Rebirth of the Exclusive Herbalist

After a while, Su Qingqi brought Madam Zhao and others into Su Qingwan’s bedroom with a food box and a sealed small earthenware jar. In the bedroom, only Zhao Xiran was gently feeding Su Qingwan tonic, and there were no other maids around.

When Su Qingwan saw them coming in, she coughed twice with a little excitement.

“alright?”

Su Qingqi glanced at her brother-in-law, Zhao Xiran, hesitantly. She didn’t expect that her brother-in-law was still there. This was trouble. Nanny Zhao and Mingyu didn’t know how to respond. Su Qingwan also realized that she almost exposed herself. For a moment, the bedroom fell silent.

Zhao Xiran narrowed his eyes; Wan’er was hiding something from him.

“Are you hiding something from me?”

Zhao Mama, Mingyu, and the others quickly bowed their bodies and shouted, “We dare not!”

Su Qingqi pursed her lips, feeling extremely embarrassed. At this moment, Su Qingwan suddenly held Zhao Xiran’s hand and said with difficulty, “Xiran, I…can I…trust…you?”

“Wan’er, you are the most important woman to me.” Zhao Xiran held her hand, which was so thin that only bones were left. His heart ached, and tears flashed in his narrow eyes. Men don’t shed tears easily, but they just haven’t reached the point of being heartbroken.

If it weren’t for him, Wan’er wouldn’t have suffered such a tragic fate.

Finally, Su Qingqi couldn’t stand it anymore, so she took a gamble and told her brother-in-law Zhao Xiran about how she made the medicinal soup. She hoped that her brother-in-law, Zhao Xiran, would keep it a secret and not tell anyone else and that he would agree to her three conditions.

As for what the conditions are, she hasn’t thought about it yet, so just remember it first.

“As long as you can remove the blood-sucking insect from Wan’er’s body, I will agree to anything you say.” Zhao Xiran was cheered up and placed all his hopes on Su Qingqi.

“I hope I didn’t trust the wrong person.” Su Qingqi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After Nanny Zhao prepared the towel, warm water, and copper basin, she asked Mingyu to open the food box and take out the sealed small earthenware jar.

“Wait!” Zhao Xiran suddenly spoke up to stop them.

Su Qingqi frowned slightly. Would her brother-in-law want to go back on his word?

“Third sister, you and your maidservant should go out and guard the door first. Aunt Zhao and Mingyu will stay here.”

“Why?”

“Don’t you want to avoid suspicion?” Zhao Xiran raised the corners of his lips slightly and said, “Then don’t get involved.”

Su Qingqi’s eyes lit up. Yes, why didn’t she think of that? Moreover, the scene of the blood-sucking insect crawling out of her elder sister’s body was too horrifying. It would be better for her not to be there. Thinking of this, she nodded quickly.

“Brother-in-law is really thoughtful. I will go out with Minglan now.”

Not long after Su Qingqi and Minglan left, Nanny Zhao also went out and told the servants not to approach the house, then closed the door.

“Minglan, go get a chair.”

After Minglan brought over a chair, Su Qingqi sat there calmly. The setting sun cast a pale yellow glow over the entire Wuchang Marquis Mansion.

Waiting was boring. Su Qingqi glanced at the servants around her. After seeing Su Qingqi and her servant come out, Madam Zhao had the door of the Crown Prince’s wife’s room closed. They looked at them with strange eyes.

Su Qingqi happened to have sharp ears and heard the whispering not far away. The corners of her mouth twitched.

“See? That’s the concubine of the Crown Prince’s wife. Our Crown Prince’s wife hasn’t even gone there yet, but she is already thinking about getting into the house. How shameless.”

“That’s right, that’s right; this status is too low, not even as good as Princess Yaru.”

“…”

Princess Yaru? Su Qingqi’s lips curled slightly. Her brother-in-law was really charming, just like her modern-day third brother. I wonder if this princess was the daughter of a prince or a marquis.

Fortunately, she didn’t have that idea and was still thinking about curing her elder sister. Otherwise, with her brother-in-law’s charm, there would be countless admirers who would flock to him and wish his wife would die.

