"Your Majesty, I pay my respects. May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace."

Chen Yuwei was somewhat surprised that Hongli would suddenly arrive at this time.

After all, given Hongli's habits and preferences, he wasn't particularly fond of places like the Hundred Beasts Garden.

"Consort Shu, you may dispense with the formalities."

Hongli waved casually and then stood next to Chen Yuwei.

“Yonghu and the others are getting better and better at riding, and Hezhuo and Fuling’a are also making progress in this area.”

"Your Highness, you have done a very good job in raising the children."

Hongli praised Chen Yuwei lavishly, clearly more satisfied with the offspring of the Yikun Palace lineage than with his other children.

Not only is she physically healthy, but she is also lively, cute, and good at getting things done.

When Hongli raised his children, he wanted them to be comfortable. Except for his legitimate son, who had not yet made him give up, he treated everyone else the same.

Since everyone is treated equally, if you want to get more attention, you have to put in the effort yourself.

Chen Yuwei's efforts are different from others; she chooses to cultivate children's innocence and childlike fun.

Compared to others who wish their children were gifted geniuses, Chen Yuwei places more emphasis on normal interactions between fathers and sons, and fathers and daughters.

This is also the main reason why Hongli had a particularly loving fatherly heart towards the children of the Yikun Palace lineage.

Because the children of Yikun Palace are real children, not the kind of royal heirs who are deliberately taught to be proper and rigid, and whose daily conversations must follow a standard template.

The joy that emanates from within is a feeling that cannot be experienced no matter how much effort is put into it.

Chen Yuwei smiled shyly, "I dare not accept such praise from Your Majesty. This is all what I should do."

Hongli put his hands behind his back and said, "There's no such thing as 'should' or 'shouldn't'."

"Your Highness, all of this is thanks to you. I will remember all the hard work you've done for the royal family."

Compared to the others who each had their own hidden agendas, Chen Yuwei was the only one who was truly humble.

Hongli lamented countless times in his heart that Chen Yuwei's background was simply too low.

Otherwise, if it were any other Manchu woman with such fertility and upbringing skills, he would never have to worry about arranging an heir.

Why

As for the Empress, we still need to urge the imperial physician. It's not that we can't delay, but the overall situation is already set, and the matter of the legitimate son cannot be delayed.

Unbeknownst to Chen Yuwei, the Emperor once again put himself in her shoes and connected her to the Empress, thus digging a deadly trap for her.

Chen Yuwei responded to Hongli's praise with a few words, and then asked Hongli why he had come.

It should be noted that Hongli did not come alone; he was accompanied by Consort Gao Hongshan and Noble Lady Keliye Teshuying.

These two people had no normal contact after Keliyete Shuying gained favor with the emperor for a period of time in the first year of Qianlong's reign and then quickly faded into obscurity.

Even during routine greetings, Gao Hongshan and Keliyete Shuying couldn't exchange a single word.

"I was bored, so I went out for a walk and happened to run into Consort Gao and Noble Lady Keliye, so we came to the Hundred Beasts Garden together."

Originally, I was just looking forward to admiring the various beasts that had been trained by their servants.

This place is called the Garden of a Hundred Beasts because it contains a wide variety of animal species, more than a hundred.

There are many places to visit in the Yuanmingyuan Garden, but Emperor Qianlong also had to consider factors such as the weather and the journey.

It just so happened that the place where he met Gao Hongshan and Keliyete Shuying was not far from the Hundred Beasts Park, so he spontaneously decided to take this trip to the Hundred Beasts Park.

Unexpectedly, they ran into Chen Yuwei and her family of six, who had come to ride horses.

Sure enough, Hongli immediately abandoned Gao Hongshan and Keliyete Shuying, turning to chat enthusiastically with Chen Yuwei.

It's clear from Hongli's skillful movements that he favors Chen Yuwei more than he favors others.

The subtle, unintentional action of Hongli was perfectly understood by everyone present.

Gao Hongshan was clearly displeased, Keliye Teshuying remained calm, and Chen Yuwei pretended not to know anything.

The three people each had a different expression, but they all tacitly agreed to continue the performance with Hongli.

"Your Majesty, you've come at the perfect time. I can't control my children, so Your Majesty has to step in personally."

Chen Yuwei sighed with a doting expression, then gently pointed towards the horse farm, "The two children, He Zhuo and Fu Ling'a, are too daring. Every time I see them, I feel a terrible headache."

Yonghu, Yonghong, and Yongkun all learned horsemanship, a course that all the princes would take after they went to the study.

But it wasn't like that with Khoja and Fulinga. They were both girls, and it was only with Hongli's special permission that they learned to use the Buku (a type of horse-drawn carriage), let alone learn horsemanship.

Thinking that Hongli might not have noticed that Hezhuo and Fulinga were also fooling around on horseback, Chen Yuwei quickly handed the bag to their father.

Hongli: ...

"This... I didn't notice who taught them to mount their horses like this," Hongli opened his mouth, vaguely feeling that he had praised them a little too early.

Chen Yuwei turned her head, reached out and gently hooked Hongli's sleeve, swaying it left and right. "Your Majesty, I really have no choice. Your two princesses are exceptionally talented and do not need anyone to teach them."

You can figure it out on your own. By the time Chen Yuwei was getting frustrated, she had already ridden the horse around several times.

Hongli looked down at Chen Yuwei's pitiful appearance, and shook his head with a soft heart, "You really like to indulge them in everything."

In all his years of life, he had never seen a mother who doted on her child more than Chen Yuwei.

Fortunately, he still had his own father, who was a strict father, otherwise his children would have grown into spoiled brats.

He reached out and patted Chen Yuwei's hand as a gesture of comfort, then strode directly to the horse farm.

Chen Yuwei and the other two were left behind, and just as things quieted down, some inappropriate voices were heard.

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