Runyu nodded and chuckled, "I've seen potatoes, but I've never seen potatoes so wizened."

"Haha. Young Master Run, you are funny!" Yang Zijin laughed.

Shuo Ling, who had just come back, saw them laughing. He put on a long face.

He thought Yang Zijin must feel bored during these days. He went out early, came back at dusk, being busy with the victims, and had no time to company her.

So he arranged his work and went back early, only to see her laughing with Ghost Immortal. It seemed that he had thought too much.

Yang Zijin heard some noise and looked back to see Shuo Ling. She ran over, "Marquis Shuo, you come back so early today!"

"Have I interrupted something?" Shuo Ling strode to his room. He didn't respond to Yang Zijin anymore and rolled his eyes when he passed by Runyu.

Yang Zijin had nothing to say. Had she offended him?

She trotted over, "Marquis Shuo, Marquis Shuo, what happened to you?"

She had just reached the doorway when Shuo Ling slammed the door and it startled her. She secretly cursed him.

But then she knocked at the door, "What happened? Did anything happen to you? You..."

"I'm tired. I need a rest. Will you come in and rest with me?" In the room, Shuo Ling interrupted her coldly.

Yang Zijin pouted and kicked the air, "Then I won't bother you. Have a good rest."

She left. She didn't want to company him at this time.

Yang Zijin went back to Runyu. Runyu asked, "What happened to him?"

"I don't know. He is capricious." Yang Zijin shrugged her shoulders.

They heard the noise at the gate when they were chatting and looked over.

Mo Li led some people into the yard. Maybe they were imperial doctors because they carried medicine cabinets.

She had asked Shuo Ling to fetch doctors for those victims. Shuo Ling told her that he had sent messages to the Emperor and requested the Emperor to arrange this. After all, few doctors will volunteer to come.

Yang Zijin saw somebody standing next to an old man. She took a closer look and frowned. Why did she come here?

Qiao Shu also saw Yang Zijin and a peerless handsome man in white standing next to her. Qiao Shu was very jealous. Except for her title of Infanta Qingcheng, Yang Zijin had no other good qualities. Why did handsome men always crowd around her?

After a short while, she comforted herself that Yang Zijin could not hold a candle to her. A woman who grew up in a dirty place always had dirty methods of seducing men.

Thinking of this, Qiao Shu felt much better. She walked over in a graceful manner with a smile.

She stopped in front of Yang Zijin and saluted her decently, "Your Highness, Young Master."

Runyu didn't speak. He nodded as a reply, but it couldn't be called impolite.

"Miss Qiao is really admirable for your coming here, although you know the plague is severe here." Yang Zijin secretly snorted and said.

Qiao Shu smiled, "You overpraised me. I'm a doctor, so I should take the responsibility to help the victims."

"Really? Hope you'll remember what you said." Yang Zijin's words meant more than what she said.

Perhaps this girl of a respectable family had never been so far before. Her volunteering to leave Jing City for this place must have a purpose, Yang Zijin thought.

Qiao Shu's complexion slightly changed, but then she put on a smile, "I will try my best to save these victims."

Mo Li said, "Mr. Shen, the accommodation has been arranged. We have seven rooms, but they are not enough for each person. Sorry to make you squeeze up during this time."

"Never mind." Shen Yang answered.

He turned around to tell the people behind him, "You've heard what Young Master Mo said, haven't you? Choose rooms to accommodate yourselves. After the rooms are tidied, gather in the yard. Let's arrange our work in the following days."

"Yes, Mr. Dean."

"Qiao Shu is a girl and vacates a room for her." Shen Yang added.

They nodded and went to the room Mo Li pointed at.

Shen Yang saw Qiao Shu was speaking to someone and came over, "This is..."

"Mr. Shen, this is Infanta Qingcheng." Qiao Shu smiled.

Shen Yang saluted Yang Zijin, "Your Highness."

"You're welcome." Yang Zijin said.

Qiao Shu smiled, "Mr. Dean, Your Highness, I'm going to clean up the room."

Yang Zijin and Shen Yang nodded.

After Qiao Shu left, Yang Zijin said, "Please have a seat, Mr. Shen. You've suffered a tiring trip."

