Xu Lejin's expression was calm, with a gentle smile.
Upon hearing this, Consort Ma almost ground her teeth to powder. A shadow of malice flashed in her upturned phoenix eyes as she spoke with a coquettish smile, "Your Majesty is benevolent. When Little Sister Nara gave birth to the Eleventh Princess, she suffered greatly. Warm satin is good for her health. Whether Little Sister Nara cuts it into clothes or makes little clothes for the Eleventh Princess, it would be excellent."
"Yes, Consort Ma Jia is right."
Consort Zhao smiled gently, but inwardly she was puzzled.
That fool, Ma Jia, used to be all beauty and no brains. How come she's suddenly become so smart and says such sensible and reasonable things?
The Emperor bestowed jewelry and fabric upon Consort Xiao Nara; shouldn't Ma Jia be insanely jealous?
Inside the Chuxiu Palace, laughter and chatter filled the air as the concubines offered their insincere congratulations to Concubine Xiao Nara for giving birth to the eleventh princess, a great blessing from Emperor Kangxi.
East Annex Hall of Yanxi Palace
When Consort Xiao Nara awoke from her deep sleep and learned that she had given birth to a princess, not a prince, she was filled with disbelief and kept saying it was impossible; she couldn't possibly have given birth to a princess.
"It must be you, it must be those concubines in the palace who couldn't stand seeing me pregnant, they switched my child."
"Why is she a princess?"
"When I was pregnant, I craved sour foods. Sour foods are associated with boys and spicy foods with girls. The imperial physician diagnosed me with a strong pulse, saying it was almost certainly a prince. How come it turned out to be a princess?"
"I want to see the Emperor! I want to see the Emperor! I didn't give birth to a princess, I gave birth to a prince..."
Consort Xiao Nara fell into a state of hysteria, insisting on seeing Emperor Kangxi. The palace maids who served her tried to comfort her, and eventually calmed her down temporarily.
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