My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 76: Beating Jingqi Mammy to Death
"Confiscate his house, exile his entire clan, and make them slaves for the armored men!"

"He used his own life to protect the people behind him, so I will make him bear the price of using his own life to protect them!"

"He is a bondservant of the upper three banners. He has only one master, and that is me! If I don't let him die, he has no right to die!"

The sound of Yongzheng's roar continued to echo in the ears of Hongli and the Fourth Lady.

Hongli just smiled at this.

He had to admit that Yongzheng was a powerful ruler who could not tolerate any injustice. Anyone who crossed his path would not have a good ending, even if they were already dead.

The Fourth Lady's face turned pale as she spat at Chen Shishun, "You rude little slave! If you hadn't taken it upon yourself to hide this from me, would the Fourth Master be so angry?"

"It's all my fault, it's my fault!"

Chen Shishun, whose forehead was already red and swollen, hurriedly knelt down and continued to kowtow.

"That's it!"

The Fourth Lady asked him to stand up and said to Chen Shishun, who already looked as pitiful as a cold stray dog, "If you really can't make up your mind about something in the future and don't know whether you should keep it from me, you should tell Hongli first!"

"We are one mother and daughter. If you don't hide it from him, you haven't hidden it from me either. Do you understand?"

The Fourth Lady continued to speak to Chen Shishun.

"I know, I know!"

When Hongli saw this, he understood more and more that the Fourth Lady had feelings for the eunuch beside her, otherwise she would not have said such words.

But what made Hongli happy in his heart was that the Fourth Lady could say this, which showed that she really regarded him as her own daughter, and she was expressing it openly, letting her people regard her as the master.

This made Hongli admit that in history, although Yongzheng was strict and cruel, he always respected the Fourth Lady. In addition to the fact that the Fourth Lady herself had a noble family background, there was also a reason for this, that the Fourth Lady herself was smart enough.

When Hongli followed the Fourth Lady out of the Yangxin Palace and headed towards the Yongshou Palace, he saw a large group of guards heading towards the Xianfu Palace.

Nanny Jin of Xianfu Palace, living deep in the harem, was unaware that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had been found to have withheld Geng and Hong Zhou's share, and that it was being used as an example for punishment.

She didn't even know that she would be punished as an example of someone who did not actively protect the rights of her mistress and father.

At this time, Nanny Jin had one eye, one large and one small, and a pale yellow face, which was also raised high. Her fat body was piled next to the beauty under the eaves of the Xianfu Palace. She was cracking melon seeds while waiting for the maid below to pour her tea.

So, when a large group of guards followed Su Peisheng and rushed in, she didn't even have time to hide.

"It is decreed that Nanny Jin has been disloyal to her master and has withheld the truth from the emperor. She is to be immediately taken to the Ministry of Punishment."

After Su Peisheng finished speaking, two guards rushed forward, chained Nanny Jin, and shouted, "Go!"

Nanny Jin was so frightened that she turned pale as a ghost, and the fat on her face trembled constantly.

Coincidentally, at this time, Geng and Hong Zhou also heard the noise and came out.

The guards all bowed their heads politely.

At this time, Nanny Jin hurriedly shouted, "Princess, Fifth Master, please save this servant!"

Su Peisheng also hurried over at this time and bowed to Geng and Hong Zhou. "I'm sorry to have frightened the princess and the fifth master. The emperor has issued an order to only take Nanny Jin to the Ministry of Punishment."

"Is that so? Master Su has worked hard."

Geng and Hong Zhou ignored Nanny Jin, only replied to Su Peisheng, and then went back.

Since the two of them had decided not to argue about anything, they naturally would not speak for Nanny Jin.

What's more, the two of them didn't have a good impression of Nanny Jin, and even hoped that Nanny Jin would never come back.

then.

Nanny Jin was taken away just like that.

And it is indeed impossible for Nanny Jin to come back.

"There's an order from above, kill him immediately!"

Snapped!
Snapped!
This time, Yongzheng intended to catch a few typical cases for rectification internally to set an example for the outside court.

Nanny Jin was a typical slave in the harem, so she was soon beaten to death in the Ministry of Punishment.

Although, in essence, Nanny Jin simply did not report the serious deductions she had made.

But in those days, imperial power was as unparalleled as heaven. Forget slaves; even noble officials would face a difficult fate if they ran into the trap set by the imperial power. Even if Seda, a doctor in the Imperial Household Department's Guangchu Division, committed suicide out of fear of punishment, wouldn't he have been unable to escape the fate of having his property confiscated and his family implicated, had he touched Yongzheng's sore spot?

