Rebirth of the Exclusive Herbalist

As night falls, the mist is like gauze, and the stars are twinkling.

Several servants carried several buckets of hot water into the room where Su Qingqi lived and then left.

Minglan helped the girl into the bathtub, which was filled with hot water and sprinkled with some dried jasmine petals. The hot steam was thick, and a faint fragrance lingered in her nostrils.

As soon as she entered the bathtub, Su Qingqi let out a comfortable sigh. It had been a long time since she had had a hot bath. It felt so comfortable. She kept pouring water on her body to clean it.

Minglan diligently helped the girl wash her long hair. After Su Qingqi finished washing her own hair, Minglan also washed her hair, took out a dry towel, wrung it dry, and tied it into a loose bun.

Su Qingqi stepped out of the bathtub, dried her body, put on a loose nightgown, and lazily lay on the small couch by the window. Minglan went out, called a few strong servants to carry the bathtub out, and asked someone to wipe the floor dry before walking behind Su Qingqi to wipe her hair.

At this time, the familiar and gentle voice of my second sister, Su Qinghan, came from outside the door.

“Third sister, are you there?”

“Minglan, go open the door.” Su Qingqi was a little surprised that her second sister would come to her at this time.

Minglan walked around the winding screen and opened the door. She found that only the second miss was there. She bowed slightly and said, “Second Miss, please come in!”

Su Qinghan stepped into the house and saw her third sister drying her long hair on the small couch by the window. The dim candlelight illuminated her beautiful face, which was hazy and charming.

No wonder there is a saying that goes “The more you look at a beauty under the lamp, the more charming she becomes.”

Su Qinghan’s eyes flashed; she collected her emotions, walked forward with a smile, sat next to her, and started by complimenting her.

“The third sister is getting more and more beautiful…”

Su Qingqi glanced at Su Qinghan’s delicate and beautiful facial features, especially her charming phoenix eyes, and smiled: “Second sister, don’t look down on me. You are the real beauty, and I am just a foil in front of you.”

Su Qinghan covered her mouth and chuckled, then tapped her forehead coquettishly, obviously very pleased with Su Qingqi’s praise.

“Third sister, I came to see you so late because I wanted to tell you something secretly so that you wouldn’t be deceived.”

Su Qingqi smoothed her long hair, and her eyes flashed slightly.

“What is it?”

Su Qinghan glanced at Minglan behind her third sister and said, “It’s hard to say with outsiders here.”

Su Qingqi pursed her lips and let Minglan go out.

“Third sister, I have been following Princess Xinrou to meet many noble ladies these days and unexpectedly heard a rumor about Marquis Huaining.” Su Qinghan spoke in a low voice when only the two sisters were left in the room.

“What rumors?” Su Qingqi followed up on her words.

Su Qinghan had a mysterious look on her face. She looked at Su Qingqi with a hint of pity. She did not answer her question but asked, “Third sister, do you know why the Marquis of Huaining has not married yet even though he is already 23 years old?”

Su Qingqi shook her head silently and continued to listen to what her second sister wanted to say.

“You don’t think that no one would dare marry the Marquis of Huaining even if he doesn’t live past the age of 25, do you? You know, the position of the Marquis of Huaining’s wife is very attractive, and many noble ladies like the Marquis of Huaining. Unfortunately, all of this was ruined by the ancestral precepts of the Marquis of Huaining’s family.”

“Ancestral teachings?” Su Qingqi’s curiosity was aroused, and she couldn’t help but ask.

“Third sister, do you know that Marquis Huaining is not only suffering from a terminal illness but also has no descendants?” Su Qinghan answered the question irrelevantly.

Su Qingqi nodded. She felt a little impatient because Su Qinghan had laid the groundwork but didn’t get to the point.

“I heard that the Chu family has an ancestral precept: women who marry into the Chu family are not allowed to leave the Chu family for life, and wives and concubines without children must be buried with their husbands after their death!”

After Su Qinghan finished speaking, she stared at the expression of his third sister without blinking.

Sure enough, the third sister’s face changed, her eyes widened in disbelief, and she kept muttering, “Impossible, how could there be such an ancestral precept…”

Su Qinghan was secretly happy in her heart. See, the third sister was really scared. This would be beneficial to her next plan.

At this moment, Su Qinghan didn’t know that what she was thinking was not on the same channel as Su Qingqi.

What shocked Su Qingqi was that the Chu family’s ancestral precepts actually stated that a woman who married into the Chu family must never leave the family. Then what was the deal between her and Lord Chu?

She also plans to leave the Chu family and live her own life in the future!

As for the ancestral precept that childless wives and concubines must be buried with their husbands after their deaths, which scared away all noble ladies, she didn’t care at all.

“This is true, third sister; I confirmed it myself. Could it be that my eldest sister didn’t tell you the Chu family’s ancestral precepts?” Su Qinghan exclaimed in shock.

In fact, she knew in her heart that her elder sister didn’t know the Chu family’s ancestral teachings at all.

But she set a trap for her elder sister first.

Provoke the third sister to feel resentment towards the eldest sister.

“My elder sister didn’t say.” Su Qingqi lowered her head.

Su Qinghan was secretly delighted. She soothingly patted her hands, with a look of solidarity on her face. It seemed that she was standing up for Su Qingqi: “Big sister, she is going too far. She knew the Chu family’s ancestral precepts, but she didn’t tell you. Isn’t she just watching you jump into the fire pit?”

“Maybe my eldest sister doesn’t know the Chu family’s ancestral precepts either?” Su Qingqi took a deep breath and calmed down. She didn’t believe that her second sister came here just to tell her about the Chu family’s ancestral precepts and to sow discord between her and her eldest sister. There must be something else going on.

Su Qinghan was a little surprised that her third sister recovered so quickly, but in her heart, she had already determined that her third sister was indecisive and timid.

She must have some resentment towards their elder sister.

“If you want to get rid of Marquis Chu, I can help you.” Su Qinghan looked like she was doing good for her, but Su Qingqi felt disgusted.

She bowed her head and remained silent.

“Third sister, do you know that the eldest sister suffers from a severe uterine cold?” Su Qinghan thought that the third sister was too embarrassed to say it out loud, so she leaned close to her ear and whispered.

“I know. The imperial physician told my eldest sister that when he diagnosed her.” Su Qingqi frowned slightly. What on earth did her second sister want to do?

“Since Third Sister knows, I won’t beat around the bush. Big Sister will definitely have trouble getting pregnant in the future. Big Sister’s husband will definitely have to let his concubine give birth to a child. This will put Big Sister in an awkward position.”

“So we have to help the elder sister.” Su Qinghan said righteously.

“How can I help?” Su Qingqi raised her eyes, feeling a bad premonition.

Su Qinghan smiled gently, winked at her in an ambiguous tone, and said in a voice with a hint of temptation: “Third sister, don’t you like your eldest brother-in-law? As long as you become his concubine and give birth to a child for him, your eldest sister’s position will be secure, and by the way, the matter of Huaining Hou will be resolved.”

But in her heart, she sneered, Su Qingwan, don’t you look down on me because you are the wife of the prince? In this life, I will trample you into the dust.

Let’s see how you can still put on that condescending look.

Su Qingqi was shocked. Her second sister, Su Qinghan, was so cruel!

After saying so much, just to bring up such a disgusting purpose—to let her seduce her brother-in-law—damn, she doesn’t even want to be the prince’s successor; how could she want to be a concubine? Moreover, she wants to steal her brother-in-law, which is disgusting. Su Qinghan’s values are okay, right?