Consort Hui had no intention of giving up on Yinzhi; she still harbored a secret dream of the eldest prince ascending the throne.

Yinzhi was the right-hand man she and Mingzhu had chosen for Yinti.

Young age, humble birth mother, and youthful intelligence—this makes him the perfect ally in the struggle for the crown prince position.

But it's not enough for her and Mingzhu to be in love on their own; if Yinti doesn't cooperate, all their efforts will be in vain.

Consort Hui sent letter after letter to Fuzhou, trying every excuse to force him to return to the capital. Whether she appealed to his emotions or threatened him with death, she received no response whatsoever.

To say that Yinqi was unfilial would not be accurate.

Whenever Yinqi discovered a local specialty from Fuzhou, he would have a whole bunch sent back to the capital, never forgetting Consort Hui. He also frequently invited the Grand Consort to the palace to keep Consort Hui company and to fulfill his filial duties on her behalf.

Yinqi remained unmoved by either soft or hard tactics, and Consort Hui made a fuss for more than half a year before finally giving up completely.

Throughout history, no mother who has even a shred of love for her children has ever been able to resist their wishes.

Consort Hui was merely a concubine in the harem. Since Yinqi was uncooperative in the court, her efforts to argue were futile, so she simply gave up on managing affairs.

After a quiet half-month, seeing that his mother was not pulling him into the vortex of the palace, Yinti was so happy that he had a cartload of Fuzhou specialties sent to the capital.

Consort Hui looked at the several large boxes of unfamiliar items. Upon hearing that each item had been personally selected by her son, her last trace of resentment vanished.

Well, being a powerful prince is fine too. Look at how exhausted the emperor is; I bet even sitting on the dragon throne isn't comfortable for him.

The idea of ​​separating Yinzhi and Consort Liang was suggested by Yinreng at the urging of Yinti.

There's no reason why Yinreng wouldn't retaliate after being angered by a disobedient brat.

He wrote directly in his letter: "Brother, you have great ambitions. Why don't you return to the capital as soon as possible?"

Yinti could ignore Consort Hui, but he couldn't tear up Yinreng's letter.

Upon inquiring, it was discovered that the problem lay with Yinzhi, and he angrily overturned the table.

Although Yinzhi was raised in Consort Hui's palace from a young age and spent a lot of time with Consort Hui and Yinti, Yinti still couldn't bring himself to like this adopted younger brother.

He was too calculating at such a young age, and his cold-heartedness was evident in his very bones. Yinti was straightforward and honest, and he and Yinsi were naturally incompatible.

Of course, this is not Yinzhi's fault.

The other princes, protected by their birth mothers, were arrogant and domineering, so they naturally didn't need to think about how to please the Empress and get more money for their living expenses.

Consort Liang was born into a lowly family, and even though she was exceptionally beautiful, she was of little use in the harem.

Emperor Kangxi was afraid that the censors would say he was fond of beautiful women, so he preferred to favor concubines who were pretty but from good families rather than visit the beautiful and charming Consort Liang more often.

Moreover, there were quite a few concubines in the palace who were beautiful and came from distinguished families, like Consort Yi.

Consort Liang's awkward status meant that if Yinzhi didn't scheme, he and his birth mother would have to live a life of hardship.

They are clearly of noble birth, who would want to live a pitiful life?

Yinzhi's desire to compete stemmed from his instinct to survive and from the unique ambition inherent in the Aisin Gioro family.

However, Yinti was unwilling to be his ladder, allowing him to climb up on his back.

Therefore, even though he knew that Yinreng was being petty and wanted to retaliate against Yinsi, Yinti still went along with Yinreng's wishes and told Consort Hui to separate from Yinsi and stop paying attention to Consort Liang.

With Yinsi's current abilities, he cannot uncover the deal between Yinreng and Yinti.

Emperor Kangxi simply ignored the petty squabbles between his sons.

He was busy enough with state affairs; he didn't have much free time to care about his son.

With the Crown Prince by his side, and the Crown Prince being kind-hearted, he would not mistreat his brothers.

As for the degree of closeness or distance between brothers, even Emperor Kangxi himself was a biased person, so he had no right to ask Yinreng to treat his brothers equally.