Chapter 187: Want it? Like it? Sis will give you a kiss~

Lu Yuan slept in a daze until almost noon.

Lu Yuan stretched lazily on the imperial throne, closed his eyes, and let out a comfortable sound.

While Lu Yuan was still stretching, Gu Qingwan's jade hand came up, pinched his face, and she said softly:

"Are you hungry? Shall I have someone bring food?"

After Lu Yuan opened his eyes, seeing Gu Qingwan holding a memorial and reading it, he shook his head and said:

"I slept all morning, not hungry at all."

Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Gu Qingwan gave him a sideways glance and said:

"You're comfortable, but I've been used as your pillow all morning, my legs are numb."

Upon hearing that, Lu Yuan chuckled, one hand massaging Gu Qingwan's leg, the other massaging her belly, and said:

"If your legs are numb, just wake me up and I'll sleep somewhere else."

Gu Qingwan then reached out and slapped the hand Lu Yuan was using to rub her belly, glaring and said:

"Your legs are numb, why are you rubbing my belly? I'm not pregnant!"

Lu Yuan was taken aback, didn't dare to talk back to Gu Qingwan, just chuckled:

"Your belly is soft, feels nice to touch."

Gu Qingwan gave him a white look, then looked at Lu Yuan and said:

"How has Liyan been lately? I've been busy with railway matters this week and haven't gone to see her."

Lu Yuan then said:

"Nothing much, just a little belly showing; my wife's slender waist becomes noticeably prominent when it gets a bit bigger."

"Otherwise it's fine, no particular cravings or aversions, mainly because it's been short; everything is still the same as before."

Gu Qingwan nodded seriously and said:

"Although it's the same as before, we still need to pay some attention; otherwise, I'll find you a cook, find a granny."

"Liyan's belly has grown, she can't wait on you anymore, and I can't keep running to your place every day; I'll get you two people to make things easier for you."

Lu Yuan directly shook his head and said:

"No need, in about a month I'll call my mother-in-law; having strangers in the house makes me and my wife uncomfortable."

Lu Yuan had his own arrangements, so Gu Qingwan didn't say more, just nodded.

After Lu Yuan came to his senses, Gu Qingwan looked at his hand rubbing her thigh, which kept moving inward; her face suddenly flushed for no reason, and she then raised her eyebrows slightly and said:

"What are you trying to rub?"

Lu Yuan was taken aback, came to his senses, looked down, and immediately pulled his hand back with an embarrassed chuckle:

"I zoned out, I zoned out."

Lu Yuan then also said:

"If there's nothing else, I'm heading back now; I'll come again tomorrow once that part arrives."

"I won't eat here at noon; I'll go out and have a bowl of lamb noodle soup, I've been craving that flavor."

Having said that, Lu Yuan stood up.

But Gu Qingwan, seeing Lu Yuan about to leave, blinked and said:

"Why go back so early? Stay a while longer."

Lu Yuan shook his head and said:

"There's nothing else to do here; I've finished what needed to be done."

"I haven't gone fishing properly for over two months; I'll find a spot to cast a line—you have no idea how good I am at fishing."

Huh?

Hearing that, Gu Qingwan looked at Lu Yuan with a strange expression and said:

"How good are you at fishing?"

Lu Yuan slightly raised his head, patted his chest, and said:

"So-so, third best in the world."

Upon hearing Lu Yuan's boasting, Gu Qingwan couldn't help but smile all over her face.

And she didn't expose him.

Lately, Gu Qingwan has also been quite busy.

Well, the south also needs railway planning.

These matters, Gu Qingwan handles personally, discussing them with the cabinet.

These cabinet members are currently doing a good job.

This is also why, despite these people repeatedly overstepping, Gu Qingwan keeps them around.

Planning the railway actually doesn't need Gu Qingwan's oversight; the cabinet would handle it well on its own.

However, for Gu Qingwan, this kind of thing is truly not a bitter task.

It's not like reading memorials, which soon become tedious.

This is absolutely a job that brings happiness.

Especially after the railway extends southward, we also need to arrange what kind of factories each city will set up.

Think about it: laying tracks, building factories—how many jobs could that provide?

When handling these matters, imagining the future scene truly fills one's whole body with a sense of happiness.

No matter how much of this there is, Gu Qingwan is willing to participate, arranging things alongside the cabinet.

In the end, Gu Qingwan didn't forcefully retain Lu Yuan, just nodded and said:

"I've prepared some things for Liyan; take them when you go back."

These days, Gu Qingwan really hasn't spared preparing all kinds of tonics for Su Liyan.

What Gu Qingwan gives, Lu Yuan just takes.

I've exerted myself for Great Zhou, I've bled for Great Zhou—what's wrong with taking two things from the Imperial Lord to nourish my wife?

And just as Gu Qingwan finished speaking, the Grand Eunuch beside her already came over carrying the things.

