After Lanqin finished speaking with a frown, she lowered her head and half-squatted down, waiting for Kangxi to speak. But after waiting for a long time, neither Kangxi nor Consort De spoke, so she continued to squat like that until her legs started to ache, before she heard Consort De's voice: "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Highness Consort De. Perhaps I know where Fourth Prince went?" Lanqin saw that the Princess Consort was standing there awkwardly, so she wanted to reveal the place she had guessed. However, Lanqin did not know that the Princess Consort was not grateful for her "rescue" at all, but was even angry that Lanqin had stepped forward at this moment, clearly intending to embarrass her, the primary wife!

"Oh, tell me, where is the fourth prince now?" Kangxi was becoming increasingly interested in this woman who wasn't particularly outstanding in appearance.

"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince should be in the animal enclosure at Yonghe Palace right now," Lanqin replied respectfully. As a princess, she was not qualified to address Kangxi as "Father Emperor."

"Qiuxiang, go over there quickly and see if the Fourth Prince is there. Tell him to come over immediately." Consort De saw that Emperor Kangxi had given her a wink and immediately turned to a palace maid standing below and said this.

The palace maid withdrew in response, but Kangxi then asked, "Why do you think the Fourth Prince is there?"

Lanqin knew that the inquisitive old man Kangxi wouldn't stop there, so she immediately interjected, "Because the birthday gift that Fourth Prince gave to Consort De this time was a white deer, and this white deer just entered the palace with us. Fourth Prince is a meticulous person, and he must have gone out to check if the white deer had been harmed along the way. If it was damaged, it wouldn't be good to present it to Consort De. Fourth Prince is a very filial person and would never allow the Consort's birthday gift to suffer even the slightest damage. Therefore, I dare to guess that he must be checking on the white deer to see if it is alright."

Upon hearing this, everyone seemed to realize what he meant. Kangxi smiled, raised his hand to stroke the few sparse strands of beard under his chin, and said, "This little princess of the fourth prince is quite good, clever and intelligent. What's your name?"

Oh no! If Emperor Kangxi knew about his relationship with Holland, wouldn't he be very embarrassed?! Lanqin thought to herself, and Holland shared the same thought.

Seeing that Lanqin had lost her previous briskness, Consort De said anxiously, "The Emperor asked you what your name is, why are you dawdling?"

Seeing that she could not escape, Lanqin had no choice but to lower her head and reply, "Your Majesty, I am Niohuru Lanqin."

Upon hearing this, Holland could no longer remain seated. He immediately rose and walked to the Fourth Prince's side, curtsied, and said, "Your Majesty, Consort De, Princess Niu is indeed my younger sister."

Immediately, the entire room erupted in commotion. Although Empress Ulanara already knew from the Third Prince's wife that Lanqin was the younger sister of Consort Lan in the palace, it still felt somewhat awkward to say it in front of Emperor Kangxi. Upon hearing this, Consort De immediately glanced at Lanqin, then at Holland, her expression extremely embarrassed.

Just then, Qiu Xiang led the Fourth Prince, or perhaps the Thirteenth Prince, into the room. Holland and the Fourth Prince's wife immediately returned to their seats!

"Your subject pays respects to Father Emperor and Mother Emperor! May Father Emperor enjoy boundless blessings and peace, and may Mother Emperor live as long as the Southern Mountains and enjoy endless blessings." The Fourth Prince knelt down respectfully and performed the grand ceremony for Emperor Kangxi and Consort De.

"Your subject greets Father Emperor and Consort De! May Father Emperor enjoy boundless blessings and peace, and may Mother Emperor live as long as the Southern Mountains and enjoy endless blessings." The Thirteenth Prince repeated the Fourth Prince's words verbatim.

"You certainly know how to save trouble," Kangxi chuckled, silently letting the moment pass. Although it was not uncommon in imperial families for sisters to marry the same man, aunts and nieces to marry the same man, or sisters to marry their fathers and sons or uncles and nephews respectively, especially since the Manchus seemed to not care much about such matters, it was indeed quite awkward just now.

Consort De probably remembered this Niohuru clanswoman, whom she had personally assigned to the fourth prince. She never imagined things would turn out this way, which made her quite uncomfortable.

"Fourth Prince, where did you go just now?" Kangxi asked.

"Your son is inspecting the white deer that was given to Mother. I'm afraid it might get hurt during the bumpy ride in the carriage," the Fourth Prince replied truthfully. "The Thirteenth Prince also came to wish Mother a happy birthday. He happened to see me and we went to see the white deer together."

"It seems your Lady Niu guessed correctly." Kangxi gave Lanqin a meaningful look, but these words made Ulanara's face sting.

"Now that you're all here, Consort De, it's time to eat your longevity noodles and banquet," Kangxi said.

"Father, your daughter-in-law and the others have prepared gifts for Mother. Why don't we present the gifts first, and then take our seats?" Fourth Princess Consort suddenly stood up and bowed to Emperor Kangxi.

"Yes, your daughter-in-law has prepared a special gift for Mother, hoping that Father and Mother can appreciate it together." Wanyan was the granddaughter of the last emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty. When she married the Fourteenth Prince, it is said that her dowry filled thirty carts, making her the most generous dowry among all the princes' wives.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Kangxi glanced at Consort De and said leniently, "Very well, let's see what gifts they have prepared for you first."

First was Lady Wanyan. She gave a wink to the maid behind her, who then brought out a brocade box. She walked up to Consort Kangxi, knelt down, and presented the box to Consort Kangxi with both hands.

"Mother, I know you haven't been sleeping well lately, so I've specially prepared a jade pillow that my grandfather gave me as part of his dowry. It's said that this jade pillow can help you sleep and calm your mind, and it's very good for your health. I hope you will accept this filial piety from your son." Wanyan's jade pillow was indeed a priceless gift. Even the Fourth Prince only had a piece of jade the size of a fist, which was said to have the same effect. I never expected that she would have such a large piece.

"Jinzhi, you've been very thoughtful. I appreciate it very much." Consort De smiled and instructed the palace maid beside her to accept the gift from Lady Wanyan.

The Fujin (principal wife) glanced at her fourteenth brother's wife and felt a pang of anxiety. Compared to her gift, her own was utterly insignificant. Fortunately, she had a backup plan. So, the Fujin gave Li Mama a wink, signaling her to bring out a gift she had prepared.

Seeing how generous Wanyan's gift was, Li sneered inwardly. She glanced at her wife sitting at the head of the table and thought to herself: Compared to your sister-in-law, your pair of gold boxes are simply not presentable!

However, instead of having Li Mama bring out the two boxes, the Fujin took out a long wooden box, stood up and said to Kangxi and Consort De, "Your Majesty, I know that you like to worship Buddha, so I specially sent someone to find a copy of the Heart Sutra personally copied by Master Huixing to offer to you, so that you may be healthy and blessed with good fortune."