Chapter 36·

Erkang was imprisoned, and the Bachelor's Mansion was shocked.

"How could Erkang cause such a disaster?" The concubine pulled Fulun excitedly and shouted, "Let's go into the palace quickly. You go begging the emperor, I go begging Concubine Ling! It's too late! You are a loyal minister of several generations. Erkang was with the emperor at the age of seventeen. Can the relationship between the monarch and the ministers of so many years be worthy of a fragrant concubine?"

"Let's go!" Fulun's face was pale and tears were in his eyes. "We'll go to the palace soon, but you must be prepared in your heart. I heard that Concubine Ling had knelt down with the emperor for the sake of them today, and it was useless to beg him! Even the fifth prince, who is the emperor's biological son, was still imprisoned! This time, their troubles were too great! Why is such a smart child like Erkang so confused!"

"Since the Condor Princess entered the palace and the Ziwei Princess entered the mansion, we have no peaceful days! When Ertaiyuan was sent to Tibet, I had lost a son, lost Erkang, and Ziwei... How did I live my life?" Fujin looked at Fulun with tears in his eyes, "You have to tell the emperor that if you lose Concubine Xiang, there is another concubine, and if you lose Erkang, there will be no other one!"

"What's the point of saying such stupid words? Do you know? The emperor has sent Fu Heng, E Min, Ge Feng and several others, and brought hundreds of people out of Fucheng Gate, Chaoyang Gate, Anding Gate, and Ding Gate. The troops are divided into four groups to chase Xiang Fei... But the emperor did not send me!" "What does this mean?"

"This means that the emperor no longer trusts me. He regards me and Erkang as one, and even thinks that I am not informed! I am really not sure if it is useful to go to the palace to plead with mercy now! But..." He shook his head in pain and took the concubine's hand, "Let's go! Let's go into the palace!"

Fulun and Fujin entered the palace overnight and met Qianlong, who was still angry at the Yanxi Palace.

As soon as Fulun and Fujin saw Qianlong, they both knelt down.

"Emperor! I know that Ekang committed a heinous disaster this time and the crime is unforgivable! But please spare Ekang's life due to the loyalty of the old minister throughout his life!" Fulun said anxiously.

The concubine burst into tears, kowtowed, and said with true feelings:

"Your Majesty! Please think about the hearts of all parents in the world! The few people who caused trouble this time also had the emperor's biological children. Although the pain was in their hearts and hated them... they were still their own flesh and blood! Any harm they suffered the most was their parents! The emperor's heart must be the same as us. Please give it aside and spare them!"

"You dare to plead?" Qianlong shouted angrily, "Erkang is my imperial guard, and he is in charge of the security of me and the palace! But he knew that the law was broken and he did such a ridiculous thing! He led Yongqi and two princesses to ruin! I killed him a hundred times, and it is hard to relieve my hatred! Have you parents disciplined your son well? How can you allow him to act so boldly? Now, do you still have the face to plead with mercy?"

When Fulun saw Qianlong's furious, he couldn't help but tremble and was so excited that he was extremely excited:

"I deserve to die for a thousand sins, and I have never disciplined my son well! However, the old minister has only two sons, so I really can't stand the pain of losing my son! If the emperor must execute Ekang, I wonder if I can use this head to exchange for Ekang's life?"

"I have not punished you together because of the loyalty of the three generations of your Fu family and the relationship between Concubine Ling and your relatives! If you say one more thing, I have been imprisoned together! According to me, you and Concubine Xiang can't escape from your escape!"

"Prince, please be aware!" Fulun burst into tears. "I really don't know at all. If I knew, how could Erkang cause such a big disaster of beheading?"

Concubine Ling couldn't help but kneeled down with tears:

"Emperor! Erkang has always been the emperor's favorite minister. Although the crime this time is serious, I wonder if he can make meritorious service?"

"Emperor!" said the concubine kowtowed, "Please give me some time, let Ekang go home, and let me have a good talk with Ekang, or you can find out the route of Xiangfei's escape!"

