"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty," the servant from Yonghe Palace said excitedly.
Mingxiu nodded, and after having Lüzhu distribute the purses, she yawned. She washed up and went to bed.
She's pregnant now and can't stay up late at all; she feels incredibly sleepy every night around the clock.
The next day was the new year. Mingxiu woke up in the morning and was very excited to see the thick snow outside. She hadn't seen such heavy snow in a long time.
When she was a child, it snowed heavily in her hometown, but as the weather gradually warmed up, the snowfall became less and less.
Seeing such a thick snowfall suddenly made me especially happy, and I quickly asked someone to bring a small stove so we could sit outside and brew tea together.
Sitting under the eaves, wrapped in a thick cloak, Mingxiu held a teacup to warm her hands, looking with great interest at the snowy landscape outside.
I had a wonderful day watching Xiuxue, who was quite elegant.
But when Mingxiu saw that the snow was still so heavy the next day, she felt uneasy.
After the snow had been falling for five or six days, Mingxiu frowned as she looked at the heavy snow outside, wondering if this was going to cause a snow disaster.
While such heavy snow may not affect them, it could be very difficult for those outside who are struggling to make a living.
Then I remembered that Emperor Kangxi had indeed not visited the inner palace during this period.
Mingxiu asked Xiaoxizi with some concern to find out if something was about to happen.
Fortunately, the weather cleared up the next day, and it stopped snowing.
Mingxiu breathed a slight sigh of relief; thankfully, no snow disaster had occurred.
Before they knew it, the New Year was over. Everyone went to court, went to school, or went to pay their respects to the emperor. Mingxiu was one of those who was supposed to pay their respects.
Fortunately, the Imperial Noble Consort exempted her from paying her respects. Mingxiu's belly was already quite large at more than six months, and the snow had not completely melted yet, so the road was not safe. Therefore, she did not need to go.
Mingxiu slept soundly in the house until she naturally woke up. She hadn't been sleeping well at night lately, either experiencing cramps or needing to urinate because her belly was getting bigger and the fetus was putting pressure on her bladder.
Now Green Bamboo and Yu Qing and Yu Lan take turns sleeping next to her, just to prevent her from having to get up in the middle of the night.
Every time Mingxiu gets a leg cramp, she thinks she should have never gotten pregnant, but whenever the baby moves, she feels very happy.
This made Mingxiu feel very conflicted.
A six-month-old baby is old enough to have their gender determined, but Mingxiu never did. One reason was that she didn't care, and another was that she thought it would be a surprise, and now that she had seen it, there would be no surprise.
So Mingxiu insisted on not looking, but just because Mingxiu didn't care didn't mean others didn't. A couple of days ago, when she was bored in the palace, she would see concubines who could be bumped into for various reasons, accompanied by some palace servants who looked obviously older.
Mingxiu knew what was going on at a glance. She had heard people say that some older women could tell whether they were carrying a boy or a girl by the shape of their bellies.
I reckon this is where they came to see it; they really don't try to hide it at all.
Mingxiu didn't mind and let her see it openly.
After reading it, Mingxiu turned around and retreated into her room to continue strengthening the defenses of her palace.
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