Lu Cezhong stopped Su Wanyan's movements, his face filled with excitement and solemnity: "No, Your Majesty, in this life, apart from the Prince, I, Lu Cezhong, have never admired anyone. But now, there is one more person whom I, Lu Cezhong, respect, and that is Your Majesty. If Your Majesty does not accept my bow today, I, Lu Cezhong, will kneel here forever!"
Although Yu Nanqing had never told him this, he knew that Yu Nanqing's leg recovery was definitely related to Su Wanyan.
Although he was in prison and unaware of what was happening, Emperor Yuanhe stopped allowing him to visit Yu Nanqing after Su Wanyan appeared. From this, it can be inferred that everything started after Su Wanyan entered the mansion.
This includes their ability to once again confront the East China Sea, as well as the transformation of the Prince Gong Mansion from decline to its current prosperity.
Although Lü Cezhong left the capital in a hurry, he personally witnessed the process of being released and sent to the Prince's Mansion. The mansion had a steward, servants, and maids to do chores, and everything was so well-organized.
It was completely different from when they first returned to Beijing.
He once begged Su Wanyan to take good care of Yu Nanqing, hoping that Yu Nanqing would have someone by his side before he died, so that he wouldn't die in so much pain.
However, Su Wanyan saved Yu Nanqing and the entire Prince's Mansion from dire straits, turning the tide of the situation.
Therefore, this bow is necessary.
Lu Cezhong's gratitude towards Su Wanyan was beyond words.
Su Wanyan was speechless for a moment, and had no choice but to let go.
Upon seeing Su Wanyan, Lü Cezhong was overwhelmed with emotion. His eyes reddened, and he clasped his hands together, saying, "I, Lü Cezhong, hereby swear that for the rest of my life I will be loyal and devoted to Your Highness and Your Highness's wife, even if it means facing mountains of knives and seas of fire, I will not hesitate to die!"
After saying that, he kowtowed deeply to Su Wanyan.
Su Wanyan felt immense pressure.
He hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, saying, "General Lü, you are too kind. Please get up quickly."
Actually, she didn't do anything at all. This isn't just modesty; ever since Yu Nanqing recovered, she's basically been in a state of complete inaction, not caring about anything.
Therefore, she felt that Lü Cezhong's words were too harsh.
This time, Lü Cezhong did not refuse and stood up as Su Wanyan suggested.
Su Wanyan observed his complexion; his lips were pale, his eyes were cloudy, and there were still marks on his face and neck from being whipped.
Her graying hair was as dull as withered grass.
She gestured for him to sit down: "General Lü, please sit down. I have many questions for you."
Lu Cezhong did not refuse, and bowed respectfully with his hands clasped, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
He sat down on the stool very decisively and boldly. From his actions, it was clear that Lü Cezhong was a straightforward person.
"Before I ask, General Lü, may I see your injuries?"
Lu Cezhong immediately said, "Your Majesty need not worry, it's just a few superficial injuries, it will be fine after a few days of rest."
He wasn't actually lying; if he hadn't been tortured every day in prison, these injuries would probably have healed in a few days.
"Just looking," Su Wanyan said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Lü Cezhong had no reason to refuse. He hesitated for a moment, then asked suspiciously, "Your Majesty, you... know medicine?"
Su Wanyan was stunned and looked at Mingyu and the others.
The group lowered their heads.
Su Wanyan suddenly realized that apart from these confidants, no one else knew that she had healed Yu Nanqing's leg. Even the other servants in the Prince's mansion were unsure of the truth of the matter.
Therefore, few people outside the Prince's residence knew that she was skilled in medicine.
Those around her all tacitly agreed to keep this a secret.
Therefore, even with Lü Cezhong, they did not reveal it, or rather, they could not find the right time to reveal it.
Su Wanyan smiled and said, "I've studied it, and I know a little bit about it."
Lu Cezhong hesitated for a moment, then extended his hand: "Thank you for your trouble, Your Majesty."
Su Wanyan took his pulse. There were no signs of damage to his internal organs, but his pulse was weak and floating, indicating a deficiency of both qi and blood. This was probably due to long-term suppression without proper nourishment.
Another point is his inner turmoil and resentment, but judging from Lü Cezhong's current state, there's no need to specifically comfort him.
Looking at it this way, it really does seem like what Lü Cezhong said; the injuries were all superficial.
Curious, Su Wanyan asked, "May I ask General Lü, how old are you this year?"
"This humble citizen is forty-three years old this year."
Su Wanyan was stunned. Only... in her early forties?
She looked at Lü Cezhong; he looked like an old man in his fifties or sixties. Just now, when he kowtowed to her, if you didn't look at his face and only looked at the top of his head, you could believe he was an elderly man in his seventies.
Su Wanyan pursed her lips and silently shut her mouth.
The prison was a dark and damp place, and Lü Cezhong had suffered a lot of torture. It was probably because of these factors that his appearance was so different from his actual age.
"Your Majesty, how are you?" Seeing that Su Wanyan remained silent, Lü Cezhong became worried: "Is this humble subject alright?"
Su Wanyan smiled and withdrew her hand. Just as she was about to say something, she noticed that his index and little fingers were bent at an odd angle. She changed the subject and asked curiously, "General Lü, what's wrong with your fingers?"
Lu Cezhong stretched out his hand, as if only then noticing, then sighed, "What could it be? Those bastards in prison..." clamped him like this!
He stopped talking right there.
Realizing that it was inappropriate to resort to violence while Su Wanyan was present, he quickly bowed respectfully and tried to smooth things over: "Your Majesty, there's no need to worry, it's just some minor injuries."
Lu Cezhong didn't finish his sentence, but Su Wanyan had already guessed the reason.
It must have been caused by torture inflicted on him by the people in prison. There are all sorts of tortures in prison, with finger clamps being the most common one.
With his finger bent like that, the finger bone is probably broken.
Su Wanyan asked, "Does it hurt?"
"It's a minor injury, it doesn't hurt," Lü Cezhong said, still keeping his composure.
He originally wanted to say that if he knew pain, those bastards would have tormented him for so long.
Su Wanyan understood and smiled, "I'll write a prescription later and have Tanaka go to the city to get two doses of medicine for General Lü. You've been imprisoned for three years, so you need to take good care of your health. In the future, when we fight against Donghai, we'll still need to rely on General Lü."
Lu Cezhong was about to refuse, but upon hearing her words, he immediately perked up, stood up, and kowtowed: "Then this humble subject will trouble Your Majesty."
Helpless, Su Wanyan could only step forward and help him up: "I have some external wound medicine. I'll have Qiuye bring it over later. General Lü, remember to apply it every day, and you'll be better soon."
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."
Just then, Huang Ye came in from outside the door: "Your Highness, the Prince... has woken up."
Before she could finish speaking, Yu Nanqing hurriedly stepped in: "Yan'er!"
When he woke up, Su Wanyan was not there, so he rushed over without thinking about anything else.
Everyone in the room bowed respectfully: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Lu Cezhong was unaware of the relationship between Yu Nanqing and Su Wanyan. Seeing his master in such a hurry, fearing he might say something to offend him, he quickly stepped in front of Su Wanyan and said, "Your Highness, the Empress was just a little worried about me, so she came to check on me!"
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