So it turns out her younger brother was blaming her for this. Rong Yu really needs to have a serious talk with him about it.
“Don’t you remember what I said back then? I said that as long as Yongying apologized to Lejur, I wouldn’t tell Father Emperor. Since he refused to apologize, of course I had to tell him.”
“That’s because Lejur didn’t want to see Father Emperor. You gave him a chance, but he didn’t cherish it. Who can you blame? He’s ungrateful, so why are you still helping him?” Yongzhang felt more and more aggrieved the more he thought about it.
"I'm your brother! How could you accuse me for the sake of a stranger? I don't have a bad sister like you!"
Although Rong Yu was angry, she still showed some favoritism towards her younger brother.
“I only mentioned Yongying’s matter, not you. As for why Yongying caused trouble for Lejur, that was what you told Father Emperor yourself. Why are you blaming me?”
Since this matter arose because of him, Yongzhang certainly couldn't just shift the blame to Yongying; he had to explain the whole story.
“I admit my mistakes, there’s no way to escape them, but I can’t drag Yongying down with me.”
"Yongying is so arrogant, you shouldn't have gotten so close to him. You should know that you become like those you associate with..." Rong Yu was interrupted by her younger brother before she could finish speaking.
"Yongying is my good brother, you're not allowed to talk about him like that!"
This kid is still defending Yongying? "So all the道理 (principles/reasoning) that Father told you today were for nothing?"
"Yongying did make a mistake, but I can't ignore him because of this. We're cousins!"
The two often played together and had a very good relationship, so Yongzhang was unwilling to easily break off his friendship with Yongying. Rongyu was greatly disappointed, feeling that her younger brother was stubborn and inflexible.
"Fine, then keep playing with him. He'll get you into trouble sooner or later. Next time you get punished because of him, don't cry again!"
After uttering this harsh remark, Rong Yu had someone place the food box on the table, then turned and left, too lazy to argue with him.
When Rong Yu returned, the sharp-eyed Su Yushan noticed that her daughter's complexion was not good, so she asked her what was wrong.
Rong Yu was seething with anger, but after thinking it over, she decided not to reveal the reason. After all, her father, the Emperor, was still there. If she did, he would scold Yongzhang again, and Yongzhang would resent her.
Considering the consequences, Rong Yu forced a smile, "It's nothing, Mother. I'm hungry. Can I try the tomato fish?"
Since her daughter didn't want to talk, Su Yushan didn't force her and had the palace servants serve her food.
To the children, it was just a small matter, but to Hongli, it concerned the relationship between the Manchus and the Mongols, and he had to deal with it seriously!
The following afternoon, Hongli ordered his men to bring Yongzhang and Yongying over, and also ordered his men to invite the Darhan King and his son over, so that the two children could apologize to Lejur in front of the Darhan King.
When the emperor spoke, Yongying dared not disobey and reluctantly admitted his mistake to Lejur.
Lejuer frowned, a sense of doubt creeping into her heart. She wondered how the Emperor knew about this.
Yesterday, Princess Hejing said she would stand up for him and ask the Emperor to judge the matter. At that time, Lejur thought:
Once he stands before the emperor, what will the emperor's attitude be? Will he think he is petty and narrow-minded?
If his father learns of this, will he think he's causing trouble? Will he think he's being immature and disregarding the bigger picture?
After much deliberation, he decided not to pursue the matter further and let it go. But he wondered who had informed the Emperor of this matter. Could it have been Princess Hejing?
According to the palace servants, Yongzhang was her younger brother, so why would she accuse her own brother?
Or perhaps there's more to this story?
Lejur couldn't guess the reason, but he heard his father, Khan, laugh and say, "It's normal for children to joke around, it's harmless, Lejur won't mind, right?"
Since his father had said so, what could Lejur say? He could only echo his sentiments.
"Okay, I'm not angry."
The Darhan King, understanding the bigger picture, did not pursue Yongying's responsibility, but Hongli still felt he had neglected his guest. To express his apology, Hongli suggested:
"Lejur, are you interested in Han Chinese culture? If so, you can study with my princes and nephews and learn Chinese."
Upon hearing this, King Darhan was both surprised and delighted. Without asking his son's opinion, he readily agreed.
"Thank you for your great favor, Your Majesty! Of course, Lejur is interested. It is an honor for Lejur that Your Majesty has given him this opportunity!"
King Darhan could not hide his joy and hurriedly reminded his son, "Why don't you quickly express your gratitude?"
Lejur remained silent for a moment before kowtowing in gratitude for the Emperor's favor.
Yongying, who was standing to the side, frowned. He never expected that the Emperor would actually let Lejur study with them!
In that case, wouldn't he have to see this person every day?
Yongying and Yongzhang exchanged a melancholy glance. Yongzhang, on the other hand, didn't care much. Whether Lejur came to study or not made no difference. In any case, he wouldn't pay any attention to this Mongolian prince in the future.
Lejur benefited from the misfortune by gaining the opportunity to learn Chinese, while Yongying missed a great opportunity because of it.
Recently, Hongli has been considering making his fifth son's child the heir apparent so that he can inherit the throne in the future.
Yongying was Hongzhou's eldest son. Hongli originally thought he was very suitable, but after this incident, Hongli felt that Yongying's temperament was not steady enough, so he gave up the idea and thought he would wait and see. Anyway, the fifth prince had more than one son, and if the other children performed well, they could also be considered.
Hongli took this matter very seriously and summoned Hongzhou, giving him a scolding and warning him not to spoil his child.
Hongzhou said that he was too busy to discipline his children on weekdays and that he would definitely discipline them more strictly in the future.
Hongli knew that the fifth prince was busy with political affairs. Coincidentally, the fifth prince's wife was also at the villa. Hongli originally wanted Yushan to summon the fifth prince's wife and talk to her in detail about Yongying's matter.
But then he thought it over and felt it was inappropriate, so he changed his mind and arranged for the Empress to summon the Fifth Prince's wife.
Upon hearing this news, Dong Ling was overjoyed, thinking that the Emperor had no longer held a grudge against the past and was willing to reconcile with the Empress.
Yu Ying thought to herself: This kind of thing should be handled by the Empress, after all, she is the head of the harem! But Hongli arranged for Su Yushan to assist in managing the harem, so that she, the Empress, became a mere figurehead.
Yu Ying guessed that perhaps the Empress Dowager couldn't stand it and said something to the Emperor, which is why the Emperor returned the authority that belonged to her to her.
Thinking of this, Yu Ying felt somewhat relieved and immediately ordered Dong Ling to make arrangements to summon the Fifth Prince's wife the next day.
Meanwhile, Cui Ning was also speculating that the Emperor would reconcile with the Empress, and Gao Xiuwen chuckled:
"Silly girl, you're thinking too simply. The Emperor's actions are not a gesture of goodwill towards the Empress."
It should be understood that reprimanding the Fifth Prince's wife was no easy task. The Emperor didn't want Consort Chun to play the bad cop and offend people, which is why he deliberately arranged for the Empress to do it!
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