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“W- What?! S- She’s Feng Wu?! Not Feng Liu?!”

Mrs Ning nodded.

“How is that possible? How?” The news was such a hard blow that Ning Chenxi was stupefied. “I asked her sister and that girl told me that her sister’s name was Feng Liu.”

“Which one is the girl you like, then? Feng Liu or Feng Wu?” Mrs Ning asked in resignation.

“I want to marry the girl in that room right now! Whatever her name is, I’m in love with her and her alone!” Ning Chenxi was almost in tears.

“But we’ve been trying to set up an engagement with Miss Feng Liu all this time.”

“Who’s Feng Liu?”

“The girl you asked for her sister’s name.”

“Pfft —”

Ning Chenxi spat out a mouthful of blood!

It turned out that he had been courting that girl without knowing it!

“That’s why everybody’s been telling us that Feng Liu is this arrogant, willful, and vicious girl that won’t make a good wife. They all tried to talk me out of it, and this is why… I’ve been courting the wrong girl all along! Gosh!” Ning Chenxi felt like fainting.

Mrs Ning steadied him. “Don’t be upset. Everything’s going to be alright. Luckily, the Feng clan didn’t say yes. We can just forget the whole thing.”

With much difficulty, Ning Chenxi nodded at his mother, then glanced back at the room.

“Forget it!” Mrs Ning snapped. “Your aunt wanted her as a daughter-in-law as well, but even Ah Xun isn’t her match! She’ll never say yes to you!”

Ning Chenxi was speechless.

Back inside.

Feng Wu checked Lady Northern Feng’s pulse, then ran a thorough examination on the lady.

She almost lost her temper at what she found and her face darkened.

Feng Xun had been tentatively watching Feng Wu, and his stomach lurched when he saw the look on her face. He asked gingerly, “…Xiao Wu, how serious is it?”

“The two medicines are working against each other and they’ve gathered in her spleen and stomach.” Feng Wu took a deep breath to fight back her urge to smack Feng Xun. “Your mother’s ailment started from her spleen and stomach, and they’re her weakest spots. To make matters worse, the two medicines are incompatible. It’s like they’re waging war and your mother’s weak spleen and stomach are the battlefield. Both medicines want to defeat each other. Does that sound serious enough for you?”

Feng Xun was almost in tears. “…I… I…”

Young Lord Feng, the famous unruly youth of the imperial capital, who always had his sycophantic buddies around him, almost cried with shame because of what Feng Wu said.

“Stop it already. Do young lords like you cry this easily?” Feng Wu rolled her eyes at him.

Reassured by Feng Wu’s teasing tone, Feng Wu tugged at Feng Wu’s sleeve. “You can save my mother, right? Right?!”

Feng Wu snorted. “No one will be able to save her if this happens again.”

After that, she took out a pack of silver needles from her sleeve.

She then stuck the needles in Lady Northern Feng’s acupoints.

Before long, wisps of smoke began to rise out of Lady Northern Feng’s body.

“Are you… trying to vaporize the medicine?” Feng Xun asked.

Feng Wu darted a look at him.

“I thought you were going to make mum vomit, but your skills are much more advanced. I didn’t know that was possible, directly vaporizing the medicine.”

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Feng Wu darted a glance at him. “Who told you the medicine is evaporating?”

“It’s not?”

“Why bother? Plus, it’s a waste of my energy.” Feng Wu explained as she went on sticking needles into the lady’s stomach, “All I need to do is lend my medicine a hand and let it do its job to force the other side out.”

Feng Xun’s eyes lit up!

“Why didn’t I think of that before?!”

“Because you’re dumb.” Feng Wu chuckled.

Seeing Feng Wu’s smile, Feng Xun’s mind was set at rest. He was now convinced that his mother would be alright.

Looking at Feng Wu, Feng Xun was amazed. He didn’t know that this girl was such a wonderful doctor.

Back in Wanping Town, when she saved his aunt, he had attributed it partially to luck. As it turned out, she should be given all the credit.

After getting Master Bai’s medicine out of Lady Northern Feng’s system, Feng Wu prescribed her patient something new.

She read the prescription as she wrote. “45g of Pinellia ternata fried with ginger, 30g of white atractylodes rhizome, 45g of malt…”

Soon, she handed the finished prescription to Feng Xun.

Feng Xun looked through it and was surprised. “These are all inexpensive ingredients.”

