In the 55th year of Kangxi, the 24th prince was born.
No one knew that inside this little prince's body was actually a dragon cub that had just hatched from its egg.
While still in ...
After the meeting, Kangxi did not stay in the imperial study for long. He got up and returned to his bedroom after the ministers left.
When he arrived outside the bedroom, Kangxi listened subconsciously, and only stepped in with confidence when he heard no crying.
When babies are not crying, they are definitely the most well-behaved creatures in the world. Even the coldest and most heartless people will soften a little when they see them.
Kangxi stood not far from the bed, looking at the little guy lying on the bed grabbing his dragon robe. The majestic aura around him was restrained a little, and there was a smile in his eyes that he himself did not even notice.
On the bed, Long Zaizai grabbed the dragon robe with his two little hands and pulled it again and again. After pulling it again and again, he suddenly felt something and waved his hands and screamed "Ahhh".
Liang Jiugong, who was standing by, heard the sound and subconsciously shook his dragon robe to attract his attention, fearing that he would start crying again.
Seeing that he seemed to have noticed his return, Kangxi was a little surprised and walked over again.
Liang Jiugong didn't notice him until he walked to the bedside and quickly bowed.
Kangxi waved his hand casually to let him get up, then looked at the little guy smiling at him on the bed and picked him up, asking, "Did you cry just now?"
"In reply to Your Majesty, the little prince cried a few times after you left, but he stopped crying after being coaxed by Dragon Robe and fed a bowl of milk." Liang Jiugong said.
"You kid." Kangxi reached out and pinched his soft little face. Seeing him giving him a toothless smile, he seemed to be infected and started laughing too.
Originally he was planning to come back for a quick look and then go back to handle government affairs, but when he saw him smiling so sweetly, he was reluctant to let go.
In the end, Kangxi simply took him to the outer room, had a cradle placed next to him, and placed him in the cradle.
The dragon cub didn't cling to him this time, but lay obediently in the cradle after sensing his presence nearby.
"You are very well behaved now." Kangxi saw him smiling at him again, his little hands fluttering a few times, so he took off the jade pendant he carried with him and stuffed it into his hands, "Play by yourself, don't cry and disturb me."
The young eunuch who was waiting on the side heard this and although he did not show it on his face, he was a little worried in his heart. He thought that if the emperor did not want to be disturbed, why did he bring the little prince here? Children of this age are most likely to cry and make trouble, and he might annoy the emperor later.
If the master got angry, the servants would be the ones who would suffer. Therefore, when Kangxi sat down behind the dragon table to read the memorials, the young eunuch began to hope in his heart that the young prince would not cry.
Long Zaizai is not a crybaby. The so-called "crying" before was just what others thought. To him, it was the language used before his vocal cords were fully developed.
After the first day of adaptation, although he still had many doubts in his heart, having Kangxi, someone he felt close to, by his side greatly alleviated Long Zaizai's anxiety.
The jade pendant that Kangxi carried with him was naturally no ordinary item. The dragon-shaped jade was made of delicate, glossy and shiny jade, and the tassels on the jade pendant were woven with gold thread, which completely met the aesthetic taste of the dragon boy.
Feeling Kangxi's presence nearby, he played with the jade pendant in his two little hands with great enthusiasm.
The presence of a chubby little prince in the once majestic hall adds a touch of warmth to the scene of Kangxi handling government affairs seriously and earnestly.
Kangxi felt a little tired after dealing with a small pile of memorials. He raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose. When he put his hand down, he noticed the cradle beside him out of the corner of his eye.
Although he had just reminded him to keep quiet, Kangxi did not really expect a newborn baby to understand what he said. He was inevitably a little surprised to find that the baby had not made any noise just now.
Long Zaizai had been playing with the jade pendant for a while and now he put his hand down because he was a little tired, but he did not let go of the jade pendant.
He was wondering why his brothers didn't come to see him even though he had "broken out of his shell". When he noticed Kangxi approaching him, he immediately asked, "Ah ah ..."
Kangxi saw that he shouted excitedly when he saw him and felt that he was really close to him.
“Ahhh…” Long Zaizai asked again when he saw him looking at him without saying anything.
"Are you hungry?" Kangxi guessed when he saw him shouting and waving his little hands.
"Oh……"
The dragon cub made a negative sound, but unfortunately no one could understand his baby talk, and the only response he got in the end was a bowl of milk.
Perhaps thinking that the boy was really well-behaved for not disturbing him just now, Kangxi took the bowl and started feeding him himself.
Long Zaizai wanted to say that he was not hungry, but after smelling the aroma of milk and looking at the milk that was already in front of his mouth, he finally decided to finish it first.
Seeing him drink up a full spoonful of milk in one gulp, Kangxi smiled and thought that he had a good appetite.
After drinking the milk, Long Zaizai wanted to continue asking questions to his brothers, but as he burped, he felt sleepy and fell asleep after uttering only a few vague syllables.
Seeing him fall asleep after eating, Kangxi glanced at the remaining pile of memorials and suddenly felt envious.
On the third day after the dragon cub was born, the third-day bathing ceremony was held in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
As a favored prince, Yinmi’s third-day bathing ceremony was very lively, and almost everyone in the capital who was qualified to attend was there.
Everyone knew that the emperor doted on this little prince, but they were still surprised when they saw the emperor personally holding him out at the baptism ceremony, and they hurriedly saluted the next second.
