His decision to take Third Prince out of the line of succession and make Qianlong Emperor his successor forced the latter to initially rescind his decision to make Ruyi his difujin. Despite his orders, he saw how much his son loved her and allowed him to have Ruyi as his son's cefujin so long as Qianlong Emperor takes Empress Fuca as difujin and Imperial Noble Consort Hui as Mistress. He is shown to have a soft spot for Ruyi due to her being Empress Xiaojing's niece.
