Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 514 A large cart isn't so easy to drive.
The Mansion of Duke of Liang.

In the stillness of the night, Hou Jing lay in the warm pavilion, his whole body exuding a sense of languor.

"Lord!"

Wang Wei hurriedly walked in from outside, took off his coat and fur gloves, and hung them aside.

"Why hasn't our lord been going to the dance halls lately? He's been staying in the warm pavilion all this time."

Hou Jing glanced at Wang Wei and said:
"What are you saying? Your Majesty has been working tirelessly for the country lately and has become thin. As a subject, how can I go out to seek pleasure when Your Majesty is worried?"

Wang Wei nodded and asked:
"But the lord still hasn't said why he hasn't gone to the dance hall, and he's even stopped visiting Princess Chang Le's residence in Yongkang Lane?"

Hou Jing looked impatient and said:

"You don't know, the campaign against Liaodong has resulted in a deficit, and His Majesty is trying to find a way to make up for it. He has sent Yuwen Tai and Zu Ting to handle it."

Wang Wei seemed to understand after hearing this.

Yuwen Tai and Hou Jing are not to be trifled with.

Yuwentai was young, but Hou Jing always avoided him when Gao Huan wasn't around.

As for the other one, Hou Jing was very disliked.

Wang Wei could understand as well.

People often dislike another version of themselves, especially a younger and more handsome version.

Wang Wei was deep in thought, while Hou Jing couldn't help but chatter on and on.

"Yuwentai is alright, but Zu Ting is simply a treacherous minister, bah, even worse than a treacherous minister. I don't want to be caught by this guy and get ripped off."

As he spoke, Hou Jing looked at Wang Wei and asked:
"What do you want, kid?"

"My lord, Yuwen Tai's blade has come down."

Upon hearing this, Hou Jing sat up straight and concentrated intently.

"how?"

"My lord, you don't know, Gao Huan's son Gao Cheng and his stepmother Zheng Dache..."

……

Just as Wang Wei finished speaking, Hou Jing suddenly jumped up, his whole body filled with excitement.

Hou Jing, disregarding the bitter cold, was overjoyed.

"Quick, quick, get a ladder!"

"What?"

"Eavesdropping!"

"But my lord, it's snowing outside!"

Wang Wei called out from behind, but Hou Jing was nowhere to be seen.

Wang Wei immediately put on his clothes, handed Hou Jing a cloak, and was about to leave the house when a gust of wind and snow swept in, making it impossible to open his eyes.

Recalling Hou Jing's figure from earlier, Wang Wei wondered where Hou Jing got his energy from.

Hou Jing's Liangjun Duke's Mansion was on the other side of Gao Huan's Laiguo Duke's Mansion, quite close to it.

When Wang Wei arrived, Hou Jing had already set up a ladder and was peering over the wall to listen for any sounds.

Wang Wei climbed up another ladder and draped a cloak over Hou Jing's shoulders.

"Lord!"

"Shh!"

Hou Jing listened intently, afraid of missing a single detail.

"My lord, what did you hear?"

"He Liuhun was about to whip my nephew when Lou Zhaojun was crying and told her servants to go find Gao Loujin and Wei Jing."

Has that person arrived yet?

Hou Jing shook his head and said:

"They live in the front yard, they won't be here anytime soon!"

Just as Wang Wei was about to speak, Hou Jing covered his mouth.

"He Liuhun slowed down his whipping. After all, he's his precious son, and he can't bear to hurt him?"

Hou Jing murmured, his face tightly furrowed in the night, as if burdened by an unyielding sorrow.

Suddenly, Wang Wei saw a smile on Hou Jing's face.

"He Liuhun has started cursing!"

"What are you cursing about?"

When faced with Wang Wei's question, Hou Jing covered Wang Wei's mouth again. Hou Jing, who was listening intently to the most interesting parts, was afraid of missing the whole thing.

"Wei Jing is here!"

Hou Jing frowned as he listened.

"What 'brother-in-law, don't try to persuade me'? He's just making excuses because he can't bring himself to do it!" Hou Jing said, sounding puzzled.

