In "Langya Bang", Liyang has three sons, but her conversation with Mrs. Zhuo reveals that her favorite child is not Jing Rui, but her youngest son.
This story takes place when Jing Rui's birthday is approaching, and Xie Zhuo's two families spend the Spring Festival together. During the family dinner, Liyang and Mrs. Zhuo frequently took Jing Rui's favorite dishes and put them in his bowl, which aroused Xie Bi's jealousy, and he felt that he and his third brother Xie Xu seemed to be neglected. In contrast, Xie Xu was very sensible and humble, and was deeply praised by his mother Liyang. However, Liyang expressed concern about Xie Xu, saying that he thought too highly of himself and might suffer.
Behind this sentence, it is revealed that Liyang has a deep love for Xie Xu, rather than her apparent love for Jing Rui. There are three reasons for this preference.
First of all, the love is deep, and the worry is keen. Although Jing Rui looks like Liyang's deceased son Bai Yueguang, his personality is more like his father Xie Yu and likes to schem, which worries Liyang. On the contrary, Xie Xu's personality is more like Liyang herself, sensible and polite, so she worries about him even more. Liyang is worried that Xie Xu will suffer because of his high self-esteem, and this worry is a manifestation of deep love.
Secondly, Mrs. Zhuo's maternal love made Liyang unable to show weakness. Mrs. Zhuo regards Jing Rui as her own son, and Liyang does not want to lose to her, so she also pays more love to Jing Rui. However, in contrast, the maternal love for Xie Xu is more pure, because it is completely natural and heartfelt.
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Third, Jing Rui is the son of Liyang and Bai Yueguang, which makes Liyang transfer his love for his first love to Jing Rui in his heart, producing a feeling of "stand-in love".
To sum up, Liyang's actions and words show that she has the most preference for Jing Rui on the surface, but in fact, her love for Xie Xu is deeper and simpler. This kind of true feelings is the moment that best explains the true feelings in Liyang's heart.