After returning to her palace, Wei Linglong lashed out at a palace maid.
Xiao Liyun, a person with no education, actually dared to look down on me.
"Bai Cai, go see what she's planning to do at the banquet, and give her something big."
"Yes, Your Highness, I will go right away."
After Bai Cai left the palace, he immediately sent people to inquire about the movements of Yiqiu Palace.
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The seventeenth day of the eleventh lunar month arrived quickly; our little princess turned one year old.
Consort Li held her first birthday celebration in the Sanqing Hall.
Inside the Sanqing Hall, many decorations have been replaced with new ones, and some silk items are still hanging in the palace.
Even the floor was covered with red silk, and the floor where the little princess held her first birthday celebration was covered with a fluffy carpet.
"Your Majesty, all the ministers and empresses have arrived at the Sanqing Hall."
"Okay, you go ahead first, make sure nothing goes wrong at Xi'er's first birthday party."
"Your Majesty, I will go immediately."
Qin Jue watched as Consort Li left the Hall of Mental Cultivation, then summoned Chunhe.
"Go and fetch the bright red dress and jacket made for the princess."
Only the Empress and Empress Dowager were entitled to wear bright red. Since Qin Jue ascended the throne and made Xiao Liyan his Empress.
The Empress then prayed for a special privilege for all women: any woman who married as the principal wife could wear a bright red dress on her wedding day.
"Get up, you lazybones!"
Qin Jue gently rocked Xiao Ruoxi, who was sleeping on the bed.
Little Ruoxi whimpered and refused to get up, waving her little hands in an attempt to stop her.
Qin Jue looked at the unresponsive little dumpling, his face full of helplessness. He wondered what she was dreaming about, especially since she was making those smacking noises with her lips.
See? She smells so good she doesn't want to get out of bed.
Qin Jue picked up the red little jacket and skirt and gently dressed the little dumpling in it.
Qin Jue had finished dressing, but the little dumpling was still fast asleep; she was incredibly sleepy.
"Chunhe, go and fetch the little princess's white cloak with auspicious cloud patterns and a rabbit fur collar."
"Yes, this servant will go right away."
Chunhe arrived at the room where the little princess's clothes were kept and found the cloak that His Majesty had mentioned.
They took it back and gave it to Qin Jue, who then tied it around the little dumpling's neck.
Qin Jue carried the little dumpling away from the palace into the snowy landscape. The little dumpling, like a round snowball, hung on Qin Jue's shoulder.
On the way to the Sanqing Hall, the little dumpling finally woke up from her sweet dream.
The little dumpling, seeing that it was actually moving, turned its head to look and realized that its father was carrying it.
"Awake? You're such a sleepyhead."
Qin Jue noticed that the little dumpling had woken up, so he changed the direction he was facing when holding her.
"His Majesty has arrived—Princess Leyang has arrived—"
The crowd was still discussing how this favored little princess hadn't even had a grander birthday celebration than the princes themselves.
"Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"
"Greetings, Princess Leyang! Long live the Princess!"
Everyone bowed upon hearing Sanhezi's shout.
"Rise."
Qin Jue, holding the little dumpling, sat down in the main seat.
The little dumpling looked at the many people below and asked her father in confusion.
Qin Jue understood the little dumpling's question.
They've all come to celebrate your birthday.
The little dumpling giggled when it heard this.
"You..." (person)
"Yes, a person," Qin Jue knew this little dumpling.
Those below, observing the interaction between His Majesty and the princess, understood just how much the little princess was favored.
Not to mention the little princess wearing a bright red dress with peony and auspicious cloud patterns.
You should know that not everyone can wear bright red.
When Consort Li saw that everyone had arrived, she had fruit brought up and then invited in singers and musicians to perform.
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"What's going on? Why is that idiot Hong Chunyi so slow? It's almost time!"
Consort Jian, seeing that the scene she had imagined hadn't materialized, questioned Bai Cai.
"Your Highness, this servant saw with my own eyes that Consort Duan's people put laxatives in the food; they'll probably wait until lunchtime."
"Then I'll wait until lunchtime."
Consort Jian spoke through gritted teeth, her gaze fixed on Consort Li.
"Let that bitch and that brat be smug for a while."
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"Your Majesty, it's time for the Princess's first birthday celebration."
Sanhezi, seeing that the time was approaching, reminded Qin Jue.
"Xia Ju, go and get the things."
"Yes, this servant will go right away."
The people below, hearing that the little princess was about to have her first birthday celebration, all turned their attention to her.
After all, everyone was eager to know what this princess, who had been favored since birth, would grab.
Xia Ju brought over the items for the baby's first birthday celebration, and Chun He picked up a bright yellow cloth, spread it on the ground, and placed the items from Xia Ju's hands onto it one by one.
Qin Jue looked at Sanhezi after seeing that everything was put away.
Sanhezi glanced at the time; it was exactly 9:00 AM.
"Your Majesty, the time has come; it's time for the little princess's first birthday celebration."
Qin Jue put the little dumpling on the ground and gestured for it to crawl forward.
The little dumpling, just placed on the ground, was confused. It glanced at Qin Jue for a moment, and upon receiving Qin Jue's signal, crawled towards the tunnel covered with yellow cloth.
The little dumpling first saw the big, round red apple, crawled over, and tried to pick it up. But it couldn't lift it.
So the little dumpling crawled up to the apple, stuck out its little bottom, and took a bite of the apple.
To everyone's surprise, the little one couldn't bite it at all, and remained in that position, extremely defiant. He wanted to try again.
Consort Jian walked to Consort Duan's side.
"Sister Spring Breeze, look, the little princess chose an apple!"
"That brat is just a brat, all she does is eat."
As soon as Consort Duan finished speaking, she felt a strong gaze fall upon her, and turned her head to look.
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