Consort Chen's eyes were filled with resentment and anger, and her face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip from it.
After a long silence, Consort Chen spoke again in a cold voice, "His Majesty has bestowed titles upon all the princes this time, but my son, Yinzhen, is the only one among them. I was formerly a Consort, and now I am a Concubine, yet my son Yinzhen has only been granted the title of Beile, just like the Twelfth Prince born to Consort Ding."
"The seventh and ninth princes born to Consort Qi and Consort Xin have both been granted the title of Prince of the Second Rank..."
She nearly ground her silver teeth to powder, and her eyes blazed with fury.
Beijing
In the Fourteenth Prince's residence, Yinzhen sat silently in his seat, his face ashen.
Why is this the case? Why was my fourth brother named the crown prince, while I was only a Dorobele?
The position of Crown Prince and his title of Beile are worlds apart.
He asked himself, "My civil and military achievements are no less than those of my fourth brother, so why was I only granted the title of Dorobele?"
Also, why is my own mother only a concubine and not an empress?
Enraged, Yinzhen coughed up a mouthful of old blood, and fainted as his vision went black.
Chaos erupted at the Fourteenth Prince's residence.
After a series of treatments, Yinzhen woke up from his coma, but the Yinzhen who woke up had a different soul.
He learned from the servants that he was now the Fourteenth Prince, and that his birth mother was Consort Chen. (The last part, "胤祯," appears to be a fragment and doesn't translate directly.)
After recuperating for half a month, when Yinzhen appeared in court, he seemed like a completely different person. The once dashing and carefree young man was now always wearing a cold expression.
In addition, Yinzhen also demonstrated a unique and keen understanding of political affairs in the court.
Sometimes, Emperor Kangxi would feel a chill down his spine when he looked at Yinzhen.
He was too cold-blooded, and his methods were ruthless and merciless. Furthermore, his handling of state affairs was seasoned and ruthless, in no way inferior to that of the emperor who had sat on the dragon throne for nearly fifty years.
Kangxi noticed this, and so did Yinchu, and even the Second Prince, the Fifth Prince, and others.
In the harem
Consort Chen was both happy and worried about her son's changes. She was happy that her son was capable, but worried that every time he came to Yongshou Palace to pay his respects to her, the way he looked at her was as if he were looking at a dead person.
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