1894
Noble Consort Xue was promoted to Empress, leaving no suspense about the Crown Prince selection. Yu Hongcheng was titled as Crown Prince in one and a half months.
Once Yu Hongcheng ascended to the Crown Prince position, he began eliminating those who opposed him back then, and the Fu Family was among them. However, Fu Jianwen's influence in Xilin Country was too great, and Fu Jianwen himself was an exceedingly cautious person. Yu Hongcheng had no way to bring down Fu Jianwen.
Unable to bring down Fu Jianwen, Yu Hongcheng could only attack the Fu Family's businesses.
Over the past month or so, the Fu Family's businesses in the Capital City have been so suppressed that they can barely make ends meet, with almost no profit. Even the "Old Craftsman Silver House," popular among the female relatives of officials, suffered the same fate.
