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

He Yunze didn't say anything more, and walked towards the ancestral hall in a daze.

Now that he is in such a state of turmoil, he really should stay in the ancestral hall to calm his mind.

At this moment, Song Xizhi was removing needles and massaging He Jingyan to stimulate his body's response. As the noise outside gradually subsided, she raised her eyebrows slightly.

She didn't mean to use He Jingyan's body as a shield; after all, he was her beloved husband. Even if she were heartless, she wouldn't go to such lengths.

So she had arranged to meet Madam Xin at Baifanglou yesterday to discuss opening a spice shop outside, so as to avoid Prime Minister Lin.

But unexpectedly, He Jingyan's health suddenly deteriorated, and she had to decline Madam Xin's invitation to perform acupuncture on him.

Who knew that such a wonderful show would unfold, achieving an unexpected effect?

Thinking of this, Song Xizhi couldn't help but poke He Jingyan's pectoral muscles: "Husband, you are truly my lucky star! Even your illness came at just the right time!"

As she spoke, she secretly whispered in He Jingyan's ear, her tone becoming increasingly seductive: "I'll reward you properly tonight~~ I seem to have been too busy lately, and haven't paid attention to you in the evenings for a long time?"

Upon hearing Song Xizhi's words, He Jingyan's irritation at having his sleep interrupted suddenly disappeared, and he became even more relaxed.

Finally... is it finally okay?

He will try even harder to fake illness at just the right time in the future!

But before he could even get into fantasies, he heard a loud slap as Song Xizhi smacked himself hard on the head.

"I had forgotten that your health had deteriorated so much, yet you were still so eager for sex. Fine, fine, for your sake, I'll abstain from sex for a while."

He Jingyan's mood instantly plummeted, and the veins on his temples throbbed involuntarily.

God knows who it was because of that he was completely silent during the day!

It's because he shares a bed with this woman every night, keeping him awake all night and forcing him to train himself to control his mind and move his body.

Such training was so mentally taxing that he couldn't help but fall into a deep sleep during the day...

He Jingyan gritted his teeth and admitted that his patience had reached its limit!

But the culprit, after saying those words, thoughtfully straightened his open clothes and left the house quite naturally.

Madam Xin had been waiting on the soft couch outside for a while. When she saw Song Xizhi arrive, a mysterious smile appeared on her face:

"The treatment has made my husband's complexion rosy; I'm afraid General He's unparalleled glory is rarely seen in the world."

Song Xizhi smiled sheepishly, a hint of worry in his eyes: "Don't tease me. It's all because his health suddenly deteriorated that I had to break our promise and keep you waiting."

Upon hearing this, Madam Xin's smile faded, but she still offered words of comfort: "Life is unpredictable. If even your medical skills cannot save him, then there is truly nothing we can do."

"However, there are plenty of fish in the sea. The Marquis of Anding's mansion is not a good place. If anything happens to him, my family has many strong and handsome young men. You can choose whichever you like."

Song Xizhi's eyes lit up: "I never expected Madam Xin to be this kind of person! We really are...birds of a feather!"

Madam Xin gave her a knowing look: "A person who has died once will naturally be more open-minded."

"But you can't say this to his face, otherwise if he hears it, he'll probably be so angry he'll come back to life."

Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi recalled his previous vulgar remarks and lowered his voice somewhat guiltily: "A living dead person, with no consciousness regained at all, shouldn't be unable to hear, right?"

Madam Xin shook her head: "Although I am not a doctor, I have heard folk tales about the living dead, whose souls can transcend their bodies and watch over their every move."

"Although this is just a folk rumor, there's no smoke without fire, so whether one's body has recovered or not, one can still hear it."

Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi felt a chill run down his spine, his scalp tingled, and his hair almost stood on end: "So, it's possible that he could hear everything all along?"

Good heavens! Why didn't her master tell her about something this important before?!

"If he could really hear what I said, even if he woke up, he would probably be yelling that he wanted to divorce me."

Madam Xin was amused by her: "Isn't that perfect? ​​I have many brothers on my mother's side, so out with the old and in with the new."

Hearing this, He Jingyan, who was lying on the bed, felt the veins on his temples throb with anger.

He decisively gave up sleeping and instead began to train himself to control his limbs again, trying hard to open his eyes.

Madam Xin, sitting on the soft couch, noticed that Song Xizhi's cheeks flushed red as she looked at her, her eyes blinking nervously. She finally gave up the idea of ​​teasing her.

"The reason I followed you to the Marquis's residence today, even though you said you couldn't come at the last minute, is because I was really curious about the spice business you mentioned."

"Everyone in the capital is fond of refined tastes, and there is indeed great potential in the matter of spices. Since you have put forward such an idea, I have always asked you: it is easy to find sources for spices, but do you have any ideas on how to make incense?"

"People in the capital have exceptionally high standards."

Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi put her worries aside and confidently raised an eyebrow at Madam Xin: "I know the recipe for incense."

She learned perfumery from a young age.

The reason she learned medicine so quickly was that incense making and pharmacology are actually interconnected, and she was able to combine the two to create more ingenious formulas.

The reason she learned to make incense was entirely because of her mother, Su Mingyue.

Su Mingyue loved literature and was also quite knowledgeable about perfumery and incense making. She lost her mother at a young age and accidentally discovered the incense left behind by Su Mingyue.

In order to get even a little closer to the mother in his memory, Song Xizhi learned how to make incense.

She taught herself how to make incense, without a master or recipe, only raw materials, so she could only associate with all sorts of people in brothels and entertainment venues to study the ingredients.

With Zhao's encouragement, this is why her reputation among women was so bad.

In her past life, she worked behind the scenes, making a name for herself with incense and opening an incense shop. But soon someone else produced the exact same incense as her and stole her business.

They even turned the tables on her, falsely accusing her of plagiarism, and even providing ancient recipes as evidence.

Song Xizhi later learned that it was because Zhao Qianlan had collected her mother's incense recipes when she was young and kept them for herself.

After she made her fortune through incense, Zhao Qianlan finally remembered the recipes she had kept at the bottom of a box, and handed over all the original recipes to Song Ruoan.

Let Song Ruoan pretend that she learned it from her master, leaving her speechless.

This happened before she studied medicine.

When Song Xizhi discovered their affair and began to recount the events, she realized that she had been so busy with the shop that she hadn't been able to be by He Yunce's side as often as before, encouraging him and comforting his sensitive heart.

However, He Yunze was new to officialdom at that time, and the immense pressure made him restless, irritable, and easily angered.

Song Ruoan soothed He Yunce's heart by providing incense, making him obsessed with her.

The incense was probably the beginning of their affair. He Yunze couldn't bear to leave Song Ruoan for even a moment, as she was the most beautiful memory in his heart.