Honghui sat upright and spoke word by word, "That's right! Since Empress Xiaoyiren passed away, Chengqian Palace has been sealed and no concubines live there anymore. The old people there died or left the palace, so gradually, no one mentioned the past anymore. My son found out a little about the past by chance, so it's good for you to listen to it, so as not to break any more taboos!"

Yixiu nodded, pretending to be listening attentively.

"Empress Xiaoyiren is from the current mother's family and is in charge of the palace power. In order to completely bring her adopted son under the Tonggiya clan, she ordered that no one in the palace should mention my father's origin. Others were afraid of the Tonggiya clan's power, so how could they dare to say anything? The emperor had no choice but to value his cousin from his mother's family more. It took less than five years for my mother to go from full of hope to gradually despair! This sowed the seeds."

Honghui paused, as if recalling the complicated feelings he had when he first learned about this past event. God’s will is to play tricks on people, and human hearts are unpredictable!

There is a cause for every effect. If it weren't for Empress Xiaoyi Ren's selfish motives, how could there be such a tragic situation in which mother and son in the royal family turned against each other, and brothers killed each other?

Yixiu sighed from the bottom of her heart: "Separation of mother and child is the most painful thing in the world. If you were taken away by someone else at birth, your mother would do everything to get you back!"

"Yes, I know exactly how my mother treats me! Mama also had the same thoughts as my mother at that time, but in the end she had to compromise and behave herself. Otherwise, it would be considered as harboring resentment towards the emperor, which is a taboo in the palace."

"My aunt had a hard time back then. She and I have similar backgrounds. It was a great fortune for her to be one of the four concubines, so she was always very cautious. Acting recklessly? That has nothing to do with us!"

Honghui shook his head: "That was in the past. If I were here, mother and mama would never be so restrained all the time." He has no choice now, so let's wait and see after ten years or so.

Although Yixiu was touched, she did not really believe what her son said, "It is enough that you have this heart. Mother is just complaining a few times. In fact, my life now is free enough. A lot of people in and outside the mansion envy me!" She was doted on, had children, a motivated son, and took care of the mansion affairs. The only thing missing from her first half of life was the position of a concubine.

Honghui did not say anything more, but continued what he had said before: "Ma Ma's situation was actually very delicate at that time. There were always rumors that she sold her son for fame. The arrival of the Sixth Uncle brought her great comfort and hope. At that time, the Sixth Uncle was actually more favored than the Fourteenth Uncle, but the Sixth Uncle died young, which made the Fourteenth Uncle stand out."

Yixiu no longer has any impression of the Sixth Prince. She only vaguely remembers that his name was Yinzuo, and that he seemed to have brought some auspicious signs when he was born. She wondered if this was true?

I heard that the Sixth Prince died of illness. Is it true?

At this moment, the baby in her belly kicked her, and Yixiu couldn't help but cry out in pain, "Ouch~"

"Mother, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Honghui was about to call someone in.

"Mom is fine, don't worry. It was your brother or sister who kicked me. He is not a peaceful person. He punches my belly from time to time. He is such an enemy!" Yixiu stroked her belly gently with a smile on her face. The satisfaction radiating from the inside out was clearly visible.

"When he comes out of my belly, I will teach him a lesson. It's his fault for not caring about my body!"

Yixiu replied "OK", and finally took her son's hand and sat down, "How do you brothers and sisters get along? Mother doesn't care! Come on, continue your story."

"My son just mentioned the story of my sixth uncle, so let's continue! Speaking of my sixth uncle, we have to mention the cause of his death. There is no accurate statement in the palace. Some say he died of illness, some say he drowned, and some say he died of smallpox. The cause of my sixth uncle's death is in doubt, and my son doesn't know which one is the truth."

The rumor outside the palace was that he died of illness, but is that possible? A healthy prince was gone just like that, and the palace was so secretive about it, there must be something going on.

However, this is not the point. The point is that the death of Sixth Uncle is a precursor to the estrangement between mother and son.

"Until the death of his sixth uncle, Ama didn't know about the existence of his biological mother and brother. After the death of his sixth uncle, Ama acted too nonchalant in front of others, and Mama was so angry that she exposed the inside story. In addition, after Empress Xiaoyiren passed away, Ama insisted on keeping vigil for her. All these reasons added up, and that's why Mama and Ama became estranged!"

Yi Xiu was stunned after hearing this, and after a long while she sighed, "No wonder! No wonder Aunt didn't think much of Fourth Master in the past! Aunt has her own hardships, and Fourth Master has his own difficulties, it's all fate!"

Honghui also sighed, "That's right! Although the disputes of the past were written off with the death of Empress Xiaoyiren, both Mama and Ama still bear grudges about what happened back then. One of them bears the hatred of having her son taken away, and the other is entangled in the partiality of her biological mother, and is troubled by her heart!

The death of Aunt Wenxian a few years ago made matters worse. Mama had always hated the Tonggiya clan, but Ama was raised by Empress Xiaoyiren, who was also from the Tonggiya clan. Her kindness was greater than heaven, so all kinds of estrangement arose naturally. "

Having said all this, what else does Yixiu not understand? The biological mother and the adoptive mother, the grace of birth and the grace of raising, these two mother and son are stuck in this and can't get out!

"It seems that there will be no more adoptions in the mansion in the future." Unless the biological mother dies young.

"That's good! The Royal Majesty's rule that only the main wife can raise the heir is intended to prevent the power of the imperial relatives, but how can the mother-son relationship be easily blocked? My son's life was given by my mother. If I let my son leave my mother, I would rather not be a royal grandson!"

Yixiu's eyes became hot and her nose felt sore. She choked up as she spoke, "Nonsense again! You were born a royal descendant. How could you give up your status for mother? The royal family has its own troubles, and the common people have their own sufferings. How can life be as smooth as you want? Mother, I don't ask you to achieve anything great, I just wish you a peaceful and happy life."

Honghui just looked at her with a smile, and said in a barely audible voice: "That won't do, it's absolutely not okay if you don't have any future!"

Yixiu didn't hear clearly for a moment, so she couldn't help but ask: "Honghui, what are you talking about? Come and have some snacks."

"Nothing, my son will be here soon!"

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