Glazed Palace.
Xiao Jin has been keeping a very low profile lately, there's no choice, the Gong Family has gotten into trouble, and the Emperor also harbors some suspicion towards her, she has no choice but to be low-key. Moreover, her son has repeatedly advised her to just live her life well and not to casually plot anything. Although she sometimes feels unjust for her son, who is clearly the most outstanding among the several Princes, far superior to the Crown Prince, yet isn't destined for that position because he is not the legitimate firstborn, it is truly...
But she also knows, the path to fighting for that position is full of thorns, one wrong step and it's irreparable.
Furthermore, her maternal family is not prominent either, her current status is entirely the result of her own scheming. Now, her family is all relying on her for their glory, which makes it even harder to become a support for her son, now it seems they're only dragging him down.
