the teapot and added more tea for him.

"You know what I want." Gong Heyu said.

"Yu'er, as long as you become the emperor of Dayan, your father promises you that even if she is Lin Mutang's daughter, I can let her marry you." Gong Zheshan said.

"How?" Gong Heyu didn't believe him.

"Ning Jingchi will definitely agree to a truce with Dasheng in exchange for a woman during my lifetime." Gong Zheshan said with a big laugh.

Gong Heyu looked at him for a long time, "She is already Xiao Yi's wife."

"Hahaha, Xiao Yi's wife, even if this woman is Ning Jingchi's concubine, he will send her to Dayan honestly." Gong Zheshan stood up and patted Gong Heyu's shoulder and said.

Gong Heyu fell into deep thought as he looked at Gong Zheshan's back. After all, Xiao Yi was his elder brother whom he had called for twenty years. Now he really wanted to use the imperial power to snatch his elder brother's wife.

"Brother!" Gong Kou Shi suddenly lay down in front of Gong Heyu.

"It's so late, why haven't you slept yet?" Gong Heyu's voice softened.

"Brother, is the girl you like very beautiful? That's why you can't forget her." Gong Kou Shi picked up an empty cup and added a cup of tea to herself, and asked with interest.

"Huan'er is the most beautiful girl in the world." Gong Heyu couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth when he thought of Lin Qinghuan smiling at him foolishly, acting coquettishly with him, and being unreasonable with him.

"Brother, you should become the emperor soon. Then ask Sister Lin to come to Dayan to be your imperial concubine!" Gong Kou Shi said happily.

"Imperial Concubine?" Gong Heyu frowned and asked Gong Kou Shi.

"Yes, Sister Lin can only be the Imperial Concubine, because she is not the empress of the Exotic Divine Land. The empress of Dayan must be an empress. This has been an agreement between Dayan and the Exotic Divine Land for hundreds of years. Our mother is also a member of the royal family of the Exotic Divine Land, and Wei Ran is the most beautiful woman in the Exotic Divine Land." Gong Kou Shi said with great pride.

"Shi'er, it's late, you should go back and rest." Gong Heyu said.

"Brother, I will come to see you again tomorrow." Gong Kou Shi said happily and left the house.

After Gong Kou Shi left the yard, the secret guards closed the thick gate.

"Brother, you should become the emperor sooner. Then you will be free and dad won't have to call so many experts to guard this yard." Shang Kou Shi murmured to himself in the yard.

Lin Qinghuan sat by the water in the backyard of Taohuawu. As the weather was getting hotter, Taohuawu became a summer resort. Hongqi basically lay on the huge rocks in the river under the waterfall every day.

"Young Madam, what does this female hero look like?" Yun Xiang asked while fanning Lin Qinghuan.

"I'm curious too, I've been curious since I was a child, but no one has ever seen her! It is rumored that anyone who has seen her true face will die at the hands of the two swords." Lin Qinghuan said deliberately teasing Chu Xia, Hong Qi lay there with a smile on her face.

"Ah, then...then I'm not curious anymore." Yun Xiang said quickly.

"Miss, the second young master and the fourth young lady are here." Chu Xia shouted to Lin Qinghuan in the front yard.

"Qinghuan, it's so cool here!" Lin Qingyi's voice came before she arrived. Shuyin, who was originally leading two people, had to chase and run after them.

"Hey, what a huge waterfall! Is that Hong Qi lying there?" Lin Qingyi asked, squinting her eyes as she looked down at the waterfall. "Then she kicked her feet and flew over on the water."

"Sister Yi, slow down." Lin Qinghuan said anxiously.

"An Cai, you go play too..." Before Lin Qinghuan could finish his words, water was poured over his head.

"Hahahahahahaha, Qinghuan, are you feeling cool?" Lin Qingyi was seen standing in the river, splashing water at Lin Qinghuan for fun. "Huan'er, come down quickly, the river is very shallow."

Lin Qinghuan raised her arm to wipe the water off her head, and looked at her naughty fourth sister helplessly.

"I'll avenge you." Lin An jumped in right after he finished speaking. Poor Lin Qinghuan was hurt again, and half of his body was completely soaked.

"Mr. Lin and Miss Yi are too naughty. Madam, let me get a towel to wipe them for you." Yun Xiang complained, and then hurriedly trotted out of the backyard.

"Huan'er, how come you, a maid, are even more nagging than Chuxia? Come down and play quickly, hahahaha." Lin Qingyi smiled happily while splashing water at Lin Qinghuan. Lin Ancai next to her also joined the battle and started a water fight with Lin Qingyi.

Lin Qinghuan couldn't help laughing, and raised his arm to wipe the water off his face, revealing his slender arm. Shuyin, who was standing beside him, was shocked when she looked up and saw the toad's blood. After Lin Qinghuan wiped his face, his sleeve slid down to cover his wrist.

"Young Madam, please wipe it quickly. How come it's so wet again? You'd better go back to the house and change clothes." Yun Xiang came over with a towel and said helplessly.

"Sister Shuyin, let's go!" Yun wanted to call out, but found that she was standing there in a daze.

"Hey, here they come." Shuyin said hurriedly, looking panicked.

