This infuriated his mother, who suffered a prenatal shock and was bedridden for half a year.
They thought the matter was over, but oddly enough, a scandalous affair cropped up and his sister-in-law ended up pregnant with her brother-in-law's child.
His mother grew weaker because of this, and after another crisis, she passed away!
During the time his mother was mourning, Princess Consort Xuan was carried into her husband's home through the side door and five months later gave birth to their second son, Qin Ru.
What made Qin Hong even more furious was that despite the scandalous circumstances of the birth of his brother, their father still favored him. Despite many old servants speaking up for him as the legitimate eldest son, he did not regain any of his lost status. Instead, as the rightful eldest son, he was increasingly neglected and expressly loathed by his father.