"Yes, yes!" Fulun nodded desperately, "Let the old minister lead Erkang to recover Xiang Fei and make up for the mistake! If the Xiang Fei cannot be recovered, it will not be too late for the emperor to kill Chen and Erkang again!" Qianlong looked at Fulun coldly:

"You don't need to say more. I understand Ekang's personality! Today, even if you put a knife on his neck, he will not tell where the Xiangfei Princess is going! You don't have to try to rescue him! If you commit such a big case, he and the two princes will surely die! There is no room for negotiation! Today, for the sake of your father and son, you will be allowed to visit the prison! If you want me to let him go, there is no door!"

Fulun Fujin's expression changed terrible. Concubine Ling grabbed Qianlong's clothes and shouted in pain: "Your Majesty! Erkang is your son-in-law!"

Qianlong shook his sleeves and shouted angrily:

"Don't say it again! It's better not to have such a daughter and son-in-law!"

Concubine Ling didn't dare to ask for anything again, and looked at Fulun and said:

"You have to go to the prison and persuade Erkang to tell the whereabouts of Concubine Xiang. If you recover Xiang, let him lose his merits!"

As he was talking, the guard entered the room tightly and knelt down, and said hurriedly:

"Your Majesty, the fifth prince fainted in the prison, his face was pale and foamed at the mouth!" Qianlong was shocked. After all, the father and son were in the heart, and his heart was tingling. Concubine Ling had already shouted in fear:

"The fifth prince has always been delicate, but he has suffered from prison! What should I do? What should I do?"

In the prison, Yongqi was lying on the ground, holding her stomach and moaning loudly.

"Ouch...Ouch...It hurts so much! Ouch..."

Erkang was beside him and shouted shrillly:

"Have you reported to the emperor? The fifth prince is in a serious condition. If he doesn't announce the imperial physician, he will probably not be able to survive! This is not an ordinary person, but the emperor's biological son. If there is any mistake, you will not be able to survive!"

Several jailers gathered around and watched, and were extremely nervous.

"I have already reported to the emperor, Fifth Prince... You must hold on..."

As he was speaking, the prison officer came in a mighty manner with Fulun, Fujin, guards, prisoners and imperial physicians.

Erkang saw his parents at first sight, and was both surprised and ashamed, with sadness and joy. For a moment, he didn't care about Yongqi and hurriedly went forward:

"Ama! Mother! Why are you here?"

The prison officer opened the gate, and Fulun and Fujin rushed in. Erkang landed on his knees and kowtowed:

"My son apologizes to you! I'm sad because my mother is sad!" The concubine hugged Erkang's head, tears falling like rain.

"Erkang! Are you going to kill your parents? How can you survive if you cause such a disaster?"

"I'm sorry!" Erkang said in great shame, "Mom, Ama, the disaster has been caused, it's too late to regret it! You should send someone to fly to Tibet and call Ertai back... He is the Tibetan prince-consort, and the emperor will look at him differently! With him here, you will not be implicated by me and Ziwei!"

Yongqi moaned and rolled on the ground:

"Ouch! Ouch..."

Fulun shouted:

"Fifth Prince! How are you?"

The imperial physician and the prison officer were already checking Yongqi. Erkang hurried over to help and took the opportunity to pinch the imperial physician. The imperial physician was stunned and understood. The imperial physician had already treated Ziwei Xiaoyanzi many times, and knew that Qianlong cared for these young people very much. He couldn't figure out why he put them in prison. Yongqi was the fifth prince, and he would not be able to kill him anyway. It was absolutely right to act in this scene! He hurriedly treated and asked seriously:

"How long has it been like this?"

"It's been two hours!" Erkang said.

"Two hours?" the imperial physician shouted in surprise, "Come on a stretcher and carry it out. The prison is cold and the fifth prince can't bear it!"

"twitter!"

The prison guard was still hesitant, and Fulun said hurriedly:

"I just came from the emperor. The emperor heard that the fifth prince was sick and was extremely anxious! Everyone carried the fifth prince to Jingyang Palace, and Concubine Ling was waiting for him there! Imperial Doctor, take care of him!"

