My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 68 Yongzheng made Hongshi's efforts in vain

"It's not that my grandson hasn't said good things about Fourteenth Uncle. It's precisely because of my words that Khan Ama took great pains to decide to only give Fourteenth Uncle the title of Duke for the time being."

"Grandma, you have to be considerate of Khan Ama!"

Hongli's reverse CPU came too late.

Empress Dowager Renshou was stunned for a moment, and asked with her gray brows furrowed:

"What do you mean? Am I not considerate enough to you, Khan Ama?"

"You are certainly understanding, but you still don't understand the situation."

"Khan Ama did this to make it easier for him to face Fourteenth Uncle Jiaen later!"

"Grandma, I promise you that no one wants Uncle Fourteen to be a prince and have an iron hat more than I do!"

"Because he is my grandson's dearest uncle. If my grandson has good fortune in the future, who can he rely on if not this dearest uncle?"

When Hongli said this, he bowed again and said, "So, there's no need to worry. Uncle Fourteen's good days are still to come!"

"No matter what, Uncle Fourteen is old."

"I can assure you, my grandson, that Uncle Fourteen will definitely be a prince in the future, a prince with an iron hat!"

"Besides, who knows, maybe when you reach your 70th or even 80th birthday, Khan Ama will directly show special favor to Fourteenth Uncle?"

"So, you must now understand my Khan Ama's painstaking efforts and relax so that you can live longer."

"I, your grandson, would like to wish you a long life."

What Hongli meant was that Yongzheng only conferred the title of Prince on the Fourteenth Prince now, waiting for him to become emperor in the future so that he could bestow favors on his uncle.

Moreover, when he becomes emperor in the future, he will also need to show favor to the Fourteenth Prince because the Fourteenth Prince is his closest uncle.

Moreover, if the empress dowager could have lived longer, even if she was still alive when he became emperor, then he would have even less reason not to show favor to the fourteenth prince.

Of course, the prerequisite is that Hongli will really become the emperor in the future.

Hongli understood that by doing this, he was just continuing to paint a rosy picture for Empress Dowager Renshou.

But he believed that Empress Dowager Renshou would continue to eat the cake.

Because Empress Dowager Renshou had no better choice.

Empress Dowager Renshou felt much better and nodded. "Of course I understand and sympathize with your Khan Ama, but your Khan Ama doesn't have to do this. As an elder brother, who dares to say anything if he makes his closest brother a prince?"

"Why do we have to wait for our son to show his kindness?"

"It can be seen that in his heart, his son is more important than his brother!"

Hongli didn't say much about this, but only sighed inwardly that Empress Dowager Renshou, Yongzheng and the Fourteenth Prince were indeed a family, and their personalities were indeed somewhat similar.

He likes to speak bluntly, or even a little harshly, especially in private when he doesn't have to worry too much about the occasion.

The Fourth Lady did not stand by to defend Yongzheng.

Hongli guessed that the Fourth Lady might have gotten used to the fact that her mother-in-law cared more about the Fourteenth Prince and was critical of her husband.

The Empress Dowager Renshou continued to smile at Hongli and said, "However, Hongli, what you said just now is correct. In the future, you must be nicer to your Fourteenth Uncle. After all, he is your closest uncle."

"Without a doubt!"

"Don't worry, old man."

Hongli replied with a smile.

Only then did Empress Dowager Renshou nod with satisfaction.

The Fourth Lady couldn't help but smile, and after coming out from the Empress Dowager Renshou's place with Hongli, she couldn't help but touch her chest:
"Fortunately, the Queen Mother is willing to listen to you. My heart, which was hanging on your shoulders, can finally be put at ease."

"I'm sorry for causing you so much worry during this period."

"But I have no choice. If I don't do this, it will be difficult for Khan Ama, and it will also be difficult for Ene to be caught in the middle."

Hongli looked at the Fourth Lady with gratitude and replied.

The fourth lady was moved as she hugged Hongli in her arms and said with a smile, "Ene knows that you are filial."

Then, the fourth concubine took Hongli's hand and asked tenderly, "Let's go back to the palace. What do you want to eat? Enie will ask the imperial tea and kitchen to make it for you."

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Shortly after Hongli and the Fourth Lady left, the Fourteenth Prince also went to the Ningshou Palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager Renshou.

He was a little late because he needed to go to the palace to express his gratitude to Yongzheng first.

When the Fourteenth Prince came to the Empress Dowager Renshou, she told him what Hongli had said, saying, "Regardless of whether this was your fourth brother's good intention, it seems that your good days are still ahead, just as Hongli said."

"Khan Ama passed away suddenly. Everything is different from what we expected. How can we have a good life now?"

The Fourteenth Prince had no psychological defenses in front of the Empress Dowager Renshou, so he spoke his mind frankly, with a dejected look on his face. The Empress Dowager Renshou could not help but comfort the Fourteenth Prince: "That being said, you must always think about your own descendants! Speaking of which, Hongchun, you should also take charge. Just because one generation is related doesn't mean the next or third generation will be related. You still have to let him accumulate some good karma!"

