Chapter 533 - 291: Covering His Body, Lu Yuan Answered, "I’m Awake, I’m Awake!
Chapter 533: Chapter 291: Covering His Body, Lu Yuan Answered, "I’m Awake, I’m Awake!
Lu Yuan had become the Commander of the Left and Right Guards of the Mansion Army, in charge of both guard divisions. In a way, this made him equal in rank to the Jinyiwei Commander; both were Third Grade officials.
Of course, since the Jinyi Guard served as the Emperor’s Personal Guard, their status was still far higher, even at the same rank.
Lu Yuan had gone from a Fourth Grade Civil Servant, a Prefect, to a Third Grade Military General, a Commander.
In just three short years, Lu Yuan had gone from a petty Seventh Grade official to a great Third Grade general. He didn’t know whether to be happy or worried.
’Didn’t I say that not even a dog would work as an official for the Emperor?’
Especially now, when the once-glorious Marquis Yongchang, Lan Yu, had just been purged by the Emperor.
Lu Yuan’s mind started scheming. His desire to distance himself from court politics grew even stronger.
’Perhaps only after experiencing it can you truly understand what you want to do.’
A thought popped into Lu Yuan’s head. ’My old saying, "Not even a dog would work for the Emperor," needs an update. It should be, "I’d rather be a dog than work for the Emperor."’
A long, happy life with his wife and children on a warm bed—that was Lu Yuan’s ultimate goal.
He hadn’t expected Lan Ying to be a man of such integrity, refusing to collude with his adoptive father.
Now that Lu Yuan had been promoted and was these generals’ new superior, he had the kitchen prepare a spread of dishes.
At his residence, Lu Yuan drank and dined with the generals, learning from them about the current state of the Left and Right Guards of the Mansion.
It was nearly dusk by the time Lu Yuan saw the generals out the main gate of his residence.
The generals could really hold their liquor. They toasted him one after another, and Lu Yuan ended up drinking a great deal, leaving him a bit unsteady on his feet as he walked.
Lu Yuan let out a drunken hiccup and headed toward the rear courtyard.
A servant closed the main gate of the residence and slid the bolt home.
Lu Yuan stood in the courtyard, glancing toward the east and west wings.
Su Liyan lived in the east wing, and Gu Ziye lived in the west wing.
Lu Yuan waved his right hand back and forth in the air, muttering to himself.
"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe... Catch a tiger by the toe. Yep, this is the one."
Lu Yuan pushed open the door to the east wing and went inside. Su Liyan, who was in the room, was feeling a little empty.
It was probably because her daughter had left that day; Su Liyan couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness.
Seeing her man staggering in drunk, the strong scent of alcohol assaulting her nose, Su Liyan quickly rose to meet him.
Su Liyan took Lu Yuan by the arm, patting his back as she asked with concern, "Are you feeling sick? Let me make you some soup to sober you up."
Lu Yuan’s head lolled. He waved his hand dismissively. "Darling, it’s so late. Don’t go to any trouble. I’m fine."
Su Liyan helped Lu Yuan to the bed, removed his tall boots and set them beside it, then took off his outer robe and hung it on the rack.
Su Liyan pulled a quilt over Lu Yuan, then tugged it down slightly, exposing his chest.
Su Liyan undid a few buttons on his shirt and wiped his chest with a warm, damp cloth. "Dear, are you feeling too warm?" she asked softly.
With his feet still dangling off the edge of the bed, Lu Yuan shook his head.
Su Liyan left for the kitchen to prepare the sobering soup for him and boil a kettle of hot water.
By the time Su Liyan returned, Lu Yuan had already fallen asleep. A gentle smile graced her lips as she looked at his sleeping face.
Su Liyan set the sobering soup on the nightstand, then brought over a wooden basin filled with warm water and placed it on the floor by the bed.
Su Liyan shifted Lu Yuan’s feet and lowered them into the wooden basin.
With her delicate hands, she repeatedly ladled warm water over his feet, washing them with gentle care.
After a few minutes, Su Liyan dried his feet and her own hands with a clean towel.
Su Liyan used both hands to straighten Lu Yuan’s body, helping him lie flat on the bed.
In his drowsy state, Lu Yuan stretched out an arm and pulled Su Liyan down on top of him, muttering, "Ruyan... Ruyan..."
’He never says anything, but he’s a complete slave to his daughter.’
