My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 9 Yongzheng's Sudden Concern

"Father, please calm down. I don't know why these dogs want to bite my third brother the moment they see him."

Hongli said to Yongzheng at this time.

Yongzheng snorted: "He deserves to bite!"

Then, Hongli followed Yongzheng into the study, and told Yongzheng what he had seen and heard in the Eighth Prince's Mansion, and took out the meeting ticket given to him by the Ninth Prince.

Yongzheng said: "Keep it for yourself. If Hongshi comes to borrow it from you by relying on his status as your elder brother, you can say that I confiscated it all."

"Whoo!"

Hongli was quite happy that Yongzheng was willing to take responsibility for him, so he naturally didn't have to worry about Hongshi coming to him to borrow money again.

These days, etiquette and laws are very demanding, and if a brother is not friendly and kind, it will be a headache for others.

Just now, Hongshi came to him to borrow money, which essentially meant he wanted money.

It's impossible to return it to him after borrowing it.

As far as he could remember, Hongshi relied on his status as an older brother to borrow his monthly salary, which amounted to more than one hundred taels and he never paid it back.

Now that Yongzheng said so, he naturally didn't have to worry about having no reason to refuse Hongshi. Hongshi also couldn't say that his younger brother really didn't take him seriously and didn't even lend him money.

On the way back, Hongli counted the tickets given by Lao Jiu. There were twenty of them, each worth five hundred taels, totaling ten thousand taels.

This is already a prince's annual salary.

It was naturally very generous of Lao Jiu to give such a big red envelope to his ten-year-old nephew.

After all, the total value of the one hundred gold leaves awarded to him by his father, Yongzheng, was only one thousand taels.

"Ouch, Fu Jin, be gentle!"

"It hurts!"

By the way, Hongshi also ran back to the courtyard of his concubine Li.

At this time, he looked very miserable, with several rows of dog tooth marks on his legs, and some parts of his legs were broken and bleeding.

"Why did you get bitten by a dog for no reason?"

At this time, Li also looked distressed as she applied medicine to Hongshi and asked him questions.

Hongshi bared his teeth and said in pain, "I don't know either. These dogs that my father raised are like crazy. They only bite me and not the fourth one!"

boom!
When Hongshi said this, he slammed the table and said, "If I get the chance in the future, I will definitely kill all these dogs and make soup with them! Let them bite me today!"

"Shut up! Your father heard it carefully. Don't you know that your father treats these dogs as his lifeblood?"

Li hurriedly reminded Hongshi.

Hongshi said angrily, "I only said it to your face, but it really is what I really think!"

"Although you are now your father's eldest son, you must be careful with your words and actions. You never know what hidden dangers are waiting for you! Otherwise, you wouldn't still be crowned the crown prince."

Li continued to persuade Hongshi.

Hongshi didn't say much. The fact that he hadn't become the crown prince yet was a source of worry in his heart.

As a result, he had already had some resentment towards Yongzheng in his heart, so it was difficult for him to truly respect Yongzheng as his father. He was even instinctively rebellious and wanted to deliberately make Yongzheng unhappy.

The reason he used to convince himself that he could rebel was that the most likely person to become the next emperor was the Fourteenth Prince, not his biological father, Yongzheng.

Therefore, he doesn't need to worry too much about the feelings of his biological father, Yongzheng, and he only needs to please people like the Fourteenth Prince and the Eighth Prince.

As soon as Hongli returned to the courtyard where he and Niohuru lived, he heard people muttering about Hongshi being bitten by a dog.

It can be seen that the news spread quickly in the mansion.

But before these people could mutter for long, Haitang came to stop them, and bowed to Hongli with a smile: "This servant greets the young master!"

"Get up, where's Gege?"

Hongli asked.

Haitang stood up and replied, "I'm making a bellyband for you. I'm worried that you'll sweat during the night after entering the palace and won't have enough clothes to change into!"

After hearing this, Hongli nodded and went into the house, where he saw Niu Hulu busy with needlework.

After Hongli arrived, she raised her head and asked with a smile, "Is the food at your eighth uncle's house delicious?"

"It's delicious. Aunt Eight also gave me some snacks for my family. I sent some to Hong Zhou and brought the rest back. Gege, please try it."