After this incident, my elder sister will surely be more careful.

Not long after, the Marquis’s wife, Wang, Princess Xinrou, and the second son’s wife, Ning, all came to the mansion. They were shocked to learn from Su Qingqi that their son (eldest brother) had obtained a secret medicine from a master and was using it to detoxify their daughter-in-law (eldest sister-in-law).

After the shock, of course, I prayed to Buddha for protection.

Various noises kept coming from the room, and it was said that the scene was extremely bloody, so no one went in.

When Su Qinghan got the news and rushed over, she saw her third sister and the other female members of the Marquis’s Mansion sitting not far from her eldest sister’s room.

After bowing, she sat next to Su Qingqi and asked impatiently in a low voice.

“Third sister, I heard that my brother-in-law got a secret medicine from a master. Is that true?”

Su Qingqi was in a very good mood and replied in a low voice, “Yes, my elder sister is a very lucky person and will recover soon.”

Su Qinghan forced a smile, but her mind exploded and her eyes were blank. She had gone through so much trouble to prevent her elder sister from surviving, but she had not expected that her elder sister would not die.

It’s clearly run out of energy.

No, that won’t happen. My eldest sister’s blood-sucking poison hasn’t been cured yet. It’s too early to say that she’s alive.

Maybe this so-called secret medicine from an expert is of no use!

Thinking of this, Su Qinghan became more energetic and relaxed, but her eyes became more serious.

“Yes, elder sister, she is blessed by heaven.”

Su Qingqi witnessed the changes in her second sister, and her mouth twitched slightly.

The sky darkened, but Su Qingwan’s courtyard was as bright as day. The old marquis and the second son, Zhao Xuanran, also came over. Although the eldest princess did not come, she sent her trusted nanny to check on the progress.

At this time, no one was in the mood to eat dinner.

It was the first time that Su Qingqi saw her elder sister’s status in the mansion. She secretly admired her elder sister’s methods, which were quite similar to those of her stepmother. She touched her hungry stomach and waited for the result with everyone else, with a feeling of bitterness in her heart.

Fortunately, she didn’t have to wait too long. The door opened with a creak, and Zhao Ma, looking pale and haggard but unable to hide her joy, came out to announce the good news.

“Madam, Second Madam, Princess, the blood-sucking insect of the Crown Prince’s wife has been drawn out.”

“Good, good; Wan’er’s daughter-in-law is a blessed one.” The Marquis’s wife, Wang, was delighted and said the word “good” several times with a little excitement.

Princess Xinrou was even happier that her sister-in-law survived. She even glanced at Su Qingqi and Su Qinghan with pride.

As for the Second Young Master’s wife, Mrs. Ning, her smile was a little stiff.

Su Qingqi secretly memorized everyone’s expressions, and glanced at Su Qinghan, who was shocked and curled the corners of her mouth.

There was nothing else for them to do next, so Su Qingqi took her maid, Minglan, back to her room to eat. She was almost starving to death.

“Miss, now that the eldest lady is getting better, shouldn’t we be able to return to Jiangnan soon?” Minglan asked.

Su Qingqi froze and fainted. What a tragedy! If her elder sister survived, she would be sent back to Jiangnan and then married off by her stepmother. Oh my God, no!

“Miss, don’t you want to go back to Jiangnan?” Minglan was confused when she saw the girl’s face change.

“Well, I don’t want to go back. If possible, I want to stay in the capital.” Su Qingqi said what she thought without hesitation. She had finally left the Su Mansion, so why should she go back to that deep mansion of the Su Mansion, suppress her own nature, tremble in fear, become a nobody, and then be married off by her stepmother.

“If the girl doesn’t want to go back to Jiangnan, she can ask the eldest girl and the prince for help,” Minglan suggested.

Hearing this, Su Qingqi’s eyes lit up. Yes, how could she forget that her brother-in-law had agreed to her three conditions? With the ability of the Marquis’ Mansion, it would be a piece of cake for her to stay in Kyoto.

On the first night of staying at Wuchang Marquis Mansion, Su Qingqi slept well, but Su Qinghan suffered from insomnia.

