To divorce his wife, the top scholar preferred being cuckolded to wearing a red hat.

Three years ago, the snow was so heavy that it blocked the roads, making it impossible for them to go any further. They had no choice but to set up camp and wait for the snow to stop before continuing their journey.

After the snowstorm stopped, the army immediately set off. Because of the heavy snow, the roads were blocked by ice and snow, and the supplies that should have arrived earlier were delayed by half a month. The army almost ran out of food, and 200,000 soldiers nearly froze to death in that icy wasteland.

Later, they suddenly received a mysterious supply of provisions, which saved their lives. Otherwise, the lives of 200,000 soldiers, who did not die on the battlefield, would have either frozen to death or starved to death in that heavy snow.

After the mountains were unsealed, he did save some people on his way back. There were so many refugees passing by that he couldn't remember them all at once. He only remembered the sky filled with white.

"What happened back then was nothing more than a small favor, don't worry about it. Although your medical skills are not as good as my queen's, they are still quite good. You can do more to benefit the people in the future."

“It’s just a small favor for Your Highness, but for Zhu Sha, it’s an immense kindness. I acknowledge that Miss Su’s medical skills are superior to mine. I will improve my medical skills in the future and strive to be able to help Your Highness one day.”

"I don't need your help. You can use your heart to benefit the people." Xiao Zhan didn't respond to her words and then walked away.

As Zhu Sha watched his retreating figure, she secretly vowed that she would walk up to the prince and stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

"Miss, it seems the prince doesn't remember what happened back then."

It doesn't matter whether he remembers me or not, as long as I have him in my heart. One day, I will enter his heart.

"But the prince is engaged to Miss Su."

“A princess is a princess, but does the prince only marry one wife in his life? As long as the prince has me in his heart, and I can stand by his side, I am willing to accept any status.”

Jinxiu nodded: "How could a man like the Prince only have one Princess? He will have concubines and many other concubines in the future. I just feel sorry for you, Miss. Someone as outstanding as you is more than capable of being a Princess. It's too much of a waste for you to be a concubine."

“You silly girl, you don’t understand. Only by standing by his side is anything possible. If you can’t even get to his side, what possibility is there to talk about?”

"So what should we do next?"

"Although the situation in Qingzhou City has stabilized, it's only temporary. If the source isn't controlled, the disease could return. If another wave of the disease hits, do you think she'll have any solutions?" Zhu Sha looked at Su Mingyue, who was talking to Xiao Zhan with her head down not far away, a cold glint in her eyes.

"The existing prescription is said to prevent cross-infection between people, so it shouldn't happen again. If there's another wave, when will Qingzhou City be able to lift the lockdown?"

"That's hard to say." Zhu Sha lowered her eyes. "Come on, let's walk around."

Su Mingyue and Xiao Zhan walked around the village. Xingchun whispered to Su Mingyue, "Miss, I just saw that Doctor Zhu and her maid heading east of the village. This Zhu Sha girl has always had a problem with you. Now that the situation in Qingzhou City is improving, will she try to trip you up behind your back?"

Su Mingyue recalled how Zhu Sha, in her desire to win, had instructed Song Ning to poison the medicine. Although the plan failed, it showed that some people would stop at nothing to win.

Those were tens of thousands of ordinary people, and she didn't hesitate for a moment.

"Have someone follow her, but don't let her find out." At this critical moment, she absolutely would not allow anyone to ruin the achievements that Qingzhou City had worked so hard to make.

To put it bluntly, Qingzhou City can't withstand another wave of the virus.

Xiao Zhan was talking to the village head, asking him if anyone had come to the village before and how long they had stayed.

"Many families in the village do business in the city, and there are many people coming and going every day. There are new faces almost every day, and I can't remember them all. But a while ago, there was a man who bought mountain goods, and his behavior was quite suspicious. I remembered that I heard about Gensheng's method of drinking raw blood to make his body better from him."

The man even demonstrated it to Gengsheng on the spot, showing him how to kill the animal and drink the blood in one gulp. Gengsheng had recently fallen and his health wasn't what it used to be. He'd heard that drinking raw blood could strengthen the body, so he obediently did as he was told. He never imagined that the blood was unclean; drinking it infected him with a virus and killed so many people.

Do you remember what that merchant who bought mountain goods looked like?

"He's robust, with a thick beard, and his skin looks like that of someone who runs around all year round. He speaks in a loud voice, and you can tell from his voice that he's in good health. It was only because he's so robust that I believed him and wanted to drink the mountain rat's blood. Your Highness, are you asking this because you suspect that the peddler is involved?"

"We suspect that the virus was deliberately introduced here, and that this is where it first came from."

"That peddler used to have a good relationship with Liu Gui from the village; he's the one who brought him into the village. After leaving the village, the peddler said he was going to visit relatives, but he hasn't returned yet. Now that I think about it, he must have known something bad was going to happen in Qingzhou City, so he hid away early on. That beast Liu Gui, he'll get his comeuppance for harming us like this."

"Your Highness, we have found a body in the mountains. The body has been dead for a long time."

Xiao Zhan and the village head exchanged a glance and went to the scene of the incident together.

Upon seeing the corpse on the ground, the village head was so frightened that he took a few steps back.

"This is Liu Gui. Didn't he leave the city? How could he die here?" Although the body was rotten and smelly, the clothes on the body and some other basic features could still be used to identify that the person was Liu Gui.

"It seems he was silenced. His body is probably infected with the virus. Burn it on the spot and do not go near it."

The fact that Liu Gui is dead indicates that the person behind him has been keeping a close eye on the situation in Qingzhou City.

"What about his family?"

"He's a bachelor, living alone. He married a woman years ago, but sold her because he couldn't afford to drink." The village head shook his head repeatedly when he mentioned Liu Gui.

"Your Highness, there is a bundle nearby containing fifty taels of silver."

Xiao Zhan picked up the silver and examined it carefully. There were no special marks on it; it was just ordinary silver.

The other party was very cautious and left no evidence.

"Let's go to his house and take a look."

Zhu Sha walked around the village and came to Su Mingyue. "Miss Su, please wait."

Su Mingyue was about to go to the next household, and just like last time, she would collect their blood and extract some data.

Su Mingyue looked at her and asked, "Miss Zhu, is there something you need?"

"Thank you for the medicine yesterday, young lady. Your medical skills are indeed more advanced than mine. May I ask who your teacher is? If I have any questions in the future, may I come and ask you for guidance?"

"Speaking of which, I also have something I'd like to ask Miss Zhu Sha: was the prescription you gave to Physician Hu really written by yourself?"