"Wa...wa..." The loud cry of a baby girl echoed throughout the harem.

A group of magpies in the tree were startled and circled above the golden glazed tiles.

The chief eunuch Zhang Fujin hurried into the Golden Palace, his face beaming with excitement.

The emperor was overwhelmed by the trivial matters reported by the court officials. He accidentally noticed Zhang Fujin's eyes shining and waved to him: "Why are you so excited?"

Zhang Fujin couldn't hold back his joy, his voice trembling with joy: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Concubine Zhao has given birth to a little princess!"

"What?" The emperor stood up from the dragon throne with a jerk, his voice changing. "Little princess? Daughter?"

Their Nanqiao Kingdom has never had a princess since its founding!

He already had eight sons, and every year when he prayed he would ask God to give him a few daughters.

Before favoring a concubine, there was always an indispensable step: the emperor would take the concubine who was about to sleep with him to burn incense and pray for a daughter together, with utmost piety.

However, the princes came one after another, but there was no sign of the little princess. At this point, he no longer dared to hope for anything.

even!

Because he was worried that his concubines would continue to give birth to princes for him, half of this year had passed and he had not favored even one of his concubines!

"Hurry! I want to go see the little princess!" The emperor was so excited that he forgot he was in court and ran to the harem.

"Your Majesty! I have something to report..."

The emperor didn't even turn around, leaving only a hurried back to his ministers. "Dismiss the court! Go back and prepare a gift for the little princess! We'll discuss it tomorrow if there's anything else!"

Some people couldn't help but murmur, "This isn't the first time the emperor has given birth to a prince. How can he have the nerve to ask us for a gift?"

"It's not a prince! It's a princess!" The perceptive minister excitedly withdrew from the court and hurried home to prepare gifts.

The royal family has been waiting for the princess for generations. As long as the gifts are good, promotion and advancement are inevitable...

The eunuchs carrying the dragon chariot trotted all the way and soon arrived at the Mingyue Palace.

The main seat of Mingyue Palace is Concubine Shu, who is also giving birth today. Concubine Zhao lives in a side hall.

The emperor didn't even glance at the main hall, and went straight to the side hall: "Where is my little princess? Let me hold her!"

Nanny Sun came out to greet them, holding the baby in her arms. Before she even got close to the door, she was stopped by the emperor: "Stop! Don't let my precious child get away!"

He walked over excitedly and raised his hand cautiously.

Before he even touched the swaddling clothes, he withdrew his hand in confusion and lowered his head to check his dragon robe: "Zhang Fujin, are my clothes dirty? Oh, I didn't even have time to bathe or change clothes!"

Zhang Fujin looked at the annoyed emperor and said to him, "Your Majesty's dragon robe carries an auspicious aura. There's not a speck of dust on it. How could it be dirty?"

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and raised his arm again: "Do I smell anything? Please don't let my precious child get irritated."

Zhang Fujin's eyes twitched, and he smiled as he leaned over and sniffed the emperor's armpit: "Your Majesty has a pleasant fragrance, which makes me feel refreshed..."

"There's a smell? No! Hurry up and get me some clean clothes to change into!" The emperor was annoyed. How could a newborn princess smell such a vulgar fragrance?

So, the emperor stood beside Nanny Sun with his hands behind his back, and bent down to get close to the swaddling clothes. "Oh, my daughter is different. Look at her little face, so rosy, as beautiful as if she had put on rouge. Hey, she smacked her lips, so cute, she is different from those naughty boys. My dear, open your eyes and look at me."

Zhao Cairen had been in the palace for more than a year, and even when she was serving the emperor in bed, she had never heard the emperor speak so gently.

It is so soft that it seems like water can be squeezed out of it.

The Empress, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, happened to hear these words and walked in with a smile: "Your Majesty is confused. You have been a father eight times, how could you not know that the child would most likely not open his eyes until the next day?"

The emperor turned around and glared at her: "How could the sweet-smelling little princess be like those stinky boys?"

He never held any of the eight princes in his arms, and only had the good fortune to take a few extra glances at the eldest prince when he was born.

