Emperor Qianlong first met his grandfather, Emperor Kangxi, eleven years after his birth. Emperor Kangxi was walking in Yuanmingyuan when he was suddenly attracted by a child. This child is Emperor Qianlong. Emperor Kangxi took a fancy to Qianlong at first sight, and then asked about his homework. Qianlong answered fluently, which made Emperor Kangxi very satisfied, because with this, Emperor Kangxi knew that Qianlong was the best of all his grandchildren.
A few days later, Kangxi announced a decision to bring Qianlong to the palace to raise him personally, which surprised everyone, because among Kangxi's many descendants, only two people were able to raise him in the palace except Li Hong, the son of the abandoned prince Yin Ren.
Emperor Kangxi made such a decision because Li Hong, the emperor of Qianlong, was favored, just because the eight characters of emperor Qianlong were very special, and he was born the son of heaven.