Yi Hua smiled and nudged Yin Zhen: "Yes, you are a tall, rich, and handsome man, and I am a fair-skinned, rich, and beautiful woman. We are a match made in heaven."

"Now I know who Liu Liu took after in terms of temperament," Yinzhen said with a smile. "Her shameless manner is exactly like that of the Fujin (the wife of the emperor)."

"Please tell me if what I said is right or wrong, sir."

"I will not argue with you," Yinzhen shook his head.

"Your Majesty, what has Honghui been busy with lately? He comes to my place every day as if it were his daily routine, but he disappears in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea." Yihua noticed that her son was spending less and less time with her and became suspicious. She privately asked the eunuch who followed Honghui, but he knew nothing about it either. So she asked Yinzhen for information.

Upon hearing this, Yinzhen sighed, sat up straight, and said, "I'll go see him later. This child is too competitive. His scores in the last few monthly exams have all been below Hongxi and Hongjin. He's studying with a lot of pent-up energy."

Yi Hua has been recuperating for over a year, and her energy levels are not as high as before. Only now has she noticed her son's unusual condition.

"Has Honghui become complacent lately?" Yi Hua was also somewhat incredulous. Given Honghui's intelligence, he had consistently ranked first in the ten-day examinations since he entered the Imperial Study, a fact that all the imperial uncles acknowledged.

“It’s a bit complicated. It’s not because of his grades. Honghui hasn’t figured it out. You go to sleep. I’ll go check on him.”

Yinzhen didn't delay and left immediately.

During this time, the Crown Prince won the Emperor's favor, and the two entered a honeymoon period, making the other princes seem like weeds in comparison. Even the princes of Yuqing Palace were more prestigious than those of his Beile Mansion, and even the teachers who taught and nurtured students were not immune to this trend.

Honghui may not be unaware of these things, but he is simply too young to accept them.