Lin Lang watched the group charge in, all dressed in the uniforms of the Eastern Depot Guards.
The man leading them had a pale, beardless face, two arrogant white eyebrows, and the gaze of an eagle and a wolf.
Lin Lang popped a pine nut into his mouth. "Eunuch Wan, what a marvel. A bunch of eunuchs visiting the Pleasure House?"
Wan Yulou, the Eastern Depot's new Depot Director, was also a Brush-Holding Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial.
Immediately after taking office, he had sent word for Lin Lang to come see him, apparently still thinking the Eastern Depot could command the Jinyiwei.
He also needed Lin Lang's support, because he had discovered that the newly established Western Depot was actually stronger.
Without the Jinyiwei's help, the Eastern Depot stood absolutely no chance against the Western Depot.
He had finally become the Eastern Depot's Depot Director. How could he possibly accept being overshadowed by Liu Xi?
Their positions had been equal in the palace, and he had even ranked above Liu Xi before.
Now that he had taken Cao Zhengchun's position, he should have continued to stand above Liu Xi.
Especially since the Western Depot had cracked a major case yesterday, arresting the Minister of Rites outright and finding evidence that he had lined his own pockets and formed a faction for personal gain.
His Majesty had been delighted and repeatedly praised Liu Xi's efficiency.
Wan Yulou also wanted to accomplish something major, but the files confiscated from Dragon Guard Manor were all years old and involved no important ministers currently at court.
He needed the Jinyiwei to occupy the Western Depot's attention so the Eastern Depot could quickly recover its strength. If the Western Depot became enraged and struck, the Jinyiwei would suffer the losses, not the Eastern