Lu Yuan, while taking the things, nodded at Gu Qingwan and said:

"When are you coming to my place again? My wife has been muttering these past two days about why you haven't come these days."

Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Gu Qingwan looked at him with interest and said:

"Then what did you say?"

Lu Yuan gave a slight shrug and said:

"What else can I say? I just said the south is suppressing bandits, the Ministry of War is damn busy, you can't get away, and when you're free you'll come."

Gu Qingwan nodded slightly, then looked at Lu Yuan and smiled, pursing her lips, and said:

"Tonight, older sister will go."

After thinking, Lu Yuan put the things on the Dragon Desk and said:

"Then you can carry it yourself tonight; my wife doesn't know I'm coming here to work."

Gu Qingwan immediately nodded.

Then Lu Yuan waved his hand and said:

"Alright, then I'm leaving."

Gu Qingwan leaned sideways against the imperial throne, and a long, white beautiful leg suddenly stretched toward Lu Yuan.

Today, Gu Qingwan's beautiful feet were wearing a pair of slim, emerald-green high heels.

Green is the most whitening color; now that the weather is warming up, Gu Qingwan doesn't go out much, and she wears only slit long skirts.

This long white leg made Lu Yuan involuntarily stare.

Gu Qingwan's beautiful foot extended, her toes hooking Lu Yuan's calf, and she didn't let him go.

Lu Yuan, meanwhile, stared at Gu Qingwan with a bewildered face, not knowing what this fairy wanted to do.

Now, Gu Qingwan becomes especially playful whenever she's in a good mood.

Sometimes, when both of them are working in front of the Dragon Desk, Gu Qingwan will suddenly extend her beautiful foot to secretly rub Lu Yuan's calf.

On the surface, however, Gu Qingwan looks seriously at the memorial in her hand, while what's above and below are completely different situations.

"You're getting bolder and bolder, always saying 'you you me me' these days, not even calling me 'older sister' anymore, right."

"I think I've been spoiling you too much lately—you little thing are getting more and more impudent."

Gu Qingwan raised her eyebrows slightly, looked at Lu Yuan, and said in a coquettish voice:

Lu Yuan was startled, then quickly said:

"Older~ big older sister, dear older sister~"

"Is that enough?"

Hearing this, Gu Qingwan finally gave a satisfied little hum.

Then another high-heeled shoe extended, she kicked off one shoe, and her bare foot stretched toward Lu Yuan, saying in an extremely charming way:

"Look~ today it's your favorite big red~"

Lu Yuan glanced at Gu Qingwan's foot painted with red nail polish, his face full of question marks, and said:

"What do you mean, my favorite big red?"

Gu Qingwan, meanwhile, looked at Lu Yuan and laughed coquettishly:

"You think after all this time, older sister still doesn't know your little rascal's habits?"

"Do you want it? Do you like it? Older sister will give you a kiss~"

"Here~"

Saying this, Gu Qingwan bewitchingly lifted her beautiful foot?

Lu Yuan: "???"

Speaking of which, Gu Qingwan's little foot is just like my wife's.

That really looks nice.

Petite and fair, especially the crystal-clear toes and heels, tender white with a hint of pink, and the ankle is extremely slender.

Lu Yuan stared at Gu Qingwan's beautiful foot, somewhat dazed.

Gu Qingwan, again and again, doing this……

You like to play, don't you!

The next second, Lu Yuan suddenly grabbed Gu Qingwan's slender ankle.

In Gu Qingwan's delighted cry, the stone Buddha Grand Eunuch below turned his head over with a bewildered face.

Lu Yuan went up and gave two quick kisses.

In the blink of an eye, Gu Qingwan, blushing, hastily retracted her beautiful foot, her face flushed, and looked at Lu Yuan, saying in a coquettish voice:

"You little rascal, how dare you really kiss me!!"

Lu Yuan, meanwhile, stood where he was, raised his eyebrows at Gu Qingwan, and said:

"What, you started playing, can't handle it anymore, right!"

"Let me tell you, I'm not just preparing to kiss this one foot; I also plan to kiss the other—bring it over!!"

Having said that, Lu Yuan bent over to snatch Gu Qingwan's other beautiful foot.

However, this time Gu Qingwan naturally wouldn't yield to Lu Yuan.

Blushing, she hurriedly rose and embraced Lu Yuan, saying in a coquettish voice:

Oh dear, stop, stop, okay, okay, enough, enough.

Gu Qingwan really hadn't expected it—Lu Yuan actually meant it.

Gu Qingwan was truly dying of embarrassment at that moment.

Lu Yuan, held by Gu Qingwan, didn't struggle; he just looked at her in his arms, raised an eyebrow, and said:

Will you still be causing trouble from now on?

