Evil Doctor Princess - Chapter 145
Chapter 145 Know Everything
“Lord Lu, those people have been captured.”
“Really?” Lu Kang revealed a happy expression and asked, “Is there any whereabouts of Miss Bai?”
The man shook his head, “Lord Shen is still leading people to search.”
Lu Kang’s expression calmed down again. After a while, he said to him, “Take those people into the Martial Temple first. Later, I will go out of the palace to personally interrogate them.”
“Yes.” The man accepted the order to leave.
After he left, Lu Kang took Yin Zhixuan to the inner courtyard. He had originally thought that if he hadn’t heard of Bai Junzhuo’s whereabouts for so long, his master would definitely be extremely impatient. However, when he entered after the communication, he saw Yin Xun calmly reading through the memorials that had already been approved by the Empress Dowager.
Seeing Lu Kang enter, he waived his courtesy and asked, “What did you discover?”
Lu Kang put down Yin Zhixuan and nodded to Yin Xun, “Previously, this subordinate and Miss Bai discovered that the plague in Chang’an City seemed to be man-made, so they sent people to guard the mortuary. Today, someone came to report that they had caught those people who stole corpses in the mortuary. This subordinate wants to personally go and interrogate them.”
“Alright.” Yin Xun nodded and said, “By the way, let’s go to Prince Jinnan’s Mansion and bring Bai Junzhuo back to the palace.”
Lu Kang was slightly surprised and asked, “Miss Bai is in the Prince’s Mansion of Jinnan?”
“There shouldn’t be any mistakes.” “But remember, don’t alert King Jinnan,” Yin Xun instructed indifferently.
A trace of confusion surged in Lu Kang’s heart. Looking at his master’s expression, it was clear that he was extremely certain. Could it be that he secretly left the palace? However, Master’s thoughts should not be reckless, so he did not think too much and left.
Yin Zhixuan had always been very sensible as she stood aside. After Lu Kang left, she pounced on Yin Xun’s leg and said, “Ninth Uncle, what are you talking about with Uncle Lu?”
Yin Xun carried her on his lap and pinched her face. “Let him go out of the palace and buy you delicious food.”
Yin Zhixuan giggled and said, “I knew Ninth Uncle was the best!”
“Yes, Ninth Uncle loves Zhixuan the most.” Yin Xun chuckled and said, “Then is Zhixuan willing to help Ninth Uncle?”
Yin Zhi Xuan nodded without thinking, “Yes!”
Yin Xun turned around and took out an imperial edict from the imperial table. It said that he would send someone to finish collecting the Snow Lotus Fruit. Now that the Imperial Jade Seal was in the hands of the Empress Dowager, she could do whatever she wanted.
He rolled up the imperial edict and handed it to Yin Zhixuan. He said to her, “Zhixuan, go tell your Imperial Grandma that your Imperial Father gave it to you. I beg your Imperial Grandma to seal a seal.”
“Do you want to say that Father Emperor gave it to me?” Yin Zhixuan blinked her eyes and asked.
“That’s right, don’t say I gave it to you.”
“Alright.” Yin Zhixuan nodded.
“Yes, be good.” After saying that, Yin Xun called Changzhao in and instructed him to bring Yin Zhixuan to Jingyang Palace.
Eunuch Zhao carried Yin Zhixuan all the way to the Empress Dowager’s bedroom. Zhao Chang whispered in Yin Zhixuan’s ear, “Little Princess, you must not slip your mouth.”
Yin Zhixuan chuckled and nodded solemnly at Zhao Chang. Then, she ran to the Empress Dowager’s side and hugged her calf and sweetly shouted, “Granny Emperor!”
The Empress Dowager’s face was full of smiles and she looked extremely happy. Yin Zhixuan was the only child in the entire harem, so even if she was a girl, she would still be extremely pampered.
She reached out and hugged Yin Zhixuan onto her lap. She looked at her affectionately and asked, “What has Zhixuan been doing these past few days? It has been so long since she came to see her grandmother.”
