Consort Que nodded slightly.
Consort Hui looked indignant, nodded, and swallowed the words that were about to come out.
The old year ends amidst the sound of firecrackers
After New Year's Eve, it was the 22nd year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign.
From the first to the fifteenth of the lunar month, the palace was filled with the festive atmosphere. The concubines, princes, and princesses were all happy, and the entire palace was filled with joy.
Xu Lejin's Yikun Palace is always bustling with visitors.
The lower-ranking concubines, princes, and princesses came one after another to offer their New Year's greetings.
The sixteenth day of the first lunar month
Xu Lejin sat upright in the main seat, looking at the group of concubines below, and said loudly, "It's a new year again. All the sisters in the palace must serve the Emperor wholeheartedly, and continue the Emperor's lineage and expand the family."
"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Highness, we will follow Your Highness's teachings."
Led by Consort Que and Consort Hui, all the concubines stood up and respectfully responded.
A moment later
Xu Lejin winked at Ruhua and Nongying beside her.
"Dear sisters, the new year brings new beginnings. I have specially commissioned the Imperial Household Department to make jewelry, inspired by auspicious symbols such as pomegranates and peanuts, to present to you all. I hope that in the new year, there will be more princes and princesses in the palace."
"Your Highness, Consort Xie Yu!"
The concubines all thanked Xu Lejin in unison.
Consort Hui pursed her lips, gazing at the oriole-shaped hairpin in the brocade box before her: "Your Highness Consort Yu, orioles are fertile, but I am nearly thirty, past the prime age for childbearing. This..."
"Shouldn't Consort Yu have gifted this oriole hairpin to her younger, fertile sisters?"
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