After Hua Fei was reborn, she became the white moonlight of Pangju

Chapter 179 8 Brother Hong Sheng

It would be insincere to say that we do not blame Nian Gengyao.

The emperor found it difficult to respond to Hua Fei's question for a while.

Concubine Hua understood that her brother Nian Gengyao could not escape death.

Her heart felt as if it was being grasped by thousands of hands, and she felt suffocated.

My brother Nian Gengyao could no longer be protected, but the Nian family still had to be protected.

"My brother has committed a serious mistake, and I am also at fault. Your Majesty, please punish me as well and banish me to the cold palace."

Concubine Hua forced herself to sit up and apologize to the emperor.

The emperor hurriedly supported her, his breathing was a little rapid because he was angry.

"What crime have you committed? You saved me!"

Hua Fei's eyes were red and tears kept falling from the corners of her eyes.

"Your Majesty, if I hadn't wanted to see my brother, I wouldn't have put Your Majesty in danger! How can I be innocent?"

"I said you are innocent! Stop talking!"

The emperor's tone was clearly impatient.

The queen watched from the side and had an idea in mind.

"Hua Fei, how can you be blamed for this? It's your brother who brought this upon himself. You have done a great deed in saving the Emperor."

"This matter is all my fault. If anything happens to the emperor, I will be torn to pieces and I will be blamed!"

Hua Fei ignored the Queen's words and confessed with tears.

Seeing that Concubine Hua sincerely admitted her mistake to him, the emperor's anger towards Nian Gengyao gradually subsided.

"Why should Concubine Hua blame herself? I know right from wrong. Just heal your wounds and help me heal Hongsheng."

(Popular Science: Aisin-Gioro Hongsheng, according to historical records, was the eighth son of Emperor Yongzheng, born to Imperial Noble Consort Dunsu, also known as Consort Hua, and later the eighth brother of Emperor Qianlong.)

Songzhi was worried that Concubine Hua would anger the Emperor, so she quickly replied,

"My lady, during the few days you were unconscious, the little prince was very obedient. I will bring him here for you to see."

Speaking of Hong Sheng, Concubine Hua's depressed mood caused by Nian Gengyao improved a little.

"Hurry and bring the Eighth Prince over." The Emperor also noticed the joy in Concubine Hua's eyes.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Songzhi hurried out and asked the wet nurse to carry the Eighth Prince to the bedroom.

When she saw Hongsheng's rosy little face in the cradle, Concubine Hua burst into tears again.

This is the child she sacrificed her life for.

The emperor looked at the child and smiled.

The arrival of the Eighth Prince Hongsheng added a lot of joy to the bedroom.

"The Eighth Prince laughed, he laughed!" Songzhi teased Hongsheng and said happily.

The emperor quickly hugged him and laughed.

"This kid knows what's interesting!"

"Shilan, look at our child."

The emperor gently held the child in Concubine Hua's arms.

Hua Fei held the soft little child in her arms, and her originally extremely hard heart began to melt little by little.

"Your Majesty, is this child called Hong Sheng?"

When Concubine Hua was in a coma, the emperor invited a lama to name his eighth child Hongsheng.

"Sheng means brightness, praise, and prosperity. I hope our children can grow up healthy and happy."

Hua Fei said: "This is a good name, thank you, Your Majesty."

It also represents new hope.

She also hopes that this child can bring hope to the Nian family.

"Why should we say thank you to each other? I don't ask for anything else from you, but I ask you to live well for Hong Sheng."

The emperor looked at Concubine Hua meaningfully, and there was a rare hint of tenderness in his decisive eyes.

"I obey my orders."

The Queen stood not far away, watching Concubine Hua and the Emperor being so intimate, the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn into pieces.

But she couldn't show any anger or jealousy.

Not only that, but we also have to act like a tolerant and generous queen.

"If you have any difficulties, please feel free to speak to me."

The queen then walked to the bedside, smiled gently, and looked at Concubine Hua.

Concubine Hua also looked at the Queen. The two women knew each other inside and out. They looked at each other, and silent competition and strangulation took place in the air several times.

"The Queen is not in good health and has many things to do. I dare not disturb you."

Concubine Hua politely declined the Queen's "kindness".

At this moment, the eighth prince in his cradle suddenly started crying.

The emperor looked at Songzhi, who quickly walked over to Concubine Hua and said, "Your Majesty, the little prince must be hungry and needs milk."

Hua Fei said, "Hurry up and take her down to the nurse to feed her."

"Yes, ma'am."

Songzhi bent down, picked up the little prince, and handed him to the wet nurse, "Go."

The two wet nurses and maids bowed to the masters one by one before retreating.

"You just woke up, get some rest and don't worry about other things."

The Emperor saw that Concubine Hua still looked unsatisfactory, so he told her to take good care of her health and reminded her that she should not worry about Nian Gengyao's affairs.

The emperor's meaning was very clear, so Concubine Hua said nothing more and just said "OK".

After everyone left, Concubine Hua lay on the bed and fell asleep again.

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A few days later, the emperor personally interrogated Nian Gengyao.

"Back then, among so many princes, you chose me, and I am very grateful. Later, when I ascended the throne, I had to deal with the remnants of the Eighth and Fourteenth Princes who did not obey me, and I had to face the rebellion of Lobsang Danjin externally. It was really overwhelming."

"Later, you helped me suppress the rebellion of Lobsang Danjin and helped me secure my throne. I am even more grateful to you."

"It is true that you are my benefactor."

"So, I know that you embezzled taxes and occupied land in the northwest, and I also know that you abused your power in the northwest, but I turned a blind eye to it."

"Do you know why?"

The emperor spoke from the bottom of his heart and asked Nian Gengyao a question.

At this time, Nian Gengyao's hands and feet were roasted and tied to a thick wooden stake, and his body could hardly move.

He looked at the emperor who was becoming increasingly difficult for him to understand, and sneered.

"Your Majesty, I have nothing to say after listing all these crimes. However, I have never thought of betraying Your Majesty from the beginning to the end. But Your Majesty does not want me to live any longer."

The emperor closed his eyes slightly.

Nian Gengyao was right.

The emperor knew Nian Gengyao's character after knowing him for many years.

But knowing does not mean trusting.

"In any case, I have given you many chances, but you didn't take them seriously, and you let down Concubine Hua's painstaking efforts for you!"

When the emperor thought of Concubine Hua, he couldn't help but scold Nian Gengyao again.

"Shilan, how is she?" Nian Gengyao asked with difficulty.

He was about to die, and the person he felt most sorry for was his sister.

"You still care about her?" The emperor asked with a sneer, "Why did you do that in the first place?"

Nian Gengyao choked up, "Your Majesty, everything I did was my fault, I hope you won't blame Shi Lan!"

The emperor stared at Nian Gengyao with a look like a cold blade.

"Do you want me to release Concubine Hua?"