Chapter 503: The Latecomer

Hai Tao and his group came out of the courtyard and went their separate ways. The Jinyiwei soldiers returned to the Meridian Gate to take up their duties, while Hai Tao and an eunuch continued to move forward. The brick and stone streets between the courtyards of the various prisons were gleaming with the sheen of accumulated water.

The rain was not heavy, but both eunuchs were holding umbrellas. Haitao's umbrella was pulled down very low, covering his upper body very tightly, so that the eunuchs who occasionally passed by on the road could not see his face. However, the hem of his robe was completely wet by the splashed water.

They came to the Imperial Stables to look for Wang Jinghong.

Since the Yongle Dynasty, the Silijian has been in charge of the personnel of all the eunuchs in the twelve palaces, four departments, and eight bureaus, becoming the most powerful eunuch office. In the past, Zheng He, Wang Jinghong, Hou Xian and others were all eunuchs in t