Chapter 401: Chapter 401: Ajue, I’m hungry...
This topic is a bit risky.
Because if Su Wan dares to deny it,
either Commander Gu will immediately turn into a whining little puppy,
complaining, "Wanwan, do you despise me?"
Or, he will take action personally,
to express his own efforts.
Tsk.
Su Wan still isn’t sure whether there’s a little one in her belly or not.
Right now, it’s best not to provoke Commander Gu.
In the end, she nestled into Gu Jue’s arms, pitifully saying, "Ajue, I’m hungry..."
How could Gu Jue resist his little wife’s act of coquettish grievance?
Not to mention, he remembered that she had just finished an assessment and needed a good rest.
He immediately took Su Wan to a private resting room and had lots of delicious food prepared and brought over.
After Su Wan took a bath, she sat down and contentedly enjoyed a hearty feast.
She was truly hungry, after all.
Meanwhile, Gu Jue opened the communication projection to discuss official matters with Gu Zilan.
Lately, Gu Zilan had been living on tenterhooks every day.
Those aristocratic young women took any opportunity to have a ’chance encounter’ with him!
He had to skillfully dodge these women.
At the same time, he also had to constantly placate his own queen.
Gu Zilan was truly worried that Queen Luo Manya would get angry.
But you couldn’t be too harsh with the nobles from other planets,
after all, they were there to join your cause.
Due to the absorption of the original inhabitants of other planets, the Federal Empire had now expanded to fifteen districts.
The domain of the star system had also doubled.
Sometimes, the Universe Alliance, after all, would pose many problems.
Only when they truly became a part of the Federal Empire, would those people wholeheartedly stand with you.
After discussing serious matters for a while, Gu Zilan, through the camera, spotted Su Wan not far away, eating.
He immediately greeted his little auntie warmly.
"Little Auntie, how did your assessment go?"
"Oh, I passed part of it, there are other parts to be assessed."
Because most of the people hadn’t come out from the assessment area yet,
those like Su Wan who had come out early could take a break first.
Naturally, Gu Zilan immediately showered her with praises, saying things like how amazing little auntie is.
In the whole Federal Empire, probably only a few could make Gu Zilan sing such praises.
Su Wan accepted all the compliments and then asked about Little Gu Chen.
"Is Xiaochen behaving well in the Imperial Palace?"
"Behaving? That kid is so well-behaved!"
Gu Zilan, who had just characterized the wolf-eared cub as particularly well-behaved, was at this time following Gu Ruanruan, the little princess, in an exploration of the forbidden area of the palace.
Little Gu Chen, dressed in a white little suit and black little leather shoes, looked exquisite and beautiful.
Approaching the massive iron gate, he curiously said, "Ruanruan, is there something powerful locked up here?"
Gu Ruanruan shook her head, "I don’t know, but father said it’s dangerous and forbade me from getting close."
Which is exactly why she was so eager to go inside and see what was there.
Little Gu Chen’s eyes lit up, "Really? Then there must be something very interesting inside!"
They’d explored the whole palace, except for this place!
They wanted to go in!
The two little ones were in perfect agreement!
Gu Ruanruan walked up to the gate’s electronic control panel and frowned, "But we don’t have the code, we can’t get in."
"No problem, give me five minutes!"
Little Gu Chen approached the electronic control panel, originally confident and full of bluster.
Looking up, he stretched out his little hand but couldn’t quite reach the display.
The wolf-eared baby furrowed his brows, his small face fell, and he was suddenly a little unhappy.
Then, he took out an old walker he hadn’t used for a while from the Space Button.
He climbed onto it.
Yes, the height was just right now.
Five minutes later, with a click, a mechanical electronic voice sounded.
"Command correct, the gate opens, passage permitted."
The massive metal door slowly began to open, revealing a dark passageway stretching into the distance.
If it were an ordinary child, they would definitely be scared by now.
They would have turned back and gone to look for their parents.
But these two kids in front of me were the two children in the entire Federal Empire who were least familiar with the word ’fear’.
Little Gu Chen even made the sparks on his fingertips light up, "Ruanruan, can you see better now?"
Gu Ruanruan coolly said, "It’s okay, I have night vision."
Little Gu Chen had night vision too, but he felt that having sparks on his fingertips was really cool!
Then, the two kids, one big and one small, walked into the pitch-dark passageway.
But they hadn’t gone very far when they encountered a huge... turtle?
The two of them: ?? ??
Half an hour later, the immense turtle delivered the two mischievous little Highnesses to Queen Luo Manya.
Luo Manya spoke gently, "Black Tortoise, thank you."
The huge turtle grinned naively, "No problem, no problem. It’s just that place isn’t quite appropriate for the two little Highnesses. If there’s nothing else, I’m heading back."
"Mhm."
One moment Luo Manya was watching the great turtle lumber away with tenderness in her eyes, and the next she turned to look at the two children.
Gu Ruanruan pressed her lips together, then pulled Little Gu Chen behind her.
The little princess defiantly said, "Mother, it was me who led Xiaochen there. If you must blame someone, blame me!"
Upon hearing this, Little Gu Chen thought, how could he let that happen?
If they had both been involved in the mischief, why should Ruanruan be the only one to take the punishment?
So, the wolf-eared baby puffed out his tiny chest, took a step forward and said, "Queen sister-in-law, if you must punish someone, punish me!"
Luo Manya sighed, "I’ll leave it to Zilan when he gets back."
That forbidden area harbored the secrets of the Imperial Family from generation to generation.
It wasn’t that the children couldn’t know about it.
But when it was time for them to learn, that decision was up to Zilan.
After finishing his official duties, Gu Zilan walked out of his study intending to return to his sleeping quarters to snuggle up with the beloved Queen.
Seeing his Queen with a serious expression, he immediately became nervous.
"Have they come to the Palace again?"
Dressed in a beige long dress, Luo Manya, who had just bathed, her long hair loosely draped, reached below her waist.
She lifted her eyes slightly and then said softly, "No."
Gu Zilan breathed a sigh of relief.
But he quickly walked over to Luo Manya’s side, sat next to her, and wrapped his arm around her.
"Manya, what’s bothering you?"
"Today Ruanruan and Xiaochen opened the gate to the forbidden area and then were sent back by Black Tortoise."
Gu Zilan: "So it’s that. I mean, they’re bound to find out eventually, but it’s a bit early now."
Luo Manya: "Mhm, talk to the kids about it tomorrow; they are at an age of intense curiosity."
"Alright. But before that, I still need to talk to my younger brother. He has always believed that if Xiaochen grows up and doesn’t want this position, then he won’t take it."
However, Gu Zilan had observed that Xiaochen, although young,
seemed to be more suitable for the role than Ruanruan.
Gu Zilan wasn’t overly concerned about it yet since both children were still young.
He wrapped his arms around Luo Manya, his chin resting on her shoulder.
"Manya, you’ve had a tough time lately."
He whined softly, asking for her attention.
After all, there were no outsiders here, just his beloved Queen.
