After being reborn with my scumbag ex-husband, I became his sister-in-law.

Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi's lips twitched slightly.

She knew that Prince Xiu held a high position, so it was normal that she hadn't seen him before. Now that she had seen him, it was no easy task for him to apologize to her.

What other punishment is possible?

Thinking of the letter that Prince Xiu had sent to the Su residence, and feeling the pleading look in Prince Xiu's eyes, Song Xizhi smiled and said, "Then let His Highness Prince Xiu be punished by purchasing incense from Pinxianglou at twice the price."

Upon hearing this, Prince Xiu's eyes lit up, and he sat down next to Song Xizhi: "Good, good, good! What incense do you have left? I'll buy it at three or four times the price!"

Prince Ning's lips twitched.

Oh no, this kid actually took advantage of the situation!

He hasn't even mentioned buying incense yet! How can this be considered a punishment?

Song Xizhi smiled and nodded to Prince Xiu: "Your Highness Prince Xiu likes incense. In fact, I have long wanted to talk to Your Highness about it."

Prince Xiu immediately understood Song Xizhi's implied meaning and looked expectantly at Prince Ning.

Prince Ning was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses. He was caught off guard: "You want you two... to talk? You two talk?"

Song Xizhi nodded: "Okay."

Prince Ning craned his neck. "It just so happens that I have to go to the palace to meet the Emperor today, so I'll be leaving now?"

After saying this, he took another sip of tea. Before he could even move, Song Xizhi stood up and bowed to Prince Ning.

"Respectfully seeing off Your Highness. Next time there is incense, I will invite you to the Incense Pavilion to taste it again."

Prince Ning took a deep breath, smiled at Prince Xiu, and finally left.

Prince Xiu was overjoyed. He never expected to be the final winner, and he found Song Xizhi increasingly pleasing to the eye.

He said with a smile, "Just now, in front of the Imperial Uncle, I must thank Boss Song for giving me a way out."

"I've come here to request incense. Just as Mr. Song mentioned earlier, if you have any good incense... especially that 'Penglai Wonderland' scent, I'm willing to pay four times the price."

Song Xizhi gazed at Prince Xiu's face, a polite smile appearing on her lips. She didn't mince words: "Your Highness need not dwell on the past. I know that you are currently in a somewhat awkward position due to He Yunce's actions."

"I can offer you the Penglai Wonderland without any money required, but I have a question."

Upon hearing the words "Penglai Wonderland can provide it," Prince Xiu was overjoyed. He was completely mesmerized, his eyes narrowing into slits with laughter, revealing his teeth.

"Ask away. I am still single, with no queen, only one concubine and three maids. What else do you want to know?"

Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi's eyes twitched, and the veins on her temples throbbed: "This humble woman would like to know why you sent a letter to the Su family a few months ago, requesting incense from them?"

“My mother’s incense-making happened more than ten years ago, and not many people know about it now. No one in the Su family makes incense anymore. Why are you bringing this up again?”

When King Xiu heard her serious words, he snapped out of his daze and cleared his throat.

He picked up a teacup in one hand and addressed Song Xizhi with the other: "My sudden idea to ask the Su family for incense is simply because of a remark made by my mother."

Consort Zhen, the mother of Prince Xiu?

Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi narrowed his eyes: "Why is Consort Zhen suddenly bringing up this old matter again? Did she tell you...?"

Before she could finish speaking, she saw Prince Xiu open his teacup and lower his head to drink the tea.

Suddenly, a strange aroma mixed with the fragrance of tea wafted into Song Xizhi's nostrils.

She habitually sniffed, and her expression changed instantly.

Song Xizhi felt a buzzing sound in her ears. Without thinking, she stood up and reached out to overturn the teacup in Prince Xiu's hand.

"The teacup is poisoned!!"

Her sharp voice rang out, and the teacup fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Prince Xiu was caught off guard by Song Xizhi's voice. He suddenly stood up from the round stool and looked at the teacup on the ground in a panic.

Sure enough, the tea spilled everywhere, bubbling and making a sizzling sound.

King Xiu's face instantly darkened: "An assassin!"

The guards waiting at the door burst out in an instant and surrounded King Xiu.

Siqin rushed in and shielded Song Xizhi behind her.

Prince Xiu waved his hand, still somewhat shaken, and pointed to the teacup on the ground: "I mean, someone poisoned the teacup..."

Song Xizhi stared at the teacup on the table, her heart heavy, yet she was utterly perplexed. She frowned and instructed Siqin, "Go and check if there's any poison in the teacup on the table."

The things on the table belonged to her, Prince Ning, and the rest.

Upon hearing this, Siqin stepped forward and examined each of the teacups on the table: "Master, these teacups are all non-poisonous."

Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi looked up at Prince Xiu again: "Then it seems that someone is trying to poison His Highness?"

King Xiu seemed quite puzzled as well.

Before he could speak, Song Xizhi caught a glimpse of something reflecting light on the windowsill out of the corner of her eye, which flickered in her line of sight.

She turned her head sharply and saw several men in black break through the window in the blink of an eye.

In an instant, wood chips flew everywhere, and the cold blade reflected a chilling light, causing everyone to be shocked.

One, two, three...

Song Xizhi discovered that there were seven men in black standing menacingly at the window, searching and separating Song Xizhi and Siqin.

Upon seeing so many people at once, Prince Xiu roared at the top of his lungs, veins bulging on his neck: "There are assassins! They're coming for me! Protect me!"

Upon realizing that the thief's target was Prince Xiu, Song Xizhi gave Siqin a look that told her not to make any rash moves. She covered her face with her sleeve, trying to minimize her presence, and quickly shrank into a corner.

The guards surrounded King Xiu, holding long swords in their hands, and were about to rush towards the assassin.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, those things suddenly changed direction and rushed towards Song Xizhi in the corner.

Siqin, her eyes blazing with fury, roared, "Master!"

King Xiu stared in disbelief at the assassin's sudden action, his mind going blank for a moment: "Quick! Go protect Boss Song!"

Siqin rushed towards Song Xizhi without regard for anything else.

The three assassins turned and began fighting with Siqin, but it was too late.

The remaining four, at that moment, suddenly brandished their longswords and thrust them straight at Song Xizhi's heart.

The four swords seemed to converge in an instant, the longswords, sharp enough to kill instantly, carrying boundless killing intent, as if they wanted to pierce Song Xizhi's heart with a thousand arrows.

Song Xizhi stared at the scene before her in disbelief. This was the first time in both her lives that she had encountered an assassination attempt. Her mind went blank for a moment, and even the steps she took suddenly became heavy.

At this moment, she had nowhere to hide.