"Fudong, go and fetch three qian of bird's nest!" Lanqin immediately said to the palace maid standing at the palace gate upon hearing this.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing? I didn't come here to ask you for anything. I just came to tell you that Consort Nian has already begun to take action. Alas!" Wu Shi said hastily upon seeing Lan Qin's reaction.

“Sister, don’t worry. There are only five catties of this blood bird’s nest in total this year. To show his benevolence and filial piety, the Emperor allocated two catties to the concubines in Shou’an Palace. There are three catties left. With so many sisters in our harem, there’s not much left for us. I happen to have a fever and don’t like this snow bird’s nest. If you like it, please take it,” Lanqin said.

"How can this be, Your Majesty? If you do this, you will be making me feel terrible." Madam Wu quickly stood up and bowed to Lanqin.

Since entering the palace, it seems that the sisters and cousins ​​from before have become somewhat estranged because of the inner palace.

"Sister, don't refuse. I don't like eating these anyway. How is the Third Princess?" Lanqin asked with a smile, then inquired of Namin. Since the Fourth Prince ascended the throne, the previous princesses who had married had all been granted the title of princess.

“Namin is about to give birth, so I was thinking of arranging some bird’s nest to send over to her. The Feng family treats her quite well, and she’s in charge of things now,” Madam Wu said with a smile.

“It’s just right. The Third Princess is currently pregnant and it’s inconvenient for her to come to the palace. As her mother, it’s only right and proper for you to send her some tonics,” Lanqin said.

After thanking Lanqin repeatedly, Wu left with Lanqin's three coins' worth of bird's nest.

“Your Highness, Consort Nian is doing this to show you. But giving away your own allowance like this isn’t a solution,” Baoqin said.

"Let's just get through this period first. We'll deal with it after Wuxiha gets married smoothly," Lanqin said, rubbing her forehead.

"Your Majesty, the beauties sent by the Koreans are all in Chuxiu Palace. Would you like to take a look when the opportunity arises?" Baoqin added.

"Why would I go see them? Let Consort Nian worry about that. The Emperor hasn't recovered from the grief of his mother's passing; he has no mood to look at any Goryeo beauties right now," Lanqin said. She wasn't worried at all about those young and beautiful Goryeo women, because the Fourth Prince wasn't the type to be lustful. Besides, he had just ascended the throne, and there were still many things for him to do; how could he possibly be interested in women?

As expected, the ten beauties sent from Goryeo remained in Chuxiu Palace, but the Fourth Prince neither visited nor inquired about them. Lady Nian was indeed wary of these beauties, having sent people several times to check if any of them were of exceptional beauty. Seeing that the Fourth Prince seemed to have no interest in the Goryeo beauties, Lady Nian gradually felt relieved.

The Fourth Prince gradually recovered from the grief of Consort De's death. He began to work diligently with the Thirteenth Prince, the Seventeenth Prince, Li Wei, Tian Wenjing, Sun Jiacheng, and Ortai to change the state of affairs caused by the decline of the people and the empty treasury in the later years of Emperor Kangxi.

Lanqin knew that as long as the Fourth Master did not touch the Nian family, she could not openly compete with Nian Shi. Therefore, she always adopted a policy of avoidance and appeasement, comforting Wu Shi and Song Shi who were bullied by Nian Shi from time to time, and trying to avoid meeting Nian Shi as much as possible.

The Empress was busy pulling Hongshi out of his depression and had no time to argue with Nian Shi and Lanqin.