My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 192 The Problem of Offspring
Hongli understood that the more cautious he was, the more Yongzheng would feel indebted to him.

So Hongli quickly clasped his hands in a gesture of respect and said, "It is our duty to share Father's burdens; how dare we accept any reward?"

"He must be rewarded!"

"Your eighth uncle is so despicable, yet I still treat him so kindly. You and your twenty-first uncle are so dedicated to your work, so naturally I should reward you even more handsomely!"

Therefore, Yongzheng said.

Hongli did not expect that Yongzheng would also involve the Eighth Prince in this matter.

But he was used to it, so he just continued to be humble: "Father, Uncle Twenty-One did work very hard in running the newspaper, and he drew many of the illustrations himself, but I only talked about it, so I really don't deserve any reward!"

sensible!

So sensible!

Smart and sensible!
When Yongzheng saw Hongli's attitude, this was the feeling that arose in his heart.

to this end.

The more Yongzheng felt that he could not mistreat such a sensible and obedient son.

“Father knows that you are worried that those who dislike the ‘Beijing News’ will take their anger out on you.”

Emperor Yongzheng looked at Hongli with a serious expression and offered reasons why Hongli did not want the reward.

"How could I not know how to protect you?"

Then, Yongzheng patted Hongli on the shoulder with great emotion and asked this question in return.

After saying this, Yongzheng nodded in agreement and said, "I intend to reward you for another reason."

Soon.

When Zhang Tingyu arrived, Yongzheng instructed him: "Hengchen has drafted an edict: Dorobele Yunxi has been diligent and frugal in his work. He is hereby granted 10,000 taels of silver and a farmland!"

"I learned from the Capital News that Prince Bao, the fourth son of the Emperor, Hongli, has done a good job in reorganizing the banner affairs. This has not only improved the situation of the banner officers and banner people who have settled in the area, but also improved the situation of the banner people who have settled in the area. He can be said to have a sincere heart for governing the country and a filial heart to share my worries."

"He was granted the privilege of riding a horse in the Yuanmingyuan Garden, and his daughters, Zhaojia, the eldest daughter of Guan Zhu and the second daughter of Li Guanxu, were rewarded."

After Yongzheng gave this order, Zhang Tingyu immediately kowtowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Hongli immediately expressed his gratitude.

Allowing him to ride a horse in the Yuanmingyuan Garden was undoubtedly a rare privilege; in principle, only important princes and nobles could receive such an honor.

Of course, he knew that the main reason Yongzheng bestowed such honors upon him was because he felt that Yongzheng was indeed working hard every day at the Qinzheng Qinxian Hall in the Yuanmingyuan.

Because the Yuanmingyuan Garden was indeed very large, even though he lived near it, he still had to walk quite a distance to see Yongzheng inside the garden.

Of course, riding horses in the Yuanmingyuan made walking more convenient, especially in rainy or snowy weather, so there was no need to worry about getting wet. More importantly, this honor had special significance in terms of etiquette, meaning that he was more special than ordinary princes and nobles!
The Emperor Yongzheng's sudden bestowal of two imperial concubines upon him was clearly intended to demonstrate his fertility and allow him to expand his harem, thus enabling him to have more children.

There was no way around it; in this era, offspring were highly valued. Even for the eighth prince, Yongzheng cared a great deal about his offspring, let alone his son Hongli.

In Yongzheng's view, the earlier Hongli had children, and the more children he had, the more determined he would be to pass the throne to Hongli.

"These two ladies are exceptionally beautiful and of outstanding character. One is the niece of your thirteenth uncle's primary wife, and the other is the niece of your sixteenth uncle's secondary wife. Therefore, I have kept them in the palace, but for now, I'll let them have their way."

“In that case, your thirteenth and sixteenth uncles might be more willing.”

At this point, Yongzheng also brought up the origins of the two women.

Hongli had heard of his thirteenth uncle's primary wife and his sixteenth uncle's secondary wife, and knew that both of them were women whom his thirteenth and sixteenth uncles liked very much.

The latter, in particular, was able to become a secondary consort because the Sixteenth Uncle took her in as a maid because he liked her so much, and later sought an opportunity to ask Emperor Kangxi to bestow upon her the title of secondary consort. Most of the Sixteenth Uncle's children were born to this secondary consort.

The wife who was favored by the thirteenth and sixteenth uncles must have been quite beautiful, and her niece must have been equally attractive. Otherwise, Yongzheng would not have kept her in the palace and would not have said that it was a good deal for him.

Therefore, Hongli thought that Yongzheng's statement that the two men were outstanding in appearance and character was probably not untrue.

But Hongli knew that Yongzheng must have had other considerations when he mentioned their relationship with the thirteenth and sixteenth princes.

Of course, what's even more important is the hope that he will have more children.

This so-called generous reward actually contained a great deal of expectation from Emperor Yongzheng.

Next, Hongli met the two female officials who had been brought there by the eunuchs in Langrun Garden.

"Lady Zhaojia Ziqing greets Fourth Master."

"Lady Li Xixue greets Fourth Master."

After the two female officials bowed to him, Hongli nodded and lightly raised his folding fan, saying, "Rise."

He had to admit that Yongzheng was right. These two ladies-in-waiting were indeed quite beautiful, but they were significantly older than the other ladies-in-waiting he had been trying to marry, except for Haitang. They were about the same age as Haitang and therefore more mature.

It seems they have been officials' wives for some time now.

