Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to give birth to two princes, especially Prince Chengqing, who was only one month younger than the Empress's legitimate son, Prince Chenghu. He was the third son born to Emperor Kangxi, the first being Prince Chengrui, born to Consort Rong. All of these children died at the age of two or three, and were not ranked in order of age due to their early death.

In fact, Yinzhi was Kangxi's fifth son. Because his four older brothers died young and were not included in the order of seniority, he became Kangxi's first son and Kangxi's eldest son born out of wedlock.

Consort Hui was a few years older than Emperor Kangxi. She entered the palace in the fourth year of Kangxi's reign and was one of Kangxi's earliest consorts. She accompanied Kangxi through the dark days of his early years with the four regents and witnessed the growth of a young boy into an emperor.

The two then raised two more sons together, which naturally created a special bond between them.

During this period, the eldest prince, Yinzhi, also had a difficult time. Although he came to the main courtyard to rest every day, in reality, except for the day he returned, the two of them did not share a room, which had never happened before.

Besides, after being cooped up for so long during the war, it's too unusual for him to only come back once.

Moreover, Yinzhi was somewhat irritable during this period. The reason was that Consort Fan in the backyard, missing Yinzhi, blocked his path to show her longing for him.

Normally, Yinzhi would simply ignore them, but if he was in the mood, he would chat with them for a while, sit down and have a cup of tea, and might even sleep with them at night.

This time, Yinzhi directly cursed and reprimanded Consort Fan: "Shameless, utterly lacking in feminine virtue, completely nonsensical." Then he turned and left on the spot.

Fan Gege was stunned on the spot, tears streaming down her face.

The master didn't care about saving face at all and scolded her directly. Princess Fan was heartbroken and was eventually pulled away by her personal maid.

Before long, the First Princess also received the news. Unlike the others in the inner courtyard who gloated, she frowned.

Yinzhi has been acting very strangely lately, and he seems very anxious. He is usually very patient with the children, but now that he has returned, he has no interest in playing with them and seems preoccupied. He also tosses and turns at night, unable to get any rest.

He Zhuo asked her if she had any worries and that she could tell him, but Yin Zhi did not answer. Instead, he patted her hand and said, "Go to sleep."

Today, he scolded Consort Fan so irritably again. It should be noted that among the people in the inner palace, Yinzhi actually had some affection for Consort Fan.

Among all the women in the inner quarters, besides the Fujin (Prince Consort), Fan Gege was the most beautiful. She was pretty and bold in her private interactions with Yinzhi, and she was not a scheming person. Therefore, even after the Fujin entered the household, Yinzhi would still think of her first when he went to the inner quarters, although he did so less often than before his wedding.

She hadn't seen her husband for a long time when she was pregnant with twins, but she wasn't worried. Sure enough, after she finished her postpartum confinement, her husband took her virginity again.

Even during the mourning period for Empress Tong, the master would come once a month to sit and have a cup of tea, a privilege unique to everyone in the inner courtyard.

Therefore, Fan Gege always believed that she also had a place in the master's heart. Now she has become the first woman the master reprimands, and he does not shy away from scolding others at all.

At this moment, Fan Gege was devastated, but it wasn't her pride that was broken; it was her heart that was wounded.

I think that Consort Fan was probably the woman in the inner courtyard who loved Yinzhi the most. During Yinzhi's military campaign, Consort Fan remained vegetarian and even kept a small golden Buddha statue in her room. This small golden Buddha was a gift from Yinzhi before their marriage.