It is said that after Yongzheng got furious in front of the Sixteenth Prince, he did not calm down immediately. Instead, he said to the Sixteenth Prince:

"This Seda is your brother's man. He might be behind this. He wants to secretly force Hongzhou to fight for power, so he deliberately lets him experience the feeling of being bullied by the powerful!"

"Fourth brother, it's not that bad, is it?"

The Sixteenth Prince Yinlu was somewhat reluctant to believe it.

Yongzheng chuckled, "Of course not. These days, Hongshi has been trying to persuade Hongzhou to cheer up, and Hongshi has always been close to Lao Ba. I'm afraid it was Lao Ba who came up with this idea! Lao Ba's intentions are truly vicious!"

Lao Shiliu didn't say anything else. He just secretly decided not to get too close to the starling in the future.

Because he now also discovered that Yongzheng was very sensitive, and when he lost his mind due to anger, he would easily intensify his hostility towards the Eighth Prince.

The Sixteenth Brother did not dare to guarantee that the Eighth Brother did not have such sinister thoughts, but it was difficult to say that he did, and it was even more difficult to persuade the Fourth Brother.

After all, there is a big age gap between him and the fourth brother.

He had a fear of the fourth brother that was similar to that of his father. He was close to the fourth brother because he originally liked to play with the free-spirited thirteenth brother, and then he became close to the fourth brother.

Therefore, he could only avoid getting close to the Eighth Brother, thinking that at least this way he wouldn't have to worry about Yongzheng making excessive associations between him and the Eighth Brother.

"Fourth brother, don't think too much."

"I have another memorial to give you. It's a recommendation letter, recommending Ortai and Sui Hede for the positions of Langzhong and Yuanwailang of the Guangchusi."

After Yinlu finished speaking, he took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Yongzheng.

Yongzheng took it.

Yinlu then added, "This time, both of them have made contributions. It was Hongli who reminded me to recommend them."

Yongzheng picked up the red brush, smiled, and said, "Hongli was cautious this time. He didn't let Seda succeed in his evil deeds and seize power. Through you, the Sixteenth Prince, he placed two of his own men in important positions in the Imperial Household Department."

"If this continues, in a few days, my Imperial Household Department will become Hongli's Imperial Household Department."

Yinlu also laughed and said, "Anyway, I submitted it. Whether it is approved or not depends on you, Fourth Brother."

"It still needs approval. He knows it's a good thing to support those below him at any time."

"What's even more rare this time is that he not only promoted his own people, but also made Chen Shishun, that dog slave, no longer have any trust in the concubine."

"In this way, even if I go to see the late emperor soon, there is no need to worry. He can no longer rely on your fourth sister-in-law to control the harem and the court."

After Yongzheng finished speaking, he approved the memorial in red and handed it to Yinlu.

When Yinlu heard what Yongzheng said, he was a little surprised: "Fourth brother, why do you think so? You just ascended the throne."

"Since you are determined to rectify the imperial order, you must prepare for the worst!"

"You can't expect to be able to stay emperor for a long time like the last emperor."

Although Yongzheng said this calmly, as if he was chatting in front of his brothers, Yinlu felt mixed emotions after hearing it.

After receiving the approval of the recommendation memorial, Yinlu returned to the Imperial Household Department.

At this point, Ortai and Sui Hede were promoted as they wished.

The two naturally knew that this was all the grace given to them by Hongli, so they took the initiative to cater to Hongli's thoughts and reissued Geng and Hongzhou's allowances. There was no shortage of allowances, and they even gave them some more.

Because the two of them knew that Hongli cared about Hongzhou very much now, and even for Hongli's sake, they could not let Hongzhou suffer any grievances.

The Guangchu Division of the Imperial Household Department, which the two were in charge of, was also ordered to reassign Jingqi Ma to Geng and Hong Zhou.

The new Jingqi Nanny Wang was selected by Ortai and Sui Hede in accordance with Hongli's wishes. Naturally, she did not dare to be arrogant and was very respectful to Geng and Hongzhou.

This is naturally because the Imperial Household Department and the Guangchu Division are now acting according to Hongli's instructions.

Wang Ma was not without her "flaws," for instance, she would often mutter to Geng and Hong Zhou, who were delighted by the increase in their allowances, "I heard this was all the Fourth Master's idea, and the officials in the Guangchusi are now his men."

Hongzhou also knew that it was Hongli who was helping him, which made him very touched. When he met Hongli one day, his eyes turned red and he walked towards Hongli quickly.

Afterwards, Hong Zhou bowed deeply to Hong Li and said, "Fourth brother! Thank you very much!"

(End of this chapter)