After thinking about it very seriously, He Xue said, "Let's call it Tangyuan!"
"Tangyuan?" The Crown Prince looked at He Xue in confusion, wondering why she had chosen a food name.
"It's so soft and cuddly when you hold it, isn't it just like a little glutinous rice ball? Crown Prince, is this name inappropriate?"
He Xue almost forgot that her son was the Crown Prince's son, and the eldest son of the legitimate wife. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be the next Crown Prince. It seemed inappropriate for him to have a nickname like Tangyuan (glutinous rice ball).
"Whatever you like!" The Crown Prince felt that since Xue had gone through so much hardship to bring the child into the world, she shouldn't be denied the right to name the child.
"Your Highness, the Emperor has come to see the young prince!" He Zhu said from outside the door.
The Crown Prince told He Xue to lie down and rest, and then left after covering her with a blanket.
When the Crown Prince arrived, Emperor Kangxi was already holding the child and looking at him.
"Baocheng, this boy looks exactly like you when you were little! So chubby and energetic!" Kangxi said, teasing the child in his arms. "Hexue, what do you think?"
"It's good with the snow!"
"Make sure someone takes good care of He Xue; she's a great hero! If she needs anything, just send someone to Liang Jiugong!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I thank you on behalf of Hexue!"
"Baocheng, look! This child smiled at me!" Kangxi was so happy that his eyes narrowed into slits.
The crown prince leaned closer and saw that the child in Kangxi's arms had woken up and was looking at Kangxi with open eyes, though it was unclear whether the child could see Kangxi at all.
"Father, why are you holding a child?" the Crown Prince asked.
"You've forgotten, I raised you. Do you think I don't know how to hold a child? Come, let me teach you how!" Kangxi patiently told the Crown Prince.
The prince held the child in his arms, too afraid to move, lest he drop the tiny, soft baby, feeling a deep connection to him.
Suddenly, the prince felt a heat in his palm—he had urinated! His son's greeting gift to him was a hand full of steaming hot boy's urine!
The wet nurse immediately took the child from the side.
"Baocheng, this is your eldest son, and also my eldest son and grandson. I will definitely give him a good name!"
"Your son thanks Your Majesty!"
The day of the baby's third-day celebration was fast approaching, and Yuqing Palace was bustling with activity as court officials and relatives presented their congratulatory gifts.
The eldest prince patted the crown prince on the shoulder and said with regret, "Second prince, I never expected that you would give birth to the eldest grandson first!"
"Brother, you can't be jealous!" the Crown Prince said smugly. He knew that the eldest prince had always wanted to have a son before him, but he had gotten there first.
"I'm too lazy to argue with you!" the eldest prince said arrogantly.
"Thank you so much, elder brother!"
At this moment, Emperor Kangxi arrived, and the third-day bath officially began.
Tongjia came over carrying Tangyuan, ready to hand her over to the midwife.
"Let me hold you!" Kangxi said.
Those present looked at each other in bewilderment. Although the Manchus believed in holding their own children but not their grandchildren, the baby was not held by the midwife during the third-day celebration!
But since Kangxi had spoken, no one would dare to be unlucky at this time. Everyone began to wonder if their gifts for today were too light.
Lady Tongjia handed the glutinous rice balls to Emperor Kangxi.
The midwife trembled as she picked up a willow branch, dipped it in water, and symbolically sprinkled it on the glutinous rice balls.
Water splashed on Xiaotangyuan, who flinched and then burst into tears.
The midwife spoke auspicious words as Kangxi comforted Little Tangyuan. Only after Little Tangyuan stopped crying was he handed over to Lady Tongjia. "Take the little prince back first. He must be tired after all this!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lady Tongjia replied.
"Liang Jiugong, read out the imperial edict!" Kangxi said to Liang Jiugong.
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