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

As Song Xizhi looked at the words "Zhizhi is well," Pei Yunyi's face involuntarily appeared before her eyes. She felt her heart skip a beat, and her eyes involuntarily stung with tears.

She looked up and smiled at her father-in-law. When she received his kind gaze, she gripped the note in her hand even tighter.

"The Empress Dowager misses you very much. She says she has always been thinking about the birthday gift you sent her before. She said that even if His Majesty bestowed upon you the title of Princess, it wouldn't be enough. She insists that you go and accompany her!"

The eunuch's explanation confirmed that the investiture of Song Xizhi was entirely the Empress Dowager's will, thus dispelling any possible rumors.

Song Xizhi smiled faintly at the eunuch: "I am deeply grateful for Your Majesty's concern."

The eunuch nodded with satisfaction: "Five days from now, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager will be staying at the Huaqing Palace in the suburbs of the capital for a while. At that time, the Princess should go and keep her company!"

The conversation between Song Xizhi and the eunuch reached everyone's ears, during which the Empress Dowager's affection and intimacy towards Song Xizhi were beyond words.

The sight nearly made half of the people kneeling on the ground grind their teeth to pieces.

After the eunuch who delivered the imperial decree left with the palace retinue, Song Xizhi slowly turned her head, and the group of people kneeling behind her struggled to get up from the ground.

Song Xizhi looked in the direction of Old Madam Huang, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Alright, now that the imperial decree has been received, we can go back and continue to discuss the matters that were not completed earlier."

Upon hearing Song Xizhi's words, the Huang clan members all shuddered.

The cowardly Marquis of Anding was quite pleased to have his daughter-in-law back him up. He immediately went to Old Madam Huang's side and, following Song Xizhi's instructions, invited her into the Marquis's residence.

“Princess Tong’an is right. Now that we’ve received the imperial decree, let’s continue discussing the matters we hadn’t finished discussing earlier!”

The Huang family members dared not make a sound at this moment. Old Madam Huang followed Marquis Anding into the Marquis's residence in silence, like a quail.

Once they returned to the original flower hall, they found themselves back in the same place.

Old Madam Huang glanced at Song Xizhi, then clutched her head and hurriedly said, "Oh dear, I'm getting old and useless. I just knelt at the door for a while, and now I'm dizzy!"

"My old arms and legs are useless now!"

Old Madam Huang said this on purpose, relying on her age and seniority, just to prevent Song Xizhi from harming her.

Song Xizhi opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, the divine physician Rihua, who was standing next to him, squeezed Song Xizhi's hand and took a few steps forward.

Song Xizhi sensed her subtle aura and knew that she had another idea.

The Divine Physician Rihua said calmly, "Where do you feel unwell? You're lucky to have met me. I can treat you."

Old Madam Huang swallowed hard, and then heard Marquis Anding speak very shrewdly: "This is the famous Guanyin of Sun and Moon Mountain who grants children. In addition to being the best in the world in obstetrics, she is also proficient in all other medical specialties."

"This is someone that Lord Song Juncai... uh, knelt and kowtowed three times and climbed a full nine thousand steps to invite down the mountain."

Only now did everyone hear of the renowned physician Rihua's name. Seeing her expressionless face, they felt terrified and deeply regretful.

Who would have thought that a woman who just casually walked out of the Marquis of Anding actually had such a great reputation!

Old Madam Huang never expected that her feigned illness would lead her directly to a peerless divine physician. As she watched the divine physician Rihua walk towards her step by step, she had no reason to refuse.

He could only point tremblingly to his temples, "Headache...it's my head that's hurting...and I'm also feeling a bit dizzy..."

The renowned physician, Rihua, nodded calmly: "It's a minor ailment, easily treated."

"However, there is a magical place in my Sun and Moon Mountain. The unique medical technique in the mountain will make people who have accumulated good deeds feel a gentle comfort when acupuncture is applied, but if the person has done many evil deeds, the acupuncture will be excruciating and unbearable."

"I really don't know if Old Madam Huang can bear it!"

Riyue Mountain has always been an incredibly mysterious place, with countless rules and regulations, yet the mountain's miraculous medical skills compel people to abide by them.

Take Song Juncai, for example. He was a respectable official in the capital, yet he had to kneel and kowtow three times and nine times for the sake of medical skills. They had heard about this before.

Moreover, the Divine Physician Rihua had already asked Old Madam Huang in advance. If she were to back down now and not dare to try, wouldn't that mean she was utterly wicked?

So Old Madam Huang clenched her clothes. Even though she knew what the Divine Physician Rihua wanted to do, she could only nod in front of her descendants.

"That would be wonderful. I have accumulated many good deeds and virtues, and I really want to feel this gentle warmth."

A woman from the Huang family standing nearby frowned and anxiously advised, "Grandma, you shouldn't try it?"

Old Madam Huang glanced at the Divine Physician Rihua, but before she could speak, she saw him nod with a smile: "Yes, the more bad things you do, the more pain you will experience. If you are afraid of pain, you should not try it."

After saying this, she turned to turn back, but Old Madam Huang gritted her teeth. Sensing the probing gazes of the clan members, she knew that if word got out, it would cause a stir even in the capital. So she quickly stopped her.

"Which one in the clan is so ignorant as to tell me not to try? That's ridiculous!"

"I have done so many good deeds, how could I possibly feel endless pain?"

The divine physician, Rihua, smiled and walked to Old Madam Huang's side with his slender hand holding the silver needles.

You can rest assured of my medical skills...

After saying this, she thrust the silver needle into Old Madam Huang's temple.

A wave of excruciating pain washed over her, turning Old Madam Huang's face deathly pale in an instant. She clenched her teeth, but her body trembled uncontrollably.

"How are you? If you feel any pain, don't hold it in."

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Huang quickly froze, her face contorting with pain. She forced a smile, her teeth chattering, and said, "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt..."

"I don't feel any pain at all..."

The renowned physician nodded and then inserted another needle into the acupoint of Old Madam Huang.

Everyone could almost see the muscles on Old Madam Huang's face twitching.

The third injection...

Old Madam Huang got up from the chair because her buttocks hurt so much.

After inserting five needles, the renowned physician Rihua stopped and slowly withdrew them.

After Old Madam Huang sat down in the chair, drenched in sweat, the renowned physician Rihua smiled and asked her, "Do you feel any pain?"

The excruciating pain still lingered in her flesh, but Old Madam Huang was like a mute eating bitter herbs, unable to express her suffering. She smiled and said, "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt!"

Tears streamed down her face, but she could only force a smile at the Divine Doctor Rihua: "Look, I feel so refreshed now. That gentle warmth makes me so happy that tears are flowing!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the Divine Physician Rihua raised his brow bone, his eyes becoming even more profound.

"lie."

She addressed all the Huang family descendants present, saying, "My acupuncture is not as miraculous as some claim. Good medicine tastes bitter, and to achieve the desired effect, there will definitely be pain."

"But she's burying her head in the sand, trying to whitewash the situation and gain a good reputation for herself. Someone who can't even face her own mistakes honestly is so eager to make a name for herself. I think such a person is completely unworthy of being called 'Grand Lady'!"

Rihua's words were resounding and startled everyone present.

Song Xizhi stared wide-eyed at his master with an expression of adoration.

She knew that her master's previous words were intentional, meant to make Old Madam Huang swallow her anger, but she never expected that her master would say such a thing at the end!

As if sensing something, the divine physician Rihua slowly turned his head and gave Song Xizhi a smile.

"And this person, speaking so rudely and slandering my disciple, do you think we can believe what she says?"