This year's Gold Bestowing Festival was simplified due to the passing of the Empress Noble Hui.
The Empress Dowager was not very pleased, feeling it inappropriate as the Empress Dowager to simplify matters for an Imperial Noble Consort.
The main reason was that while serving Emperor Kangxi, the Empress Noble Hui always overshadowed her.
Even later, when she gave birth to many children and was granted the same rank as Empress Noble Hui, they both held the title of consort.
But her own background was too lowly, while Consort Hui herself had considerable status.
So, for decades, it could be said that the Empress Noble Hui had always been above her.
Only after she became the Empress Dowager did this change.
Now, she was very unwilling to bow her head for the Empress Noble Hui.
However, since His Majesty arranged it this way, she could only sulk quietly.
