A life of ups and downs is pure joy

It has been ten days since Xiao Yi left Luo Feng. Lin Qinghuan began to worry about him. After all, he was going to Tianmen County, where four countries meet.

Lin Qingyi and Lin Ancai took Xiao Qiannan and Lin Qingru to the big lake to catch fish. Lin Qinghuan and Lin Zhichuan waited for their great achievements at the pavilion on the shore.

Lin Ancai's servant Qibao and Lin Qinghuan's maid Taohua were making a fire on the shore, ready to grill fish at any time.

"Sister, Chuan'er also wants to go down and catch some fish to play with." Lin Zhichuan was getting impatient sitting in the pavilion, and he looked at Lin Qinghuan with a pout and acted coquettishly.

"Chuan'er is still a baby, he can't go, the fish will bite Chuan'er's feet." Lin Qinghuan said while pinching his little face.

"Hmph! Then when can I grow up?" Lin Zhichuan said unhappily.

"Sister doesn't want Chuan'er to grow up, so that I can pinch your little chubby face all the time." Lin Qinghuan stretched out her soft and slender fingers to tease Lin Zhichuan again.

"Sister Huan, we caught a fish..." Lin Qingru shouted towards the pavilion, shaking the trophy in her hand.

Nanny Dong's son, the housekeeper Zhang Wu, trotted into Lingzhu Garden.

"Where is the fifth lady?" Zhang Wu asked, pulling the gatekeeper girl aside.

"The girls and gentlemen went fishing." said the gatekeeper.

"Oh my God, I'm going to run to death!" Zhang Wu took the envelope in his hand that could only be opened by Lin Qinghuan and ran to the end of Lingzhu Garden in the opposite direction. He was panting while running and realized for the first time that the Marquis' Mansion was ridiculously large.

"Fifth Miss~" Zhang Wu ran out of breath and shouted at the backyard door.

"Is that Butler Zhang?" Lin Qingyi asked, looking at the source of the voice.

"It seems like he is calling me." Lin Qinghuan, who was learning how to grill fish with Xiao Qiannan, said.

While he was speaking, Zhang Anwu had already handed over the letter.

"Who sent you this letter?" Lin Qinghuan was curious and was about to open it when Lin An came over.

"Don't be anxious, let me see if there is any problem." Xiao Qiannan also walked over curiously and glanced at the envelope.

"This might be Dayuan's handwriting. His handwriting is so ugly." Xiao Qiannan said, then looked at Lin Qinghuan curiously, "Why did Dayuan write a letter to my sister-in-law? Where's my big brother?"

"Read the letter quickly." Lin Qingyi said from the side.

Lin Qinghuan opened the letter with some uneasiness, and his hands were shaking more and more.

"My husband is injured." Lin Qinghuan said in panic, and Xiao Qiannan hurriedly snatched the letter.

"Da Yuan said they were ambushed and are now... trapped in Tianmen, and asked us to rescue them." Xiao Qiannan said.

"Let's go. I'll prepare right away. Sister, you go back to the yard and wait. We're going to Tianmen County." Lin Ancai threw the harpoon to the ground and hurried out. Lin Qingyi and Xiao Qiannan followed him.

Lin Qinghuan stood there at a loss. Hong Qi jumped down from the pavilion and patted Lin Qinghuan on the shoulder.

"Hongqi?" Lin Qinghuan looked at her.

"I'll go help you rescue him, you wait in the mansion." Hong Qi said.

In the fifth-class room of Tianmen Inn, the blood from the sword wound on Xiao Yi's chest had soaked through the gauze that had just been wrapped around it.

"Young Master, it is just as you guessed." In order to avoid suspicion, Xiao Yi and Da Yuan disguised themselves as ordinary merchants after being injured in the ambush and lived in low-class rooms.

"Shh..." Xiao Yi signaled to Da Yuan, and a voice came from the next room.

"I heard that the cheetah was discovered." A voice came from the next room.

"I wonder which noble person in Jinhan has the courage to come here and catch a leopard."

"Even if you come here, you will become a dead man. I heard that you have been ambushed. I don't know whether you are dead or alive."

"But strangely, the cheetah is also missing. I think something big is going to happen."

Xiao Yi's lips had turned white due to blood loss.

"Young Master." Da Yuan said in a low voice with some concern.

"Has Shadow come back?" Xiao Yi asked.

"According to the time..."

"Knock knock knock..." There was a knock on the door, and Dayuan hurried forward.

"Old Zhao from the blacksmith shop in the north of the city is a good swordsman." The person knocking on the door said in a low voice

"Four taels of silver for a handful." After giving the secret signal, Da Yuan immediately opened the door.

"Sir, these letters were handed over by Cheetah. They are evidence of Chen Li's corruption over the years. And this letter is a letter between him and the people of Nanbang. I remember that the family of Gongliehou was assassinated by the people of Nanbang in Luofeng." After Shadow finished speaking, Xiao Yi opened his eyes.

