Back in the house, Chou Chou lit the stove and made hot tea.

"Today, let's light the fragrance together." Lin Qi sat down in front of the beauty couch and put her hand on the stove, and a stream of heat slowly rose to her hand, dispelling the coolness on her body.

The twenty tiger head whips really lost half of Lin Qi's life, although he was protected by lotus stones, but Luo Baisu's body was weak, and he felt that his heart and qi were greatly damaged, and he could do it easily before, but now it takes a lot of effort.

This is also why, since then, Lin Qi has changed martial arts to outwitting, with her current body, it is still difficult to say whether she can win Luo Qingwan, and she can't fight with others with her strength, she can only win with outwitting.

I think it's been a good life for a long time.

"Miss, are you feeling unwell? Would you like to go to bed for a while? ”

At this moment, Lin Qi's face was pale, there was no blood on her lips, and she was weakly half-leaning on the beauty couch, as if a gust of wind could blow her away.

"No, the fourth sister will come later, you will light the fragrance, so as not to be smelled by her."

"Yes"

The ugly ugly said, and immediately according to the instructions, the four corners of the room were lit with incense, dried flowers and trees, but faintly burned a fragrance of fresh petals.

It was about a quarter of an hour before Lovelan came, but she didn't expect Qu to come with her.

"Say hello to the third lady."

"Say hello to the third sister."

"Auntie, please hurry up, it's all my own family, so I don't need to be so polite."

Due to the cold weather, there was a lot of fog on their clothes, and Lin Qi, with the support of Ugly, slowly stood up and hurriedly invited the two to sit down by the stove.

"Third sister, this is soaked by my mother's own hands, you can taste it." Lovlan handed over a jar and lifted the lid to reveal a fresh scent.

Lin Qi doesn't need to look at it, he can directly smell the ingredients and origin of this tea, "The ginseng slices are dried until they are semi-dry, the cinnamon bark is brewed in water for three days, the excess floating water on the surface is removed, the bottom water is scorched, fresh ginger shreds, Su leaves, the floating water on the surface is removed three times, and the water can be boiled." ”

"The entrance is sweet and smooth, not greasy, not turbid, the taste of Su leaves is fragrant on the teeth and cheeks, it is just the ginger shreds, which hooks the cold all over the body, and the aroma and taste rotate between the mouths and teeth, and there is an overlapping image."

"It took a lot of thought to come to my aunt to make this healthy ginger tea." Lin Qi tasted it lightly, but his eyes stayed on the jar, watching the curling mist rise, and his heart was clear.

In fact, this skill of making tea and tasting tea was learned from an old army commander when he was in the army, the old army commander was a friend of Lin Qi's father, and he was rescued by his father when he was young, and he often talked about his father with her, but he never mentioned Lin Qi's mother, saying that it was taboo.

So much so that Lin Ji later left the army, and whenever he remembered the time at that time, he would rush a cup of hot tea and recall it carefully.

The so-called tea-tasting life, Qu came over in person today, it will definitely not be as simple as just sending tea, and Lin Qi didn't go around in circles with her, so he simply made everything clear.

Hearing this, Qu Shi was slightly stunned, and then smiled and mixed tea with her, "Third Miss has good eyesight, but tea is tea, although it is troublesome to make, but it has to be done after all, people, if you are idle for a long time, it is easy to have problems." ”

"Auntie, let's call me Su'er." The title of Third Miss is also for others to see, and Lin Qi has never cared about these false courtesies.

"Yes." Qu sat opposite, seeing that Lin Qi had been looking faint, and he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart, he politely tested, "When did Su'er learn to taste tea, why didn't I hear you mention it before, if you knew it earlier, my aunt would have sent it to you earlier." ”

Qu is using a metaphor for tea, wanting to test Lin Qi's attitude towards the Jiang family, but what makes Lin Qi very curious is that Qu Shi, who has always lived in seclusion in the backyard and never made trouble, and even looked groveling when he saw Jiang at any time, how could he suddenly figure it out today.

However, when the time comes, she will not let it go.

"My aunt smiled, but I drank tea, if I drank well, it was called taste, and the second was called drinking, Su'er was a rough person, I didn't know what to taste tea, I only knew that people should drink water when they were thirsty, and blind patience could not solve the fundamental problem."

Lin Qi has already made it very clear that no matter how big the Jiang clan's position in the prime minister's mansion is, what they need still needs to fight for themselves, and blindly retreating and tolerating it will only help the Jiang clan's prestige, and it will also put themselves in a more difficult situation.

Qu will not understand this kind of truth.

Qu seemed to understand the meaning of Lin Qi's words, he was slightly stunned, slowly withdrew his hand, lowered his head, and pulled the handkerchief tightly with both hands, twisting it back and forth, looking anxious and uneasy.

"Auntie has suffered all these years, Su'er sees it in her eyes, you didn't hurt me like the Jiang family, Su'er is also very grateful, if my aunt is afraid, it doesn't matter, Su'er can take back everything that belongs to her alone, but if my aunt is willing to help me, Su'er promises, and she will not treat her badly."

Lin Qi is very clear about his current situation in the Prime Minister's Mansion, although he has an identity, he also exposes his strength, Luo Ting'an and Old Madam Zhuo still don't like it, Luo Qingwan and the Jiang family are even more hateful, under the attack from both sides, not to mention finding the true dragon's qi, even self-protection is a problem.

