Jiang Qinyu was forced to look up at him, and her ears immediately turned red when she heard the question.
Her feelings for Lu Yanzheng had already undergone a subtle change, and now that he asked her again, she didn't dare to look at him. She lowered her eyes and asked in return, "Then will you miss me?"
She asked "me," not "we."
Without hesitation, Lu Yanzheng hugged her tightly and said in a deep voice, "Yes!"
If he hadn't been so eager to see her, he wouldn't have needed to come back this time.
Jiang Qinyu was suddenly hugged by him, and her hands naturally wrapped around his waist, burying her whole body in his arms.
Upon hearing his answer, Jiang Qinyu couldn't help but smile, a sweet feeling welling up inside her. "Then I'll miss you too."
Lu Yanzheng's heart skipped a beat, and he hugged her even tighter. "Then wait for me to come back, and I will take care of it as soon as possible."
"What kind of commander-in-chief are you? Always going back to your hometown." Jiang Qinyu complained, but her heart was filled with sweetness as she snuggled her face against his chest.
Upon hearing her words, Lu Yanzheng explained earnestly, "The situation in Biancheng doesn't actually require my personal presence. Furthermore, with Wei Chengzhong in Yongshan County, communication between Biancheng and Yongshan County can be much closer, and military intelligence won't be delayed. It wouldn't be impossible for me to stay in Dingshui Village for an extended period."
Jiang Qinyu looked up at him, leaning back slightly, "Don't you have to take charge of training?"
She remembered that the commander-in-chief had to drill the troops, and they had many formations to practice so that they could advance and retreat with ease on the battlefield.
“With Eagle and his team for training, Qin Shen for logistics, Marshal Qin’s men for sentries, and the gunpowder and weapons you provided in Erbian Biancheng, we can hold out until I get there, no matter who attacks,” Lu Yanzheng said calmly.
Moreover, if the border troops couldn't even hold out for a day, then his presence or absence wouldn't make much difference.
Jiang Qinyu didn't understand these things, but she could tell from Lu Yanzheng's words...
"You're not going to be staying in Dingshui Village permanently from now on, are you?" Jiang Qinyu looked at him in surprise.
Lu Yanzheng said seriously, "Dingshui Village has a special location. It is situated at the foot of Yunshan Mountain and is two hours closer to the border town than Yongshan County. If we can develop around Dingshui Village as the center... there is nothing wrong with me staying here."
After all, soldiers protect the people. The border town has 100,000 troops and is the first line of defense for Da Yue. Yongshan County is the second line of defense, and Dingshui Village is the first to bear the brunt. So why can't he build another line of defense in Dingshui Village?
Jiang Qinyu was intimidated by his righteous words, but she quickly realized what he meant and gave him a somewhat speechless glare, "You're clearly just too attached to home, which is why you don't want to be away from home often, yet you make it sound so high-sounding."
Lu Yanzheng said righteously, "I'm not homesick, I'm homesick for you."
Jiang Qinyu: "..." How was she supposed to respond to that?
Having said that, there was nothing more to say, and the two of them, unusually, went to sleep together.
Lu Yanzheng naturally put his arm around Jiang Qinyu to sleep, and this time Jiang Qinyu did not try to pull away.
However, both of their heartbeats were so fast, like they were playing a drum set for a rock and roll dance music, pounding non-stop.
Lu Yanzheng's hand rested obediently on Jiang Qinyu's waist, and Jiang Qinyu also obediently hugged Lu Yanzheng's waist. If they hadn't both closed their eyes, they probably would have been staring at each other.
Jiang Qinyu didn't know how Lu Yanzheng fell asleep that night, but she stayed up until almost dawn before she finally fell asleep.
After she fell asleep, Lu Yanzheng quickly released her, glanced at himself with a wry smile, got up quickly, grabbed his clothes, and went to the bathroom.
...
Chengguan Town
The entrances and exits to the town were heavily guarded, and a caravan of merchants, driving a group of horse-drawn carriages, stopped at the town entrance.
"What are you doing here?" a soldier at the checkpoint asked.
The caravan captain stepped forward and handed the documents to the soldiers, saying, "Officers, we are traveling to various places to trade furs. Please do us a favor and let us go in and settle in quickly. We need to get to Yukang Prefecture tomorrow."
The soldier only accepted the document, returned the tribute he was offered, and after reading the document, he walked to the carriage without changing his expression and had someone carefully inspect the goods they had brought.
When the carriage was inspected, a young man and a young woman got off. The man looked noble, while the woman was charming and wore a veil.
"Who are they?" the soldier asked, pointing to the young man and woman.
The caravan captain quickly said, "These are my young master and young lady. They came out with me specifically to broaden their horizons."
The man smiled at the soldier and said, "I've long heard that the town of Chengguan has strict inspections, and it's truly well-deserved."
The soldier ignored him, took out a stack of portraits of important wanted criminals from his arms, looked at them, and then ignored him again.
A dozen or so soldiers carefully inspected the entire caravan and, finding nothing wrong, allowed the group to enter.
This winter is going to be tough. We've been instructed not to obstruct caravans or merchants trading furs.
The caravan quickly entered the town and went to the largest inn in town.
After settling in, the caravan leader went to the young master's room.
"Young master, everything is arranged." The caravan captain said respectfully.
The young man nodded slightly. "Be careful not to give yourself away. We'll head to Yongshan County tomorrow."
"Yes." The caravan captain quickly withdrew.
As soon as he left, the young woman wearing a veil emerged from behind the screen.
"Your Highness, tonight I..." The woman removed her veil and looked at him shyly.
The veil fell away, revealing a stunningly beautiful face to the young man. "Yu Hanyan, don't forget your identity this time."
The man and woman were none other than the Fifth Prince of Western Qiang and Yu Hanyan.
Upon hearing his warning, Yu Hanyan's expression stiffened, and then she lowered her head and said softly, "This servant knows her mistake and will take her leave now."
She came out with Jiang Chengyou, the fifth prince of Xiqiang, this time under the guise of being his sister, and she shouldn't have been in his room so late at night.
But... she was clearly Jiang Chengyou's concubine!
Jiang Chengyou watched her leave with a cold eye, showing no intention of letting her stay.
If this woman didn't still bring him value, he wouldn't have kept her around for so long.
However, this woman is quite shrewd. Knowing that she was about to be abandoned, she has been trying various ways to approach him and please him.
Normally it would be fine, but today he really wasn't in the mood.
He went to such great lengths to enter Dayue, so of course he wouldn't let a woman ruin his plans.
During the handover of the town's garrison in the latter half of the night, several dark figures took advantage of the moment and entered the town.
These men in black rushed straight toward the largest inn in town.
The caravan leader met them at the back door of the inn. When he saw the group approaching, he pointed to a room on the second floor with lights on, and the men in black all silently went upstairs...
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