In the capital, from high-ranking officials and nobles to ordinary people, no one dared to speak loudly, for fear of offending anyone. In this way, two months passed before the capital returned to its former liveliness.

Once the storm had passed, the Eighth Prince began to take action.

With the eldest prince imprisoned, it seemed he would never be able to rise again, so the eighth prince began to frequently contact the eldest prince's influence.

Because the Eighth Prince originally belonged to the First Prince's faction, he was able to carry out this matter quite smoothly.

Yinzhen looked at the Eighth Prince's things and thought to himself, "As expected of the Eighth Prince, it's still the same recipe, not changed at all."

The Eighth Prince was still useful to Yinzhen, but that didn't mean he would just stand by and watch him grow his power. Yinzhen was also afraid that he would lose control and be unable to recover.

So he secretly gave the eldest prince some help, letting him know why he was in this situation.

With the little help Yinzhen gave him, the eldest prince used his few trusted confidants to investigate the eighth prince and actually found out quite a lot. For example, Kangxi had not found any miracle doctor for the crown prince.

Everything was part of a scheme with a clear objective: the Crown Prince was deposed, and he was imprisoned—a double kill. Hatred flashed in the First Prince's eyes. It's true what they say, a barking dog bites but doesn't bite. The Eighth Prince is really something.

The previously dejected eldest prince suddenly became much more energetic. Unfortunately, his words did not constitute evidence, otherwise he would have loved to skin the eighth prince alive.

Being outmaneuvered by someone he looked down upon was an utter disgrace for the eldest prince, and he couldn't swallow it.

Driven by this anger, the eldest prince actually perked up. Since he was already like this, then the eighth prince shouldn't expect to have an easy time either.

Besides, now that the Crown Prince has passed away, whoever becomes emperor in the future doesn't need to go to great lengths to kill him. But if the Eighth Prince becomes emperor, the First Prince doesn't think he'll let him off the hook.

After all, no emperor could tolerate someone who had once given him instructions being alive and kicking.

Thinking of his wives, concubines, and children in the mansion, the eldest prince stopped drinking and began to think of ways to get rid of the eighth prince.

The First Prince was indeed more reckless than the Eighth Prince, but that didn't mean he lacked ability! The First Prince had been on the battlefield and won many battles; he wasn't just a brute. He hadn't been on guard against the Eighth Prince before, which allowed the Eighth Prince to take advantage of his weaknesses and scheme against him. Now, if the First Prince wanted to teach the Eighth Prince a lesson, he could do it.

For example, there were always some people in the First Prince's faction whom the Eighth Prince had just incorporated into the Eighth Prince's forces that the Eighth Prince could not bribe, which could be considered as the First Prince creating a hidden danger for the Eighth Prince.

Furthermore, the eldest prince used his own channels to deliver a letter to Consort Hui, who was in the palace practicing Buddhism and observing vegetarianism, informing her of the eighth prince's scheme. Upon learning this, Consort Hui nearly crushed the string of Buddhist prayer beads in her hand.

Consort Hui was able to emerge victorious from the early palace intrigues of Emperor Kangxi and successfully give birth to and raise the Eighth Prince. She was capable enough to dare to scheme against her son. How could Consort Hui allow the Eighth Prince to continue to thrive?

However, this matter needs to be considered carefully.

Consort Hui was implicated because of the eldest prince's affair and was not favored by Emperor Kangxi. She was quite self-aware and, without waiting for Emperor Kangxi to punish her, she went to the palace to chant Buddhist scriptures. Emperor Kangxi saw that she was sensible and, considering that she had been in the palace for many years, he let her off lightly.

Consort Hui's influence in the palace was not significantly diminished; she only lost face.

Consort Hui originally planned to plead for her son's life after this critical period, but the result was that her son was in such a predicament. Was he framed or was he raised in her palace? How could Consort Hui not hate him?

Women understand people's weaknesses better than men do.

Consort Hui began her plan.

If we're talking about who's the most successful person in the capital right now, it has to be the Eighth Prince.

The Eighth Prince usually did his job well, but no matter how well he did, most people still regarded him as an appendage of the First Prince. They acknowledged his abilities, but did not recognize him as a person.

Among all the princes, the Eighth Prince's birth mother was the most of lowly, born into the Xin Zhe Ku (a lowly household), and almost no one in the court had any faith in him, yet he still rose to prominence.

Without the First Prince, his power instantly shifted to the Eighth Prince's camp, and the Eighth Prince suddenly became extremely popular in the capital.

The Eighth Prince was in high spirits, and his wife was also happy, but at the same time, she also felt uncomfortable.

She had been married to the Eighth Prince for several years, but there was no sign of pregnancy. She was very anxious! Before, the Eighth Prince was inconspicuous, and her family was powerful, so no one dared to say anything. But suddenly the Eighth Prince became prominent, and now, the Eighth Princess's pregnancy became the focus of everyone's attention.

Speaking of which, the third most envied person in the capital is the girl who is about to get married.

First, there's Tong Cheng'er, the Fourth Prince's wife. Yinzhen neglected his harem for her sake, leaving her all alone.

Secondly, there was the Ninth Prince's wife. The Ninth Prince didn't know what he was thinking, but he felt that those ordinary women were not good enough for him. Apart from his wife, there was no one else to suit him.

The third is the Eighth Prince's wife. She is the only one in the Eighth Prince's harem, but her situation is different from that of Tong Cheng'er and the Ninth Prince's wife.

Tong Cheng'er gave birth to a son, while Ninth Prince Consort gave birth to a daughter, though she did not. Eighth Prince Consort sought medical help everywhere, but her belly remained flat.

After the Eighth Prince gained momentum, the girls in the capital turned their attention to him.

The Eighth Prince's wife recently experienced what it means to be caught between extremes at a banquet.

Others flattered and fawned over her because the Eighth Prince praised her, fearing to offend her. She was happy, but some people also subtly suggested that she couldn't have children and advised her not to control the inner palace, but to let the Eighth Prince have more children.

People say such things in a veiled way, and she can't openly retort, so she can only sulk by herself.

"Madam, the master said he has a social engagement tonight and will probably be back late."

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