My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 219 Emperor Yongzheng was overjoyed and rewarded his grandson handsomely!
After Hongli asked this question, Haitang replied after a moment: "Your Highness, the princess is fine, just quite tired. Please rest assured!"

Hongli clapped his hands and nodded: "It's good that both mother and child are safe!"

At this moment, Haitang specially took out a handkerchief with two small footprints on it and held it on her head.

Then, Hongli took the handkerchief and handed it to Li Yu, saying, "Go immediately and inform Father Khan that the imperial grandson has surrendered!"

"Whoo!"

Li Yu was also excited, and quickly took the handkerchief and ran out.

Emperor Yongzheng was indeed very concerned about Nara Minxuan's childbirth.

Therefore, even though it is now the winter month, he is not in a hurry to return to the palace, in order to avoid the trouble caused by Nara Minxuan, who is about to give birth, returning to the palace with Hongli.

Although Nara Minxuan was only one of Hongli's concubines.

But that's just how Yongzheng was; he would pay special attention to the smallest details when it came to things he cared about.

"My lord is overjoyed!"

"My lord is overjoyed!"

When Yongzheng heard the news, he was already preparing to go to sleep, but upon hearing it, he hurriedly got up and went outside: "Has Lady Nara of Hongli's family given birth to a child?"

Su Peisheng immediately knelt down and handed over a handkerchief: "Your Majesty, yes, someone from Prince Bao's residence just reported that Princess Nara has given birth to a grandson of the Emperor!"

"Good, very good!"

Yongzheng smiled and started walking quickly on the ground.

But not long after he left, Yongzheng sat down at the table and suddenly stretched out his feet: "Help me put on my shoes."

Su Peisheng then noticed that Yongzheng had gotten out of bed without putting on his shoes, so he immediately went to Yongzheng's room, took out Yongzheng's shoes, and knelt on the ground to serve Yongzheng in putting on his shoes.

"That's Hongli! He actually had a son so early."

"It seems the spirit of the late emperor is truly protecting him!"

Emperor Yongzheng sighed at this, then couldn't help but smile and mutter to himself, "This is also my blessing to have a grandson. It can shut up a lot of people's mouths."

While helping Yongzheng put on his shoes, Su Peisheng chimed in, "Your Majesty is right. In my humble opinion, you and Fourth Prince are both virtuous people. The birth of a grandson is just the beginning; there will be many more princes and grandsons in the future."

Yongzheng nodded: "I really want to go and take a look now."

"Master, it would be better to go tomorrow. I'm sure Fourth Master is busy enough tonight."

Su Peisheng said with a smile.

Although Emperor Yongzheng was eager to have a grandson, he restrained himself and only instructed Su Peisheng: "Send someone to inform Prince Yi about this matter."

"Don't worry, Master, I have already sent someone."

Su Peisheng replied.

Emperor Yongzheng nodded in satisfaction after hearing this.

Then, Yongzheng asked, "Where is the Empress?"

"We've already sent someone to inform them."

Su Peisheng replied.

Yongzheng suddenly stood up and said, "I'm going to see the Empress. Her niece has done a great service!"

The Empress, who had already gone to bed, was overjoyed when Chen Shishun reported the good news with a smile. She quickly ordered, "Have everyone get up and prepare to welcome the Emperor!"

"Welcome?"

"Does Your Majesty mean that His Majesty is coming?"

Chen Shishun asked.

The Empress smiled and said, "That's right, His Majesty will definitely not be able to sleep over something like this and will come to see me! Also, send someone to tell Consort Xi about this happy news."

"Whoo!"

The Empress said solemnly, her hands clasped together, "May our ancestors and the Bodhisattvas bless us, for a grandson of the emperor has finally been born, and he is a grandson born to me, Empress Nara."

Then, the Empress beamed with joy.

After the Empress got up, dressed and washed, and went to the Buddhist shrine to express her gratitude, she heard the Emperor's arrival and hurriedly led everyone to greet him.

"emperor!"

Just as the Empress was about to bow to Emperor Yongzheng, he stopped her and asked, "Do you know that your niece has given birth to a grandson for our Great Qing Dynasty?"

The Empress smiled and said, "I have already heard about it and was just about to congratulate Your Majesty. I have already sent someone to inform Consort Xi."

"Joy and rejoice together!"

"The fact that Hongli now has a son is something to celebrate for me and the entire Qing Dynasty."

"I shall reward your niece handsomely."

Yongzheng said.

The Empress smiled and said, "It is an honor for Lady Nara to give birth to a grandson for the Qing Dynasty. It is a blessing from our ancestors! And it is also thanks to His Majesty!"

Emperor Yongzheng was very pleased that his empress could always maintain a humble demeanor, and therefore said: "I have decided that tomorrow I will issue an edict to the court officials to posthumously confer upon your father the title of First-Class Duke, and allow your younger brother to inherit the title of Duke."

"I thank the emperor for his grace!"

The Empress immediately performed a grand salute.

Yongzheng helped her up again: "This is what your family deserves."

"As for your niece herself, I will reward her handsomely."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" "As for the imperial grandson, I have also prepared a generous gift. We will go together tomorrow."

Emperor Yongzheng said this to the Empress.

The Empress smiled and nodded, suggesting, "Why don't we let Consort Xi go along as well?"

