Xiao'er had never woken up. Shangguan Xuanyi did nothing, and others dared not let him do anything. He stayed beside Xiao'er and, when no one else was around, he would bring the children out to keep Xiao'er company, hoping that Xiao'er would wake up to the sound of their voices.
On the second of February, the children turned one year old. The tradition of a child's first birthday celebration was a ritual performed for every imperial prince and grandchild.
Shangguan Xuanyi asked Yang Liu and Yang Mei to guard the gate of the courtyard, prohibiting anyone from disturbing them.
Then he took Xiao'er into his space ring to hold the first birthday celebration for the children.
Shangguan Xuanyi put Xiao'er on a jade bed in the space ring. The bed was crafted from jade produced from a mountain within Xiao'er's own space.
Since there was already a jade bed in her space, the new one was placed in Shangguan Xuanyi's space ring.
