Husband, Be A Gentleman 『Liskook』

Chapter 41

The arrival of autumn added to the sombre atmosphere in the palace.

It was a windy morning, Pei Lam stood outside his chamber in thin white clothes.

Outside Pei Lam's chamber there were fresh blood on a wall. The empress had sent someone to kill one of Pei Lam's palace maids who was a spy and a secret lover of seventh prince.

Pei Lam could have saved the dead palace maid. He caught her reporting to seventh prince. She begged him to spare her life while she was being dragged to his courtyard. Why should he save her? She was another ant trapped in a cage who wasn't allowed to see her family and friends outside the palace. The wind blew through his cold body and he smiled, death was an escape for her.

'Xiao Lam, why are you standing here?' the empress asked. 'It's too windy, you'll be ill.'

Pei Lam didn't turn around, he continued to stare at the blood stain on a wall.

'I received news your imperial father is conscious,' the empress said. 'You should go and visit him. Seventh prince had been acting like a filial son by his bedside these past few days.'

'There's nothing good to see there,' Pei Lam said.

'You... this little boy!' the empress said.

'Imperial mother, aren't you tired?' Pei Lam asked.

'He's your imperial father!' the empress said.

Pei Lam turned around and looked sadly at his mother. 'Imperial mother, put your hand over your heart and ask yourself if you love imperial father.'

'What are you implying?' the empress asked.

'How much you love imperial father is how much I love him,' Pei Lam said. 'So I don't need to see if he's conscious.'

The empress couldn't refute her son's words. She and the emperor were married for more than twenty years but there was no love between them.

'Imperial mother, don't waste your energy anymore,' Pei Lam said.

'What are you saying?' the empress asked.

'Imperial mother, I'm tired,' Pei Lam said. 'I don't want to battle anymore.'

'You're insane!' the empress said.

Pei Lam let the wind blow through his tired heart.

'That day did you truly requested your imperial father to take away your crown prince position?' the empress asked.

Pei Lam nodded his head.

'I'll never let that happen!' the empress said. 'I've planned this future for you for many years. What do you mean you're not going to battle anymore? You must keep battling even if you don't want to.'

Pei Lam laughed coldly. 'Imperial mother, don't force me.'

The empress felt helpless. Was it her son who was standing in front of her? Why did he become a stranger?

'Imperial mother, it's windy,' Pei Lam said. 'Go back to your chamber.'

Pei Lam glanced at the blood stain on the wall again then he left his courtyard.

The following day news of the emperor was awake and alert spread outside the palace. It was rumored the emperor was deeply moved by the filial seventh prince who never left the emperor's bedside while the emperor was ill.

At Jungkook's manor, Lisa's body felt tired so she napped on the bed.

During the period the emperor was ill, Jungkook was free. On those free nights he would bathe together with Lisa, roll on the bed with her, let her nap and roll on the bed with her until dawn.