Chapter 279: Wife, you

Along the way, Lu Yuan really didn't say anything to Gu Lie.

Also, there's nothing much to say. You were given a modernized mechanized unit of an army, yet you struggle to defeat a nomadic civilization. If it takes a long time, what kind of War God are you?

After all, the nomadic civilization's strongest mobility, compared to off-road vehicles on the vast grassland, is simply being crushed.

If you can't even win easily, then there's no point talking about it.

Lu Yuan's coming here is really just to play with his wife.

Especially at the beginning, there basically won't be any trouble; it's essentially a smooth push.

Later on, Lu Yuan will have to follow the army into the desert and such.

Before this, Lu Yuan hadn't prepared to go outside the passes; instead, he first took his wife to Liaobei, to stay in a major city there for a week or half a month.

Speaking of which, the magnificent landscapes of the Great Zhou, Lu Yuan had only traveled south from the Imperial City before; he had never been to this northern side, nor seen it.

Gu Lie saw that his brother-in-law really had no intention of paying attention to him, and on top of that, he saw his older sister's alluring, coquettish appearance.

He really felt disgusted and couldn't stand it.

He simply left the carriage, went to another carriage, and went to study on his own.

Lu Yuan watched Gu Lie leave without saying anything.

That's more like it.

Gu Lie is a Grand Marshal; he should start learning to make his own decisions on matters, instead of coming to ask me about everything, big or small.

Who exactly is supposed to go out and fight?

Besides, I don't have the time!

Whenever something major comes up, those who can't make up their minds come to me; as for the earlier matters, I'll figure them out myself!

Now that Gu Lie has left, Gu Qingwan can relax even more.

Gu Qingwan now likes her man so much; she's utterly charming and alluring, practically about to seduce Lu Yuan to death.

As for the Grand Eunuch beside them, Gu Qingwan has never regarded him as a person, and makes no effort to avoid him.

Mainly because the Grand Eunuch is tactful; upon seeing the Emperor about to erupt…

Upon seeing the Emperor want that, he very consciously went out to stand guard.

After a day and night, they arrived at the station.

It was Gu Lie who arrived at the station; Lu Yuan and Gu Qingwan needed to board another train, and it would take half a day to reach Liaobei.

While Lu Yuan and Gu Qingwan were waiting for the next train, Lu Yuan watched Gu Lie directing people to unload the military vehicles and weapons equipment from this train.

Lu Yuan found a stool, had his wife sit down, and then waved at Gu Lie in the distance.

Seeing his brother-in-law call him, Gu Lie immediately trotted over.

Lu Yuan took a cigarette from the case; Gu Lie beside him immediately lit it for Lu Yuan, who said nothing and passed the case to Gu Lie.

Gu Lie stared, then the next second looked at Lu Yuan and hastily waved his hand, saying:

"Hey hey hey, brother-in-law, I don't smoke; I only drink, and only occasionally."

Gu Lie's gaze toward Lu Yuan said, "Brother-in-law, don't get me in trouble!!!"

My older sister is right here beside me!!

Gu Qingwan, sitting to the side with her legs crossed, gave Gu Lie a cold glance, but merely snorted coldly and said nothing.

Lu Yuan, meanwhile, did not take back the cigarette case, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said:

"Oh, how long do you plan to pretend in front of your sister? One year, two years, or a lifetime of not smoking?"

Gu Lie realized this couldn't be hidden; besides, his brother-in-law was here, so his older sister shouldn't be able to do anything to him.

After coming to his senses, Gu Lie chuckled, took a cigarette from Lu Yuan's case, put it to his lips, looked at Lu Yuan, and mainly said to Gu Qingwan:

"Brother-in-law, you don't know; everyone in the camp smokes and drinks, and I really couldn't hold back. Besides, I'm twenty now, I…"

Before Gu Lie could finish, Lu Yuan pulled out his lighter and lit it for him.

Gu Lie, who had intended to light his own cigarette, saw his brother-in-law holding the lighter, hesitated, then quickly bent over and leaned in.

After Lu Yuan lit Gu Lie's cigarette, he extinguished the match, tossed it aside, took a puff, and then said:

"Yes, you're twenty now, an adult; the prince's household has been set up. From now on, whether you smoke or drink, it's up to you; I and your sister can't control you."

"Being an adult, you naturally have to manage yourself—can I and your sister control you for a lifetime?"

Gu Lie smoked, chuckling.

He didn't speak, mainly because he didn't quite understand what his brother-in-law meant.

Lu Yuan, meanwhile, put one hand on Gu Lie's shoulder, smoked while gazing into the distance to see if his train was coming, and said:

"Being an adult means knowing what you should and shouldn't do, having a clear mind."

"This isn't just for adults; everyone should know what they ought to do and what they ought not to do."

Having said that, Lu Yuan clenched the cigarette between his teeth, lifted his chin, pointed toward the direction Gu Lie had just been, and said:

"For example, just now you were idle, so you went to direct others unloading cargo."

