Yinyi returned to the prince's residence and stayed in the study for a long time before coming out.
Before Yin Yi developed ambition, An Ning did not intend to tell him her plans. Emperors disliked people with excessive ambition, even if it was his own mother.
As for whether Yin Yi will develop ambitions?
This outcome was inevitable. He was born intelligent, favored by Emperor Kangxi, and Empress Dowager Anning never suppressed his ideas and ambitions. His ambition was bound to come.
Although Anning dotes on Yinyi, there are some things she won't go against.
She will only influence Yin Yi subtly, but in the future, she will push him to change.
In Yin Yi's eyes, An Ning would only be a smart, loving mother who was devoted to her children and had their best interests at heart. As for anything else, she would not do it.
In the study of Changchun Palace, only Anning was there. She slowly wrote the four characters "Xu Xu Tu Zhi" on a piece of Xuan paper, and then the paper disappeared into the incense burner.
It's not easy being a woman in this world!
Returning to the previous dynasty, the Crown Prince launched a full-scale attack on Yin Tang, who felt that the Crown Prince was unreasonable. Kangxi, seeing the chaotic court, was furious and personally sent people to investigate, but naturally found nothing.
Finally, they summoned the crown prince and gave him a scolding.
Kangxi: "As the elder brother, how could you put the ninth prince to death without cause? What did he do to offend you?"
At this time, Kangxi still had high hopes for the crown prince and sincerely hoped that he would do well. This could be considered as him being sincere and willing to teach him.
The Crown Prince looked indignant: "Father, but Ninth Brother did indeed intend to interfere in things he shouldn't have."
Upon hearing this, a hint of displeasure flashed in Kangxi's eyes. He had tacitly approved of the Crown Prince's good management of Jiangnan by Suo'etu, but that did not mean that the Crown Prince could openly treat Jiangnan as his own backyard and money bag.
Emperor Kangxi said with displeasure, "But the Ninth Prince did nothing."
The Crown Prince sensed the displeasure in Kangxi's tone and finally lowered his head: "It is my fault that I have caused Father Emperor worry."
Kangxi said helplessly, "It's good that you know. This matter ends here. You may leave."
A hint of displeasure flashed in the Crown Prince's eyes, and he lowered his head: "Your subject takes his leave."
After the Crown Prince left, Kangxi's face darkened, his expression unreadable, inspiring awe in all who beheld him.
After Kangxi's reprimand, the Crown Prince quieted down, but Yinzhen was unhappy. Why was it that the Crown Prince could be scolded by others and get away with it? His reputation was now completely ruined.
To say he was profiting at the expense of the people and was filthy with greed is an understatement; some even said he was unworthy to be a prince…
Why should I?!
Yinzhen was unconvinced. He had never really wanted to give up the lucrative Jiangnan region. Now, with anger simmering in his heart, and the Eighth Prince constantly egging him on, Yinzhen finally made up his mind to intervene in the Jiangnan salt administration.
In Yinzhen's view, since the Crown Prince has impeached me in this way, if I don't confirm it, wouldn't I be letting down the Crown Prince's good intentions?
Yin Yi learned of this several months later. He was still well-informed, and Ulanara was his eyes and ears outside the palace, and she was very devoted to him.
Upon learning this, Yin Yi simply sighed, not particularly surprised.
Yinqi learned of this later than Yinyi. His power base was in Mongolia, and he didn't have much influence in the previous dynasty. After learning about it, he immediately summoned Yintang.
Seeing Yinzhi's fearless expression, Yinzhi was furious: "Yinzhi, do you have a death wish?! You actually dare to interfere in the salt administration of Jiangnan? Didn't we agree not to touch it?"
Yin Tang looked disdainful: "I originally didn't plan to touch it, but the Crown Prince is such a scoundrel. He dared to let the censors slander me, so I made sure the charges were confirmed. Fifth Brother, don't worry, I know what I'm doing in Jiangnan. I'm just making a little money, nothing serious. Father Emperor hasn't said anything."