Where did Gao Loujin go?

A basin of cold water was poured over from the other side of the wall, drenching Hou Jing and Wang Wei.

From the other side of the wall, Gao Loujin's cursing voice came out.

"Hou Jing, you little rascal, what are you eavesdropping on!"

As Gao Loujin continued his cursing, the voices from Gao Huan's side quieted down considerably.

Hou Jing nearly fell off the ladder and fled in a sorry state.

……

Jinyong City.

"Your Majesty!"

As soon as it was light, Hou Jing left his residence and ran towards Jinyong City.

When I arrived, Li Shuang was having breakfast.

"You've been hiding in the manor all this time, what brings you here today?"

"Your Majesty, Achoo..."

Li Shuang frowned and said:

"What are you doing here, kid, with a cold?"

"There is indeed something I wish to report to Your Majesty!"

"Wan Jing, as you know, I am worried about the people of the world and have been in a bad mood lately. I can usually eat a whole table of food, but these days I can only eat half a table."

"What do you mean, my king?"

Hou Jing didn't understand, but then he heard Li Shuang say:
"If you're not in any serious trouble, I'll boil you."

Hou Jing, in a mysterious manner, leaned closer and said:
"Your Majesty, He Liuhun's family is in chaos."

Li Shuang stopped holding the mutton soup, looked at Hou Jing, and pricked up her ears.

"How is the Gao family doing?"

Hou Jing chuckled and described the scene vividly:
"His Majesty didn't send Yuwentai to smuggle money... ah, no, to maintain the order of the court. Yuwentai has probably been holding back for a long time, and now he's finally struck at He Liuhun's head. Coincidentally, Gao Cheng and Zheng Dache were at Furong Garden that day..."

……

Hou Jing spoke for a long time, and Li Shuang's initially unpleasant expression suddenly brightened upon hearing the gossip.

"Then what?"

"I spent the whole night loitering on the wall of He Liuhun's house. Gao Cheng was really being disciplined by his father. He was whipped for half an hour, and Lou Zhaojun was crying the whole time."

"What then?"

"Later, Lady Lou Zhaojun finally remembered to call for reinforcements, sending Wei Jing and Gao Loujin. However, I think Wei Jing didn't really want to get involved. Your Majesty also knows that Wei Jing and Gao Cheng have never gotten along. Gao Cheng dislikes Wei Jing for being greedy and stingy, while Wei Jing is annoyed by Gao Cheng's stubbornness..."

Li Shuang listened with growing impatience and said:

"Where did you go off on that tangent? And what happened next?"

"Later, Gao Loujin came and splashed me with water, and the commotion in He Liuhun's mansion subsided. I drank several bowls of ginger soup, otherwise I almost wouldn't have been able to get up this morning."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuang looked completely uninterested.

"You didn't hear much either."

"Your Majesty is unaware that He Liuhun's men are many treacherous. After learning that I was eavesdropping, they immediately went silent. However, if Yuwen Tai is determined to expose this, I'm afraid this matter cannot be kept secret for long, and the whole city will know about it soon."

Li Shuang chuckled.

Hou Jing laughed when he saw Li Shuang's cheerful expression.

As he was laughing, Li Shuang suddenly turned cold.

"Is it funny?"

Hou Jing was taken aback and quickly suppressed his smile, but the corners of his mouth still couldn't help but curl up.

"Such a transgression against human ethics and moral order is truly appalling."

Hou Jing couldn't quite grasp Li Shuang's thoughts, so he could only nod and agree.

"Outrageous!"

Li Shuang stood up and put her hands behind her back.

"I never imagined that such a thing could happen under the rule of the Holy Emperor. Zheng Da Che's father, Zheng Yan Zu, was so immoral that he even committed adultery with his cousin. The Zheng family of Xingyang, which prides itself on being a noble family, is so unvirtuous."

Hou Jing understood upon hearing this.

"Your Majesty, I will go immediately!"

……

(End of this chapter)