The prescription only consisted of inexpensive ingredients, which altogether wouldn’t cost him more than a silver coin.

“Master Bai’s prescribed ingredients cost more than 1000 silver coins each.” Feng Xun looked at Feng Wu.

“The price is irrelevant. All you need are the right ingredients.” Feng Wu waved him off. “Get going already.”

“Yes —” Feng Xun left in a hurry.

“Pfft —”

Lady Northern Feng, who still looked very pale, chuckled.

“You’re awake.” Feng Wu helped Lady Northern Feng sit up.

Lady Northern Feng nodded, then smiled at Feng Wu.

“Why are you laughing? Do I look that funny?” Feng Wu said in resignation.

“I’ve never seen Ah Xun that obedient.” Lady Northern Feng found herself a comfortable position, then grinned. “He’s always been this unruly, bossy young lord who picks on other people. It’s so rare to see him getting told off.”

“He deserved it!” Feng Wu said grumpily. “He didn’t believe me and almost got you killed.”

Taking Feng Wu’s hand, Lady Northern Feng sighed with emotion. “Kiddo, you’re amazing. Are you clairvoyant? You said I was going to get sick and I did. You even made the medicine in advance. Without it, I could be dead by now.

“My whole body was in pain before you came, especially in my belly. I thought I was going to pass out. But your needles worked wonders. The pain was gone almost as soon as you stuck them in me!”

Lady Northern Feng had always liked Feng Wu. Now that the girl had saved her life, Feng Wu had become the lady’s most favorite person in the world! Lady Northern Feng wanted to keep the girl by her side forever!

Feng Wu nodded. “The incident last night could be a good thing. Just think of it like popping an abscess to let the pus out. It would be much harder to treat if the ailment stayed in you for too long.”

Lady Northern Feng nodded, then asked earnestly, “Xiao Wu, are you not going to consider Ah Xun as a possible husband for you?”

Feng Wu gave her a wry smile. “The young lord and I aren’t made for each other.”

Lady Northern Feng sighed in resignation. She had an inkling earlier that Feng Wu wasn’t fond of Feng Xun when she heard their conversation. As it turned out, she was right.

However, Lady Northern Feng simply liked Feng Wu too much to give up. If she couldn’t have her as a daughter-in-law, she could live with having her as a goddaughter.

Hence, Lady Northern Feng took Feng Wu’s hand and stared at the latter with sparkling eyes. “How would you like me as a godmother?”

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Feng Wu raised an eyebrow.

To be honest, with Northern Feng Mansion’s current status, it was way beyond Feng Wu’s power to form a connection with them.

But Lady Northern Feng was sincere.

“Won’t you say yes?” Lady Northern Feng swayed Feng Wu’s hand back and forth and asked in a pitiful voice.

Feng Wu didn’t know what to say.

What happened to that tough lady?

Feng Wu could never say no to such an earnest request.

“Well… I’ll have to discuss it with my mum.”

That was to say, Feng Wu wasn’t against the idea?

Lady Northern Feng’s face lit up right away. Other people would envy her so much for having a pretty, capable, and smart goddaughter like this! The thought brought a bright smile to Lady Northern Feng’s face.

Feng Xun came back with the medicine at that moment. Seeing that his mother was already looking much better after such a short period of time, he was thrilled!

He went up to her in a hurry. “Mum, are you alright now?”

Lady Northern Feng said lightheartedly, “Xiao Wu is here. Of course I’m alright.”

“You look so happy.” Feng Xun was bewildered.

“Of course.”

“Care to share?”

Lady Northern Feng grinned. “You’ll be thrilled to hear the news, but —”

Exchanging looks with Feng Wu, Lady Northern Feng smiled at Feng Xun. “I’ll tell you what it is when I get confirmation. Kiddo, you’ll be so happy.”

Looking from Feng Wu to his mother, Feng Xun thought to himself: Was his mother going to marry little Feng Wu to him? If that was the case, he really would be so thrilled.

Feng Xun grinned at his mother.

Feng Wu told her beautiful mother about it after she got back home…

The lady rubbed Feng Wu’s head, then asked in a pitiful voice, “…Will you still be my Xiao Wu?”

Taking her mother’s soft, fair hand, Feng Wu said earnestly, “I’ll always be your Xiao Wu.”

Lady Northern Feng was a great lady, but Feng Wu was going to take her offer for another reason.

Right now, Feng Wu had no one backing her.

She had a score to settle and a goal to reach.

