Evil Doctor Princess - Chapter 193
Chapter 193 He And Her Play
When they arrived at the palace, almost all of the civil and military officials had arrived. Yin Xun saw Yin Mu, who was surrounded by officials to congratulate him, and Bai Xu, who was sitting alone not far from him.
Bai Xu didn’t seem to like attending such a banquet. He just sat there and didn’t talk to anyone.
Yin Xun walked over and said to him, “Young Master Bai, it’s all thanks to your advice that you conquered the Southern Barbarians this time.”
Bai Xu raised his head and looked at him. He shook his head slightly and said, “The Ninth Prince is serious. The main reason is that the Fourth Prince is brave. Only then can he win this battle.”
Yin Xun was also not good at currying favor with others. Seeing Bai Xu say this, he stopped talking. Just as he was about to return to his seat, Bai Xu suddenly stood up and called out to him, “Ninth Prince–”
Yin Xun stopped and looked at him in confusion.
“Ninth Prince.” Bai Xu walked in front of him with a hesitant expression.
“If you have anything to ask, just ask.”
Bai Xu hesitated for a long time before asking, “I heard Lord Lu did not return Yan Kang to Gu Yu …”
Yin Xun nodded, “Lu Kang acted according to the situation. Not only did he not return her to the Ancient Fish Kingdom, he also robbed the prince of the Ancient Fish Kingdom.”
“Then where is Yan Kang now?”
“House arrest in the Martial Temple.”
Bai Xu fell silent again. Yin Xun looked at him for a long time and couldn’t help but ask, “Do you want to save her?”
Bai Xu did not answer. Yin Xun frowned slightly and said, “If no one knew who she was when we first found her, she could still live in the Li Kingdom. But you returned her to Gu Yu, and now we have robbed the prince of Gu Yu. Gu Yu and the Li Kingdom are hostile. If you want to save her again, aren’t you afraid of being accused of treason?”
Bai Xu remained silent, his eyes filled with determination.
Yin Xun sighed and continued, “I know that you planned to send her back to the Ancient Fish for her own good, but I didn’t expect that she would return to the Li Kingdom after tossing and turning for a while …”
“I understand,” Bai Xu interrupted him. “Don’t worry, Ninth Prince. I have my own limits.”
Yin Xun remained silent for a while and suggested, “You’ve made a great contribution this time, but take this opportunity to ask the Empress Dowager to release the Ancient Fish Princess. As for whether it will succeed or not, that’s not certain.”
Bai Jun nodded and said, “Thank you, Ninth Prince, for your reminder.”
Yin Xun couldn’t say anything else. At this moment, the banquet had already begun, and Kong Hou’s melodious voice rang out. Dozens of dancers stepped out of the banquet hall, all of them graceful and radiant beauties.
Yin Mu and the Empress Dowager sat at the top, and everyone returned to their seats to enjoy the dance. Half a tune later, the Empress Dowager raised her hand to signal for the dancer to stop. Her gaze fell on Yin Che and she said, “Che’er, you’ve done a great job in the Southern Barbarians this time. The Ai Clan must reward you well.”
Yin Che cupped his hands and said, “Mother, the Southern Barbarians are good warriors. Originally, I was unable to win so quickly. Thanks to Bai Xu’s counsel and strategy, I was able to catch the Southern Barbarians off guard.”
“Oh?” The Empress Dowager looked at Bai Xu and said, “Since you have contributed, you must be rewarded. What is your current position?”
Bai Xu replied, “Your position is empty in the army. You are a military advisor.”
“In that case, the Ai Clan will make you a long history, under Zuo Cheng, and reward you with ten thousand gold.” As the Empress Dowager spoke, she looked at Yin Mu and said, “What do you think, Your Majesty?”
Yin Mu thought for a moment and said, “Mother, Lu Kang also made great contributions to the negotiation with Gu Yu. However, his official position is only a commander-in-chief. It would be better to make Lu Kang Doctor Shi. In addition, the vacancy in the post of military master is just right for Bai Xu to replace him.”
