Chapter 215 Mid-Autumn Mooncakes

Before moving into the Eastern Palace, when he still resided in the Imperial Palace, he, as a child, had once been severely ill.

The high fever persisted, his entire body burning hot as if it were about to be cooked.

Yet the Empress Dowager, who had given birth to him, never once gently stroked his forehead.

At the age of seven, he moved into the Eastern Palace.

During that time, he fell ill several times, almost to the point of death, but when the Empress Dowager visited him, she would only stand far away in his bedroom and glance at him.

He barely made it through and asked her, "Why can't you hold your child close and care for him with love, like other mothers?"

She always said, "You are the Crown Prince, you must stand on your own."

"Emotions and affection will only cloud your judgment as the Crown Prince."

"In this world, whether man or woman, no one can be trusted, only you can trust yourself!"