Hearing Yinzhen's words, the younger brothers present were even more surprised. In their minds, although their fourth brother was old-fashioned and difficult to approach, and always had a cold face, as if someone owed him money.
His scholarship was indeed widely recognized as outstanding, only slightly inferior to his second elder brother, the Crown Prince, but his two older brothers, the eldest and third, could not compare to him.
Now that his eldest and second eldest brothers have gotten married and left the Imperial Study to attend court, Yinzhen has become the most capable elder brother in the Imperial Study and a role model for his younger brothers.
The reason why the thirteenth prince, Yinxiang, came to study every day was not only because he was close to his fourth sister-in-law, Yunyi, but also because the teacher had instructed Yinzhen to teach his younger brother, Yinxiang, calligraphy and other studies.
But now this very learned fourth brother says that if he has any questions he doesn't know, he has to ask his wife for the answer.
This further shocked the brothers Yinzhen and Yinzhi, who already knew how powerful their fourth brother was.
Upon hearing Yinzhen's words, Yunyi smiled but remained silent, knowing that Yinzhen was trying to bolster her reputation and prove her abilities.
After a long while, Yinzhen finally realized that with the fourth prince's endorsement, he no longer doubted Yunyi's abilities.
Having accepted the fact that his fourth sister-in-law was also a math whiz, Yinzhen adapted quickly, immediately abandoning his pride and beginning to humbly seek her advice.
To be fair, Prince Yinzhen (the Ninth Prince) was indeed quite talented in mathematics. He could solve many problems that would be considered very difficult in later generations. In ancient times, when Confucianism was valued and other disciplines were neglected, he was a rare talent.
Moreover, he loved money and treasures, and despite his father's displeasure, he withstood the pressure and opened many shops, earning a lot of money.
It was precisely because of the Ninth Prince's financial support that the Eighth Prince was able to act so boldly and win over so many people.
Today is a good opportunity. Yunyi had already won over the Tenth Prince, Yinzhen, through food, successfully making him distance himself from the Eighth Prince.
Taking advantage of today's opportunity, Yunyi plans to use arithmetic to get closer to the Ninth Prince and make this venomous Ninth Prince distance himself from the Eighth Prince.
Even if we can't isolate the relationships between these people, we should at least make those relationships less close, far from the level they were in history.
On the other hand, after Yunyi used these entry points to get closer to Yinzhen, the Tenth Prince and the Ninth Prince were also able to have a better relationship with him, so that things wouldn't escalate to that point like in history.
Through this day's conversation, the Ninth Prince discovered his soulmate, the wife of his fourth brother whom he disliked, his own fourth sister-in-law.
Because of Yunyi, Yintang also started to follow Yinzhen, who always came over to freeload, and frequently visited Yinzhen's residence.
Of the original trio of Prince Yinzhi, Prince Yintang, and Prince Yinzhi, only Prince Yinzhi remains unchanged.
The two younger brothers, Yinzhen and Yinyi, began to favor the fourth prince, Yinzhen, or more accurately, the fourth prince's wife, Yunyi.
Yinzhi's sense of crisis grew day by day, but he could not change the minds of his two younger brothers, nor could he bring himself to go to his fourth brother.
His mother, Lady Wei, was from Consort Hui's palace, and he was raised by Consort Hui, so naturally he stood behind the eldest prince, Yin Zhi.
Yinzhen, however, was a staunch supporter of the Crown Prince's faction. Their factional discord made their gatherings extremely awkward.
Yinzhi tried many methods but none of them worked, and in the end he could only watch his two younger brothers drift further and further away from him.
As for Yinzhen, he originally just thought that his fourth sister-in-law was a good cook and had a good impression of her, but because they were about the same age, he only regarded his fourth sister-in-law as an older sister or a good friend of the same generation.
But after that incident, he truly began to respect his fourth sister-in-law.
In the thirty-second year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, Consort Wenxi's health deteriorated to the point where she was bedridden and unable to get out of bed.
The imperial physicians all shook their heads, indicating that the Imperial Concubine's condition was very complicated, and they were not 100% confident that they could cure her.
At only ten years old, Yinqi seemed to have grown up in an instant and become much more mature. He no longer laughed foolishly every day, and a look of worry began to appear on his face.
He was no longer the spoiled child who loved to eat by his mother's side. He began to care about and be considerate of his mother's condition, and would chat with the imperial physician every day to inquire about his mother's health.
Until the beginning of the thirty-third year, Consort Wenxi's condition not only did not improve, but instead showed signs of worsening.
Yinzhen was extremely anxious. In just a few months, he went from being a chubby boy to a skinny little man, which showed how worried he was about his mother's condition.
Emperor Kangxi was a strict father. Yinzhi once wanted to ask for leave to take care of his mother, but Emperor Kangxi refused.
So now Yinzhen has to go to the study during the day, and only after school can he rush to Changchun Palace to take care of his mother.
It was because of this kind of torment that Yinzhen became so thin in such a short time.
Yunyi had seen everything about Yinzhi's appearance, and she had been troubled by it recently, wondering whether or not to... save Consort Wenxi.
After considering it for a whole month, and after Yinzhen fell ill, Yunyi finally made up her mind that she would save him.
Of all the mission worlds, Yunyi has saved very few people. One is Empress Niohuru, whom she saved when she was Empress Xiaoyiren, and the other is Tongjia, Yinzhen's adoptive mother.
She never saved people out of kindness; she only did so for personal gain.
Back then, she had just started doing missions and didn't have many points, but she still had to save Niohuru because she was useful.
She was a Noble Consort at the time, and was promoted to Imperial Noble Consort because she gave birth to twins. She was the niece of the late Empress and the cousin of the Emperor. She also had a son and a daughter, the auspicious twins.
At that time, Emperor Kangxi had already established Yinreng, the second prince born to Empress Dowager Yuan, as the crown prince. As an imperial concubine, she and her fourth son were very prominent.
As for keeping Niohuru, it was Yunyi's way of using her as a shield.
Although Emperor Kangxi was certain that the Empress would not have her own child, he was still prepared for the worst. If the Empress did have a child, the Crown Prince's position would be in grave danger.
Therefore, Yunyi secretly saved the Empress without having any contact with her. Afterwards, she continued to avoid contact with the Empress, leading Kangxi to believe that the Empress and the Imperial Noble Consort were two opposing forces.
Only through such checks and balances can the crown prince's position be preserved.
Of course, Yunyi's daughter marrying into the Niohuru family happened much later. By then, the crown prince had been deposed, and the fourth prince was the new heir apparent. Arranging a marriage between the princess and the Niohuru family was also intended to dilute the power of the Tong family.
Although Yunyi hesitated for a long time before deciding to save Consort Wenxi, it was ultimately because it would be useful to her.
With Consort Wenxi around, the Tenth Prince was the legitimate son of a Consort, second only to the Crown Prince born to the Empress and the Fourth Prince, the adopted son of the Imperial Noble Consort.
Historically, Consort Wenxi had already passed away. In order to cut off this son's right to succession, Emperor Kangxi chose a consort from the Borjigit clan for his tenth son.
If Consort Wenxi were still alive, then Prince Yinzhen, with his noble status, could alleviate some of the fear and apprehension surrounding Consort Yinzhen, the adopted son of the Imperial Noble Consort.
Yunyi also acted as a shield for Yinzhen, all for the purpose of protecting him.
After all, in history, Lady Tongjia eventually passed away, and Yinzhen returned to Consort De's side. Now that Yunyi has saved Lady Tongjia, Yinzhen is still the adopted son of the Imperial Noble Consort, which is too conspicuous.
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