Yinti and Yinyou exchanged a glance and then burst into laughter.
"It's quite surprising that the second brother could come up with such a wicked trick."
Yinyou laughed heartily, "I always thought my second brother was a very upright gentleman who would disdain such methods. Now I'm truly impressed."
The three chatted for a while longer before Yinyou left first, allowing the father and son, who had been separated for so long, to have a proper chat.
"Hongyu, is your second uncle good to you?" After this question had been swirling in Yinti's mind for a long time, he finally asked it out loud.
Hongyu nodded with a smile, "My second uncle treats me very well, and Hongxi and Wenxi also have a good relationship with me. In fact, because of my second uncle, I often visit the Qianqing Palace and have a good relationship with my twelfth and thirteenth uncles."
Yinti nodded in satisfaction.
After his wife passed away, he considered marrying a second wife. He didn't expect her to manage the household well, but only that she would treat Hongyu kindly.
But he was also afraid that his second wife would frame Hongyu for the sake of her own child, as the private affairs in the inner quarters were no cleaner than those in the previous dynasty.
"Father, when are you coming back to Beijing?" Hongyu rarely showed his childlike side, looking at his father and asking the question that had been hidden in his heart. "I miss you very much. Although my second uncle and the others are very good to me, I still want to be with you, Father."
Yinqi cupped Hongyu's face in his hands, and after a long while, he said, "Your second uncle is the crown prince, the future emperor. Your father must help your second uncle secure his position and protect the Qing Dynasty. If Galdan is not eliminated, the Qing Dynasty will never have a peaceful life. So your father will have to wait a while, and when Galdan is eliminated, I will return to the capital to be with you."
Hongyu nodded like a little adult, "I understand. I hope Father will take good care of himself, and I also hope that the Qing Dynasty can eliminate Galdan as soon as possible."
Yinti laughed heartily with satisfaction, "As expected of my son."
He casually picked up a wine jar and tossed it to Hongyu, asking, "Can you drink?"
Hongyu had secretly drunk some, and seeing that his father was in high spirits, he nodded honestly, "I can drink some, and I'm willing to drink with my father until we're both drunk."
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