The first thing the emperor did when he ran into the main hall was to check whether the child born by Concubine Shu was a boy or a girl.
He lifted the swaddling clothes and confirmed with his own eyes that the baby had not grown anything that would bother him.
It’s a princess!
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief. His mood, which had plummeted to the bottom, soared back to heaven in an instant: "My little sweet baby! Let me hold you!"
He held the little princess in his arms even more gently than before, his nose sore with excitement.
He has not made any achievements since he ascended the throne, but now he can finally face his ancestors!
The emperor choked with emotion and said, "My beloved concubine, your contribution is great. You are promoted to the rank of Imperial Concubine!"
The concubine Shu, who came out to greet the emperor, was so happy that tears welled up in her eyes. She hurriedly knelt down to thank the emperor, but was exempted from the formalities by the emperor.
The seven little princes who could walk followed the emperor to the main hall like a string of little tails, crowded around him, and vied to see the real little princess.
The Sixth Prince, with a baby voice, asked curiously, "Father, has this little sister grown little sausages too?"
The emperor immediately became angry and glared at his sons with a frown on his face: "Get out of here! You are the ones who have that annoying thing!"
“…”
The six-year-old eldest prince, the second prince and the third prince exchanged sad glances. If they had a choice, they would also like to be born without small sausages.
The remaining four princes blinked blankly, looking extremely innocent: "Father, please let me see the little princess."
The emperor dislikes them so much, it must be because they are too ugly. The little princess must be prettier than a fairy!
The emperor saw several princes pushing towards him again, and hurriedly and carefully protected the little sweet baby in his arms, fearing that he would be squeezed and bumped by them. "Stand still, stand two steps away and watch from me! Don't scare the little sweet baby!"
Several princes obediently lined up in a row and stretched their necks to look into the cradle.
The Sixth Prince and the Seventh Prince were short, and even when they stood on tiptoe, only half of their faces could be seen.
The fifth prince spoke bluntly, "Why isn't she as pretty as the little princess who just grew up?"
The Ninth Prince had a chubby, rosy face, smooth and plump, and was very adorable. The little princess, on the other hand, was a little wrinkled, her hair sticking to her head, and her face was as red as a monkey's butt.
The emperor slapped the fifth prince in the face. "Bullshit! Look at her delicate little face... Well, she'll be as delicate as a piece of jade in two days! Look at how thick her hair is! And her little nose, so straight and upturned, oh my! And her cherry lips, I think this little sweetie was born to be a beauty!"
The more I look at him, the more handsome he becomes. Isn't he much better looking than that brat Xiaojiu?
When Xiaojiu was mentioned, a gloomy look flashed in the emperor's eyes.
He turned his head to look at the side hall. Fearing that he might frighten the little sweetie in his arms, he lowered his voice and gritted his teeth, saying, "The talented Zhao has deceived the emperor and will be banished to the cold palace immediately!"
The Queen and all the concubines sighed upon hearing this: "Has she lost her mind? She clearly gave birth to a prince, how can she pretend to be a princess?"
A flash of anxiety flashed across Concubine Shu's eyes, but she quickly concealed it: "Your Majesty, although Concubine Zhao's crime is unforgivable, the Ninth Prince is innocent."
The Queen nodded and said, "Your Majesty, Xiaojiu must not follow Concubine Zhao into the cold palace."
The emperor hummed absentmindedly.
None of the concubines wanted to fight for the Ninth Prince to raise him. Now that Concubine Zhao had committed a crime, who would raise the Ninth Prince and not be hated by the Emperor?
They were envious of the little princess.
This scene was exactly what Noble Concubine Shu had in mind. She caressed her chest and spoke tenderly, "Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince and the little princess were born on the same day. It's obvious that they are destined to be together. Why not entrust the Ninth Prince to me to raise, so that he can keep the little princess company in the future?"
The emperor loved to hear words like "keeping the little princess company".
He immediately agreed with a smile: "As expected of my beloved concubine who gave birth to my little princess, you are gentle, considerate, and virtuous! Then I will do as my beloved concubine wishes."
The Queen also smiled and nodded. "My sister's suggestion is very good. This will also relieve the worries of His Majesty and me. But are there enough wet nurses in Mingyue Palace?"
