Rebirth of the Exclusive Herbalist

After having lunch at the Huaining Marquis Mansion, Su Qingqi came back dizzy. Looking at her elder sister’s worried expression, she smiled, comforted her, and went back to the house.

“Madam Zhao, you see, the Third Sister seems to have become more lively and confident. She no longer looks as humble as she did more than a month ago.” In the bedroom, Su Qingwan looked at Third Sister’s departing back, took a bite of watermelon, and said to Madam Zhao with a smile.

“Isn’t this a good idea, Third Miss?” Nanny Zhao replied with a smile while fanning herself.

“That’s good…” Su Qingwan sighed, a trace of worry flashing across her brows: “I just don’t know what this Huaining Marquis means… Seeing how happy my third sister is today, it seems that she is trapped. If my father knew about this, I wonder what he would say to me…”

“Madam, please don’t worry. I think the Third Miss is blessed. Don’t forget that she is also good at making medicinal soup.” Nanny Zhao was obviously more optimistic than Su Qingwan.

“I hope so. I am also worried and confused.”

Seeing that the mistress was no longer worried about the third young lady, Nanny Zhao started talking about how the second young master’s wife in the mansion was secretly collecting all kinds of secret recipes for having a child.

Su Qingwan stroked her belly and smiled gently: “My second sister-in-law just wants to give birth to a legitimate son before me. Now I have my third sister to help me, so maybe I can get pregnant soon…”

At this time, Su Qingqi had no idea that the huge change in herself had attracted discussion from her elder sisters.

Minglan was very happy to see the girl becoming more and more lively since coming to Kyoto. When she was in Jiangnan before, she always felt that the girl was too depressed, and she was very conventional, like a wooden man.

“Girl, you are much more cheerful now than before!”

Su Qingqi was stunned for a moment, then smiled: “Yes, but I just thought it over. In the Su Mansion, I can’t show my true nature.”

In the next few days, Su Qingqi continued to carefully help her elder sister take care of her health, and sometimes she was taken over by the steward of Huaining Marquis’ Mansion to make medicinal food for Lord Chu.

Originally, she planned to move out of the mansion and live her own life in the manor, but plans could not keep up with changes. Since she decided to make a deal with the Marquis Chu, it was obviously not appropriate to live in the manor outside the capital.

Going to the Su family’s mansion in Kyoto, her eldest sister was worried, so she had to continue staying at the Wuchang Marquis Mansion. Her eldest sister also advised her to go out and play with Princess Xinrou, but she liked quietness and had no plans to interact with girls from other mansions. She stayed quietly in her eldest sister’s backyard, making some medicinal food in the small kitchen from time to time.

Unlike Su Qinghan, ever since she played the song “Spring River Moon Night”, she has gained a reputation as a talented woman in Beijing and has received invitations from noble ladies from time to time.

On this day, Su Qingqi prepared a table of mildly nourishing medicinal food for her elder sister. Her elder sister’s husband, Zhao Xiran, also often came to eat together. Su Qinghan was still outside, playing with the ladies.

After the three of them had their medicinal meals, Zhao Xiran lazily leaned back in his chair and sipped his tea, letting out a satisfied sigh: “After eating several meals of the medicinal meals made by my third sister, I feel that my health is getting better and better.”

Su Qingqi pursed her lips and smiled, teasing: “Brother-in-law is in good health, so it is easy for my sister to get pregnant!”

“You’re right!” Zhao Xiran felt relieved when he heard that. These words really touched his heart. He gave Su Qingqi an appreciative look.

Su Qingwan glanced at the happy Zhao Xiran; her pretty face turned red; she glared at her third sister coquettishly; her hand unconsciously stroked her abdomen; and she was looking forward to it happily in her heart.

Finally, Su Qingwan suddenly remembered that she had received a letter from her mother’s home today, so she told her third sister.

“Third sister, my eldest brother will come to Beijing to visit us before the Mid-Autumn Festival.”

