"You and my mother are becoming more and more alike, both of you are so talkative!"

She kindly tried to persuade him, but he was so impatient! Yu Ying felt a pang of resentment and bitterness welling up inside her.

"I'm only thinking about Fourth Master's offspring. If you find it troublesome, then I won't say anything more."

"Just take care of yourself and your family affairs, and don't meddle in my business!"

Nowadays, Hongli only gives Consort Xi a little face when they are together. Once they are at his own home, he doesn't even bother to pretend and speaks very rudely.

Yu Ying sighed inwardly, realizing how difficult it was to be a good person. No matter how much she considered his feelings, he would never be grateful, only annoyed. Su Yushan was selfish and domineering, never considering his situation, only wanting to possess him, yet he thought it was an expression of love.

Men! They always like to chase the unpredictable moon in the sky, but they never cherish the bright pearls right beside them, because pearls don't run away and are readily available.

Yu Ying sighed repeatedly, but dared not complain openly. She sat silently in the carriage, no longer uttering a sound.

She thought that Hongli had some important official business to attend to, which was why he rushed back. However, when he got off the carriage, he did not go to the study, but went to Huatang Pavilion instead.

Is his so-called important matter simply to see Su Yushan? In order to see this woman, he won't even allow her to spend a little more time with her son in the palace?

Yu Ying grew increasingly angry, secretly resenting Hongli for being so heartless and never understanding her longing for her son.

However, in Hongli's view, bringing his wife to the palace to see Yonglian and having a banquet with her at Jingren Palace today was already more than enough. His mother was too nagging, and he couldn't stand the noise, so he made an excuse to leave the palace and return home.

When he returned, Su Yushan was sitting by the couch. Yonghuang, tired from playing, had fallen asleep on the couch. Yushan didn't want to disturb him, and thinking that Hongli might not return from the palace until late, she let her son sleep in her room. Unexpectedly, he returned after lunch. Su Yushan asked in surprise:

"Weren't you going to celebrate Yonglian's birthday? Why are you back so early?"

Taking the teacup from Yu Shan, Hongli took a sip and sighed softly, "If I don't come back soon, I'm afraid my mother will nag me until I'm deaf."

Seeing Hongli's indignant expression, Yushan had already guessed the torment he was experiencing in the palace. "Is it about offspring again? Don't we already have a legitimate son? Why is Your Majesty still not at ease?"

"She's pushing her luck, even asking me to have a few more children..." Hongli briefly recounted his mother's remarks about having daughters, then fixed his gaze on Yushan.

"If... I mean, if you had to choose between sending your daughter to a marriage alliance or having another daughter with someone else, what would you choose?"