In the next month, Qingheng gave birth to Baoer, the second daughter in public, then Nian Gengyao gave birth to the second son, and finally Yinzhen gave birth to the third daughter.
Baoer gave birth to two sons and two daughters within a month, and the entire Lin family was filled with joy.
Because the four children were born very close to each other, for convenience, Baoer and several men discussed and chose a good day to hold a full-moon banquet for the children together.
Otherwise, it would not be good if the four children had their third birthdays and their full moon a few days apart.
So after the last child was one and a half months old, Baoer's family sent a message to everyone they were close to, inviting them to attend the full moon banquet.
Sister Qingchuan and brother-in-law Longkodo also got up early in the morning with their children to help.
Today, Baoer, several men, and Lin's father and mother were all dressed in festive attire to entertain the guests.
People from the families of Baoer's husbands and concubines all came.
For a moment, the guest seats were bustling with activity, with congratulations ringing out one after another. Baoer and the others were all smiling all day long.
Because of the different social statuses, Baoer had divided the banquet into several courtyards. Several royal princes and their wives, as well as several clan members close to Baoer, were in one courtyard.
Some ministers outside and several male colleagues at home were in the same courtyard.
Baoer's families were also arranged together separately.
The prince finally arrived with Zhao Zhao near the end of the banquet, when most of the guests had already left.
Bao Er sometimes couldn't understand why the prince always came after the banquet. Maybe he didn't like crowds.
As soon as Zhao Zhao arrived, he enthusiastically called Bao Er, "Auntie, I'm here, why don't you see Sister Yuyan?"
Baoer responded happily and said in a good mood, "It's Zhaozhao. Yuyan is in the room watching her younger brother and sister. Do you want to see them too? Auntie will take you there."
Zhao Zhao said happily after hearing Bao Er's words, "I want to see it. I haven't seen a newborn baby yet. You don't need to take me there, I know the way."
Before leaving, he gave the prince a meaningful look.
Baoer felt a little embarrassed for a moment. After all, ever since that incident, Baoer had tried to reduce her alone meetings with the prince as much as possible.
The air was silent for a while. Although a few years have passed, I still feel awkward. Especially now that it’s just the two of us.
Baoer thought about it and said, "Second brother is here too. How are you doing recently?"
The prince looked at Bao'er in surprise when he heard this. He didn't expect that she would still care about him. After thinking for a while, he said, "I'm fine. As long as I see Zhao Zhao, I will be satisfied. Don't worry, I will definitely train Zhao Zhao as my heir and give him the best of everything." These words also carried some hints.
This was a decision the Crown Prince made after witnessing Zhao Zhao's abilities over the past year. Initially, he had treated her like a cherished daughter. He wanted Zhao Zhao to be a happy princess, free to do whatever she pleased and live a blissful life.
But he found out that he was wrong. Zhaozhao didn't think that way at all. Since Zhaozhao had intentionally shown her talents to him in the past year, the prince knew that she was not someone who was content with mediocrity.
Yes, how could the royal family not have ambition?
The prince thought that as a father, he must fulfill his precious daughter's wish. Moreover, the prince also found that his eldest son's ability could not be compared with his daughter's.
Baoer couldn't understand it. "You..." Baoer wanted to say that you don't have to be like this, and wanted to talk about his eldest son. But she didn't know how to say it. After all, her daughter didn't grow up by her side. She couldn't interfere too much.
I just said, "We should listen to the children's opinions."
The prince smiled upon hearing this, still as cheerful as ever. "That's what the child meant. She has that idea, and I, as her father, am willing to help her realize it. Zhao Zhao is smart and capable. She's no worse than I was when I was a child, and the emperor likes her very much too."
Baoer's eyes widened when she heard this, "She's only three years old, and she already has ideas?"
The prince looked at her, still as adorable as she was back then, and smiled indulgently, "Yes, if she hadn't had any ideas, I would have spoiled her all her life. Let her do whatever she wants. After all, I know what that position means. How difficult it has been along the way. Besides, three years old is not young in the palace anymore."
Baoer didn't know what to say for a moment, "Okay, as long as you are happy. Protect yourself no matter what."
The prince hummed, then casually said, "I won't marry another Crown Princess in the future. Hongxi's mother was killed by the Crown Princess a few years ago. The remaining women have no children. I will give them concubine certificates and let them marry on their own with their dowries. The reason I gave to the Emperor was that the divorce was traumatic and the scheme was done to make me weak physically."
"Ah..." Baoer was shocked. "Why... aren't you afraid of losing face?"
"I don't like them, and of course I won't touch them. It's embarrassing, but who knows, the emperor will love me even more." He said this pitifully.
Baoer felt distressed instantly, "You don't have to be like this."
"I am willing. Although she was the one who proposed the divorce with the Crown Princess first, she wouldn't do it so easily without my consent. I just don't want anyone else to take my position as wife," said the Crown Prince with a wry smile.
The prince continued, "In the coming days, I will find an opportunity to resign from the position of crown prince. After all, only in this way will the emperor stop being wary of me and suppressing me, right? It will also not consume the affection between the emperor and me."
"Then I just need to play the role of a filial son and let Zhaozhao show his talents to the emperor. Then I won't have to worry about the emperor not choosing Zhaozhao." After saying this, he smiled confidently.
However, there was another reason why the Crown Prince wanted to resign. After all, if he was really afraid of being suppressed by the Emperor, there were other ways. It was just more difficult.
Baoer was stunned by these words. It took her a long time to react. Baoer had been shocked several times today.
At this time, Yinzhen came and looked at Baoer and the prince in confusion. Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Why didn't the prince look for his younger brother when the second brother came? Let's go to the yard to drink. The eldest and third brothers are here too."
The prince ignored him and said "hmm" and said to Baoer, "Then I will go over first."
"good"
After that, the two of them left again, and Baoer went to the room to look after the children.
After the full-month banquets for several children, it was the end of the year again. The Chinese New Year was approaching and all departments stopped working.
So Yinzhen and the others simply stayed at home and played with Baoer. They didn't want to go out if there was nothing to do, because it was too cold.
Just after the Lunar New Year, the weather warmed up and spring came. The emperor felt that all his sons had bad luck, either losing their wives or getting divorced.
The eldest son never remarried after his wife passed away, and he only had a few concubines. I heard that the eldest son volunteered to observe mourning for his wife. A few days ago, Concubine Hui asked me to find a new wife for the eldest son.
The fifth son's divorce left him with only two concubines and a princess. The crown prince also divorced his princess consort. The fourth son's wife simply couldn't bear children. Thirteen and fourteen were due to marry in two years. It was time to start looking for a wife.
He discussed with the Empress Dowager about holding a simple beauty pageant in the palace to select a good wife for several children who had no wives or had reached the age.
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