Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

At this time the prince stood up.

"Father Your Majesty, this bowl of eternal longevity was made by me personally one year ago. It took me a year to finally make this bowl that I am most satisfied with and present it to you. I, your son Jin, wish you a long life, and may you be admired forever and be remembered for generations to come..."

After saying this, he lifted up his clothes, knelt down and kowtowed.

The others at the birthday party also quickly stood up and knelt, shouting:

"I wish the emperor a long life, eternal admiration, and everlasting fame..."

Upon seeing this, Shi Nanxi immediately looked at Kangxi, and saw that his smile paused slightly, and then quickly returned to normal. She personally left her seat to help the prince up, and patted his hands with satisfaction. The prince looked at everyone with joy and pride.

Shi Nanxi had a smile on her face but sighed in her heart, "Prince, Prince, why did you go to so much trouble to say that the birthday gift had been prepared last year, and even asked the Imperial Household Department to spend a year on this longevity bowl."

It seems to be attentive, but from another perspective, it seems too scheming.

Three years ago, the birthday gift you gave was red eggs that you cooked yourself. There is such an obvious contrast. What do you want the emperor to think?

Then the birthday gifts were presented one by one. There was nothing particularly eye-catching. After this part was over, it was finally time for the banquet to begin.

In order to ensure that the dishes at the birthday banquet would not get cold, most of them were served in pots. In addition, there were also stir-fried dishes, cold dishes and hot drinks.

Shi Nanxi's eyes at this time fell on a bowl of turtle soup and another stir-fried dish of purslane.

These two dishes seem fine, but in order to prepare for pregnancy, she has been studying a lot of pregnancy precautions. These two dishes can easily cause miscarriage in pregnant women.

There was a cold flash in her eyes. It was just as she guessed. However, she herself didn't know whether she was pregnant or not. The person behind her was more confident than her.

Nanny Yang, who was serving the dishes nearby, also saw the two dishes and felt scared. Fortunately, the queen had always been cautious, otherwise she might have been in trouble this time.

The appearance remained unchanged. He served the Empress with dishes from the hot pot, and then scooped a bowl of turtle soup and placed it in front of the Empress.

The queen said that we should not avoid it deliberately, lest the people behind us might be present and become suspicious.

Shi Nanxi looked normal and ate slowly and leisurely. When she had almost finished eating, she picked up the spoon, scooped a spoonful of soup into her mouth and covered her mouth with her sleeve. This was an elegant gesture for women when eating and would not arouse suspicion.

Then she poured all the turtle soup onto her sleeves and soon finished the small bowl of soup. She wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, but her eyes glanced at Hongying inconspicuously.

Hongying pursed her lips and indicated with her eyes that no one had deliberately looked in this direction, so Shi Nanxi had to put down the handkerchief.

Could it be that the person behind this was not at the party? But that was not necessarily the case. It was possible that he was being cautious and deliberately not looking over here.

After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere became more and more lively. At this time, the old prince who had muttered about Shi Nanxi before was drunk. He suddenly stood up.

The wife next to him was almost scared to death when she saw this scene, and tried her best to give him a look, but the old prince didn't see it at all. He bowed to the leader and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, I have a question that I would like to ask you on your birthday."

Kangxi put down his wine glass, looked at the person who was speaking, and said calmly:

"Uncle Wu is the elder, just speak frankly."

"Then the old minister said it!"

The old prince raised his chin with a proud look on his face, and the wife next to him closed her eyes unable to bear it.

"May I ask your Majesty, what are the rules for the promotion of concubines in the Qing Dynasty's harem?"

As soon as these words came out, the scene fell silent for an instant.

Shi Nanxi raised her eyebrows, this was directed at her.

Kangxi played with his wine glass.

His expression did not change.

Lightly said:

"The Qing imperial harem did not have clear rules for promotion, but it was generally based on three ways: being favored, having children, and making contributions."

"Okay." The old prince continued loudly: "Then I want to ask, why was Imperial Noble Consort Xian promoted to Imperial Noble Consort for no reason some time ago?"

Hearing this question, they all gasped, while the old prince continued to speak loudly:

"According to the three promotion paths mentioned by the emperor, Imperial Noble Consort Xian has reached the pinnacle of the position of Noble Consort according to her favor. Why was she made Imperial Noble Consort when she has no children? Imperial Noble Consort is different from Noble Consort. She is the Vice Empress of the Qing Dynasty. How could she be made so casually when she has no merits and no children?"

"I think Imperial Consort Xian is not qualified enough!"

When the last sentence was uttered, the wife next to the old prince looked as pale as death.

The cool air at the scene disappeared as everyone held their breath in fear, looking at the old prince with admiration and fearlessness, and then secretly glanced upwards.

Shi Nanxi at the top had an unchanged expression and continued to smile appropriately, as if the old prince was accusing her of being unqualified.

Kangxi remained calm, he just stopped rubbing his wine glass and looked at the old prince, his tone becoming increasingly cold:

"Fifth uncle may be too old. I said there are three ways: one is to be favored, two is to have children, and three is to make merit. You only said one and two, and who said that Concubine Xian didn't make merit?"

When the old prince heard the emperor say that he was old, he almost jumped up and down. His fifteen-year-old concubine in the backyard just got pregnant last month. How could he be old?

But at this time, his wife couldn't bear it anymore and grabbed his sleeve, almost making his short and fat body fall down.

At this time Kangxi spoke again. His eyes were calm and his tone did not change at all, but the people present suddenly became inexplicably worried.

"Since Imperial Consort Xian took charge of the harem, she has been filial to the Empress Dowager and caring for the princes and princesses. The harem is harmonious and everyone has praised her. This has enabled me to focus on the court. Now the Qing Dynasty is enjoying good weather and the people are living in peace. This is the greatest contribution of Imperial Consort Xian."

After saying this, Kangxi looked around and suddenly said:

"In that case, I will also use my birthday to announce something today."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the emperor, even Shi Nanxi looked over with some curiosity.

She didn't take what just happened to heart at all, because she knew that Kangxi would resolve it without her intervention. However, she didn't hear Kangxi tell her what he was going to announce in advance.

Facing the whole audience’s gaze,

Kangxi sighed:

"After today, I will be forty-one. I have the Crown Prince as the heir to the Qing Dynasty, and twelve princes as his assistants. I am very pleased that my Qing Dynasty will be succeeded!"

Then, the tone changed:

"So I have decided that starting from this year's talent show, I will not allow anyone to enter my harem."

With a loud bang, the entire banquet hall was in an uproar. No one could believe what they heard. The Emperor actually wanted to stop the entry of people into the harem for the sake of Imperial Concubine Xian.

Is he going to stay with Imperial Concubine Xian for the rest of his life? Is this true? Can an emperor do this for a woman?

The late emperor also favored other women besides Concubine Dong E!

Not to mention others, even Shi Nanxi herself was stunned at this moment.

She believed that Kangxi was sincere to her now, but sincerity could change rapidly and who knew what would happen in the future. Moreover, there was no doubt that even if Kangxi announced publicly that no one would enter the harem now, it did not mean that no one would enter in the future. There were so many bondservants in the palace that if they really wanted one, they would not have to care about their status.

But she was very happy. One should not worry or be afraid of things that have not yet happened. Shi Nanxi looked at Kangxi with bright eyes.

After Kangxi announced his decision, regardless of everyone's reactions, he looked at Shi Nanxi. Their eyes met, one with a smile and the other with a doting look.