Chapter 536 - Chapter 536: Chapter 536. The Little Sweets Between
Chapter 536: Chapter 536. The Little Sweets Between
Husband And Wife
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“How about you devote yourself to me?”
Xiao Zeyu pulled Su Qing into his arms. He was teasing his wife, but his actions were careful, especially avoiding Su Qing’s stomach.
He had studied medicine with his foster father for many years and knew that they could not be intimate with each other, especially not with large movements, but…It was still possible to gratify his mouth.
“Alright, let’s do it then.”
Su Qing also knew that she had to restrain herself now, but when she saw the evil smile in Xiao Zeyu’s eyes, she deliberately teased him. The couple’s flirting was more romantic.
Seeing that Su Qing had turned the tables on him, Xiao Zeyu cowered. No matter how much he needed it, no matter how passionate he was, he could not hurt Su Qing and the child in her stomach. Xiao Zeyu looked at Su Qing’s beautiful smile and sighed as he shook his head.
“Tsk, forget it. Let’s wait a few months.”
However, even if he couldn’t do anything, he could still kiss her. Xiao Zeyu’s eyes were deep as he looked at the beauty in his arms. He lowered his head and kissed her intoxicating lips. The air was filled with sweetness. However, Xiao Zeyu felt like he had been thrown into a fire; the heat was unbearable.
“Young master, Long Ling is awake.”
Just as Xiao Zeyu was about to give in, a soldier’s report came outside the door.
“Alright.”
Xiao Zeyu pulled down his clothes and looked at Su Qing, who was half-lying on the sand table and looking at him with a charming smile on her face. She was a charming little vixen.
She didn’t need to say anything. Just by lying down and looking at him with those bright eyes that seemed to be smiling, she could seduce people’s souls.
If Su Qing wanted to, she could charm all the men in the world. No matter how strong a man was, he would not be able to withstand her light gaze.
As Xiao Zeyu walked out of the tent, he couldn’t help but turn back to look at Su Qing. He feared that others would covet this beautiful spring, and he didn t want to manage government affairs apart from her.
Fortunately, when he turned around, Su Qing had already sat up straight. She picked up the child’s clothes and continued sewing. Xiao Zeyu was still worried and came over to carry her down the sand table.
“It’s too high. Don’t fall.”
Su Qing was in Xiao Zeyu’s arms. She lowered her head to look at his handsome face and smiled gently,
“Alright, I’ll be careful.”
At this moment, Su Qing was a little woman who was loved, not a war goddess who would kill people on the battlefield.
Xiao Zeyu couldn’t help but plant a kiss on her forehead,
“Wait for me. I’ll be back in a while.”
“Alright.”
Su Qing smiled as she agreed. She watched Xiao Zeyu leave the tent, and her brows furrowed. She didn’t have time to rest. She had to make use of the time to make the cannonballs.
Xiao Zeyu had already forged four empty cannonballs. The reason was that he had too many things to do every day. He was constantly being called away. Naturally, he could not speed up.
Su Qing was worried that the capital would send people to attack the city after knowing that Long Ling’s troops had been annihilated. Without artillery shells and grenades, they would only rely on a thousand soldiers and the people in the city to resist the cavalry of the Wan Family Army. That was simply hitting a rock with an egg.
Hence, she had to make the best of her time to make ammunition and grenades. There were less than 20 grenades left in the system. If she wanted to fight against the thousands of soldiers, she still didn’t have enough. Su Qing took advantage of Xiao Zeyu’s absence and went to forge the cannons.
In the capital, Wan Yulin sat on the dragon throne and looked at the officials below the throne room with a gloomy face. It was no wonder his father said that all the civil and military officials in the court were good-for-nothing. At the critical moment, none of them could come up with good ideas.
“Your Majesty, I feel that General Long must have encountered something and was tied down, which is why he did not send the military report back in time.” “That’s right, Your Majesty. The two armies are at war, so they might be too busy to send military reports.”
