Whether the grains and fodder are sufficient indeed is a problem.
At present, a large portion of the military provisions we use are gathered by Zhang Yun’s men, with a small portion being supplied by Ye Xiang Residence. After all, when Nanchu was in chaos, Ye Xiang Residence and the Nangong Family were scrapping, causing a loss of grains and fodder. Ye Xiang Residence was not in a superior position. Only when the Nangong Family lost and pulled out of Nanchu did Ye Xiang Residence regain an upper hand. The Imperial Court also managed to barely stabilize the situation. But the time was too short. Whether it can supply the grains and fodder needed for Nanchu to counterattack Dawei, to relentlessly attack Dawei, was uncertain.
Zhou Gu said, "I will write a letter later, asking my father-in-law and Ye Xiang how much grain the Imperial Court can mobilize now?"
Xie Yuan nodded, looking at him, "You call him father-in-law pretty smoothly now."
Zhou Gu felt awkward, "Er, Uncle Xie..."
"Okay, I’m not stopping you from calling him that." Xie Yuan waved his hand at him, "As long as we hold Heiya Pass, everything is negotiable. You go back and rest. Don’t move around too much. If you fall ill, how will you carry on the family line?"
Zhou Gu blushed nearly unable to hold his face, stood up immediately, "Uncle Xie’s lesson is quite right, I’ll go back now."
He did not linger any longer and hurriedly left.
After Zhou Gu left, Xie Yuan laughed and cursed, "That cheeky boy."
Zhou Gu obediently returned to the room and saw that Su Rong had woken up and was eating. Lan Zhi was worried about her and was feeding her. Seeing him return, Su Rong asked her, "Where have you been?"
"I went to see Ye Guixue, and also Uncle Xie." Zhou Gu sat down next to her, complaining, "Uncle Xie scolded me, told me not to run around."
He was too embarrassed to continue the words, "If you fall ill, how will you carry on the family line?"
Su Rong nodded, "Indeed, now that Dawei is not attacking the city, you should seize the opportunity to rest and recuperate your body to avoid becoming ill."
Zhou Gu’s face reddened.
Su Rong looked at him with fresh eyes, "What are you blushing for?"
A person who is pale due to major blood loss turning red is very conspicuous.
Zhou Gu was embarrassed and upset, "Uncle Xie also scolded me saying the same thing. He was worried it might hinder our childbearing."
Su Rong was startled, after a moment, she laughed, "He didn’t say anything wrong."
Her skin was much thicker than Zhou Gu’s, she stretched out her hand to pinch his face, "Alright, now go to bed and rest." Then she turned to Lan Zhi and gestured for her to leave, "You can go rest now, I can handle this."
Lan Zhi thought that she should not disturb their flirting, so she smiled and agreed. She passed the bowl and chopsticks back to Su Rong and hurriedly left.
Rather than going back to bed, Zhou Gu snatched the bowl and chopsticks, "Here, let me feed you, I’m not tired."
He believed his injuries were much lighter than Su Rong’s, or else he wouldn’t dare to run around. Many people had blocked swords and knives for him. If he was still lying in bed and couldn’t get up due to severe injuries, that would be a disgrace.
Seeing that he was eager to feed her, Su Rong indulged him and obediently waited to be fed.
Zhou Gu took the decade from Lan Zhi and carefully fed Su Rong one bite at a time, while talking to her, "Before, I always felt that your feelings for me were not as deep as mine for you. I was shameless and you were compassionate. Later when I found out you gave up Ye Guixue for me, I felt that your feelings for me were the same. But after this battle, I have come to realize that your love for me weighs too heavily."
"Why are you suddenly sentimental?" Su Rong smiled and felt that Zhou Gu was not such a person. Feeling that he must have been stung by something, she reminded him, "For me, you protected my father and joined me in Nanchu, no matter how dangerous, you said you would accompany me to try. Have you forgotten? If we talk about the weight of our feelings, it’s the same now. There’s no big difference."
Zhou Gu sighed, "On the battlefield, everyone is protecting me and blocking knives and swords for me. Ye Guixue almost lost his life because of it. Of course, this is because you made everyone feel that in your heart, I am very important, even more important than your own life, so they spare no efforts."
Su Rong suddenly realized. It turned out it was because of Ye Guixue. She asked, "When did Ye Guixue wake up? Did you talk to him?"
Zhou Gu nodded, "He is lying on the bed, unable to move, and feeding him medicine requires the help of others. His life was pulled back from the Ghost Gate by Doctor Zhang and Qin Feng. Compared to him, me not allowing you to call him simply before was indeed petty."
Su Rong laughed, "This is not a big deal. If you were as generous as him, you wouldn’t have anything to fuss over."
On second thought, Zhou Gu agreed. He suddenly felt that being possessive was not entirely a bad thing. He couldn’t let her go. He needed to be with her, alive or dead. He also laughed, "Then you should continue to call him Lord Ye!"
"Okay." Su Rong had no objection.
Zhou Gu felt slightly better and continued to feed her.
After finishing the bowl of rice, Su Rong rinsed her mouth and wiped her lips with a handkerchief. Feeling full, she couldn’t lie down. She thought it necessary to have a good talk with Zhou Gu. So she earnestly said to Zhou Gu, "The first time I saw you, I thought you were quite good, you made my heart flutter every time. Later I found out about our identities. After the assassination attempt on the day you were sent back to the capital, I was bedridden for over a month with injuries. Again and again, I made a resolution to cut off any lingering feelings for you. What you know is that when I went to the capital, I visited your house to cancel our engagement. You thought it was sudden, but actually, I had been struggling with myself for one or two months to make the resolution. I had already made up my mind many times, prepared to be cruel to myself. At that time, you couldn’t accept it. After I tore up the marriage contract and left the Duke Residence House, I also felt deep regret."
Zhou Gu was somewhat stunned, looking at her.
Su Rong smiled at him, stretched out her hand and held his, playing with his fingertips, "Every time I saw you after that, my heart hurt slightly as if it were being pricked with a needle. I wanted to forcibly ignore it, but I could never manage it. Later, when you said you wanted to accompany me to Nanchu, no matter what obstacles lay ahead, you wanted to give it a try with me, I made up my mind at that moment. I thought, why should I torment myself, and you? The throne, the king of Nanchu, if I can get it, I will take it, if not, so be it. In this world, many people can’t have mutual affection. But you and I can, you’ve walked ninety-nine steps, why shouldn’t I take that one final step? So, I went to find Ye Guixue to return the Tiger Talisman."
Zhou Gu saw that she was not finished and quietly listened. These were things she had never told him before.
Su Rong toyed with his fingertips, "As a person, I am like Chen Zhou said, with a lot of shortcomings and not many advantages. I naturally seem colder and indifferent than others. But I don’t want you to think I don’t love you enough. I want you to know that my love is also worthy of matching your love."
Zhou Gu held onto her fingertips tightly. His heart stirred and his emotions raged. "Su Rong..."
Su Rong smiled, leaned forward into his arms, extended a finger and pointed at his heart, "So, Lord Zhou, don’t say such things in the future. No matter when, we are the same. Now we have mutual affection, in the future we will be husband and wife. No one will love anyone more or less."
Zhou Gu nodded silently, "Okay."
He lowered his head, groping for Su Rong’s face, and couldn’t resist kissing her on the lips.
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