Chapter 211 Making Peace
Unlike Hongyan and Honghui, when Hongyan was born, Yihuan and Yinzhen already had a harmonious relationship and were living in harmony with each other. In addition, he had two older brothers and two older sisters, so as the youngest child, Yinzhen doted on him a little.
Therefore, the biggest difference between Hongyan and Honghui is that he regards Yinzhen as his own father 100%. This is certainly not a bad thing, but when the role of father has a new and more important identity, Hongyan cannot understand this identity change due to his young age, so it is easy for him to do inappropriate things.
Seeing that Hongyan was shrinking, Yinzhen stopped blaming him and reached out to touch Hongzhao's little head.
"You two have already skipped a whole morning of classes. If you don't go back, the teacher will be angry. Go now."
Honghui was a little terrified watching from the side, fearing that the emperor would get angry and strangle Hongzhao to death. That was not what a wise ruler would do.
Honghui took the order and walked towards the school, holding one of their children's hands each. From their backs, it could be seen that the three children were a little confused.
Yihuan handed Yinzhen some fresh fruit and told him everything she had learned from Concubine Qing.
Yinzhen nodded without commenting: "Concubine Qing is old and should have retired to her old age. Tangtang, who do you think is suitable to raise Hongzhao?"
Yihuan understood that Yinzhen wanted to control the restless factors in his own hands. After thinking about it, she was really hesitant.
Needless to say, she had three children, so there was no need to raise other people's children. The same was true for Li. The only concubine without children who had a high position was Yupin. If she were in the palace, Yihuan might have recommended her without hesitation, but now Yihuan was a little hesitant.
The most important thing for finding an adoptive mother for Hongzhao is that she must know her limits and be law-abiding. Geng did a good job originally, but she would also secretly make things difficult for Nian. Such a tolerant person might not be a good destination for Hongzhao.
As for Concubine Wu and Concubine Nian, they are even more insignificant and useless.
After comparing many options, it can only be Geng: "What does the emperor think of Yupin?"
Yinzhen patted Yihuan's hand and said, "I think so too, but Tangtang understands my feelings better."
Just like that, Hongzhao moved directly from Concubine Qing to Concubine Yu's side. Guiren Nian was jealous. Although the child was not the emperor's, Concubine Yu now had a child. She could be taken out of the palace to be taken care of in the future. She finally had hope for the future.
Unlike these childless concubines, once the emperor has an accident, they will be completely forgotten about.
Geng looked at the boy who was already as tall as her waist and smiled gently, "Hongzhao, from today on, you will live with Empress Yu. If you have anything, you can talk to Empress Yu or directly to the Empress."
Hongzhao's eyes turned red, but he said nothing and silently obeyed Yinzhen's arrangements.
The harem was relatively calm, except for the disappearance of a maidservant beside the imperial concubine, which made the former dynasty turbulent.
Yinzhen felt sick to his stomach when he saw the results of the secret investigation.
Given his current position, if he suffers a little, he will make his enemies suffer ten times more.
So after Emperor Yongzheng came to power, he first took action against the Tong family, and at the same time sent the eighth prince to guard the imperial mausoleum, with an uncertain return date. It was the Tong family again, and the court officials did not know what deep hatred the emperor had with the Tong family. The only child, Yue Xing'a, also followed the old path of his father and grandfather, and even went beyond them.
Yinzhen made a straightforward judgment and charged him with instigating treason, and cleaned out the remaining members of the Tong family that had not been cleaned out last time. In the meantime, the head of the Uya family was charged with being an accomplice, and the title he had just obtained a few days ago was completely stripped away.
The head of the Uya family was granted the title of Viscount by the Empress Dowager, and was living a happy life. Unexpectedly, a disaster struck him. He didn't even know whether Yue Xing'a had a long face or a square face, so how did he get involved in his mess? He was so sad that he couldn't even cry, and cried out for injustice everywhere, but this was the Emperor's will, and no one dared to let him off. He had to ask the Empress in the palace for help.
When Nanny Lu heard that it was the Wuya family who sent the invitation, she immediately stopped them and said, "Your Majesty, the relationship between the emperor and you has eased a lot recently. You can't get involved at this time. The Wuya family was dragged into this, which is obviously the emperor's intention. You can't confront the emperor anymore."
The Queen Mother knew it very well, but if the title of the Crow family was stripped, the news of her and the Emperor's mother-son discord would spread throughout the capital, and this was the last fig leaf.
"Move around. Even though your title cannot be kept, your safety still needs to be guaranteed. I can't do anything else." The Queen Mother hardened her heart and didn't meet anyone from the Wuya family.
After Prince Li was imprisoned, he was almost cut off from the outside world. It was only after a long time that he learned about this matter. However, given his current situation, he could only do nothing to protect Hong Zhao to the greatest extent.
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"Is the banquet ready?" Yihuan asked.
"In reply to the Empress, everything is ready. The imperial kitchen has prepared pots and the finest Yuquan wine. Various fashionable side dishes and fresh beef and mutton are also available. As soon as the masters arrive, the wine will be served immediately." Yuling went to take a look and explained everything in detail.
Yihuan nodded. This was something that the Thirteenth Master asked his wife to ask for, saying that the Emperor had not reunited with his brothers since he ascended the throne. She put emphasis on the three words "Fourteenth Beile".
Yihuan understood immediately that Fourteenth had asked his brothers to plead for mercy. After all, he was young and energetic, and at the best age. Why did he always avoid the emperor and stay at home?
The Ninth, Tenth and Thirteenth Brothers had all indirectly spoken well of Fourteenth Brother to Yinzhen. Fourteenth Brother had also submitted several memorials to defend himself, but unfortunately, they all fell on deaf ears. No one could figure out what Yinzhen was thinking, so Thirteenth Brother set his sights on Yihuan.
Yihuan saw clearly that Yinzhen was not really angry with Fourteenth Prince, but just wanted to take this opportunity to completely bring his rebellious brother under his command.
In this case, it is okay to mention it, so Yihuan said when Yinzhen was in a good mood: "Your Majesty, this is the pearl shirt sent by the Ninth Master. It is so precious. I don't know where he got it."
"It's very beautiful." Yinzhen nodded. Each pearl was as plump as jade, making Yihuan look even more graceful.
"It's been a long time since I last had a meal with Lao Jiu and the others. The imperial kitchen reported that there were new cattle and sheep slaughtered. I'm greedy and want to eat hotpot, but now is not the season for it. Your Majesty, can we make an exception for once?" Yihuan grabbed the hem of Yinzhen's sleeve and shook it.
"You are just being naughty. Just ask the imperial kitchen to prepare whatever you want to eat."
"We are the only ones who are bored eating from the hotpot. Your Majesty, why don't you invite the Ninth Master, the Tenth Master, the Thirteenth Master, and the Fourteenth Master over so we can have a lively meal together? How about that?" Yihuan said the three words "Fourteenth Master" lightly.
Yinzhen raised his eyebrows: "So this pearl shirt was collected with a mission."
Yinzhen calculated that he had been left alone for long enough, and nodded: "I will follow the Queen's arrangements."