The Minister of Official Personnel Affairs spoke first. He was Long Ling’s in-law, so of course, he had to put in a good word. Otherwise, as a general, he had to send daily military reports. If there were suddenly no news for six to seven days, the Emperor would naturally be furious. He feared the Emperor would blame Long Ling, so he put in a good word for him.
As soon as he opened his mouth, someone naturally chimed in. In any case, he did not give any valuable suggestions.
Wan Yulin grabbed the armrests of the dragon throne with both hands. His face was so dark that ink could drip from it. Was he still playing with his party in the imperial court?
What he hated the most was that the officials below him played tricks on him. This Minister Zhang dared to pick on his reverse scale. Wan Yulin had a suspicious personality to begin with. He felt that Minister Zhang and Long Ling were both in important positions. They formed cliques for personal gam and had the possibility of rebelling.
Since there was suspicion, Wan Yulin did not want to put the two of them in a vital position anymore. His malicious gaze moved between Minister Zhang’s and Scholar Li’s faces. His gaze seemed to be filled with poison, causing Scholar Li and Minister Zhang to tremble. They did not dare to meet his gaze.
“Men, bring them to the Punishment Division.”
The more these two people dared not meet his gaze, the more Wan Yulin felt they had disloyal intentions. With a wave of his sleeve, he ordered the royal guards to drag the two of them away and lock them up in the Punishment Division for trial.
Minister Zhang and Scholar Li did not expect to be escorted to the Punishment Division for interrogation when all they did was to put in a good word for Long Ling. What kind of place was that? That was where even malicious ghosts had to skin themselves before they could leave.
“Spare me, emperor, spare me, emperor.” Scholar Li and Minister Zhang knelt on the ground and kowtowed. Their foreheads were bleeding, but they did not dare to stop. They kept kowtowing. If their heads were broken, they could be cured. If their heads fell, they would die.
Wan Yulin waved his hand, and the royal guards dragged them out of the hall like dead dogs.
The hall was silent. The ministers were all frightened. No one dared to raise their heads. They obediently maintained their bowed posture. Even tired, they did not dare to straighten their backs.
Wan Yulin became even angrier when he saw them like this. He was in a restless mood, and his eyes were filled with hostility. He stood up and said, “Prepare for me. I want to lead the army personally.
“The emperor can’t, the emperor can’t.”
The Left Prime Minister was Wan Yulin’s father-in-law and was highly respected by Wan Yulin. Seeing that his son-in-law would lead the army to war as Wan Zun, the old man couldn’t play dead anymore. Otherwise, his daughter would become a widow.
“Left Prime Minister, you don’t have to say much.”
This time, Wan Yulin did not even care about his father-in-law’s face. He must personally lead the army and kill the Xiao family’s child.
Xiao Zeyu had already made him unable to eat or sleep. He was more of a threat than all the other invading small countries combined.
Wan Yulin regretted not listening to his father’s words earlier. He had to deal with foreign enemies first before dealing with his family. In the end, the foreign enemies had been repelled, but the internal enemies had already become a threat.
When he was in the state of a small ant, he could easily stomp it to death. However, now that he had become an elephant, he could flatten him with a single stomp. At this moment, Wan Yulin felt that he had underestimated his enemy and turned the ant into an elephant. If he did not destroy it soon, he would not be able to sit firmly on his dragon throne.
There was a small official in the hall called Liang Baichuan, who was the top scorer of this year’s examination. He was only twenty-three years old. He was motivated and had endured hardships to reach where he is today.
Half of it was because of the blessings of his ancestors, and the other half was because he was willing to give women away. There were many beautiful girls in his residence for the high officials and nobles to enjoy. Everyone spoke highly of him. This official position became increasingly higher. He took a step forward and knelt on the ground to report to Wan Yulin,
“Reporting to the emperor, I know a person who might be able to make a great killing weapon?”