"Your Highness, we don't need to go hunting today, do we?" He Zhuo helped Yin Zhi get dressed.
"Yes, Your Majesty will not go hunting today. I am now in charge of the Imperial Guards and must stay by Father Emperor's side at all times," Yinzhi said, looking at his beautiful wife.
"If Hongyu and the other two want to go hunting, make sure they bring enough guards and be careful."
"If you want to ride horses, don't go too far. When you have time, just play with your eighth brother's wife."
He Zhuo's face stiffened upon hearing this, and she said aggrievedly, "My lord, my eighth brother was raised under my mother's name, so our two families should be closer. However, I really don't like my eighth brother's wife."
Yinzhi wouldn't concern himself with the affairs between the wives of the princes. He asked curiously, "What's wrong with Eighth Brother's wife? Yesterday, Eighth Brother asked me if his wife had done something wrong, since Eldest Sister-in-law came to this border region without taking her along."
He Zhuo sighed, "Alas!"
Then, as if in a huff, she sat down to the side and said, "This eighth sister-in-law is so annoying. She knows I don't like her, but she still tries to get close to me. Then she goes back and says some ambiguous things to the eighth brother. Now she's here, and I've come to ask her questions."
Having grown up in the palace, Yinzhi quickly understood what the Eighth Prince's wife meant. He frowned, and his impression of her began to sour.
"If you don't like it, then you don't need to play together. I brought you here to relax, whether you're playing these scheming games with them or not."
He Zhuo handed him his sword: "I can't say for sure either. The Eighth Prince's wife gives the impression of being too materialistic. You may not know, but when the Eighth Prince's wife goes to Mother's place, she only visits Mother and doesn't even look at Consort Wei."
Yinzhi frowned even more. This Consort Wei was the mother of the Eighth Prince. Although she was not a principal wife, it was still unreasonable for the Eighth Prince's wife to come to Chuxiu Palace and not visit her.
He Zhuo stopped there and watched her husband go to serve Emperor Kangxi.
He quickly changed into riding gear and went out.
He Zhuo had just left when the Eighth Prince's wife arrived. Once again, she was turned away at the door, which showed her displeasure. She smiled and said, "It's alright, my sister-in-law has gone out. I was just going to go horse racing anyway, so I'll see if she's here."
She cursed inwardly: "That old woman, if it weren't for the fact that you're my sister-in-law, I wouldn't bother coming to you. How dare you make me, your wife, have to put up with your attitude! Just wait... you'll get what's coming to you!"
The Eighth Prince's wife had no better options than to tear off flowers and curse. Feeling resentful, she went to the horse farm to wait for him, only to find him gone. Her hatred only intensified.
In fact, He Zhuo didn't understand the Eighth Prince's wife at all. They were doing fine by keeping to themselves, but suddenly she became so attentive. Even though the other party didn't like her, she was still so attentive. There must be something fishy going on, or she must be up to some crooked idea.
He Zhuo ignored her.
In fact, He Zhuo was wrong. Before her marriage, the Eighth Prince's wife was a beloved concubine in the Prince An's mansion. After her marriage, the Eighth Prince took great care of her, and she was the only woman he had.
Coupled with the Eighth Prince's wife's outstanding appearance, she developed an arrogant and conceited personality. Actually, there was nothing wrong with that, but after being thwarted by He Zhuo, she became stubborn and wanted to make her sister-in-law get along with her in a harmonious and friendly manner.
Why bother? We're not even eating from the same pot. Just keep appearances in check.
Prince An, Yue Le, died in the 28th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign. After his death, he was demoted to a Prince of the Second Rank and stripped of his posthumous title. As a result, Prince An's branch of the family was not as powerful as before. In addition, Guo Luoluo Mingshang died because of Prince An, and the Guo Luoluo family actually disliked the Eighth Prince's wife very much.
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