"Sir, General Zhao's troops are expected to reach Tianmen today," Da Yuan said, then looked at Shadow, "Has Liuxi arrived yet?"

"I'm already waiting outside." Shadow glanced at the pale-faced Xiao Yi and said quickly.

"Call him in to heal the young master."

In Luofeng City, Lin Ancai and Hong Qi, along with the loyal men of the Marquis' Mansion and the guards brought from Jinhan, had just left Luofeng City when Governor Chen had his men surround the Marquis' Mansion.

"What is Magistrate Chen doing with all this fanfare?" Cheng Ping asked Chen Li, while Lin Qinghuan hugged his brother and sister nervously.

Lin Qingyi and Xiao Qiannan stood in front of Grandmother Lin with swords in their hands.

"Don't blame me, Ancestor Lin. There have been many rebels in Luofeng City recently. In order to reassure the Marquis who is far away in Jinhan, I must protect the women in the Marquis's Mansion." Chen Li's expression was different at this time. Lin Qinghuan knew that they had been detained when she saw him doing this.

"Chen Li, it seems that you have done something stupid now?" Grandmother Lin said with some sorrow and distress as she looked at the magistrate Chen who had taken care of her for many years.

"Ancestor Lin, you and the other girls should stay in the mansion. I won't hurt you..." Prefect Chen looked around and then his eyes fell on Lin Qinghuan. "However, Madam Xiao is good friends with my daughter. Why don't you go to my humble abode and chat with your friends?"

"You dare!" Lin Qingyi and Xiao Qiannan said in unison.

"Hmph, take him away!" After Chen Li finished speaking, the officers and soldiers behind him stepped forward. Lin Qingyi and Xiao Qiannan's mediocre skills were of no use at this moment, and they could only watch Lin Qinghuan being taken away.

"Grandma, what should we do?" Lin Qingyi said anxiously. Now the entire mansion was surrounded by people.

"Don't panic. Chen Li doesn't dare to do anything to Huan'er for now. He just keeps a hostage in his hand. But he tricked Ancai and Hongqi out with a letter. What I am most worried about now are the two of them." Grandma Lin said worriedly. She never thought that Chen Li would rebel one day.

"I don't know how big brother is doing. When can they come back to save us?" Xiao Qiannan started crying as she spoke.

"Hei Yu!" Grandma Lin knocked the golden tiger-head cane on the ground a few times.

A person in black gauze came out from behind the curtain. It was unclear whether he was a man or a woman based on his clothes.

"I will write you a letter. You take Nan'er with you to Tianshui County and hand the letter to General Lie." Grandmother Lin said.

"I won't leave. I want to stay with you. My elder brother and Brother Ancai are both in a critical condition, and I don't want to leave." Xiao Qiannan said, holding Lin Qingyi's arm tightly.

Grandma Lin looked at the little girl for a long time, then shook her head. "No, you must listen to me. If we can successfully bring in reinforcements, I'll need you to bring them with you to rescue my grandson."

"Okay!" Xiao Qiannan immediately agreed when she heard that she was going to save Lin An. Lin Qingyi glanced at her.

At night, Hei Yu took Xiao Qiannan out of the river where several people were fishing. Xiao Qiannan was almost choked to death. This trip to Luo Feng brought a different experience to this arrogant and domineering young lady. It was like a nightmare. She never thought that these officers and soldiers and the fifth-rank prefect would rebel.

In the Tianmen Inn in Tianmen County, Liu Xi had treated Xiao Yi's sword wound and the bleeding had stopped, but Xiao Yi's face was still pale due to excessive blood loss.

"Tomorrow morning, the Black Cavalry will take the leopard back to Luofeng." After Da Yuan instructed Shadow, he closed the door.

Lin Ancai and Hong Qi were leading a group of people on their way to Tianmen County quickly, but many bandits appeared in front of them, blocking their way.

The two men looked at each other, drew their weapons from their waists, jumped off their horses, and started fighting with the group of thieves.

In Chen Li's mansion, Lin Qinghuan was locked in Chen Jingshu's yard.

"Sister Qinghuan, what happened? Why did Daddy lock us up?" Chen Jingshu asked fearfully. How could his father dare to detain Lin Muchang's daughter?

Lin Qinghuan looked at Chen Jingshu for a long time and felt that she really seemed to know nothing at all.

"Sister Jingshu, grandma said that Lord Chen did something stupid." Lin Qinghuan said with a frown.

After hearing Lin Qinghuan's story about her father leading troops to besiege the Marquis' Mansion, Chen Jingshu was so scared that she immediately collapsed to the ground. Lin Qinghuan stepped forward and helped her sit down.

"What should I do? Why does Daddy do this?" Chen Jingshu cried in fear.

