Hearing Yinzhen's words, Consort Tongjia felt a mix of emotions.
The Fourth Prince ultimately trusted her the most. Even if he knew that a noble person had been found by the palace maids around him, it must be something important.
Confronting one's own background is a cruel thing for anyone, and Consort Tongjia knew this all too well.
Even so, she was still willing to come to me to bring up this matter and seek the truth! Consort Tongjia felt sorry for her.
"Yinzhen, your mother doesn't know what that palace maid said to you, but your mother wants to tell you a story..."
Thinking of this, Consort Tongjia suddenly calmed down, as if she no longer cared about the matter.
In fact, what she cares about most in this matter is Yinzhen's attitude. If Yinzhen doesn't hold any grudges against her or have any other thoughts because of this, then she really doesn't care!
Even if they are not your own biological children, after so many years of companionship, the bond of blood is stronger than water. How could they be less close than a blood relative?
Consort Tongjia didn't dwell on trivial matters, nor did she have the energy to do so; her body and the child in her womb already occupied most of her energy.
Yinzhen opened his eyes and looked up at his mother, sensing that she was about to say something.
However, seeing her faint smile, Yinzhen felt relieved—telling his mother about this matter directly and letting her handle it didn't seem as difficult as he had previously imagined.
Once the unease in his heart was resolved, he realized it wasn't such a big deal after all. Looking into his mother's gentle eyes, Yinzhen could feel that she loved him.
Being watched by those eyes, even if Yinzhen was feeling uneasy, he could calm down a lot at this moment.
Yinzhen listened to his mother's words.
Listen to them recount the grudges of the previous generation, and learn about the origins of the virtuous nobleman.
Noble Lady De was originally a palace maid, but she was no ordinary palace maid. She came from the Uya clan, which had a very powerful background in the Imperial Household Department. Although she was a palace maid, she was more capable than many other ladies who were selected through the imperial concubine selection process and who were from powerful families.
Consort Tongjia did not exaggerate. If she felt hatred and resentment when she learned that Consort De had sent someone to find Yinzhen, she felt she should be magnanimous when she saw Yinzhen's attitude.
It was the kind of aloof attitude that suggested I didn't want to get entangled with her.
Even though she had guessed that she was not his biological mother, Yinzhen still favored her. Just thinking about it made Consort Tongjia feel that she could let go of her resentment.
The old nanny beside her looked hesitant, unsure of what to say. The past events were indeed disgraceful, and now that the Empress was telling the prince these things, what would he think? She was very uncertain.
Unlike the empress, she was not optimistic; in fact, she was very worried.
So that's why... not having given birth for so many years hurt her mother so much, forcing her to find someone to compete for the emperor's favor on her behalf. How could such hurt be erased with the passage of time? It was only because Consort De gave birth to a child and secured her position in the palace that the empress had no choice but to let her go.
Yinzhen felt somewhat shocked. In his mother's words, Consort De was a pitiful person, but his mother resented her.
Yinzhen didn't know how he should react. He had suddenly received so much information that he didn't have time to react at all. He just listened silently.
Consort Tongjia spoke at length. Even though she had rarely spoken since becoming pregnant, and no one, whether serving her or anyone else, would have taken so long to speak, Yinzhen was different.
“You’ve become sensible. Although you’re still young, your mother believes you have your own judgment. Over the years, your mother has also struggled with whether or not to tell you these things, but you were too young before, and now perhaps it’s appropriate…” Consort Tongjia smiled, but a hint of unease flashed in her eyes.
If it weren't for the two of them, she wouldn't have wanted to tell Yinzhen about it so soon, even if it was for her own selfish reasons, so that Yinzhen could be more carefree...
He is only five years old.
Anyone who truly loves their child would be very worried if such a cruel truth were suddenly revealed to them. But what did De Guiren do?
She probably only cared about winning over Yinzhen, completely disregarding Yinzhen's fear, unease, and inner turmoil!
There was another reason why Consort Tongjia was so angry.
This was all part of De Guiren's scheme.
The woman who gave birth to Yinzhen seemed to have no pity for him at all. On the contrary, it was her own mother, who raised Yinzhen and stayed by his side all along, who was full of love for Yinzhen's thoughts.
"If you want to get a little closer to her and contact her more, I don't think it's a problem. Just do what you think is right, and I'll always be your support. If you feel unsure about anything, I'm the one who can give you advice!" Consort Tongjia patted his head.
In fact, even when the Emperor refused to register Yinzhen's imperial genealogy under his own name, Consort Tongjia knew that sooner or later, Yinzhen would return to Consort De's side...
Perhaps my cousin truly couldn't bear to see the Tongjia clan continue to grow powerful, even though it was his maternal clan...
But the underworld is always more important than anything else, whether it's blood ties or the bond between mother and child.
Consort Tongjia thought bitterly.
Unfortunately, I haven't seen this clearly all these years, and I've always been racking my brains trying to figure out how to have a child for my cousin.
But this child is not easy to give birth to!
Even if I manage to give birth safely, can I raise her safely to adulthood? Countless eyes are watching, countless open and hidden attacks... just like the crown prince back then.
In the early years, which of the emperor's children wasn't subjected to both overt and covert plots? The crown prince was only spared because the emperor decisively made him crown prince immediately after his birth...
Moreover, even if my cousin were willing to see it, could the Empress Dowager sit idly by?
Consort Tongjia had very complicated feelings towards the old man in Cining Palace.
Yinzhen left Chengqian Palace.
He didn't tell his mother that Consort De had sent someone to ask her for a favor, and he didn't know how to bring it up.
It seems that this has already confirmed that his biological mother came to him with ulterior motives.
He thought that if he could resolve this matter, he might feel a little relieved, but when he walked out, things didn't turn out the way he expected.
Because she had a lot of information to process, Yinzhen's steps were still somewhat heavy.
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