"You are a Grand Marshal; even if you're idle, you should find time to look at maps, war documents, battle reports—do what a Grand Marshal should do."

"Unloading the war chariots has logistics and dispatch; why would a Grand Marshal worry about that?"

"Everyone has their own duties; a Grand Marshal's duty is to win battles and minimize casualties. If you fulfill that duty, then all is well."

Gu Lie hesitated, then quickly took the cigarette from his mouth and said:

"Brother-in-law, I was thinking that this actually shows a bit of closeness to the people, and besides, these things are precious lumps; I'm a bit uneasy, the book says…"

Lu Yuan then put his arm around Gu Lie, patted his shoulder, took a puff, and said:

"As a Grand Marshal, what's the point of putting on a show of being close to the people? If you fight the war beautifully, with few or even no deaths, that's worth a thousand times more than any people‑friendly performance."

"A Grand Marshal's duty is to win battles, to win great victories—don't put the cart before the horse!"

"Do these iron lumps have the lives of your soldiers as their treasure?"

What do you have to worry about?

If they, in their handling, break or damage these things, then you chop off their heads!

Who let them neglect their duties?

At this moment, a whistle came from afar—ah, no, a steam whistle came from afar, rolling white smoke, moreover, moreover.

All right, your brother-in-law and your sister went out to play; if there's nothing, don't come bother us; if something big really happens, come find us; remember, the military report must be sent every day.

Having said that, Lu Yuan supported his wife and pulled her up from the chair.

Gu Qingwan, meanwhile, gave Lu Yuan a sideways glance and said with a smile:

It's not yet time for you to support me~

Lu Yuan then chuckled and said:

Hey, I'm happy to support my wife, but no—this belly is carrying the seed of my Lu family!

Gu Qingwan's face was full of smiles and affection, and she said in a coquettish voice:

Good, good, good~ If you're happy to support me, then go ahead; my sister didn't say not to~

The two of them seemed to ignore Gu Lie, preparing to wait at the platform of another track.

After walking a few meters forward, Gu Qingwan suddenly turned back and said to Gu Lie:

Here, this is for you. I originally didn't want to give it to you, but your brother-in-law said, rather than let you smoke something bad, it's better to just give you the good stuff—this is something my sister specially had made, the best.

At this moment, the dazed Gu Lie hurried over in a quick trot to Gu Qingwan, reached out and took it.

Gu Qingwan, meanwhile, raised an eyebrow at Gu Lie and said:

Smoke a little less, don't be like your brother-in-law, smoking one after another.

Lu Yuan, standing nearby, raised an eyebrow and said:

Hey, your man only smokes one after another when he's pondering things or researching stuff; normally, where would you see that?

Let me tell you, I'm doing this for the country, sacrificing myself—no, I'm doing it for the nation, for the imperial lord, for the people~

The imperial court had better reward me~

Gu Qingwan's beautiful eyes curved like crescent moons, and her jade hand involuntarily tapped her man's shoulder as she said in a coquettish reproach:

Now the imperial lord is all yours—what more reward do you need?

The two continued talking and laughing as they walked forward, basically ignoring Gu Lie entirely.

Soon, the train arrived; Lu Yuan and Gu Qingwan boarded, and the train started up again.

Gu Lie stood where he was, watching his sister and brother-in-law go off, then sniffed, tucked the cigarette under his arm, slipped his hands into his pockets, and turned to walk toward the train.

At this moment, a minor leader with a fawning smile came up to Gu Lie and chuckled:

Your Highness, the off-road vehicles have all been unloaded; do you want us to unload the war chariots next, or the tanks, or...?

Before he could finish, Gu Lie stared at him with a cold face and said expressionlessly:

Do you know who I am?

The minor leader blinked, then said somewhat dazedly:

I... I know... you're a prince, you're an imperial prince, the only imperial prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty!!

As soon as the minor leader finished speaking, Gu Lie lifted his head, spat out the cigarette from his mouth, and shouted angrily at him:

Does an imperial prince handle logistics?!!

Do you have water in your brain?!!

Having said that, Gu Lie turned and walked straight into the train car without looking back, saying:

Bring me the topographic map of Ox Ridge Mountain!!

Minor leader: "???"

Holy crap?

Imperial prince?

You weren't saying that just a moment ago!

You weren't saying you wanted to...

What are you standing there stunned for?!!

Wuu wuu wuu wuu... moreover, moreover.

Lu Yuan and Gu Qingwan's train slowly began to move.

Gu Qingwan looked out the window; after the train where everyone had been earlier completely disappeared, she then leaned against Lu Yuan and said in a coquettish voice:

Around here, he listens to you, but now he doesn't even listen to me.

Lu Yuan crossed his legs, put an arm around his wife's shoulder, and smiled somewhat proudly.

