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

Wei Yingning's eyes revealed a trace of pain and confusion. She slowly lowered her head, seeming to be lost in thought.

Thinking back to the years I spent with Zhiheng in the palace, those days of supporting each other and facing palace disputes together seem to be still vivid in my mind.

However, now having to face such a cruel reality, Wei Yingning's heart is full of contradictions and struggles.

"Sister, the facts are here, but don't worry, the prince will not have the chance to get close to you during this period of time." Wei Yingluo patted Wei Yingning's shoulder gently and comforted her.

Then, she told Wei Yingning in detail how she asked Fu Heng to "complain" to the emperor.

Wei Yingning listened to Wei Yingluo's narration and gradually calmed down. She looked at her sister with gratitude, knowing that she had been silently protecting her.

The two chatted for a while, and then Wei Yingluo turned around to look for Qingyun.

"Qingyun, I need your help. Go find a few reliable palace maids and talk to them about palace gossip." Wei Yingluo said to Qingyun with a mysterious look on her face.

Qingyun felt very confused, but out of trust in Wei Yingluo, she nodded and did as Wei Yingluo asked.

A month later, the sun was shining brightly across the palace. Wei Yingluo and Fu Heng had already been quietly lurking on the palace wall, closely watching the movements below. They were both looking forward to the emperor sending someone to effectively suppress the prince's behavior.

However, what Wei Yingluo and Fu Heng did not expect was that the two people following the Prince were actually Li Yu and his favorite disciple, Eunuch Desheng!

At this moment, Prince Heqin looked unhappy and seemed to want to drive them away. But Li Yu and Desheng were under the emperor's order, so how could they leave easily?

Therefore, the master and the disciple had to follow the prince from a distance, cautiously and step by step. The scene was extremely ridiculous.

Hong Zhou saw that he couldn't drive them away. Besides, Li Yu was a senior eunuch serving in front of the emperor, so he naturally didn't want to make things too difficult for him, so he stopped caring about it.

Anyway, he is a prince, so what's wrong with talking to the maids? I will order them to go further away later.

Unexpectedly, when Prince He had just met Zhiheng and was about to ask her how her plan was going and whether A-man was waiting for him in the Imperial Garden, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Li Yu.

Li Yu made a prompt decision and ordered Desheng to take Zhiheng away. Then he said slowly, "Prince Heqin, the emperor invites you."

"What do you mean? My royal brother sent you to follow me, and I just said a word. What are you going to do by capturing her?" Hong Zhou was immediately furious, feeling that he had been greatly insulted and offended.

"Reporting to Prince He, the emperor's action is actually out of concern for you. When you arrive at the Yangxin Palace, you will naturally understand the reason."

Although Li Yu's tone was respectful, he unceremoniously invited Prince He to the Yangxin Palace before he finished speaking.

Seeing this, Wei Yingluo finally felt relieved. She expected that Hong Zhou would be reprimanded by the emperor this time.

After all, what the emperor values ​​most are rules and etiquette. Although he would not punish Hong Zhou too harshly for such behavior, after all, the person involved was just a palace maid.

But in this way, his sister should be able to be ensured to be safe in the harem for the time being.

When Hong Zhou arrived at the Yangxin Palace, Li Yu whispered in the emperor's ear first and reported the whole story one by one.

The emperor's expression suddenly changed after hearing this, and he thought to himself: This Hong Zhou actually met with the palace maids in the harem secretly, he is really so bold!

So, he put on a stern face and asked sternly: "Hong Zhou! I have heard about it a long time ago. How dare you meet with the palace maids in private in the harem? You grew up in the palace since you were a child. Don't you even know the palace rules?"

Prince He's heart was like a storm at this time. He had never expected that he would be caught on the spot by the Emperor.

At this moment, he was extremely anxious because he thought A-man was still waiting for him in the imperial garden!

He was so nervous that his tongue was tied, and he stammered as he tried to explain: "Brother Royal... I definitely did not have a secret meeting with the palace maid. I just..."

However, Zhiheng, who was kneeling beside him, was already frightened out of her wits. Her body was shaking constantly and her mind was blank.

The emperor stared at the two people kneeling on the ground below, and he knew in his heart that there must be something going on.

He was so furious that he threw the memorial in his hand fiercely at Hong Zhou. The memorial was like a sharp arrow, hitting Hong Zhou's head accurately.

"Hmph, nothing to say? Then wasn't this just a secret meeting? Have you turned a deaf ear to the Emperor's earnest teachings over the years?" The emperor's voice was filled with anger and disappointment.

Hong Zhou's heart became more and more flustered. He knew very well that meeting with a palace maid in the harem was a capital crime.

His forehead was covered with sweat, and his voice was filled with fear: "I beg my royal brother to have mercy and spare my life! I was just chatting with this palace maid, and I didn't do anything out of line."

His words revealed desperation and pleading, hoping to calm the emperor's anger.

The emperor became angrier the more he thought about it, but looking at his innocent brother in front of him, he had no way to vent his anger. He could only take a deep breath, suppress the anger in his heart, and speak.

"Either I order this maid to be executed to rectify the customs of the imperial palace; or you take her back to your Prince Heqin's mansion and stay with me obediently from now on, and don't cause any more trouble!"

When Zhiheng heard the emperor's words, she turned pale and trembled all over. She knew that she had caused a great disaster this time. If the emperor sentenced her to death, she would die without a burial place.

So she knelt down and kowtowed, begging bitterly: "Please spare my life, Your Majesty! Please spare my life, Prince He! I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, please have mercy on me, Your Majesty and Prince!"

However, Hong Zhou was filled with disgust towards Zhi Heng at this moment. He had not expected this woman to be so cowardly and weak that she would kneel down and beg for mercy immediately after something happened, without even a word of defence.

Keeping such people around will only bring more trouble to you.

If I let my brother the emperor sentence her to death, all the problems would be solved. But how would I get in touch with A-man?

But if he brought her back to the palace, not only would his reputation be tarnished, it might also cause unnecessary trouble...

Hong Zhou thought about it and felt that the only way to calm the storm and let the matter go was to bring up his mother.

After all, my mother holds a high status in the palace and is deeply respected by my brother. As long as I plead in her name, my brother will probably not make things too difficult for me.