Husband, Be A Gentleman 『Liskook』

Chapter 31

Jungkook read a letter from Elder Ma in the calligraphy room.

Elder Ma's messenger also sent Jungkook dried fishes. In the letter Elder Ma wrote the dried fishs were raised by Jungkook in Southern Jiang and they tasted delicious.

Jungkook hid the letter. He knew it was Elder Ma's code that Elder Ma received his letter about what happened in the palace.

Jungkook thought whether it was a blessing or a curse to born into an imperial family where the father was suspicious of sons and the sons fought each other. Was he supposed to be defensive and protect his own family or did he need to take revenge to survive?

Later that morning Jungkook and Lisa visited the palace for a family gathering.

Lisa's body wasn't as sore as last night and she wore a light dress and it helped her walk easier.

Consort Mu was taking care of the injured seventh prince. So apart from Jungkook and Lisa, only the emperor, the empress, the crown prince, Consort La and Pei Khan were at the family gathering.

Pei Khan wanted to run to Jungkook but he was scared the emperor would scold him and stood next to Consort La.

'If you want to go there then go,' the emperor said to Pei Khan. 'You don't need to stand there and wrinkle a small face.'

Pei Khan didn't understand what the emperor meant until Consort La explained to him then he ran to Jungkook.

The empress watched Jungkook carry Pei Khan in his arms and she smiled politely. 'Indeed ninth prince and thirteenth prince are loving brothers.'

'Are they not allowed to be?' the emperor asked.

The empress closed her mouth and didn't dare to criticize Jungkook and Pei Khan anymore.

Consort La saw the tension between the emperor and empress and she wanted to ease their tension.

'Yesterday I received the crown prince and Yan Shi Ting's wedding invitation,' Consort La said. 'It'll be a happy occasion.'

Pei Lam's heart sank. He stared longingly at Lisa but she was focused on playing with Pei Khan.

Jungkook noticed the way the crown prince was staring at Lisa and it confirmed his suspicions about the crown prince's feelings toward Lisa.

'Consort La is right,' Jungkook said. 'It'll be a happy occasion. Congratulations tenth brother.'

Pei Lam knew the warning look in Jungkook's eyes didn't match Jungkook's happy tone. He nodded his head and politely thanked Jungkook.

The empress only regretted the crown prince didn't marry Yan Shi Ting earlier. After seventh prince saved the emperor, some of the crown prince's supporters became restless. The sooner the crown prince married Prime Minister Yan's youngest daughter the sooner she would be at ease that the emperor wouldn't give the crown prince's position to seventh prince.

The emperor drank tea slowly. In the past he didn't care the empress wanted the crown prince to marry Prime Minister Yan's youngest daughter who had a status that matched the crown prince. But after the assassination attempt, he didn't approve of Yan Shi Ting marrying the crown prince. That day Yan Shi Ting's first reaction was to hide behind the crown prince then Yan Shi Ting pulled her older sister in front of her to save herself. A woman who was scared of death wasn't suited to be the crown prince's wife.

The tension between the emperor and empress increased and it made everyone else around them uneasy too.

Jungkook and Lisa exchanged a look, understood what each other's thoughts and they continued to play with Pei Khan.