“Are you begging for her?” Yong Zheng asked in disbelief.
"Huang Ama Shengming. Huang Erniang made a mistake and it should not bring harm to the family." Xiang Nan continued, "Qingying Gege is also your family."
I think back when the queen was favored, Qingying often went to the palace to play. When she saw Yongzheng, she kept calling her "uncle-in-law" and "uncle-in-law". At that time, the emperor also hugged her and cherished her.
Seeing Xiang Nan say this, Yongzheng was slightly startled, and some warm scenes flashed before his eyes.
At this moment, Zhen Huan said, "Hongli, don't anger your emperor anymore." Yong Zheng's thoughts were brought back.
"Su Peisheng, send Qingying out of the palace." Yongzheng immediately said with a straight face.
Under imperial power, there is no room for family affection. Some of the warmth of the past is no match for today's cruel reality.
"Qingying Gege, please." Su Peisheng said.
Qingying had no choice but to return Ruyi to Xiang Nan, and then said, "Uncle~"
“Qingying Gege, please be careful about what you call her.” Su Peisheng reminded her quickly.
Now the queen is not only banned, but also never sees the emperor again. It can be said that except for the fact that the queen has not been deposed, she is a stranger to the emperor.
In this case, the title "uncle-in-law" is naturally very inappropriate.
But Qingying still said, "Uncle, please consider that you and your aunt have been deeply affectionate as husband and wife for more than ten years, so you can treat her a little more favorably. Qingying is not blessed and cannot serve you, so please take care of yourself."
After saying that, he kowtowed, got up and left with Su Peisheng.
Yongzheng was once again stunned by Qingying's words.
"Qingying..." Xiang Nan also wanted to help Qingying speak.
“Hongli, don’t lose your sense of proportion.” Zhen Huan said again.
Xiang Nan had no choice but to shut up.
…
"Your Majesty, today's draft is a happy event, why don't we give Fujin a chance?" Zhen Huan suggested again.
Now Qingying has gone, and the emperor is here again. Once it is finalized, it will be a great honor, and it can never be changed.
“Hongli~” Yongzheng immediately looked at Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan, however, knelt on the ground, holding Ruyi in his hands and said nothing.
"Well, I think today's auspicious time has passed, and Hongli is a little tired. Let's discuss the matter of choosing Fujin another day." Yongzheng said when he saw this, and then turned and left.
He has now decided that Xiang Nan will be the crown prince, so he will naturally have some preference for this son.
Just like in "East Palace", when Li Shi was ready to make Li Chengyin the crown prince, he would also tacitly allow him to drive the third prince Li Chengwen and the fourth prince Li Chengyuan out of the capital.
“Best regards, Your Majesty.” Everyone kowtowed together.
Since the emperor has ordered that the draft will be discussed at another date, naturally all the show girls were sent home first, and all the concubines, princesses, wives, etc. also left.
"Hongli, you should not contradict your father, let alone choose Qingying Gege as your direct descendant." After everyone dispersed, Zhen Huan said to Xiang Nan.
“It’s my child who is reckless.” Xiang Nan apologized.
“That’s it, go back and think about it carefully, and don’t be willful anymore.” Zhen Huan waved her hands and said, not making a fuss about this matter any further.
At first, the queen was imprisoned and Hongshi had his clan status reduced. Both of them had lost power and there was no possibility of competing for the throne. However, Hong Zhou is not very capable and Hong Zhan is young. Only Xiang Nan is the most like a master, so even she has to give some face;
"Goodbye, my child." Xiang Nan kowtowed, then left Jiang Xuexuan and came to Jingren Palace where the Queen was, just in time to see Qingying coming out of the palace. "Sister Qingying, I'm sorry." Xiang Nan stepped forward and said.
"Are my aunt going to be grounded here for the rest of her life? Is there anything else we can do?" Qingying asked, holding back tears.
"Huang Ama is very angry now. When he calms down a little, I will ask again. It is easier for me to speak than for you to fight hard." Xiang Nan advised.
“Thank you, Fourth Brother.” Qingying saluted.
"Please wait for me about Jiang Xuexuan. I will ask Emperor Ama again and I will definitely let you stay by my side." Xiang Nan said again.
Qingying heard this and smiled bitterly.
This marriage was vetoed by the emperor himself, and it was impossible to change it so easily.
"Su Peisheng, send Qingying Gege out of the palace well." Xiang Nan asked again.
“Yes, Fourth Brother.” Su Peisheng said respectfully.
…
Turning around, Xiang Nan came to the Yangxin Hall to pay his respects to the emperor.
I saw Emperor Yongzheng swiping ink.
“My son, I would like to ask your Majesty Ama to greet you.” Xiang Nan saluted.
"If you come here because of yesterday's events, you will have free words." Yong Zheng said calmly.
Xiang Nan had no choice but to shut up when he heard this.
Yongzheng said again, "Don't you also like to dance with writing and ink? Come and see how I do with this bamboo painting?"
Xiang Nan immediately got up and came to the table. He saw that what Yongzheng had painted was a pair of cinnabar bamboos, that is, bamboos painted with cinnabar and red ink.
“Everyone in the world uses ink to paint bamboo, but Dongpo layman was the first to develop the style of Zhu Bamboo.” Xiang Nan nodded and said, “I was fortunate enough to see Huang Mafa paint Zhu Zhu.” Huang Mafa was the Kangxi Emperor.
“Speaking of which, I’m a little envious of you. I’ve never seen your emperor Mafa paint Zhu Zhu.” Yong Zheng was stunned for a moment, then sighed.
Although Emperor Kangxi made Yongzheng the emperor, the father and son of the Tian family were rarely close to each other, and they did not have much intimacy with him. On the contrary, he loves people from other generations and prefers his grandchildren.
Historical records record that Emperor Kangxi was particularly fond of Qianlong, raised him in the palace, and personally taught him the art of civil and military riding and archery. There are even rumors that the reason why Kangxi established Yongzheng as emperor was because his grandson Hongli was really smart, so he appointed Yongzheng for Jiasun's sake.
“My son, I have never seen Huang Ama paint before. I had no chance before.” Xiang Nan also said.
In "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace", it is set that Qianlong's biological mother was Li Jingui, a palace maid. Her status was really humble, and she was drunk by Yongzheng. Afterwards, the fourth prince Hongli was born, but Yongzheng did not want to recognize him and kept him in the palace. Later, he was adopted by Zhen Huan and brought back to the palace for instruction.
So, the relationship between father and son is actually not very close.
“Within the palace walls, it is unusual for the father and son of the Tian family to be rarely close to each other.” Yong Zheng said with emotion.
He himself was not favored by Kangxi. It was so difficult and dangerous for the nine sons to seize the direct descendants, so vicious. If he made a wrong step, he would be shattered to pieces. Thinking about it to this day, I still have lingering fears.
“It’s not easy to get just one person within the palace walls,” Xiang Nan said.
"What happens in the world is not what you ask for, and you will get it." Yongzheng taught.
"But the matter involves innocent people, so I have to express my feelings." Xiang Nan replied.
“They are all innocent, does it matter that much? The key is what kind of Fujin you want to choose.” Yongzheng continued to teach.
"Huang Ama, this is the only thing I have asked for from you after so many years." Xiang Nan immediately knelt down and said, "Er Chen and Qingying have known each other since childhood and have known each other in temperament. No matter who she is, I don't care. .”
"You didn't have to care before, but now you have to care." Yongzheng said, then put down his pen and said, "Follow me."