"Yes, my son is happy too," the Third Prince said with a smile.
He knows perfectly well what he's happy about.
Consort Ke smiled at him and said, "My son is the most sensible. There's no rush. Just study hard, and your time will come."
"Yes, thank you for your concern, Mother." The Third Prince said respectfully.
This child has really learned good manners.
The Third Prince went back to change and rest, and Consort Ke, in a good mood, ordered people to prepare a meal.
Upon hearing that a full-moon celebration was to be held for the Seventh Prince, the Empress Dowager frowned and said, "Neither the eldest son nor the heir apparent, what kind of rule is this? The Emperor is becoming more and more willful these days!"
"Go, call him here!"
"Your Highness," Granny Fei hurriedly waved her hand, telling the person to leave.
"Why bother, Your Highness? You yourself said that she is neither the eldest son nor the legitimate heir, and she is a girl. Just let her be."
"I'm just angry!"
"Your Majesty, there's no need to be angry. Consort Duanyi is gone, but there's still Consort Ye. His Majesty will surely promote her during the New Year. Why bother with these trivial matters now? Instead, why not look around and see if you can select a few suitable people to enter next year?" In fact, Granny Fei said this only to prevent the Empress Dowager from getting involved in these matters at this time.
As for finding a suitable person, where are there so many suitable people?
The Empress Dowager frowned but stopped paying attention to the full moon celebration.
On the day of the seventh princess's full moon celebration, the Empress sent a gift: a set of gold lockets, bracelets, and anklets. All were made of gold and decorated with auspicious patterns symbolizing good fortune and longevity.
It looks really good.
And it's solid.
The palace was overflowing with gifts from various palaces and items sent in from outside.
When Yan Nangui was changing clothes, she said, "Take a good look at all the gifts sent by the concubines below and return them. For those of high status who don't lack things, return something exquisite and interesting. For those of low status who don't have much money, return something not made in the palace, or directly return some gold and silver items."
"Yes, this servant will go and have someone count them properly." Luo Kui left.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing..." Although Jiangxiang had thought of it, she was still a little confused as to why he was doing this.
“Those who offend me will not be spared. They will be dealt with as they see fit. However, at times like these, I should show leniency. Once I have recovered a bit more, I should resume my duties in the palace,” Yan Nangui said.
"Yes, I understand."
"Well, I should arrange marriages for you all. After you get married, those who are willing to come here can become my aunts," Yan Nangui said.
“This servant does not want to get married now. I asked Yuanhua the other day, and she did not want to either,” Jiangxiang said.
"If you don't want to, wait a few more years. If you do want to, I'll send you off to get married. You're all the same." To Yan Nangui, these young girls were all the same, with no distinction between them.
They've remained loyal all these years.
She changed into a bright red dress, and over it was a bright red jacket embroidered with gold-flecked plum blossoms.
The embroidered shoes have a pure black base, but are covered with gold thread embroidery patterns, which are auspicious cloud patterns.
The toe of the shoe is inlaid with a pair of bright pearls, each as big as a jujube.
The gold thread throughout makes the shoes less black and more attractive.
She styled her hair into a high bun, and inserted a pair of long hairpins with gold-threaded red agate beads into the bun.
Another pure gold headband inlaid with rubies.
At the very top is a five-tailed golden phoenix. A ruby is held in its beak.
Behind it is a huge camellia, shaped like a double-petaled camellia.
Wear a gold choker inlaid with rubies, and a pair of gold bracelets inlaid with rubies. Then you can go out.
Although there aren't many pieces of jewelry, each one is extremely exquisite and gorgeous.
It suits her perfectly today.
Those two gold-inlaid agate hairpins alone are extremely rare. The craftsmanship is very intricate.
There aren't many people in the palace who have something like this.
The banquet was held in Yaoguang Palace, but the Seventh Princess didn't go. The women could come and take a look, since the child was still young and shouldn't be moved around.
When everyone arrived, Yan Nangui came out; there were quite a few people from outside today. After everyone greeted him, they all wanted to see the child.
Yan Nangui then had the wet nurses bring the Seventh Princess.
The seventh princess has grown a little older now, but she's still rosy-cheeked and looks much better than when she was born.
In the eyes of this group of people, the food could not possibly be bad, so they kept praising it.
Yan Nangui personally put the pair of gold bracelets that Lan Xiangyi had given him on the child's wrist.
With so many gifts to give, she chose this one, and everyone knew why.
He thought to himself that the Lady of Xinyang was truly blessed.
Just before the banquet was about to begin, Yan Nangui arrived at Yaoguang Palace with the others.
The Empress still has to attend this occasion; she has lost a lot of weight and doesn't look well.
But he still had a smile on his face and seemed very approachable.
Yan Nangui also politely greeted them.
Those outside who didn't know the truth simply assumed that the Empress was indeed unwell.
After His Majesty arrived, the banquet began.
When someone offered a toast to His Majesty, he naturally drank it.
Some people offered a toast to Yan Nangui, but Yan Nangui only said that he shouldn't drink too much today, and then drank three cups with everyone.
Everyone agreed, and after three cups, she stopped drinking.
Shu Chengfeng joked, "Consort Chen Hui's alcohol tolerance is not bad, but she has been pregnant for a year and has not been able to drink much. It would be better if she drank more in the future."
Everyone smiled obsequiously, thinking that His Majesty truly dotes on Consort Chen Hui now.
For a princess to make such a big fuss, it seems this seventh princess is quite favored.
With such favoritism, it's likely that Consort Chenhui will have more children in the future, and perhaps even a prince.
Regardless of what others think, the banquet ended well today.
Yan Nangui was a little tired when he returned, so he went to bed early.
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