So news of the emperor's furious outburst and his reprimand of the two princes spread immediately.

Although the Emperor usually disciplined his sons very strictly, he rarely got angry. The only exception was when he was driven to a frenzy by the mischievous Ninth Prince.

Even so, reprimands were rare. The emperor would usually just sulk silently or complain to Consort Yi, who would then punish Xiao Jiu by making him write large characters.

Consort Hui was very well-informed. As soon as this incident happened, someone was waiting at Qianqing Palace for Yinzhi to go there... So as soon as he went out, he was picked up and taken to his mother.

Yinzhi bid farewell to Yinreng and went to Consort Hui's place. As soon as he entered, he saw his mother pacing back and forth anxiously in the shop.

"Mother, I still have a lot of things to do. Why did you call me here?" Yinzhi bowed and then spoke. He didn't bother with pleasantries with his mother and went straight to the point. He had many things on his mind, including what he had discussed with the Crown Prince earlier. He needed to figure out how to make things work, since he didn't have any time right now!

Consort Hui finally got her wish, but she didn't know what got into him, insisting on getting involved in this matter with the Crown Prince!

When I heard that he had run to the Qianqing Palace, my heart was in my throat and I was filled with regret. Why didn't I think of sending someone to stop him sooner?

Although she knew her son would never behave, seeing that the Emperor had already reprimanded the Crown Prince, why was he so eager to go over there? Was he worried that he would make too good an impression on the Emperor?

"You're busy running around outside, while your mother is worrying about you inside! Let me ask you, why did you get involved in that matter? Since the Crown Prince has taken it all on by himself, why are you interfering?" Consort Hui said angrily.

My son is good at everything, whether it's talent or martial arts, but sometimes he's too kind-hearted and doesn't know how to think things through!

After venting her anger, Consort Hui softened her voice and said, "I know you are a loyal and righteous person, but you must not act impulsively in this matter. Seeing how dissatisfied the Emperor is with the Crown Prince, this is the perfect opportunity. We should oppose him, not go along with him..."

At this point, the nobles of the Eight Banners were probably very dissatisfied with the Crown Prince. Wouldn't it be perfect for him to win people over at this time? Perhaps after this incident, many people would stand on their side!

Thinking this, Consort Hui's eyes grew brighter and brighter as she looked at her son with anticipation.

Yinzhi was slightly impatient. "Mother, I also have some responsibility in this matter. I spent several days and nights thinking about that memorial. How can you blame it all on the Crown Prince? I also contributed to it!" He muttered unhappily. "Mother, do you simply not believe that I can accomplish that? Your son is very capable!"

"That's not what Mother meant..." Consort Hui said anxiously, then she flung her handkerchief away. "You brat, you almost got me into this mess! Do you think this is some kind of good thing? You were even worried that the Crown Prince would steal your credit. Since he's willing to be the scapegoat and take the blame, just let him be! Why bother with this anymore? Don't you know your father is very unhappy about this? Baoqing... His Majesty's heart is biased. If you don't stand out, the Crown Prince will definitely leave you nowhere to be seen..." Consort Hui frowned, looking worried.

"The Emperor's heart has always been biased..."

"You must be able to outperform the Crown Prince; you must do better than the Crown Prince."

You must make a good impression on the Emperor.

Yinzhi had heard these words countless times since he was a child. Sometimes his mother said them to him, and sometimes his uncle or maternal grandfather said them to him.

If someone has been thoroughly brainwashed, they will definitely believe such words without a doubt.

But he doesn't seem to be like that. He followed the Crown Prince everywhere since he was a little over 10 years old. He had already learned to use his own eyes to discern and his own brain to analyze things.

"Mother, what I've heard is about being courageous and responsible, not about not doing something just because it might affect someone's opinion of me..." Yinzhi frowned deeply, looking firmly at his mother.

I don't understand why Mother thinks this way. He knows that Father's attitude is very important, but he can't always do what Father likes.

Moreover, this is not the time to scheme against the Crown Prince! What he really wants to do now is to get this matter done well, which requires the cooperation of the two brothers; neither of them alone could possibly accomplish it.

Khan holds a very high position in his heart, and he admires Khan very much, but should he really obey his words in everything?

Putting aside this matter, the Khan's attitude is still unclear, and Yinzhi believes that the Khan supports this matter.

Consort Hui was stunned. When did this start? Her good son had learned to talk back to him, which made him feel both distressed and as if a piece of him was missing.

Did Baoqing know from the beginning that the Emperor wouldn't always think of the eldest son when he started working for the Crown Prince? But at the time, her family persuaded her, so she agreed, feeling that her son couldn't fall behind the Crown Prince!

Who would have thought that this would actually spoil the child's mind!

If that's the case, then she was willing to keep her son from going out and about, and she also avoided missing him.

"Fine, you've got your own ideas and don't want to listen to your mother anymore! I don't want to discuss this matter anymore. Now, let me ask you, why are you still unwilling to take a concubine?" Consort Hui stared at him.

In her eyes, offspring were of course a very important thing.

In recent years, she has also been trying to arrange concubines for Baoqing—given his age, he should be old enough to have someone to serve him in advance, so that he can choose a primary consort next year and have a grandson to keep him company.

Actually, she wanted to choose a primary wife for someone this year, but this brat just wouldn't agree. I don't know what he's thinking!

If someone's heart is solely set on achieving great things and they don't consider matters of personal feelings, then it's not impossible to agree.

But she had no choice but to hurry. Besides, choosing a primary wife to stabilize the home front would allow him to work more securely outside. Why not?

Moreover, she wondered if she would stop being so wild and constantly thinking about running away after she had a wife.