"My son understands!"

Old Fourteen nodded, clenched his fists, and said through gritted teeth, "I've been wanting to discipline this evil boy for a long time!"

That night, after Old Fourteen returned home, he called Hongchun to his study.

Seeing that Old Fourteen's face was sallow, Hongchun knew that his father was in a bad mood, and he couldn't help but feel a chill on his back. So he asked more carefully, "Father, I wonder how my son has offended you again?"

"Let me ask you, have you ever done anything to let Hongli down?"

Old Fourteen asked in a deep voice.

Hongchun couldn't help but look up at Old Fourteen: "Why did Father suddenly ask this?"

Bang!
Old Fourteen slammed the table and said, "You asked me, and I asked you?"

Hongchun couldn't help but shudder, looking at the ant crawling towards his thumb and swaying in front of his eyes, and said:

"I did. Last New Year's Eve, I deliberately stepped on his foot. This year, on the night Khan Mafa passed away, I mocked him. And even earlier, I listened to my eighth uncle and persuaded my grandmother to let Yin Shuang pass a message to him, asking him to drive Princess Shushen out of the garden!"

When Old Fourteen heard Hongchun lying on the ground, shaking his head and confessing everything, his face became even uglier.

Then, Old Fourteen stood up and started to untie his belt: "You bastard! I told you to be quiet and low-key before I left, but you've resorted to all these unpresentable little tricks!"

Hongchun saw the flying belt and dodged in a corner: "Father, calm down, Father, calm down!"

"Find an opportunity and apologize to Hongli yourself. Show the magnanimity of a cousin!"

"Whether our family can live a good life in the future depends on how Hongli views us."

After Old Fourteen hit Hongchun a few times, he sat back and said while panting.

Hongchun just replied with a straight face, "Son knows, and I'm willing to apologize."

Before Hongli received the invitation from the Fourteenth Prince, he received an invitation from Hongshi first.

It turned out that after obtaining a huge investment from the Ninth Brother, Hongshi booked a floor in the Yucheng Garden in the capital. He took the initiative to invite Hongli and Hongzhou to dinner in the name of celebrating the birthday of his wife Dong E, intending to further ease the relationship between the three brothers, and by the way, to ask whether Hongli was embarrassed by the Empress Dowager because the Fourteenth Brother was only granted the title of a Prince recently.

Hongli naturally had no choice but to go.

No matter what, Hongshi is the elder brother, and as his younger brother, he must treat him with courtesy on the surface.

So, Hongli and Hongzhou came to Yucheng Garden together to meet Hongshi.

Hongli did not ask Hongshi where he got so much money to invite them to dinner in such a luxurious place, but they came with empty stomachs.

When Hongli arrived, Hongshi took the initiative to ask Hongli, "Fourth brother, did grandma give you any trouble?"

"I'm sorry to have worried you, Third Brother. Grandmother didn't make things difficult for me. After I tried to persuade her a little, she let it go."

Hongli replied with a smile.

After hearing this, Hongshi nodded with some disappointment, then smiled and said, "That's good, that's good!"

Then, pointing to the delicious dishes on the table, Hongshi said, "Fourth brother, fifth brother, please eat. We are all brothers, so don't be polite! From now on, the three of us brothers must work together and be united."

Hongli just smiled at this, and became more and more convinced that Hongshi was really trying hard to re-establish his new personality and make Yongzheng change his opinion of him.

But Hongli felt that given Yongzheng's personality, this inconsistency might make Yongzheng even more disgusted.

After Hongli and Hongzhou returned to the palace, Yongzheng summoned them to the Yangxin Palace that night. While reading the memorials, he asked, "What did your third brother say when he invited you?"

"She didn't say anything, but just showed some concern for me and asked if I had been embarrassed by the Queen Mother."

Hongli replied.

Snapped!
Yongzheng threw the memorial in his hand directly onto the table: "Why, he still thinks that I am treating his fourteenth uncle badly by conferring the title of Fourteenth Prince?!"

Hongli and Hongzhou hurriedly lowered their heads.

"Who are you pretending to be brotherly and respectful to now?"

"Why didn't you behave like a brother before I ascended the throne?"

"If he had known to give you a gift on your birthday before, I would have believed him!"

"Besides, if he really wanted to act like a brother and establish his own household, he should have stepped forward and asked to go pick up his Fourteenth Uncle that day! He shouldn't have acted in such a fake way behind his back."

Yongzheng's tone was very cold.

Hongli noticed that Hongzhou was sweating under his chin.

to this end.

He could only sigh inwardly. Yongzheng was Yongzheng after all. When someone hated someone, no matter how hard that person tried, it would be difficult to change his impression of that person.

(End of this chapter)