Gu Qingwan clung tightly to Lu Yuan, fearing he'd move, her face flushed as she looked at him and shook her head repeatedly, saying:

No more trouble, no more trouble, alright alright, little brother, you're supposed to go fishing—hurry up, we'll see each other at home tonight, hurry hurry~

Lu Yuan, feeling a bit proud, looked at Gu Qingwan, raised an eyebrow, and said:

This is what you yourself said, hey—next time you pull this stunt, I'm telling you, I won't just kiss you, I'll lick you!!

Lick??

Hearing that, Gu Qingwan was momentarily stunned.

Once she regained her composure, Gu Qingwan's face was flushed to the point of almost smoking.

Afraid Lu Yuan would utter something mortifying, Gu Qingwan kept nodding, saying:

Okay, okay, okay—sister was wrong, sister really was wrong, good little brother, don't cause trouble.

Seeing Gu Qingwan say that, Lu Yuan finally felt satisfied and said:

Fine, who made my good sister Your Majesty? Just this once, hey—otherwise I'd…

Before Lu Yuan could finish, Gu Qingwan hastily covered his mouth, shaking her head in panic, saying:

Good little brother, don't say it, don't say it.

Lu Yuan saw that the commotion was almost over; if he kept talking, he might upset Gu Qingwan and ruin things.

Afterward, Lu Yuan waved his hand and said:

Alright, then I'm off.

Saying that, Lu Yuan walked out of the hall under Gu Qingwan's shy gaze and the chief eunuch's bewildered stare.

A few seconds after Lu Yuan left,

the chief eunuch then realized something, facing Gu Qingwan he dropped to his knees with a thud, stammering:

I... I am guilty.

As I said before, Lu Yuan's impudence in front of Your Majesty isn't just a one‑time thing.

The chief eunuch is already accustomed to it.

But…

This situation is simply damn outrageous!

The chief eunuch really hadn't expected Lu Yuan to dare… not… how could he dare?!!

The crucial point is whether Lu Yuan dares or not—it doesn't matter…

But I myself am in serious trouble!!

As the chief attendant before Your Majesty, even if I hadn't rushed up right away to pull Lu Yuan away, I should have immediately shouted for the guards outside!!

I just stood there watching just now, this…

But the chief eunuch also feels truly wronged.

This matter… who could have imagined this!!

Who could have imagined Lu Yuan truly has the gall of a dog!!

He really dared to kiss Your Majesty's feet!!

At that moment the chief eunuch was completely bewildered.

That just now was truly a serious dereliction of duty!!

And when the chief eunuch dropped to his knees with a thud, begging for mercy.

Gu Qingwan, having regained her composure, glanced down at the chief eunuch.

But she didn't utter a sound.

Instead, she first bent over to slip the high heels she had just kicked off back on.

When Gu Qingwan had put on the high heels and risen from the dragon throne,

Gu Qingwan's face was no longer the shy, charming look she had before Lu Yuan.

But rather the dignified, aloof empress.

Gu Qingwan rose from the imperial throne, stepping down in her slender high heels step by step.

However, Gu Qingwan did not pause before the chief eunuch.

Instead, she headed straight for her side hall, saying expressionlessly:

It's that I indulged him too much; this has nothing to do with you—go inform the cabinet to draft the southern railway this afternoon.

The chief eunuch was startled, then delighted, and hurriedly said:

Yes, Your Majesty.

Having said that, the chief eunuch immediately scrambled up and hurried toward the hall.

After the chief eunuch hurriedly ran out of the hall, Gu Qingwan also entered her sleeping quarters.

At this point Gu Qingwan was no longer as aloof as before.

Her stunning face was already flushed red.

Gu Qingwan hurried to her bed, burying her stunning, smoke‑red face under the covers.

Clenching her little fists, she punched the pillow beside her twice.

Really made this little brat die of embarrassment!!

How did you actually kiss!!

And… and you still want to lick… really… really, you don't even mind it being dirty!!

…………

At this moment, Lu Yuan was humming a song, riding his cart out of the Imperial Palace.

When passing the Imperial Guard at the East Side Gate, Lu Yuan also lit a cigarette.

Afterward, he headed straight to the restaurant selling lamb noodle soup.

As for washing his mouth before eating?

No need~

Gu Qingwan's feet are fragrant~

It smells like roses.

When Lu Yuan rushed straight to the restaurant, parked his cart, and was about to go in to eat,

Instead, he saw a familiar figure.

Pang Kaige!

This Pang Kaige, Lu Yuan knows him too well—everyone lives in the rear courtyard, so you see him whether you lower your head or raise it.

What kind of character this Pang Kaige has—Lu Yuan can tell it's him from afar without even seeing his face.

However, at this moment Pang Kaige is holding the hand of a gorgeous woman.

Oh?

Seeing this scene, Lu Yuan's expression turned strange.

Is this Pang Kaige also looking for a second daughter-in-law??

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