"Exactly, he acts like he's the only one who's ambitious, while the rest of the brothers aren't. It's snowing today, and the Imperial Study has given everyone an early holiday, but he still keeps nagging us. What's he doing? He acts like he's our father." The Tenth Prince was a brash fellow who spoke without thinking.
The Tenth Prince can spout nonsense so easily. If his real father heard this, he would surely punish him by making him copy the "Standards for Being a Good Student and Child".
Although Ninth Prince Yinzhen was only a few months older than him, he was more mature in temperament. He quickly covered Tenth Prince Yinzhen's mouth and lowered his voice: "Silly boy, don't say it. It's because Father Emperor likes him. Father Emperor doesn't like us."
"No matter who he is, he still knocked me over!" The Tenth Prince said, quite amusingly, as he recounted how he had just knocked over the Fourth Prince, who was now lying on the ground looking utterly bewildered.
The Ninth Prince had obviously thought of this too, patted the Tenth Prince on the shoulder, and said directly, "Good brother!"
The Ninth Prince burst into laughter, but after a few laughs, his face darkened again. He gritted his teeth and said, "It's utterly inexplicable. I don't know where he got angry, but he took it out on us brothers. He's just a servant's son, yet he dares to grab my clothes. He's only a few years older than me."
The young Tenth Prince carefully looked around to see if anyone was nearby.
Seeing his tenth brother being so cautious, the Ninth Prince gave his younger brother a look of utter contempt, thinking to himself that his elder brother had already scouted the area; usually no one came here at this time, and he had just looked around again.
The Ninth Prince, unwilling to lose, continued, "What's there to be afraid of? I've already checked; there's no one around. His mother's infidelity and sleeping with her master is common knowledge throughout the palace. She used one of her sons to gain her own concubine rank. A servant is a servant, so lowly. Tell me, how could Father Emperor possibly like someone like that..."
The Tenth Prince saw that his Ninth Brother was talking more and more outrageously, but since there was no one around and the Ninth Brother had lowered his voice, he was no longer worried and let his Ninth Brother vent his anger.
"Hmph! Even so, this son who was used to exchange for wealth is not in his mother's heart. Fourteenth Brother is her precious treasure. Who knows, maybe that scoundrel took out his anger on us brothers today because he was upset with his mother."
The Ninth Prince's words hit the nail on the head; the Fourth Prince's situation is exactly the same.
However, although the Ninth Prince was venomous, Consort De's situation was indeed similar. Consort Tong had been terribly wronged by her back then, raising her son for nothing. Out of consideration for her son, she did not stop Consort De from being promoted to the rank of Consort. In the end, it was all for nothing. Consort Tong died, and the Fourth Prince was still not registered under her name. The son was still Consort De's.
He became someone else's stepping stone for nothing.
The Ninth Prince, Yin Tang, was disliked by the academic genius Emperor Kangxi because he liked gold and silver objects since childhood.
The Tenth Prince, Yinzhen, was actually raised this way by Consort Wenxi on purpose. This was because the Tenth Prince's status was the highest after the Crown Prince, which would put the Emperor at ease and allow him to enjoy the honor of a prince later on. Consort Wenxi's intentions were truly commendable.
Otherwise, he would become a thorn in the side of others. The imperial concubine could protect him for a while, but not forever. What if he fell into someone's trap?
There's nowhere to cry then.
So the imperial concubine thought to herself: Eldest son, you should stay like this, it's safer.
However, this displeased the brilliant scholar Emperor Kangxi.
Emperor Kangxi, a scholar, favored children who excelled in both character and academics, much like "model students." The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, was raised under the care of Empress Tong and frequently saw Kangxi in his youth. Having watched his son grow up, the father-son bond between them was naturally deeper than that between other children.
Moreover, Yinzhen was a diligent student, and it was quite remarkable that he could still receive praise from his tutors in the Imperial Study despite the Crown Prince's strong academic aura.
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