Concubine Shu waved her hand, and a young wet nurse with a decent face and great ambition came over and knelt down to pay respect to the emperor and empress.
The emperor frowned and said, "How can one be enough? The queen should arrange for three or four more wet nurses to come over. No, six more!"
The Queen was at a loss for words: "How could the little princess eat so much?"
"What if one of them gets sick? What if little sweetie is picky and refuses to eat her food?" the emperor argued.
Thinking that she still had a Ninth Prince to raise, the Queen stopped arguing with the Emperor and turned around to hand over the task...
"Oh, look, little sweetie is smiling at me!"
"Your Majesty, please let me hold you and enjoy the little princess's blessing..."
"The little princess looks so pretty when she smiles!"
There was laughter and joy in the main hall, but the side hall was deserted.
The unconscious Zhao Cairen was dragged out of Mingyue Palace by several old maids and taken to the remote cold palace.
The fourth prince took advantage of the crowd and secretly touched the little princess's hand. It was soft and tender, like a freshly peeled egg.
Seeing this, the fifth prince also boldly touched the little princess's face. It was soft and elastic, and felt so good!
The Sixth Prince followed suit and awkwardly reached out his hand towards the little princess's face.
“Bang!”
When the emperor saw this, he slapped the sneaky little chubby hand away and said, "Go away, you bastard! How dare you touch Tianbao's little face!"
Even the usually gentle queen sternly criticized him: "You can't touch the baby's face, or he'll drool."
Concubine De took the opportunity to give Concubine Li a cold look. Concubine Li was the biological mother of the Sixth Prince: "Sister, you are not optimistic about Xiaoliu either!"
Concubine Li felt choked up and retorted, "Your Majesty, I just saw that it was the Fifth Prince who touched the little princess first."
The fifth prince was born to Concubine De.
"It's Fourth Brother..." The Fourth Prince, who was the first to touch the little princess, quickly covered the Fifth Prince's mouth and shrank back.
Little Sweetie was woken up, opened his eyes hard, and saw a group of colorful figures.
Among the noisy voices, the one she was most familiar with was missing. An inexplicable uneasiness rose in her heart, and the little sweet baby opened her mouth and cried out "wow".
Where is this?
She is an eight-year-old orphan from the Flower Orphanage. When she saw her friend fall into the water, she found a stick to save him, but was dragged into the water by her friend.
She felt so uncomfortable that her heart felt like it was about to explode like popcorn.
She seemed to be dead, and then she fell into a long, long sleep.
In her dream, a gentle voice kept talking to her. The voice said that when she was born, she would be dressed in beautiful clothes, delicious cakes would be made for her, and she would be taken to the imperial garden to swing.
She said she was her mother.
Mother means mother?
God must have heard the wish she made every year and gave her a mother, but forgot to let her drink Meng Po soup.
She is finally a child with a mother!
But where is my mother? There is no trace of her here!
Little Sweetie cried very sadly.
She was also very hungry and wanted to eat the sweet cakes made by her mother!
The emperor frowned in pain and waved away the annoying concubines and princes. "Shut up! Go back to where you came from! You scared my little sweetie!"
What does it have to do with them if the little princess cries?
"He must be hungry, right?" Defei muttered aggrievedly. Seeing that the emperor looked unhappy, she pulled the fifth prince away embarrassedly.
Seeing this, the other concubines also left Mingyue Palace reluctantly.
The little princess cried so hard that the emperor and empress were worried: "Why is she crying so hard? Where is her wet nurse?"
The wet nurse prepared by Concubine Shu hurried forward, took the little princess away, and took her into the inner room to breastfeed her.
Little Sweetie smelled the fishy smell of milk and her stomach growled even hungrier, but she pursed her lips tightly and refused to eat.
The smell was wrong, she wanted that gentle mother!
A moment later, the wet nurse came out with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, the little princess doesn't want to drink my milk..."
The Emperor and Empress exchanged anxious glances, their voices spinning in panic: "Where are the other wet nurses?"
An hour later.
There were more than thirty wet nurses gathered in Mingyue Palace, but all of them failed to feed the baby.
The little princess's throat was hoarse from crying.
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