Emperor Yongzheng bestowed these two young women, around nineteen or twenty years old, upon himself, naturally so that they might bear him children.

As a nobleman of this era, he naturally had abundant sexual resources. Therefore, even before he was married, Hongli already had many beautiful women around him.

If he were to get married, during each imperial concubine selection, Emperor Yongzheng would surely choose some eligible women to bestow upon him, which would undoubtedly make him even wealthier.

Even when he becomes emperor, he will be so wealthy that he will need to bestow beautiful women upon the princes and nobles.

The princesses around Hongli were naturally wary of the sudden addition of two more women to his household, but they still managed to maintain a composed and polite smile.

Because they also knew very well that a prince like Hongli was destined to be surrounded by a large number of beautiful women.

Anyone who dares to be jealous or quarrelsome is considered unchaste and will be punished by the emperor and public opinion before even being blamed by their own husband.

The only thing that troubles Hongli now is that although he has a lot of beautiful women around him and has been given two beautiful ladies-in-waiting, he still doesn't have a woman in charge of his harem.

Because his wife hasn't married into the family yet.

After discussing it with Nara Minxuan, he decided to let Haitang temporarily take charge of the backyard and arranged accommodations for the two officials' daughters.

The reason he discussed this with Nara Minxuan was naturally because Nara Minxuan was the Empress's person and was pregnant, so her status was naturally different from that of other princesses.

How have you been lately?

After discussing with Nara Minxuan, Hongli inquired about Nara Minxuan's pregnancy.

Nara Min-hsuan smiled and touched her belly, saying, "I can feel it moving."

After hearing this, Hongli glanced at Nara Minxuan's belly, gently stroked it, and then said, "Tell me what you want to eat."

Nara Minxuan nodded.

That night, Hongli went to Zhaojia Ziqing's room.

"I never expected you to give me such a big surprise!"

After having sex with her, Hongli embraced her and said this happily.

It was indeed a pleasant surprise.

Although he has been with three women, he has never had such an experience.

Zhao Jia Ziqing curled up shyly and buried her head in Hongli's arms: "From now on, this servant belongs to Fourth Master."

Hongli hugged her even tighter: "I will take good care of you."

Then, Hongli chatted with Zhaojia Ziqing, asking her when she entered the palace and about her relationship with the thirteenth prince's wife, Zhaojia.

Thus, Hongli learned that Zhaojia Ziqing, because of her relationship with Yongzheng and the thirteenth prince, had been secretly kept in the prince's residence by Yongzheng when she first participated in the imperial concubine selection at the age of twelve. Later, she became a palace maid and was now bestowed upon him.

Hongli was unaware of how many of these rare resources Yongzheng still possessed.

But considering that he had been an imperial prince and the banner lord of the Bordered White Banner for over forty years, he must have had quite a few such resources.

Hongli then asked about Zhao Jia Ziqing's menstrual cycle as usual, and calculated her ovulation period. He then had it recorded so that he could remind this "stud" of her whenever he needed to.

Since being a stud to produce offspring is his important task as the emperor, so important that Yongzheng was willing to give up the woman he had kept hidden away for many years, he should naturally be a good stud, and be a scientific stud at that.

Therefore, the first system that Hongli established for the women in his harem was to keep records of their menstrual cycles and health conditions, and to require them to give him handmade gifts when they ovulated, thus implying that it was the best time for him to have his way with them.

This is called professionalism!
As far as Hongli knew, Yongzheng himself was also having a baby like crazy.

Because Emperor Yongzheng was also dissatisfied with the situation of his offspring.

After all, he was nearly fifty years old, and not counting Hongshi, whom he had adopted, he only had three princes, two of whom were older.

That's far too little for an emperor!
This is also a point of contention among many who are dissatisfied with him, who secretly slander him, claiming he doesn't deserve the high position and attacking him.

Emperor Yongzheng was aware of this.

Therefore, he never stopped trying to have children, and because of his lack of success in this area, he paid special attention to it, not only to his own offspring but also to the offspring of his princes and other members of the royal family.

The place where Emperor Yongzheng lived in the Yuanmingyuan Garden was called Jiuzhou Qingyan Hall.

The next day, when Hongli rode his horse into the Yuanmingyuan Garden to pay his respects at the Jiuzhou Qingyan Hall, he saw two young concubines leaving from the direction of the back lake.

This was mainly due to the fact that he was on horseback, which allowed him to see further and more clearly.

But because of this, Hongli couldn't help but sigh that Yongzheng was really going to great lengths to have children, even going so far as to have one child with two.

Even though he recovered quickly due to his youth, he knew to conserve his energy properly. However, Yongzheng had no such concerns and relied on drugs to maintain his strength, which is astonishing.

However, Hongli knew Yongzheng's personality and understood that he didn't care about life and death, but rather about the opinions of outsiders. Therefore, he never advised Yongzheng on this matter, but only urged him not to forget to eat and not to consume too much sugar and salt. He was quite assertive in this regard.

"Father, how could you forget to eat breakfast again? Even though there are many memorials to submit, surely you don't have time to eat?"

boom!
When Hongli arrived at the Jiuzhou Qingyan Hall and saw that Yongzheng had started reviewing memorials without having eaten, he took the bowl of noodles from Su Peisheng's hand, slammed it down in front of Yongzheng, and began to reprimand him.

Yongzheng turned around, supporting his back, and said with an embarrassed laugh, "I forgot, I forgot!"

(End of this chapter)