Rebirth of the Exclusive Herbalist

The next morning, Chen Bo, the steward of the Huaining Marquis’s mansion, personally drove a carriage to pick up Su Qingqi.

The masters of the Wuchang Marquis’ Mansion already knew what happened at the Hundred Flowers Banquet. They were very surprised that the Huaining Marquis fell in love with the Crown Prince’s wife’s concubine sister, but they didn’t say anything.

The Zhao family and the Su family are only related by marriage. The two concubine daughters of the Su family brought their respective dowries to Beijing to visit their eldest sister. Although they were said to be visiting, they were actually the candidates for the prince’s backup successor wife, and everyone knew it tacitly.

Now that the Crown Prince’s wife is well, the Marquis of Chu has taken a fancy to one of them again. The wife of the Marquis of Wuchang is in a very delicate mood.

The Huaining Marquis’ Mansion was not far from the Wuchang Marquis’ Mansion, only two mansions away, but the hereditary marquis’ mansions usually covered a large area, so it took a little longer.

Half a quarter of an hour later, they arrived at the Huaining Marquis Mansion. Su Qingqi got off the carriage with the help of her maid, Minglan, and saw two fierce-looking guards guarding the gate of the mansion. She was shocked.

Although both were hereditary marquisates, the Wuchang Marquisate did not receive such treatment. It seemed that the other two marquisates she passed by in the carriage were not guarded either. Minglan also widened her eyes and did not dare to breathe.

“Eleven, twelve, please look carefully. This Miss Su will be our Marquis’ wife.”

Uncle Chen was introduced with a smile.

“Eleven, Twelve, greetings, Madam!” The two guards saluted respectfully to Su Qingqi.

Su Qingqi was almost scared to death when she heard this. She was not married yet, but she was called Madam. She looked at the two guards who saluted her speechlessly and took a step back: “Butler Chen, I am still a girl in the boudoir. Just call me Miss Su.”

Minglan was confused at this time and didn’t know what to do.

Butler Chen chuckled and silently gave Eleven and Twelve a thumbs up in his heart, saying, Well done!

“Miss Su, don’t be shy. Our Lord has ordered us to call you Madam!”

Shy sister!

You are forcing her to buy and sell! Woohoo, she is a virgin girl who hasn’t even worn her wedding dress, but she has been promoted to a lady directly. It’s too deceptive, isn’t it? Su Qingqi silently cursed the cunning and black-hearted Lord Chu in her heart.

“Butler Chen, let’s go in quickly and don’t keep the Marquis waiting for too long.”

As she said this, she quickly stepped into the Huaining Marquis Mansion.

As soon as they entered, Su Qingqi and her maid, Minglan, were frightened again. There was a black-clad guard every ten steps, and there was not even a maid to be seen. It was so unfair that a marquis’s mansion was guarded so tightly. If you didn’t know, you would think it was a dangerous place.

“Madam, please come this way!” Butler Chen smiled and made a gesture of invitation, then led the way. When passing by the black-clad guards, the black-clad guards just nodded slightly and continued to stand guard.

“Girl, this Marquis’ mansion is so scary!” Minglan pulled Su Qingqi’s sleeve and muttered softly.

Su Qingqi nodded in agreement. It was indeed scary, like a prison.

If she had known that Lord Chu’s mansion was like this, she would never have tried to do any business with him. But now, she had found herself in trouble.

She had the idea of regretting it before, but now, Su Qingqi smiled bitterly, she was not stupid, the attitude of housekeeper Chen showed it all, she had to act like the wife of Marquis Huaining even if she didn’t want to.

“Butler Chen, are there no maids or servants in the mansion?”

Butler Chen smiled and said, “Yes, the Marquis doesn’t like it, so the mansion is full of men.” The family members in the mansion all live outside. In the huge Marquis Huaining Mansion, except for him, the old butler, the rest are guards from the military camp.

