Story of Yanxi Palace: Fu Ying's banner will never fall

Hong Zhou's heart was burning with rage. He had never seen such a bold palace maid who actually ignored his orders.

Therefore, he secretly made up his mind to find the palace maid and make her kneel before him and beg for mercy.

He asked the young eunuch in the Hall of Mental Cultivation and learned the next time the embroidery workshop would deliver the dragon robe, and then arrived at the last location in advance to wait.

What he didn't notice was that Fu Cha Fu Heng was following him quietly.

He waited anxiously, looking around eagerly. Finally, he saw a palace maid holding a robe walking towards the Yangxin Palace.

Hong Zhou couldn't wait to step forward and coughed deliberately to attract the other person's attention.

When Zhiheng heard the voice and saw the man in luxurious clothes stop in front of her, her body trembled involuntarily, and then she bowed respectfully.

When Hong Zhou heard the voice, he immediately felt something was wrong. He frowned and asked, "Who are you?"

Zhiheng lowered her head and answered respectfully, "In reply to your Excellency's question, I am Zhiheng, an embroiderer in the embroidery workshop."

There was a hint of nervousness and confusion in her tone, because she was not sure about the identity of the nobleman in front of her, she only knew that he must be a prince or noble.

Hong Zhou stared at Zhi Heng closely, with suspicion flashing in his eyes. He looked her up and down, trying to find flaws in her words and actions.

However, Zhiheng was very respectful, which made it difficult for him to judge. He couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Did he find the wrong person? Or was this palace maid deliberately hiding something?

"You were not the one who delivered the dragon robe before, were you?" Hong Zhou asked doubtfully.

"In reply to your Highness, I am indeed the maid who has been responsible for embroidering dragon robes and delivering them to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity." Zhiheng answered neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Hong Zhou was full of doubts, because it was not this maid who sent the emperor the dragon robe last time. "Raise your head and let me take a good look at you," Hong Zhou ordered.

Upon hearing Hong Zhou's words, Zhi Heng's heartbeat instantly accelerated. Hearing him call himself "king", considering his age, he should be a prince of the royal family.

She knew that this might be her chance to change her destiny.

Although she was just an ordinary palace maid, if she could gain the favor of the prince, even if she only became one of his concubines, with the emperor's favor for her, her family would surely be able to prosper.

So, Zhiheng took a deep breath and calmed herself down.

Then she slowly raised her head and gazed at Hong Zhou lovingly with her big watery eyes. She hoped that her appearance and gentle tone could touch the heart of the prince.

However, Hong Zhou was not attracted by Zhi Heng's appearance.

He looked carefully at the woman in front of him. Although she was pretty, she was still inferior to the palace maid from last time.

Moreover, the appearance and personality of this palace maid were too ordinary for him, and he had a lot of women like her around him.

While Hong Zhou was thinking, he tried hard to recall the figure of the palace maid from last time.

He really couldn't understand why the person who delivered the dragon robe this time changed to this person, while the previous palace maid disappeared.

Could it be that she would fly away like a bird? The more Hong Zhou thought about it, the more strange it seemed to him, and a sense of curiosity arose in his heart.

Zhiheng looked at Hongzhou's puzzled expression and wondered how to get his attention.

She took a deep breath, mustered up her courage, and said in a weak voice: "Prince He, you are so deep in thought, I think you are thinking about something important. If there is anything I can do for you, please let me know."

Hong Zhou frowned slightly, as if he was recalling something.

After a moment, he suddenly said, "Tsk, I remember that about a month ago, a palace maid also came to deliver a dragon robe, but it wasn't you, right?"

Zhiheng suddenly understood what was going on. She finally understood why Hongzhou had doubts about her. It turned out that the person he was talking about was A-man.

So, Zhiheng quickly replied, with a hint of urgency in her tone, hoping to take this opportunity to leave a good impression in front of Hongzhou.

"In reply to your Highness, I worked so hard and devoted all my energy to embroidering the dragon robe that I was ordered to do. As a result, I was overworked and unfortunately fell ill. I had no choice but to ask my good friend A-Man to deliver the dragon robe on my behalf. If I have offended you, I hope your Highness will forgive me."

Hearing this, Hong Zhou showed a satisfied smile. He was originally curious about this little palace maid, and now that he knew her name was A-Man, he became even more interested.

"Oh? If that's the case, then you are really acquaintances of her?" he asked with interest.

Zhiheng bowed respectfully and replied.

"That is indeed the case, Prince. A-Man and I are like sisters and know each other very well. If A-Man has offended Your Highness in any way, I would like to apologize on her behalf. I beg Your Highness to be magnanimous and not blame her."

Her words were sincere and her attitude was humble, showing her respectfulness.

Hong Zhou looked at Zhi Heng with indifference and spoke in a firm tone.

"It doesn't matter. Since she dared to offend me, let her come and apologize to me in person. You return to the palace immediately and convey my order to her. Next month, when I go to the palace to pay my respects to the emperor, order her to wait here."

After saying that, Hong Zhou put away the folding fan in his hand, turned around and left, without even looking back at Zhi Heng.

Zhiheng couldn't help feeling a little dissatisfied, but she didn't dare to show it.

She thought to herself that Aman must have done something to attract Prince He's attention. But what about herself? Why did Prince He ignore her?

A Mansheng was very good-looking, had a younger sister who was favored by the Empress, and her father was also successful in officialdom. Thinking of this, Zhiheng gritted her teeth in anger, but could do nothing about it.

She could only complete the task at hand first, and after delivering the dragon robe, return to the embroidery workshop and tell Aman about this matter.

At the same time, although Fu Heng saw Hong Zhou talking to the palace maid again, he did not find any inappropriate behavior from him. It was just a simple conversation, and he did not enter the harem after the conversation.

Fu Heng felt relieved and thought that he would tell Wei Yingluo about Hong Zhou's events today when he went to Changchun Palace tomorrow. This palace maid seemed to be from the embroidery workshop as well, and might be related to Wei Yingluo's sister.

After delivering the dragon robe, Zhiheng hurried back to the embroidery workshop. As soon as she entered the door, she couldn't wait to tell Wei Yingning in detail about her encounter with Prince Hongzhou today. She was eager to know how Wei Yingning made Prince Hongzhou miss her so much.

After hearing this, Wei Yingning's body began to tremble involuntarily, but she quickly calmed down and began to think about how to deal with the situation.