After being directed to sit in her assigned seat, Mingxiu breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back in her chair to rest her feet. Although Yonghe Palace was not too far from Qianqing Palace, it was still quite a walk.
After a while, almost everyone had arrived, but the Imperial Noble Consort had not yet come. Mingxiu had already expected this. The Imperial Noble Consort always liked to put on airs, so naturally she had to appear before the Emperor.
Consort Hui sat in a chair, and next to her was another Consort Hui. Unexpectedly, opposite her was Xiao Hesheli. Mingxiu was a little surprised and wondered why the Imperial Noble Consort had arranged for her to be here.
But ultimately it had nothing to do with him, so he nodded slightly to greet Little Hesheli.
Then she whispered to Consort Hui, "You compliment my hairpin, and I'll compliment your clothes."
In short, at this moment, everyone becomes a member of the praise squad.
After everyone had spoken, they saw the Imperial Noble Consort enter, and everyone rose to pay their respects.
The arrival of the Imperial Noble Consort means that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager are not far away.
Sure enough, the Emperor arrived shortly afterward with the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and everyone quickly rose to pay their respects.
The dinner was the same as before. After a while, we ate some food and drinks, and there was some fruit on the table, which is always the most popular fruit at banquets.
The banquet was heated a bit too high to accommodate the Empress Dowager, which was a bit too much for the young people, especially the men.
Eating some refreshing fruit is just the right way to calm down.
Mingxiu then picked up the fruit on the table and started eating.
These fruits were grown from seeds that the Emperor had taken from her, and they were all irrigated with spiritual spring water. Although they weren't as delicious as the ones Mingxiu grew herself, their flavor was still exceptional.
Everyone enjoyed it. After dinner, there was a song and dance performance. Mingxiu watched the show with some boredom. Although she liked the pretty girls dancing, she inevitably got a little tired after watching it for a while.
Her thoughts drifted a little further away. Last year during the Spring Festival, she was still outside watching the lanterns and celebrating the New Year, but this year she didn't have time to go.
Mingxiu, who was lost in thought, suddenly felt someone push her from behind. She came back to her senses and looked at Lüzhu with a puzzled expression.
She saw Green Bamboo raise her eyes, and following her gaze, she saw Kangxi looking at her tenderly. A little eunuch brought her a cup.
"Your Majesty, this is porridge that His Majesty instructed me to prepare. Your Majesty has just eaten a lot of cold food, and His Majesty instructed me to tell Your Majesty to make sure you drink it."
After the young eunuch finished speaking, he put the things down and left without attracting anyone's attention.
Mingxiu opened it and saw a bowl of milk, red date, and barley porridge inside.
Mingxiu looked at Kangxi and gave him a sweet smile.
He lowered his head and began to drink his porridge.
This scene was very secretive, but it was still seen by someone. Those who saw it felt a slight ripple in their hearts.
The way he looked at Mingxiu changed again and again.
By the time the banquet ended, Mingxiu was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open.
She often stays up late, but she can only stay up late when something new and interesting catches her attention.
There's absolutely no way to get rid of this kind of thing.
After it was over, Mingxiu took everyone back to Yonghe Palace. She really missed her big bed.
Emperor Kangxi will definitely be in the Qianqing Palace tonight, so things are peaceful in the palace.
The next day is the day for paying respects. Everyone certainly doesn't want to bring bad luck or be the one to bring bad luck in the new year, so the first greeting of the new year is just a formality.
Everyone chatted idly, received their rewards, and that was the end of it.
After it was over, Mingxiu went back to her previous life of not going out often, and you shouldn't try to find her for anything.
The new year brings new events: Consort Yi of Yikun Palace is pregnant.
When Mingxiu first heard the news, she was a little confused. This was Kangxi's fifth prince, Yinqi.
Time really flies.
After a sigh, Mingxiu pulled the blanket around herself tighter and resumed reading the storybook.
However, she didn't notice the worried looks from Green Bamboo and Yu Qing beside her. Even if she had noticed, Mingxiu wouldn't have cared. She could have avoided having children, so why would she have waited until now if she wanted to?
However, not everyone thinks this way; at least Emperor Kangxi did not.
Consort Yi's pregnancy still drew Emperor Kangxi's attention to Mingxiu. Consort Yi was pregnant, and normally he would spend most of his time in Mingxiu's palace, but why was there no sign of pregnancy in Mingxiu's belly?
Mingxiu looked helplessly at the imperial physician taking her pulse, and then looked at Emperor Kangxi, who was frowning beside her, and said, "Your Majesty, I am really not sick."
Kangxi ignored Mingxiu's words and focused solely on the imperial physician before him. After taking her pulse, he eagerly asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong with Consort Ming's health?"
The imperial physician shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, Consort Ming is in very good health, even better than most people. It seems that her lack of offspring is simply due to the inevitability of her birth. Your Majesty and Consort Ming need not worry."
Emperor Kangxi frowned. He thought that the doctor might be wrong, but since all the imperial physicians said the same thing, he couldn't do anything about it.
He waved for the person to leave, then looked at the person sitting on the tatami mat, still in the mood to eat and drink, and felt a little angry. Even at a time like this, they were still so heartless.
He snorted coldly, lifted his robe, and sat down beside her.
Mingxiu was eating when she looked up and saw Kangxi's unpleasant expression.
He awkwardly put down what he was holding and shuffled closer to Kangxi.
She raised her fingers and gently pinched Kangxi's sleeve, shaking it: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? If anyone should be angry, it should be me. I'm sad that I can't conceive, but it's all about fate. If fate hasn't brought us together, there's no use being sad."
Hearing Mingxiu's words, Kangxi's expression softened. Indeed, if she didn't have a child, she would be the one who would suffer the most.
He sighed, turned around and hugged Mingxiu in his arms, gently patting her back.
After a while, he spoke, "Don't be sad. I will love you no matter if you have children or not. But you still need to watch what you eat, okay? The imperial physician just said that you have too much cold in your body. There are some things you can't eat, especially cold things, okay?"
Kangxi held Mingxiu's implicit words of advice, which made Mingxiu's eyes well up with tears.
For a moment, she was still unsure whether not having children was a good thing or a bad thing.
Nodding, he turned around and hugged Kangxi, and the two sat quietly on the couch.
There are no secrets in the palace. Before long, everyone in the palace knew that Yonghe Palace had invited many imperial physicians today, and they all began to inquire about what had happened.
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