"How is that possible?" The cook said in disbelief, "How could a hero like our Lord get angry over such a small matter?"
The older soldier looked at him and said, "Young man, what do you know?" At this moment, a carriage came slowly from a distance. A line of soldiers had already stopped it from outside, saying, "This is a restricted area of the military camp. Outsiders are not allowed to enter without permission!" At this moment, a pair of white hands lifted the curtain of the carriage from the inside, revealing a pretty white face of the person inside.
"Please inform the general that I am looking for Marquis Gu?"
Liu was naturally beautiful. The guard was stunned after seeing her, but he still held his spear in front of him. "The Marquis has ordered that the military camp is an important place. No one can enter without a token!" As he was speaking, he was suddenly hit on the head. "You are blind. How dare you stop the Marquis's wife!"
It was Tu Jiu who came from behind. Although he had worshipped Shen Qingqiu as his master, he was a subordinate of Gu Yong before. Now that everyone came to help, he naturally had no choice but to help.
"Master's wife, you are here. Is my master here too?" Tu Jiu said as he looked into the sedan chair.
Liu smiled softly, and was helped down from the sedan by Mother Chen. Shen Qingqiu also jumped down naturally. Tu Jiu watched the three people get down one by one, and his big eyes looked expectantly into the sedan, waiting for Jin Caiye to jump out, but was kicked in the calf by Shen Qingqiu, "What are you daydreaming about?"
Tu Jiu had to lower his head in disappointment, looking at his master who was only as tall as his waist, and asked with his hands folded: "Master, are you here to see the Marquis? He is in the tent, I will take you there." Tu Jiu led the way and couldn't help looking back. When he got to the front, he couldn't help asking, "Master, didn't you always bring Jincai with you when you went out before? Why didn't that girl come?"
Shen Qingqiu was straightforward, “She broke her leg some time ago, and is now recuperating at home.” He shook his head, “I don’t think her leg will heal, so I’m afraid she’ll have to take good care of it in the future.” He then pretended to have a headache, “Jin Cai has been with me for such a long time, and even though her leg is broken, I didn’t want her to leave, but she’s determined to go back home, I really don’t know how to persuade her.”
When Tu Jiu heard this, it was as if his feet had taken root and he could no longer move forward.
"Tu Jiu?" Shen Qingqiu seemed to be suspicious of why he stopped.
Tu Jiu looked up, "Master, the place where the Marquis lives is in the front. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." After saying that, he turned around and ran out of the military camp without waiting for Shen Qingqiu's reply.
Mother Chen looked at Tu Jiu's hurriedly leaving figure and said, "Girl, how could you lie to Master Tu Jiu--" Mother Chen understood halfway through the sentence, and said with a smile, "We have to encourage him, otherwise it will take a long time to go." Then the group walked forward. Gu Yong also learned the news that his wife and children had arrived, and was walking out happily.
Seeing Liu from a distance, he ignored everything and rushed over to hug her in his arms, "Why are you here?"
Liu was afraid that he would be unhappy if she came here rashly, but how could she be unhappy under the current circumstances? She looked around embarrassedly and said, "There are so many people here, don't be like this." Liu was a little shy, but although Gu Yong came from a noble family, he had been a soldier for so many years that he had lost his face long ago.
"What's wrong with someone? Are you not my wife anymore?" Gu Yong asked back, but directly picked up Liu.
Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Ziran were so surprised that they cried out repeatedly. Mother Chen looked at the two of them happily and smiled so happily that her teeth were showing.
"My Lord, Madam brought you a lot of clothes to change into. She thought you wouldn't be able to eat any fine food in the barracks, so she also brought some snacks and roasted meat." Mother Chen stepped forward and said, "Would you like to share some with your subordinates? We brought a lot this time."
Gu Yong waved his hand and said, "Let them divide it up."
Then he walked to Shen Qingqiu's side, "It's been almost half a month since we last met. Do you miss your father?"
Shen Qingqiu blew the bangs on his forehead, "Why do I miss you?" The only thing that kept her awake at night was her enemy.
Gu Yong was not angry. He touched her head and carried her on his shoulders. "Come on, Daddy will take you to see Daddy's military camp." Shen Qingqiu wanted to struggle, but sitting on her father's shoulders was an experience she had never had in her two lifetimes. She found it novel for a moment, so she hugged Gu Yong's neck obediently.
Gu Yong held Liu's hand with his other hand and walked forward.
Shen Qingqiu stretched his little head to look around, but Liu felt that something was wrong. "We are women after all. It's not good to walk around the military camp in such a blatant way. How can you let her ride on your shoulders?"
"What's the big deal? Qiu'er is my beloved daughter. You can even pee on my head, not to mention riding on my shoulders!" Gu Yongjue usually wouldn't say such a thing. Only in a place like the military camp, where he belongs, would he dare to let his true nature run wild. Liu glared at him because of the vulgarity in his words.
