Husband, Be A Gentleman 『Liskook』

Chapter 64

'Why does the emperor want to mislead outsiders to believe he's indecisive between you and seventh prince?' Lisa asked.

'Imperial father isn't immortal,' jungkook said.

'What?' Lisa asked.

'Imperial father loves to have everything within his control,' jungkook said. 'He was disappointed tenth brother didn't want the throne and he's still grieving for tenth brother. He hasn't found tenth brother's killer so he must be angry to death. He hates being forced to do something he doesn't want to so he hasn't declared who his heir is. Also, he wants to vent his anger on seventh brother by not feeding seventh brother's arrogance. Now the two of them can be angry to death together.'

After a day of travelling the horse carriage finally stopped. Jungkook helped Lisa out of the horse carriage and they looked at the beautiful mountain landscape together.

Jungkook leaned closer to Lisa and whispered in her ear. 'Inside is more enchanting.'

Lisa thought jungkook was a greedy scoundrel.

Jungkook led Lisa and everyone else into the Feng Zhao villa and they ate a meal together.

'Bei Dou, am I the most handsome and kindest man in the world?' Jungkook asked.

Bei Dou spat out tea and Xiao Tu passed him a handkerchief.

Bei Dou didn't understand why jungkook suddenly asked a strange question.

'Bathing together is good,' Jungkook said softly.

Bei Dou finally understood jungkook's question.

'Imperial father's guards are guarding outside,' jungkook said. 'They're not allowed to come inside. I dismissed all the villa's maids and servants. There's only our people left.'

Bei Dou looked in four directions and nodded his head.

'Bei Dou, under the sky am I the most handsome and kindest man?' Jungkook asked.

'Um,' Bei Dou said reluctantly.

Bei Dou hated the cold winter. Xiao Tu didn't want to do it with him on cold nights... she wouldn't complain about the cold inside the hot springs.

After jungkook secretly bribed Bei Dou, jungkook held Lisa's hand toward the hot spings but they were stopped by Xiao Zai.

'Ninth prince, under the sky you're the most handsome and kindest man!' Xiao Zai praised and tugged Xiao Hui's hand.

Earlier Xiao Zai was hunting wild rabbits with Xiao Hui in the mountains so Xiao Zai only heard part of jungkook and Bei Dou's conversation. But Xiao Zai judged by Bei Dou's red ears that he would be rewarded if he praised jungkook too.

Jungkook saw Xiao Zai's bright smile and Xiao Hui's frown.

'Xiao Zai, do you want to bathe together too?' Jungkook teased.

'Ninth prince even if it's too troublesome, you're still the most handsome and kindest man!' Xiao Zai said.

Jungkook realised Xiao Zai thought he was speaking in codes.

'The two of you... want to do it together?' Jungkook asked.

Xiao Zai thought jungkook agreed to award him. 'Yes, together!'

'Who wants to do it with you?' Xiao Hui asked. 'Do you want to die? Ninth prince, is asking if I'll be scrubbing your back!'

'Your grandfather!' Xiao Zai cursed. 'Fat meat! If I was the one scrubbing your back then my two hands would be tired to death... don't eat all my chicken feet, you wild chicken! How can you eat your brothers?'

Jungkook dragged Lisa to the springs while Xiao Zai and Xiao Hui were distracted.

The moment jungkook and Lisa entered the cave, he decided he was going to eat her three hundred times. The cold winter starved him for too many nights.

Unfortunately Bei Dou interrupted jungkook and Lisa before jungkook could undress Lisa.

'I forgot to tell you something,' Bei Dou said.

Jungkook didn't like the bad news look in Bei Dou's eyes.

'It's not safe for pregnant women to bathe in hot springs,' Bei Dou said. 'I'll take Xiao Tu to the hot springs first.'

'Bei Dou!' Jungkook cried out. 'Come outside! I remember I need your help to do something important!'

Jungkook believed sworn brothers should share blessings and sufferings together.

That winter was the coldest winter in the imperial city. Pei Zhang endured the cold and worked the whole winter while jungkook relaxed in the warm Feng Zhao villa with Lisa. Jungkook couldn't bathe together with Lisa but they listened to singers and musicians perform. When Lisa was napping, jungkook went hunting for wild birds and rabbits. If he found anything rare, he would ask a messenger deliver it to his father... the messenger would return with news about what happened in the imperial city.

Huang Guo as Jungkook expected had exploited the weakness of Pei Zhang's manor. Huang Guo sent his daughter-in-laws to visit Pei Zhang's official and second wife and 'accidently' found out about their internal fights which was spread to the emperor's ears. Pei Zhang was busy assuring the emperor that Pei Zhang's manor was a harmonious place. Consort Mu summoned Pei Zhang's official wife and second wife to the palace to berate them.

Jungkook was angry after he found out Pei Khan was hit. Apart from the spoiled Pei Wen Cai, no one would dare to hit Pei Khan. Pei Khan couldn't endure Pei Wen Cai anymore and pushed her to the ground. The emperor wasn't angry at Consort La but angry at Pei Zhang for not knowing how to discipline Pei Wen Cai.

The news that saddened jungkook the most was that the imperial physicians didn't expect Consort La to live past spring.

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