My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 14 Becoming Someone Else's Child

People like Niu Hulu and Hong Zhou were naturally very happy.

Especially Niu Hulu, she cried with joy.

Because she guessed from this that Emperor Kangxi doted on his son Hongli very much.

“Really delicious!”

"Fourth brother, I finally understand why they all like to accompany the emperor into the palace."

"So there are so many benefits. Not only will the princes give gifts, but even the Khan will give many gifts."

While eating, Hongzhou spoke to Hongli with deep emotion.

Hongli smiled and shook Hongzhou's head.

"Are you tired of studying beside your Khan Mafa?"

Niohuru also asked about Hongli with a smile.

Hongli replied, "Not tired."

Niu Hulu smiled and asked Haitang, "Is the Fourth Prince sleeping well in the palace?"

"Don't worry, Princess. The Fourth Prince sleeps well. This servant holds him in her arms every night!"

"Besides, His Majesty doesn't make him work too hard. He has time to play and rest, and he's not lonely. Princess Shushen is there to play with him."

Haitang replied with a smile.

"That's good."

Niohuru smiled and nodded, then took a look at the wonderful things that Hongli brought back. There were so many of them that they almost piled up into a small mountain.

She really never thought that her son Hongli would one day be favored by Emperor Kangxi.

"Your Majesty has come to summon the Fourth Prince. The banquet is about to begin."

At this time, Wei Zhu, the eunuch beside Kangxi, came over and said something to Hongli with a smile.

Hongli nodded, then said to Niu Hulu: "Gege, I will go first. If it is too late, don't wait for me. Go to bed first."

Niu Hulu smiled and nodded.

Then, Hongli patted Hongzhou on the shoulder and left with Weizhu.

Hongli understood that according to the rules, only Yongzheng's wife was his real daughter-in-law.

Therefore, low-ranking concubines like Niu Hulu were not allowed to attend the banquet without special summons.

As for the emperor's grandson like Hong Zhou, he was not allowed to attend the banquet casually.

The reason was that they were afraid that they did not know the etiquette and would offend the distinguished guests, especially a noble person like Kangxi.

Therefore, Niohuru could not go with Hongli, and Hongzhou could only watch Hongli leave.

The reason why Hongli was summoned by Kangxi was naturally because Kangxi had been keeping him, the emperor's grandson, in mind these days.

"Fourth sister-in-law, I can already smell the aroma. This Shandong cuisine chef you brought from your mother's home is really good at controlling people's taste buds. Please ask him to serve the food quickly. Khan Ama is starving!"

When Hongli came to his wife, the sixteenth prince Yinlu was talking. Like Hongli and Princess Shushen, he came with Kangxi.

Because it was through Yinlu that Kangxi hinted to Yongzheng to submit a memorial to invite the emperor to a banquet at Prince Yong's Mansion, so Yinlu was also fortunate enough to satisfy his appetite with Kangxi.

Ulanara hurriedly apologized with a smile, saying, "Please forgive me, Khan Ama, and please don't be angry, Sixteenth Uncle. I, your servant, have a few dishes cooked that Khan Ama and Sixteenth Uncle will like."

"Don't listen to his nonsense, I'm not hungry yet!"

"Sixteenth Old Man, stop using my name to act so presumptuously in front of your fourth brother and his wife!"

Kangxi pretended to be angry and reprimanded Yinlu.

Yinlu actually said this deliberately because he saw Kangxi staring at the delicacies on the table like a hungry ghost.

At this time, after Kangxi's admonition, Yinlu could only honestly admit his fault and said: "Khan Ama is right. I will never dare to do it again."

"Hey, Hongli is here!"

talking.

Yinlu changed the subject because of Hongli's appearance, and hurriedly left the table to pull Hongli over. "Sixteenth Uncle!"

Hongli also hurried to pay his respects, and then went on to pay his respects to Kangxi, the fourth prince, the fourth prince's wife and Princess Shushen.