The princes who came with the queen looked at each other in confusion.

The three-year-old Sixth Prince sniffed the head of the two-year-old Seventh Prince, who was holding his hand. "Father, it doesn't stink! We smell delicious. If you don't believe me, try it!"

The four-year-old fifth prince jumped excitedly and peeked into the swaddling clothes: "Father, I don't stink either. I want to see my little sister!"

The eldest prince immediately took action: "I want to hug my little sister. Let me see if she is pretty!"

The emperor swept them away with one arm, his disgust evident in his words: "Stop chattering! Keep your voices down! Don't scare my little darling!"

The princes immediately pout and stand in a row obediently under the emperor's warning gaze.

Seeing that the queen was also eager to hold the princess, the emperor took off his dragon robe without saying a word, washed his hands, and then carefully took the baby from Nanny Sun's arms.

Seeing his arms stiffen, the queen tried to snatch the child again: "Your Majesty doesn't know how to hold the child, so let me do it."

The emperor immediately held the baby in his arms and said, "Don't fight with me for it! Zhang Fujin, hurry up and get things ready. I'm going to stay in Mingyue Palace today! I want to be the first person the little princess sees when she opens her eyes!"

Hehe, it makes me happy just thinking about it.

The first person the little princess sees is him!

The Queen snorted sourly, "The little princess is not just the emperor's treasure, she is our Nanqiao country's national treasure, the emperor can't occupy her like this. Has the little princess been named? I think..."

The emperor quickly interrupted the queen, saying, "She was born in the Moonlight Palace... When life is good, one should enjoy it to the fullest. Don't let the golden cup face the moon in vain. Let her enjoy it to the fullest! Sweetheart! My little sweetheart, how beautiful!"

How can the little princess let others choose her name? Not even the queen can!

The queen looked at the emperor suspiciously. He had always been bad at naming, and the names of several princes were very perfunctory. However, the name of the little princess was quite good.

The emperor raised his chin. He had secretly started naming his daughter as early as the year he ascended the throne.

He wouldn't tell anyone else. He wanted to let these people see that even he, a tyrant, could be very talented after having a daughter.

The Sixth Prince, who still didn't have a name, protested weakly, "...Father, my sister has a given name and a nickname, but I don't have one yet."

The Seventh Prince also raised his little hand: "No name."

The emperor thought they were noisy and rolled his eyes at them.

The queen, unable to hold the child, took out a golden locket and said, "This is a token of my love for my little sweetheart. I will give you something else tomorrow."

Seeing a hint of regret in the emperor's eyes, the queen felt relieved. She finally got the first chance to give the gift.

At this time, a group of concubines arrived late. Seeing this, some took off their gold bracelets and some took off their hairpins.

In a blink of an eye, there was a pile of gold, silver and jewelry in Nanny Sun's arms.

The cheerful emperor didn't even have time to put on his outer robe. Just as he was about to praise his concubines for being sensible, he suddenly felt a wave of heat on his arm.

The baby peed.

Nanny Sun hurriedly took the child and changed his diaper.

The clever fifth prince followed quietly, eager to see whether the little princess was square or round.

Seeing this, the Sixth Prince followed like a little tail.

"Ah!" Nanny Sun's scream suddenly came from the inner room.

The Emperor and Empress were so frightened that their hearts skipped a beat. No one cared about their dignity as they scrambled to squeeze in. "What are you so scared about? Did you drop your sweet baby?"

When he went in, he saw the fifth and sixth princes standing in front of the baby, who was kicking his bare legs and crying loudly.

The Sixth Prince turned his head to look at the Emperor and blinked twice: "Father, how come the little princess has a little sausage like us?"

With a loud "boom", the emperor's brain exploded.

He walked over in disbelief and found that the baby he had been affectionate with for a while was actually another prince!

"Impossible! It's obviously a princess!" Zhao Cairen stumbled over, took a look, and fainted with her eyes rolled back.

At this time, a palace maid's voice came through the layers of people: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! It was clearly Consort Shu who gave birth to the little princess!"