At first, they were also very worried about this situation, fearing that the three little masters would get hurt. But later they discovered that although it looked dangerous, the three little masters seemed to know their limits. Although it looked like they were fighting fiercely, they were actually fine. After a while, the three of them were like good siblings again, holding hands and eating. Sometimes they ate their own food, and sometimes they ate other people's food. Anyway, they were always playing around and laughing, and no one could separate them.
"Oh, is that so?" Yin Qingyi's lips twitched. These three children she gave birth to were really quite unique.
"Ouch!" The little princess punched the Third Prince's swaddling clothes next to his face with a left hook.
"Wow!" The little princess punched the fourth prince in the stomach with a right hook, but it only made the swaddling clothes deflate a little bit.
"Hehe, the little princess is a bit more assertive." Granny Naqi smiled, her eyes crinkling.
"Hehe, yes." Yin Qingyi was worried. Her daughter was already so fierce at such a young age; what would she be like when she grew up?!
"Qingqing, you're awake!" Yinzhen's voice came from the doorway; he had arrived just in time.
He heard the commotion inside while he was still at the door. He remained quiet so as not to disturb the people inside. Yinzhen stood at the door for a while before speaking.
"Your Majesty, you've arrived." Yin Qingyi looked at Yinzhen, and for some reason, a feeling of grievance welled up inside her, and tears streamed down her face before she could control them.
The three little ones, who were originally playing around on the bed, all pursed their lips as they watched the person they longed to be close to shed tears.
"Waaaaah~" The three of them burst into tears at the same time, scaring away the tears that Yin Qingyi had just started to shed.
"What's wrong? What happened? Weren't you just playing happily?" Yin Qingyi quickly wiped away her tears and hurriedly tried to comfort the three little ones.
Yinzhen stood by and watched. Although he did not step forward to help, the panic in his eyes was obvious. He wished he could help, but he was well aware that if he stepped forward, he would probably only make things worse.
It took Yin Qingyi a while to calm the three little ones down. The crying had exhausted them, and their three big eyes were now drooping. Before long, they all fell asleep.
"Phew~" Yin Qingyi finally breathed a sigh of relief. After her tense nerves relaxed, Yin Qingyi also felt a little tired. After all, she had injured her body, so it was normal for her to be easily fatigued.
"Princess, lie down. You just woke up and shouldn't overexert yourself," said Granny Naqi, looking at Yin Qingyi who was covered in sweat after just coaxing the child. She advised her with concern.
"Hmm. What brings you here, Master? Oh, right, there's something I haven't told you yet." Yin Qingyi only referred to herself as "my concubine" when she had something to say. Lying on the bed, she looked at Yinzhen with her fox-like eyes full of autumn water.
"Go ahead and say it." Yinzhen sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Yin Qingyi with tender eyes. Those fox-like eyes were more beautiful when they were open.
"I just woke up and asked Granny Qi to have the wet nurse bring the children over. I wanted to hold the children and get close to them, but the wet nurse kept refusing and wouldn't let me hold them. I got angry and had Granny Qi and the others tie them up. I hope Your Highness won't be angry?" Yin Qingyi stretched out a hand and tugged at Yinzhen's sleeve, looking at him pitifully.
"You did very well, why should I be angry? This kind of arrogant servant should be punished. You are kind-hearted, but you're just tied up. Never mind, I'll have Su Peisheng take you away later, and tomorrow I'll pick three wet nurses to replace you." Yinzhen thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be just a few disobedient servants. There's nothing lacking in the capital, but servants are the most abundant. If they're disobedient, just replace them with a new batch. Why make yourself suffer?
"Your Majesty is so kind. By the way, I just asked Granny Naqi if the children have names yet, and Granny Naqi said they don't. I know there are rules for naming children. I don't want Your Majesty to name them now, I just wanted to give them nicknames first, otherwise calling them 'little prince' or 'little princess' would be too casual." Yin Qingyi smiled brightly when she heard Yinzhen say this, and immediately started talking about it again.
"Hmm, that's fine too. Even Your Majesty can't decide their formal names. Father Emperor is very concerned about them, so only Father Emperor can choose their names." Yinzhen nodded after hearing this. He was still very regretful that he couldn't name his own children. Now, hearing what Yin Qingyi said, he felt that giving them nicknames would be a good idea.
"His Majesty wants to name them!" Yin Qingyi looked at Yinzhen in surprise, but it was only on the surface that she was surprised. In her heart, she was not surprised at all. This was expected and reasonable. The first case of twins of different genders in the Qing Dynasty was an auspicious sign in ancient times. How could Kangxi not pay attention to it? And if he paid attention to it, how could he not name them?
"Yes, you don't need to worry. This is a good thing for you." Yinzhen thought Yin Qingyi was scared, so he held her hand tighter and comforted her softly.
"Yes, I'm not afraid as long as Your Highness is here." Yin Qingyi knew that Yinzhen had misunderstood, so let the misunderstanding remain.
"Didn't you just say you wanted a nickname? Have you thought of one yet?" Yinzhen's eyes softened even more.
"I was thinking of the little princess's name, what do you think of the character 'Yue'?" Yin Qingyi said after thinking for a moment.
"Moon?" Yinzhen asked in return.
“It’s this Yue.” Yin Qingyi took Yinzhen’s hand and wrote on it, then looked at Yinzhen after she finished. “What does Your Highness think?”
"What does it mean?" Yinzhen nodded, then became curious about the young woman's thoughts.
“Yue, I read about her in a travelogue. It was a storybook that someone sent me when I was pregnant with them, just in case I got bored. It said that Yue refers to a kind of divine pearl in legends, symbolizing that children are the apple of their parents' eyes, hence the idiom ‘apple in the palm of one’s hand.’ I think it makes a lot of sense. She is my apple in the palm of my hand.” After Yin Qingyi finished speaking, her gaze fell on the little princess, and the maternal radiance in her eyes made Yinzhen a little dizzy.
"Then so be it, Qingqing. From now on, our daughter will be named Yue'er. Will you choose their nicknames, or will I?" Yinzhen said with a smile.
"I'll leave their nicknames to them." Yin Qingyi didn't care about the boys' names; names like Gou Dan and Tie Zhu were fine too. She admitted she felt more sorry for her daughter. In this era—or rather, in any era—women's lives were generally more difficult than men's. They could only enjoy happiness for a dozen or so years, and after marriage, they would never be happy again. So how could she not love her daughter?
"Qingqing, how come I never knew you were so special?" Yinzhen said helplessly. He had never seen such a woman before. Other women treated their princes like the apple of their eye, but in this little woman's eyes, the roles of prince and princess were completely reversed. She actually valued the princess more.
"What's wrong with me?" Yin Qingyi asked, puzzled.
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