If you were cold and aloof in your past life, why are you crying in this one?

Later that evening, Lady Lu arrived and explained to Xi Lingxian the specific steps to remove the curse.

Once the Gu worms enter the human body, they lie dormant deep within the limbs and bones. Wen Sheng and Lu Niangzi searched through medical books and found the safest method.

"Mr. Zhou has reviewed the prescriptions that my senior brother and I prepared, and he also thinks they are feasible."

Xi Lingxian: "Then let's do it tomorrow."

Lady Lu paused for a moment, then said with a teasing smile, "The love gu needs to be nourished by love. Judging from the young lady's complexion, it is clear that the owner of the mother gu is extremely devoted to her."

Xi Lingxian blushed suddenly, unsure how to respond.

"By the way, how is Miss Xie doing?"

I took a cold bath in the dead of winter just to stay in Jiangzhou.

Xi Lingxian didn't have the leisure to visit the person who had annoyed her for two lifetimes.

Therefore, I really don't know Xie Wanyi's current situation.

Madam Lu sighed, "Such a fine young lady, why does she have to degrade her body like that? Soaking in cold water in the dead of winter, how can she possibly recover?"

"Miss Xie is already prone to feeling cold, and this ordeal has made her suffer from a high fever for three consecutive days, almost driving her delirious."

"In the end, there was no other way. If the fever continued like this, he would die. We gave him some strong medicine, and finally the high fever came down."

Upon hearing about the potent medicine, Xi Lingxian had a vague sense of unease.

"Could that leave any lasting health problems?"

Madam Lu was a doctor, and she hated patients who didn't cherish their health. She said with exasperation, "It's good enough that you're alive. As for the root of the problem, it's bound to be serious. This cold entering your body will likely cause you great difficulty in having children in the future."

"The Xie family is supposed to be a wealthy and influential family, so how could they have produced such a foolish daughter? What could have driven her to do such a thing?"

Xi Lingxian smirked, "Every family has its own troubles. Let's not talk about it anymore. Just use some good medicinal herbs and try to raise as many as you can."

In the evening, Wang Jue suggested arranging a marriage for Xi Song, which Xi Lingxian took to heart.

But this is far away in Jiangzhou, and it's unknown whether there are any girls of suitable age for Xi Song there.

With only six months left, she and Wang Jue would definitely have to leave Jiangzhou. If Asong could have a girl he liked by his side, she and her father would feel much more at ease.

With that thought in mind, she immediately instructed Taozhi to grind ink and write invitations to several reputable and virtuous official families in Jiangzhou.

We invite the ladies and gentlemen of each household to our residence on the fifth day of the second lunar month for tea and flower viewing.

After finishing the post, but before sending it out, Xi Lingxian suddenly felt something was wrong.

She was staying at the governor's mansion, which was not legitimate for her. What right did she have to host a banquet for the local officials' wives and daughters?

The more they thought about it, the more awkward it felt. The Gu worms were pulling them together, and the two of them were somewhat in sync.

Wang Jue disliked her behavior. "It's just a banquet among women. If you don't want to use my name, then use your reputation as a woman of the Xi family. This coy behavior isn't your style."

Xi Lingxian turned her face away and said something that almost made him furious: "It's better to be clear about things."

"Why do we need to calculate it clearly? What's the necessity of calculating it clearly?"

"If you insist on calculating everything precisely, then won't you still have to pay me for every single penny of expenses, and for the management of the maids and servants?"

After they cleared things up, they resumed their previous way of getting along. Sweet nothings and tender affection were never their style. This back-and-forth made Xi Lingxian feel much more comfortable.

"You're not short of money, so I'm definitely not going to haggle with you over the price."

"Of course it counts, why wouldn't it? You can use my money but not my name, right? You're applying both sets of standards to me?"

He suddenly became aggressive, and Xi Lingxian got annoyed. "Shut up!"

"I didn't say I wouldn't invite you, why are you in such a hurry?"

"You'd better use the time you have to argue with me to care about your dear cousin."

"What's wrong with her now?"

"Madam Lu told me today that she caught a severe cold this time and may be unable to have children in the future."

Wang Jue paused, then said, "She brought it on herself!"

Their cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness were practically written all over their faces.

"The Xie family might try to pin this debt on you, do you believe it or not?"

What could Wang Jue not believe? What wouldn't his uncle and aunt do?

If a woman is infertile, even if she comes from a good family, it will become a major obstacle in her marriage prospects.

The Xie family originally wanted to force Xie Wanyi onto him, and this incident in Jiangzhou has given him a reputation for failing to protect her.

"I don't want it, and there's nothing they can do about it."

Xi Lingxian: "Actually, I don't think your cousin necessarily likes you that much. It's just that you two grew up together, and she hasn't seen many other men, so her horizons haven't been broadened."

Wang Jue sensed a hidden meaning in her words. "What do you mean? Have your horizons broadened? So you don't like me anymore?"

"Are you crazy?! You always drag me into everything?"

"Who started it?"

Xi Lingxian raised her hand to hit him.

She realized that even if she made things clear in this lifetime, she and Wang Jue were destined never to learn the tender affection their parents shared.

They seem unable to speak properly; they feel awkward saying something soft, and only feel comfortable arguing and bickering.

"You resort to violence when you can't win an argument; you always do that." You used to bite people too.

Xi Lingxian rubbed her temples to calm her breathing and prevent herself from impulsively biting him to death.

Wang Jue didn't want her to worry about other people anymore, "I already have a solution, so don't worry about it."

"you?"

"Dr. Wensheng has a secret medicine that can make people forget their past without affecting their mind."

Xi Lingxian immediately understood what he wanted to do.

"What's the point of doing this? Once she returns to the Xie family, won't everyone around her just find out everything anyway?"

"Then don't go back to the Xie family!"

Wang Jue leaned back on the soft couch, closed his eyes, and slowly said, "The Xie family isn't some kind of paradise, there's nothing good about going back; she wants to stay in Jiangzhou, so let her stay here. I'll give her some money so she can live a peaceful life."

"With the world in such chaos, how can a girl who has been pampered since childhood survive alone?"

Wang Jue opened his eyes and stared at her intently. "You seem quite concerned about her?"

"...Is it wrong for me to be too kind?"

Wang Jue smiled and said, "Okay."

"I have no romantic feelings for her, but we do have a childhood bond; since I have this intention, I naturally have the ability to settle her down properly."

"Don't be jealous. I really didn't mean anything by it. Her return to the Xie family would be a disaster and would bring trouble to both of us."

"I didn't say anything about who was jealous."

"The less you say it, the more jealous you'll secretly be. I know that about you."

Xi Lingxian was convinced.

"Don't worry, I don't care about your cousin. I have my own younger brother to take care of too."

Wang Jue said with a hint of schadenfreude, "Your older brother might write a letter for help in a few days too."

"Then you guessed wrong, it's already been written."

"Is that so? It seems that Miss Xu is more capable than I expected."

Are you gloating?

"Not obvious enough?"

"..."