The Princess Kicks Down the Protagonists

Chapter 32 The Bitter Meat Scheme

After being demoted, Falcon was forced to become a guard in the cold palace.

However, the cold palace has never been replaced all year round and is rarely visited. The several groups of guards there have long formed their own small circles.

When they learned that Falcon was demoted from the imperial court to the cold palace, they were all amazed.

"The Emperor didn't just chop you off? He even let you continue to be a guard?"

"Hmph!" Falcon naturally didn't want to associate with these people. He snorted coldly and didn't answer.

"When I came here, I thought you were the high and mighty imperial guard. Come on, brothers!"

The guards would not suffer any loss. Seeing Falcon's attitude, they immediately surrounded him and beat him up.

Falcon didn't dare to cause any more trouble and just endured the beating.

But the guards disliked him and often banded together to bully him.

Falcon was not one to be bullied, but whenever he wanted to resist, he would think of Foren who was helping him.

But the bullying among the guards also made him very uncomfortable. Not only did they assign him the most shifts, but they also bullied him at every turn. He knew that he was too ashamed to tell others, so he could only endure it silently and did not dare to fight back.

I can only hope to be reinstated and take revenge.

Under the dual pressure of mind and body, Falcon lost a lot of weight in just a few days and looked much more haggard.

But what made Erkang even more sad was that no one, whether Yongqi or Ziwei and Xiaoyanzi, had ever come to see him.

In fact, the people in Shufangzhai had no idea that Erkang had been demoted to the cold palace. They only knew that Erkang was demoted again after the emperor got angry, and they thought he was guarding other palace gates.

And Fulun made no progress either. The emperor avoided him, and other people also heard the news and avoided him like the plague.

Some people even advised him to give up his eldest son and raise his younger son well.

But Fulun still didn't give up. His Erkang was so outstanding that he couldn't be ruined like this.

Originally, Fulun was hoping that the emperor would calm down and restore Erkang to the throne.

It was not until the emperor announced at the morning court that he was going on a southern tour that Fulun was poured a bucket of cold water on his head.

Given Erkang's current condition, the emperor would definitely not take him with him.

The current emperor loves to tour the south, and those who can accompany him on the tour are generally his confidants and close friends.

"This time I plan to take Jingyan with me, so Qing'er must come along, as well as Xiaoyanzi. From the younger generation, Ling'an, Yongheng, and Yongqi can come along."

Fu Heng stepped forward and saluted. "Your Majesty, since my son Kang An returned home, he has been clamoring for you to take him on a southern tour. Is this true?"

The emperor laughed heartily. "My dear minister, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that this is the case."

Sure enough, in the end, Fuheng and his two sons were on the list, and Yongqi, Yongheng, Jingyan and others also followed, as well as Ji Xiaolan, Doctor Hu, and even Ertai were on the list of people going on the southern tour, but Erkang was missing.

The southern tour would last at least two months and at most half a year. If Erkang could not go with him, the emperor would probably not remember Erkang anymore after the tour, and Erkang's future would be really over.

However, no matter how anxious he was, Fulun did not interrupt or plead during the morning court session.

The only solution now is to resort to self-torture.

When Fu Lun returned to the Fu family, he called Erkang out.

"According to family law, I will punish you severely today. You must come with me to the palace to apologize to Princess He Zhao."

Erkang was on night shift last night. He finally got home from work and was called up just as he lay down.

He was still asleep and was confused when he heard that Fulun was going to punish him.

"Father, why are you asking for family discipline? Besides, there's no way I'm going to apologize to Jingyan."

Fu Lun was very disappointed. "The emperor announced the list of people to be on the southern tour today, and you are not on it."

Erkang was immediately awakened when he heard this. "What? The Emperor is going on a southern tour?"

Fu Lun sighed, "I heard some rumors a while ago. I thought if the emperor wanted to tour the south, he would definitely tell you and me. I didn't expect all this trouble to happen. Now we, father and son, only found out about it when we were about to leave."

Erkang pounded the pillar in the corridor fiercely, "It's all Jingyan's fault!"

Fu Lun didn't say anything. He had already found out what happened in the imperial kitchen that day. Now he really felt that his stupid son had been taken advantage of.

In the past, I only thought that Miss Ziwei was gentle and talented, and a real princess, so she was a perfect match for Erkang.

Now is the time to reconsider their relationship.

Erkang used to be so sensible and outstanding. But since he met Ziwei, he not only disobeyed his elders, but even dared to talk back to the emperor. If he continues like this, he will be ruined sooner or later.

However, Fulun knew that his son, a romantic man, was deeply in love with Ziwei. If he separated them hastily, it might only make Erkang rebellious. He had to think carefully about it.

Fu Jin also came at this time and asked the reason for the matter. Fu Jin wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and lamented: "My poor son."

Fearing that Fu Jin would be too soft-hearted, Fu Lun decided to cut the Gordian knot.

"You have to think carefully. Are you really willing to give up your future just for this little bit of face?"

Erkang fell silent. Now that the southern tour was imminent, if he couldn't get the emperor's consent in time, it would be too late when the southern tour came.

The Southern Tour was of vital importance to me.

At that time, everyone will be more relaxed, which will be a great opportunity to get closer to the emperor and regain his favor.

He regretted it. He didn't regret it when he went to the cold palace to be a guard, but he regretted it now.

I regretted my impulsiveness in standing up for Ziwei.

But when he thought of Ziwei's gentle smile, Erkang felt it was worth it. He was a man, and it was his duty to suffer for the woman he loved.

Thinking of this, Erkang knelt down obediently.

This time, Fulun was ruthless and personally beat Erkang severely.

One was to use a cruel trick, and the other was to wake Erkang up.

Erkang knelt on the ground and was punished. He didn't say a word even though he was in great pain, looking like a heroic warrior who was about to cut off his arm.

But all the hatred was blamed on Jing Yan.

For Ziwei, he would endure some humiliation and even bow to Jingyan.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

After Fulun beat Erkang severely, he brought him to the Yangxin Palace to apologize.

Unfortunately, he was turned away by the emperor.

After asking for an audience several times, he only said that the emperor was reviewing memorials and told them to go back.

Fu Lun knelt outside the Yangxin Palace and shouted, "Your Majesty, it's all because of my poor parenting. I've already punished him severely. I brought him here today to apologize to the princess and hope to be forgiven."

The emperor was well aware that Fulun had been trying to find a way to exonerate Erkang these days, but the more he did so, the more disgusted the emperor became.

He really felt that he had favored them father and son too much, which made them think that the imperial power could be easily challenged.

Originally, Erkang was given some leeway for Fulun's sake, but the two of them didn't know how to behave themselves and dared to jump around.

The emperor was a man of great character. He could see at a glance the intention of the father and son. They just wanted Falcon to follow them on the southern tour.

If Fu Erkang had not come to the Yangxin Palace to cause trouble, the emperor would have taken him with him on his southern tour. Who knew that he was so lawless and did not distinguish between superiors and subordinates?

If he is not properly disciplined, even Fulun will forget his identity.

Fulun took Falcon to kneel outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation for three hours, from morning to noon.

Erkang was still injured and felt that every moment was torture.

He hadn't recovered from the beating from Fu Ling'an before, and hadn't had much rest in the past few days, so he was beaten up badly by Fu Lun again.

He couldn't hold on any longer and passed out.

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