Evil Doctor Princess - Chapter 206

Chapter 206 A Sad Teenager
Zhu Yankang said coldly, “Empress Dowager, if you have any instructions, just say it.”

“The Ai Clan likes your straightforward temperament.” The Empress Dowager smiled and said, “How did the things I told you last time go?”

“How well this matter is handled depends on the effect of the item given to me by the Empress Dowager. If that item is really useful, it won’t be long before the result that the Empress Dowager wants will appear.”

The Empress Dowager propped up her face, as if she was thinking of something. Then he asked, “You haven’t used it on anyone else except him, have you?”

Zhu Yankang replied, “Since the Empress Dowager has not given the order, I naturally do not dare to act recklessly.”

“Yes,” the Empress Dowager nodded her head and instructed, “Make Yin Che fall in love with you as soon as possible.”

Zhu Yankang’s eyes turned and his tone changed slightly. “The Empress Dowager only wanted me to marry the Fourth Prince because she wanted me to control the military power of the Fourth Prince. However, I don’t understand why the Empress Dowager didn’t directly find a woman the Fourth Prince loved. To tell you the truth, he hasn’t touched me since I married the Fourth Prince.”

“Oh?” The Empress Dowager frowned as she sized up Zhu Yankang and said, “According to the Ai Clan’s understanding of Yin Che, he would definitely like a woman as gentle as you who can endure humiliation.”

Zhu Yankang raised the corner of his mouth and said, “The Empress Dowager is too naive. The Fourth Prince will definitely suspect me of a woman like me.”

The Empress Dowager’s gaze darkened, as if she had seen through Zhu Yankang’s thoughts. She smiled and said, “According to the Ai Clan, this should be your reason, right? Are you still thinking about Bai Xu in your heart, so you are unwilling to express your goodwill to Yin Che? It seems that the Ai Clan will have to let you die.”

Zhu Yankang couldn’t help but frown. He immediately opened his mouth and said, “Of course not, I have nothing to do with Military Advisor Bai.”

“It would be best if it was like this.” The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes and smiled. “It will be the New Year in half a month. The Ai Clan will give you another half a month to sleep with Yin Che within this half a month. Otherwise, the Ai Clan will not guarantee that they will do anything to the little prince of your Ancient Fish.”

Zhu Yankang clenched his fists tightly and didn’t reply for a long time.

“Don’t even think about doing anything, please deceive the Ai Clan. The Ai Clan will send people to keep an eye on you.” As the Empress Dowager spoke, she raised her hand to cover her lips and yawned. She was powerless to say, “The Ai Clan is tired. You can leave now.”

Nanny Cao hurriedly stepped forward and said to Zhu Yankang, “This servant will send the fourth princess back.”

Zhu Yankang did not move and just stood there.

“What? Do you have anything else?” The Empress Dowager looked up at her.

“I want to see my brother.” Zhu Yankang said in a dazed tone, “I must see him today. I want to make sure that he is still alive.”

The Empress Dowager thought for a moment and nodded, “Nanny Cao, take her to the water prison.”

Granny Cao accepted the order and took Zhu Yankang out.

The way to the water prison passed in front of Xi Neiyuan. When the two of them passed by, they happened to see Fu Mingyue coming out of the courtyard. They went forward to salute her and said, “This servant greets Consort Shu.”

Zhu Yankang bowed slightly and did not speak.

When Fu Mingyue saw Zhu Yankang, she did not know who she was. She smiled and nodded, “You two are free. Where are you going in such a hurry?”

Nanny Cao said, “The Fourth Princess enters the palace to greet the Empress Dowager. This servant is sending the Fourth Princess out of the palace.”

“That’s why.” Only now did Fu Mingyue remember that this person was Yin Che’s princess, so she smiled and nodded at her.

“Then this servant and the Fourth Princess will leave first.”

“Alright.” Fu Mingyue nodded lightly, and Nanny Cao hurriedly left with Zhu Yankang.

After their silhouettes left, Fu Mingyue still stared in the direction they had left, her face filled with confusion.

“Your Highness, this is the tuyere. Let’s hurry back to the palace.” Fang Yi, who was behind Fu Mingyue, draped her cloak over her and said to her.

Fu Mingyue did not seem to have heard her words and muttered to herself, “She is at least a princess. She did not even bring a maidservant when she came out. Did the Fourth Prince treat her unfairly? Furthermore, the path they left is not the direction of the Li Palace.”

Another maidservant behind him said auspiciously, “If Your Highness finds it strange, how about this servant follow and take a look?”

Fu Mingyue thought for a moment. The Empress Dowager only ordered Nanny Cao to lead Zhu Yankang. She should be doing something important. Yin Mu had always paid attention to the various powers in Li Country. If Zhu Yankang was also a member of the Empress Dowager, it would be chaotic. Yin Mu might not be able to notice, but at that time, he might suffer a loss.

He said, “This is the best thing for me to see for myself.”

After saying that, he followed Fang Yi and Ji Xiang from afar.

The north side of the palace was filled with cold palaces and prisons, and the more they walked, the more deserted they became. When they reached the water prison, Nanny Cao subconsciously turned around to look. Seeing that there was no one, she showed the sign of Jing Yang Palace to the guards guarding the prison gate. The guards immediately moved aside and let Zhu Yankang in.

Nanny Cao stood guard outside while Fu Mingyue hid not far away and looked at them. She whispered to Fang Yi, “Try to lure her away.”

Fang Yi nodded and quietly circled not far away to hide. She mimicked the sounds of the two men quarreling loudly.

