It took Heyue a month of sitting indoors to recover her health.

Even when staying indoors, Heyue doesn't forget to do yoga often to maintain her figure. As a result, after a month, Heyue's figure has returned to its original slimness, but her chest seems to have become much larger, and she can't even hold it with one hand.

Because I frequently applied the medicine according to the imperial physician's prescription during my pregnancy, the stretch marks I was worried about did not appear.

Sixth Sister and Yuxiu often came to visit Heyue, playing with the two children and adoring them. Fourth Princess Consort also came occasionally.

Seeing that Heyue still maintained her original figure, the Fourth Prince's wife was filled with envy and sighed, "The Thirteenth Prince is truly blessed."

Because the imperial physicians examined her several times, they concluded that the Fourth Prince's wife would not be able to have any more children in the future, and she had not become pregnant all these years.

Now, the Fourth Prince's wife has become indifferent to worldly affairs, often eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures. She only raises Hongyun and Hongshi under her care, treating them as her own sons.

Heyue didn't know how to respond to this, as whatever she said would touch on the Fourth Prince's sore spot. So she smiled awkwardly and said, "What's this about being blessed or not? It's just a matter of being able to let go. If you relax, everything will be fine."

Fourth Princess Consort smiled and didn't take it to heart: "Everyone says that Thirteenth Brother is lucky, but I think Sister-in-law is the luckiest. Not only is she favored by Thirteenth Brother, but she has also given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Father Emperor is overjoyed. And Sister-in-law has such a kind heart. She is truly enviable."

Standing in front of the cradle, she bent down to touch the fair and tender faces of the two identical babies inside, a faint smile on her lips, her expression slightly dazed, as if lost in memories.

“My Honghui looked just like that back then. I watched him grow up little by little. He was so smart and clever. I liked him the most.”

Her eyes regained their clarity as she gazed at the child before her, a hint of sadness in her smile: "But he is gone after all, never to return. Sometimes, looking at Li's children, I can't help but wonder, why wasn't it her child who died? Why was it my Honghui who died? She was so favored, giving birth to one child after another, and even the loss of one didn't affect her position in the master's heart."

Heyue remained silent. She was never one to sympathize with the world, and at most, she would only offer a few words of lament about the Fourth Prince's experiences.

That's probably just fate.

When he snapped out of his reverie, he was horrified to see the Fourth Prince's wife's long fingernails lightly brushing against Hongchang's cheek.

In a panic, she tried to stop him, but the Fourth Princess Consort had already slowly withdrawn her hand.

Heyue breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the Fourth Prince's wife with a complicated expression.

The smile on Fourth Princess's lips just now was so chilling that Heyue was certain she was serious, but in the end she still withdrew her hand.

"What? Are you scared?" Fourth Princess looked at her, her eyes filled with mockery.

They were in harmony and had nothing to say.

"This child is so adorable, I'm sure the master will be delighted to see him. When will you bring the child to meet him?" Fourth Princess Consort smiled faintly, her tone as usual, as if nothing had happened.

He Yue could only nod silently.

The Fourth Princess Consort departed with the same dignified and approachable demeanor she had when she arrived.

Heyue felt her palms were sweaty, and her heart was pounding.

She didn't understand why the Fourth Prince's wife had become like this.

She picked up Hongchang and saw that his face was as smooth as ever, without a single mark. She couldn't help but kiss his face and then reached out to stroke Xiaotongxuan's cheek. She felt a sense of peace and smiled slightly.

"Children, your mother will protect you."

Hailan and Chunya came in and, upon hearing Heyue's words, both smiled: "The Fujin has indeed changed since becoming a mother; she is much more loving and gentle than before."

"What? Wasn't I gentle before?" Heyue retorted, putting the child down, rubbing her sore arms, and sitting down in a chair.

Hailan stepped forward to massage Heyue's shoulders and neck: "The Fujin is always so fierce to the master, how could she be so gentle?"

"Oh? It seems you're feeling wronged for him?" He Yue raised an eyebrow and teased.

"When will the Princess Consort show some concern for the Prince? What good is it if this servant shows concern?" Hailan teased without any hesitation.

He Yue pinched her arm in exasperation: "You've got some nerve!"

Hailan dodged and giggled.

When the baby turned one month old, since Thirteen was not there, Heyue simply skipped the celebration and waited until Thirteen returned for the 100th day to hold a grand celebration.

When they entered the palace to pay their respects, Consort De was very curious about the twins and asked Heyue to bring them into the palace to see them.

Heyue was reluctant to take the children out in the wind at this time, but she didn't want to offend Consort De. The next day, she wrapped the children up tightly and then she and Hailan each took one child into the palace.

Today, Prince Yong, the Fourteenth Prince, and their respective wives were all present. He Yue greeted them one by one, and Consort De smiled and asked He Yue to send the child over.

Heyue carried Hongchang to Consort De.

Consort De picked him up, reached out and touched Hongchang's little face. Watching him look at her with his big, dark eyes, babbling and reaching out his little hands to touch the hairpins in her hair, Consort De smiled: "This child is so good-looking, just as lively as Yinzhen was when he was little."

The Fourteenth Prince walked over curiously and bent down to look: "Does he really look like my son?" Seeing the child's face, he pursed his lips: "Why doesn't he look like my son? If he's going to look like anyone, he should look like my Thirteenth Brother. My son is much better looking than him."

Consort De smiled and gave him a reproachful look: "What nonsense are you talking about, child?"

Yinzhen didn't take it to heart. He looked at Tongxuan in Hailan's arms again, poked her tender face with his finger, and saw that little Tongxuan's pure, glassy eyes were staring at him without blinking. She was neither crying nor making a fuss. He smiled and said, "Little Tongxuan is still the cutest. Look how quiet she is."

Consort De said she would take a look, and Heyue quickly took Hongchang and walked to the side. Hailan carried Tongxuan to Consort De.

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