Day and night defense, you can't prevent the Jiang family's various scheming.

The current Lin Qi needs someone behind her to help her, and this person must have a certain identity, and the more inconspicuous the better, right now, Qu is the best candidate.

And Qu Shi, since she is willing to come to her in person, she must have another purpose, but no matter what her purpose is, as long as it is good for Lin Qi, why not give it a try?

"Third sister, what are you talking about?" When Lovelan heard this, she was startled, and she didn't know why she suddenly said such a thing.

"Lan'er." Luo Lan didn't understand, but Qu did, "You go out first, I have something important to talk to the third lady." ”

"Mother......

"Get out." Qu's tone immediately became a little harsh.

Lovelan and Ugly went out, and for a moment the room was quiet and quiet.

"When did Su'er see through my mind?" After a long time, Qu Shi spoke again, still looking submissive, holding the teacup with both hands and trembling.

Lin Qi chuckled, "When my aunt just entered the door today. ”

Visiting the door, with ulterior motives, Luo Lan just went back to get a tea can, and it didn't take so long at all, but Luo Qingwan came to the courtyard to make a fuss for a while, and the two of them came in.

Moreover, when the two of them entered the door, their clothes were wet with a lot of dew, even if Lovelan went back to the courtyard first and then went to Qu's courtyard, and then the two of them came together, they would not be so wet, and there was a difference of about two quarters of an hour before and after.

Looking at Qu's expression when he entered the door, it is not difficult to guess that in fact, the two of them were there when Luo Qingwan came to make trouble before, but they didn't come out, and they didn't appear in front of Luo Qingwan.

"Su'er is really blue-hearted, and she can't hide anything from you."

"Why did my aunt do this?" As soon as the words came out, Lin Qi couldn't help but laugh at himself in his heart, everyone's patience is limited, and if you don't want to be bullied anymore, you also need a reason?

Who knows, Qu brewed for a while, but said something that made Lin Ji smack.

"To avenge my dead daughter!" She clasped her hands tightly.

"Dead daughter?! Flan ...... she? ”

"No, not Flan ." Qu raised his eyes, his eyes were red, and they were full of tears.

"Back then, although I entered the house half a year later than the Jiang family, but I was the first to conceive a child in the house, the old lady was happy, persuaded the master, and stayed in the Danqi Courtyard every night to accompany me, I was worried that Mrs. Bai Qin would blame, and I was always on guard, who knows, Mrs. Bai Qin did not make it difficult for a while, but caused Jiang to be dissatisfied, and actually poisoned my fetal pills."

Qu said, his hands tightened the handkerchief, his eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light, it was resentment, resentment, and he was full of bitterness and held it in his heart, and he had been holding it for more than ten years, and suddenly burst out of that kind of grief.

Qu Shi cried, tears kept overflowing, but there was no sound, her face was helpless, "That was the day before she left, the doctor also said that it was a daughter, and I also thought of her name with the master, who knows...... Who knows......"

No wonder, when Lin Qi just returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he felt strange why Luo Qingwan was the second lady and she was the third lady, but there was no eldest lady in the mansion.

At that time, I heard the grandmother in the house say that it was because the Jiang family also had a son, the eldest son was pressed in front, and Luo Qingwan was a concubine, so she naturally didn't dare to call the eldest lady.

Who knows, there is such a secret story.

"Since my aunt knows that it was the Jiang family, why didn't she report her?"

"Who let her give birth to a son, the old lady and the old man are the most important is this son, there is a son, the life talisman is there, you yourself have seen it, the Jiang family's status in the mansion is not corrected on the surface, in fact, what is enjoyed is not owned by Mrs. Zheng."

It is indeed the same, so many times, although the Jiang family has made mistakes, but Luo Ting'an and Mrs. Zhuo have turned a blind eye to it, saying that it is a concubine room, but it is more powerful than the main room, which is not something that can be bought by the mother's family with a few dollars.

"At that time, I almost died because of this, but I tried my best to survive, at first, I was uneasy, and I dreamed that the child cried to me every night, saying why I didn't protect her."

"Later, gradually the dream became less, originally for Lan'er, I have given up the plan of revenge, who knows that as soon as you come back, that kid ...... It actually appeared in my dream again. ”

"So, I want you to help me and help me get revenge." Qu wiped a handful of tears and reached out to pull Lin Qi's sleeve, "As long as you help me avenge, you can help you as much as you want, I'm not afraid of what will happen to me, I'm just afraid that after a hundred years, I will go to the Netherworld and I won't be able to explain to my dead child." ”

Saying that, Qu directly knelt down in front of Lin Ji with a thud, "I beg you to help me......"

"Auntie get up first, I promise you." Lin Qi helped her up.

"Why do I want to bring down the Jiang family, I think my aunt also knows it in her heart, it's all for revenge, no one will be much softer than the other, but now you and I are still in a very dangerous situation, as long as my father and grandmother protect her for a day, we won't be able to succeed for a day, and this matter needs to be discussed in the long run."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Qu Shi said, he had quickly retracted his emotions, but his eyes were still red, and at some point, Lin Qi actually felt that the fear on her body had dissipated a lot.

Qu was just about to go out, but he turned around and told Lin Ji again, "Today's matter, don't let Lan'er know, I just want her to live her life plainly, and don't be involved in such rights and wrongs." ”

After Qu left, Lin Qi poured out another cup of tea and tasted it slowly, the tea had gradually cooled, but the taste was still there.