My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 196: Consort Xi is bestowed with a peacock feather, and she weeps with joy.
When the news reached the Yuanmingyuan, Emperor Yongzheng was still working late into the night reviewing memorials.

"What did you say? Lady Fucha, who is close to Hongli, is also pregnant?"

Upon learning of this, Emperor Yongzheng immediately inquired about Su Peisheng, the person who had delivered the report.

A look of surprise on his face!
Su Peisheng replied with a smile, "The imperial physicians jointly submitted a memorial, so it must be true."

Snapped!
"Good boy!"

Emperor Yongzheng slammed the memorial on the table and said with a smile, "I am so pleased with you."

"reward!"

"By imperial decree, Fucha Wengguotu is granted the title of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works and is awarded a single-eyed peacock feather."

As a result, Emperor Yongzheng elevated the political status of Fucha Yuyan's father.

It was a common phenomenon in the Qing Dynasty that a father's status was elevated by his daughter's.

For the Gahari Fucha clan, who were originally bondservants and whose families rarely produced officials, and even when they did, they were only low-ranking officials, being promoted to the third rank was a rare honor!
All of this was simply because Fucha Yuyan's belly was fertile.

But in essence, it was Hongli's good preparation for pregnancy that made the difference.

However, because of the relationship between Fucha Yuyan and Hongli, Fucha Wengguotu's promotion was also a good thing for Hongli.

This means that his power is indeed flourishing.

This is also a very positive sign for other officials in his party.

Even Emperor Yongzheng himself did not expect that his fourth son would be so capable of impregnating the women around him.

After all, it had only been a little over half a year since Hongli was bestowed with the title of trial bride.

For Yongzheng, who was now particularly concerned about having offspring, this made him wonder if this was truly a positive signal from Heaven, indicating that his choice of Hongli was the right one.

Because he was unaware that Hongli had been using modern reproductive knowledge to scientifically prepare for pregnancy.

Yongzheng felt that it was Heaven’s way of telling him that favoring Hongli was the right choice. He even started thinking about whether to give Hongli a few more palace women, or even give more of the high-quality girls he had hidden by his side to Hongli!

He wanted Hongli to bring him more imperial grandsons.

After all, Hongli seemed to be quite capable of impregnating the women around him.

At the same time, Yongzheng thought of himself.

This, in turn, made him feel frustrated.

Because he has worked so hard for so long, taking drugs, praying to Buddha, and trying his best to have more concubines, but so far he has not heard of any of the young concubines having a baby.

This made Emperor Yongzheng wonder if he was too old and it was really difficult for women to get pregnant.

But he didn't intend to give up and decided to continue his efforts. Just then, he took out the box containing the powerful tonic pills and instructed Su Peisheng, "Issue the decree that I want to choose a concubine."

Upon hearing this, Su Peisheng felt as if a thunderbolt had suddenly struck his ears.

Because Emperor Yongzheng had been visiting his concubines for several days in a row.

This has far exceeded the limits that Yongzheng initially set for himself.

As the chief eunuch, Su Peisheng was responsible for advising the emperor to take care of his health.

These are palace rules established during the Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty.

He also feared that Emperor Yongzheng, during his period of wisdom, would blame him for being weak in the legs, sore in the back, and exhausted, saying that he did not know how to offer advice.

After all, Liang Jiugong's fate is clear.

Therefore, Su Peisheng immediately knelt down: "Master, you must cherish your sacred body and cannot choose a concubine again in the coming days!"

Emperor Yongzheng was immediately enraged and stood up to shout, "I am doing this for the sake of my offspring. I cannot let Hongli work alone. You old fool, shut up!"

"My lord! You have been working hard for several days now, you really can't continue like this."

Su Peisheng kowtowed again, slamming his hand against the floor tiles with a loud thud.

Seeing that Su Peisheng was about to kowtow to his death, Yongzheng lost interest and smashed the medicine box on the table, box and all, onto Su Peisheng's head: "Insolence!"

Then, Yongzheng stood up and walked out.

After a while, Yongzheng returned and looked at Su Peisheng, who was still kneeling on the ground, and said, "Get up. In that case, send someone to tell Hongli to take better care of his health."

"Whoo!"

Hongli always cherished his health and was very self-disciplined. He also required those around him to be self-disciplined, which made him more scientific in raising offspring.

This also ensured that the princesses in his household received sufficient training.

When Hongli gently stroked Fucha Yuyan's still-flat belly, he could even feel her clearly defined abs.

"Thank you so much, cousin!"

When Hongli stayed with Fucha Yuyan alone in Caiping Pavilion to show his concern, Fucha Yuyan took the initiative to say something to Hongli.

At the same time, she smiled sweetly with her dimples.

Hongli smiled and asked, "What are you thanking me for?"

Fucha Yuyan replied earnestly, "Because my cousin has given me the opportunity to bear my own child. Most importantly, it is for my cousin. For Yuyan, this is the happiest thing in life."

Hongli gently pinched her nose: "I should thank you." Fucha Yuyan suddenly frowned and said, "It's just that I haven't been able to experience my cousin's prowess for a while."

Hongli was stunned.