Su Qingqi was completely speechless: “…” Damn it, Lord Chu obviously looks like a gentle and handsome man, but his mansion is made to look like a military camp. It’s true that you can’t judge a book by its cover.

Lord Chu’s courtyard was in the center of the west side of the mansion. Fortunately, Su Qingqi had taken medical food to regulate her body and had a good foundation; otherwise, she would have been exhausted after walking this distance.

Since Minglan was used to doing the work of a servant, this distance was nothing to her.

While leading the way, Butler Chen secretly observed the wife of the Marquis, who was about to take the throne. In fact, he did not prepare a sedan chair for Su Qingqi in order to test her.

Along the way, Butler Chen discovered that the girl Su whom the Marquis had taken a fancy to was not squeamish at all, had a good physique, and would definitely be able to adapt to life at the border in the future.

Not only that, after hearing Chu Yi say that this girl had a special ability to make medicinal soup to prolong the life of the marquis, Butler Chen became even kinder to Su Qingqi.

After about five or six minutes, they finally arrived at Lord Chu’s courtyard. The strange thing was that there was no one guarding the courtyard. It was empty and a bit eerie. But it was also good this way. Su Qingqi’s tense nerves relaxed a little.

“Madam, please go in by yourself. The Marquis is waiting for you inside!”

“Miss, I’m waiting for you outside!” Minglan’s face was a little pale, and she was probably frightened all the way there.

Su Qingqi took a deep breath and entered the courtyard under Minglan’s worried eyes. When she stepped into the lobby, she saw Lord Chu, who was wearing a moon-white brocade robe with dark patterns, sitting in a wheelchair and playing with a porcelain cup in his hand. Chu Yi, who was dressed in black, stood behind him like a pillar. When Lord Chu saw Su Qingqi coming in, the corners of his mouth rose, and he said slowly: “Ah Qi, you are here!”

Ah Qi, what kind of weird name is this?

Su Qingqi’s arms suddenly had goosebumps. She smiled dryly and corrected his way of addressing her: “My Lord, you should just call me Miss Su.”

Lord Chu’s smile became even warmer: “It’s too formal to call you Miss Su; I’d better call you Ah Qi!”

Su Qingqi’s mouth twitched: “…”

Never mind, it’s just a name.

“My Lord, let’s get down to business first. Where is your small kitchen? Are the hundred-year-old herbs ready? I’ll make you a bowl of medicinal soup first.”

Lord Chu smiled gently and pointed at Chu Yi: “Don’t worry, Ah Qi. There is a large medicine cabinet in the small kitchen. It is filled with various medicinal herbs, including many century-old herbs. Chu Yi, take Ah Qi to the small kitchen.”

“Ma’am, this way, please!”

It’s this damn lady again…

Su Qingqi was no longer able to correct it. Let Lord Chu do whatever he wants. It was all in the Marquis Huaining’s mansion, and no one would know. Su Qingqi comforted herself in a somewhat self-deceptive way.

The small kitchen is just in the backyard of the lobby. When Su Qingqi went in, she found that this small kitchen—oh no, it should be called the big kitchen—was newly decorated and very bright.

There were several cabinets on the left, in which were neatly placed a row of new earthenware jars, various kitchen utensils, and various ingredients. The large stove in the middle was clean and had obviously never been used. There was plenty of silver charcoal prepared, and two large water tanks were filled with clean water.

On the right is a small compartment with a large medicine cabinet inside, filled with a strong medicinal aroma.

“Madam, can we start?” Chu Yi couldn’t help but ask.

Su Qingqi nodded, “Okay, call my maid Minglan to help first.”

“I can do it.” Chu said hurriedly, thinking of the fact that the Marquis never liked others entering the yard.

Su Qingqi glanced at him and sighed: “Okay, Chu Yi, take out five earthenware jars and wash them first, and I will take out the herbs I will use first.”

“yes!”

Su Qingqi entered the small compartment and took out the necessary herbs.