Yin Zhixuan said, “Uncle Lu has been playing with me these days.”
“Uncle Lu?” The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes, causing Zhao Chang, who was standing at the side, to immediately break out in cold sweat. Then, the Empress Dowager took the imperial edict from Yin Zhixuan and asked, “What is this?”
Yin Zhixuan said seriously, “It was given to me by Father Emperor. Let me bring it over and give it to Imperial Grandma.”
“Did your father really give it to you?” The Empress Dowager probed.
Yin Zhixuan was just a child. She did not know that the Empress Dowager was testing her. She nodded and replied seriously, “Ninth Uncle said that Father Emperor gave it to me.”
Zhao Chang panicked and his legs felt weak. He quickly suppressed himself and knelt down to kowtow. Then he straightened his body and said, “Empress Dowager, what the little princess said is not true.”
The Empress Dowager looked at him and said coldly, “The Ai Clan asks the little princess, what’s the matter with you servant?”
Chief Zhao was shocked and lowered his head trembling, not daring to speak again.
Yin Zhixuan was also frightened. She immediately curled her lips and said grievously, “Imperial Grandma, you’re so fierce.”
The Empress Dowager turned to her. She had already changed her kind face and said to her, “What else did your ninth uncle say?”
“Ninth Uncle also said that he must not say that it was given by Ninth Uncle.” Yin Zhixuan said very seriously, “I didn’t say that Ninth Uncle gave it to me.”
“Yes, Zhixuan didn’t say anything.” The Empress Dowager hugged Yin Zhixuan and scratched her stomach, causing Yin Zhixuan to giggle.
After the grandchildren played for a while, the Empress Dowager remembered that Zhao Chang was kneeling on the ground. She handed Yin Zhixuan over to the nurse beside her and asked her to take good care of her. Then, she calmly said to Zhao Chang, “Look at the Ai Clan. The older you are, the worse your memory is. Forget that Eunuch Zhao is still kneeling on the ground. Get up quickly.”
Zhao Chang almost cried. Only after hearing the Empress Dowager’s words did she dare to stand up and bend to the side.
“Someone, please sit down.” The Empress Dowager instructed her servants and blamed Gong Dan, “Eunuch Zhao is a famous person beside the Emperor. Why didn’t you remind the Ai Clan to let him get up earlier?”
Hearing this, Eunuch Zhao hurriedly said, “The Empress Dowager is serious. This servant is terrified. Kneeling in front of the Empress Dowager is a blessing for this servant. This servant is willing to kneel for a lifetime!”
After saying that, Zhao Chang made a move to kneel down again. The Empress Dowager hurriedly waved her hand and said, “No need, sit down.”
Only then did Zhao Chang dare to sit down. From what the Empress Dowager and Yin Zhixuan said just now, the Empress Dowager definitely knew about the Emperor leaving the palace and the Ninth Prince changing pillars. However, she did not know what the Empress Dowager was going to do next.
The Empress Dowager’s expression was calm as she fiddled with her long fingernails decorated with several precious jewels. She said faintly, “Consort Shu was assassinated a few days ago. I heard that you caught the murderer?”
“Reporting to the Empress Dowager, the assassin can’t stand the punishment and is dead.” Zhao Changsheng was stunned and lowered his eyebrows to answer her pleasingly.
The Empress Dowager smiled and said, “Eunuch Zhao is indeed decisive. He is truly worthy of being His Majesty’s right-hand man. However, does Eunuch Zhao know who is behind this?”
Zhao Chang didn’t dare to look at her, and hurriedly shook his head, “No.”
The Empress Dowager’s expression was clear. She swept her eyes over Zhao Chang and smiled, “Since the assassin is dead, the Ai Clan will not pursue him anymore. Let’s wait for the Emperor to return to make the decision. However, if he dares to cause trouble in front of the Ai Clan, he will be bold. I hope that person will restrain himself in the future and not cause trouble again.”
