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After the morning court session, Hongli did not leave.

I followed the emperor's sedan chair all the way to the Yangxin Palace.

Su Peisheng was secretly sentenced to death, and now Xiao Xia Zi has become the chief eunuch around the emperor.

This is also a person who is good at dealing with people.

Seeing Hongli, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "This servant pays his respects to the Fourth Prince. The Emperor is already waiting in the palace. Please come in."

"Thank you, Eunuch Xia."

Hongli always appears kind in front of others.

After saying this, he walked past Xiao Xiazi and entered the main hall.

"My son, I would like to send my regards to Emperor Ama."

Ever since the death of Concubine Xi, the emperor's spirit and energy have not been as awe-inspiring as before.

"Get up."

Hongli thanked him and, without waiting for the emperor to ask any more questions, he continued, "Father Your Majesty, I have come here today to report a piece of good news. Father Your Majesty, Qingying gave birth to a little prince safely last night. I now have a son."

The emperor's originally lazy expression suddenly changed.

"She gave birth to a little prince? Is that true?"

"Father, how dare I lie about such a matter? Qingying and her son are healthy, that is absolutely true."

The emperor's eyes lit up slightly, as if he was unable to react for a moment due to such good news.

Hongli stood silently in front of him without urging him.

After a while, the emperor suddenly looked up and said, "Xiao Xiazi, go to Jingren Palace and invite the queen over!"

Xiao Xiazi turned and hurried away. The emperor said again, "Please sit down first."

"I don't dare."

"Just sit down if I want you to. There's no need for these empty formalities between us, father and son."

A hint of joy flashed through Hongli's mind, and he immediately responded respectfully.

The father and son sat opposite each other in silence for a moment, and then the emperor spoke again.

"I heard that another princess in your mansion is also pregnant?"

"In reply to the Emperor, Princess Su is also pregnant, but when the pregnancy was diagnosed, it was..."

After a pause, Hongli let out a sigh, "It was around the time that my mother passed away, so Su was overworked, which resulted in a poor pregnancy. Although the pregnancy seems stable now, for safety reasons, she rarely gets out of bed and walks around."

The emperor's expression froze when he heard this.

And suddenly a trace of disgust flashed across his face. "In that case, just take good care of him. Hongli, you are not young anymore, you should have more children."

"Yes, I will follow the instructions of the Emperor."

"I intend to make you a prince, what do you think?"

The emperor's words were so sudden that Hongli was shocked.

But at this tense moment, his mind was clearer than ever before.

He immediately stood up and knelt down, "Father Your Majesty, I am a foolish son. How dare I accept the title of prince? Please take back your order."

The emperor looked at Hongli quietly for a moment, then said, "You were very intelligent when you were studying. You understood everything immediately. There is no need to be so self-deprecating."

"This year marks the eightieth anniversary of your Majesty's death. I hope you will be in charge of this matter, and you must do it without leaving any mistakes. Can you do it?"

The late emperor's funeral...

Hongli couldn't help but feel excited.

He kowtowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, if you trust me, I will do my best and will not make any mistakes."

"Okay, get up."

"The Queen is here!"

Before Hongli could express his gratitude, the Queen had already walked in slowly.

Seeing Hongli kneeling before the emperor, he was not surprised at all.

"My concubine pays your respects to the Emperor."

The empress knelt and saluted, then asked Hongli to exempt him from the formalities before walking over to where Hongli had been sitting and sitting down. "The emperor was so anxious to summon me, what is the matter?"

The emperor smiled slightly and said, "There is a piece of good news. The queen is now the royal madam."

The queen's eyes lit up with joy. "But Qingying gave birth? I wonder if it's a prince or a princess?"

The emperor turned his gaze to Hongli.

Hongli hurriedly bowed and said, "Empress Mother, Qingying gave birth to my eldest son yesterday. Both mother and child are doing well."

"Well, this is an unprecedented joy!"

"That's what I mean, so I plan to confer the title of Prince Bao on Hongli. What do you think, Queen?"

The queen was about to speak when she heard this, but then she changed her mind and put on a calm expression.

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