Qiao Shu felt fortunate that Shuo Ling had asked her to make medicine for Yang Zijin, and she had already prepared medicines which would cause the same symptoms as the plague. There was no antidote to the poison unless there was a celestial being to save her!

But she just discovered that Yang Zijin would observe her nearby every time she made the medicine so that she had no way to put her plan into practice.

Those who have been infected would recover soon. If these people got better, they would return to the imperial city. If she didn't succeed at that time, how could she explain it to Lan Ruojing?

Thinking of this, Qiao Shu frowned.

"Miss Qiao, Miss Qiao... the medicine is flowing out, Miss Qiao..." Yun who passed by the medicine furnace called Qiao Shu.

Hearing her voice, Qiao Shu came back to earth. She quickly lowered her head and looked at the medicine stove. She directly handled the hot stove with her hands. Then she screamed, "Ah... it's hot..."

Qiao Shu pulled her hand back, and the stove fell to the ground. It was totally broken!

Yun was nervous. She asked, "Miss Qiao, are you okay?"

"Ah, I'm okay. I'm fine. But the medicine was destroyed." Looking at the medicine soup spilled all over the floor, Qiao Shu looked down and said.

Yun said, "Miss Qiao, the medicine can be made again. It's lucky you're not injured."

"Thank you for your concern." Qiao Shu looked at Yun and said with a smile.

It suddenly occurred to Qiao Shu that since Yang Zijin was always guarding her now, she could start her plan with the people next to her.

Looking at the girl, Qiao Shu knew she was an innocent person. Besides, as she came here to treat those with the plague, she already became a benefactor to those people. Presumably, this little girl would not suspect her.

Thinking of this, Qiao Shu smiled, and then said to Yun, "Then please go and talk to Her Highness that the medicine will be sent to her later."

"Well, don't worry. Her Highness is a very good person. She won't blame you." Yun nodded and said.

Qiao Shu changed her expression slightly after hearing this, but she said decently, "Thank you."

"It's okay. I'm leaving." Yun said and smiled, and then she walked to Yang Zijin's house.

Yun walked up to Yang Zijin and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, I have something to talk to you."

"What's the matter?" Yang Zijin looked at her and asked.

Yun said, "I entered the yard just now. Miss Qiao accidentally overturned the medicine furnace and asked me to come and tell you that the medicine will be sent later."

"Well, I got it." Yang Zijin yawned after listening, and then waved her hand and let Yun go.

After Yun went out, Yang Zijin laid down on the bed and thought that Qiao Shu was quite smart.

But she wanted to see what Qiao Shu was preparing to do!

It's getting dark, and Shuo Ling received a letter from the king of witchcraft.

He opened it and looked at it carefully. The king of witchcraft said that after receiving Shuo Ling's letter, he went to Xiling to investigate. As expected, Zhan You was now using witchcraft of the nightmare on Xiling soldiers. Most of these soldiers were the strongest and most powerful. If they didn't stop it, the consequences would be hard to imagine!

He also said that after receiving the letter, he shall go there to discuss countermeasures with him in person, and it was best to let the army disappear before it grew up!

After reading the letter, Shuo Ling closed it and frowned. Although the epidemic was now under control, he needed to think of how to deal with so many victims, and it was urgent to build the dam.

So Shuo Ling wrote that he would go there to discuss it with him in five days after he made some arrangements.

He sighed after writing.

He guessed that his letter for the imperial city must have arrived a long time ago. If Chushi Youtian received the letter, he would send people here immediately, and they might arrive within a few days.

He just didn't know how much grain and fund Chushi Youtian would send.

After dealing with this, he walked into Yang Zijin's house by night.

Yang Zijin didn't fall asleep at this time, and suddenly there was a gust of wind blowing in through the window.

There was the smell of ambergris in the wind. Yang Zijin knew that Shuo Ling was here, so she quickly got up and dodged behind the curtain.

She looked outside behind the curtain secretly.

She saw Shuo Ling jumped in from the window and walked towards her bed leisurely.

Yang Zijin snickered silently. She wanted to scare him.

She looked at Shuo Ling, counting silently in her heart, five steps, four steps, three steps, two steps...

Before she thought of the last number, she was pulled out from behind the curtain by a firm hand.

