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

When the banquet was about to end, the emperor suddenly realized that his younger brother Hong Zhou had not returned yet, and a sense of uneasiness surged in his heart.

He frowned and asked Li Yu beside him: "Why hasn't Prince He come back yet? Did he go out and make trouble during my banquet?"

The emperor shook his head worriedly and held his forehead with his hand.

Empress Fucha looked at the emperor and felt a little worried: "Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell? How about ending the banquet early?"

The emperor waved his hands to show that he was fine. However, his deep worries did not diminish. He was worried that Hong Zhou would do something ridiculous again.

At this time, Hong Zhou was trapped in a remote place with the palace maid. He tried to break free, but to no avail.

The maid kept her head down and said nothing, which made Hong Zhou feel even more strange. He tried to communicate with her, but she remained silent.

Hong Zhou's mood became more and more irritable. He didn't know what fate would be waiting for them next...

At this moment, Li Yu quietly walked to the emperor and whispered a few words in his ear. The emperor's seemingly calm face suddenly became gloomy, and a trace of surprise and anger flashed in his eyes.

"What? Such a thing actually happened!" The emperor exclaimed in a low voice, his tone full of disbelief.

Although he had only heard the news from Concubine Gao that a palace maid and a guard were having an affair in the imperial garden, when he recalled that Hong Zhou had not returned since leaving the table, he couldn't help but have a bad premonition.

Who on earth dares to act so boldly in this Forbidden City...

The emperor frowned, a thoughtful look on his face.

After a moment, he seemed to have made up his mind and was ready to leave. However, when he glanced at the many princes and ministers below the stage, he shook his head helplessly.

As the king of a country, suddenly leaving the table in public would obviously cause unnecessary speculation and discussion.

So he turned around and nodded slightly to the queen beside him, "Let's end it early."

Seeing this, everyone stood up and left. The emperor and the empress walked side by side to the Chuxiu Palace.

At this time, Concubine Gao had been waiting outside the palace gate for a long time. She paced back and forth anxiously, looking into the distance from time to time. When she finally caught a glimpse of the emperor and his entourage walking towards this side, a look of joy suddenly appeared on her face.

She hurried forward and greeted him.

"Your Majesty, the atmosphere in the harem is getting worse and worse. I was just walking in the Imperial Garden today, and I witnessed such an unbearable scene - a guard and a palace maid were openly having an affair."

Concubine Gao spoke in a sarcastic tone, and as she spoke she did not forget to glance at Empress Fucha who was standing beside the Emperor.

Empress Fucha's expression changed slightly, her look became a little unnatural, her eyes flickered, and she seemed to be thinking about something.

After all, it had only been ten days since Er Qing's incident, and now something like this happened again. As the queen in charge of the harem, such a thing would undoubtedly make her feel humiliated.

The emperor saw the change in the queen's expression and immediately understood what Concubine Gao meant. He gently held the queen's hand and patted it comfortingly, expressing his understanding of her difficulties.

Then, he pulled the queen forward and said to Concubine Gao in an unhappy tone: "Okay, no need to say more. Let's go in and take a look at the situation first and bring the people up."

Concubine Gao glared at the queen fiercely, but she knew in her heart that she couldn't show her dissatisfaction. She replied respectfully in a long voice: "Yes~"

Then they walked into the temple together.

Hong Zhou and the palace maid were wrapped tightly in quilts, carried into the hall, and placed on the ground.

Hong Zhou raised his eyes and was surprised to find that the person in front of him was his brother, Emperor Qianlong.

He seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and completely disregarding his dignity and face as a prince, he immediately cried and begged for help from Qianlong: "Brother, it's me! Please save me!"

Everyone in the hall was so shocked that their mouths could not close. The emperor and the empress also stared with wide eyes, looking at the scene in disbelief.

The emperor pointed at the eunuchs and palace maids on both sides and sternly ordered, "All of you! Get out of here! If any word of what happened today gets out, you will be severely punished!"

After saying this, the emperor turned to look at Hong Zhou. Seeing him in such a miserable state, although he felt it was ridiculous, he couldn't help but feel some pity for him.

So he quickly said: "Li Yu, take them away quickly, clean them up and bring them back!" The emperor had a look of disgust on his face, as if he was deeply dissatisfied with this farce.

Seeing this, the queen felt helpless and could only comfort the emperor softly: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. There is always a way to solve everything."

The noble concubine Gao pretended to be surprised and shouted loudly: "Oh my God! This lunatic is actually the prince of Heqin! I... I just didn't dare to look directly at him, so I didn't recognize him. I hope the emperor will forgive me."

The emperor waved his hand impatiently and said indifferently: "This matter has nothing to do with you. It is Hong Zhou who is so bold and reckless that he dared to make trouble in the Forbidden City!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Don't worry, the servants in my palace are the most censorious." After receiving the emperor's 'pardon', Concubine Gao felt relieved and was extremely happy.

As soon as Concubine Gao finished speaking, Li Yu took the two men back to the hall.

The emperor looked at his ridiculous brother, slammed the table hard, and said angrily: "Hong Zhou, Hong Zhou, you are so bold that you dare to do anything in the Forbidden City? Do you still take me seriously?"

Hong Zhou had never seen his brother so angry before. He was so flustered that he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy:

"Brother! I... just fell in love with this palace maid, so I couldn't help myself... I know that I have committed a heinous crime, please punish me severely."

The emperor sneered and did not believe what Hong Zhou said, if Hong Zhou was really interested in this palace maid.

Given his personality, she was just a palace maid and he would definitely ask for her to leave directly. Why did he have to do this?

Now it must be because he was rejected that he did this. Thinking of this, the emperor's face became more and more ugly.

"Haha, is that really the case? You tell me." The emperor sneered and pointed his finger at a palace maid beside Hong Zhou.

The maid was kneeling on the ground with her head bowed. After hearing the emperor's words, she trembled slightly, and then said in a trembling voice: "I... am indeed in love with Prince Heqin."

When Hong Zhou heard this, his body shook violently and his face turned pale as paper in an instant.

He widened his eyes and looked at the palace maid in disbelief, with an indescribable anger welling up in his heart.