The princess coughed lightly twice, seemingly thinking of something, but ultimately refrained from protesting: "Alright, any later and we'll miss the auspicious time for the baby's first birthday celebration. Are all the items prepared?"
The servants and maids from the Qing Courtyard came out to bow and acknowledge the order.
The princess waved her hand: "Then let people prepare it."
The people below quickly prepared a soft blanket for the eldest prince to crawl on, and then arranged all the items for the first birthday celebration.
Li Chenjiao had seen the baby's first birthday celebration before when she was still in her boudoir, but this was the first time she had ever seen it held in the mansion, and it seemed quite strange to her.
While the maids were making arrangements, Wu Gege held the eldest prince in her arms and whispered something to him.
However, the eldest prince seemed to avoid eye contact, but he kept glancing at the wet nurse standing to the side.
Wu Gege's voice was soft, and Li Chenjiao, who was seated at the head of the table, didn't listen carefully, but she could tell that Wu was probably comforting the eldest prince.
After the maids had arranged everything, Li Chenjiao looked down at it.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, an inkstone was placed in front of Lady Wu, or rather, in front of the eldest prince's wet nurse.
Even when she got close, Li Chenjiao could still faintly smell the fragrance of ink.
However, Li Chenjiao clearly saw that there was no ink in the half-open inkstone, but the ink fragrance remained, which meant that the inkstone in front of Wu was an old inkstone.
Princess Wu gently patted the eldest prince's back, gesturing for him to stand on the ground.
It seemed like they wanted the eldest prince to stand up and participate in the first birthday celebration.
All eyes in the room immediately fell on the eldest prince.
No one spoke again.
Although the eldest prince could walk steadily with the help of Consort Wu, he would stumble and fall quite a bit on his own without her support.
Li Chenjiao watched from the side and felt terrified.
Fortunately, in the end, Princess Wu still allowed the eldest prince to go for his first birthday celebration, half-crawling and half-leaning.
According to folk customs, elders or relatives should be present to call out objects with auspicious meanings to attract the child's attention during the first birthday celebration.
However, this is naturally not possible in the backyard.
The princess consort above is still keeping an eye on things.
Thus, Li Chenjiao's first time witnessing the traditional Chinese first birthday celebration for a child in the manor took place in this eerily quiet atmosphere.
For Li Chenjiao, it didn't matter what the eldest prince picked up during his first birthday celebration, so she had the leisure to glance at the reactions of everyone present.
The eldest prince crawled along, occasionally letting out a laugh.
As the birth mother of the eldest prince, Lady Wu's gaze followed him closely, her heart pounding with anxiety.
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