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

Chapter 65: Equal Treatment

"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong!" The Third Prince heard the hidden anger in the emperor's tone and apologized hurriedly.

The emperor still didn't say anything, but walked to the desk in silence, picked up the "Zizhi Tongjian", turned around, and stared at the third prince without blinking.

The Third Prince felt a huge black shadow looming in front of him. He quietly raised his head and met the emperor's stern gaze. He was so scared that he trembled and buried his head even lower.

"Raise your head." A stern and angry voice sounded above the Third Prince's head.

The Third Prince slowly raised his head and looked into the Emperor's eyes.

"Emperor Father." The third prince called out timidly.

The emperor twitched the corner of his lips, raised his hand and smashed the book on his forehead!

The Third Prince heard a "pop" sound and felt a dull pain on his forehead. The book hit his head and then slipped to the ground.

The Third Prince's head was buzzing, but he ignored the pain and knelt on the ground in panic, his lips trembling, "Father Emperor, calm down!"

Concubine Qi was so scared that she knelt beside him, "Your Majesty, please calm down!"

The emperor was about to hit the third prince with the second book, but Concubine Hua persuaded him, "Your Majesty, if you beat the third prince to death, you will be sad for a few days, why bother?"

After being stopped by Concubine Hua, the emperor regained some of his rationality, but still threw the book to the ground with a loud "bang"!

The Third Prince and Concubine Qi, who were kneeling on the ground, trembled slightly!

Hua Fei gently patted the emperor's chest, "Your health is the most important thing. The Third Prince is still young, so just teach him slowly. Why is the emperor so angry?"

The emperor let out a long breath and glared at Concubine Hua, "You are still speaking for this evil boy?"

Hua Fei smiled sweetly, and gently massaged the emperor's chest with her green hands, "Third Prince is your son. If I speak for him, I am also speaking for you, right?"

The emperor was amused by his words.

"When did you learn to be so smooth-talking?"

"I am speaking from my heart. The Third Prince is your eldest son and carries too many expectations from you. He must be under a lot of pressure. Maybe he didn't do his homework well just now because he was nervous."

Concubine Hua knew that although the emperor was angry about the Third Prince's poor academic performance, as a father, the emperor loved his eldest son very much. If she spoke up for the Third Prince, she could help the emperor save face and ease the father-son relationship between the emperor and the Third Prince.

In addition, some time ago, Concubine Qi almost beat Nian Fu and Nian Bin to death. Now that Concubine Hua has shown such a broad mind, the Emperor has after all looked at her with admiration.

The emperor held Hua Fei's hand with relief, "It's amazing that you are willing to talk to the Third Prince."

The Third Prince secretly looked up and glanced at Concubine Hua, his eyes full of gratitude.

However, Concubine Qi was different. She secretly glanced at Concubine Hua viciously, but continued to lower her head for fear of being discovered.

The emperor looked at the third prince Hongshi and said, "Since Concubine Hua has pleaded for you, I will not punish you any more. Go down."

When the Third Prince heard that the Emperor was finally willing to let him go, he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Thank you, Father Emperor!"

The emperor snorted coldly, "Don't thank me, thank Concubine Hua."

The Third Prince stood up and bowed to Concubine Hua, "Thank you, Madam Hua."

Hua Fei smiled and looked at the Third Prince, her beautiful phoenix eyes slightly raised, "Third Prince, you are too polite."

Concubine Qi also stood up, said goodbye to the emperor, and walked out with the third prince.

"Your Majesty, since you have tested the Third Prince's academic performance, why not test the Fourth Prince as well?" After seeing the Third Prince and Concubine Qi leave, Concubine Hua offered a suggestion while massaging the Emperor's shoulders.

The Fourth Prince was the son of the Emperor and a palace maid when he was drunk. Due to the humble status of the palace maid, the Emperor did not like this son very much.

Seeing that the emperor kept his eyes closed and didn't say anything, Concubine Hua tried to persuade him patiently.

"Your Majesty, when the late Emperor was alive, he would always call Hongli to his side whenever he saw him, hold him in his arms and read books or practice calligraphy with him. Do you remember that?"

The emperor was moved when the late emperor was mentioned. His eyes were fixed on the distance and he sighed.

The late Emperor Kangxi ascended the throne at the age of 8, and defeated the powerful minister Oboi at the age of 14 and began to rule the country. In nine years, Emperor Kangxi rectified the government, restored the cabinet system, and promulgated the "Sixteen Sacred Edicts", which brought peace and prosperity to the Qing Dynasty.

In the years that followed, Emperor Kangxi put down the rebellion of the Three Feudatories; fought the Penghu naval battle and unified Taiwan; conquered Galdan three times and won; founded the "Duolun League" to replace war and connect the various Mongolian tribes. Because of his outstanding civil and military achievements, Emperor Kangxi was called Enkh Amugulang Khan by the Mongolians; and was honored as "Manjusri Emperor" by the Tibetans.

Yongzheng worshipped the late Emperor Kangxi throughout his life, but until Kangxi's death, Kangxi never took a good look at Yongzheng, who was then the Fourth Prince.

Strangely enough, the late Emperor Kangxi liked Yongzheng's son Hongli very much. Every time he went to the Old Summer Palace, he would call Hongli to his side and take him to read books and go riding and hunting.

"The late emperor liked Hongli and once praised Hongli for his intelligence, courage and outstanding bravery." Yongzheng drew out his emotions from the memories.

Yes, the late Emperor Kangxi did not like Yinzhen, but liked his son Hongli.

"Since they are all my sons, I should treat them equally. Tomorrow I will ask someone to go to Yuanmingyuan to bring Hongli to the palace and test his academic performance!"

......

In the Old Summer Palace, the Third Prince stood beside the green lake, one hand behind his back and the other holding a book and reading aloud.

A young eunuch quietly bent down and walked up to him, "Fourth Prince."

The Fourth Prince glanced at the eunuch and asked, "Are you the little eunuch who came to see me last time?"

The young eunuch smiled and said, "Fourth Prince has good eyesight indeed. He still remembers me."

The Fourth Prince closed the book, put his hands behind his back, stood straight, and asked the eunuch in front of him, "Is there any news in the palace?"

The young eunuch looked around and made sure that no one was around before he said, "Yes, Concubine Hua said that the Emperor will send someone to pick you up to take the exam in the Yangxin Palace tomorrow, so you should prepare in advance."

When he heard that the Emperor was finally going to summon him, the Fourth Prince couldn't hide his joy, "Is the Emperor really going to see me?"

The young eunuch bowed and said with a smile, "It is absolutely true."

The Fourth Prince's heart was beating like thunder, and he grinned with joy, but he quickly calmed down and thanked the young eunuch, "Thank you, eunuch, for delivering the message!"

The young eunuch replied that this was as it should be, and then he leaned close to the Fourth Prince and whispered, "Empress Hua said that the test should be on the Zizhi Tongjian, so you should pay more attention to it."

The Fourth Prince nodded and bowed, "Thank you, Empress Hua, for your advice."

The next day, inside Changchun Palace.

Concubine Qi was so angry that she stood up and swept the teacup on the table.

"The Emperor wants to summon the Fourth Prince and test his grades?"

The maid stood at the door and replied tremblingly: "Yes, the emperor has sent people to Yuanmingyuan to pick up the fourth prince."

Concubine Qi rubbed her head, her vision went dark, and her body swayed.