Su Qingqi was stunned and confused: “Isn’t it true that the elder brother cannot enter Beijing casually?” Eldest brother Su Zhijin is the garrison commander of Jiangnan Province, in charge of garrison and defense affairs. Although it is not very busy, he cannot leave at will.

It was understandable that he sent them to Beijing to visit his seriously ill sister last time, but it would be bad if they were seen by someone with ulterior motives going to Beijing again after just over a month.

After all, officials who are sent to other places cannot return to Beijing at will.

Su Qingwan smiled and said, “Yes, but I am well now, and you and my second sister can’t stay in the mansion for long. My eldest brother said in the letter that he was going to Beijing to take you and my second sister back.”

Su Qingqi was stunned for a moment and turned to her brother-in-law, Zhao Xiran: “Didn’t you say that I could stay in Beijing?”

“The reason you were able to stay in Beijing before was because my uncle knew that I needed you to help Wan’er recuperate, so…” Zhao Xiran coughed, feeling a little embarrassed.

“……”Su Qingqi felt that she had suffered a great loss.

What about the three conditions we agreed on?

Since he couldn’t even fulfill the first condition, she thought it would be better not to have too much hope in her brother-in-law in the future, as he was not reliable at all.

Su Qingwan glanced at her third sister carefully, hesitating whether to tell her about that matter. Su Qingqi looked at her eldest sister’s strange expression and couldn’t help asking, “Sister, did my eldest brother say anything else?”

“Third sister, my eldest brother said that the family has already arranged a marriage for you and second sister!”

“What?” Su Qingqi was surprised.

Su Qingwan quickly comforted her third sister: “Third sister, my eldest brother said it was a marriage proposal, not an engagement. We haven’t exchanged engagement letters yet; don’t worry.”

“Did Big Brother tell you the reason?” Su Qingqi looked at her elder sister eagerly.

Su Qingwan looked at her third sister speechlessly and said, “It’s because your ability has been known by father, and father wants to find a good marriage for you!”

“Ah?” Su Qingqi was annoyed. It turned out that she was the one who caused this. She quickly pulled her elder sister’s hand and said hesitantly, “Sister, what should we do about this? As for Lord Chu…”

If there had been no marriage proposal, Su Qingqi might still be thinking about how to go back on her deal with Lord Chu. Even though she had actively embraced this golden thigh, there was always a big gap between reality and fantasy, so she hesitated whether to go back on her deal.

But now she doesn’t want to do that at all. It would be better to marry Lord Chu than to marry another stranger.

The two of them have a deal!

Moreover, there was no chaos in Lord Chu’s mansion, which was very rare in this dynasty.

It was a pity that she had been thinking too much before. Su Qingqi despised her own pretentiousness in her heart. According to her status, she had always been chosen by the rich and powerful families, so there was no reason for her to despise them.

It turns out that we don’t know how to cherish things that are too easy to get!

Fortunately, it’s not too late to wake up now.

Zhao Xiran rarely saw Third Sister’s expression and a trace of amusement flashed across his eyes: “Wan’er, Third Sister, have you forgotten the ability of Huaining Hou?”

A word can wake a dreamer up!

Su Qingqi suddenly felt that the marriage proposal was not a big deal at all. The news that Marquis Chu fell in love with her must have spread throughout the entire Kyoto.

Her father and stepmother probably don’t know about this, so they are thinking about finding a good marriage for her.

“My marriage is easy to solve, but what about my second sister?” Su Qingqi thought of her second sister’s arrogant fellow villager and asked.

When Su Qingwan and Zhao Xiran heard the third sister mention the second sister, they thought of some news they had heard in the past few days, and their faces suddenly turned bad.

“Don’t worry about her. I will ask my eldest brother to bring my second sister back to Jiangnan.”

Su Qingqi was stunned and suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart!

Did her second sister do anything stupid?