Chapter 220 My Fair Princess: Qianlong 05
Chapter 220 My Fair Princess: Qianlong 05
When Yongqi learned that Yongrong had taken over his responsibilities, he felt a little uncomfortable, but at that time he didn't know what that feeling was. He only had one thought in his mind, that is, was it because the Emperor was dissatisfied with him that Yongrong was managing the Imperial Household Department in his place?
As for whether Qianlong would bring Yongrong back to the palace, Yongqi was not worried at all.
After all, when Yongrong was adopted out, the jade disc was changed, so it was impossible for it to return to the Forbidden City.
Yongqi thought so in his heart, but he couldn't resist the brothers around him who stood up for him.
Vulkan was among them.
Erkang knew that Qianlong valued Yongqi very much and was training him to be the crown prince.
Suddenly, Yongrong appeared and took over the power given to Yongqi. He rejected Yongrong from the bottom of his heart.
Even though Yongrong's current status makes him ill-equipped for that position, he still rejects Yongrong.
Erkang also had some influence in the Imperial Household Department. He just wanted to use his chess pieces in the Imperial Household Department to trip up Yongrong, but before he could do anything, Yongrong swiftly dismissed some people from the Imperial Household Department from the palace.
His chess piece is in one of them.
Those who were dismissed had unclean subordinates. Yongrong had the people given by Qianlong, and with the support of the empress dowager behind him, it was easy for Yongrong to find the faults of those people. He dismissed those who should be dismissed and confiscated the property of those who should be confiscated. His actions were very swift and decisive.
Before anyone could react, more than half of the Imperial Household Department had already been cleared out.
The Imperial Household Department was lucrative, and Yongrong moved the servants of the Imperial Household Department, which naturally touched upon the interests of some people.
However, some people who had received accurate information knew that Yongrong had the Empress Dowager and the Emperor as his backers, so they had no intention of tripping him up and could only pray in their hearts that Yongrong would not be too ruthless.
Yongrong seemed to have heard their prayers. After purging most of the servants, he stopped his actions and released a group of servants from the Imperial Household Department, allowing them to leave the palace and live their own lives.
Those slaves were different from the last batch of slaves that were sent away.
The last batch of slaves who were dismissed left the palace cleanly without taking any money with them, but they were able to get a lot of money and live a good life outside the palace.
When Qianlong learned about this, he sighed in his heart: Yongrong is really talented in management methods and the art of controlling subordinates.
Yongqi still needs to learn this well.
The scenes of the two groups of slaves leaving the palace were very different, which naturally caused dissatisfaction among some slaves. They might not show it now, but as time went on, those slaves who left the palace penniless would become more and more miserable, while those slaves who were treated well could continue to live a rich life. Wouldn't there be a gap in their hearts?
Once the gap exists, won’t some leverage be quickly delivered to the door?
Yongrong is fishing.
Qianlong knew that the affairs of the Imperial Household Department would soon come to an end. He looked through the materials on the Siku Quanshu that Yongrong would edit in the future, and after some thought, he decided to wait a few years before handing it over to Yongrong.
Yongrong is currently very popular. If he assigns Yongrong any more tasks, his uncle Yunxi will come and make trouble for him.
Now that the affairs of the Imperial Household Department were resolved, Qianlong shifted some of his attention to Ziwei, Xiaoyanzi and others.
According to the informant's report, not long after Xiaoyanzi left the palace, she came into contact with Fu Erkang and stayed in the Fucha Mansion. It is said that Xiaoyanzi's stay in the Fucha Mansion made the whole family restless.
Fu Cha Fujin was almost angered by Xiao Yanzi to the point of fainting.
Finally, Fu Jin found Fu Erkang and told him about Xiao Yanzi's behavior. Fu Erkang was so ashamed that he took Xiao Yanzi to the farm and arranged a job for her so that she could have a place to settle down in the capital where every inch of land is worth a lot of money.
Unfortunately, Xiaoyanzi didn't appreciate it. She felt that Falcon looked down on her and wanted to drive her away.
After Xiaoyanzi's unreasonable behavior, she successfully made Erkang disgusted with her vulgarity.
Xiaoyanzi's originally lively and eccentric appearance has now become hideous.
Now the two are still entangled.
Erkang is Yongqi's study partner. Yongqi trusts Erkang and is attracted by Xiaoyanzi's lively personality at first. However, according to Erkang's narration, Xiaoyanzi is as vulgar and ignorant as the common people.
I really can't get along with them.
As for Ziwei, the etiquette training during this period has made her more stable, at least she doesn't cry easily.
Crying and dying in the palace are both opportunities. The former will make people feel unlucky, and the latter is really an unlucky thing.
It doesn’t matter whether she really becomes stable or not, as long as she looks a bit like a princess.
Qianlong did not intend to let Ziwei stay in the Forbidden City.
Ziwei is an adult now. If he teaches Ziwei well, she will at least be qualified to be the mistress of the house.
When the time comes, we can just find a good family for her to marry into.
As for the Princess of the Qing Dynasty wanting to support Mongolia, Qianlong stated that he would not allow Mongolia to continue to be so arrogant.
If you want to be a princess, there is no way.
He now tried hard to recall the historical knowledge he knew, and he wanted to use this knowledge to find a way to make Mongolia completely become a part of the Qing Dynasty.
He traveled through time and space here without any golden fingers, only the knowledge he remembered from the modern world.
Because of Yongqi's personality, Qianlong did not dare to entrust him with some important tasks, but secretly handed them over to the secret guards.
Qianlong witnessed Yongrong's ability with his own eyes and regretted in his heart why he gave him away for adoption. This man was a good candidate for the crown prince.
Once, Yongrong came to report to Qianlong on the follow-up situation of the Imperial Household Department. After he finished speaking, Yongrong looked up and saw Qianlong staring at him with a somewhat unfathomable look.
His heart tightened, and he asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, did I say something wrong?"
Qianlong came back to his senses and shook his head, "No, I just thought of Yongqi. He doesn't have a wife yet. I'm thinking about what kind of wife to find for him?"
Yongrong: “…”
Your Majesty, I was talking to you about the affairs of the Imperial Household Department, but you were thinking about Yongqi's marriage. Isn't that a bit too much?
Unfortunately, he couldn't say this, otherwise Qianlong would definitely be angry.
It doesn’t matter if he is punished, but Prince Shen must not be implicated.
Yongrong had no choice but to close the memorial and followed Qianlong's words, saying, "The Fifth Prince is smart and talented, so naturally there are many young ladies from Qian's family who want to marry him. However, if Your Majesty wants to choose a wife for Yongqi, it would be better for you to go to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager has met many wives from big families, so maybe she can find a way."
Qianlong glanced at Yongrong, thinking that he hadn't heard what Yongrong meant: Don't ask me for this kind of thing! I won't listen!
This is impatience with him.
Humph! Brat!
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