It wasn't that Consort Hui was worried that if Yinzhi and Juechanshi spent a lot of time together, they would develop feelings for each other and that this would affect Consort Hui. Consort Hui simply felt that Yinzhi and Yinti were associating with each other, and that Juechanshi's low social status would drag Yinzhi down and thus affect Yinti.

Consort Hui had raised Yinti as her lifeblood, and she absolutely could not agree to Juechan's behavior of dragging others down with her own incompetence.

Therefore, Consort Hui began to restrict the time Yinzhi could spend visiting Juechan, and arranged for others to find opportunities to speak ill of Juechan to Yinzhi.

This approach did have some effect. Although Yinzhi remained as respectful to Juechan as ever, he did harbor resentment towards her. After all, when you're away from home, you have to rely on yourself no matter what happens. Even if Yinzhi was broad-minded, he couldn't bear this.

"Your Highness, Prince Yinzhi has returned."

When Juechan's maid saw Yinzhi enter, she happily informed Juechan, who was inside the room.

Although Juechan was not young, her face was still strikingly beautiful after all these years.

Her small, oval face was framed by a pair of beautiful, expressive eyes, with curved eyebrows, a delicate nose, and a small, cherry-like mouth that blushed even before she spoke.

"Yinzhi has arrived?"

Juechan's eyes sparkled. Heaven knows that she lived in the square-shaped inner palace all day long, and her biggest concern every day was her own son, Yinzhi.

Without this child, Juechan would not believe he could have persevered for so long.

Life in the palace was too bitter and tiring. She always had to grit her teeth and persevere until the very end before things finally took a turn for the better.

The maid nodded, "My lady, let's go quickly."

It's not good to keep Prince Yinzhi waiting too long. Although they are biological mother and son, Prince Yinzhi grew up under Consort Hui's care. If their mistress can't win over Prince Yinzhi, their future life will definitely not be smooth.

Who could blame them when the harem had so many ways to torment people? The maidservant felt that getting along well with Prince Yinzhi would bring many advantages, and they couldn't let this opportunity slip by.

Unlike the maids, Juechan didn't think too much. She just hoped that Yinzhi would come to her place more often and chat with her. As for other things, Juechan knew her own limitations. She was incompetent and had no face in front of the emperor, so Yinzhi could only rely on himself now. Compared to the other princes, his life was miserable.

"I was just too useless," she thought, wishing she had been able to overcome the difficulties back then.

At least Yinzhi doesn't have to grovel before Consort Hui.

Juechan knew that Yinzhi was proud and arrogant, which made her feel even more guilty and uneasy.

Every time Yinzhi came over, Juechan became more and more conflicted. In the end, it was all her fault.

With such complex feelings, Juechan saw Yinzhi enter the room.

To be honest, Yinzhi and Juechan were not very similar.

However, Yinzhi's eyebrows and eyes were similar to those of Juechan, which caused Kangxi to subconsciously think of Juechan, who had plotted against him, whenever he saw Yinzhi.

Juechan was a woman of exceptional beauty, but she was not favored for many years, which was clearly related to Yinzhi's frequent visits to Emperor Kangxi's side.

It's hard to say who held the other back, because both of them had their own problems.

Right now, Juechan's eyes are brimming with tears, and she calls out "Yinsi" with a thousand and one lingering emotions.

Yinzhi: ...

"Mother, your son has come to see you."

Yinzhi pursed his lips, not wanting to say too much. The main problem was that his mother's behavior was somewhat like that of a delicate flower, always bursting into tears at the slightest provocation. Yinzhi was a man, and having seen this many times since childhood, he was immune to it and simply couldn't handle it.

To put it bluntly, the reason why Yinzhi liked his wife, Lady Guoluo, was not only because of her good family background, but also because she had a strong personality, which was completely different from that of Lady Juechan, and this made Yinzhi happy.

Yes, Yinzhi liked people who were assertive, because in his view, his mother had left him with enough bad impressions.

Given this impression in the marriage market, Yinzhi wanted to find someone completely different from his mother.

Going from one extreme to another is neither good nor bad; it's all a personal choice.

"Okay, okay, it's good that you can come."

Juechan doesn't say much, which is related to her daily life.

After all, the only people Juechan could usually come into contact with were her maids and Consort Hui.

However, because of Yinti, Consort Hui could not possibly focus her attention on Lady Juechan.

If someone is always alone, even if Juechan is very eloquent, he will gradually degenerate and become unable to speak. This is a problem caused by the external environment and has little to do with Juechan himself.

Right now, the mother and son have finally met, so they should talk more.

Even if it's just some useless nonsense, saying it a lot will definitely have benefits, such as enhancing feelings and familiarity. Otherwise, if you're all being polite like relatives, then what about a biological mother and child?

Unfortunately, Yinzhi was too awkward to speak, and Juechan was afraid that if she spoke too much, it would affect her son.

The mother and son each had their own ulterior motives, and the result was that they sat together awkwardly, unable to utter a single word for a long time, serving no purpose whatsoever.

"Mother, it's nothing, I'll go back now."

Yinzhi also needs to leave the palace. Staying in the harem for too long would have a bad influence, since he is a grown-up prince and there are many concubines and maids in the harem who are younger than him.

"You...you're leaving?"

Juechan was startled by Yinzhi's words. She looked at Yinzhi blankly, feeling that the child should stay a little longer. How could he leave so soon? They hadn't spent enough time together yet.

However, Juechan couldn't bring herself to say anything more. She looked at Yinzhi with pleading eyes and carefully followed behind him.

Yinzhi: ...This is terrible.

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