Shen Qingqiu looked around curiously.
The military ruffians were naturally not like the nobles in the capital. Most of the people here were more direct and generous. You could see shirtless soldiers drinking and twos playing with guns. Shen Qingqiu kept watching and soon arrived at the military training ground. At this moment, his son was surrounded by hundreds of people below, and there were two people standing on the ring, competing with their weapons.
"What are they doing?" Shen Qingqiu asked.
Gu Yong replied: "In the army, the strong always come first. There are competitions every day. If you win a hundred, you will be a centurion. If you win a thousand, you will be a captain. If you win ten thousand, you will be a general."
Shen Qingqiu looked at the scene with fiery eyes. The days of embroidering with a handkerchief in a large courtyard day after day were not the life she wanted. In life, one should do whatever one wants. Drinking big gulps of wine and eating big chunks of meat were the proper ways to settle scores.
Gu Yong also noticed her fiery gaze, "Why, you want to go down and try it too?"
Shen Qingqiu shook his head with some regret, "They are not my opponents, so it's boring to bully the weak with the strong."
Gu Yong wanted to laugh after hearing this, but he was giving face to his daughter and his subordinates, so he held on and said, "Okay, practice hard. If you can defeat me one day, I'll give you my position as Marquis."
"Okay." Shen Qingqiu said.
Liu thought it was just a joke between the father and daughter, and she never thought that there would be a female marquis in the world, so she didn't take it seriously. When the group walked into the tent while touring the military camp, Mother Chen had finished distributing the things. Liu took out the new clothes she had just made for him from the package brought by Mother Chen, "My Lord, try it on to see if it fits you. If it doesn't fit, I'll take it back and make some changes."
Gu Yong immediately took off his coat and asked Liu to try it on him.
In the military camp, they had to do morning exercises every morning and drill with the generals. It was not like in the mansion where they could take a bath every day. It was inevitable that there would be some sweat smell on the body. Even if Gu Yong was the beloved son-in-law of the noble ladies in the capital, he could not avoid this. When Liu first smelled the smell, she did not care and continued to help him get dressed.
But the smell seemed to spread as it went on, rushing to her stomach. At first, Liu wanted to hold it back, but at that point, she felt her stomach churning and she felt so nauseous that she pushed Gu Yong away and started vomiting to the side.
Gu Yong hurried to help his wife, but Liu didn't wait for him to come over and quickly covered her nose and took two steps back.
Gu Yong: ...
He was so close to her that he could naturally see the expression on her face clearly... Did he smell that strong?
"My Lord... I..." Liu also felt that this action was somewhat hurtful. She was about to explain, but she couldn't help feeling nauseous in her stomach again.
Shen Qingqiu walked over suspiciously and rubbed her mother's back first. She was young and didn't need perfume powder, so there was only a scent of milk on her body, which diluted the sweat smell on Gu Yong's body. Liu felt much more comfortable and sat down on her daughter's hand. Shen Qingqiu also took her pulse and then his eyebrows jumped slightly.
After a moment, he looked at the man who was still sniffing his body to see if there was any strange smell, and said, "Dad, you should ask a military doctor to come over."
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"I'm pregnant!"
Gu Yong couldn't help but speak loudly after hearing the military doctor's words.
The military doctor said: "Although Madam's pulse is shallow, it is definitely a slippery pulse. However, Madam's reaction is so intense, the fetus may not be stable. We should find a gynecologist to take a good look." Military doctors are basically treating injuries. Although they can conceive, they are not experts in this area.
Besides, who knows, this might be the future young master of the Marquis’ Mansion, so shouldn’t we be careful?
"Yes, we need to ask an imperial physician to take a good look." Gu Yong said happily, grabbing Liu's hand again, and couldn't help getting excited, "Did you hear that, we have a child?" After all, it was the child conceived by his beloved woman. At the moment, Gu Yong really felt a sense of perfection.
The military doctor did not bother him any more and left soon.
"This baby must be a son," Gu Yong looked at Liu's still flat belly.
Liu touched her belly and understood that the Marquis was not young after all, and it was normal for him to want a boy to inherit the family business. But she heard him say: "I already have a daughter, and now I just need a son, so that I can have both a son and a daughter. When he grows up, he can protect you and your daughter."
After hearing this, Liu couldn't help but smile. She had known that he was a good person, but the longer she had been married to him, the better she felt he was.
Shen Qingqiu couldn't help but feel soft in her heart. When she first heard that her mother was pregnant, besides being happy for her mother, she couldn't help but feel a sense of loss. After all, they were a serious family, but now hearing him say that, she couldn't help but step forward, get close to Liu's arms, and look at Gu Yong again, "Who wants him to protect me? Can't I protect him?" At this time, she really showed a bit of childishness.
Gu Yong scratched her little nose and said, "I originally wanted to ask you and your mother to play here for a while longer, but now it seems that it is not possible."
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