Because today is New Year's Eve, the Emperor needs to pay homage to the ancestors and hold the annual banquet, so he cannot find time for himself.
Nevertheless, he called Chief Steward Su to check several times in the middle, only passing on the message that after the evening banquet is over, His Majesty will naturally come, asking the Imperial Noble Consort to rest assured, and so on.
The other consorts also dressed up neatly today, as they too need to go to the Empress Dowager's palace in the morning for ancestor worship.
Today and tomorrow, everyone in the palace is busy without touching the ground. Knowing that the Imperial Noble Consort went into labor in the morning, the more courteous ones just sighed and let it be.
Those who are at odds with the Imperial Noble Consort were sarcastic, simply saying that even if the Imperial Noble Consort were to die, she wouldn't choose a good day, showing that she is someone without good fortune.
