My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 5: The Lady of the Imperial Household
Hongli was quite surprised by this.

Not only him, but Hongshi and Hongzhou were also surprised.

"Fujin never even invites me in to see her, so why does she want to let the fourth brother in to see her?"

Hongshi asked Hongzhou in confusion.

Hong Zhou shook his head: "I don't understand either. Third brother, go back and ask Concubine Jin and you'll know."

Yongzheng's first wife, Ulanara, was of noble birth. She was the daughter of Fei Yanggu, the Grand Minister of the Plain Yellow Banner, and was not comparable to the wives of ordinary princes.

Here, when Hongli arrived at Ulanara's place, he bowed deeply to her and said, "Your son greets the wife!"

"Get up."

"Good boy!"

"I heard you like the shaqi ma from Chaoyanglou?"

After saying this with a smile, Ulanara asked about Hongli in a soft voice.

Hongli smiled and said, "I just wanted to try something new. I can't say I really like it."

Wulanala smiled and said, "Since you want to try something new, then try the ones provided by the inner court. The palace gave me some as a reward before, and I still have some left. I'll give them all to you."

"Thank you, Madam, for the reward."

Hongli hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

Now he guessed it. Ulanara must have known that Yongzheng praised him, and for Yongzheng's sake, she began to get close to him and show kindness to him.

If Kangxi was the sky in the palace, then Yongzheng was the sky in Prince Yong's Mansion.

Therefore, the attitude of Ulanara, the legitimate mother, towards her non-biological children and even wives and concubines in the mansion would completely change according to Yongzheng's attitude towards these people.

In the morning, Hongli came to pay his respects to Ulanara, but that time, like Hongshi and Hongzhou, he was turned away.

This time when she came to pay her respects in the afternoon, Ulanara might have changed her attitude towards Yongzheng because she knew Yongzheng's current attitude.

"What's the point of saying this between you and me?"

"It's rare that you do well in your studies and make the Fourth Master happy. Everyone in the mansion is grateful to you for this."

"I think you don't have enough people around you to serve you, and since you're a studious child, I'm going to give Haitang to you so she can take care of you and you can focus more on your studies. What do you think?"

Ulanara said this with a smile and then looked at Hongli.

Hongli didn't expect that Ulanara would not only give him Shaqima as a concubine, but also give him women as a reward.

He had heard of this Haitang. He knew that she was a lady from the official family of Ulanara clan, with good character and appearance, and was very popular among the lower classes in Prince Yong's mansion.

Now, Ulanara's purpose in giving Haitang to him is self-evident.

Hongli smiled and replied, "As the saying goes, a gift from an elder should not be declined. My stepmother cares for me, so how can I not obey? I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you, my wife, and I wish you a long life!"

"You are indeed a sensible child. Niu Hulu taught you well. You must come and talk to me often in the future."

"Si Ye is not often at home, so this huge family business can only be maintained by you and me, mother and son."

As Ulanara spoke, she wiped the corners of her eyes.

But Hongli understood what Ulanara said and thought that she wanted to treat him as her own son and eldest son, and completely ignored Hongshi, who was actually the eldest son of Prince Yong's Mansion.

After thinking about it carefully, Hongli did not find it strange. Hongshi's high profile must have made not only Yongzheng dissatisfied, but Ulanara should also be dissatisfied.

After all, as the daughter of the Grand Secretary Fei Yanggu, Ulanara was of noble birth and her political sense was naturally much stronger than Hongshi's. She also knew how stupid Hongshi's current behavior was.

"My son will come to accompany me more often, but I am bound to be delayed in completing my studies. Please forgive me."

Hongli bowed and replied.

Wulanala smiled and said, "Study is more important. How can I blame you? Let Haitang accompany you back."

Hongli left the Ulanara family.

On the way out, Hongli glanced at Haitang.

At this time, Haitang was holding the shaqima wrapped in gold foil with her head lowered and her eyes looking submissive. She did not show any displeasure nor any ecstasy, but just followed behind with a smile.

In Hongli's opinion, since she was raised by Ulanara, she is indeed virtuous!
He couldn't help but discover that the crabapple tree really had thin branches and bore great fruit. Although it had a slender waist, the pair of tiger heads hidden under its coat had a very majestic outline.

This made Hongli think that he finally didn't have to sleep on a porcelain pillow at night anymore.

But now, he can only let Haitang bring him this little enjoyment. After all, he has not yet opened his virginity, so he cannot plant fruit on Haitang to completely win her heart.

Hongshi and Hongzhou had not left yet when Hongli came out.

When the two saw Hongli bringing Haitang out, they were both shocked.

Hong Zhou pointed at Hai Tang and asked Hong Li, "Fourth brother, what's going on?"

"Fujin pointed her out to me."

Hongli replied. Hongzhou half-opened his mouth, stuck out his tongue, and then retracted it after a long time.

