My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 56 Kangxi's Concubines Show Good Will
After hearing this, Rong Fei smiled awkwardly and glanced at Hui Fei, Yi Fei and others who came here with her.

Concubine Hui, Concubine Yi and others also smiled awkwardly.

Concubine Hui even stood up and said to Concubine De, "Sister, shall we go out and welcome Concubine Fu?"

Defei nodded.

As Yongzheng's biological mother, she naturally did not need to welcome the Fourth Lady.

But Concubine Hui and other concubines of Kangxi naturally could not be so arrogant as to not go to greet him.

After all, since Defei handed over power to the Fourth Lady, it meant that she had accepted Yongzheng as the new emperor and would not stop them from showing goodwill to the new emperor and empress.

Naturally, they had to be more respectful to the Fourth Lady, so as not to displease Yongzheng, who was behind the Fourth Lady.

So all the concubines stood up and walked out.

Hongli also walked in with the Fourth Lady and Hongshi.

"Coming?"

When Concubine Hui saw the Fourth Lady, she first called out to her with a smile.

Rong Fei even came over and, after apologizing to the Fourth Lady, she also lectured Tan Lilai: "You foolish thing, Sister De Fei asked you to stop someone, but you were supposed to stop an outsider. Who asked you to stop the Lady? I didn't beat you to death, so I'm showing you mercy."

The Fourth Lady also greeted several of Kangxi's concubines, and then came to the Defei: "Greetings to the Concubine Mother."

Hongli and Hongshi also paid their respects to Concubine De.

Concubine De sighed sourly to the Fourth Lady, "You have a good son who dares to stand up for you."

"This is all thanks to Tohan Ama and my mother."

The Fourth Lady replied with a smile.

Concubine De continued, "I am not young anymore. From now on, I will leave all the affairs of the harem to you. Don't say you can't do it. People will eventually become proficient in it."

"Whoo!"

Then, De Fei looked at Hui Fei and the others and said, "You should all go away. It's getting late, and it's time to have some food."

Concubine Hui and others left Concubine De's place, and before leaving, they looked at Hongli with complicated expressions. Then, they decisively sent their servants to the Yangxin Palace to pay their respects to Yongzheng.

Yongzheng is still working in the South Study of the Qianqing Palace.

Because when Kangxi was in power, he worked here and conveyed his imperial edicts, and many important files were also kept here.

However, the Yilu where Yongzheng lived was located in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Therefore, when Hongli came to pay his respects to Yongzheng, he needed to go to the Yangxin Palace to pay his respects to Yongzheng.

After leaving Concubine De, Hongli first sent the Fourth Lady back to Yongshou Palace.

Hongshi also followed along.

After all, there is no reason for him to leave his stepmother behind.

But on the way back, the Fourth Lady directly refused Hongshi's farewell and said with an increasingly cold expression: "Forget it, go and see the Concubine. She is your biological mother, and you should show more filial piety to her."

As the Fourth Lady spoke, she handed over the lotus incense that Hongshi had given her and told Chen Shishun to return it to Hongshi: "Give this to the Concubine as well. I don't need it!"

As for the Fourth Lady, she has no shortage of flatterers.

Because she was born into a noble family. As the daughter of Fei Yanggu, a minister of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner and Duke of Cheng'en, and also the legitimate wife of a prince, she was naturally courted by many people.

Therefore, what she cares more about is whether others can bring value to her.

Especially sons like Hongli and Hongshi who were not her biological sons.

Her maternal love appears to be more principled and utilitarian.

Because Hongshi was afraid of offending Concubine De, he did not stand up for her in time, which made her further disappointed. She felt that Hongshi could not bring any value to her and that being too close to her might even bring trouble.

As for precious spices and the like, she naturally doesn't care about them.

On the contrary, she cares more about power and status.

Now that Hongli had helped her gain the power that she had almost lost, she wanted to treat Hongli as her son even more.

Then, after the fourth wife, Ulanara, told Hongshi, she took Hongli away and asked him with a smile, "You got up so early in the morning, haven't eaten anything yet, and have walked so far. Are you hungry?"

Hongshi also knew why the Fourth Lady suddenly became cold, so he immediately walked over, knelt in front of her, and explained, "My dear, it's not that I didn't want to stand up for you just now, I just didn't react in time. Please don't be angry with me."

"I'm not angry with you. As long as you are obedient and respectful, you will be a good brother to me and the emperor."

The Fourth Lady said this and waved her hand: "Go ahead."

"Whoo!"

Hongshi stood up and left in a huff, holding the Raoyao porcelain incense box. He couldn't help but grumble, "I didn't expect Grandmother Consort to give up power so easily! After all, even Consort Hui and Consort Rong didn't expect it."

