Chapter 12(2/4)
"It's...it's the matter on the way from Jinan to Beijing! I didn't say it because Emperor Ama didn't ask!"
Qianlong stared at Xiaoyanzi, feeling that Xiaoyanzi was becoming more and more unpredictable, and frowned without saying a word.
"Emperor! One person does things and one person does it! Tonight, I encouraged everyone to help me, and I admit it if you want to be beaten or punished. Please give up your irrelevant people! Xiaoyanzi kowtows to you and thank you for your kindness!" Xiaoyanzi kowtowed repeatedly, speaking sincerely, every word comes from the heart.
Qianlong stared at her and was quite shocked. Somehow, he couldn't become stricter.
"Tell me first, where did you go tonight?"
Xiaoyanzi looked up at Qianlong, thinking that even if he lies, he would not be able to resolve it, so he honestly told him:
"I went to Mr. Fu's house!"
Yongqi was startled and looked at Xiaoyanzi.
Qianlong was very puzzled and was also surprised to see Xiaoyanzi.
Concubine Ling was even more surprised and kept looking at Yongqi. Yongqi nodded to her and made a wink. Concubine Ling was confused and could not ask in detail, so she had to endure it and not speak.
Xiaoyanzi shouted excitedly:
"I have begged the Emperor Ama many times and asked me to leave the palace for a walk! The Emperor Ama just doesn't allow it. I live in the palace, eat the best, wear the best, and use the best... But it's really like going to jail! I'm almost suffocating and annoying. I really want to go out, even if I just look at the streets and the crowds! Last time, in order to get out, I even overturned the wall. This time I didn't dare to climb over the wall, so I begged the fifth prince and Ertai to take me out. They saw that I was pitiful, so I was moved by me! We didn't go anywhere else, we only went to Ertai's house..."
Qianlong looked at Yongqi suspiciously:
"Is what she said true? Have you gone to Fu's house?"
Yongqi had to admit it.
"Yes! We went to Ertai's house, sat down and rushed back!"
Qianlong looked at the two of them in confusion with confusion:
"You tried your best to get out of the palace and finally got out of the palace, but you didn't go anywhere. You just went to Fulun's house for a seat?"
"Go back to the emperor! I really don't dare to take her to other places!" Yongqi said daringly.
Concubine Ling hurriedly smoothed out the situation:
"Oh, it turns out that I went to Fulun's place. Fortunately, it's my own relative, so it's better than going out to run around!"
Qianlong looked at the two of them, but he couldn't see any flaws, so he slapped the table and said sternly:
"Yongqi! You are your brother, you actually make trouble with Xiaoyanzi! Don't think you are the prince, I will indulge you! Xiaoyanzi doesn't understand the rules, don't you understand either?"
Yongqi lowered her head in shame:
"Yongqi knows the crime! He is punished by the Emperor Ama!"
Xiaoyanzi was so anxious when she saw Qianlong. She knew that Qianlong was angry that even the princess would be beaten, and the prince probably couldn't escape, so she kowtowed and said:
"Emperor! I said, one person does things and one person does it! Just punish me!"
Yongqi was also very anxious. Thinking that Xiaoyanzi had not been beaten yet, she still couldn't even sit down. If she was beaten again, she would probably not even be able to save her life! She kowtowed and shouted:
"Emperor! Xiaoyanzi is thin and has been beaten and can't be punished anymore! As a brother, I have never been enlightened and I am willing to be punished!"
When Qianlong saw the two brothers and sisters rushing to be punished for each other, and they are both sincere, he was a little shocked, moved, and confused. He heard that the drum beat three times and he was tired, so he slapped the table, stood up, stared at the two people seriously and said:
"It's too late tonight, I don't have time to interrogate you! You two can also leave. As for wine? Don't drink it. After the morning court tomorrow, you two will come to my study. I will settle the score with you!"
Yongqi kowtowed quickly, saying "Yes" in her mouth.
Qianlong joined forces, and Concubine Ling stood up. Qianlong turned around and Concubine Ling and the palace maids and eunuchs quickly followed. Yongqi did not dare to stay in Shufangzhai. She glanced at Xiaoyanzi quickly, and couldn't say anything, so she stood up and chased Qianlong:
"Son of the son sent the emperor Ama back to the palace!"
Qianlong then left with Concubine Ling, Yongqi, palace maids and eunuchs.
The room was left with Xiaoyanzi, Xiao Dengzi, Xiao Zhuozi, Mingyue and Caixia. The five of them looked at each other, all of them were still in shock. After a long time, everyone came to their senses. Xiao Dengzi fell to Xiaoyanzi, raised his hand high and then threw it to the ground, shouting in a mess:
"Girl! Master! Thousand Sui! Ancestor... please spare us! Long Sui will come to Shufangzhai at any time, don't do anything else! We really can't stand it!"
Xiaoyanzi sat on the ground, her eyes wide open, and thought in panic that after the morning court tomorrow, Qianlong would still be tried! Oh my God! What should I do? What should I do? I can’t sleep tonight, so I have to go to the fifth prince’s place at dawn to discuss countermeasures!
