As Rouyin's pregnancy progressed, her belly grew larger and larger. Although she herself didn't care much, the servants in the East Courtyard treated her like a fragile object, their level of tension even greater than before. In particular, Yinzhen almost wanted to bring official business into the East Courtyard.

Rouyin's current happiness comes from watching her two babies roll over and bicker.

Honghui, wearing a puppy onesie, and Yilejia, wearing a kitten onesie, sat on the carpet. Their chubby faces and lotus root-like arms reflected their good health.

The two chubby babies chattered away, having a great time, and occasionally crawled around curiously. From a distance, they really looked like a little puppy and a little kitten playing together.

The two babies wearing these little clothes for the first time were absolutely adorable and could melt everyone's hearts. These designs were drawn by Yinzhen himself. He loved dogs and enjoyed drawing exquisite and cute hats and clothes.

Watching his two children grow up, he couldn't resist letting them try on the little clothes he had drawn. He wasn't sure if they would look good, so Yinzhen decided to try them on the youngest prince, Honghui, first. If they didn't look good, he wouldn't give them to Yilejia. Yinzhen thought to himself without a guilty conscience. Su Peisheng knew that his master would draw many cute little animals and clothes in his spare time. These drawings were always carefully kept by his master, but he never expected that they would be used on the young master now.

Yinzhen looked at his son, who was wearing a hat with puppy ears and a tail, and happily kissed his chubby cheeks. He noticed his son's tail wobbling from crawling around on the floor and suddenly had a brilliant idea. He altered various clothes into one-piece suits, then looked at his rosy-cheeked daughter and designed a cat-themed onesie. Su Peisheng, standing to the side, watched the two little masters with a doting aunt's smile. Truly worthy of being born to the Fujin (the princess's mother), their looks were among the best of all imperial heirs, especially Princess Yilejia; he guaranteed with his life that the little princess was absolutely the most beautiful.

When Rouyin saw them, they were two lifelike little kittens and puppies. She hugged the two babies and kissed them several times with delight. "Who made these clothes? They're so cute!"

Yinzhen said somewhat shyly, "It's just a random drawing, but it has some clever ideas."

Rouyin looked at him with starry eyes, "Master is too modest. These little clothes are so cute!" The two chubby little babies were already cute enough, but now that they are dressed in new fluffy little clothes, it's like the sum of its parts is greater than the sum of its parts. The servants couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Yinzhen was troubled by the news circulating in the palace. He said to Rouyin, "Yin'er, Father is preparing to go beyond the Great Wall to inspect whether the Mongolians have any rebellious intentions. The excuse is that he has chosen a princess to pacify the Mongolians so that she can get used to the environment in advance. He will definitely take a few princes with him on the way. I guess Father will go too." Yinzhen touched Yin'er's swollen belly.

"Please go ahead without worry, my lord. I'll be waiting for you at home." Rouyin squeezed his hand back and asked with some curiosity, "My lord, who is this princess of Fumeng?"

Yinzhen patiently explained, "As you know, it's about Princess Lijia, who caused quite a stir before."

Rouyin's eyes widened. "Princess Lijia, the daughter of Prince Gong, hasn't returned to Prince Gong's residence? Then General Lin, who ran away from his marriage, probably won't have a good ending, right?"

“Yin’er is clever. This marriage was actually requested by Li Jia from Father Emperor. Regardless of what happened back then, Li Jia now represents the face of the Qing Dynasty. Lin Chenghe has made meritorious contributions, which offset his mistakes. He has been spared the death penalty but cannot escape punishment. He has been demoted to a commoner. Lin Zhengwei is a smart man. He immediately took the initiative to return his military power, retire, and return to his hometown to avoid disaster. Now he has returned to his hometown with his son.”

Rouyin pondered for a moment and said, "Princess Lijia is a woman of great courage. If she hadn't refused to take the initiative to pacify the Mongols, His Majesty would never have punished her so severely. The Lin family is, after all, a family with meritorious service."

At this moment in the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Kangxi, who was flipping through memorials, rubbed his sore shoulders wearily. Liang Jiugong, who was waiting nearby, cleverly stepped forward to massage the emperor's shoulders.

"Your skills have improved quite a bit!" The tone, devoid of any discernible emotion, only instilled more awe in the listener. Liang Jiugong had served Emperor Kangxi for most of his life; one could say he was the one who understood His Majesty best in the world. He knew that His Majesty was currently in a pleasant mood.

Although countless ideas had already crossed his mind, Liang Jiugong replied immediately after Kangxi finished praising him: "This servant went to the Imperial Hospital to further his skills. As long as Your Majesty is satisfied, this servant will be honored."

"How can these ministers not understand this principle? I am not dead yet, and they dare to form cliques, engage in favoritism and corruption. Do they think I don't exist?!" Kangxi angrily threw down the inkstone on the table.

The crisp sound of the inkstone shattering on the ground was followed by the resounding thud of Liang Jiugong kneeling. "Your Majesty, please calm down, Your Majesty, please calm down," he said, bowing his head even more respectfully.

After losing his temper once, Kangxi calmed down and said to Liang Jiugong, "Issue my decree: Princess Lijia is virtuous, beautiful, intelligent, kind, and well-educated. She shall be conferred the title of Heji Shuo Gege. A date shall be chosen for her to marry Borjigit Banti of the Khorchin Mongols. I am overjoyed and wish to go to Mongolia to celebrate with her."

The next day, the deposed crown prince, upon hearing that his father would be leaving for the border in three days and leaving him in the capital to oversee the country, was overjoyed and secretly lowered his guard against his father. He thought his father had grown tired of him and had deliberately suppressed his power, the Lin General's Mansion, causing him to lose a key general. He never expected his father to trust him so much and entrust him with overseeing the country.

Seeing this, he resumed his arrogant and complacent demeanor in court, which displeased the eldest prince, who was still happy to see him in a state of dejection.

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