"Yes!" the imperial physician replied respectfully.

The jailer then hurriedly went to carry the stretcher.

Yongqi and Erkang shook hands secretly, exchanging friendship and everything. Erkang lowered his head and said to Yongqi:

"Fifth Prince! Take good care of yourself after you go out! If you don't have the chance to see you again, please help me take care of your mother and Ama! Erkang thanks you very much!" Erkang said, then knelt in front of Yongqi and kowtowed to him solemnly.

When the concubine heard Erkang's words, she was so excited that she burst into tears and shouted:

"Erkang, please don't say that... There will be no such thing as this, no, no!" Yongqi stared at Erkang, and said thousands of words, all without saying anything:

"Ouch...Erkang, you and I love each other like brothers, don't worry... Everyone shares life and death...Ouch..."

The jailer brought the stretcher and hurriedly put Yongqi on the stretcher.

"Go slowly, walk slowly!" said the Imperial Doctor.

Everyone carried Yongqi out in a hurry.

The prison officer had received the care of Concubine Ling, looked at Erkang, Fulun and Fujin and said:

"Mr. Fu and the young master, I'll have a good talk. I'll go outside and wait! After a cup of tea, I'll pick you up!"

The prison officer and the prison guard went out and locked the door firmly.

When the concubine saw that there was no one, she held Erkang's hand tightly and said hurriedly:

"Erkang, the only chance now is to tell the whereabouts of Xiang Fei and let you find her back! Then, everyone may be fine! You see, because your parents are no longer young, don't keep it secret!"

Erkang held his parents' hands and said sincerely:

"Ama, mother, please don't force me to do ruthless things! If I would betray my friends and live a life of silence, I wouldn't have caused the disaster today!"

"I know, you have been willing to slap your friends since you were a child!" Fulun shook his head to Erkang, and said sadly, "But today, four lives are lost. Do you not care about your own lives, nor do you care about Ziwei and Xiaoyanzi's lives? I just met the emperor, and his tone was tough. Except for the fifth prince, you have little chance of life!"

Erkang answered seriously:

"After this, I have no choice but to do anything! If I use Xiang Fei to exchange for our survival, Ziwei will despise me! She would rather die than me do this, so will Xiaoyanzi! Am I a man, not as good as a weak woman as a few of them?"

Seeing that Erkang's intention was settled and it was difficult to save it, Fulun pulled Erkang's hand tightly and whispered:

"If you still have the chance to get out of this prison, just go far away! Don't care about your parents, don't hesitate, do you know?"

Erkang couldn't help but feel that the love between parents is so deep!

The situation in the men's prison is not known at all.

The three girls curled up together, warming each other. The little swallow was so bored that she actually started writing poems.

"I smiled yesterday, but today I cry. No matter whether he cries or laughs, I will always be my life!" Ziwei smiled and cheered Xiaoyanzi:

"Good poetry! Good poetry! A little genius!"

When Xiaoyanzi was praised by Ziwei, she became proud:

"What's the difficulty of writing poetry? I can write many poems in one breath!" I shook my head and recited, "Since I came to Shufangzhai, the palace gates and prison gates cannot be separated. Even though I have been thousands of years old, my head will fall sooner or later!"

"Good poem! Good poem!" Ziwei said again, "Take death as if it were home!"

"What's the 'dead turtle'? It's also a 'stinky turtle'!" Xiaoyanzi immediately became discouraged, "Are you scolding me?"

"Why would I scold you?" Ziwei said with a chuckle, "I still write poems quite well. When I encounter idioms, you will reveal your true colors!"

"Idioms? I decided to learn them!"

"Now I've decided, I'm afraid I'll forget it after going out!" Jin Sou smiled. "If I can go out this time, I will definitely learn!" Xiaoyanzi raised her hand and made a swearing statement, "A gentleman's words are hard to chase after! Add nine incense burners!"
To be continued...