As expected, Nanny Cao panicked and went over with the two guards to take a look. Fu Mingyue took advantage of this opportunity to quickly dodge into the water prison.

The light in the water prison was extremely dim. Fu Mingyue followed until she saw Zhu Yankang’s back. Zhu Yankang squatted down and talked to a twelve or thirteen year old youth in prison.

The youth said, “Sister, Father Emperor told me that the monarch of Li Kingdom is weak and incompetent. The only one in power is the Empress Dowager. As long as Sister has the means to assassinate the Empress Dowager, our country’s enemies’ hatred will be repaid!”

Zhu Yankang sighed helplessly, “But I can’t watch you die. I still have to listen to her now. After I rescue you, I will personally kill her!”

“Sister, we can’t wait any longer!” The youth held Zhu Yankang’s hand and said excitedly, “Sacrificing me alone is nothing. You can do it!”

Fu Mingyue couldn’t help but sigh softly. This was truly a pitiful child. He had to bear the hatred of the country’s enemies at such a young age.

“Who?” Zhu Yankang heard Fu Mingyue’s sigh and immediately walked over.

Fu Mingyue did not dodge and directly walked out, “It’s this palace.”

Zhu Yankang was slightly surprised, then his eyebrows knitted tightly, as if he was struggling with something.

“What, are you thinking that this palace has discovered your secret? Do you want to kill this palace?” Fu Mingyue chuckled and couldn’t help but say, “You said that you were restricted by the Empress Dowager just now. Do you know who this palace is? If you kill this palace, will the Empress Dowager let you and your younger brother live?”

Zhu Yankang remained silent as he stared coldly at Fu Mingyue.

“You don’t have to worry that I will tell you what I just heard.” Fu Mingyue walked behind her and looked at the youth tied up in the water prison. She shook her head and said, “How pitiful. The Empress Dowager actually treated the prince of the Ancient Fish Kingdom like this.”

“You won’t tell the Empress Dowager?” Zhu Yankang’s face was filled with disbelief, “What exactly do you want?”

Fu Mingyue turned to look at her and said, “To be honest, I have the same goal as you.”

“The same goal as me?” Zhu Yankang sneered, “You are a member of the Fu Clan, the future Empress of the Li Kingdom. Could it be that you want to kill the most powerful person of the Fu Clan just like me?”

“Oh? So you know that I am from the Fu Clan.” Fu Mingyue raised the corners of her mouth and chuckled, “Looks like you know a lot about Li Country. Then you should also know that apart from being a member of the Fu Family, I am also His Majesty’s Imperial Consort. In my opinion, the Yin Family is more important.”

“What do you mean? Say it straightforwardly.” Zhu Yankang said coldly.

“You will also know that the Yin Clan and the Fu Clan have been fighting for power for decades, but now, the Fu Clan clearly has the upper hand.” Fu Mingyue paused for a moment before continuing, “So, I want to deal with the Empress Dowager just like you. Why don’t we cooperate?”

Suspicion flashed through Zhu Yankang’s eyes. Finally, he nodded and said, “Sure.”

Fu Mingyue was stunned for a moment. She thought that Zhu Yankang would go back to consider such a big decision for a few days. She didn’t expect that she would directly agree.

Fu Mingyue nodded with a smile and asked, “Since that’s the case, first of all, you have to tell me what the Empress Dowager told you to do.”

Zhu Yankang replied, “First, I was given a scroll that recorded a demagogue technique that allowed me to control the Ninth Prince. Then, I was allowed to marry the Fourth Prince in an attempt to control the military power of the Fourth Prince through me.”

From the moment Fu Mingyue found out that Zhu Yankang was from the Empress Dowager, she guessed that Zhu Yankang wanted the military power to marry the Fourth Prince. However, he did not expect that the Empress Dowager would actually use her to deal with the Ninth Prince.

She hurriedly asked, “What scroll? What did you do to the Ninth Prince?”

Zhu Yankang opened his mouth. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a loud noise from outside. It sounded like Fang Yi and Ji Xiang were quarreling with the guards guarding the door.

Fu Mingyue looked worriedly outside and said to her, “Tonight, at 11 o’clock, this palace will send someone to pick you up at the fourth prince’s mansion and secretly bring you into the palace. You can tell this palace about this matter.”

Zhu Yankang nodded, looked at the youth in the prison, and then turned around and walked out of the water prison. Fu Mingyue followed behind her.

Outside, Zhu Yankang saw that the two maids beside Fu Mingyue were quarreling with the guards. Nanny Cao stood at the side, her face seemingly very embarrassed. She walked over and said, “I’ve already seen her. Now I’m going back to the manor.”

“Alright, this old servant will send the Fourth Princess back now.”

Zhu Yankang diverted Nanny Cao away before Imperial Concubine Shu walked out of the water prison. The two guards had their backs to her and did not see where she came from.

Fu Mingyue cleared her throat and said, “What are you arguing about here?”

“Niang Niang,” Fang Yi and Ji Xiang hurriedly stood behind Fu Mingyue and said to her, “These two people are really bold and rude. This servant was playing in the bushes just now. He suddenly went over and disturbed our interest. He even wanted to chase us away!”

The two guards hurriedly knelt down and said, “Your Majesty, forgive me. This subordinate does not know that your two sisters are your maids, but the water prison does not allow you to play. That is why this subordinate invited your two sisters to play elsewhere.”

Fu Mingyue helplessly waved her hand and said, “Forget it, it’s just a small matter. This palace will not pursue it. You two, follow this palace back.”

Fang Yi and Ji Xiang agreed and left with Fu Mingyue.