After the Fourth Prince became the Crown Prince, he did not move into Yuqing Palace.
Instead, he remained outside the palace, only replacing the plaque of the Prince Yong's residence with that of the Crown Prince.
When the Fourth Prince became the Crown Prince, his brothers all had stiff expressions, but they never caused any trouble.
The real reason is that everyone had already guessed the old man's choice. Or perhaps they were intimidated by the Fourth Master's power and didn't want to oppose him.
For example, after the Eighth Prince planned to poach Nian Gengyao from the Fourth Prince's household, and then the Fourth Prince schemed against the Eighth Prince by sending Nian Gengyao to the Eighth Prince's residence, thus outmaneuvering the Eighth Prince, the princes either sighed or had a conversation among themselves.
"Wow, Fourth Prince's methods are impressive!" Third Prince Yinzhi exclaimed, fanning himself with his fan.
The Fifth Prince and the Seventh Prince reacted similarly, both feeling a chill in their hearts and deciding that it was best not to provoke the Fourth Prince if possible.
The eighth prince, Yinzhi, naturally understood as well, and he was extremely frustrated and depressed!
At first, Lao Jiu didn't realize it, but Lao Shi explained it to him, and that's when he finally understood.
He immediately jumped up and said, "That fourth brother is really cunning! He tricked Brother Ba."
The tenth brother said speechlessly, "What's so special about this? Eighth Brother secretly poaching Fourth Brother's girlfriend isn't insidious either. They're just two of a kind."
"But the fourth brother found out and even plotted against the eighth brother."
The tenth brother curled his lip and said, "Who told the fourth brother to be a cut above the rest?"
"Why are you always speaking up for Fourth Brother? We're on Eighth Brother's side."
Old Ten was speechless. "Are you really planning to go down this path to the bitter end and follow Eighth Brother all the way?"
Old Nine hesitated.
The tenth prince finally breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that you hesitated. To be honest, looking at the eighth and fourth princes alone, in terms of ability, they're about the same. But in terms of affection, we naturally lean towards the eighth prince, no doubt about it. However, you have to consider that the throne needs an heir, and what about the generation after that! Hehe, Hongxuan is the most outstanding among the imperial grandsons. Haven't you noticed that Father Emperor is actually quite special to him?"
The ninth prince was dumbfounded and muttered, "It's not just Father Emperor who treats him specially; even all of us uncles and elder brothers treat him specially. Even the Crown Prince and my eldest brother who are under house arrest."
"So, the fourth son is already quite good, and with Hongxuan's help, he's even better. But the eighth son is the only son. Even if nothing goes wrong and he grows up, he won't win the old man's favor."
The Ninth Prince agreed with this statement, and he even remarked with a sigh, "Speaking of which, the Fourth Prince's sons are quite good. He has Hongxuan, so he's content. Why wasn't Hongjing born to the Grandfather?"
The tenth brother laughed speechlessly, "I know you have a similar temperament to me, but Ninth Brother, no matter how much you envy the young princes of Fourth Brother's family, they are still Fourth Brother's family."
The ninth and tenth princes talked for a long time and made up their minds. They decided to continue supporting the eighth prince. If the eighth prince could take the throne, that would be best. If not, it wouldn't matter. They would just be content to be their leisurely princes.
The ninth and tenth princes wanted to settle down, and the eighth prince had no support. In addition, perhaps because Hongxuan acted as a lubricant in this life, he and the fourth prince had not yet fought to that extent. Moreover, he also had a premonition that he also had to take care of his mother who had not yet passed away in the palace and his children. Therefore, he stopped causing trouble and accepted it.
Although the Fourteenth Prince had also harbored such ambitions in recent years, his mother and wife always told him it was impossible. In addition, knowing the Emperor's high regard for his fourth brother and his favor towards Hongxuan, he also quieted down after the fourth prince became the crown prince.
One by one, they all quieted down and stopped vying for power, and the Fourth Prince's position as Crown Prince was thus secured day by day.
Kangxi did not cling to power; he began to teach the Fourth Prince the ways of being a ruler and often brought Hongxuan with him to teach him as well.
On such days, Fourth Master was very busy and had little time to spend with Jiaming.
At first, Jiaming was a little unaccustomed to it, but she knew that Fourth Master had important business to attend to, so she quickly adjusted her mindset and found things to do to pass the time.
Of course, she didn't forget the busy Fourth Master. She thought she was quite concerned about him, otherwise, why would she always worry that he was too busy to eat and always have someone send him food?
In the sixty-first year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, not long after the first month of the lunar calendar, the emperor fell ill.
The old master entrusted the handling of memorials and other matters to the fourth prince, and also put him in charge of all matters, big and small, in the court.
He only offered advice when the Fourth Master was undecided.
Everyone had a feeling that the old man was going to die. The Fourth Prince had to deal with court affairs, so Hongxuan was the one who mainly took care of Kangxi.
Since the Kangxi Emperor fell ill in the sixty-first year, Hongxuan had stayed by his side and had rarely returned to the residence of Prince Yong, or rather, the Crown Prince.
Hongxuan longed for his beloved grandfather to recover, but things didn't go as planned, and Emperor Kangxi passed away.
When Emperor Kangxi was critically ill, Jiaming discovered that something was wrong with the situation in the mansion.
Xiao Hezi told her, "The Fujin always asks if anything is happening at Changchun Garden. Furthermore, he also discovered that the Fujin's people are always keeping an eye on the Eighth Prince's Mansion next door."
The Fujin's behavior was indeed a bit strange. Jiaming thought to herself, "Didn't the Eighth Prince already back down and stop thinking about competing with me for the position of Crown Prince? Why is he staring at our residence so intently?"
Xiao Hezi continued, "Not only the Fujin, but also Li Shu Fujin and Hesheli Ce Fujin are all very strange. Their expressions are always changing. Sometimes they look at the palace with joy, but other times they look towards the direction of the Eighth Prince's mansion and sneer."
Jiaming: "...This is really inexplicable."
What's there to be nervous about? The other princes have long since given up on vying for the throne, okay?
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