But she was still too weak to protect this family.

She needed connections, resources, and patrons…

Lady Northern Feng was the most popular socialite and the Northern Feng General was an influential military official, who guarded the border of the empire.

The lady was warm, cheerful, tough, sincere, and friendly. Feng Xun was easy to get along with, too.

The offer had been dropped in Feng Wu’s lap and she had no reason to turn it down.

From now on, she could leave a lot of things to Northern Feng Mansion and wouldn’t have to go to Jun Linyuan anymore. Feng Wu was elated by the idea.

1She then sent a message back to Lady Northern Feng, accepting the offer.

Lady Northern Feng was over the moon!

She couldn’t stay in bed anymore and scrambled to her feet. “Granny Tao, quickly, get my things ready! We’re going to visit the Feng clan!”

Feng Xun stopped his mother right away. “Why the rush? Can’t it wait until after you get better?”

“But I am better. Xiao Wu can cure anything.” What Lady Northern Feng didn’t tell her goofy son was that she had gotten her first period in over four years.

1Feng Xun examined Lady Northern Feng’s complexion. She did look much better.

“But why are you in a hurry to visit the Feng clan?” Feng Xun was bewildered. “How about I go fetch Feng Wu for you?”

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“Don’t!” Lady Northern Feng said excitedly as she sat still and let Granny Tao dress her. “We need to go see her family in person to show our sincerity. And Ah Xun, go put on something nice. You should look your best for the occasion.”

Feng Xun’s eyes lit up!

Go see her family in person?

Show sincerity?

And he was to change into something nice?

For the occasion?

He liked the sound of that!

Feng Xun grinned at the thought.

However, he decided to play safe and asked gingerly, “Mum, are we going to visit little Feng Wu’s mother?”

“Yes.”

“F- For what?”

Feng Xun was eager to hear the word “marriage.”

However —

“I didn’t tell you?” Lady Northern Feng looked at Feng Xun in bewilderment.

“Didn’t you say that you were only going to tell me after you got confirmation?” Feng Xun fought back his urge to roll his eyes.

Lady Northern Feng looked enlightened. “That’s right —”

“So, can you tell me what it is now?” Feng Xun blinked and guffawed inwardly. He knew it!

“Well, I guess it doesn’t matter now. Little Feng Wu is going to become your —” Lady Northern Feng paused for effect.

Feng Xun wanted to scream with joy!

Oh god!

“Sister —” Only then did Lady Northern Feng finish her sentence.

Feng Xun stood there with a blank face, as if he had just been hit on the head!

Sister?

Sister?!

Sister?!!!

Feng Xun looked like he was in a trance. All his energy seemed to have left him.

Lady Northern Feng gave him a little shove. “Stop standing around! Go get changed! You need to look your best for your sister.”

Feng Xun: !!!

1He clenched his fists!

“I’m not going with you!” Feng Xun snapped.

Lady Northern Feng snapped back, “Suit yourself. I’m going on my own.”

After that, Lady Northern Feng left with Granny Tao.

Poor Feng Xun. He was left behind, just like that…

And he couldn’t stop hearing that word in his ears: sister… sister… sister…

To hell with a sister!

He yelled after Lady Northern Feng, “I don’t want her as my sister!!! I don’t!!!”

And everyone in Northern Feng Mansion could hear him.

Lady Northern Feng flared up!

Was he trying to let all the servants know that he didn’t like his new sister?

Turning around, Lady Northern Feng smacked Feng Xun on the head.

“Ouch —” Feng Xun stared at Lady Northern Feng with tears in his eyes. That hurt!

“Like it or not, she’s going to be your sister!” Lady Northern Feng left after that.

Feng Xun’s head hurt and he felt so aggrieved.

How had this happened?!

However… Feng Xun couldn’t imagine standing up to a tough mother like Lady Northern Feng. He needed to give vent to his anger now.

But to whom?

That was right!

His Royal Highness didn’t like little Feng Wu, which made him the ideal person!

“Your sister?”

Jun Linyuan had just finished cultivating when Feng Xun rushed in, threw himself onto a chaise lounge, and started complaining.

“That’s right! What was my mother thinking?” Feng Xun gritted his teeth. “Since when do I want her as a sister? I want to marry her!”

2Instantly, Jun Linyuan turned his sharp gaze on Feng Xun!

And the temperature dropped!

The lake froze almost immediately!

And the fish inside froze with the water!

But —