Yang Zijin pointed at the stone stool aside.

Runyu smiled after Shen Yang and Yang Zijin seated, "Take your time. I'm leaving."

Yang Zijin smiled and nodded.

Shen Yang looked at Yang Zijin, "On the way here I saw the masks the victims wore. Young Master Mo told me it was your idea."

"Yes." Yang Zijin smiled and nodded.

Shen Yang went on asking, "Where did you get this idea?"

"Well... I happened to see it in a medical book. It said that it can reduce infection, so I made some to have a try." Yang Zijin hurriedly fabricated. After all, she couldn't tell him that gauze masks were common in modern times.

Shen Yang's face lit up, "Are you interested in medicine, Your Highness? In which book did you see this? I'd like to study it, too."

"Well... I've forgotten its name. I read it when I was bored. I can remember that masks can reduce infection effectively, so I let my servants made these gauze masks." As Shen Yang insisted on getting to the bottom of the matter, Yang Zijin said quickly.

Shen Yang was disappointed, "To tell the truth, Your Highness, I have also read this on an ancient medical book, on which wrote to veil the face. We used this method dealing with the plague in other places, but the effect wasn't good. Veils didn't fit human's face and some people still caught the plague."

"I see. I just made a slight adjustment according to the medical book." Yang Zijin continued to say.

She had heard that Mr. Shen of imperial hospital was crazy about medicine. If she didn't answer like this, Shen Yang would please her to look for that book.

Shen Yang nodded at Yang Zijin's answer. He asked, "Your Highness, could you make some gauze masks for us?"

"Of course. As many as you want." Yang Zijin smiled.

She called Yun, who was watering the potatoes.

"What's the matter, Your Highness?" Yun put down what was in her hands and trotted over.

Yang Zijin asked her, "To get some masks for Mr. Shen."

"Yes, Your Highness." Yun went to Yang Zijin's room.

The finished masks were stored in Yang Zijin's room.

After a few minutes, Yun brought some masks in a package.

Yang Zijin took the package and put it in front of Shen Yang. She beamed, "Mr. Shen, let's see whether that's enough or not."

"That's enough! That's enough!" Shen Yang nodded with a smiled as he opened the package and saw the masks in it.

Yang Zijin saw Mo Li went to Shuo Ling's door and knocked at it, "My Lord, Mr. Shen and others are here."

"I know. You take care of the rest." Shuo Ling's voice came from inside the room.

Qiao Shu went to Mo Li and smiled, "Is Marquis Shuo inside?"

"My Lord is having a rest. He has been busy with the relief work these days." Mo Li nodded.

Qiao Shu looked at the thing wrapped with her handkerchief and sighed, "Since this is the case, I won't bother His Lordship. I'm going out with Mr. Shen later. These are the desserts that Shuo Ling likes to eat. Please give them to him after he gets up."

Qiao Shu had just finished speaking when she heard Shuo Ling spoke, "Mo Li, who is it?"

"It's Miss Qiao, My Lord. She came here together with Mr. Shen." Mo Li answered.

Qiao Shu lit up when she heard Shuo Ling's voice, "I bring the dessert you like from Jing City. Just then Mo Li said you are taking a rest, so I wanted to give the dessert to him and he will give you after you wake up. Now that you are awake, can I come in to send you the dessert?"

Qiao Shu said in a soft voice.

"Come in." Shuo Ling said.

Qiao Shu thought Shuo Ling would refuse her, but he let her in. She was so delighted that she forgot herself.

A moment later, she slightly calmed down and opened the door to enter.

When she turned around to close the door, she cast Yang Zijin a high-blown look, smiling.

Yang Zijin knew what Qiao Shu was thinking. However, Shuo Ling was too outrageous to let her in!

Shen Yang stood up and said, "Thank you for these masks, Your Highness. I'm going to distribute these masks to people of imperial hospital."

Yang Zijin was staring at Shuo Ling's room and didn't hear his words.

Shen Yang spoke again as he noticed that Yang Zijin was absent-minded, "Your Highness, I'm going to prepare for the distribution."

"Oh... well... never mind, do your own work." Yang Zijin reacted finally.

Shen Yang took the package and went to the room aside.