"Your subject pays his respects to Your Majesty."
"Your general pays his respects to Your Majesty."
Emperor Wu Su walked in with a brisk step and said directly, "Dispense with the formalities. Have a seat."
'Normally, they would be required to stand in the hall according to protocol when discussing matters of the court. But since the Emperor granted them seats the moment he entered, it seems this isn't about Imperial Censor Yan's case.'
'What private matter could it be?'
Palace Attendants entered with their heads bowed to serve tea. Emperor Wu Su took his seat behind the large desk and first asked, "Is everything well at home?"
Lu Juan looked slightly surprised and replied respectfully, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Everything at home is as usual, and my mother is in good health."
His mother, of the Cui Family, was the Emperor's maternal aunt, so he made a point of mentioning her.