Kangxi then smiled and asked Hongli to sit next to him, right next to Yinlu.

After Hongli sat down, Yinlu asked Yongzheng and Ulanara: "Fourth brother, fourth sister-in-law, Hongli, how did you teach him? He is much smarter than my Hongpu. These days, he has been amazed by me and my Khan Ama in the arithmetic library."

Yongzheng and Ulanara smiled.

Hongli also chuckled on the side. He was not laughing because he was being praised, but he knew that Yinlu was praising him openly because he also hoped that Yongzheng would praise Hongpu in return, so that Kangxi would remember his son - Hongpu, and so that Kangxi would pay more attention to Hongpu.

After all, Kangxi had many grandsons. As long as Hongpu could get more attention from Kangxi, it would naturally be more beneficial for Hongpu to have a better future.

Who made the Qing royal family unable to lie flat and have to rely on each other? They needed to attract the emperor's attention in order to live a stable and comfortable life?

Therefore, out of pity for the love of parents in the world, even if Yinlu did not want to fight for the throne, he still wanted to consider his children.

As expected of Hongli, Yongzheng understood what the Sixteenth Prince was thinking, and at this moment he said with a smile: "Your son Hongpu is not bad either. I visited your house before and tested him. He has a very solid academic record."

"Yes, he is also a well-educated and well-mannered child."

Hearing the string music, one can understand the elegant meaning.

When Hongli saw that Ulanara also echoed the words, she also expressed her love for him, Hongli, in order to please Kangxi.

But Hongli understood that Ulanara actually paid little attention to Hongli and Hongpu, so they could only say that they were polite!

Because it was a private banquet at Prince Yong's mansion, everyone spoke more freely, and it was Kangxi's request, so Yinlu pretended to be humble: "Fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law, please don't flatter him. How can he compare with Hongli?"

As for Hongli, he had no idea that he had unknowingly become the "other people's child" in the eyes of the Sixteenth Prince.

Kangxi was also very happy to see the happy scene between his brothers, the fourth and the sixteenth, and his uncle and his sister-in-law, so he asked Yinlu in a cooperative manner: "How old is Hongpu this year?"

"To Khan Ama, I was nine years old and still very naughty, so I never mentioned it to Khan Ama."

When Hongli saw Yinlu, he hurriedly stood up and told Kangxi about Hongpu's situation.

Hongli still laughed secretly at this.

He knew that Yinlu would not blame Kangxi for not even knowing how old his grandson was, so he could only look for the fault in himself and blame himself for not mentioning it to Kangxi.

"After the palace banquet, bring him to see me."

Kangxi still said this here.

"Whoo!"

Hongli knew that this was exactly what Yinlu wanted to hear, so he saw that after Yinlu responded, he couldn't control his mouth and almost stretched it behind his ears.

The following dishes were served one after another during this period.

After Kangxi said this, he instructed the fourth son, Yongzheng, "Call Niu Hulu as well. It's rare that she takes such good care of Hongli."

Then Kangxi said, "I have heard Hongli mention that he has a younger brother named Hongzhou, who often studies and plays with him in the palace. Please call him here so that I can take a look."

Yongzheng stood up and said, "Hey!"

Seeing this, Hongli hurriedly left his seat and bowed deeply to Kangxi: "Thank you, Khan!"

He knew that Kangxi was showing honor to him, his grandson.

So, he had to express his gratitude and not remain indifferent.

As the saying goes, when one person succeeds, everyone around him will prosper. Once Hongli was cared for by Kangxi, everyone around him who had connections with him also began to look at him differently.

But Kangxi had already asked Hongli to leave, and after Yongzheng returned, he said to everyone: "I not only asked them to come for Hongli, but also to tell you that as long as they are polite and studious children, and as long as they are loyal wives and daughters, I will not ignore them!"

Everyone smiled and nodded.

However, Concubine Li's smile seemed a little forced.

Because Kangxi did not allow Hongshi to come, but only allowed Hongzhou to come.

This made her feel very uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)