“This” The Empress Dowager hesitated. The empress strategist was under the general, and her position was even higher than Longevity’s. No matter what, the emperor was the one who wanted to promote him.
Yin Che suddenly laughed out loud, “Good morning, Military Counselor Later. Your son has always lacked a Military Counselor in the past few years, but now he has finally obtained one. Mother, please reward him to your son!”
Following Yin Che, the Empress Dowager felt relieved. Yin Che had never had any ambitions, nor did he have any ambitions. He only knew how to march and fight. The Empress Dowager pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, “Alright, then do as His Majesty says.”
Bai Xu hurriedly stepped forward to thank Yin Che. He said carelessly, “Little White, I’ll follow this general in the future. As long as you do a good job, this general will give you whatever you want.”
As soon as he said this, everyone present laughed. The Empress Dowager also laughed and asked, “Has Military Counselor Bai ever been married?”
Bai Xu shook his head, “No.”
The Empress Dowager looked at Yin Che and jokingly said, “Che’er just said that he can have anything he wants. Why don’t you show him a marriage?”
Yin Che scratched his head, wondering, “If this son wants me to be a matchmaker, I’m afraid this son won’t be a matchmaker. This son himself has been a bachelor for so many years, how can he care about others?”
“You also know!” The Empress Dowager rebuked, “It is clearly you who are unwilling to marry for so many years, but this delay has delayed you until now.” As she spoke, the Empress Dowager looked at the dancer standing at the side and said, “Take one of you with you.”
Yin Che was stunned for a moment. He hurriedly waved his hand and said, “No, no, no. This weak body will die if you follow me to the exit twice. This son doesn’t like this. This son likes a strong woman like Aunt Hong Yin.”
Hearing that, Hong Yin slapped her glass on the table and said, “This general doesn’t like people like you. This general likes gentle, handsome, and considerate men.”
Yin Che smiled and said, “Is there such a man in our court? Queen Mother, quickly find him and give Aunt Hong Yin to him.”
Lu Kang coughed softly and said, “I don’t need to trouble Fourth Prince about this. Not long ago, General Hong Yin married Xiaoguan.”
Yin Che was shocked. He looked at him puzzledly and said, “Really? How could you be gentle and considerate?”
“Just be more considerate than you.” Hong Yin said directly.
“Oh,” Yin Che teased, “Aunt Hong Yin is different when she marries someone. Every word she says protects her own man.”
Hong Yin glared at him and pretended to be angry, “What are you talking about? It’s neither big nor small.”
Yin Che grinned, “Auntie, don’t be ashamed. However, it seems like Auntie is really a woman. Originally, I always thought that Auntie was a man.”
“Fourth Brother,” Yin Xun, who was sitting on Yin Che’s left, saw that Hong Yin was getting really angry. He hurriedly stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth and said indifferently, “Shut up.”
All the ministers felt that the Yin clan and faction were enjoying themselves, and the atmosphere at the banquet was much more relaxed than before. Only the Empress Dowager pursed her lips tightly, as if she was worried about something. But after a moment of silence, he smiled and said to Bai Xu, “Fourth Prince, you don’t want it. You can choose one of them.”
“Empress Dowager, please forgive me. I already have a place in my heart.”
“Oh? Which family’s girl is it?”
Bai Xu sorted out his thoughts, looked up at the Empress Dowager, and said word by word, “It’s the Ancient Fish Princess who was imprisoned in the Dali Temple.”
All the ministers present quieted down, and the Empress Dowager frowned slightly. She asked doubtfully, “You said Princess Guyu? Did the Ai Clan hear wrongly?”
Bai Xu nodded, “Now that the Southern Barbarian Kingdom has been conquered, the threat of the Ancient Fish to the Li Kingdom is not great. There is no point in imprisoning the Ancient Fish Princess. I beg the Empress Dowager to release the Ancient Fish Princess.”
