The Second Prince was the Qing Emperor's second son.
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 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 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.
The Second Prince knew that Fan Xian was the Qing Emperor's son because when the Qing Emperor had summoned Fan Xian, the Crown Prince, and the Second Prince for a meal, the Qing Emperor had instructed the three brothers to enjoy the food before he left and hinted at Fan Xian's identity. Although Fan Xian had not understood the meaning at the time, the Crown Prince and Second Prince had already understood the Qing Emperor's meaning. The exact time was not mentioned.
In the novel " Celebrating Years," the Second Prince learned that Fan Xian was the Qing Emperor's son through a letter in a box left behind by Ye Qingmei. In the novel, there was a letter in the box Ye Qingmei left Fan Xian. The letter mentioned Fan Xian's background and asked Fan Xian to give the letter to the Qing Emperor. After the Second Prince learned that Fan Xian had obtained this letter, he guessed that Fan Xian might be the Qing Emperor's son because only the Qing Emperor knew of the existence of this letter. Later, the Second Prince learned of Fan Xian's background through some means and confirmed his guess.
The Qing Emperor had varying degrees of concern and criticism for the Crown Prince and the Second Prince. He did not have a clear preference. The Qing Emperor had always regarded the Crown Prince as the heir apparent. He used the blows to the Crown Prince and the Second Prince's support to sharpen the Crown Prince. The Qing Emperor hoped that the Crown Prince would be more benevolent after inheriting the kingdom and stabilize the world. Although the Qing Emperor also had a son, Fan Xian, he had no intention of passing the throne to him. Thus, based on the information provided, it was impossible to determine whether the Qing Emperor preferred the Crown Prince or the Second Prince.
The Qing Emperor had varying degrees of concern and criticism for the Crown Prince and the Second Prince. He did not have a clear preference. The Qing Emperor had always regarded the Crown Prince as the heir apparent. He used the blows to the Crown Prince and the Second Prince's support to sharpen the Crown Prince. The Qing Emperor hoped that the Crown Prince would be more benevolent after inheriting the kingdom and stabilize the world. Although the Qing Emperor also had a son, Fan Xian, he had no intention of passing the throne to him. As a result, the Qing Emperor liked and valued Crown Prince Li Chengqian and Second Prince Li Chengze.