That's right—don't even look at who's the head of this household!

Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Gu Qingwan's lips curled into a hint of absolute beauty, and she then said in an extremely charming way:

Saying that is also fine~

Having said that, Gu Qingwan slightly rose, glanced around, and then whispered curiously into Lu Yuan's ear:

But... did little brother really prepare...? Why are we here?

This train car is not a private compartment.

It's just a very ordinary train car; nowadays trains also have first class, high class, etc.

What's called first class means the whole car is for one person, like the car Lu Yuan and Gu Qingwan sat in when they came.

As for the high class, it's just a bit bigger, but there are still ten seats in a car.

In the high class, you can even eat hot pot and such.

And the ordinary ones are just like the green-skinned trains on Earth; this place is packed with people.

Of course there are also sleeper berths and such.

And where Lu Yuan and Gu Qingwan are now is just an ordinary carriage.

Here, not only are Lu Yuan and his group present, but also many others; these people are now sizing up Lu Yuan and Gu Qingwan.

Speaking of which, whether it's Lu Yuan or Gu Qingwan, even including the Grand Eunuch, they have all changed clothes.

Lu Yuan now looks like a child from a high-ranking cadre's family, wearing a white shirt, very refined and genteel.

And Gu Qingwan is just a young lady from a wealthy family… uh… better not call her a young lady.

After all, Gu Qingwan is truly abundantly plump and alluring; she can only be called a noble lady.

And this Grand Eunuch wears a melon-skin cap; at a glance he looks like an honest, steward-like figure.

The people in this car are now very curious about Lu Yuan and Gu Qingwan, all craning their necks to look.

After all, who doesn't know now that the Great Zhou Dynasty has gone to war with the Gilded Dynasty?

Even the dog of the family at the east end of the village knows.

And just now that stop, let alone that stop, basically most of the stops here have been requisitioned by troops; the train doesn't stop when it arrives, it just goes straight through.

Yet these three people were able to board at this stop; just thinking about it casually, they must be important figures.

Everyone is secretly glancing out of curiosity.

Lu Yuan then crossed his legs, put his arm around his wife, turned his head to look at his wife and said:

"You don't like this, do you?"

Eh?

Gu Qingwan looked at her husband with some curiosity, not knowing what he meant.

Since she became pregnant… uh… actually I don't know from when, but Gu Qingwan has already completely relied on Lu Yuan.

Back when they first met, no matter what Lu Yuan wanted to do, Gu Qingwan would rack her brains, think hard, wondering why Lu Yuan would do that.

But now, Gu Qingwan feels that sometimes she's like a fool; as long as Lu Yuan wants to do something, she just agrees directly.

She doesn't even bother to think about why.

So, now that Lu Yuan suddenly says such things, Gu Qingwan really has a bit of not knowing what he's talking about.

Lu Yuan then, with one arm around Gu Qingwan, used his other hand to take her jade hand and gently rub it, saying:

"I am the son of a certain high-ranking cadre, you are the young lady of a wealthy family; to others, we are a match made in heaven, meant to be."

"Our families are well-off, and you're pregnant; uh, right, why are you still wearing that overcoat? It's not cold in the train, take it off."

Saying that, Lu Yuan, amidst Gu Qingwan's bewildered gaze, took off her outer overcoat.

At this moment, Gu Qingwan was completely bewildered; this wasn't the overcoat her husband had initially told her to wear.

After all, she is pregnant now; although it's not too big yet, if you look closely you can still tell.

So, she needs to wear an overcoat outside to cover up.

Just now at the station, afraid people would see…

Now…

This…

When Gu Qingwan had a bewildered look, Lu Yuan chuckled, one hand gently stroking his wife's belly, the other pulling her plump, mature body into his embrace, chuckling as he said:

"Wife, you'd better give my Lu family a big fat son~"

Lu Yuan's voice wasn't loud or soft, not deliberately obvious, but pretty much everyone around could hear.

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, without waiting for Gu Qingwan's reaction, he publicly kissed her sexy, fiery red lips.

He gave her a fierce kiss, then Lu Yuan looked at Gu Qingwan with some pride and chuckled, saying:

"Did you hear that!"

At this moment, Gu Qingwan understood, understood everything.

Having come to her senses, Gu Qingwan gazed at her husband with loving eyes, then also spoke in a coquettish voice:

"I know~"

"Definitely a son~"

"Definitely will make the parents-in-law happy!"

As soon as Gu Qingwan finished speaking, Lu Yuan glared and said:

"What parents-in-law, those are my parents!!"

Gu Qingwan smiled all over, then immediately placed her jade hand gently on her husband's chest, coquettishly apologizing:

"Oh dear, I know, I know, wife spoke wrongly, don't be angry~ it's parents~"

Hearing his wife's words, Lu Yuan smiled satisfactorily and nodded.

Got it~

Getting into the role~

(End of chapter)