Qingyin was unaware of her older sister's ulterior motives. She was now six months pregnant. She had initially taken the Dragon and Phoenix Twin Pill, which caused the two babies to swell up like balloons, growing as large as those about to give birth. This frightened Emperor Kangxi so much that he had to leave court early every day to stay by Qingyin's side, fearing that something might happen. Although there were no threats in the palace, those with children did not want to take action, and those without children had no way to do so even if they wanted to. They could only watch as Consort Qiong's belly grew bigger.
Emperor Kangxi only relaxed after the imperial physician diagnosed twins. However, there was no experience in the palace with twins. While he was happy, Kangxi found a nanny who was skilled in female pregnancy and had taken care of twin pregnant women to accompany Qingyin, and also increased the number of people secretly protecting Consort Qiong.
Under Kangxi's careful protection, Qingyin successfully reached her delivery day, and the two babies were born one after the other. The joyous occasion of twins delighted Kangxi, who immediately promoted Qingyin to the rank of Imperial Concubine and bestowed names upon the children: the elder brother, Prince Yin Hong, and the younger sister, Matina.
Qingyin had a comfortable postpartum period, and the two babies' wrinkled little faces gradually became smooth and fair. Looking at the little prince with his large ears in the cradle, Kangxi felt a strange sense of familiarity. Liang Jiugong, who was increasingly by Kangxi's side, was also in the dark about the situation, but he couldn't quite place it. It wasn't until the little prince, as if dreaming of something good, twitched his large ears in his sleep that Liang Jiugong remembered.
"Doesn't Prince Yin Hong look exactly like the Emperor?" Liang Jiugong slapped his head in annoyance. He really was a man who only remembered now.
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