Chapter 409 Will Not Enter the Palace
But to his surprise, Ji Ruyan's expression softened somewhat after reading the letter.
"Miss Lu said you are very capable and have strong organizational skills. You deserve a lot of credit for the quick stabilization of the three cities."
"I have always trusted her judgment."
"Since she says you're wasting your talents there, then I won't go back."
"Liu Xiaowei is a diligent and reliable worker. He is promoted one rank and appointed as a captain."
Liu Hao stood there, stunned.
He truly hadn't expected that Lu Qingqing would actually...
Thinking back on the self-righteous things I said that day, my feelings were mixed.
Seeing the purse hanging on Ji Ruyan's body, and remembering Lu Qingqing's words that she would not enter the palace, she was filled with conflicting emotions.
In the end, he didn't say another word.
His Highness has his own path to follow, and Miss Lu has her own aspirations.
Both of them were working for the benefit of the people.
He's just a nobody, an ordinary person. If he can't see through it, he should just shut up.
Gu Chengye kicked him, "I just said you'd be thorough in your work, and now you're acting like an idiot, you can't even express your gratitude?"
Liu Hao immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.
At this moment, a soldier reported:
"Your Highness, General, General Gu is back!"
Gu Chengzhou entered the camp, looking travel-worn.
The handsome young general has become the dirt-faced general.
"Your Highness, elder brother!"
Gu Chengye first grabbed him and looked him over from front to back before punching him in the chest: "How is it? Have you subdued all the troops that Shangguan Yu left in Wanshui?"
Gu Chengzhou straightened his face and said, “Your Highness, elder brother, all of Wan Shui’s troops have surrendered, and all of Shangguan Yu’s confidants have been killed, but… we have not found the Empress.”
The Empress ran away?
This woman has a heart of stone!
Gu Chengye's expression was not good.
Ji Ruyan was lost in thought for a moment, then said calmly, "They will show themselves eventually."
How could she tolerate him sitting comfortably on the throne!
As long as he's still alive, I'm not afraid of not being able to see him.
"By the way, Your Highness, there's something else." Gu Chengzhou's face was filled with anger.
"On the way back, I heard many rumors that were unfavorable to Miss Lu."
"It was all spread by remnants of the Holy Physician Sect. I've arrested one of them; he's the magistrate of Lizhou County, and he's already been taken into custody."
"What rumors?" Ji Ruyan asked with a stern face.
That's a very harsh way of putting it.
"explain."
"It means that Miss Lu is a witch or something."
Ji Ruyan said sternly, "Speak properly when I tell you to! Say it without missing a single word!"
Liu Hao sighed inwardly.
Gu Chengzhou could only grit his teeth and say angrily, "They said Miss Lu treated men by taking off her pants... they said she was just a village girl who had no opportunity to learn medicine, and that what she knew was learned from many senior doctors, using... her body as a bargaining chip. They also said... they said she was very skilled and had bewitched His Highness the Crown Prince..."
Before he could finish speaking, the cracking sound of his clenched fist could be heard.
Even Gu Chengye and the strategist were furious upon hearing this, let alone His Highness.
Ji Ruyan looked at Liu Hao with a deep gaze: "Have you heard about this in Fancheng? Does Miss Lu know about it?"
Liu Hao secretly groaned. General Gu was truly brave, daring to repeat such harsh words.
He dared not lie, "Yes, Your Highness, Miss Lu knows, but..."
He quickly continued, "Miss Lu was not afraid, she..."
Liu Hao recounted how Lu Qingqing silenced a thousand people with her exceptional medical skills and executed them all with ruthless methods.
"I believe these rumors will soon be disproven, Your Highness, so there is no need to worry."
Gu Chengye and the strategist listened with repeated exclamations of amazement.
I used to think Lu Qingqing was just a country girl, and no matter how good her medical skills were, they were worlds apart from His Highness's. But later I learned that Lu Qingqing's medical skills were extraordinary; she was a contemporary divine physician.
Later, when he learned that she had led a thousand ordinary soldiers and all the people of Ming'an County to stop Qin Wangchuan from destroying the city, he and his strategist were greatly impressed. They even studied her combat tactics, which they are now applying to the fight against the Western Liao.
Now, hearing about Lu Qingqing's decisive and ruthless actions in the face of the Holy Physician Sect, I feel like she's an omnipotent god!
"This Miss Lu is only seventeen years old, yet she is so capable. I really want to see her for myself," the strategist said.
Gu Chengye thought so too.
He now believes that only Miss Lu is worthy of His Highness.
Ji Ruyan felt honored, and through the tent, she seemed to see that bright and dazzling figure.
His heart was pounding, and he was filled with uncontrollable excitement.
The light he chased...
“I’m not worried, of course I’m not worried, but… I can’t let her bear it all alone.”
He knew that Lu Qingqing also had her vulnerable moments.
She gets annoyed and tired sometimes.
"There are some things that need to be announced to the world."
"Your Highness, what do you wish to announce?"
"Announcement: Lu Qingqing is the daughter of Shui Zhongyue, the only female imperial physician in the Imperial Medical Academy."
It was announced that Crown Prince Ji Ruyan had been framed, imprisoned, humiliated, whipped, had his limbs severed, and was poisoned... reduced to a state of utter destitution, wandering among the common people.
It was Lu Qingqing who saved him, allowing him to survive.
It was announced that Lu Qingqing and her men had protected hundreds of thousands of people in Ming'an County.
It was announced that Lu Qingqing had uncovered a case involving the disappearance of a thousand pregnant women.
Find out the embezzled funds, punish the corrupt doctors, and establish a medical school.
There are too many.
They also helped and treated many poor people.
With so many achievements, any one of them would be enough to bring her glory and make her admired by thousands.
This time, even if she doesn't like it, he'll still make the announcement.
Times have changed. Now that she's starting to make her mark, she can no longer keep a low profile. Otherwise, those who don't know their own limitations will always think she's easy to mess with.
She stumbled and struggled along her path as a doctor.
"Declare that anyone who offends Lu Qingqing is no different from offending royalty!"
The room was completely silent.
It turns out that Lu Qingqing was not an unknown village girl; her medical skills were learned from her mother!
The only female imperial physician!
The female imperial physician who was framed and disappeared.
Furthermore, all these achievements combined are truly astonishing.
A girl who is only seventeen years old is even more powerful than a man!
Gu Chengye moved his lips.
In this announcement, his only complaint was about Ji Ruyan's self-deprecating words, such as "down on his luck like a dog," which would damage His Highness's reputation if spoken out.
But he didn't say it aloud. Ji Ruyan had already instructed the strategist to draft it exactly as he had instructed, without missing a single detail.
The strategist glanced at Gu Chengye, signaling him not to bring it up again.
He could see that His Highness's feelings for Miss Lu were deeper than they had imagined.
He tarnished his image to let the world know that the Crown Prince had once been a rotten mess, not as pure and untainted as the moon in the sky.
An ordinary mortal.
Neither he nor Lu Qingqing was unworthy of the other.
Liu Hao was also surprised, and he thought of Lu Qingqing's words again: she would not enter the palace, not even the Empress.
He couldn't help but say it.
Everyone looked at him.
"Not even to the palace, not even the Empress?" Gu Chengye frowned.
"Is it because of her status? There's no need to worry. The Gu family can be Miss Lu's support, and no one will dare to object!"
"Do I need you as a crutch?" Ji Ruyan glanced at him coldly.
Then he looked at Liu Hao and said, "Who said she was going to enter the palace? Now I know why she let you come back."
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