Yinzhen strode in, picked up the chubby Yilejia in one arm and pulled the slightly thinner but still robust Honghui with the other, and said with a stern face, "Hui'er, Jiajia, come down quickly. Your mother just gave birth to your younger brothers and needs to rest."

Facing their stern and rigid father, the clever Honghui and Yilejia hugged their father without fear. Although their father, who usually doted on them every day, was not as good as their mother and sometimes even competed with them for her affection, they still loved him. However, they loved him a little less than their mother, at most two fingers' width.

The old father thoroughly enjoyed the affection of his obedient children. Although his face remained expressionless, if the corners of his mouth weren't so upturned... Su Peisheng, waiting to the side, secretly sighed that his master clearly adored the young master, yet he pretended to be. So secretly lecherous! However, he dared not utter these words to his master's face, only muttering them to himself. Probably no one had ever reminded him of the beaming face he wore in front of the young master.

Rouyin looked at Yinzhen, who was putting on an act in front of the children, with amusement. "It's alright, it's been quite a few days! The children are very careful and didn't exert any force at all."

"The children are sensible, but Yin'er, you're still in your postpartum period, so it's better to be cautious." Seeing that Yinzhen was about to start nagging again, Rouyin immediately changed the subject.

"Sir, is there any progress on the glass issue?"

...

Following the gentle tone, he said to the two children, "Hui'er and Jiajia, go to the hall first and help your father try the red bean cake and cloud cake sent from the imperial kitchen, shall we?"

"Alright," the two clever children understood that their father and mother had something to say privately, so they went to the main hall hand in hand, accompanied by several nannies. The servants in the room also consciously withdrew.

Yinzhen understood that his wife didn't like him talking much. He felt wronged but didn't say anything. He just stared at Rouyin, who was lying lazily, with a reproachful look. Rouyin turned her head away slightly, feeling a little guilty. However, Yinzhen, who doted on his wife the most in the Qing Dynasty, still talked about the progress of the glassmaking. "Some of my men have already made glass. However, after seven or eight batches, only one batch has produced glass. I plan to wait a few days until the glass is fired more successfully before I can take out a detailed account book and hand it to Father Emperor for review."

Rouyin stared intently at Yinzhen's speech. Yinzhen blushed slightly under Rouyin's focused and captivating gaze, but his naturally dark complexion made it difficult to tell.

However, when it came to business, he composed himself and said to Rouyin with a slightly serious tone, "Yin'er, the Crown Prince and my elder brother are fighting each other more and more fiercely lately, and Wu Sangui, the Prince of Pingxi in the southwest of the former dynasty, has rebelled. Unless absolutely necessary, the servants should reduce going out and be careful with their words and actions. I will have the servants prepare more supplies for purchase. You can inform your mother and father-in-law."

Her brow furrowed even more, and her expression turned anxious as she said worriedly, "This... Father Emperor is still so healthy, and the Crown Prince and the First Prince are so... good, Your Highness must also be careful."

Yinzhen took her slightly cold little hand in his, leaned closer to her, and said, "It's alright, Yin'er, don't worry. The Crown Prince and the First Prince won't implicate me. I will protect you and the child." He gently patted Rouyin's delicate little hand to comfort her. The warm atmosphere was a rare sight in the Forbidden City.

January passed in the blink of an eye.

Rouyin successfully completed her postpartum confinement. Originally, Yinzhen strongly urged her to have a double confinement period, but with the help of the imperial physician, Rouyin reluctantly persuaded him. In addition, the four children had to have a full-month celebration, and the rare quadruplets were the absolute stars of the show.

However, as time went by, the children's appearances became more and more distinct. Yinzhen looked at the four little princes and fell into deep thought. The four little princes looked different, without any influence from their parents' inheritance. He was indeed happy. It wasn't so obvious a few days ago, but now... wasn't Hongyi too much like his father? The other three little princes weren't much better. Hongzhou was practically a male version of his mother, lacking a bit of feminine gentleness. Hongxiang and Hongchao, one looked like a male version of his late grandmother, and the other looked like a male version of the Empress Dowager. He said that looking at the children always gave him a strange sense of familiarity. Thinking about the ups and downs after the full moon celebration, he rubbed his temples. Their appearances were too good. There were advantages and disadvantages, but the advantages outweighed the disadvantages.

He discussed the children's appearances with Rouyin. Rouyin pretended to be shocked, though she certainly knew that she had already customized the children's appearances in this direction with the help of the system, which saved the children from taking several years of detours.

Soon, the full moon celebration gift arrived.

All the princes in the palace except the youngest came, and the ministers also came with their wives to offer their congratulations. Kangxi thought that today was a rare full-month celebration for the quadruplets, and fearing that others would be suspicious, he still did not plan to go in person. However, he was overjoyed and with a wave of his hand, he bestowed many gifts upon his four grandsons.

Yinzhen was entertaining several cunning brothers in the front courtyard, his head throbbing with fever. Looking at his brothers, whose every word seemed to carry eight meanings, he had no choice but to be wary and play along with the traps in their conversations. Meanwhile, Rouyin was also having a lively time in the back courtyard, her smile practically splitting her face as she dealt with the wives of powerful ministers and princes. The Eighth Prince, Lady Guoluo, genuinely envied her fourth sister-in-law for having few concubines, being exceptionally beautiful, favored by the Fourth Prince, and now bearing quadruplets of sons—what a blessing!

She fiddled with the bamboo-embroidered handkerchief she was holding, and said somewhat shyly to Rouyin, "Fourth Sister-in-law, could you please give me some of the little clothes that the four young princes have worn? I..."

Rouyin was somewhat shocked. She knew that the Eighth Prince's wife had not yet had a child, but she had only been married for a year. Was she in such a hurry? She said gently, "It's nothing. The young princes have grown up quickly these past few days and they no longer wear the old clothes. Eighth sister-in-law, I'll get you some later."

"Alright, thank you, Fourth Sister-in-law." The Eighth Prince's wife smiled gratefully. Hearing this, the Crown Princess, who had only ever had one daughter, was also somewhat tempted. Although she no longer loved the Crown Prince, she still longed for a son, so she also asked for one. This made the other wives of the ministers restless. They all wanted one, and so on...

Rouyin was somewhat shocked by the popularity of the scene. Her children's clothes were so popular, wouldn't she be able to get rich by selling them? Of course, this was just wishful thinking on her part. If she dared to ask for money today, the news would spread throughout the entire capital within a day.

Fortunately, the baby's one-month celebration officially began, interrupting the noise in the backyard. The chubby little babies were brought out and stood in front of everyone in a row, making everyone envious.

As the princes and their wives approached, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "This..." Their gazes occasionally swept across the faces of the young princes, lingering most on Hongyi's face. The Crown Prince couldn't help but squint at the Fourth Prince, while Yinzhen calmly and directly watched the baptism.

The elderly ladies in charge of the baptism trembled slightly under the intense gazes of the crowd. However, they had already been shocked when they saw the young princes in the chamber earlier. As the matrons who could preside over the baptism of imperial heirs, they had naturally seen His Majesty and understood that the appearance of the young prince Hongyi alone would definitely cause a great deal of discussion. With this prior mental preparation, they were not too nervous now and smoothly and gently completed the baptism for the young princes.