"Have you thought of names for both children?" Lanqin asked, her heart filled with sweetness. You see, the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince didn't get their names until they were over a year old.
"Yes, I personally went to inform Father and Mother of the good news. Father was especially happy and has already asked Liang Jiugong to prepare the list of rewards, and has even prepared the names in advance. The eldest will be named Hongli, and the youngest will be named Hongzhou!" Fourth Prince said.
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Lanqin looked at the Fourth Prince in surprise, almost unable to believe her ears! Hongli was clearly born in the 50th year of Kangxi's reign, but he actually became her son, and was even born a year early; what was even more surprising was Hongzhou, who was clearly Geng's son, how did he end up being called her?
"What's wrong? Don't you like these two names?" Fourth Master asked, noticing Lanqin's expression.
"No, no. I'm just a little surprised that Father Emperor gave it this name?" Lanqin said.
"That's right, Father Emperor was very happy to hear that you had given birth. He also said..." Fourth Prince almost blurted out that Emperor Kangxi wanted to take Hongli to the palace to raise him, but he held back in the end.
"What else is there to say?" Lanqin asked, trying to suppress her shock.
"I told you to take good care of your health. The two young princes are auspicious signs for the royal family," the Fourth Prince said.
Just then, the two children started crying loudly.
"Give me the child, what's going on?" Lanqin said immediately.
"Master, he must be hungry. Let the wet nurse take him out to breastfeed!" Cui Niang handed Hongli to Lan Qin.
Lanqin looked at the swaddled baby in her arms and thought to herself: You are Hongli!
The Fourth Prince took Hongzhou from Nianxue's arms and looked at Hongzhou, who was clearly a size smaller than Hongli.
After the two wet nurses took the baby out, Lanqin finally lay down with peace of mind.
After instructing Lanqin to wash up, Fourth Master lay down next to her. Normally, a woman who has just given birth wouldn't be completely clean, but Fourth Master disregarded this and lay down beside Lanqin.
"Your Majesty, why did Father Emperor choose names for the two children so early?" Lanqin asked.
"Because you are carrying twins, which is an auspicious sign, Father Emperor must be paying special attention to it," the Fourth Prince said.
"Really? Just because we're twins?" Lanqin asked. The fact that she had transmigrated from the future had shattered Lanqin's previous adherence to materialism and atheism, so she didn't dwell on it much. Perhaps history had changed from the moment she arrived.
"Yes, Qin'er. We have two princesses and two princes now. From now on, I don't want you to have any more children. Just take good care of your health for me," said the Fourth Prince.
"Hmm, I don't want to have any more children. Four is enough!" Lanqin said with a smile. In her previous life, she was an unmarriageable Gold Saint, but after transmigrating here, she had already given birth to four children before she was even twenty.
"Qin'er, after you finish your postpartum confinement, I'll take you to the estate to recuperate for a while, okay?" Fourth Master said.
“Great! We’ll bring the four little ones along. The Third Prince, the Third Princess, and the Fourth Prince can all go too,” Lanqin said wistfully.
"Yes, take them all. As long as you're happy." Fourth Prince said, feeling slightly uneasy. He really didn't know how to talk to Lanqin about Kangxi.
“Master, Hongli is a whole size older than Hongzhou. Hongzhou’s health needs to be taken good care of from now on. He was already weak in the womb, so it’s harder to improve his health later. Hongli was much stronger than Hongzhou even in the womb,” Lanqin said. She had now come to accept the fact that she was the mother of the two only princes of Yongzheng who survived to adulthood.
“Being young doesn’t necessarily mean being unhealthy. I think both children are very healthy. Hongli has a full forehead and well-proportioned features, so he looks more like you. Hongzhou seems to look more like me,” the Fourth Prince said.
“Yes. Hongli will definitely be a handsome man in the future, and Hongzhou won’t be bad either. They are both my sons, how ugly can they be!” Lanqin said, leaning on the Fourth Prince’s shoulder.
"Yes, they were all born to Qin'er, so they definitely won't be ugly," Fourth Master said with a smile.
"My lord, these two children are my treasures, we must take good care of them." Lanqin suddenly thought of a possibility: could it be that Hongzhou was later stolen or lost among the common people, and that's how he became Chen Jinnan of the Red Flower Society?
"Of course, we will invite the best scholars of Chinese classics to be the tutors of our princes. Even Father Emperor said that these imperial relatives and descendants can study in the Imperial Study," said the Fourth Prince.
“Well, then we’ll have to wait until the two little princes are older before they can go in. Why don’t we let the third and fourth princes go in first?” Lanqin said.
Fourth Prince had originally intended to use this opportunity as an excuse, but judging from Lanqin's tone, she clearly couldn't accept being separated from her two sons.
"Fourth Prince, I'm planning to move out of Song's place. Yu Ning said she's not in good health and might not be able to take good care of Hongshi. Alas, Hongshi has had a lot of bad luck since he was little, so he'll be raised in the front courtyard," the Fourth Prince said.
Lanqin didn't want to discuss Hongshi any further. She felt that the child's true nature had been influenced by the Fujin, and he couldn't distinguish between good and evil. Even though Sister Song treated him so well, she still couldn't warm his heart.
"The Third Prince is already ten years old, Your Highness, you need to pay more attention to him. He plays with Haha Zhuzi every day." Lanqin still liked the Third Prince quite a bit. He had been used by his own mother, yet he still had a cheerful personality; he was truly a good child. Historically, the Third Prince Hongjun was not raised to adulthood, but now he was already ten years old. If she looked after him, it wasn't impossible to change his fate.
"Yes, I have already registered Hongjun's name. Hongli and Hongzhou need to be taken good care of. I have never had many children. I think it would be better to send them to Mother's place to be cared for for a while?" the Fourth Prince tentatively suggested.
“How can that be? Do I have to go to the palace to see the child every time?” Lanqin raised her head and glared at the Fourth Prince.
"Mother is very happy to hear that you have given birth to two princes!" said the Fourth Prince.
"When the baby is a month old, I will personally carry him in for Mother to see," Lanqin said, nestled against Fourth Master's chest.
The Fourth Prince sighed silently, unsure how to explain Kangxi's plans to Lanqin.
The following day, Emperor Kangxi, Consort De, and other ladies of high rank in the palace began to bestow gifts one after another. Emperor Kangxi gifted a large number of national treasure-level porcelain vases and jade artifacts; Consort De gifted several sets of jewelry, and other concubines also gifted gold and jade artifacts. In no time, the South Courtyard became the most sought-after place in the Fourth Prince's residence once again.
When Lady Nian learned of the palace rewards Lanqin had received, she was furious and threw a tantrum in her room. She hadn't received so many rewards when she gave birth to the Fifth Prince, Hongsheng. Moreover, her Fifth Prince wasn't named until three months later, while Lanqin's two sons were named immediately after birth.
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