"Husband, this medicine looks familiar to me. Who did you ask to make it?" Yu Honghua asked.

“A poison doctor named Zhezi,” Qiao Qiu said. “He’s from the same lineage as you, and he’s quite famous. You should know him.”

Yu Honghua nodded, indicating that she knew him more than just acquaintances; "He is my senior brother."

Qiao Qiu raised an eyebrow slightly, somewhat surprised, "Zhezi is your senior brother? I've never heard him mention having a junior sister."

"When I was accepted as a disciple by my master, he had already been expelled from the sect. I heard it was because he worked for someone else and became someone else's subordinate. My master felt he couldn't bear the shame... So his master was you!" Yu Honghua was also shocked. That was seven or eight years ago. How old was her husband back then? He had actually subdued her senior brother!

Qiao Qiu laughed, "If your master knew that one of his disciples became my subordinate and the other became my wife, he would die with regrets."

"How do you know my master is dead?" Yu Honghua asked.

“Your unfilial senior brother asked me for leave last year to go back and pay respects to his master.” Qiao Qiu finished speaking and then shut his mouth, the jade red flower already wiping around his lips.

Yu Honghua suddenly realized, "No wonder there were traces of worship at Master's grave. It really was Senior Brother."

After Qiao Qiu finished wiping, she took the handkerchief and casually threw it away, saying, "You guessed it before."

Yu Honghua nodded naturally, "I only have this one senior brother, so of course I would think of him first. However, my senior brother has never come back, and I am not sure if he really received the news of Master's death. I also wondered if it was someone Master saved in his lifetime who went to pay respects? But they have all disappeared, and I can't get any proof no matter how much I guess, so I put this matter out of my mind. It wasn't until you brought it up today that I remembered it."

Qiao Qiu saw that Yu Honghua appeared calm on the surface, but there was still pain in her eyes. She sighed slightly, realizing that even her pretense was half-baked.

"Husband, your senior brother is your subordinate. Do you know his real name?" Yu Honghua asked curiously, forcing herself to stay alert.

Qiao Qiu embraced her and began to undress her. The temperature in the room rose again. She held Yu Honghua's delicate ear and said indistinctly, "Madam, don't you know that I get jealous when you keep talking about other men in front of me?"

"That's just my senior brother," Yu Honghua retorted shyly, completely forgetting her painful memories.

"That's a man too." Having stripped countless people of their clothes, Qiao Qiu quickly stripped Yu Honghua naked. She herself only had two pieces of clothing, so she tore off her clothes even faster. After stripping Yu Honghua, Qiao Qiu picked her up and put her in the water.

...

Qiao Qiu spent the day living a life of almost complete shamelessness and indulgence, and then realized that she seemed to have overindulged in sex.

That evening, Yu Honghua reverted to her usual assertive self. Looking at Qiao Qiu lying beside her, she sighed softly, propped herself up to sit up, turned Qiao Qiu over, and began to massage her.

Qiao Qiu woke up when Yu Honghua moved, but she was feeling a bit weak and afraid of having to do it again, so she pretended to be asleep.

Yu Honghua's massage technique was very skillful, and Qiao Qiu soon felt comfortable and even a little drowsy.

Just as she was about to drift off to sleep, she seemed to hear the word "Qiu'er." However, her consciousness had already sunk into her dream, and she couldn't recall the importance of those two words.

The next morning, Qiao Qiu suddenly sat up.

Qiu'er? She had never told Honghua that her name was Qiao Qiu. How could Honghua know her name? Did that mean that she had remembered things from the past?

Qiao Qiu looked to her side and saw that Yu Honghua was still sleeping soundly.

Qiao Qiu was conflicted. She couldn't bear to wake Honghua, but she also wanted to know if the truth was as she thought.

Was the "Qiu'er" she heard just her imagination?

Whether it was because it was already late or because Qiao Qiu had been lost in thought for too long, Yu Honghua woke up after a short while.

As soon as Yu Honghua opened her eyes, she saw Qiao Qiu frowning. Thinking something had happened, she immediately became alert and asked anxiously, "Husband, has something happened?"

Qiao Qiu snapped out of her daze and looked at her. "Honghua, do you know anyone named 'Qiao Qiu'?"

“I don’t know him, my husband. What’s wrong? Why are you suddenly asking about this person?” Yu Honghua asked, puzzled.

Qiao Qiu looked at her with no deception in her eyes. Honghua really didn't know about her past life. Could it be that last night was really her hallucination?

"It's nothing, I just heard about it from someone."

"Oh." Yu Honghua sensed that Qiao Qiu didn't want to say more, so she didn't ask any further questions.

"Honghua, I need to go to Jincheng in the next few days. I'll take you back to Feihong Mountain first," Qiao Qiu said.

"What are you going to Jincheng for?" Yu Honghua was a little reluctant to part with Qiao Qiu, as they had only seen each other for a day.

Qiao Qiu stroked her hair and said affectionately, "Be good, prepare your wedding dress properly. I have something to do back in Jincheng. Besides, everything we use for our wedding must be the best. And in the whole Jinxi Kingdom, only the wedding items in Jincheng are considered the best."

Yu Honghua nodded. "So that's how it is. Husband, why do we still need to get married again?"

"You'll find out later." Qiao Qiu lifted the covers and got out of bed.

"My lord is keeping me in suspense." Yu Honghua followed him down and picked up the clothes to help Qiao Qiu change.

“I’m doing this for our future,” Qiao Qiu declared.

Yu Honghua glared at her, then couldn't help but laugh again. "I know my husband has me in his heart, and that makes me content. It would be nice to get married again. Last time, my husband was forced into marriage, and I always felt there was something missing. Besides, it's not a good thing if word gets out, and it will damage my husband's glorious image."

Qiao Qiu is least afraid of damaging her image. Anyone who dares to insult her will face her wrath with a clear justification. Life in ancient times can sometimes be boring, so she needs to find things to do.

Of course, she couldn't tell Yu Honghua any of this, lest she frighten her. "Don't overthink it."

"Mm." Yu Honghua still listened to Qiao Qiu.

After breakfast, Qiao Qiu used her light-footed skills to send Yu Honghua back to Fei Hong Mountain, and then she rode her horse to Jin City.

The ring's voice echoed in her mind, "Master, don't you find it strange? Neither of the main characters in these two lifetimes have opposed you?"

“That’s true. What did you notice?” Qiao Qiu asked.

"I feel like I'm being spied on."

"Whoa!" Qiao Qiu hurriedly reined in the horse, but because it was moving too fast, the horse's forelegs lifted up and it almost tipped over.

Fortunately, Qiao Qiu was a good equestrian, so she didn't fall to the ground.

"What did you say?" Qiao Qiu asked gravely.

"I'm being spied on. It must be a cursed eye. It's trying to take me back. I can feel its gaze on its prey." The ring's voice carried a hint of fear.

Qiao Qiu gently rubbed the surface of the ring with her fingertips. "Notify me immediately if anything happens. We must understand what the curse has done in order to deduce what it will do next."

"No problem, Master." Upon hearing Qiao Qiu's words, the ring immediately felt a sense of security and became more active.