Fucha Yuyan suddenly smiled and said, "Cousin, don't be angry. I was just speaking my mind because I truly love you."

Hongli kissed Fucha Yuyan and said, "I know! After you give birth to our child, I will make it up to you properly."

That night, Hongli held Fucha Yuyan in his arms and slept simply for one night.

The news that another princess was pregnant soon spread throughout the court and the country the next day.

In addition to the rewards given by Emperor Yongzheng, the Empress and Consort Xi also received rewards.

Consort Xi was especially pleased with this.

Fucha Yuyan was, after all, her niece.

Consort Xi said to Hongli when he came to pay his respects, "She is a blessed child, and you are a blessed child too."

When Consort Xi finished speaking, she couldn't help but wipe her eyes.

Because she suddenly remembered when she was pregnant with Hongli, and from that she realized that she had gained her current status because of Hongli, and that her family had also changed as a result.

She suddenly felt very fortunate.

Hongli asked Consort Xi, "What's wrong, Mother?"

"Nothing much, Mother is just happy. You are now a prince and will have your own child. Yu Yan is also pregnant with your child."

"Mother didn't know what to say for a moment, so she could only chant Buddhist prayers and thank the Bodhisattva for his protection."

After smiling and returning, Consort Xi went to the Buddhist shrine and knelt down to worship.

Hongli smiled slightly and took the initiative to walk up to Consort Xi and help her up.

Consort Xi then said, "Although Yu Yan is also pregnant, you should still care more about Min Xuan. After all, she is the Empress's niece and is pregnant early. Don't let her feel neglected because of this."

"My son knows."

Hongli replied.

Consort Xi smiled and said, "I also tasted the wheat flour grown by the commander under your command. It tastes really good. It's rare that they support you so much. That's how people are. If you treat them with sincerity, they will treat you with sincerity in return."

"That's what my mother said."

Hongli noticed that Consort Xi was now noticeably more talkative than before, which was likely related to the fact that her current situation had indeed improved considerably.

After all, for her now, everything around her is good, and everyone she's met is a good person.

But Hongli understood that Consort Xi also hoped he would continue to treat people with sincerity.

In Consort Xi's memory, what moved Emperor Yongzheng was her sincere dedication and hard work, not her appearance.

Hongli is indeed gaining more and more popularity among the lower-level Eight Banners people.

As news of the significant increase in winter wheat yield and substantial improvement in soil salinity after the application of calcium phosphate in Rehe gradually reached the Zhili region, the sales of fertilizer plants began to increase day by day.

Many inland farmers who are preparing to plant spring wheat also come to buy fertilizer.

In order to increase the yield of their own land and improve the soil, some bannermen landlords in Zhili Province actively encouraged their tenants to buy fertilizer. Some were even willing to share the cost of buying fertilizer in order to increase their rental income.

Neither landlords who collect rent nor tenant farmers who produce produce can resist the high yields brought by fertilizer.

As the Manchu Commander-in-Chief of the Bordered Blue Banner and concurrently the Han Commander-in-Chief of the Bordered Blue Banner, the seventeenth prince, Yunli, had the authority to manage both the Manchu and Han Bordered Blue Banners.

Banner lords like Hongli were subject to the supervision of the banner commander and deputy commander in managing their own banners, and the arrangement of banner members in their banners also required the consent of the banner commander and deputy commander.

However, the promotion of the banner commander and deputy commander to work for the imperial court does not require the consent of the banner lord or lord.

This is because the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief represent the imperial court. Any bannerman in a banner must first serve the imperial court before he can serve his own master.

Yunli is currently conducting his routine inspection of the affairs of the Bordered Blue Banner.

When he arrived at the territory of the Hongli Banner Zuo Ling of the Bordered Blue Banner, he was surprised to find that the banner people here were now very clean, happy and energetic, unlike the dirty, smelly and listless people he had seen before.

"Seventeenth Master, please have some tea."

When Yunli sat down at a banner household's house, the banner household's captain took a bowl of tea from the head of the household and offered it to him.

After taking it, Yunli glanced at the tea leaves. Although it wasn't the best tea, it was at least real tea. He remembered that the Manchus here used to use tender jujube leaves as tea leaves.

Therefore, Yunli asked the captain with a smile, "It's clear that the Manchus here are living much better lives. Is it related to your Prince Bao building a fertilizer plant?"

"Yes, Seventeenth Master."

“Prince Bao was kind-hearted and applied his knowledge to practical use. He developed a method to fertilize the land and increase production, so that those of us who had land could harvest more grain, and those who did not could work in the fertilizer factory to earn money.”

"Many of us Manchus, out of gratitude for the kindness of our master Prince Bao, offered him our best things, such as the finest cloth, the rarest wild game, and the finest fruit."

As the captain spoke, he pointed to the piles of fresh fruits and vegetables on the many small carts outside: "These are all prepared to be sent to Prince Bao's mansion. Although the Fourth Prince usually takes at least a symbolic amount, everyone still goes to deliver them, all grateful for the kindness of our master."

Yunli nodded and saw the tallest boy in the family putting several game animals he had hunted onto the fruit, while the oldest girl was stopping her younger siblings from stealing the fresh fruit, saying that it was for their master.

(End of this chapter)