In her past life, she devoted herself to He Yunce, tolerating his shortcomings, caring for him in every way, helping him with all her might, and happily dreaming of living a life of harmony and happiness with him.

It's all because of one mistake.

When she was a child, she happened to walk to the lakeside at a spring banquet, but Song Ruoan deliberately pushed her into the cold lake water.

The lake water in early spring had not yet melted, and layers of broken ice rippled along its edge.

Song Xizhi will never forget that day when Song Ruoan knelt by the lake, feigning tears, but unable to hide her smug face.

The girl's screams attracted everyone by the lake.

Song Xizhi had never known that spring could be so cold. She struggled and drank bellyful after bellyful of ice water, but soon ran out of strength.

But looking at the huge crowd on the shore, she gritted her teeth and waved her frozen limbs, thinking that with so many people coming, someone would surely come to rescue her.

Then she definitely won't die.

But all the servants and young men ran to the lakeside, looked at the ice covering the lake, and all of them hesitated and looked away, watching her bobbing up and down in the lake.

At that moment, Song Xizhi felt like she was really going to die. The icy lake water even brought a warmth to her body, a warmth she had never felt before, as if she had returned to her mother's embrace.

At that moment, a figure rushed over at lightning speed. Seeing the ice covering the lake, he jumped straight in without hesitation.

Song Xizhi had forgotten how she was rescued; she only knew that the person's arms were small but warm, just like her mother's.

In her hazy consciousness, she heard someone calling his name: "Young Master He..."

Song Xizhi always thought that there was only one Young Master He in the capital, while the other Young Master He had been living in the border region since childhood. So she set her sights on He Yunce and helped him at all costs.

But Song Xizhi wasted most of his life, only to find out in the end that He Yunce couldn't swim at all.

That early spring, Young Master He was returning to the capital from the frontier to celebrate the New Year.

As Song Xizhi was thinking, he walked into the house, but a tall figure blocked his way at the door.

She looked up abruptly and saw Qing Tong's worried eyes: "Madam, where have you been? Why are you back so late today?"

Song Xizhi smiled at him wearily: "There was a little accident on the way. I'm fine, but some people were injured. I gave them a quick first aid, which is why I got back late."

After she finished speaking, she originally wanted to walk around him and enter the house, but Qing Tong stood at the door without moving.

"Since the master is still unconscious, it is dangerous for you to go out alone. I was just thinking of arranging a female guard to serve you and ensure your safety. It seems that this is just the right thing to do."

"Don't worry, they are all people under the master's command, so they are safe and reliable."

Song Xizhi paused slightly, and upon hearing Qing Tong's words, his eyes lit up: "If your master can send a suitable person, that would be good."

Now that she has opened a brothel, she often leaves early and returns late. Besides, even a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime, especially since she just had that kind of incident happen to her.

She had originally planned to find a maid who knew martial arts to accompany her, but she never expected that Qing Tong had the same idea.

"What a coincidence! Your master is unconscious, thank you very much, Bronze."

Qing Tong chuckled and scratched his head: "You should thank your master instead!"

Song Xizhi was slightly taken aback, looked up at him, and then heard Qing Tong continue, "After all, he is someone close to the master. The person will be delivered tomorrow, and you can name him then."

After he finished speaking, he stepped aside, and Song Xizhi nodded and went into the house with him.

After Granny Wu boiled water and helped her bathe and wash, Song Xizhi returned to her bed.

The incense in the room was rather strong, not the kind she had made, but it still smelled nice.

Song Xizhi lifted He Jingyan's clothes and carefully examined his body. She found that there were no new bruises, and the bruises on his calves had healed. Only then did she feel relieved.

Staring at He Jingyan's handsome face, and recalling his past, Song Xizhi felt a warmth in his heart, but the warmth was tinged with a touch of sorrow.

"I've been taking medicine every day, talking to you every day, and there's been plenty of stimulation outside, so why aren't you getting better? You're not showing any reaction at all."

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Although she was a little tired, she forced herself to get out of bed, put on her clothes, and went to the soft couch to get her acupuncture kit.

Strangely, Song Xizhi couldn't find the acupuncture kit that had clearly been placed on the soft couch. Hearing the commotion inside, Qing Tong entered the room.

"Qing Tong, have you seen my acupuncture kit?"

Upon hearing this, Qing Tong pursed his lips and said, "I didn't see it, but what do you need the acupuncture kit for?"

Song Xizhi gave him a speechless look: "Give your master acupuncture!"

Qing Tong stared wide-eyed and tried to persuade him: "You came back so late today and were frightened. Your face is so pale. If you give your master acupuncture, it will be too much of a strain on your mind and body."

Song Xizhi shook his head and continued searching on the soft couch: "I will come back earlier in the future and give your master acupuncture every day. I will also increase the intensity to properly stimulate his nerves. I can't let him just lie there like this."

“That’s strange… I remember the acupuncture kit was placed on the soft couch.”

Bronze stood there blankly, not looking like he wanted to help at all: "Then shall I find it for you? I'll ask the servants outside and put the acupuncture kit on the table, and I'll give it to you tomorrow."

Song Xizhi's attitude softened somewhat as she listened, but after a moment of silence, her eyes lit up again: "I still have an acupuncture set in my medicine box, I'll use that tonight."

Qing Tong's lips twitched twice, as if he wanted to say something, but Song Xizhi had already found the acupuncture kit in the medicine box and went straight to the bed.

In the end, he could only grit his teeth, silently leave the room, and considerately close the door behind him.

The candlelight flickered as Song Xizhi removed all of He Jingyan's clothes, then meticulously massaged the acupoints on the man's muscles before inserting needles.

She gritted her teeth and increased the force, several times stronger than before.

A moment later, a thin layer of sweat appeared on the man's body, and even the places where he was pricked by the needle could feel the muscles spasming.

Seeing the effect was different from before, Song Xizhi's eyes suddenly lit up. She said breathlessly, "As expected? We need to increase the force and use pain to stimulate the acupoints."

Seeing the remarkable results, Song Xizhi gritted his teeth and used all his strength to insert the needles again and again, always targeting the most painful spots.

Pink mist gradually appeared on the man's body.

In the quiet room, only the woman's low voice could be heard murmuring to herself:

"Actually, Madam Xin is right. So, should I have a child with you?"