Indeed, He Zhuo never stopped Yin Zhi from going to the inner courtyard, and Consort Hui knew that it must have been her son's idea.

She knew exactly what was in her own body; nothing could change her mind. So she could only try to reason with her daughter-in-law, but little did she know that her usually gentle daughter-in-law would suddenly become so stubborn.

Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do about her.

In the end, it was a rather unpleasant breakup.

This continued for five days. Consort Hui stopped discussing right and wrong with the First Princess Consort and instead made her stand in the palace as punishment every day. After standing for two hours, she was made to copy books.

During this time, Yinzhi wanted to speak on behalf of Hezhuo, but Hezhuo stopped him. If Yinzhi had appeared, it would have complicated the matter.

This escalates to the issue of "marrying a wife and forgetting one's mother."

He Zhuo's attitude wasn't as tough as it was on the first day; after all, he was tired from standing for so long.

He Zhuo had cultivation and always paid attention to training, so it wasn't a big deal for him. However, this punishment was very difficult for the palace concubines and pampered noble ladies, so He Zhuo could only pretend to be in pain.

A pale face, beads of sweat on the forehead, and legs that trembled two days later.

If Khoja were alive today, he would definitely deserve an Oscar!

Later, Consort Hui's attitude softened. In fact, Consort Hui was indeed shocked and angry when she first heard the news, but she was more worried that her son's family would lose favor with Emperor Kangxi because of her "love sickness".

It should be noted that both Huang Taiji and Shunzhi were romantics, so Kangxi was very wary of this.

However, knowing her son's temper, she tried to find a roundabout way, but she never expected that her usually obedient daughter-in-law would also argue with her.

However, she later realized that Yinzhi had confessed to her that their father, the Emperor, already knew about the matter. Since her son hadn't fallen out of favor with Kangxi, they decided to severely punish Xiaojie.

In addition, Yinzhi played the victim, telling Consort Hui about being cuckolded, which immediately diverted Consort Hui's attention.

However, he couldn't bring himself to do it, thinking it would be good to let his daughter-in-law suffer a bit, otherwise she would become too arrogant and difficult to control, so he imposed this 5-day punishment.

On the last day, He Zhuo's face turned pale and he seemed to be on the verge of collapse (pretending), which frightened Consort Hui. She quickly told He Zhuo to rest and used the excuse that her old ailment had flared up to call the imperial physician.

He Zhuo's actions can be seen as giving Consort Hui a way out.

Consort Hui thought to herself: Otherwise, if this continues, she might become estranged from her eldest son's family. She only has this one son, and her grandsons are all precious to her.

After Consort Hui stepped down the steps, He Zhuo, not being ignorant, sent his sons to visit her every day, showering her with sweet words and sugar-coated bullets.

What could Consort Hui do? Even for the sake of her many lively and capable grandsons, she could only let the matter drop.

In Consort Hui's mind, her daughter-in-law was someone who couldn't stand up for herself.

After all, when the children were in the princes' quarters, it was Consort Hui who would handle any trouble they encountered.

Therefore, Consort Hui had a deep-rooted impression of her daughter-in-law. Now that her daughter-in-law had suddenly become more assertive, Consort Hui was not used to it. Although Consort Hui knew that her daughter-in-law was capable of managing the inner quarters, the impression was too deep. Moreover, when He Zhuo was by Consort Hui's side, she never disobeyed him and was very obedient.

However, Hezhuo didn't argue with Consort Hui for long. The shaky Hezhuo tearfully pleaded with Consort Hui, saying that he shouldn't have talked back to his mother and shouldn't have argued with her, but he couldn't do anything about his master's affairs and could only obey. He also appropriately expressed his deep love and respect for his husband, Yinzhi.