"I don't know either." Lin Qinghuan shook her head helplessly. She was also very worried at the moment. Xiao Yi's life or death was unknown, and the same was true for An Caihongqi. Her grandmother and family were still surrounded in the mansion.

"I'll go and persuade my father. He has always loved me." Chen Jingshu couldn't believe that her father, who was praised by everyone as a good official, would do such a treasonous thing.

Lin Qinghuan watched Chen Jingshu hurried out of the yard. The door was locked again. She looked at the empty yard and murmured, "Husband, An Cai, how are you?"

Three days later, Xiao Qiannan and General Lie Long split their troops into two groups. One team went to Luofeng to rescue the trapped Lin family members, while Xiao Qiannan and Heiyu went to look for Lin Ancai and Hong Qi.

Chen Mansion in Luofeng City.

"Daddy, please, let Qinghuan go. You can't hurt her. The Xiao family and Lord Lin won't let us go." Chen Jingshu and Madam Chen knelt in front of Chen Li and cried.

"Take your wife and daughter out from the west gate, someone will pick you up." Chen Li instructed his men. Now he has embarked on a road of no return. As long as he has Xiao Yi's wife in his hands, his wife and children can still fight for a chance to survive. If that person keeps his word, he may be able to escape to Nanbang Kingdom.

"Daddy, I won't leave. Please let Qinghuan go. She promised me that she would spare our lives." Chen Jingshu said, holding her father's clothes tightly.

"Take the young lady and the lady away." Chen Li said loudly to his subordinates.

"Daddy..." Chen Jingshu's voice became increasingly distant.

Lin Qinghuan was sitting alone in Chen Jingshu's room. Someone came early in the morning and took Miss Chen Er away. Lin Qinghuan guessed that this was a move to send away his wife and children, and it also meant that Prefect Chen had reached the end of his rope. Now he was one step closer to danger. Thinking of this, Lin Qinghuan began to search Chen Jingshu's room for something to defend herself or in case she was forced to... But what kind of weapons could be in this young lady's room? She suddenly remembered the hairpin on her head.

Lin Qinghuan pried off the decorations on the hairpin with all her strength, leaving only the bare hairpin stem that could be used to pierce people, and put it into her sleeve.

Lin Ancai and Hong Qi were chased by a large number of bandits all the way. Fortunately, they met the army of Xiao Yi and Zhao Dafang who were returning from Tianmen. Xiao Yi then learned that Chen Li had spread false information privately.

"It's over. My grandmother, sister and the others are bound to be controlled. I never thought that this Prefect Chen would do treason for money. I still remember that the matter of the Nanbang assassin was handed over to him. Not long after, my father went to Yinan." Lin Ancai punched the carriage angrily, "Hiss! It hurts!" He punched hard, causing the wound that Liuxi had just bandaged for him to bruise again.

"Don't move. If you move again, you'll lose your arm." Liu Xi said angrily.

Lin An just realized that the person bandaging his wound was actually a girl, so he quickly sat down.

"Go back, the girl is in danger!" Hong Qi said to Xiao Yi.

"You should sit still too. If you move any more, you'll lose your life." Liu Xi stepped forward and held down Hong Qi, who was about to get up. Her injuries were the most serious at this moment. With trembling hands, Liu Xi applied hemostatic medicine to her arm. "Take off your shirt. Let me take a look at the knife wound on your back."

Hong Qi was stunned for a moment and didn't move.

Lin Ancai suddenly remembered that the female doctor probably thought Hong Qi was a man because of her attire.

"Brother-in-law, let's go down first." Lin Ancai said.

Xiao Yi finally reacted and got off the carriage.

"We are all men, there is nothing to avoid, I didn't say anything." Liu Xi said to Hong Qi dejectedly.

Hong Qi glanced at her but still didn't react.

"Take off your clothes, young man. I'm just applying some medicine for you." Liu Xi looked at her depressedly.

"I'll get the medicine myself." Hong Qi stretched out her hand, then put it down in an instant due to the pain.

"Why are you being so shy, man?" Liu Xi walked up to Hong Qi and took off her shirt in a bad mood. Then she heard her take a cold breath. She had been practicing medicine for so many years, but she had never seen so many people with scars on their backs. She couldn't help but fall silent, and then gently poured the hemostatic medicine on Hong Qi's new wound little by little.

Liuxi picked up a piece of cloth and wanted to wrap it around Hongqi from the front. Hongqi grabbed her arm and said, "I'll do it myself." Then she gritted her teeth and endured the pain and wrapped it around her from the front. Then she gave the remaining cloth to Liuxi. The female doctor did not say anything, but gently wrapped it around her from the back and handed it to Hongqi.

Then he pulled up Hong Qi's clothes from behind and said, "Young man, your wound should not be exposed to water these days. You need to change the dressing every morning and evening."

Hong Qi glanced at her and nodded.

The two wounded who were avoiding suspicion also got on the carriage, and the group quickened their journey towards Luofeng.