The New Year is approaching, and there are many things coming and going from various provinces. The population of Ji Mansion is simple, but it is relatively idle, but the Qin family and the ladies of various mansions are always missing the shadow of Ji Erlan. When she arrived at Fang's Mansion on this day, Mrs. Fang couldn't help but wonder: "Why haven't I seen you bring Er Lan over recently?" ”

The smile on Qin's lips was slightly bitter, trying his best to hide the unnaturalness in his expression, and said, "She has been moving around a lot with a few handkerchiefs recently, so she must have thought of some ideas to have fun." And where is the patience to sit and gossip all day like us. ”

Mrs. Fang couldn't help laughing and said, "But, Qingxue, this girl also goes out to play crazy for three days." However, as long as I was measured, I didn't hold her very closely. I didn't know when I was out of the cabinet, but after I got married, I realized how comfortable I was when I was a girl at home. In the future, husbands and children, waiting for their in-laws, firewood, rice, oil and salt are enough for them to be busy. ”

The Qin family came from a hard life, so she naturally knew that it was not easy to manage housework, especially since she had a tricky mother-in-law and an aunt and concubine, and her life was even more difficult. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but say: "What you said is very true, in this generation of women, if you can understand the husband, you will have to boil it." If not, then be truly grieved......"

Qin's words were desolate, and Mrs. Fang was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that Ji Chenglin wanted to take a concubine. Persuaded: "Ah Hui, we are close, I won't tell you about the hypocrisy, in the future, this Xue Baoyue will enter the mansion, you have to be careful about the heirs." People say that you can't have the heart to harm others, and you can't have the heart to guard against people. This concubine and concubine are the most messy. ”

The Qin family listened to Mrs. Fang's heart-wrenching words, and was a little stunned: "Even if the concubine has an heir, I am also his wife......

Mrs. Fang sighed: "When I saw you first, I saw that you were an idiot!" What if you're a wife? If this man really puts his mind on anyone, will he care about anything else? Even if Master Ji is reliable, he has to guard against the concubine. You can tolerate her being favored and have children, but she may not accept your kindness. A good concubine can be straightened! ”

Qin Shi hung his head, thinking about what Ji Erlan said that day, there seemed to be a thorn in his heart that could not be pulled out, and the slightest movement caused severe pain in the wound. "Yes, with her background, she was wronged to be a good concubine in Jifu. It's just that she is a girl in her early twenties, what can she do? ”

Mrs. Fang sighed: "Your time in this capital is still short, how can you know what this noble girl of this family has been exposed to since she was a child?" Not to mention the early twenties, even the little girls in their early teens are all human spirits! The dispute between the concubines in the big family is no worse than that of men in officialdom. Didn't you ever have an Aunt Gu at home? Isn't it today that the east wind will prevail over the west wind, and tomorrow the west wind will prevail over the east wind? ”

Qin was dumbfounded. Yes, she has been suppressed by Aunt Gu's west wind for more than ten years, and it was not until Er Lan was injured and her temperament changed greatly that she improved. Thinking of Ji Erlan, Qin's heart was filled with sentimentality again. Although he picked her up, he didn't let her live a good life, and in the end he asked her to help him turn over.

It's not that the Qin family doesn't understand Ji Erlan's thoughts for his own good, but how can he accept Ji Chenglin doing that kind of thing?

She looked at Mrs. Fang's sincere face and said, "As long as she doesn't come to harm me and the child, I don't have any heart to fight with her." ”

Mrs. Fang knew that the Qin family was a real person, and the two had been together for a lot of time, and she herself was also a cool person, so she said quite confidently: "Who can say this kind of thing accurately, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs." Is there less such a thing? If you are a ruthless person, not to mention your life, you are your sons and daughters, and you are also a thorn in the side of others......"

Qin was moved, a little at a loss. Mrs. Fang patted her hand and said, "Don't worry too much, the matter has not yet arrived, I just want to remind you, so as not to regret your missteps." If she's honest, that's fine, and if she's not good-looking, you need to pay more attention. ”

Qin's heart was heavy and he nodded indiscriminately. Seeing that she was upset, Mrs. Fang didn't say anything more, and only asked someone to bring out a box of tea leaves to her. said: "This tea is the same as the box that was given to you last time, you said that this tea has a special taste, I like it very much." I didn't think so, so I'll just take it all for you. ”

Qin smiled and thanked him and went back to the house, just when he met Ji Tianjiao who was about to go out. Ji Tianjiao hurriedly said, "Mother, are you back?" "Since he was confined by the Qin clan last time, Ji Tianjiao has already become a little jealous of the Qin clan, and he doesn't dare to put on his face at every turn like before, for fear of suffering another loss. When they met, they were as obedient and obedient as Ji Rujun, and they didn't have half a point of rules.

Qin Shi nodded, agreed absentmindedly, and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

Ji Tianjiao glanced at Ru'er and Mu Xiang with his eyes, and said with a smile: "The New Year Festival is approaching, and you must always fulfill the etiquette when you come and go, and you want to go out and buy something as a souvenir." ”

Qin nodded and said, "This is as it should be, you can go, call a few more guards to follow, and if you don't have enough money, come and talk to me." ”

Ji Tianjiao obediently agreed, turned around and got into the carriage.