Hongshi couldn't help but smile awkwardly and said sourly: "I didn't expect that Fu Jin still likes you, the fourth one, more!"

"Third brother, you're joking. Fu Jin treats us all as her own children."

Hongli replied and walked towards the courtyard where he lived.

Hong Zhou followed him because he lived nearby. He hugged his shoulders and whispered, "Fourth brother, you are so lucky. Everyone in the palace says that Hai Tang is the best among the concubine's women. Now the concubine has appointed her to you. How enviable!"

Hongli smiled at Hongzhou and said, "If you behave well, your wife will reward you."

After Hongli and Hongzhou left, Hongshi snorted and walked towards the courtyard of concubine Li with an unhappy look on his face.

Because Yongzheng had gone out of the palace to meditate again, they did not need to pay their respects to him.

But Hongli knew that after Yongzheng deposed the crown prince for the second time, he was said to be obsessed with Buddhism and often lived in seclusion, but in fact he was hiding his true intentions and making more secret plans to seize the throne. He even thought that the Buddha he was contemplating was the Laughing Buddha.

Otherwise, Yongzheng would not have left the palace to live in seclusion and brought Nian Gengyao's sister, Nian, with him.

Moreover, after Hongzhou, all three of Yongzheng's sons were not born within two or three years before or after Yongzheng ascended the throne, and they were all born to Nian.

undoubtedly……

During this period, Yongzheng must have had a lot of trouble with Nian's belly.

As to whether Yongzheng slept with Concubine Nian so hard during this period because he really liked her or because he needed Nian Gengyao, only Yongzheng himself knew.

As soon as Hongshi arrived at Li's place, he put his hands on his hips and said in frustration, "I don't know what Fu Jin means. Why did she suddenly assign Haitang to the fourth son? Since my adult son got married, she has never given him a concubine!"

"It's because Hongli has been doing well in his studies lately, and you've always upset your father, so naturally she has to be cold to you!"

Li said helplessly.

"What's the point of being good at homework? Uncle Eight said that my Aisin-Gioro family won the world by cunning, not by doing good homework!"

Hongshi sneered and disagreed.

Li sighed helplessly, "You should avoid associating with Eighth Uncle and Fourteenth Uncle! You know your father doesn't like them, yet you still go around them. Naturally, your father will dislike you, and so will Consort Fu."

"Why are you saying this?"

Hongshi stood up, still unconvinced, even a little resentful. "Father, what a fool! Now Fourteenth Uncle is in charge of the Northwest Army, and Eighth Uncle is in charge of the Imperial Household Department. Everyone knows that in the future, Fourteenth Uncle will rule the country, and Eighth Uncle will be in charge of the government. Not only did he not use the fact that he is Fourteenth Uncle's biological brother to mend the relationship, but he has become even colder than before and doesn't like me to have any contact with them."

Hongshi then sighed and said, "For the sake of Prince Yong's Mansion and your future, mother, I can no longer care about so many things. I can only make my fourteenth and eighth uncles happy first, and I can't care about my father anymore."

Mrs. Li could only sigh and say, "I am a woman, I don't understand that much, and I can't control you. I just hope you can be safe and sound."

At this time, Hongshi asked Li: "Does my mother have any money left?"

Li looked at him and asked, "What do you want the money for?"

"After the New Year, Uncle Eight's Hongwang's birthday is coming up. I have to prepare some gifts for him. I've almost used up my own money."

Hiroshi said.

After hearing this, Li had no choice but to open the cabinet, took out a bag of her own silver, and handed it to Hongshi: "It's not much silver, just this much. Hongli and Hongzhou's birthdays are coming soon, you should prepare some for them as well, so that your father can be happy and know that you two brothers have a good relationship."

"Since we don't have much money, we should use it wisely. Why are you still thinking about his younger brother, who was born to a princess? When Fourteenth Uncle ascends the throne, they will be nothing more than bastards of a prince. It's hard to say whether they can even get a title."

Hongshi chuckled.

……

……

When Hongli returned home, he saw the house was full of gift boxes.

Hongli couldn't help but ask Niu Hulu: "Gege, who sent these?"

"Because your birthday is coming soon, everyone has sent gifts. Some are from the wives, and some are from other ladies in the palace."

Niu Hulu said with a smile.

Hongli nodded.

Because Yongzheng and his first wife treated the mother and son very well, other people in the mansion also followed suit.

This kind of social phenomenon of treating people differently based on their social status is naturally unavoidable in Prince Yong's Mansion.

Hongli also casually picked up a few exquisite gifts and played with them for a while, saying, "It just so happens that Hongzhou's birthday is on the same day as mine, so I won't have to worry about preparing gifts for him when the time comes."

"Hongwang's birthday at your eighth uncle's house is coming soon. Do you want to prepare one?"

Niu Hulu asked at this time.

Hongli thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. Father doesn't like Uncle Eight! Especially not Lady Eight!"

(End of this chapter)