The New Year's gifts from the guests were all rather conventional, consisting of items or scriptures wishing the Fourth Prince and Lanqin good health and longevity. After all, the Fourth Prince and Lanqin didn't need much in the palace, and the guests were unsure what to give them, so they simply gave them scriptures and these items for good health and longevity.

Mingyu, who had just given birth to the princess, got up with Yonglian and presented Lanqin and the Fourth Prince with the copy of the scripture she had personally made, wishing the Emperor Father and the Emperor Mother good health and longevity.

"Get up. This scripture is very thoughtful. You've had a hard time giving birth to the princess. You need to rest and recuperate more, lest you develop health problems later." He said to Mingyu, who was somewhat plump from carrying Yonglian.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Upon hearing Lanqin's words of concern, Mingyu quickly expressed her gratitude.

The Fourth Prince gestured to Su Peisheng to present the New Year's gifts that had been prepared in advance. Mingyu accepted the gifts and quickly expressed her gratitude before returning to her seat with Yonglian.

Following behind Mingyu was Ulanara Xueying. Ulanara Xueying's New Year's gift was quite different from theirs; it was two pairs of exquisite shoes.

When everyone saw the shoes that Ulanara Xueying took out, they felt that the New Year's gift she gave was too ordinary.

However, when Lanqin saw the two pairs of shoes that she presented, one for men and one for women, the workmanship was excellent and the soles were very thick. Judging from the embroidery, Lanqin knew that the shoes were made by Ulanara Xueying herself. Lanqin could tell from the extremely small needle holes in Xueying's hands that Xueying had put a lot of thought into them.

Lanqin carefully examined the two pairs of shoes, glanced at Xueying with great satisfaction, and said with a smile, "These shoes are a wonderful gift; they are very exquisite, and I like them very much."

Upon hearing Lanqin's words, the Fourth Prince chuckled, understanding what she meant. Seeing that Lanqin was pleased, he was also very satisfied.

Lanqin handed the two pairs of shoes to the maid beside her and asked her to put them away. Then, she glanced at the Fourth Master, who waved his hand and told Su Peisheng to bring out a pair of white Guanyin statues that had been prepared in advance.

"Thank you, Father Emperor, thank you, Mother Emperor, for your gift." The Guanyin statue was quite ordinary, but Lanqin and the others had given her a Guanyin statue that grants children, so Xueying was overjoyed and quickly expressed her gratitude.

Everyone present was somewhat surprised to see that Lanqin not only didn't dislike the shoes Xueying had given her, but was actually quite pleased with them, and even rewarded Xueying with a Guanyin statue symbolizing fertility. Mingyu was especially surprised. When Mingyu saw that the item Lanqin gave her was a Guanyin statue, she knew that Lanqin hoped Xueying could also give Hongli an heir.

This made Mingyu somewhat unhappy. In recent days, she had noticed Hongli's favor towards Xueying, which had already caused her considerable worry. Fortunately, because Xueying suffered from uterine coldness, she hadn't yet given birth to Hongli's child, which was why the other concubines in the palace fawned over her. Even though Xueying had Hongli's favor, she still lacked an heir, so the concubines all knew Mingyu's position was unshakeable. However, Lanqin's gift of the Guanyin statue to Xueying revealed the importance Lanqin and the Fourth Prince placed on Xueying, causing Mingyu some concern as well.

Thinking of this, Mingyu knew she couldn't give Lanqin and Xueying a chance to say more, so she quickly told Yonglian, who was sitting to the side, to go over to Lanqin and interrupt her.

When Lanqin saw Yonglian arrive, she decided not to say more to Xueying and told her to go back and sit down.