The Empress Dowager glanced at He Xue, then turned to Su Hetai and said, "Su Hetai, you've raised this girl well! I wish I had such a lovely granddaughter!"
He Xue kept her head down, but when she heard the Empress Dowager's words, her eyes almost overflowed with laughter. Fortunately, He Xue kept her head down, otherwise she really wouldn't have been able to explain herself.
He Xue wondered if the next sentence meant the Empress Dowager was going to adopt her as her granddaughter. If so, Kangxi would become her brother, and she could do whatever she wanted in the capital.
The Crown Prince became anxious upon hearing this. He shared the same thoughts as He Xue, except that he was worried that if the Empress Dowager recognized He Xue as her granddaughter, it would cause him some trouble in marrying her.
"Your Majesty is too kind!" Su Hetai didn't know what the Empress Dowager meant, so he could only respond politely for the time being.
"I will definitely find this girl a good marriage in the future!"
Suhetai's heart skipped a beat when he heard the Empress Dowager's words. Did the Empress Dowager intend to arrange for Hexue to marry into Mongolia in the future?
It's no wonder Su and Tai are overthinking things. There are indeed very few princesses in the palace now. Even Prince Gong sent his daughter to the palace to be raised, with the aim of a marriage alliance.
Not only Su Hetai was worried, but even Consort Tongjia and Lady Tongjia looked nervous.
Seeing Su Hetai's expression, the Empress Dowager knew that Su Hetai was overthinking things. Su Hetai was now an important official in the court, and even if she really intended to arrange a marriage between He Xue and Su Hetai, she could not reveal it now and had to appease Su Hetai.
"Your Majesty, you should also take a look at the capital and see if there are any suitable young talents. We can't let this girl suffer!" the Empress Dowager said to Kangxi.
"Grandmother, don't worry, your grandson understands!" Kangxi replied, but inwardly he was overjoyed. With his grandmother's words, he now had a way to control Suhetai.
If Su Hetai tries to cause trouble in front of him again, he will bring up the matter of He Xue's marriage. He wants to see how long Su Hetai can keep up this act.
Those who cared about Xue breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
"Go back to your mother's side!" the Empress Dowager said to He Xue.
After paying her respects to the Empress Dowager, He Xue returned to Tongjia's side.
The Empress Dowager stayed for a while longer before leaving. After all, it was her turn to shine today, and she only needed to make a brief appearance; otherwise, she might overshadow the main event.
After the Empress Dowager left, He Xue felt that everyone seemed to have relaxed a lot.
Next came the presentation of birthday gifts to the Empress Dowager, starting with Emperor Kangxi, followed by the concubines, princes and princesses, and finally the nobles and court officials.
He Xue didn't care about any of that; she just wanted to know when she could eat, as she was starving.
The singing and dancing began, with toasts and laughter filling the air, creating a lively scene. Finally, it was time to eat, and He Xue didn't care about anything else; she just wanted to fill her stomach.
The Crown Prince knew He Xue was starving when he saw her appearance, so he had He Zhu take a plate of cherry meat from his table to her, as he remembered that she liked it.
When He Xue saw the cherry meat that He Zhu brought, her eyes lit up. She really liked this cherry meat dish. It was sweet and sour, tender and juicy. Even though it was evening, He Xue couldn't help but eat a few more bites.
He Xue smiled and looked at the Crown Prince to express her gratitude. Seeing that He Xue was happy, the Crown Prince was even happier.
He would fulfill all of Xue's needs, as long as she wanted it and he had it.
Others didn't notice the Crown Prince's actions, but Consort Yi did. She had been observing the Crown Prince closely, as if He Xue's every move could affect him. Could it be that the Crown Prince had feelings for He Xue? If so, she should seriously reconsider her previous suggestion.
At Yonghe Palace, Consort Wuya, hearing the laughter of palace maids and eunuchs outside the door, curiously asked the maid beside her, "What's going on outside?"
"Your Highness, today is the Empress Dowager's birthday, and everyone in the palace has received a reward!" the little palace maid said. She had heard that they had also been given a lot of food, but she had to stay here with this unfavored noblewoman. How unlucky!
The people around Consort Wuya were all arranged by Consort Tongjia. The people who originally served Consort Wuya had all been dealt with by Emperor Kangxi, so the people around Consort Wuya now had a lot of grievances.
"So, I've been confined here for almost a month!" Consort Wuya muttered to herself.
"Why don't you join them in the fun? It won't be in vain that the Empress Dowager bestowed such a reward upon you!" Consort Wuya said to the young palace maid.
"Thank you, Noble Lady!" The little palace maid went out without hesitation.
Consort Wuya's expression turned sinister. "If it weren't for Tongjia Qingyao, I could have attended the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet today. I could have then casually revealed that she was pregnant, and perhaps even gained the Emperor's favor."
But Tong Jia Qingyao ruined all of this. Tong Jia Qingyao, if you won't let me have a good life, I won't let you have peace either.
"Didn't you favor that rebellious son, Yinzhen? As his birth mother, I've prepared a grand gift for Yinzhen, and also one for you. I hope you'll like them! Hahahaha!"
Consort Wuya's shrill laughter sounded particularly abrupt and chilling in the quiet Yonghe Palace.
"Ugh!" A very abrupt sound came, immediately drawing everyone's attention. It turned out to be Consort Wanliuha, who was sitting at the end of the table.
Those present who had given birth knew what Wanliuhashi was all about.
Consort Tongjia shook her head as she looked at Lady Wanliuha. She really didn't know whether to say that Lady Wanliuha was pretending to be smart or was really stupid.
The reason why Lady Wanliuha announced her pregnancy today was simply to attract Emperor Kangxi's attention. However, Lady Wanliuha forgot that today is the Empress Dowager's birthday. She has stolen the Empress Dowager's limelight, and the Empress Dowager will definitely be unhappy.
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