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After returning to Yongshou Palace with his fourth wife, Hongli went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to pay his respects to Yongzheng. Yongshou Palace and the Hall of Mental Cultivation are both located on the west side of the central axis of the Forbidden City, and the two palaces are adjacent to each other, with their doors facing each other.

Therefore, it was not very difficult for Hongli to come to Yongzheng's place.

"Greetings to Khan Ama!"

When Hongli came to Yongzheng, he found that Yongzheng had a gloomy face, as if someone owed him money.

There was none of the jubilation he had the night before and yesterday when he first took the throne, the easygoing attitude that seemed to allow anyone to be forgiven.

Hongli had to ask, "Khan Ama, what's wrong with you? Who made you unhappy?"

"According to custom, when a new emperor ascends the throne, the late emperor's concubines are required to send someone to pay their respects. But even now, not a single one has come to pay their respects!"

"They are just like Hongchun and Xiao Yongzao, refusing to acknowledge me as the emperor, right?"

"As your grandmother said, the late emperor's choice of me to inherit the throne was not what they had dreamed of, right?"

Yongzheng's tone became colder as he spoke.

After hearing this, Hongli couldn't help but ask Yongzheng in surprise: "You still know what my grandmother said yesterday?"

"Humph, there's no way I don't know!"

Yongzheng chuckled, then sat down on a couch beside him, picked up the memorial, and read it while saying, "However, you did a good job in persuading your grandmother to retract her remarks."

"I don't mind that she prefers Old Fourteen, I just hope she can pretend to be fair on the surface!"

"If she doesn't act like a queen mother, it won't look good on me!"

"Fortunately, she still listens to what I say and is not completely oblivious."

When Yongzheng got angry, he was not polite to his biological mother and directly said that his biological mother did not behave like an empress dowager.

Hongli also knew that Yongzheng told him this in the hope that he would continue to work hard to guide Concubine De. After all, he now had the ability and opportunity.

Snapped!
Suddenly, Yongzheng slammed the table again and said, "It's all your eighth uncle's fault! If he hadn't missed a word he said last night after Khan Ama passed away, your grandmother wouldn't have thought this way, and the concubines of the late emperor wouldn't have sent anyone to pay their respects! I'm afraid that the concubines' mothers didn't come because he instigated them!"

For a moment, Yongzheng became more and more angry.

Hongli smiled secretly.

He had to admit that Yongzheng was indeed very sensitive, whether it was because he had received too little maternal love since childhood, or because Kangxi had been raising the Gu for too long. He was so angry just because Kangxi's concubines hadn't sent anyone to pay their respects, and he was unwilling to wait a few more days to see how things were.

Seeing Hongli laugh, Yongzheng couldn't help but frown: "You still have the heart to laugh? What's the matter? Are you just like your eighth uncle and ninth uncle? You just want to see your Khan Mafa's concubines not send people to greet me, so that I can make a fool of myself in front of the whole world?"

"Khan Ama, don't get excited!"

Hongli couldn't help but reply.

Yongzheng looked at Hongli seriously and asked, "Am I excited?"

"I am smiling because I feel there is no need to jump to conclusions so early."

"Maybe, they just got the news from Grandmother Consort too late. I just came back from Grandmother Consort Consort and already know that Grandmother Consort Consort Consort is willing to hand over the power of the harem to Enie."

Hongli replied.

Yongzheng said: "If that's the case, they might still send someone?"

Hongli nodded and said, "Yes."

Hongli saw that there was still an uneaten breakfast in front of Yongzheng, including a bowl of porridge on his desk with the lid still open. He opened the lid and said to Yongzheng, "Khan Ama, eat first."

"I'm not in the mood to eat!"

Yongzheng replied.

Hongli brought the porridge to Yongzheng and said, "For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, you must eat it!"

"Hey, you still dare to control me?"

Yongzheng looked at Hongli.

Hongli bowed and said, "As the saying goes, a country will not perish if it has loyal ministers, and a family will not be destroyed if it has loyal sons. I am offering this advice and persuasion, urging you, my father, to put the country first!"

"So, do you want to eat?"

Hongli asked.

Yongzheng took it obediently and started eating it honestly.

He seemed to enjoy the caring and frank remarks.

But just as Yongzheng finished eating, Su Peisheng came over and said, "Master, Concubine Hui, Concubine Yi, and Concubine Rong have sent someone to deliver a letter of greeting."

After hearing this, Yongzheng quickly put down the bowl in his hand.

Hongli smiled secretly again.

(End of this chapter)