Recently, Chen Yuwei has been enjoying the Emperor's favor and is living a very comfortable life.
Whether it's her clear, translucent skin or her sweet, charming voice, everything about her highlights her uniqueness.
Seeing their mother so pleased, Yonghong and Yongkun immediately transformed into two sycophants, showering Chen Yuwei with praise from every angle.
Chen Yuwei: ...
Chen Yuwei waved her hand helplessly, telling the two of them to try to restrain their expressions.
"No matter how many nice words you say, I will still not agree to things that I disagree with."
"You two haven't been behaving properly in court lately. Tell me, what have you been up to that made your Emperor complain to me?"
It was a rare instance of Hongli feeling wronged, because in most cases, it was others who suffered from Hongli's temper.
Yonghong and Yongkun: ...
These two are truly twins; their expressions and actions in private are almost identical.
Yongkun rubbed his face. "Mother, I was just suggesting to Father Emperor not to be too extravagant. It was all out of consideration for the cost and for the good of the royal family."
Yonghong added, "Not two days after the groundbreaking ceremony in the palace, Father Emperor wanted to summon craftsmen to carry out large-scale construction and build a separate palace. I felt that this was going too far and would damage the emperor's reputation."
The two men gave similar reasons: they both believed that Hongli was wrong and they were trying to stop him.
Chen Yuwei can understand their thoughts on this.
Having witnessed the cruelty of war during their trip, the two of them would naturally pay more attention to the lives and livelihoods of ordinary people.
This is fundamentally contrary to their royal titles, and the two may not have adjusted to this situation before doing such a thing.
"Whether it's building a house or constructing a villa, if your father could listen to advice, you wouldn't have to be the ones to do it."
Were Yonghong and Yongkun exceptionally intelligent? They were definitely spoiled brats.
But now, apart from the two of them, everyone else in the court is tacitly silent. What does this indicate?
Unconsciously, Chen Yuwei rubbed the area on both sides of her temples, and smiled as she told them not to meddle.
Although their mother's expression didn't seem very serious, the two brothers, Yongkun and Yonghong, still sensed something unusual about it.
Um?
Yonghong cautiously probed, "Mother, I made a mistake, and I will correct it in the future. Why does it feel like what you said is that things are very serious?"
Yongkun echoed, "Yes, yes, that's right." It wasn't that the two of them hadn't done things that went against their father before, but most of the time they were just laughed off and didn't take it seriously.
But now, thinking about their mother's expression, Yongkun and Yonghong felt something was wrong.
Chen Yuwei looked up, her brows relaxed, "It's a good thing that you two can think so much."
It's clear that those two years away from home weren't wasted; they didn't just build muscle without developing their brains.
Yonghong and Yongkun were speechless after hearing this, thinking to themselves that their mother was praising them.
"Your imperial father is just like this by nature. It can only be said that he disguised himself too well before, and you couldn't see through him."
Now that the Qing Dynasty is at peace and prosperous both inside and outside the country, what reason does your Emperor have to remain silent? There is none at all.
Chen Yuwei waved to the two brothers, making sure to lower her voice.
Similar to what He Yonghu said, Chen Yuwei brainwashed the two brothers, Yonghong and Yongkun.
She hadn't been favored for nothing during this period; when Hongli was deeply in love, he told her many things.
Most of them were even expressions of Hongli's dissatisfaction with various figures.
Chen Yuwei picked out a few representative examples to tell Yonghong and Yongkun, and warned them, "The Emperor keeps a record in his mind. You two must know that the royal father and sons are both extremely close and extremely distant."
Although they are family members bound by blood, they are also enemies who fight each other.
Hongli can be all lovey-dovey with Chen Yuwei today, and he can be all lovey-dovey with someone else tomorrow.
She also had ulterior motives; otherwise, Chen Yuwei wouldn't have personally taken to the role of a couple with Hongli on the surface, putting on an act all day long.
"Mother, is it really necessary to do this?"
"Mother, is there no other way?"
"Unless you yourselves are willing to give up the power and wealth that are within your grasp, there is no other way but to do so."
...
"emperor"
"My beloved concubine"
Hongli reached out and helped Chen Yuwei, who was bowing and greeting him, to her feet with a smile. He then turned to Gao Yu and gestured for her to come forward and present the tray she had brought.
"This is?"
Chen Yuwei gazed at the beautiful jade beads on the tray, her eyes clear and moist.
“It’s a tribute from the Hui people, and I think it suits you particularly well.”
After speaking softly, Hongli reached out and put the wristband on Chen Yuwei himself.
The beautiful jade beads have a warm and smooth feel, like a piece of warm jade.
Warm jade?
This is valuable; it's at least more expensive than the box Yonghu sent earlier.
No wonder Yonghu said the Hui people gave so much; just this string of jade ornaments is worth several kinds of ordinary treasures in the imperial palace.
Tsk tsk tsk
Even though the nobleman's side had more Hui-style architecture and food, Chen Yuwei still felt that Hongli had the better deal.
"Your Majesty~"
Chen Yuwei gently tugged at Hongli's clothes, and couldn't help but sway from side to side.
Hongli smiled broadly, put his arm around Chen Yuwei's shoulder, and led her into the house.
As for the other servants following behind, they naturally had to wait outside.
"Eunuch Gao, has His Majesty had his meal?"
Even if Xia He could guess what was going on, she would still ask when it was getting dark.
"Auntie, you're too kind. His Majesty has finished his dinner and is coming over."
Xia He understood, so she decided to prepare some soup and nothing else.
"Eunuch Gao, you've worked hard. Why don't you go down and have a cup of tea to refresh yourself?"
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