Hongli asked his servant to bring the snacks. Niuhuru tasted a little and praised it repeatedly. Then she smiled and said to Hongli, "You must be tired. Let Haitang take care of you to take a bath and rest. You have to go to the palace tomorrow."

Hongli nodded.

The next day, when Hongli woke up in Haitang's bed, Niu Hulu was already sitting beside him, staring at him blankly.

Hongli knew that Niohuru was reluctant to part with him.

But the emperor's order is difficult to disobey. Besides, in this era of strict hierarchy, only by being closer to the core of power can one live a more comfortable and dignified life. Otherwise, even if one is a royal family, once abandoned by power, he will become food for others.

These days, he and Niu Hulu were able to receive so many rewards, all of which were gifts from the head of the family and the monarch after they became closer to them.

Therefore, Hongli just comforted Niohuru with a few words and did not say much. Instead, he cooperated and followed Yongzheng to Changchun Garden after changing clothes, washing and eating.

When he was leaving the house, Hongshi and Hongzhou came to see him off.

Hongshi was forced to come by Li, saying that no matter how much he disliked his father, he had to behave like a friendly and respectful brother in front of Yongzheng, so as to prevent Yongzheng from becoming cruel and forcibly removing him from the family by relying on his father's status before a new emperor becomes emperor in the future.

Hongshi had no choice but to come.

It was just that Hongshi's legs were bitten by dogs, so he was limping when he came to see them off.

Hongli suppressed the urge to laugh, pretended to be reluctant to say goodbye, and then got into Yongzheng's sedan chair.

In his later years, Kangxi basically lived in Changchun Garden and rarely lived in the Forbidden City.

Changchun Garden is located in the northwest of Prince Yong's Mansion, dozens of miles away. It is actually difficult to get there quickly like in a certain TV drama. Therefore, even if Hongli and Yongzheng set out early in the morning, it was already afternoon when they arrived at Changchun Garden.

When they arrived at Changchun Garden, Yongzheng took him to hand over the sign, and Kangxi asked them to stay in Qingxi Study. Hongli was already very hungry.

My stomach started to growl.

At this moment, Yongzheng quietly handed Hongli a piece of Korean snowflake cake from his sleeve and said, "Eat it quickly!"

"Thank you, Ama!"

Hongli hurriedly took it, put it in his mouth and chewed it with big mouthfuls.

Yongzheng couldn't help but smile, touched Hongli's head, and then pressed his stomach.

Hongli knew that Qingxi Study was where Kangxi often rested after discussing matters with important court officials and meeting with foreign envoys.

Because the last time he met Kangxi was at a banquet, he had never been to Qingxi Book House, and this time was his first time here.

So, after eating the cake, Hongli looked at it carefully.

The entire Qingxi Book House has an elegant layout and is equipped with antiques, jades, calligraphy and paintings by famous people. Outside, there are trees, lakes and mountains, which has the style of Jiangnan gardens. It is indeed more exquisite and more livable than the Forbidden City, which has to care about the symbolism of etiquette.

Hongli had to admit that the Qing emperors really knew how to enjoy life.

Not long after, Kangxi arrived.

Because of the generational kinship, Kangxi smiled brightly upon seeing Hongli. After sitting down, he waived the formalities of the two and immediately beckoned to Hongli: "Come to my side!"

Hongli then came to Kangxi's side.

When Hongli came over, Kangxi took his hand, smiled and said nothing.

after awhile.

Kangxi said to Yongzheng: "You can leave now."

Yongzheng then took his leave.

After Yongzheng left, Kangxi smiled and spoke to Hongli:

"Are you hungry?"

Hongli nodded.

After hearing this, Kangxi looked at the eunuch Liang Jiugong and said, "Bring the Xitang Eight Treasures Cake that the Cao family in Jiangnan brought in a few days ago and let Hongli try it. It is made with Codonopsis pilosula, stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, and Job's tears. Children will not worry about indigestion if they eat it."

Liang Jiugong retreated.

Kangxi said to Hongli, "We have to wait a little longer in the imperial kitchen. Eat some cakes first!"

Hongli still nodded.

Kangxi then asked Hongli with a smile: "I heard that you went to your eighth uncle's place yesterday?"

(End of this chapter)