This excuse sounded plausible, and Yongzheng found himself without a reason to reprimand him. With a sigh, Yongzheng repeated his previous statement.

Whether you favor Lady Gao or not is none of my business, but you must maintain appearances. The title of concubine can only be given to Lady Gao!

Hongli was unwilling to give in, and once again bowed his hand to show his support, "Father, if you want to appoint a concubine for me, I am willing to comply and have no objection. However, I only wish to leave the other concubine to Lady Su. I hope that Father will grant my request!"

As the emperor, he only needed to issue decrees and never bothered to explain them to anyone, nor did anyone dare to question his will.

Because Hongli was his son, Yongzheng patiently tried to reason with him. However, he was stubborn and did not care about Yongzheng's good intentions. Yongzheng was furious and clenched his fists, his dark eyebrows stood up, and he angrily smashed the paperweight in his hand to the ground!

The sound of jade shattering was piercing and heart-wrenching, and Yongzheng's anger rose again and again, becoming increasingly difficult to suppress.

"As a member of the royal family, especially my son, you should consider the greater good. The role of the women in the inner palace is to balance the court and appease the ministers. How can I entrust the country to you with such willful and reckless behavior, caring only for your own preferences and disregarding the feelings of the ministers and the fate of the nation?"

Although everyone speculated that the edict of succession behind the plaque in the Qianqing Palace bore the name Hongli, Yongzheng had never made a clear statement. Today was the first time that Yongzheng had made his position clear.

Unlike his previous leniency, this time Yongzheng's attitude was unusually firm, as if he would change the edict of succession if he did not act according to the rules!

Bamboo said: This is the third time today. I have something to do tomorrow, so I will only post one more time.