During the baby's third-day celebration, Lady Li from the Crown Prince's household indeed came, bringing many things that little girls like for Ushiha, which aroused Yan Yu's jealousy for quite a while. Then there was Emperor Kangxi; although he didn't come, he also sent someone to deliver rewards. At this point, Yan Yu was completely speechless, and the Fujin (the Crown Prince's wife) watched as if in deep meditation, without revealing anything.
The process of washing her daughter's third day was the same as that of Yan Yu's twins. Lan Qin thought the process was too long and boring at the time, but now that it was her daughter's turn, she felt that it was good no matter what.
After everyone had dispersed, Lanqin instructed Nianxue, "Check those gifts carefully, especially those of those special individuals."
Nianxue nodded, naturally understanding Lanqin's meaning. There were quite a few people who envied Wuxiha these days, so they naturally had to be careful.
Nianxue and Xicha spread out the gifts one by one in front of Lanqin. The wet nurse was holding Wuxiha, and the little girl was wrapped in a red brocade quilt, which looked particularly festive.
Lanqin remained half-reclined on the bed, watching Nianxue introduce the gifts sent from various places to her one by one.
Besides sending a bunch of children's favorite items, Consort Li also sent a pair of cat's-eye beads. The beads were indeed as big as a cat's eye, and they were quite beautiful in the dark.
“Princess, I didn’t expect Consort Li to be so thoughtful, coming in person and bringing such a gift.” Nianxue said, closing the lid.
"I'm afraid the Crown Prince is trying to win over you, Master," Lanqin said calmly. "Put it down, and put it away carefully."
The princess sent over a set of proper longevity gold lockets, all made of genuine materials, with auspicious patterns on them.
Song gave Wuxiha a set of bracelets for his hands, feet, and chest. Although they were made of silver, the gemstones inlaid on them were quite rare, with rubies, emeralds, and turquoise, which were obviously of high quality.
"Of the two sets of items given to me by the Princess Consort and Consort Song, I think Consort Song's set is prettier." Xicha showed them to Lanqin one by one.
“This set of locks is completely unnecessary for the Princess Consort; it’s too heavy. Sister Song’s necklace will be ready for Ushiha when she’s seven or eight. Let’s put it away; we won’t need it for now,” Lanqin said.
The next gifts from the Geng and Wu families were all jade pendants, all made of the finest materials, but Wuxiha had no need for them. After examining them one by one, Lanqin instructed Nianxue to carefully put them away.
The clothes that Yan Yu and Madam Yin sent were children's clothes. Lan Qin ordered Nian Xue to open and check them one by one, examining them repeatedly, but still dared not use them.
"Just in case, let's put them away. Sister Song and Sister Geng sent quite a few clothes, and some were hastily made by the embroiderers that we can't even wear anymore," Lanqin said, looking at the clothes.
After the maids had recorded and put away all the gifts, Lanqin was exhausted. These days she ate four meals a day, none of which were fish soup, pigeon soup, or pig's trotter soup, but rather various nourishing and invigorating foods. After eating, Lanqin usually felt tired and wanted to sleep.
"Hongjun, what brings you here?" Just as Lanqin was about to get up and go back to her room to sleep, she saw the Third Prince standing at the door, looking at her.
“I also want to give something to my little sister. Mother, would you like to give my gift to her?” the Third Prince said.
“Come here, Hongjun. How are you doing with your Aunt Yin?” Lanqin waved to the Third Prince, signaling him to come over.
“Thank you for your concern, Auntie. Hongjun is doing well. Every day after finishing my lessons with Master Zhu, I go to your place. These days, I've noticed that Auntie Niu's belly is getting bigger, so I haven't come to bother you. Today is my little sister's third-day celebration, and I wanted to give her this, hoping she will grow up healthy and blessed with longevity.” After saying this, Hongjun took out a small jade-like object from his hand and handed it to Lanqin to see.
Lanqin took the small jade stone from the Third Prince's hand. It was a piece of fine Hetian jade, carved into a small rabbit's head on top and auspicious clouds below.
“This was a gift from my father, my favorite little trinket. I’m giving it to my little sister, Ushiha, wishing her to be as lovely as a pure white rabbit, and for her to have boundless good fortune like auspicious clouds,” the Third Prince said.
Lanqin held the little thing with emotion. It was a token of the Third Prince's heart, more precious than all the gifts she had received today.
“Hongjun, come here often to play with Wuxiha, okay?” Lanqin said, taking the Third Prince’s hand.
"Yes. Aunt Yin also told me to come and visit more often," the Third Prince said. He chose Lady Yin because he thought Lanqin was about to give birth, and he was afraid that his presence would hinder Lanqin from taking care of the little princess. In addition, Lady Yin really cared about him, making him feel the warmth of a mother, so he chose Lady Yin.
“Okay, Hongjun, come over often and play with your sister.” Lanqin’s eyes flashed, she smiled, and pulled the Third Prince to Wuxiha’s room.
Ushiha was already asleep, and the two wet nurses were keeping watch over her.
Lanqin took Hongjun's hand and walked to Wuxiha's bedside, looking at the little person sleeping on the bed.
"The little girl is so cute. Her little hands and feet are so chubby. Can I hold her?" the Third Prince asked, looking at Wuxiha.
“Of course you can hold her, but she’s asleep right now. Let’s hold her when she wakes up, okay?” Lanqin said gently to the Third Prince.
"Yes, Aunt. Is that all there is to my mother's matter?" the Third Prince suddenly asked.
Upon hearing this, Lanqin quickly waved to the two maids, signaling them to leave.
Regarding the matter of bringing the wet nurse's child in, Fourth Master said he would consider it further and hadn't yet agreed to Lanqin's request. However, saying he would consider it meant there was a possibility of it happening. Therefore, when the wet nurses learned of Lanqin's idea, they were all filled with gratitude towards her. Because no master had ever considered the wet nurse's child before, they became even more attentive to Wuxiha's care.
"Third Prince, Wang, who framed your mother, has been sent to Zhanghuatai. Li Momo has also been beaten to death. Your mother's matter has come to a conclusion. Although the people behind Li Momo and Wang have not yet been found out, your father's actions have already given your mother an explanation," Lanqin said.
The Third Prince, being so young, only half understood what Lanqin was saying.
“Hongjun, you are still young and can’t do much right now. Study hard and grow up well. Maybe you will have a chance to seek justice for your mother in the future,” Lanqin said to the Third Prince, bowing her head.
"Yes." The Third Prince nodded.
Lanqin looked at the child and sighed silently: "Sigh, such a young child, carrying so much in his heart."
After the Third Prince left, Lanqin stayed with Wuxiha for a while. The mother and daughter slept until dusk, when Wuxiha woke up hungry.
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