Zhao Chang hurriedly nodded his head. Then, he thought about the Empress Dowager’s words carefully and said in a panic, “Your Majesty is in the palace. How could Your Majesty come back and say that?”
“Eunuch Zhao, the children of the Ai Clan know more than you do. What are the two of them doing? The Ai Clan understands very well!” The Empress Dowager snorted coldly and said with a smile that was not a smile, “You are loyal and wholeheartedly for His Majesty. I believe you must have long been dissatisfied with the Ai Clan’s ruling!”
“This servant doesn’t dare, this servant doesn’t dare! Even if I have the guts, I won’t dare to be dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager! His Majesty’s holy body is weak, and he ascended the throne when he was young. The Kingdom of Li is prospering under the Empress Dowager and Marquis, and the people are rich. This is the blessing of our Dali Kingdom, the blessing of the world!” Zhao Changzhao was shocked.
The Empress Dowager was not dazed by any good words and said coldly, “Since that’s the case, why did you help the two children of the Ai Clan to deceive the Ai Clan?”
“Your Majesty said that if the Empress Dowager knew about his departure from the palace, she would definitely be worried. That’s why I hid it from the Empress Dowager.” Zhao Chang replied obediently, “Your Majesty’s filial piety can be learned from the sun and moon. How can I not help Your Majesty accomplish it?”
“Filial piety?” The Empress Dowager raised her hand to caress her temples and sneered, “It’s good that those two children are filial, but the Ai Clan is their Mother after all. His Majesty is also young. Once he is healthy, the Ai Clan will return it to him sooner or later.”
Zhao Chang nodded desperately, not daring to say another word.
“Get up.” The Empress Dowager softened her tone and said to him, “Go back and tell the Ninth Prince that their little tricks are as good as family in the eyes of the Ai Clan. Don’t think that you can hide anything from the Ai Clan. However, the Ai Clan is the child raised by the Ai Clan. The Ai Clan is still in pain. Don’t be wary of the Ai Clan acting like an outsider and making the Ai Clan feel uncomfortable.”
“Your Majesty and Ninth Prince will definitely understand the Empress Dowager’s painstaking efforts,” Zhao Changsheng sighed in relief when he saw that her tone was becoming more relaxed.
“I hope so.” The Empress Dowager said. She lowered her eyebrows and looked at Zhao Chang. “Zhixuan will stay in Jingyang Palace. You can go back.”
“Yes.” Zhao Changru hurriedly stood up and retreated.
After leaving the Jing Yang Palace, Changzhao was shocked to find that his back was already wet. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and was secretly shocked.
According to the Empress Dowager’s words, His Majesty, the Ninth Prince, and the Fourth Prince, who was about to return to the court, might not be able to shake the Empress Dowager’s position.
This path ahead was simply grey.
*
In the Prince’s Mansion of Jinnan, Bai Junzhuo drank Wood Spirit Ganoderma and Shen Wujie asked with concern, “Can you see with your eyes?”
Bai Junzhuo was speechless and replied, “How could it be so fast? I guess we’ll have to wait another two to three days.”
Shen Wujie nodded. Seeing that Bai Junzhuo was silent again, he asked her, “Are you hungry?”
Here we go again …
“Is it cold?”
Bai Junzhuo was too lazy to answer him. He sighed and asked him, “What’s going on outside? Is the epidemic under control in the city? When can the snow lotus fruit be shipped back?”
Shen Wujie shook his head and said, “I don’t know.”
Bai Junzhuo’s puzzled and innocent eyes looked at him, “But I want to know.”
“Alright,” Shen Wujie nodded, “I’ll go out and inquire for you.”
Bai Junzhuo smiled and nodded.
Shen Wujie stood up and was about to leave. After taking two steps, he suddenly stopped. He looked in one direction. The hidden weapon in his sleeve had already slipped into his hand. He coldly said in that direction, “Come out!”
The author has a saying: Xiao Yu looks for a job very hard ah, really graduated on the unemployment hum hum hum hum hum. I feel so sad that I want to abuse my mistress.
