Things went in the direction I feared. The palace also began to spread rumors that "the emperor likes the fifth elder brother and has the intention to train him as the prince".

Although I reminded him that he must keep a low profile, I also warned him not to think about things that he shouldn't have because of all kinds of remarks. The Qian family also made it clear to Hongli in private that these gossips were not credible, so that Hongli, the child, must not have any misunderstandings and suspicions with Hongli. But I can't stand people who always want to compare the two children, especially the complaints and instigations of some people around Hongli in private.

Some of the people around Hongli followed them to the palace from the palace, and these were selected by me and the Qian family to be more reliable, but Hongli was the prince after all, and there were few more people to serve after entering the palace, so after entering the elder brother's office, a new batch of people were added to serve. Most of these people are directly arranged by the palace, and it is impossible for me and the Qian family to be all-encompassing, and Hongli's temperament is a little playful and active, so he also has his own preferences for getting along with these people day and night in the elder brother's office, and there are many of them who rely on scheming people to cater to their preferences. Helplessly, Qian's temperament is too soft, and my position is not high, the people in the elder brother are all selected by the palace, and we are also beyond the reach of the whip, in addition to calling those people over to reprimand and admonish a few times, we can only remind Hongli from time to time not to be misled and used.

However, after a long time, Hongli's thoughtful and competitive personality was inevitably affected, so Qian and I obviously felt that Hongli's attitude towards Hongli was gradually a little alienated and cold, and even showed impatience with me several times.

Hongli is about to turn fourteen years old at this time, and it is when he enters adolescence that he begins to be restless and rebellious, they don't like to be preached, and they have their own opinions, and the more they are not allowed to do things, the more they want to try. Qian's words may be able to listen to one or two sentences occasionally, but after repeating too much, it slowly turns into useless nagging. As for me, I don't know who said what to him, and his attitude towards me seemed to be a little more dissatisfied and hostile.

"Master, the slave secretly checked the people around the fourth elder brother, and someone did say something to the fourth elder brother that should not be said. "Let Xu Fuduo inquire about the news, and get his reply.

According to the normal historical development, Hongli must be the future Qianlong. If you want to have a calm and stable old age, his attitude can't be left alone, especially at his current age, once misunderstanding and estrangement are ingrained in his heart like seeds, and when he sits in that position, I am afraid that Hongtian and I can only end miserably.

"What did they say?" I asked, my tone flat but chilling.

Xu Fuduo was also by my side for some time, knowing that I was really angry, his body shrank slightly, but then he calmed down and responded cautiously: "The person who arranged next to the fourth elder brother replied that the person who is closest to the fourth elder brother on weekdays is named Xiaodouzi, this little bean often goes in and out with the fourth elder brother, and his words and actions are very in line with the fourth elder brother's mind." After the Chinese New Year's Eve, some people heard Xiaodouzi say in front of the fourth brother that the fifth brother took the limelight in front of the emperor, and also complained about the fourth brother, saying that the emperor had never praised the fourth brother, but he had always been partial to the fifth brother, and allowed him to go out of the palace at will to take care of the foreign family's property and affairs. Later, after the palace and the court speculated that the emperor looked at the fifth elder brother differently, Xiaodouzi also said to the fourth elder brother that the fifth elder brother was scheming, and now he really benefited in front of the emperor. ”

"What did the fourth elder brother say when he heard these words?" I asked, suppressing the anger in my heart.

At first, the fourth elder brother would explain that the fifth elder brother had grown up with him since he was a child, and he believed that the fifth elder brother was not this kind of person, so that Xiaodouzi could not arbitrarily arrange and slander the fifth elder brother. But before this kind of time, Xiaodouzi would pretend to be pitiful and say that he said that he said that these were for the sake of the fourth elder brother, and also said that he knew people and faces, but he didn't know his heart, and said that the emperor was also very close to the eighth master when he was young, but when he turned around, the eighth master and those people were not the same calculation to suppress the emperor. Then he said......" Xu Fuduo said that the voice was suddenly so low that I couldn't help frowning.

Xu Fuduo saw that my face was not good, and he had the courage to say the following words, and said: "Then he also said that you are just a concubine, but you are pointing fingers everywhere in Jingren Palace, arrogant, whether it is in front of the emperor or the queen, you suppress Concubine Xi Niangniang, and often admonish the fourth elder brother, Concubine Xi is good-tempered and does not care, but he, who is a slave, looks distressed and aggrieved for Concubine Xi and the fourth elder brother." also let the fourth elder brother think about whether what he said is the truth......"

Hearing this, I could no longer hold back the anger in my heart, and stood up suddenly, my hands trembling uncontrollably because of the anger, and the anger that had nowhere to vent made me wave my hand and wave the tea cup on the desk to the ground.

With a "bang", the teacup fell to the ground and shattered into several pieces, and Xu Fuduo also knelt down in response and did not dare to speak.

The shattering of the cup gave me a hint of vent for my emotions, and the crisp sound reminded me that I must calm down, impulsiveness is the devil, anger will affect my judgment and decision, and only calming down and finding a way to deal with it and redeem it is the key.

I sat back on the couch, calmed down after a long time, and asked coldly: "Since someone was arranged by the fourth elder brother's side, why didn't such news come back earlier, and let this kind of dog thing play around the fourth elder brother, do you have to wait for the fourth elder brother to hate me and Hongday?"

"The master is angry, it's the slave who deserves to die, the slave originally thought that the master and Concubine Xi had a deep relationship, the fourth elder brother and the fifth elder brother have always been close, and the news that came before was that the fourth elder brother had been helping the masters talk, and he didn't care about those words, so it was regarded as an important matter, but I didn't expect ......" Xu Fuduo confessed again and again, trying to explain.

"I don't want to hear explanations, it's the second time this has happened, and I don't want a third. ”

I interrupted Xu Fuduo's words, no matter how much explanation there was, it was meaningless, and I sighed in my heart that Xu Fuduo was always not as careful as Xiao Shunzi, if it was Xiao Shunzi, how could he wait until things were like this to realize that something was wrong.

"What is the origin of that little bean? Don't tell me that you haven't even found this?" But at the moment, there is no other reliable person except Xu Fuduo, so he can only put aside the reproach first, and while carefully asking about the situation of Xiaodouzi, he is thinking about how to resolve it.

The slave didn't dare, and the slave carefully checked the origin of Xiaodouzi. Xu Fuduo knew that if he didn't deal with it well, he was only afraid that he would be punished, so he didn't dare to hide it anymore, and talked about the origin of Xiaodouzi and the relationship between this person and Hongli in detail, and the more I listened, the more I was shocked.