The next day, Su Qingqi got up early in the morning and walked around the yard for a few laps, breathing fresh air, and then had breakfast. After she finished breakfast, Minglan began to help the girl tidy up her clothes.

“Miss Mingyu, who was with the Crown Prince’s wife just now, is coming over. Ask you to come over.”

Su Qingqi nodded and took Minglan to Su Qingwan’s yard.

Su Qingwan was leaning on the bed. Nanny Zhao, Mingyu, and a maid she had never seen before were helping her to comb her hair. Several other maids were busying around in the room. When she saw Su Qingqi come in, she smiled and said, “Third sister is here.” Her voices were no longer as soft and weak as yesterday.

“Sister, you look much better today.” Su Qingqi said this after carefully examining her elder sister’s face.

“Yes, I finally managed to snatch my life back from the hands of the King of Hell.” Su Qingwan smiled weakly with curved eyebrows. Although her cheeks were sunken and she looked pale, her eyes were frighteningly bright, with a unique kind of beauty.

“Big sister is blessed by heaven.” Because there was a maidservant whose background was unknown, Su Qingqi did not say much, only some meaningless words.

After the maids had helped Su Qingwan finish her greeting, she sent them away, leaving only Zhao Ma and Mingyu.

“Third sister, the director of the Imperial Hospital came over last night to check my body and said that the blood-sucking insect has been eliminated. Because it was a young insect, it did not lay eggs in my body. This is a blessing in disguise.” Su Qingwan is in good spirits now, and she no longer has difficulty speaking. She just speaks a little slowly, but at least she is not speaking incoherently.

“I am still weak now and need some time to recuperate. I am afraid I won’t be able to take my third sister out to attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet in the short term.”

Su Qingwan held Su Qingqi’s hand, feeling extremely grateful.

“Sister is blessed. You are in good health now and need to rest. What does it matter whether I attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet or not?” Su Qingqi really didn’t want to attend these banquets of noble ladies. They were either admiring flowers or writing poems, which was so boring.

“You are stupid. It is called the Hundred Flowers Banquet, but it is actually held for unmarried men and women, especially those who are engaged. They can use the Hundred Flowers Banquet to get to know their future husband or wife better.”

Su Qingwan said it with some regret.

Su Qingqi was embarrassed.

It turns out that the Hundred Flowers Banquet is the ancient version of the blind date banquet.

“Sister, my status is low, and I am not good at calligraphy or painting, so I’d better not embarrass myself.”

Su Qingwan sighed. Her eyes were sharp. This third sister had no ambitions, unlike the second sister, who was thoughtful. And since the third sister saved her, she wanted to find a good home for her.

“Madam, the prince is here!” The maid’s voice came from outside the door.

My brother-in-law is here?

Su Qingqi: “…” Doesn’t my brother-in-law have to go to court?

Zhao Xiran entered the room gracefully, wearing a white jade crown on his head and an ink-colored robe covering his slender body. A dazzling smile hung on his handsome face, and his voice was low and clear: “Wan’er, I’m here!”

When he saw his third sister sitting beside Wan’er’s bed, he was slightly startled. “The third sister is here too.”

Su Qingqi stood up and saluted: “Good morning, brother-in-law.”

Zhao Xiran waved his hand and said, “No need to be so polite!” Then he sat down on the bed and spoke gently to Su Qingwan. Then he turned the topic to Su Qingqi and talked about the Hundred Flowers Banquet.

Su Qingqi’s mouth twitched: “…” Sister, how much do you want me to get married!

You are not feeling well right now; why don’t you let Xinrou take your second and third sisters to the Hundred Flowers Banquet?”

“Sister, brother-in-law, I won’t go to the Hundred Flowers Banquet.” Su Qingqi mustered up the courage to refuse.

Su Qingwan and Zhao Xiran both looked up and looked at her in surprise.

Su Qingqi pursed her lips, took a deep breath, and expressed her wish for more than three years: “Sister, brother-in-law, I don’t want to get married, nor do I want to go back to Jiangnan. I want a manor outside the capital, where I can live my life quietly.”

Zhao Xiran raised his eyebrows, his eyes deep: “Is this the first condition you put forward?”