"The Princess Consort is truly blessed," Jin said with a smile.

Mingyu naturally knew what they were thinking. While touching her belly, Mingyu said, "The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, so don't worry about so much. Go back first, I'm tired too."

Seeing Mingyu's reaction, the two did not continue. Gao and Jin, realizing their purpose had not been achieved, withdrew somewhat disappointed. Thus, the matter concerning the Ulanara clan finally came to an end.

With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, the list of guests for the palace banquet was released and sent to various palaces, including Mingyu's.

"Madam, this is the list of guests for the palace banquet that has just been prepared." The maid handed the prepared list to Mingyu.

Mingyu gently put down her cup and took the list from the maid, glancing at it. However, she didn't see the names of the Fourth Prince and Lanqin, which puzzled her.

Mingyu frowned, wondering why her father and mother, the Emperor, hadn't returned for the palace banquet, especially since the Mid-Autumn Festival was a time for family reunion. It was understandable that her father hadn't returned for Ulanara's funeral, but his absence for the Mid-Autumn Festival as well made her wonder if he was truly unwell. But it had been over a month; why hadn't his condition improved?

Just as Mingyu was lost in thought, she heard a maid greeting Hongli. Mingyu quickly snapped out of her reverie, took the maid's hand, and rose to greet Hongli, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness."

When Hongli saw Mingyu curtsy to him, he was a little worried about her heavy body. He quickly took two steps forward to help Mingyu up and said slowly, "Get up. Now you just need to be more careful, so you don't need to curtsy to me."

Mingyu got up with Hongli's help and nodded. Hongli helped Mingyu walk towards the table. It was time to eat. Hongli had already ordered the kitchen to serve the meal, so he helped Mingyu to eat.

After Mingyu sat down, she took Hongli's hand, her expression showing some worry, "Your Highness..."

Seeing Mingyu hesitate and look troubled, Hongli asked with some suspicion, "What is it?"

Hearing this, Mingyu stopped worrying and asked, "Is Father Emperor feeling any better?"

"Father's health is fine."

Seeing Hongli's reaction, Mingyu was even more puzzled, "Why didn't Father Emperor and Mother Emperor come to this palace banquet?"

Hongli naturally couldn't accept that the Fourth Prince and Lanqin were no longer there; the two had already gone to Huizhou for a trip and couldn't return. After thinking for a moment, Hongli took Mingyu's hand, patted it, and comforted her, "Father Emperor just wants some peace and quiet, don't think too much about it."

Upon hearing Hongli's words, Mingyu nodded and said, "I was overthinking it." Knowing that Hongli also didn't want to continue the discussion, she told him, "We don't know the gender of this child yet."

Hongli withdrew Mingyu's hand, touched Mingyu's belly, and said with great satisfaction, "Whether it's a boy or a girl, I love it. This is our child."

Hearing Hongli's words, Mingyu felt very comforted. "That's what I think too. With Yonglian, I would like a girl even more."

Seeing Hongli happily touching her belly, she thought of Xueying. Mingyu knew that Hongli had been going to the East Side Palace recently, so she asked, "Your concubine has been recuperating for so long, how is the doctor?"

When Hongli saw that Mingyu had taken the initiative to ask about Xueying, he was pleased and said, "Her health has never been very good, and she still needs time to recuperate."