After the Laba Festival, a heavy snow fell in the Forbidden City. Overnight, snow drifted down from the north, and the Forbidden City was enveloped in a blanket of white. The red walls and white snow complemented each other beautifully.

Yikun Palace.

"Your Majesty, it's snowing!" A'Luo looked at the snowflakes slowly falling outside.

Upon hearing A'Luo's words, Xueying got up and walked out of the palace. Standing there, gazing up at the falling snow, she slowly reached out and caught the drifting snowflakes. As Xueying watched the snowflakes slowly melt in her palm, her heart felt very calm. All she could see was an endless expanse of white.

Seeing that it was snowing heavily outside, Xueying wanted to go for a walk, so she said to A'luo beside her, "I haven't seen snow for a long time. It has been snowing all night. I suppose the winter plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden must have bloomed by now."

"Yes, I've heard that the winter plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden are the most proud and unyielding."

Xueying imagined the fiery red blossoms dotting the white snow in her mind, and her interest was piqued. "Let's go for a walk and see the winter plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden."

Upon hearing Xueying's words, A'luo's face lit up with joy. She was about to nod, but seeing Xueying's somewhat frail body, she said, "Master, you are afraid of the cold, so please don't go out. Let's wait until the snow stops."

Xueying said, "It's alright, I'm carrying a hand warmer. The winter plum blossoms in the snow have a unique charm."

Seeing the smile on Xueying's face, A'luo knew that she couldn't persuade Xueying, so she stopped trying to stop her. "Then I'll go get you this cloak, it will keep you warm."

The treatment in Yikun Palace is excellent. When winter was just beginning, Hongli was worried about Xueying's health, so he had this cloak prepared for her early on.

After helping Xueying put on a cloak and setting up a hand warmer, A'luo helped Xueying out of Yikun Palace and headed straight for the Imperial Garden.

The wintersweet in the Imperial Garden has bloomed, its color a vibrant red. The fragrance of the wintersweet can be smelled from afar. Xueying smiled and said, "Indeed, the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. I wonder what kind of beautiful scene it will be."

Smelling the fragrance of plum blossoms, Xueying became even more eager.

"Master, you keep saying things that this servant doesn't understand," A'luo said, pouting.

"You..."

"I want to see this winter plum blossom as soon as possible, do you understand now?" Xueying smiled and shook her head.

"I understand now."

As Xueying helped A'luo admire the plum blossoms in this plum grove, there was another person admiring the plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden. From afar, it looked like a graceful woman wearing a green cotton shawl, standing under the red plum blossoms and white snow. Looking at such a beautiful scene, Xueying felt a little reluctant to disturb her.

“Your Majesty, that looks like Consort Shu, a member of the Yehenara clan who just entered the palace.” A Luo took a closer look and recognized the newly arrived Yehenara woman.

Xueying saw that she was dressed in light green and stood out among the red plum blossoms. In addition, she was very beautiful.

Standing under the plum tree, Yehenara saw Xueying and hurriedly came over to pay her respects, saying, "Greetings, Consort Xian, may Your Highness be blessed."

"Get up." Xueying waved her hand to signal Yehenara to stand up, then said with a smile, "Shu Changzai is in a good mood, coming here to admire the plum blossoms."

"I had long heard that the winter plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden were very beautiful, so I wanted to come and see them."