“This” The Empress Dowager hesitated and looked at Yin Mu.
Yin Mu thought for a moment and said to the Empress Dowager, “If you reward him with the Ancient Fish Princess and send the Ancient Fish Prince back to the Ancient Fish Kingdom, perhaps we can resume our good relations with the Ancient Fish Royal Family. Furthermore, you are holding her as a hostage and giving her to Bai Xu as a hostage in the Li Kingdom.”
Lu Kang also said, “Your Majesty’s words are very true, and if we turn hostilities into friendship with Gu Yu, we can also deter the Yu Kingdom that has long been eyeing Li Country covetously.”
The Empress Dowager lowered her head and thought for a while, then nodded and said, “Alright, someone, go to the Martial Temple and invite Princess Guyu over now.”
The servant accepted the order and Bai Xu returned to his seat. Yin Xun looked thoughtfully at the Empress Dowager and agreed so easily? This is unbelievable.
Not long after, Zhu Yankang was brought over. The Empress Dowager said, “It’s really rude of our Li Kingdom to have wronged the princess these days. I heard that you and Military Counselor Bai Xu are fond of each other. Would you like to stay in Li Kingdom and marry Military Counselor Bai?”
Zhu Yankang looked up at the Empress Dowager and said, “I don’t know him at all. Why should I agree with him?”
Bai Xu was shocked and looked at Zhu Yankang’s back. He could not understand why she said that.
Zhu Yankang suddenly knelt in front of the Empress Dowager and said to her, “Empress Dowager, three years ago, I was sent to the Li Kingdom. After that, I experienced a series of things. I do admire a man from the Li Kingdom, but he is not a military counselor, but the Fourth Prince, Yin Che.”
Yin Che spat out a mouthful of wine and said in surprise, “I have never seen you a few times. Why do you care about me?”
Zhu Yankangqi looked at him and said, “Back then, General Zou killed hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war from the Ancient Fish Nation. It was you who saved me and secretly let me go. Since then, I have fallen in love with you.” “Empress Dowager, the women of our Ancient Fish Nation will directly say what they want. I want to marry the Fourth Prince, please let the Empress Dowager do it,” she said to the Empress Dowager.
Everyone didn’t know what was going on, and the few insiders were even more confused. The Empress Dowager pondered for a moment and said, “Alright, the Ai Clan will grant you.”
Yin Che was completely dumbfounded. It took him a long time to regain his senses and said, “But, Mother Empress …”
“Alright, this is their own intention. You all heard it. Don’t say that the Ai Clan doesn’t want to fulfill your wish.” The Empress Dowager paused for a moment and then said, “Just now, one or two of them were telling me the importance of having good relations with the Ancient Fish Kingdom. Do you want to go back on your word now?”
Yeah, just now, it was them who said how important it was to keep Princess Guyu, but now it’s not good to refuse.
The atmosphere of the banquet fell in a flash and soon ended.
Yin Xun watched the show and went back to tell Bai Junzhuo everything.
Bai Junzhuo was very shocked and asked, “Zhu Yankang actually doesn’t want to marry his brother and wants to marry the Fourth Prince. What exactly is going on?”
“Who knows? Maybe Zhu Yankang really likes Fourth Brother. My Fourth Brother is no worse than your brother.” Yin Xun smiled as he grabbed Bai Junzhuo’s shoulder and went back to his room with her.
Bai Junzhuo remained silent, feeling that this should be a conspiracy.
As she walked slowly, she suddenly felt a heavy weight on her body. Yin Xun seemed to be pressing half of his weight on her body.
She thought that Yin Xun was teasing her, so she pushed him and said, “Get up, you’re dead again.”
He turned around and saw the beads of sweat on Yin Xun’s head and the painful expression on his face. His heart tightened and he said in a panic, “Zisu, what’s wrong with you?”
