The relationship between the Crown Prince and Yinzhen was already broken, and now it's so shattered that it can't be pieced back together.
After the court session, the Crown Prince blocked Yinzhen's path. Yinzhen knew perfectly well why the Crown Prince had come, but his expression was indeed puzzled.
"Second Brother Crown Prince?"
Seeing his expression, Yinreng became even angrier and said sarcastically, "Kangxi, your fourth brother really kept it a secret."
Yinzhen looked completely innocent: "Second Brother Crown Prince, this coal was originally produced by me in the backyard. I felt it was better than ordinary coal, so I reported it to Father Emperor. Father Emperor used silver from his private treasury to instruct me to do this."
"I never expected such a good result; it's truly a testament to the Emperor's boundless grace. If I had known this coal would have such an impact, I, as the younger brother, would never have dared to keep it all to myself!"
The crown prince looked puzzled and incredulous: "Did your concubine in the back courtyard make this? How could she have come up with such a thing?"
Yinzhen immediately looked embarrassed: "I have a wicked servant in my household. The charcoal he sent wasn't working well, and my concubine, who's quite clever, produced Kangxi coal. I happened to see it when I went there, and asked a few questions, and now..."
The Crown Prince understands and can comprehend the power struggles within the inner court.
After hearing this, the Crown Prince could no longer press the matter. If he had known beforehand, he could have simply taken the credit. But now that Yinzhen had done everything perfectly, and this achievement was made by a woman, it would be disgraceful to steal credit from his younger brother's concubine!
As the crown prince left, he said, "You do have a good princess. Who arranged that for you? You're quite lucky."
"It was the Empress Dowager who pointed it out."
After seeing off the Crown Prince, Yinzhen ran into the Eighth Prince Yinsi and the Ninth Prince Yintang. Surprisingly, the Tenth Prince was not there.
Fourth Brother.
"Eighth brother, ninth brother, is something the matter?"
Eighth Prince: "It's nothing, just congratulations to Fourth Brother for gaining the Emperor's favor."
Yinzhen shook his head: "It's nothing compared to how well my eighth brother is doing in the Ministry of Revenue."
The Eighth Prince smiled, and the Ninth Prince chimed in, "The Fourth Brother is really something. He knew to tell his brothers about such a good thing in advance. If we had known about this, my family could have saved so much money on charcoal this year."
Honeycomb briquettes are good, but they can't compare to the charcoal offered as tribute to the royal family. They're all red charcoal, and he wouldn't know how to use them anyway.
Yinzhen: "Ninth Brother's reputation as the God of Wealth is widespread, he's never short of money for charcoal. You must be joking again."
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