Yongzheng nodded.

Meanwhile, Consort Xi, upon learning this news, was wide awake.

She went to the Guanyin statue to fulfill her vow and said with a smile, "Thank you, Bodhisattva, for blessing Hongli with his first child and for giving my Qing Dynasty a grandson."

Then, Consort Xi walked out of the palace with a smile on her face.

At this moment, she could no longer fall asleep, so she could only go out for a walk and look at the vast sky outside the high walls, hoping that dawn would break soon.

In this way, she could send someone to check on the imperial grandson on her behalf under the guise of a reward.

But as soon as Consort Xi came out, she couldn't help but see a jujube tree in the courtyard, which reminded her of the time when Hongli was still young and stood on the roof behind the jujube tree in the Yong Prince's Mansion.

Then, Consort Xi couldn't help but think of the scene when she gave birth to Hongli, and couldn't help but sigh, "In the blink of an eye, he is about to have his own child."

"what's up?"

Because someone from the Yuanmingyuan Garden suddenly came to deliver an imperial edict, the Thirteenth Prince's wife, Lady Zhaojia, quickly brushed the snow off him and asked him about it after he returned from receiving the edict.

The thirteenth prince smiled and said, "Prepare a congratulatory gift. Hongli has a son. Fourth brother has come to inform you of this news."

"That's great news!"

"His Majesty will surely be in a much better mood because of this, which will make your job much easier, and you will be more likely to succeed in pleading for some people."

Zhao Jia smiled and said.

The thirteenth prince nodded: "That makes sense. Implementing new policies also requires good news like this to boost morale, and it also needs such news to shut up those who are dissatisfied with the new policies."

"Therefore, I also sent someone to inform the sixteenth and seventeenth princes about this matter."

The thirteenth son continued.

"Go to sleep. You have to hurry to the palace to offer your congratulations tomorrow morning. If you go late, the Emperor will have something to say."

"That's right!"

Because the thirteenth prince also sent someone to inform the sixteenth and seventeenth princes of this news, the news that Princess Nara of the Hongli Emperor had successfully given birth to a son quickly spread among the nobles and officials in the capital.

Hongsheng learned of this soon after, and with a stern face, he said to his third son, "Father, Hongli's princess has finally given birth to a son!"

The third son sighed, then stood up: "He has his own offspring so soon. Hongli is indeed blessed."

"Uncle will definitely be very happy about this."

Hong Sheng said with great distress.

The third brother nodded: "Yes, this will encourage your fourth uncle and those who support your fourth uncle in rectifying the court."

Hongsheng smiled wryly at this, for he truly did not want to see anything happen that would please Yongzheng.

of course!

The thought that he was nearly thirty and still childless, while Hongli had a son so quickly, filled him with envy and a sense of loss. He was disappointed that he didn't have a child of his own.

At this moment, Hongli was already sitting next to Nara Minxuan, holding a child in his arms who looked somewhat like himself. He looked at the child with a smile as if he were admiring a work of art.

Nara Minxuan looked at him, her tired eyes also radiating tenderness.

She knew that this should be the gift she could give to Hongli that would make him the happiest.

Hongli seemed to notice Nara Minxuan's gaze, so he turned around and held the child in front of Nara Minxuan, saying, "Take a look too."

Nara Minxuan smiled at this, then gently touched the child's forehead with her index finger, as if she were touching a fine piece of porcelain.

At this moment, Hongli also looked at Nara Minxuan.

He suddenly felt that Nara Minxuan was most charming at this moment, especially her eyes, which had an unprecedented depth of affection. The moment she looked at the grandson of the emperor, he couldn't help but feel a stirring in his heart, and he felt an impulse to give her and the grandson of the emperor a lifetime of happiness.

Not long after, Yongzheng sent someone to deliver an imperial edict.

"By imperial decree, the Emperor is overjoyed at the birth of his grandson and hereby bestows upon him a jade gourd from Hetian to be worn for generations, as well as ten gold items, twenty silver items, and ninety bolts of satin upon Princess Gege Nara."

"Tomorrow, the Empress and Consort Xi will personally arrive. You need not come to pay your respects, nor should you hold a lavish welcome. Keep everything simple. This is my decree!"

"Your subject, on behalf of the Emperor's grandson, Gege Nara, thanks the Khan for his grace!"

Hongli then accepted the imperial decree on behalf of his grandson and Nara Minxuan.

He never expected that Emperor Yongzheng would bring the Empress and Consort Xi to visit his grandson in person.

At the same time, he had to admit that since the income of his Imperial Household Department had increased significantly, Yongzheng had become increasingly generous in his rewards, even giving ten pieces of goldware to Empress Nara alone.

Hongli was pleased to see these gold artifacts come to his residence, because it was better than having more gold artifacts secretly sold off under the pretense of being damaged during palace banquets held during festivals by the corrupt officials of the Imperial Household Department.

The next day.

Emperor Yongzheng, the Empress, and Consort Xi all came to Langrun Garden.

"Let me see my grandson!"

When Yongzheng arrived, he personally took the imperial grandson from Hongli's arms.

At this moment, Hongli said, "Please, Father, bestow a name upon the imperial grandson!"

Holding his grandson, Emperor Yongzheng began to think about it seriously.

The Empress and Consort Xi exchanged a smile at this moment.

(End of this chapter)