Qin Shi stared at the carriage and left, feeling a little dazed in his heart. Since when has Sister Ji Tianjiao been so respectful to herself and dare not slack off in the slightest? Since when has he been in charge of the house's internal affairs bank? Since when has she been able to sit steadily among the ladies of various mansions and talk at will? And these are all things that Ji Erlan helped her do.

Qin's nose was sour, he turned around and entered the mansion, and Su Gu and Ah Tan, who were following him, glanced at each other, and they both wanted to persuade a few words, but they were afraid of hurting Qin's face, so they stopped thinking about it. Su Gu turned to talk about Qin's body: "How has my wife's body changed in the past few days?" ”

Qin still can't accept the fact that she is not pregnant, she always feels that if she can conceive another child, maybe Ji Chenglin will take more care of her. But now, that's no longer possible. "It's still the same as some time ago, but I'm getting more and more lazy, I feel tired when I move a little, and now I have the problem of sweating."

Su Gu frowned slightly, Qin's diet couldn't be more meticulous, but she still couldn't find anything unusual from her body. She couldn't help but worry, if she continued like this, she didn't know what the consequences would be. She hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but want to say two good words for Ji Erlan to untie the knot in Qin's heart, so she said: "The second girl has to ask three or four times a day, but unfortunately, I haven't been able to find anything abnormal. ”

The Qin clan was full of contradictions in his heart, and he didn't answer when he heard the words. Ah Tan held the tea given by Mrs. Fang in the back, and said when he saw this: "Why does Mrs. Fang give so much?" Mrs. is afraid that she will not be able to drink it for a long time, if it is left for a long time, and she is afraid that it will not be good, it is better to send some to the second girl, the second girl also loves to drink tea. ”

Qin sighed lightly and nodded slightly. Su Gu and Ah Tan glanced at each other, and they both showed a little joy. Ah Tan casually opened the box in his hand and looked at the condition, but he was puzzled: "Huh? ”

She suddenly let out a soft sigh, Qin and Su Gu both turned their heads to look at her, and Qin asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Ah Tan frowned and said, "Why do you feel that this taste is a little different from before?" Ma'am, you smell it, don't you? ”

Ah Tan usually serves the Qin family closely, and eats tea through her hands, so she is very familiar with the taste of the tea that Qin loved to drink before. Qin sniffed the tea box that Ah Tan had brought over, and hesitated: "It seems to be ...... It's not the same. It's very similar, but it's just a little bit less. ”

The three of them entered the house while talking, and Ah Tan took out the original box, smelling this and that, but because he smelled too much, he couldn't smell the difference for a while. He brought the two tea boxes to Su Gu and said, "Or are you here to smell it?" ”

Su Gu carefully discerned, pointed to the original half box and said, "It seems that this has a faint ...... Pure air? ”

"Yes, that's right." Ah Tan echoed: "It is said that it is a fragrance but not a fragrance, that is, what you call 'Qingqi' is more appropriate." Compared to the sweet fragrance of the stamens, it is more like the taste of flower petals, clear and light, as if there is nothing. ”

Su Gu was stunned for a moment, his eyes fell on the two tea boxes, his face became ugly, and he said, "Could it be that there is something wrong with this tea?" ”

Qin Shi was startled, got up from his chair, and said, "How come? This is a gift from Mrs. Fang......"

Ah Tan looked at the Qin family and then at Su Gu, bit her lip and thought about it, poured the original half box of tea on the table, and carefully checked it, but she didn't find any foreign objects, she breathed a sigh of relief, thinking about how a person as good as Mrs. Fang would do such a thing. Then he said, "Maybe ...... It's not the same batch of tea, is it? There are many exquisiteness in this tea, even if it is the same kind of tea, new tea, old tea, spring tea and autumn tea, the taste is very different. ”

Su Gu was more cautious and said: "These leaves are all dry, and you can't see the difference, Atan, you go and soak a light to take a look." ”

Ah Tan moved quickly, brewed the tea leaves in the two tea boxes, brought them to Qin and Su Gu, and said strangely: "This tea is clean, there is nothing abnormal...... Why does it taste different? ”

The eyes of the three of them fell on the unfolded tea leaves, and they looked at it carefully for a moment, there was really nothing abnormal, the leaves were neatly shaped, the color was beautiful, and the quality was perfect. Su Gu picked up the two teas and took a sip each, tasted the fragrance of the tea again, and suddenly his face changed: "I remember, this is ...... Daffodil juice! ”

"Daffodils?" Ah Tan was taken aback by Su Gu and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter with daffodils?" ”

Su Gu has been with herbs since he was a child, and naturally has a more sensitive sense of smell and taste than others. She said: "The juice of daffodils, after ingestion, will have abdominal pain, frequent pulse, lethargy, and body temperature will also rise, and it is very similar to being pregnant in the early stage." But after it gets worse, it will break out in cold sweats, diarrhea and collapse......"

The Qin family was frightened for a while, and couldn't figure out why there was a problem with the tea given by the Fang Mansion. "This ...... Will there be dead people? ”