"Lord Zhang, please, that is unnecessary. Please, rise!"
Li Nuo hurriedly helped the Minister of Revenue up. Outside the embassy, there was a constant flow of people, and a grown man kneeling on one knee had already drawn considerable attention.
It seems that he wouldn't be able to go to Wansong Academy now, and could only return to the embassy first.
Upon entering the small courtyard, Li Nuo looked at the Minister of Revenue and asked, "How is the Old Lady?"
The Minister of Revenue's face was filled with joy as he said, "Much better, much better. My mother couldn't eat before, throwing up whatever little she ate. But after just a few days, she now eats three meals a day normally. Her complexion is much improved. Just now, she ate three buns and drank two bowls of porridge. She can walk without assistance and even went outside with a maid, carrying a hoe to dig for wild vegetables..."
