"Last time, the medicine had already spread throughout your body and entered your bloodstream, so there was no need for other medications to neutralize it."
"If it's a deadly poison, not to mention the damage to your body, you'll die in less than fifteen minutes after ingesting it. That's far too short a time for it to reach your entire body, not to mention you'll need an antidote."
Hearing his certain tone, Su Qinghe looked regretful. It seems there's no such thing as a free lunch!
Pulling herself back to reality, Su Qinghe asked, "Do you have any warm water here?"
Ling Feng nodded and gestured for Xiao Ying to pour him a cup.
Su Qinghe took the water, personally helped Lin Xi up and fed him, and only put the water aside after he slowly woke up.
"Master Wife?"
Lin Xi opened her eyes, feeling dizzy and confused. She looked at Su Qinghe and then at Ling Feng beside her, her face full of confusion.
"Ling Langjun is here too... Where are we?"
Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, Lin Xi became increasingly confused and looked up to ask Su Qinghe.
Seeing that he was completely unaware, Su Qinghe sighed deeply and rubbed his head.
"This is Qianfeng Garden. What do you think of it now...?"
Su Qinghe recounted in detail what Wenzhu had done, and seeing the man's eyes widening, she felt that he needed more training.
The selection of Lin Xi as the rightful husband was made after much consideration.
Although Ji Yuan would certainly not make any mistakes in managing the household, he was, after all, several years older than the other men and had a calm and steady personality.
This made the backyard orderly, but it lacked a sense of ease. Other men would probably be more or less hindered by their own nature, and would act like juniors meeting elders in front of him, always reserved. This was not what Su Qinghe wanted to see.
In comparison, Lin Xi, who knew very little about the rules of the household, was more at ease with them and did not become serious because of his status as the husband. The men were respectful to him but not afraid of him.
Su Qinghe felt that this made them feel more like a family.
As for the housekeeper's affairs, he can work with Ji Yuan together. It would be too tiring to leave it to just one person. It would be more effective to have two people working together, one who can handle the workload and the other who can relax.
Lin Xi's simple-minded nature is something she really needs to learn from.
As she finished speaking, seeing Lin Xi's incredulous expression, Su Qinghe stood up.
"It's too late now, and you're feeling weak from the medicine. Let's leave it at that for today. As for Wenzhu, we'll deal with her tomorrow morning. You should think this over carefully and learn from it."
"Yes," Lin Xi replied absentmindedly.
Nodding to Ling Feng in thanks, Su Qinghe picked up Lin Xi and strode out the door.
This is someone else's place to live, so she couldn't just let Lin Xi sleep here for the night.
He carried Lin Xi back to Chunshui Pavilion smoothly, but when he entered the house, he found Wen Zhu still unconscious on the ground.
Lin Xi buried her head in Su Qinghe's arms, but still couldn't help but look up at her.
When I saw him with his clothes disheveled and hair unkempt, I felt a pang of sadness.
He had always treated him so well, never scolding or beating him, yet he had unexpectedly developed such thoughts.
If he were just a decent man who simply loved his wife, that would be fine, but he actually resorted to such unscrupulous means!
Not only did she deliberately say those kinds of things to scare him, but she even drugged the wife!
Sadly closing her eyes, Lin Xi nestled back into Su Qinghe's arms, refusing to look at her again.
Su Qinghe seemed to ignore Wen Zhu on the ground and stepped over him into the inner room.
After putting the person back on the bed, Su Qinghe didn't feel like washing up properly. She simply drank some tea as if that was all.
She took off her outer robe and pulled him into her arms, whispering instructions in his ear.
Lin Xi remained silent, nodding earnestly at every word Su Qinghe spoke. His obedient demeanor immediately dispelled Su Qinghe's anger.
How could she bear to keep scolding such an obedient person!
After carefully tucking the blanket around him, Su Qinghe said, "Go to sleep. Consider today's events a lesson."
Lin Xi nodded again upon hearing this, but after a while, she looked up at Su Qinghe.
"My lady, what about Wenzhu? Are we just going to leave him lying there all night? It's still early spring; he might get sick if he stays out in the cold all night..."
Seeing Su Qinghe looking down at him with a dangerous glint in her eyes, Lin Xi quickly pulled his head back and fell silent.
His wife had just taught him not to have "excessive compassion." Although it was a new term, she had explained it to him and pointed out its dangers, but he just couldn't help himself...
He glanced carefully at Su Qinghe's face and, seeing that she was still looking at him, quickly put on a smile and obediently admitted his mistake.
Su Qinghe gave a light snort and tapped his forehead. "Don't do it again. Remember this."
After thinking about it, she added a sentence.
"He won't freeze to death in this weather, so go to sleep peacefully."
"Hmm." Hearing that she wouldn't die, Lin Xi felt much more at ease and obediently closed her eyes.
...
The next morning, Su Qinghe, unusually, got up with Lin Xi.
The effects of the medication were still lingering in Lin Xi's body. Even though she had slept all night, she was still a little dizzy when she woke up. She only felt better after washing her face with water.
After the two finished tidying up, they went to the outer room and found Wenzhu still lying motionless in the same spot, her lips already frozen purple, and her whole body curled up in a ball.
Seeing this, Lin Xi couldn't bear it and turned her head away, but she didn't say anything more.
"Nanfeng, come in." Su Qinghe glanced at him and called out towards the door.
After the others came in, Su Qinghe pointed to the person on the ground. "Carry him."
Without saying a word, Nanfeng hoisted the person onto his shoulder.
Lin Xi was confused. "My lady, what do you intend to do with him?"
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