The Qin Dynasty entered the game with love.

The army will enter the city tomorrow, so the entire city of Xianyang is being thoroughly cleaned today. Every place must be wiped with clean water. The people who have been vaccinated against smallpox only have a slight fever for a day or two, and then they are almost fully recovered.

After planting, drink a medicated patch; you'll basically not get sick.

They were overjoyed that their families had returned and that they would no longer be afraid of smallpox. This strengthened their sense of patriotism towards the Qin state.

To welcome the army home, everyone busied themselves with preparations, and some young women, including Huanchun, carried embroidered purses and handkerchiefs, hoping to give them away.

Ying Ji is currently residing in Danyang Prefecture, and she will not return to the palace until she has fully recovered.

What if Ying Zheng were infected? Even if the smallpox vaccination method has been proven to be effective, we still need to be wary of unexpected events.

My body is not fully recovered yet, and I will probably need to take medicine for another half month.

Ying Ji enjoyed the care of the handsome man, so she wasn't too uncomfortable.

When the time came, Zhang Liang brought over a bowl of dark, murky medicine.

Ying Ji frowned, but still drank it all in one gulp.

The man held a piece of honey in his hand: "Calm down the taste. How are you today? Is there anything else that's bothering you?"

Ying Ji leaned against Zhang Liang, smelling the scent of the medicine. It wasn't pungent, but compared to the bitter medicine bowl, her body smelled of Chinese medicine.

"It's nothing, much better than a few days ago."

Ying Ji stood up: "Speak, what's wrong? You look so worried."

Zhang Liang's expression changed, and he placed his hands on his lap: "It's not right to keep this from you. Young Master Ruoshui cares deeply for the princess, and he was genuinely by her side a few days ago."

If it were before, I would never have agreed to accept a musician, but I have seen it all these past few days, and there have been a lot of rumors circulating outside.

Ruoshui's eyes... have been discovered, and she's having a hard time now. What I wanted to say was...

Zhang Liang closed his eyes, lowered his head so that no one could see his expression, and said with great distress, "If the princess truly likes you, why not take you as a concubine? It would also be good to elevate your status."

Ying Ji was surprised by Zhang Liang's words. It was clear that there was a complicated look in the man's eyes. He must have been struggling with this for a long time before coming to see her. She couldn't help but think of that day at Yongning Palace.

He grasped Zhang Liang's hand in his palm, and sure enough, it was soaked with sweat.

Pull the person into your arms and gently pat their back to comfort them.

"Since you are so willing, I will entrust this matter to you. I trust you."

Zhang Liang has handled everything meticulously since Ying Ji contracted smallpox. Now that the situation is dire, if he doesn't give her a proper title soon, Ying Ji might be captured, tied up, and forced to burn because of her heterochromatic eyes.

If someone were to stir up trouble behind the scenes, claiming that the smallpox outbreak was caused by the heterochromatic eyes, it would be too late.

Now that Zhang Liang has seen the situation clearly, he has taken the initiative to back down and is willing to give Ruoshui a position, which is quite shrewd of him.

Sure enough, that afternoon.

Ruoshui received the king's decree and was granted the title of Ruojun, only one rank lower than that of a concubine, showing her great respect and allowing her to reside in a separate palace.

Seeing this, Ying Ji was very satisfied with Zhang Liang, who was almost perfect in every way.

Ruoshui didn't think so. When she received the royal decree, she could only accept it in shock and dared not refuse.

Ruoshui returned to the tea room, a smile playing on her lips.

[Did you find out? That's really fast! Less than ten days have passed, and it's already confirmed to be me?]

Disaster was surprised: [Huh? Host, how did you get discovered? Isn't being appointed a good thing?]

Ruoshui chuckled: "I haven't had any contact with Yingji yet. First, I was delayed by Bai Changchuan for a day, and then I had smallpox. Now, five days have passed, so it's been a full six days since I last had any contact with Yingji."

He was calculating when the love potion inside Ying Ji would take effect.

The calamity snake's pupils stood erect, its forked tongue flicking wildly, as if in a panic: "In just one more day, the love potion will take effect."

Ruoshui's laughter grew increasingly arrogant: "Interesting, truly interesting. It's been so long since I've met such an interesting person. I really want to know what they're like."

[Since you want to know when the love potion will take effect, I'll grant your wish. I want to see what kind of expression he'll have when his lover pushes him into the abyss. Just thinking about it is thrilling.]