"His Majesty is blessed with great fortune. Consort Xu has given birth to a rare pair of twins, a boy and a girl. May the Emperor be blessed and may the Qing Dynasty be blessed."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kangxi was overjoyed.
The ministers below secretly glanced at Kangxi on the dragon throne, their hearts itching with curiosity, eager to know what had made the emperor so happy.
Another quarter of an hour passed.
Liang Jiugong, his face filled with shock, swayed as if walking on clouds, and respectfully reported to Emperor Kangxi, "Your Majesty, Consort Xu has given birth to another princess for you..."
"Triple birth, one son and two daughters?"
Kangxi looked surprised, but then overjoyed, and said softly, "Good, good, Xu is a blessed woman."
Coming to his senses, Kangxi looked down at the ministers whispering and talking amongst themselves, and laughed loudly, "My beloved ministers, today I am blessed with a son and two daughters, a dragon and phoenix in perfect harmony, an auspicious omen for the Great Qing Dynasty."
The ministers were taken aback for a moment, then it dawned on them.
They all knelt down and the ministers loudly addressed Emperor Kangxi on the dragon throne: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! The dragon and phoenix bring good fortune! A son of auspicious omens! Heaven blesses our Great Qing! Heaven blesses our Emperor! May the Great Qing last for a thousand generations! Long live the Emperor!"
"My beloved subjects, rise."
After Kangxi finished speaking, he laughed loudly.
Since Lady Zhang and Lady Ma gave birth to daughters one after another, and Empress Xiaochengren passed away, he has been in a bad mood.
Now that Madam Xu has given birth to a son and two daughters, a blessed and auspicious event, the opinions of the imperial censors and the people of the land can finally be silenced.
Madam Xu is a blessed woman; she should be properly rewarded…
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