Su Liyan was sad to see their daughter, Lu Ruyan, leave to travel the world, but was Lu Yuan any different?
If Lu Yuan hadn’t wanted to get drunk, he could have drunk a dozen more jars of wine and still expelled the alcohol from his system using his Holy Body’s abilities.
Su Liyan whispered in Lu Yuan’s ear, "Dear, are you thirsty? Have some of the soup."
Hearing his wife’s voice, Lu Yuan managed to lift his eyelids for a glance. "Alright," he said.
Still on top of Lu Yuan, Su Liyan propped up her upper body and reached for the bowl of soup on the nightstand.
Su Liyan sat on the edge of the bed, leaning over slightly in a somewhat awkward posture.
That was because one of Lu Yuan’s large hands was resting on the small of her back.
Su Liyan scooped up some soup with a spoon, brought it to her crimson lips to blow on it gently, then took a tiny sip to test it.
The warm soup from the spoon flowed past Lu Yuan’s teeth and down his throat.
Lu Yuan shook his head and mumbled, "Darling, no spoon!"
Su Liyan just smiled at his words. ’Such a grown man, still acting like a child.’
Su Liyan blew on the soup in the bowl to cool it, then took a large mouthful herself.
Su Liyan’s face, which already had a touch of baby fat, puffed out even more.
Su Liyan set down the bowl and leaned over, pressing her mouth to Lu Yuan’s.
Lu Yuan’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he drank the soup.
They could both hear the soft GULP, GULP, GULP of him swallowing.
The sound wasn’t loud, but it was strangely amusing.
It took a long time for Lu Yuan to slowly drink the large mouthful of soup.
Just as Su Liyan straightened up, Lu Yuan seized the opportunity to wrap his arms around her.
A human tongue and a forked one tangled together.
This...
This was love!
Her mouth sealed by his, Su Liyan could only make muffled sounds, beating at his chest with her fists as if trying to say something.
The more Su Liyan resisted, the more excited Lu Yuan grew.
The tip of her thrashing snake tail knocked over the wooden basin under the bed.
Water from the basin flooded the floor, soaking the legs of the tables and chairs.
Su Liyan twisted her serpentine waist, coiling around him like a python.
The two, lost to the world, were...
「Early the next morning.」
Lu Yuan sat up, his right hand clutching his groggy head.
Lu Yuan muttered, "Must have been some bad wine. Why does my head hurt a little?"
He looked at Su Liyan sleeping soundly beside him. Her thick, white-jade tail was coiled several times, wrapped tightly around a quilt.
It was a good thing the quilt wasn’t alive, or it might have been constricted to death.
Lu Yuan reached out and gave Su Liyan’s upper body a few squeezes.
’Mmm! Nice! So soft!’
Lu Yuan nodded sagely, then sniffed the lingering scent of Su Liyan on his fingertips.
Only then did he stand up, satisfied, right there on the bed.
As the saying goes, ’The higher you stand, the farther you piss!’
Lu Yuan looked down at his own naked, carefree state.
Lu Yuan scanned the entire room.
The room was a complete mess. All sorts of things were strewn about crookedly, as if the place had been shelled by artillery.
All of it was the masterpiece from last night!
Although Lu Yuan had drunk a lot, he could vaguely recall what happened.
’I only launched my assault on Su Liyan. I didn’t bombard the whole room. Why is it such a mess?’
’A mere four rounds in one night is nothing worth mentioning for someone like me, with my Holy Body!’
Lu Yuan got off the bed and tiptoed across the sopping wet floor.
Lu Yuan picked up a red silk halter that was hanging on a stool. It was Su Liyan’s.
’I forget who tossed it over here last night. Whoever it was, they’ve got a strong arm!’
Lu Yuan picked up the robes and trousers soaking on the floor and hung them on the rack.
The clothes, soaked in the water from the foot-washing basin, dripped steadily. DRIP. DRIP.
Lu Yuan scratched his head in bewilderment, muttering to himself, "Where are my clothes? I’ve looked all over the room and can’t find them."
Lu Yuan really didn’t want to walk around stark naked, without even a pair of undershorts.
Gu Ziye arrived at the door of the east wing, carrying a new military uniform on her right arm that had been delivered that morning. She knocked and called out:
"Yuan~, sweetheart, are you two awake yet?"
Lu Yuan instinctively covered himself and replied, "We’re awake, we’re awake!"