Finally, it was dawn, and Xiaoyanzi put on the little eunuch's clothes again, hiding, avoiding, and kicking... She quickly stepped on the morning mist and dewdrops, walked through the deep courtyard of the heavy building, crossing the pavilions and pavilions, and headed straight to Jingyang Palace where Yongqi lived.
Xiao Shunzi was shocked when she saw that she was dressed in this way and quickly took her into Yongqi's study. It turned out that there were two people who arrived earlier than her, namely Erkang and Ertai. The three young people had been in a meeting for a long time, and had not yet reached a conclusion on how to "confession". When the door opened and Xiaoyanzi flashed in, the three of them were shocked.
When Xiaoyanzi saw that all three of them were there, she was overjoyed and hurriedly said:
"You three cobblers must have figured out a solution! Tell me your tricks quickly! I can only stop for a while, say it quickly!"
Erkang took a breath of air conditioning and stared at Xiaoyanzi:
"You are too brave, right? You just broke into it like this? Has anyone been followed?"
"No, I'm very careful! Don't waste time, teach me quickly. What should I say when I see the emperor?"
"Come here! Come here, let's surround a little!" Yongqi shouted.
The four of them gathered together and discussed the plan tightly.
The four of them were whispering. Outside the door, Xiao Shunzi suddenly came and Xiao Guizi shouted urgently:
"The Empress is here!"
The four of them looked at each other, all of them were shocked. Xiaoyanzi looked around and had no place to escape, so she had to drill under the desk.
As soon as the little swallow got in, the door opened. The queen took Rong Mama and the palace maids and strode into the room.
Please come down and go all three.
"My son Yongqi bows to the emperor's mother!"
"My Faulkang (Foltai) respectfully invites the Queen Jin An!"
The queen looked at the three people inside and snorted:
"Are you three working hard so early or discussing national affairs?"
Mama Rong stood beside the queen, her eyes searching indoors like an eagle.
All the three of them looked nervous and absent-minded. Erkang barely maintained his composure and replied: "I'm talking to the fifth prince about returning to Xinjiang!"
"So that's it!" the queen said coldly.
Mama Rong had already discovered Xiaoyanzi and gave the queen a wink.
The queen looked over quietly, and saw the little swallow's fingers lying on the ground under the table.
"It is rare that the fifth prince is so concerned about state affairs. Erkang and Ertai are so diligent. At dawn, they came to the palace to discuss the issue of returning to Xinjiang. This is really a blessing for our Qing Dynasty..." The queen said as she walked to the desk. She looked down and stepped on Xiaoyanzi's fingers with her thick "flower pot bottom" shoes.
The little swallow screamed and waved her hand instinctively.
"Oh...my mother...my god!"
Xiaoyanzi tried too hard, and the queen fell to the ground. Madam Rong and the palace maids hurriedly helped her. The queen fell so hard that she got up in a mess. Madam Rong had already screamed:
"Rebellion! Rebellion! There are thieves under the table! Someone is coming!"
The guards outside rushed in and asked in surprise:
"Where are the thiefs? Where are the thiefs?"
Erkang tried hard to stop the guards and shouted:
"Look at what kind of people are in this room! How could you just break into the door casually when you hear a nanny call?"
Yongqi immediately acted with Erkang and yelled loudly:
"This is my study room, and it's not called Chuan. Who is breaking around? What a terrible dog!"
When the guards heard this, they were so scared that they all knelt down and shouted, "Sister deserves to die! Sister deserves to die!"
The queen stood firmly, and she didn't dare to move when she saw the guards moving. She was so angry that her face turned red and her neck was thick, and she shouted:
"It's my decree! Take out the little thief under the table! Whoever dares to disobey is to be a serious crime! Hurry up! Take action!"
When the guards saw that it was the queen's order, they all replied dizzyly:
"Zhe! The slave obeys the order! The slave obeys the order..."
The guards rushed forward, Erkang, Ertai, and Yongqi blocked them. Yongqi shouted:
"That's the Condor Princess! Whoever wants to capture the Condor Princess, catch me first!"
The guards were blocked and the scene was messy.
The little swallow could no longer hide it, rolled out from under the table, tears streaming from pain, thinking hard, but stood up, pale face, raised her head high, and shouted with a domineering momentum:
"I do things one by one. I want one first and one dead!"
As a result, everyone went to Qianlong again.
Qianlong looked at Xiao Yanzi who had become a little eunuch again, and his head hurt. He looked at Erkang, Ertai and Yongqi kneeling on the ground. He felt even more confused. He slapped the table and shouted angrily:
"What's going on with you guys? I sneaked out of the palace yesterday and held a secret meeting again today. You are so brave! Erkang, as a first-class guard, you are actually following them and making trouble! Why are you so sneaky? Erkang, you said!"
The queen stood by Qianlong seriously and looked at the four of them coldly.
Erkang had to sort out his messy thoughts and reported:
"I have reported to the emperor, why did the Condor Princess leave the palace privately? Ertai dared not take the princess and princess to any place, so he took it home. Today, our brothers entered the palace at dawn just to visit the fifth prince and princess. I wonder if they had passed the imperial examination safely!"
To be continued...