“Mother Hui, Yinzhi will take his leave first.”

"Okay, go ahead and get busy. Go see Consort Liang again. You and your son haven't seen each other for a long time, and she misses you very much."

Upon hearing this, Yinzhi smiled shyly, nodded, and turned to leave the main hall.

When Consort Hui saw that Yinzhi had left, the smile that had been on her face immediately vanished.

Reaching out, Consort Hui coldly rubbed her cheeks. She thought to herself that if it weren't for Yinti getting into some trouble, she, a mere consort, wouldn't have to lower herself to serve Yinsi.

After all, although it is true that Yinzhi had been raised by her since birth, Consort Hui did not devote much energy to him.

At that time, Consort Hui's attention was still focused on her own son, Yinqi.

Although everyone said that Yinti would have a hard life and that his body would not be able to withstand it and he would die young.

However, an adopted son is not as important as a biological son. Consort Hui could distinguish between what was important and what was not. Yinti was the foundation of her life, so Consort Hui could not give up Yinti.

It can be said that Yinti's ability to grow up safely was the result of Consort Hui's meticulous care throughout.

If you devote more energy to your biological children, then you have to make a choice regarding your adopted children.

Coincidentally, Yinzhi's birth mother, Juechan, was in Chuxiu Palace. Consort Hui would occasionally give Juechan and Yinzhi a chance to spend time together, and she didn't stop other people in the palace from gossiping. So, from the time Yinzhi was old enough to understand, he knew that he was just Consort Hui's adopted son, and his biological mother was just a concubine without a title who had displeased his father, the Emperor.

The two of them had always maintained a polite yet distant relationship since childhood.

However, Yinzhi was good at pleasing people, and Consort Hui felt good about herself, so she didn't take this feeling too seriously.

For example, now that Yinti has run into trouble, Consort Hui should, in principle, get along well with Yinsi and let Yinsi find an opportunity to help Yinti get through this difficult time.

However, Consort Hui still spoke to Yinzhi in a condescending tone, even though she thought she was being humble, she still harbored resentment in her words.

Yinzhi was an extremely shrewd person. Consort Hui thought she could fool him and keep him from noticing anything, but little did she know that Yinzhi had seen through everything.

The reason Yinzhi still plays the role of a loving mother and filial son with Consort Hui is simply because Consort Hui is useful. Later on, when Consort Hui becomes a burden, Yinzhi will get rid of her faster than anyone else.

Consort Hui in the main hall was full of dissatisfaction, and Yinzhi, who had just left the hall, was also in a bad mood.

Because of his birth, Yinzhi suffered a lot of disdain from other people in the palace.

These people included the masters and mistresses of the harem, but most of them were servants of all kinds.

After all, the harem was mostly made up of palace maids and eunuchs.

Almost every year, they would be selected from outside the palace to enter the palace. Whether they could stay or not was not important, but each master was accompanied by a lot of servants. It is easy to imagine how many they were.

Among so many people, there are good ones and bad ones.

Especially after years in the imperial harem, everyone either wanted to climb the ranks or save more money.

But they all share the same goal: regardless of the type, they dislike poor people.

Yinzhi's background clearly indicated that his starting point would not be very high.

Although a prince like him was precious, the harem was not lacking in one more (after all, Kangxi was really prolific; sons were better than daughters, but with more than a dozen sons, who would think he was precious).

This directly resulted in Yinzhi being bullied and ignored countless times from childhood to adulthood.

There were even palace maids who deliberately came over to cause trouble.

After all, a person's social status is fixed. If you want to find a sense of belonging, you can only look to those who are inferior to you. Yinzhi is a good choice. Moreover, Yinzhi is a smart man who thinks a lot and doesn't easily complain.

Over time, rumors began to circulate that Yinzhi was a pushover.

If it weren't for the ruthless and domineering nature of Yinzhen and Yin'e later on, Yinsi would still be the pitiful little man known to everyone in the harem.

Of course, whether this poor little thing was truly pitiful or not, no one except Yinzhi himself knew, since it was Yinzhi who was the one suffering.

After turning around and glancing at the main hall behind him, Yinzhi lowered his head and pondered for a moment before deciding to go to the back hall.

Because Juechan became a Noble Lady Liang, she received a title and rank. Although she was still a nobody in the harem, she was now able to make some splashes compared to before when she had no influence at all.

Therefore, Consort Hui took the initiative to allocate the second largest rear hall in the entire Chuxiu Palace to Juechan for her to live in alone.

Compared to the side hall where the original Juechan clan lived, the rear hall was definitely better in terms of size and treatment.

However, the rear hall is also one of the most remote places in the entire Chuxiu Palace.

Previously, the concubines who had offended Consort Hui were moved to the rear palace, but after two years, they died. After the rear palace was empty, new concubines were brought in.

The fact that Consort Hui has directly assigned the rear palace to Juechan can be seen as either showing Juechan's importance or treating her coldly.

Anyway, everyone knows that the location of the rear palace is not good, but Juechan herself is not favored by the emperor. Now that she has moved in, she is not as fearful as the other concubines. After all, if Consort Hui wanted Juechan's life, she could have done it long ago. She would not have waited until now to let Yinzhi grow up and give Juechan a son to rely on.

Compared to the bright sunshine in the main hall, the rear hall is perpetually dark, with thin light and a damp smell in the air.

Yinzhi frowned, pursed his lips, and then walked over.

No matter what, even if Consort Hui was unhappy, he still wanted to take this opportunity to see his mother, Lady Juechan.

Otherwise, he might not find such a good opportunity again next time.

As he grew older, Consort Hui began to consciously or unconsciously limit the time he spent with Lady Juechan.

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