Xiao Yi was not in Jinhan City during this period. Lin Qinghuan didn't know where he went, but he was happy and at ease.

"Why is Aunt Dong here?" Yun Xiang was sitting in the front yard drying peaches, and Shu Yin also stood up.

"Where is the young lady?" asked Nanny Dong.

"Let's enjoy the cool air by the river in the backyard." Shuyin said hurriedly.

Grandmother Xiao suddenly called Lin Qinghuan back home in a hurry. She was very confused all the way, not knowing what inappropriate thing she had done again.

When she arrived at Anyou Hall, she found Liu Ji was there too.

"Huan'er is here." Liu Ji said.

Lin Qinghuan stepped forward and saluted, then stood there at a loss as Grandmother Xiao did not let her go back to Liu Ji.

"Huan'er, don't be afraid. We just asked you to come here because we don't understand something." Liu Ji glanced at the old lady and then said to Lin Qinghuan.

"Mother, just say it." Lin Qinghuan replied.

Liu Ji looked at her meaningfully, then asked someone to bring in a wooden box. Liu Rong took it and opened it. Lin Qinghuan saw a piece of white cloth inside and looked at Liu Ji with some confusion.

"Huan'er, do you recognize this thing?" Liu Ji asked.

"Isn't this white cloth?" Lin Qinghuan said.

Liu Ji glanced at Liu Rong, only to see Liu Rong take out the white cloth and spread it out. The pool of red blood on it instantly reminded Lin Qinghuan.

"Huan'er, do you recognize me now?" Liu Ji asked.

Lin Qinghuan didn't know what they were up to, so he nodded and looked at Liu Ji.

"Huan'er, tell your mother, what's going on with this...this handkerchief?" Liu Ji asked somewhat unhappily.

Lin Qinghuan was a little shocked, wondering if this family was having such a blast. How could Xiao Yi deliberately cut his finger to make people think it was her period, and now she had to explain it to everyone in detail?

"Fall...fall red cloth." Lin Qinghuan thought for a long time and could only say this.

Liu Ji looked at her and then at Grandmother Xiao.

"Huan'er, it's not that mother doesn't believe you, it's just that she heard some nonsense." Then she glanced at Liu Rong beside her.

When Lin Qinghuan saw Liu Rong slowly walking towards her, she stepped back in fear, her eyes filled with panic and confusion.

"I'm sorry, Madam." After Liu Rong said this, she gently grabbed Lin Qinghuan's arm and pulled open her sleeve.

"Ah...no." Lin Qinghuan hurriedly covered her arm, but the red toad blood was still seen by everyone.

"Huan'er?" Liu Ji looked at her in disbelief.

"Girl, I usually see you as an honest and well-behaved child, but now you have disappointed your grandmother!" Grandmother Xiao said, while Hu Taoniang on the side was watching the excitement as if she were watching a good show.

Lin Qinghuan didn't know how they found out about this, but she had a guess. It must be the maids from the Xiao Mansion who accidentally discovered it and reported it. Now she didn't know how to explain it to this group of people. Could she tell them that it was Xiao Yi who cut his finger to deceive his mother? Although she hated him, he helped her out in this incident. People should still have some conscience.

"I... I cut my finger and there's blood on it." Lin Qinghuan said this and stopped talking. Liu Ji sighed and looked at Lin Qinghuan helplessly.

"You have learned to deceive your elders at such a young age. Was this also taught to you by the Lin family?" Grandmother Xiao asked sternly.

Lin Qinghuan suddenly looked up at her silently.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Did I wrong you?" Grandmother Xiao didn't know what the sharp look in the girl's eyes meant.

"Grandma, I am me and the Lin family is the Lin family. If I do something wrong, you can punish me. Since I have married into the Xiao family, no matter whether I am right or wrong, I have nothing to do with my mother's family." Lin Qinghuan knelt on the ground and said with her body straight. At this time, she was not afraid of the Xiao family at all.

"You are indeed a man of integrity, but wrong is wrong. Come, take the young lady to the ancestral hall to kneel and reflect. Only when she knows where she went wrong will she be allowed to come out." Grandmother Xiao also realized at this time that she had said something unpleasant in anger, but Lin Qinghuan's unscrupulous look made her very angry, so she spoke.

"Mother, there's no need to punish Huan'er so much for her mistake. She's still young. Just give her a few words of instruction." Liu Ji quickly stood up and knelt down to say.

Seeing this, Hu Walnut Mother also stepped forward and knelt down.

"It's because you are too kind that this child disregards the Xiao family's etiquette. I heard that she has been married to Yi'er and she doesn't even come to your yard to say good morning or good night. I believe that if the grandmother of the Lin family knew about this, she would do the same as me! Take her away." Grandmother Xiao said that this granddaughter-in-law should be properly taught a lesson.

Xiao Yi, who was dealing with the locust plague in the southeast, had no idea what was happening in the mansion, and never thought that such a private matter would be made public.

Lin Qinghuan was not satisfied with her current marriage, so she did not care about the entire Xiao family, let alone admit her mistakes to them. She had been kneeling in the ancestral hall for a whole day and night, and did not eat a single bite of the food brought in by the servants. She only drank some water.