To put it simply, Lord Chu’s terminal illness is a serious imbalance of the five elements in his body, and this kind of imbalance is the most difficult to balance. The medicine she wants to make is to adjust his unbalanced five elements.

This is a long process, and it is also a process of fighting against heaven.

She picked out Chinese medicinal herbs with the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. Su Qingqi felt a little nervous when she thought about making five medicinal soups. After silently encouraging herself, she started to prepare the ingredients.

All the ingredients were washed clean. She picked up the ingredients and used her mental power over and over again to remove the impurities in the ingredients. With her strong mental power, she was able to remove the impurities quickly and easily.

Chu Yi, who was standing by, placed a small clay pot on each of the five stoves as instructed by Su Qingqi. While burning the charcoal fire, he watched Miss Su prepare the ingredients. He found that the ingredients prepared by Miss Su were very tender, especially the meat, which had a particularly bright color.

After Su Qingqi processed the food and medicinal materials, she put them into five earthenware jars according to their respective five elements and then asked Chu Yi to increase the firepower of the first jar first.

Chu Yi felt that the silver charcoal burned too slowly, so he asked a few men in black to bring a large pile of firewood.

Following the order, Su Qingqi began to use her mental skills to sort out the spiritual energy in the herbs while stirring them regularly to blend the spiritual energy of the herbs into the medicinal soup.

The whole small kitchen was filled with the aroma of medicine.

After the medicinal soup in the earthenware jar turned pure green and its temperature dropped, a thin layer of sweat broke out on the tip of Su Qingqi’s nose.

“Okay, Chu Yi, put out the fire.”

Chu Yi was surprised. Was it already done in less than a quarter of an hour?

Su Qingqi took a small bowl, scooped a spoonful for herself to recover her energy, and asked Chu Yi to seal the rest. The steps for the other four earthenware jars were the same, except that the color of the medicine soup was different.

Cyan, red, yellow, white, and black.

It didn’t take long to prepare the five-element medicinal soup. Especially after she drank the soup in the order of the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, her mental strength seemed to have grown a lot. It was really an unexpected gain.

Lord Chu had been waiting in the room. He seemed calm, but he was not at peace in his heart.

When Chu Yi came in with four men in black carrying five earthen jars, Lord Chu excitedly grabbed the armrest of the wheelchair.

“My lord, the medicine soup is ready. Please take it in order.” After the other four men in black left, Su Qingqi said with a relaxed look and signaled Chu Yi to open the first earthen jar.

The aroma of medicine filled the room.

Lord Chu couldn’t help but take a sip, and he immediately felt refreshed all over.

Chu Yi quickly filled a bowl and brought it to Lord Chu, who drank it all in one gulp and commented, “It’s delicious!”

Su Qingqi raised the corner of her mouth proudly.

The medicinal soups, medicinal foods, medicinal wines, etc. in “The Book of Food” are all delicious. In modern times, their medicinal foods are sold at sky-high prices.

When Lord Chu saw this, the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

After drinking three small bowls in a row, Su Qingqi asked Lord Chu to pause for a quarter of an hour before drinking the second earthenware jar of medicine.

After finishing all five cans of soup, Lord Chu immediately felt his body gradually becoming numb, especially his legs, which had no feeling two years ago. He actually felt numb now.

This is a good phenomenon!

There was a glimmer of joy in Lord Chu’s eyes. He really had found a treasure!

“What kind of medicinal soup is this?”

Su Qingqi did not miss the joy in Lord Chu’s eyes. She knew that the medicine soup had some effect, so she smiled and said, “Five-color medicine soup! But you need to drink it every ten days!”

“Thank you for your hard work, my lady!” Lord Chu smiled slightly, as gentle as a gentleman.

“Hehe…” Su Qingqi was no longer able to refute or complain. She just felt like a thousand alpacas were running wildly through her heart.

It’s a loss—a huge loss!