"No need for formalities." Kangxi had a smile on his face and seemed to be in a good mood.
Long Zaizai is a very easy-to-take baby. With him around, Kangxi has enjoyed the rare family happiness these days.
After the third-day bathing ceremony began, Kangxi continued to hold Cheng'an in his arms without help until the "sound of the basin" occurred, when he handed him over to the midwife.
The dragon cub was handed over to a stranger without any preparation, and immediately started crying. The sound only gradually became quieter after the midwife put it into a basin of water.
The louder a child cries, the more auspicious it is, so his cries brought him a lot of auspicious words and praises.
The little dragon likes water very much. After being put into the basin, he waved his hands and feet and started playing. The cries from his mouth gradually turned into clear laughter.
This laughter was really contagious, and everyone present started to smile after hearing it.
"This kid is quite interesting." Yin'e, who was watching the ceremony, was seeing a child laughing at a third-day bathing ceremony for the first time and couldn't help but whisper.
Yinzhen didn't find it interesting. He just thought that this kid was really favored. Not only could he hold his third-day baptism ceremony in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, but he was even carried out by the Emperor himself.
"Fourth brother, what do you think?" Yinzhi next to him was also whispering with Yinzhen beside him.
It's just a baby, what can Yinzhen feel about it? He didn't answer.
While the older princes were talking in low voices, the midwife had already finished bathing the younger prince. When she was about to take him out of the basin, she found that he was holding onto the edge of the basin with his little hands and was unwilling to come out.
It was the first time for the midwife to encounter such a situation. She tried to coax the baby carefully but still couldn't take it out. She didn't know what to do for a moment.
Yin'e found that his younger brother was unwilling to get out of the water and almost laughed out loud. Then he couldn't help but come over to help: "Stop playing, Brother Ten will carry you out."
It wasn't so much that he was helping, but rather that he found it interesting and wanted to take a closer look at his younger brother.
However, when the dragon cub who was holding the basin tightly heard his self-introduction, his dark eyes lit up for a moment, and then he loosened his hand that was tightly holding the basin and reached out to him: "Ah..."
Yin'e was just looking for an excuse to get closer to this brother who made him feel a little curious. But when he saw his brother's approach, he felt flattered.
The dragon cub is fair and cute. When he raises his hand, who can resist such a little guy?
Before Yin'e could react, he had already stretched out his hands and took the person out of the basin, and he didn't even feel the wetness on his front.
The dragon cub finally saw a brother and an innocent smile appeared on his face. At the same time, he began to recall what his tenth brother promised him outside the egg.
"Ninth brother..." Yin'e reacted only when he saw his smiling face. He felt the soft ball in his arms and his whole body stiffened. He turned his head slightly with an expression asking for help.
Although he had been a father for a long time, this was the first time in his life that he held a child in his arms, and he was extremely nervous.
Yinzhen had never held a child before, and when he saw him trying to move over to hold the child and then looking at him again, he showed a helpless expression.
However, the midwife next to him breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the little prince finally come out of the basin, then quickly wiped him dry and covered him with swaddling clothes.
After the birth of the baby, there is the process of "dressing up" and "receiving blessings". The midwife should have taken the little prince back home, but the other party held the Tenth Prince tightly and she could not take him away at all, so she could only put him in a swaddling cloth.
Kangxi didn't expect that Cheng'an, who always stuck to him, would now let others hug him obediently. Especially the tenth brother, who was so unreasonable, didn't show it on his face, but felt a little jealous in his heart.
"Cheng'an, come to your father." As Kangxi finished speaking, he reached out to hug him.
Little Cheng'an was still trying hard to recall. He let out an "ah" subconsciously when he heard Kangxi's voice. When he was carried away by Kangxi, he did not resist as much as when the midwife carried him.
After Kangxi took him away, he glanced at Yin'e and then took him to continue the unfinished third-day baptism ceremony.
"Ninth brother, what do you think the emperor's look just now meant?" Yin'e asked in a low voice after relaxing his hands and returning to Yin'er.
Yinzhen had no idea, so he said casually, "Maybe he dislikes you for not being able to even hold a child properly."
"I've never held him before..." Yin'e muttered, then couldn't help but share, "He's so small, and so soft when I hold him. I didn't even dare to use any strength. He just smiled at me. He must really like me, his tenth brother..."
After he finished speaking, he saw that Yinzhen didn't want to pay attention to him, so he turned to Yinsi and said, "My dear brother, did you see it just now? Cheng'an smiled at me. He looks so good when he smiles."
Yinsi had few children, only one son and one daughter, so he loved children very much. When he heard his words, he agreed with them for the sake of his face.
Until the third-day bathing ceremony was over and he was leaving the palace, Yin'e kept calling Cheng'an. It was obvious that the other party's closeness before made him feel very honored, and at the same time he also felt a bit of love for him.
Yinzhen, who was a few steps behind, frowned slightly when he heard his words. Of course, his emotion was not directed at the "Cheng'an" mentioned by Yin'e, but because he felt that Yin'e was too noisy.
The sons of these princes who left the palace to set up their own families were all older than Cheng'an. Even though they had witnessed Kangxi's favor towards him, they would not be jealous of a baby. On the contrary, the princes had a good first impression of him. After all, no one would hate a fair, tender and smiling child.