Yang Zijin, who originally wanted to scare Shuo Ling, had no idea that Shuo Ling would suddenly pull her into his arms. She couldn't help but scream.

After Yang Zijin calmed down, she realized that something was wrong. It seemed that Shuo Ling knew that she was hiding here as soon as he came in, and he kept pretending that he didn't know where she was. How could she forget that people with martial arts in ancient times could judge where a person was through breathing?

Thinking of this, she pouted and pushed him away. She said, "Hum, you are cheating!"

"Why?" Shuo Ling asked with a smile.

She didn't know how to respond. She couldn't say that she was a modern person and he was an ancient person, so she didn't know how to hide her breath.

She walked away, dodged his eyes, and said, "There is no reason!"

"Okay, it's all my fault." Shuo Ling smiled and walked to her.

Seeing that Shuo Ling changed his attitude, she turned around and looked at him contentedly, "That's it."

Then she asked again, "Why do you come here so late? Are you missing me again?"

"Who will I miss except for you?" He looked at Yang Zijin with a flirtatious look.

She said, "Qiao Shu."

"Are you jealous?" He asked.

She shrugged and said, "Not at all, but I think she has an unusual relationship with you."

"Oh, why unusual?" He became more severe after hearing this and then asked.

She said, "You're a wise man. She falls in love with you. Don't you know that?"

"Oh. That's it." He smiled and said.

He was very excited, but he didn't show his excitement. He knew that she was jealous.

Yang Zijin frowned upon hearing this, "As a sister?"

"Well, this is a long story. If you're willing to listen, I'll tell you." He said and looked out through the window.

Yang Zijin also looked outside and said, "It's not too late. I'm not sleepy at all. Tell me, please."

"Okay. After my father died on the battlefield, my mother cried all day long and got ill. She even thought of committing suicide. Later, Qiao Yanlin was ordered by the Empress Dowager to see her. Qiao Shu followed him to my home." He walked to the window and stood there.

Seeing Shuo Ling stopped, she quickly asked, "What's next?"

"Qiao Shu behaved well, and my mother liked her very much, so she stayed in my home. In the beginning, my mother improved a lot. Qiao Shu would often make her happy. But she still killed herself when she was alone." Shuo Ling said and closed his eyes.

Yang Zijin nodded. It seemed that Qiao Shu helped her mother a lot, but she failed to keep his mother alive.

Yang Zijin walked up to Shuo Ling and whispered, "Um, I'm sorry. It reminds you of sadness."

"It's okay, and many years have passed since then." Shuo Ling said, turning around to hug her tightly.

Yang Zijin didn't refuse him and patted on his back.

After a long time, Shuo Ling let her go and said, "It's getting late. Good night."

"Well, you, too." Yang Zijin said.

Shuo Ling nodded, lowered his head to kiss her on the cheek, then jumped out of the window, and walked to his room.

At noon the next day.

Xiao Mu, who was offering porridge inside the city, brought Chushi Weiming to the courtyard.

When they walked into the courtyard, Xiao Mu said to Chushi Weiming, "Your Highness, please wait a moment. I'll go to find Marquis Shuo."

"Okay." Chushi Weiming said and sat down on the stone table.

Yang Zijin happened to come out of her room and saw a person sitting in the yard with his back facing her. Yang Zijin thought for a moment and didn't know who he was.

So she asked, "Who is there?"

"Nice to meet you, Your Highness." Chushi Weiming turned around when he heard the voice. He said with a smile.

Yang Zijin was surprised to see him and asked with a puzzled look, "Why are you here?"

"Why can't I be here? I came here to deliver grain and official funds. Don't you welcome me?" He asked.

Yang Zijin looked at him and sneered, "Welcome? Why should I welcome you?"

"Your Highness, didn't you remember we used to be the best friends?" He said.

Yang Zijin was speechless. She guessed that he must have a bad memory, and she had to remind him again and again, "Friends? Ha-ha, I hope you can remember that we were no longer friends anymore. The biggest stain in my life is to get along with you."

Then she turned around and walked into the room.

"You..." After hearing this, Chushi Weiming couldn't help but patted the stone table and stood up.

He wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a person behind him, "Your Highness, how was the journey?"

The person was Shuo Ling.