The Emperor's Prisoner
Episode 40's

Zhang Liu ran quickly to the prison. Hordes of ladies-in-waiting working in the hallway of the palace were forced to pull over. Zhang Liu continued to run until he arrived at the prison. His breathing was hunting fast and sweat was continuously pouring out. Three soldiers guarding the prison gates soon approached him. They looked at him in astonishment.

"Master prime minister, what business are you here for?" ask one of the soldiers politely. Zhang Liu took a breath and looked seriously at the soldier.

"Where is the prison of the noble concubine?"

"Let's come with me" replied the soldier leading the way. "You two take good care of the door" he said, to which the two men belonged. They guarded the gate to let Zhang Liu and the soldier in. The sound of the screeching of the gate sounded gnawing in the ear. But Zhang Liu doesn't care. He kept walking steadily.

But when he saw the sight before his eyes, Zhang Liu was taken aback. The prison in front of his eyes looked very scary. Dim lighting of the room, humid air and fishy smell thick. All of that made Zhang Liu uncomfortable. Moreover, the noisy sounds from behind the iron bars they passed.

They continued walking until Zhang Liu's steps came to a halt for a moment. He felt like he was stepping on something strange. Doubt his gaze decreased while shifting his shoes.

His breath was choked when he saw something he had stepped on. His knees shook until he sat down. His tongue was immediately twisted.

The test!

A warm viscous liquid dripped down on his head. Until it reaches his face. He swallowed hard. With the rest of her courage she raised her head. His eyes widened in shock as he looked at the corpse hanging above. The head of the corpse that looked down made them look at each other. Adding to Zhang Liu's fear. There's a rope wrapped around his neck. It looks like he was hanged to death. Zhang Liu's body froze.

The test!

Zhang Liu gasped hurriedly as he crawled backwards. His breath was still hunting fast with his heart racing. "What are you doing here?" the soldier asked surprised Zhang Liu. The man was so shocked. Even the glasses he was wearing had fallen quite far away from him.

"My savage," he cried frantically holding onto a face. He again felt the palpable on the floor looking for the whereabouts of his glasses. The dimly lit room made his view even more blurry. "I'm sorry can you look for my glasses?" the door with a vibrating voice. His hands kept moving fast. The floor he was on was filled with pools of fresh blood. Making his hands covered with that reddish-colored viscous liquid. Not even his face was gone. Heavy breathing sounded. Under the dim light the soldier helped to find his glasses. Although visibility is difficult.

Creak!

The sound of cracks broke the silence. Zhang Liu biting the lower lip. He searched the source of the voice with great difficulty. The soldier heaved a heavy sigh and took something under his shoes. The other one was Zhang Liu's glasses. "I'm sorry my master accidentally stepped on your glasses" the soldier said flatly as he handed over the discordant glasses.

Zhang Liu received the broken glasses disappointedly. The glass was slightly broken and the frame was broken. Zhang Liu smashed a disappointed lip. Wanted to be used for free. His vision was getting more and more chaotic. "But what is it that you visit the prison?" asked the soldier as soon as Zhang Liu got up from his seat. He kept those broken glasses in hanfu's pocket.

"The emperor's majesty told me to obey .. lash punishment," Zhang Liu said sadly. Li Jihyun was stripped of the whip. His heart ached like a knife.

"alright. What does your majesty say something else?" asked the soldier still with a flat expression.

"That noble one requested that his caning be carried out 50 times" Zhang Liu said, turning his face away. The breath sounded.

"alright. If there is no other interest. Please come out," the soldier's expulsion shocked Zhang Liu. He looked at the man. This prison gate guard warrior looked strange compared to the other humans he encountered.

"You are an educated person so it is inappropriate to enter this filthy, lowly room. Your place isn't here" said the soldier making Zhang Liu shudder. The soldier's gaze felt cold and piercing. Zhang Liu swallowed his hard-earned saliva.

"But I'm here to visit his highness the great concubine," Zhang Liu's plea that the soldier shakes.

"You have no right to meet his noble grand concubine."

"Why?"

The soldier stared fixedly at Zhang Liu. He breathed again. "I don't have to explain it to you. Now you're out," said the soldier pushing Zhang Liu's body to make the man's body stagger backward.

"But why? Can't you explain it to me?" zhang Liu's protest was furious. But the soldier dragged him away without concern for the ravings of Zhang Liu. He opened the door wide making the two soldiers who had previously stood guard pull over.

"Please report it to the emperor's majesty" said the man coldly throwing Zhang Liu's body out. Making the two soldiers guarding the door look at each other. The eyes of the two then turned to glance at the soldier who had just thrown Zhang Liu. His cold, glittering eyes filled with anger made the two quickly divert attention.

Zhang Liu grimaced in pain. His palms were scratched by the floor. He stood up and looked at the soldier. "Damn it! You think I don't dare. Just look I'll report it to the emperor's majesty," he said resentfully and turned his back. Before leaving the prison gate the man stomped his feet. Then walk while mumbling.

But just now the man had walked ten steps unintentionally crashing into the palace pillar. This made the two soldiers laugh. Zhang Liu's face grew increasingly tangled. He resumed his journey while grumbling. The soldier looked at Zhang Liu until he was lost from his sight. The 54-year-old man shook his head at Zhang Liu's behavior.

"Chairman what if the prime minister reports you?" ask one of the two soldiers. Their faces looked worried.

"Why? Should I be afraid of that weak man?" not answered, the man with the face asked back. Make the two people look at each other in silence.

"It's not so the chairman. After all, he is the emperor. The one who was rumored to be a bloodthirsty mad tyrant. Even his own concubine was sentenced to such a severe sentence. Especially the chairman who is only the warden," chirped the soldier who was accepted to agree with his friend.

The soldier called chief scratched his non-itchy eyebrows. He exhaled a rough breath. "I don't care. Want him to punish me lightly or severely. For me it's all the same" he turned around and entered the prison. The two soldiers were just staring at his back from a distance.

"I just found out if our chairman has such broad thoughts" his friend said.

"What is broad? He's a fool. How could he dare to fight against the emperor's majesty if not a fool as well as a madman?"

"So you're saying that noble concubine is stupid and crazy?" his friend pointed to the prison. The soldier snorted.

"It's up to me not to care" he said, shaking his hands in the air. "Now we go back to work before being beaten by the warden" he continued. The two of them returned to guard their positions.