Upon hearing this, Yinqi became even angrier. Was this the same thing?
Jiangnan is a real problem; once you get even a little bit involved, you can't get rid of it.
It's okay now, but what about later? The deeper you sink, the more you'll get into the mud, and then you'll be filthy.
Because Yinqi was raised under the Empress Dowager's name, he was not qualified to participate in the game. He was content with his lot and, precisely because he was not involved, he could see things clearly and knew that Jiangnan was not a place to interfere.
He explained the reasoning to Yinzhen, but how could Yinzhen possibly listen? Or perhaps Yinzhen did understand, but he still wanted to try, betting that the Eighth Prince would make it to the end.
In the end, the two brothers parted on bad terms.
Consort Yi learned about Yin Tang's temperament later than Yin Qi. She understood Yin Tang's temperament better than Yin Qi and knew that she couldn't persuade him. She just got really angry and made herself sick.
Emperor Kangxi knew all this, but he still didn't say much, coldly watching Yinzhen court disaster.
Yinzhen naturally understood that he couldn't hide what he was doing from his father, Kangxi, but that didn't matter. He also understood that Kangxi wouldn't stop his petty antics.
In the struggle for the throne, everyone was still playing their cards openly, and it was still within Kangxi's control.
The Crown Prince was furious, but the First Prince was overjoyed when he found out.
Upon hearing this, the Eighth Prince smiled but remained silent in his study, though in front of Yinzhen, he wore an expression of disapproval.
Life is full of ups and downs, nothing more than this.
Yintang did not come to see Yinyi again after that, because Yintang knew that Yinyi would not get involved in this mess.
The relationship between the Thirteenth Prince, Yinxiang, and Yinyi was getting better and better, while the relationship between the Fourteenth Prince and Yinyi was lukewarm, but they did not become enemies.
Yin Yi was very satisfied with this, and An Ning also thought it was pretty good.
Six months later, while Anning was handling palace affairs, she suddenly heard about a major event.
"Your Majesty, news has come from the previous court that Suo'etu has been imprisoned."
A hint of surprise flashed across An Ning's face as she thought to herself, "They've finally arrived."
In fact, Songgotu should have been convicted in the 41st year of Kangxi's reign. However, the current Kangxi was more clear-headed than the historical Kangxi. He was not too wary of the crown prince and was just playing a balancing act, not yet going too far.
It is now the 46th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign. According to the course of history, he will be deposed next year. However, the Crown Prince's position is still relatively stable. Nevertheless, the relationship between the Crown Prince and his brothers remains as bad as ever.
Soetu had committed numerous crimes. In the past, Emperor Kangxi had turned a blind eye to them because of the Crown Prince, but Soetu had gone too far.
A major incident has occurred in Jiangnan: the salt tax for the new year is far less than Emperor Kangxi had anticipated.
Emperor Kangxi knew that he could no longer tolerate Suo'etu's unscrupulous support of the Crown Prince.
So he took action, swift and decisive, and Suo'etu's imprisonment was quite sudden.
In the Qianqing Palace, the Crown Prince knelt outside the hall, while Emperor Kangxi sat in his study, his face dark and his expression somber. The atmosphere in the room was tense.
Emperor Kangxi suddenly spoke up: "The Crown Prince is still kneeling outside."
Liang Jiugong: "Your Majesty, they are still kneeling!"
It's winter now, and it's heartbreaking to see him kneeling outside.
After a moment of silence, Kangxi said, "Let him in!"
Emperor Kangxi still felt sorry for the son he had raised and couldn't bear to see him suffer.
"Yes, sir."
Outside the palace, the Crown Prince saw the door open, but he felt no joy at all. He didn't know how to face Kangxi, the emperor who had placed so much hope in him but had now personally pushed him to such a state.
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