She turned around happily, looking at the storybook in her hand, and humming a song softly.
We ordinary people
I'm so happy today!
Green Bamboo watched helplessly as Mingxiu teased the two most noble people in the world.
Time moved slowly forward, and in the blink of an eye, Mingxiu was already more than five months pregnant.
Now her belly is showing slightly. During this time, in order to feel at ease, Mingxiu went into her space every night to immerse herself in the system that tormented Yinreng, and had it scan Yonghe Palace for her, collecting all the harmful things.
Mingxiu looked at the things she had packed away and sneered. She didn't have the energy to investigate now, but there were only a few people involved. When she had the time, they would all pay the price sooner or later.
The weather was getting colder. Looking at the snowflakes falling outside, Mingxiu rubbed her hands together, feeling a little itchy to stretch them out and wait for the snowflakes to fall onto her hands one by one.
Today is Laba Festival, and the palace started cooking Laba porridge early. Mingxiu's small kitchen has also started cooking Laba porridge.
Since she became pregnant, she has basically stopped eating out and has prepared everything from her small kitchen.
So far, no other problems have arisen.
In the past, she was always needed to help with any important matters; there was no way around it, given that she was a concubine of the second highest rank in the palace.
However, she became pregnant this year and was temporarily unable to handle matters. Therefore, she was quite idle this year. The Imperial Noble Consort delegated the tasks to the other concubines, and Mingxiu enjoyed her leisure time, spending her days in her Yonghe Palace eating various delicacies and admiring the scenery.
New Year's Eve was just a few days away, and the palace was bustling with activity. Even Green Bamboo and the others were busy with a thorough cleaning and pasting paper-cut window decorations. The red decorations against the white snow looked especially festive.
Mingxiu originally wanted to help, but she was just a useless little thing. Green Bamboo thought she was too slow and wasting time, so he gave her a plate of snacks and sent her into the glass room.
Just change the location from time to time to make room for the cleaning staff.
Mingxiu shrugged helplessly and touched her protruding belly: "Baby, it's not that your mother is lazy, it's just that I have nothing to do. But baby, don't follow your mother's example in the future, you still need to be more diligent." With that, she turned and left.
The palace servants behind him were speechless.
Two days later, it was New Year's Eve.
A banquet was naturally to be held in the palace on New Year's Eve, and Mingxiu was to attend. However, Mingxiu had no expectations for the food on New Year's Eve. The weather was so cold that by the time the food was served and the social gatherings began, it would be cold by the time she ate it.
Moreover, she is currently pregnant, so she doesn't eat out anymore.
So Mingxiu had people prepare dumplings early on, waiting for her to eat them after she returned from the banquet.
On New Year's Eve, Mingxiu arrived at the banquet on time. Today, she was wearing a rare bright pink cheongsam with white fur trim on the collar and cuffs, paired with a matching cloak. She sat in her seat with her slightly protruding belly.
Listening to everyone's pleasantries, occasionally yawning, and whispering to Consort Hui, Mingxiu felt that this day was extremely boring. When it finally ended, Mingxiu turned around and went straight to Yonghe Palace. She was pregnant and did not have to stay up all night.
With Yinreng by her side, Mingxiu had already arranged with him to have dumplings at her palace tonight. Although the palace also celebrates New Year's Eve, it is quite different from the New Year's Eve she had experienced before. Mingxiu still prefers to eat dumplings on New Year's Eve.
Yinreng also followed Mingxiu back to Yonghe Palace with great interest.
When they returned, all the dumplings were already wrapped. She had made several kinds of fillings for the night: pork and scallion, shepherd's purse and pork, shepherd's purse and shrimp, plus three kinds of seafood filling. There were pan-fried dumplings, steamed dumplings, and boiled dumplings, which was quite a variety.
Mingxiu led Yinreng inside. "Come on, come on, we can start cooking dumplings now. Today we've put in six copper coins. Let's have a competition to see who has the best luck and who can find a copper coin in their dumpling. That will be a lucky year for them next year," Mingxiu said with a smile as she walked in.
Yinreng's eyes lit up; he had never eaten like this before.
"I'm sure I'll get to eat today. I've always been very lucky, otherwise how could I have been assigned to Your Highness's palace?" Yu Qing said with a grin.
After she finished speaking, the way people looked at her changed. Everyone was saying that she was flattering them and that they never knew she was like this before.
"Then this servant will definitely get to eat too. It was all prepared by this servant. This servant doesn't believe I won't get to eat. When this servant gets to eat, I will definitely share the copper coins with Your Majesty. Your Majesty will surely have good luck next year," Xiao Xizi hurriedly said.
The crowd gave him a disdainful look.
How dare you criticize others after doing this?
Mingxiu smiled and looked at the noisy crowd. "Alright, everyone, stop talking here. We'll find out the truth at dinner later and see who's so lucky. You don't need to give way to me. I don't believe I can't get a meal based on my own luck."
Everyone was very excited, and Yinreng's face turned bright red with excitement.
Just as I finished speaking, the dumplings were already cooked and set out.
Several large bowls were filled with dumplings. Everyone sat around the table, staring intently at the dumplings, eager to know which one contained a coin.
Unfortunately, the dumpling wrappers were wrapped too tightly, so you couldn't see it at all.
Just as Mingxiu was about to tell everyone to start eating, she heard Liang Jiugong's voice coming from outside the door: "The Emperor has arrived."
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