"The Crown Princess married into Yuqing Palace, which is not only cramped, but the Crown Prince already had two concubines before she entered the palace, and she also became his mother directly. Not to mention all that. Which of the concubines in the palace is easy to get along with? The Crown Prince has Consort Hui behind him, so he usually doesn't have any conflicts with the other concubines. But the Crown Prince doesn't have that. Just dealing with this group of concubines and their mothers is enough for the Crown Princess to handle. As for the Crown Prince's harem, sigh! Let's not talk about it."

What He Zhuo didn't say was that the Crown Prince's backyard was a scene of utter chaos.

"Because the Crown Prince lost his mother at birth, he received the Emperor's love and pity, but he also indirectly offended the ladies of the harem."

Moreover, the Emperor was extremely busy with state affairs. Although he gave his father all the love he could, a father and a mother are ultimately different. The Crown Prince was made heir apparent while still an infant, without a mother to mediate relationships within the palace. Furthermore, because of the Emperor, he was always arrogant and disdainful of others in his youth, inevitably offending the ladies of the harem many times.

"These all require the Crown Princess to coordinate. It can be said that the position of Crown Princess is very difficult, with internal and external troubles. Although the Crown Prince respects the Crown Princess, he does not favor her."

"Actually, although the Crown Prince's position seems as secure as a rock, in my opinion, it's not as good as the Crown Princess's. Seeing all his brothers holding important positions while he lives in the small Yuqing Palace, is it a sign of imperial grace or a constraint? It's hard to say."

"Fujin, watch your words!" Yinzhi suddenly spoke up to stop Hezhuo from continuing.

He Zhuo had actually set up a barrier, and since there were only the two of them in the room, everything was fine. However, to avoid frightening Yin Zhi, I won't complain.

Just a few days later, something happened that surprised Yinzhi.

The Emperor decreed that the Thirteenth Prince should go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices. Since ancient times, Mount Tai has been a symbol of the emperor, and it is generally reasonable for the Crown Prince to go if the emperor is unable to do so.

But with the Crown Prince right beside him, why would they send the Thirteenth Prince? Yinzhi sneered inwardly, watching the Thirteenth Prince barely suppress his excitement as he received the decree.

It seems that the thirteenth prince has his own thoughts now. I hadn't noticed before, but it's understandable. Since Consort Min passed away, Father Emperor has been particularly fond of this son. Although he is not as favored as Yinzhi or the Crown Prince, he stands out among all the princes.

In terms of imperial favor, among the princes, the thirteenth prince might not be in the top three, but he would at least be in the top five.

Making it into the top five is already quite an achievement, since although Emperor Kangxi currently favors the earlier princes, his favorite is the youngest prince.

The atmosphere in the textile bureau was tense before, but it eased up in just a few days.

Emperor Kangxi clearly didn't want people to know, and no one would be so tactless as to investigate. It was just a few servants dying; it was better not to know such royal secrets, lest one lose their life.

Although he was said to be living in the Jiangning Imperial Textile Bureau, he actually built a separate courtyard next to the bureau, which was just a bit bigger and more luxurious, resembling a palace.

After receiving the imperial edict, the Thirteenth Prince set off. For a time, the atmosphere among the local officials became somewhat delicate, but this had nothing to do with Yinzhi and Hezhuo.

The former "Great Emperor" had long since withdrawn from the struggle for imperial power.

Not long after the Thirteenth Prince left, Yinzhi and his wife went out to have fun again. Since they had come to Jiangnan for a while, they wanted to make the most of it.

The Yinzhi couple had a great time and enjoyed themselves until May, when they returned to Beijing with Emperor Kangxi.

Regardless of the turmoil among the princes, sometimes trouble comes to you even if you don't seek it out.