The Qing Emperor did know the Second Prince. The Qing Emperor had always used the Second Prince as a tool to nurture the Crown Prince so that he would be more suitable to inherit the throne in the future. On the surface, the Qing Emperor doted on the Second Prince. Some people even thought that he would pass the throne to the Second Prince. However, everything the Qing Emperor did was a scheme. He did not treat the Second Prince sincerely. Under the Qing Emperor's schemes, the Second Prince finally chose to commit suicide.
The Qing Emperor knew the relationship between the Second Prince and the Eldest Princess. By giving the Second Prince power and encouragement, he made the Second Prince confront the Crown Prince to achieve the goal of balancing them. If the Qing Emperor investigated the Second Prince and Eldest Princess, it would weaken the Second Prince's power and pose a threat to the Qing Emperor's power. Thus, the Qing Emperor chose to protect the Second Prince and Eldest Princess to maintain the balance of power.
The Qing Emperor's attitude toward the Crown Prince and the Second Prince was complicated. The Qing Emperor believed that the Second Prince was too scheming, hypocritical, and lacked a stern air, so he was particularly cruel to him. His attitude towards the Crown Prince was that he hoped to train him to become a more benevolent and stable heir to the throne. However, the search results did not give a clear answer to the question of why the Qing Emperor had a different attitude toward the Second Prince and the Crown Prince, or who would ultimately obtain the throne.
The Qing Emperor had a different attitude toward the Crown Prince and the Second Prince. The Qing Emperor believed that the Second Prince was too scheming, hypocritical, and lacked a stern air, so he was particularly cruel to him. As for the Crown Prince, the Qing Emperor hoped to train him to become a more benevolent and stable Crown Prince through blows and tempering.
The Qing Emperor had discovered the relationship between the Crown Prince and Eldest Princess through Fan Xian's arrangements and investigations. After Fan Xian returned to the capital from Jiangnan to collect the palace treasury, he discovered that apart from the alliance of power between the Crown Prince and Eldest Princess, there was also a private relationship between aunt and nephew and lovers. Fan Xian arranged this relationship and let the Qing Emperor know of this matter. The Qing Emperor banished the Eldest Princess from the capital and the Crown Prince was sent to Nanzhao.
The Qing Emperor had discovered the relationship between the Eldest Princess and the Crown Prince through Fan Xian's arrangements and investigations. After Fan Xian returned to the capital from Jiangnan to collect the palace treasury, he discovered that apart from the alliance of power between the Crown Prince and Eldest Princess, there was also a private relationship between aunt and nephew and lovers. Fan Xian arranged this relationship and let the Qing Emperor know of this matter. Thus, the Qing Emperor learned of the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Eldest Princess.
The Qing Emperor had discovered the relationship between the Eldest Princess and the Crown Prince through Fan Xian's arrangements and investigations. After Fan Xian returned to the capital from Jiangnan to collect the palace treasury, he discovered that apart from the alliance of power between the Crown Prince and Eldest Princess, there was also a private relationship between aunt and nephew and lovers. Fan Xian arranged this relationship and let the Qing Emperor know of this matter. Thus, the Qing Emperor learned of the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Eldest Princess.
The Qing Emperor had discovered the relationship between the Eldest Princess and the Crown Prince through Fan Xian's arrangements and investigations. After Fan Xian returned to the capital from Jiangnan to collect the palace treasury, he discovered that apart from the alliance of power between the Crown Prince and Eldest Princess, there was also a private relationship between aunt and nephew and lovers. Fan Xian arranged this relationship and let the Qing Emperor know of this matter. The Qing Emperor therefore demoted the Eldest Princess out of the capital, and the Crown Prince was exiled to Nanzhao.
The Second Prince's will to the Qing Emperor had the words " widower, widow, and lonely." These four words described the Second Prince's life. It referred to his inability to work, his lack of relatives to support him, and his lack of support. This was one of the reasons why the Second Prince chose to commit suicide. His will expressed his curse on the Qing Emperor and his reflection on his tragic fate.
In the TV series " Celebrating Years," the Qing Emperor favored the Second Prince. In the original novel," Celebrating Years," there was no clear mention of which prince the Qing Emperor favored more.
The Qing Emperor's Second Prince's final outcome was suicide. After the battle of Dong Mountain, the Qing Emperor had set up a trap to harm the other three Grandmasters, including the Second Prince. The Qing Emperor deliberately made people think that he was dead, triggering the chaos in Jingdou. After the Second Prince and the others failed in their rebellion, the Second Prince finally chose to commit suicide. He left a letter for the Qing Emperor. Only then did Fan Xian realize that the Qing Emperor had intentionally made others think he was dead. Fan Xian became the person entrusted to the Second Prince's wife, Ye Ling 'er, hoping that he could take her far away from Jingdou. Thus, the Qing Emperor's Second Prince ended up committing suicide.