After the weather turned cold, the Fourth Master became even busier.
After the Crown Prince returned to the capital, he was set aside.
Instead, it was Prince Zhi and the Third and Fourth Masters who remained the most active at court, and Emperor Kangxi assigned quite a few matters to the Fourth Master.
As the Fourth Master got busy, he paid less attention to the affairs of his inner courtyard.
The Crown Prince now rarely left Yuqing Palace, only having gone out once to Huangjue Temple to offer incense for the Late Empress.
This actually elicited a sigh from Emperor Kangxi, who then bestowed quite a few gifts upon the Crown Prince.
But gifts aside, if he was to be set aside, then he was set aside.
The Crown Prince seemed not to care and spent his days reading books in Yuqing Palace, not seeing anyone from outside.
By the twenty-something of September, the weather had turned severely cold.
