The Empress’ Livestream

Xu Ke knew exactly what he was capable of. Everyone had a limited amount of energy, which meant he couldn’t take care of every facet. Even if he could, it would consume an unimaginable amount of time and energy compared to ordinary people. The result would be too high cost and it was not worth it.

Now that Meng Hun was there, it meant that he could finally get away with the complex, but subtle, affairs. He finally got to read books he had always been wanting to read.

The Liu’s were never in the top rank of all the gentry clans, but they had a large collection of all types of books––those were what Xu Ke pursued but never found.

He cherished a book like a priceless treasure and dug into it eagerly over and over again.

Now with the whole treasury placing right in front of him, he had to spend extra time to do other things that he was not excellent at. That gave him a broken heart.

It would be easier if Meng Hun would take over some of the affairs and set him free. Xu Ke was more than happy and he didn’t care much about being made fun of by Langjun.

It was just puzzling for Xu Ke when Langjun took Meng Hun down.

He was only aware that Langjun knew very well how to manipulate other people’s minds and emotions. But how did Meng Hun get deceived so easily when he had been through so much?

Jiang Pengji glanced at Xu Ke while Meng Hun went to help his buddies settle. She said to him in a harsh tone, “Why are you staring at me like a human trafficker?”

Xu Ke sighed. “Your persuading skills are much better than any human trafficker’s. It has been only a short time and he already yields to you, Langjun… Speed is the soldier’s asset. You acted so swiftly that I didn’t even have time to respond.”

He needed time to make some arrangements as the accountant for her.

Meng Hun was the “General Coach,” so his living space had to be spacious. It didn’t need to be deluxe, but it had to at least be neat and clean.

The servants they bought not long ago were divided into several groups. They had groups they were familiar and comfortable with.

Meng Hun’s buddies, who came out of nowhere, had to be settled appropriately. It wouldn’t look good if they couldn’t merge in well with the other troop members, or even if there was some friction.

Besides, Xu Ke had to send people to prepare the basic bedding and clothing, as well as the dinner from the kitchen, for Meng Hun’s people.

It was like a surprise raid of many people but with no warning. That made him feel like he was a housekeeper. However, what accountant wouldn’t have to deal with these sophisticated and subtle trifles?

Jiang Pengji twitched her lip. Listen to Xu Ke. It sounds like I did something bad to Meng Hun.

“This must be a destined coincidence. It is just like meeting you. The god led me to Meng Hun.”

Now it was Xu Ke’s turn to keep quiet. Even though quite some time had passed, the details of the day he met her were still like a fresh memory in his mind. He gazed at her begrudgingly and lowered his voice while talking to her, “Since we have enticed Coach Meng to be on our team, then about that Meng Liang…”

“Right, we have received the letter from him.” Jiang Pengji curled her lips. “That Meng Liang… He was d*mn lucky he chose the right womb before reincarnating. Otherwise, with that pig brain he has, who knows how he could survive for this long.”

Incredible IQ!

Meng Liang’s parents must be conscientious to work on giving birth to such a dumb son and put all their effort to raise him up like trash.

Xu Ke asked, “How much grain did he ask us for?”

“Something like five hundred dans I guess… He wrote the number himself, but I don’t like it. How many people can we feed with only five hundred dans of grain?” Jiang Pengji sneered. She was not a beggar. They would really be looking down on her if they believed it would satisfy her.

Xu Ke also commented, “Five hundred dans is for sure too little. Considering how wealthy the Meng’s are, it wouldn’t be outrage to ask for two thousand dans. Not to mention, the dispatch team for transporting the grain from Meng County to Hejian County will have a tremendous consumption of grain, too. ”

During their conversation, they decided to raise the amount of grain they requested from five hundred to two thousand dans. How blatant they were!

“Just what method do you plan to use to deliver the letter to the Meng’s, Langjun?”

Xu Ke picked up a brush and wrote a ransom letter from the “kidnapper” without using his dominant hand. The contents of the letter claimed that they had Meng Liang as a hostage and the Meng’s had to follow their instructions to exchange grain for Meng Liang. They didn’t want to take any money as a bribe, so the Meng’s had to make sure to deliver the grain at the specified time after they received the letter.

Of course, Meng Hun had to take the blame to be the “kidnapper.” Since he already split with his old boss, it wouldn’t harm him more if he made the situation worse.

Jiang Pengji heard this and chuckled. “It is nothing hard. We don’t have to send a messenger all the way to the Meng’s place, we just need to drop these off in the wood shed in the gambling house.”

Xu Ke’s left hand nearly lost control of the brush. How could Langjun be so capable? She seems to know everything that makes my brain unnecessary. I’m not happy.

“How could you be so sure about it, Langjun?”

“Meng Hun got rid of the entourage and then blended into Hejian County. In another word, the entourage must have taken detours to look for Meng Hun. After they received the message that Meng Liang was locked in the gambling house and traveled to Hejian County, their schedule was delayed for another one or two days… More importantly, there was no trace of Meng Liang’s entourage last night, and my assumption is they will be arriving here today or tomorrow at the very latest.”

Nobody cared if they would be there one or two days late––that was not the point. The point was the first stop the entourage would visit when they hit Hejian County was definitely the wood shed in the gambling house to pursue Meng Liang’s track. Naturally, they would find the two letters in obvious spots.

“The entourage will choose not to take the letters back to the Meng’s if they learn of Meng Liang’s death. They might scatter to any random place to keep their lives because the Meng’s will chase after them for being responsible. But the result will be entirely different if they are uncertain about Meng Liang’s condition.”

Jiang Pengji continued in a leisurely, slow tone, “When they see the ransom letter from the kidnappers, they will be convinced that the kidnappers will keep Meng Liang alive. They will trust in the the kidnappers greed and interest, and they will endeavour to shorten the time to deliver the letters back to Meng County, Cang Prefecture. They don’t want to prolong the length of suffering for Meng Liang, but they might be credited with his rescue after they rescue Meng Liang from the kidnappers.”

There would be a significant difference between Meng Liang being dead or alive.

If he was dead, the Meng’s would make the entourage pay for it with their lives, regardless of if the cause of death was Meng Liang ditching the entourage himself or not.

But if he was alive, the Meng’s would still seek account from the entourage for the crime of incompetent protection. They will make it up to the entourage, however, considering what Meng Liang had done stupidly to himself.

To be more frank, Jiang Pengji figured that the entourage would do everything they could to deliver the two letters safely to the Meng’s.

Xu Ke had nothing to say.

Jiang Pengji couldn’t help but laugh at him after seeing his hopeless face. She taunted him, “I know why you asked so specifically. You were expecting me to get confused and ask for solutions from you, and you would tell me exactly what I just said to you, right?”

Okay, Langjun, you don’t have to make it clear since you have seen through me. There will still be a chance for us to be friends. The friendship is not gone…