The agreement clearly stated what each party needed to do for the other during their cooperation. Among them, the condition that Duke Weiguo had voluntarily given up - "cure all his injuries" - was also carefully written down by Yu Zizhen.
Seeing her confident expression, Duke Weiguo couldn't help but feel more confident that he would be completely recovered.
Soon, the people he sent brought over the old military doctor he had mentioned before.
The man was about fifty years old, thin and with wrinkles all over his face, but his hands were still strong and steady, the hands of a qualified doctor.
Yu Zizhen was not at all secretive. Every time she gave acupuncture to the Duke of Weiguo, she would explain the procedure to the old military doctor. After the Duke of Weiguo fell asleep, she would take out her own prescriptions and discuss them with the old military doctor.
Within a few days, the old military doctor was completely impressed by Yu Zizhen. Regardless of his advanced age, he insisted on behaving as a disciple in front of Yu Zizhen. It was useless for Yu Zizhen to try to persuade him, as she could only watch the old man being extremely respectful to her.
However, the old military doctor himself did not think that he was suffering a loss by treating Yu Zizhen, a young man, as his disciple at such an old age. In his opinion, the acupuncture techniques that Yu Zizhen taught him without reservation were enough for him to treat him as his mentor, not to mention that Yu Zizhen also lent him many precious medical books that he had never seen before for him to read and copy.
For a doctor, giving him medical books and teaching him medical skills will make him happier than throwing money at him.
The old military doctor read the book very hard every day, regardless of the fact that his memory was not as good as before.
Fang Huaiying had been ordered by the Duke of Weiguo to do various things these days, so he discovered very late that Yu Zizhen had actually led the old military doctor into internal competition.
This familiar internal competition mode of seizing every opportunity to study made Fang Huaiying involuntarily recall the various behaviors of Yu Zizhen as the king of competition.
"Why did you bring this kind of behavior to our Western Xinjiang?" Rubbing his aching forehead, Fang Huaiying whispered to Yu Zizhen, "Forget about the old military doctor, but don't trick the others into working so hard, or my father will definitely dislike me for being lazy."
Yu Zizhen glanced at him and said, "I'll try my best."
She was not a member of the Duke of Wei's Mansion, so she would not go to the trouble of helping them train subordinates.
As for the old military doctor, he worked so hard out of his own will, and she was not trying to trick him into anything.
"I'm leaving in three days. Can you come and see me off then?"
Fang Huaiying nodded slightly, "Of course."
Although he was very busy, Yu Zizhen was different from anyone else to him, and it was impossible for him not to come and see off his most important friend and benefactor.
Yu Zizhen closed the book and said, "I'm going out for a walk."
"I'll ask someone to show you the way."
Fang Huaiying never thought of restraining Yu Zizhen from going out, but Yu Zizhen had always stayed at the farm very obediently, so he had never thought of taking her out for a walk.
"My sister and I have prepared some specialties from Western Xinjiang for you. Just take them with you when you leave. If you want to buy anything else, please have someone go directly to the Duke of Wei's Mansion to see the chief steward and settle the bill."
Yu Zizhen didn't bother to be polite with him. She stood up with a smile and said, "Okay, if I find something I like, I'll send someone to the Duke of Wei's Mansion to find the chief steward to settle the bill."
Fang Huaiying still had to report military affairs to Duke Weiguo, so the two quickly separated. Fang Huaiying went straight to her father's yard, while Yu Zizhen went out for a stroll with her trusted guards.
No one knew that Yu Zizhen was not just going there to spread the news. In a small county town only twenty miles away from Fang Huaixuan's dowry farm, Yu Zizhen secretly met with Lu Huaiyi and his two sons.
Many years ago, these three people had changed their appearance with the help of Yu Zizhen's subordinates and joined the Western Xinjiang Army with a new identity. Over the years, they have already held relatively important positions in the Western Xinjiang Army.
This time, Yu Zizhen met them not to ask them to help him undermine the Western Frontier Army.
She first briefly told the father and his two sons about what had happened in the capital recently, as well as the current situation of the other members of the Lu family, and then asked them whether they wanted to stay or go with her.
"Huaiying is a truly sincere gentleman and a dear friend I value deeply. As for the Duke of Wei, all he wants to do is fight against the Western Barbarians and protect the western border. I suggested you three come here because I saw in the Duke of Wei his indifference to fame and fortune and his sense of justice."
"Before coming here, I confirmed with the Duke of Wei that he will continue to defend the Western Frontier. So if you're willing to stay, you must continue to do as you have done before and must exert your utmost ability to cooperate with the Duke of Wei and his son to defend the Western Frontier."
"Of course, if you are determined to leave Western Xinjiang with me, I would welcome you. If you no longer wish to live this life of peril, I will send you to Jiangnan to reunite with your families. If you are determined to strive for the honor of following the dragon, I would also be happy to give you a chance to serve me."
Of course Lu Huaiyi and his two sons wanted to see their family, but their family had received great kindness from Yu Zizhen, and they really couldn't say that they just wanted to reunite with their family and live a peaceful life together.
After a moment's silence, Lu Huaiyi asked tentatively, "I wonder what plans the Crown Prince has for the Western Frontier Army?"
If Yu Zizhen had any intentions towards the Western Frontier Army, then he and his two sons would definitely have to stay.
Yu Zizhen quickly understood Lu Huaiyi's meaning. She raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "I said that Fang Huaiying and I are friends, and I need them to guard the western border and fight against the Western Barbarians."
Lu Huaiyi felt a moment of shame for speculating about Yu Zizhen with his dark thoughts. "In that case, please take my son and I away with you."
He had no choice but to flee to Xinjiang in the first place. Now that he has the chance to reunite with his family, Lu Huaiyi will certainly not miss it.
He knelt on one knee and said to Yu Zizhen with utmost sincerity, "Thank you, Your Highness, for not despising us. From now on, we are willing to serve you faithfully."
As for the merit of following the dragon, if Yu Zizhen has the ambition to become a dragon, then they will compete for it. If Yu Zizhen does not have it, even if Yu Zizhen's father, the King of Zhenbei, is in person, Lu Huaiyi does not want to serve any new master.
The barren but vast western border not only did not break his spine, but instead awakened his heart that yearned for freedom and was indifferent to fame and fortune.
Now, he just wants to be an ordinary person with flesh and blood, living happily and freely.
Yu Zizhen personally helped Lu Huaiyi up and said, "Then you should go and resign from the Duke of Wei in person and tell him the whole story. He will understand your longing for your family."
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