The Children Palace, Zi Nu Gong, reads offspring directly, their number, character and the general quality of the relationship between the native and the next generation, and in some lineages of practice its scope is extended further to cover students, apprentices or mentees, figures the native stands toward in a broadly parental or formative capacity even without a blood tie.
A star such as Tian Liang, read elsewhere for protection and oversight, falling in this palace is generally treated as favourable for a nurturing, guiding relationship with children, while a star such as Po Jun, read for upheaval and disruption, suggests a relationship the tradition characterises as more challenging or unconventional rather than straightforwardly poor, since Po Jun's destructive reputation is understood throughout the system as paired with genuine renewal rather than as loss alone. The palace's traditional importance in a culture that placed heavy weight on continuing a family line gave readings here real historical consequence, consulted for questions of fertility and family continuation in a way that, as with the Spouse Palace, modern practice has generally reframed as one domain of guidance among several rather than a determining verdict on family fortune.