During the New Year, Lady Meng's pregnancy had stabilized.
The customs for celebrating the New Year have also changed now.
Originally, during Emperor Kangxi's time, the rule was for the princes to celebrate the New Year in the palace from New Year's Eve until the fifteenth day of the first month.
The idea was for the whole family to gather together and celebrate.
But it was actually very tiring. With the whole family, they'd sleep late and wake up early, and the children would also be exhausted.
So, Fourth Master now couldn't bear to tire out his sons.
Thus, it was decided to celebrate in the palace from New Year's Eve until the fifth day of the first month, and then they would celebrate on their own. The fifteenth didn't require going into the palace; they could celebrate by themselves.
Of course, the unmarried princes could still enter the palace to celebrate the Lantern Festival with their mothers.
