When Emperor Kangxi arrived at Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager's health was fluctuating, and she had been bedridden for the past two days.
"Grandmother, the Crown Princess has given birth to a little prince!" Kangxi excitedly told the Empress Dowager.
"Really? That's wonderful!" The Empress Dowager's originally cloudy eyes immediately brightened up. The reason she had been trying so hard to live was to see the birth of the Crown Prince's child. Now she could go to see the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty without any guilt.
"Amitabha, may the Buddha protect me!" Xingchi chanted the Buddha's name.
"Grandmother, I will have the child brought to you for a look shortly!" Kangxi said.
"Let's not rush it, let's talk about it in a few days, so as not to pass on the illness to the young prince!" the white-haired Empress Dowager said with a smile.
"Alright, Grandmother, you must take good care of yourself. The third and fourth princes' children will be born in a few months, ensuring the prosperity of our Qing Dynasty!"
"Good, good!" the Empress Dowager replied with a smile. "I am already very content to see the Crown Prince marry and have children!"
"Grandmother, you promised your grandson that you would always stay with him!" Although Kangxi had some dissatisfaction with the Empress Dowager in the past, he was still grateful for her companionship during his childhood, after all, she had helped him to secure his throne.
Moreover, Emperor Kangxi was afraid of death, and as long as the Empress Dowager was alive, he should not age or die.
The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Birth, aging, sickness, and death are things that no one can control."
The Crown Prince stayed by He Xue's side the whole time, watching her intently.
When He Xue woke up, she opened her eyes and saw that the lights in the room were already on.
"You're awake. Is anything bothering you?" The Crown Prince asked, holding He Xue's hand as he saw that she was awake.
"I'm fine, Your Highness!" He Xue said weakly. "Your Highness, where's the child?"
"It's right next door! Are you hungry?" the prince asked.
"I want to see the baby!" He Xue said expectantly, having only seen the baby once after it was born.
"Okay, I'll have the wet nurse bring it over!"
"Crown Prince, have you seen our child?"
"I saw it!"
Seeing that the Crown Prince was very calm and showed no joy of becoming a father for the first time, He Xue asked with red eyes, "Crown Prince, don't you like our child?"
Seeing that He Xue was about to cry, the Crown Prince quickly said, "How could you? I love any child you gave birth to! Don't cry, or your eyes will be hurt!"
A short while later, Tongjia and her wet nurse came in carrying the child.
The Crown Prince helped He Xue sit up. Under Tong Jia's guidance, He Xue stiffly took the child in her arms, staring at him intently without blinking. "Crown Prince, he's so handsome!"
"Hmm!" the Crown Prince replied, [like a little monkey; I can't see what's so cute about it yet.]
"Brother Crown Prince, Mother, who does he look like?" He Xue asked.
"Her face shape is somewhat like the Crown Princess's, but her features are quite similar to the Crown Prince's!" said Lady Tongjia.
“Yes, Mother-in-law makes a lot of sense!” the Crown Prince agreed.
He Xue looked at it carefully, and it seemed to be true.
"Let the wet nurse take him away first, you should get some rest too!" the prince said to He Xue.
"Alright!" Xue reluctantly handed the child over to the wet nurse.
Lady Tongjia wanted to stay and keep her daughter company, but the Crown Prince showed no intention of leaving, so she had no choice but to leave with her wet nurse.
"Crown Prince, will Father name the child?" He Xue had just had enough sleep and was very excited.
"Yes, Father should bestow the name during the baby's third-day celebration!"
He Xue felt quite regretful that she couldn't name her own child.
“We can give the child a nickname!” the prince said.
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