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Chapter 110 Good News and Bad News

This time Zhu Yu listened to the advice very well and fell ill the next day. He stayed in bed at home for several days.

Although there was no major inconvenience other than not being able to go out, Zhu Yu was still feeling very bored.

Fortunately, Lu Qing was also recuperating at home due to illness and did not have to go to court. He brought some books from the study, and sometimes the two of them would sit at the table and read quietly, one book each. Sometimes Zhu Yu would be curious about his previous use of internal energy to seal the acupoints, and would ask him about things related to the acupoints.

Lu Qing did not hide anything from her and explained to her some matters concerning the practice of internal energy from the simplest to the most complex. Zhu Yu had always been very confident in her ability to understand things, but she was completely confused when it came to this aspect and had no idea what was going on.

"Forget it, I'm just saying it casually, you can just listen for fun." Finally, Lu Qing spread his hands helplessly, "I'm teaching you everything I know without holding anything back, but Madam, your understanding in this area... why don't you just stop forcing yourself!

At this rate, once you've achieved some success, you won't need to spend the energy to seal your acupuncture points anymore."

"Whether I have the comprehension ability is another matter, but there is one 'acupoint' that I am quite proficient in." Zhu Yu was somewhat embarrassed by Lu Qing's teasing and was a little annoyed for a moment, but he still had a smile on his face. While speaking, he stretched out his hand to touch the elbow at the end of his ulna, touched the elbow pit, and suddenly pressed down with force, speed, accuracy and ruthlessness.

A feeling of soreness, numbness and itchiness immediately ran along the muscles on the inside of Lu Qing's forearm to his fingertips, catching him off guard and startling him. The original strength in his hands was suddenly removed by the discomfort.

He was not annoyed, but raised his eyebrows and nodded to Zhu Yu: "Madam, this move was unexpected, it was indeed good.

With this level of strength and accuracy, it will be useful if you need to escape from any trouble."

Zhu Yu was a little amused and said, "Looking around the world, you're probably the only prince who can remind his wife to pay attention to such things, right?"

"Isn't that perfect?" Lu Qing said as if it was a matter of course. "With the only princess in the world who can perform autopsies, it's a match made in heaven."

About five days passed like this, and Emperor Jin finally came to Xiaoyao Palace to see Lu Qing after visiting Lu Ze, just as Lu Qing and Zhu Yu had guessed.

This time, Lu Qing didn't need to use such strong force. He just made some adjustments, loosened his bun a little, found an old robe that he seldom wore on weekdays, which was a little looser than what he usually wore. He also tied the belt loosely. At first glance, he really looked like he had lost a lot of weight.

"What do I need to do?" Although Zhu Yu was quite courageous, that was based on the premise that she should behave properly. Pretending to be sick like she was now, especially in front of the emperor, made her a little nervous.

"You don't have to do anything. Just lie down in your bedroom." Lu Qing told her not to be nervous. "You are a female relative. No matter how much His Majesty cares for you, it is still not convenient for him to visit you in person."

After he said this, Zhu Yu realized this and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

A smile appeared in Lu Qing's eyes, but he had to go see Emperor Jin after all, so he quickly suppressed it. He looked a little haggard and turned to leave.

To be on the safe side, Zhu Yu lay down on the bed properly, wrapped himself in the quilt, and lay quietly facing inward, not daring to move.

After an unknown amount of time, she was so bored that she accidentally fell asleep. When she woke up again, she felt that there seemed to be someone behind her, but she didn't know who it was, so she had to close her eyes and carefully pretend that she was still asleep.

"If Madam is awake, please turn around. The emperor has already returned to the palace." Lu Qing's voice came from behind her, "It's quite tiring to pretend to be asleep." When Zhu Yu heard that Emperor Jin had left, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and quickly turned over and sat up.

"There is good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" Lu Qing clenched his fists and stretched them in front of her, as if he was holding something in his palms.

Zhu Yu reached out without hesitation and pointed with his right hand, which represented bad news.

Lu Qing looked at her with some confusion, as if he didn't expect her to choose bad news so readily.

"It is better to suffer first and then enjoy happiness than to enjoy happiness first and then suffer." Zhu Yu nodded at the hand again.

Lu Qing readily spread out his palm, as if handing an invisible object to Zhu Yu. "Madam, I'm afraid you'll have to work hard again. The emperor has asked me to investigate a strange case and specifically asked me to bring 'Yu Changshi' with me."

After hearing this, Zhu Yu felt that it was reasonable, but he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

It is understandable that when faced with a task that requires direct intervention and thorough investigation on his behalf, it is completely reasonable for Emperor Jin to assign it to Lu Qing, after all, he is the Golden-faced Censor appointed by him personally.

What is surprising is that when the emperor came to visit his adopted son who was still ill and had not yet recovered, he directly assigned him a task without any hesitation, and he didn't even bother to pretend that he came to visit out of pure concern.

"What about the good news?" Zhu Yu didn't have anything to say about this, so he pointed to Lu Qing's other hand.

"The place His Majesty needs me to take 'Yu Changshi' to is in Lizhou," said Lu Qing.

Zhu Yu's eyes suddenly lit up.

Before she got married, she lived in Prince Shuo's mansion and could occasionally go hunting with her father and brothers. However, as daughters, she and her sisters could go with them but could not participate in the hunting. They could only fly kites outside the hunting ground.

She had no interest in flying kites, but she took the opportunity to learn how to ride a horse.

But what does it matter if he can ride a horse? He still spends most of his time at home, and when he occasionally goes out, he still stays within the territory of the capital of Shuo Kingdom.

The farthest she had ever traveled was when she was sent to marry in Jin State. However, she could only stay in the sedan chair all the way and was not even allowed to open the curtain. She did not see any of the scenery along the way.

After marrying into the Xiaoyao Palace, she went out quite often. Unfortunately, she went to Qingshui County once, which was just outside the capital and not out of Congzhou. The second time, she didn't even leave the capital at all.

She was like a bird trapped in a cage, moved from one cage to another, usually hanging in the yard, and occasionally being taken out for a walk.

This time, when he heard that they were going to Lizhou, which was very far away from the capital, although Zhu Yu knew in his heart that the task assigned to Lu Qing by Emperor Jin would definitely not be an easy one and that they would definitely be burdened with a heavy responsibility, he still couldn't help feeling a little excited when he thought of the freedom he would have on the road.

(End of this chapter)