Born into a family of renowned constables, Zhu Youning has wanted to become the greatest female constable in the Six Fan Gate since she was a child.
After eighteen years of diligent study and hard training, she has helped solve countless cases. At last, by the emperor's gracious decree, she has become a proud member of the Song dynasty civil service system: a prison warden.
Excerpt from The First Female Prison Warden of the Six Fan Gate: The Autobiography of Zhu Youning:
The Heir of Prince Taiping was by far the easiest prisoner Zhu Youning had ever dealt with. He didn't gamble, drink, or talk much. But ever since he was locked up, Zhu Youning had inexplicably noticed that the prison's spending on torture equipment had gone up. Every month, they had to buy more than thirty extra long whips...
Zhu Youning thinks her wisest decision was putting Jin Jiuling and the Carefree Marquis in neighboring cells. Jin Jiuling is quick and skilled with a needle and thread. Once he's finished making a doll, he simply puts it in the Carefree Marquis's cell. The two of them happily discuss their embroidery every day, so she never has to worry about them.
The women's cells are what give her the biggest headache. Even after she upgraded them all to private rooms, Shangguan Feiyan and Shi Guanyin still manage to trade insults from opposite ends of the cell block. Lin Xian'er and Lei Chun compete every day to see who gets more love letters. The Jellyfish Yin Ji doesn't make a fuss, but every time she looks at Zhu Youning, there's just something... off about her gaze...
