After seeing the Empress's dowry and the rumors circulating in the palace about the thirty thousand taels of silver she brought being directly put into the National Treasury, all the families of the selected concubines became uneasy.
On the third day, the wife of the Minister of Rites entered the palace to seek an audience with the Empress Dowager.
At this time, Xie Pan'er was accompanying the Empress Dowager in making small garments.
These small garments were for Zhu Xiuxiu's unborn child.
When Wang Dongxue was pregnant, she made two outfits, but because she was busy learning palace rules during the selection process, she couldn't find the time.
But now, Zhu Xiuxiu's pregnancy was different.
She was the Empress, and since the concubines hadn't yet entered the palace, she had some leisure.
Suddenly, upon hearing the wife of the Minister of Rites sought an audience, she wondered why the woman had come.
The Empress Dowager explained to her.
