After tidying up a bit, I held someone and slept for a little while.
When Li Dequan woke him up, the sky had already cleared up. He helped him cover himself with the blanket and then went to the outer hall.
"Did anything happen to the young prince and princess last night?"
Upon hearing Kangxi's question, Li Dequan thought to himself: I thought the Emperor had happily forgotten that he had two children.
"Your Majesty, the young prince and princess are sleeping soundly. I went to check on them early this morning, and the wet nurse said they were not disturbed at all."
It's not that the two children took after either of them; they're just really heartless.
On the way to court, the air was filled with the freshness of rain, which was invigorating.
Thinking back to this time last year when we were still in a cold war with Harigana, I realize how fast time really flies.
When Harigana woke up, Emperor Kangxi had not yet returned. Now that the weather was getting warmer, he was preparing to send troops to reclaim the Dzungar Khanate.
So after the court session, he took several ministers directly to the Imperial Study to discuss the details.
"Mother!"
Beibei ran around in the yard with a rattle drum, while the baby stood not far away watching her with his hands behind his back.
His appearance really resembled Emperor Kangxi, except he had a face that was extremely similar to that of Harigana.
"Mother!"
Hearing her brother calling for her mother, Beibei stopped and ran towards Harigana, throwing herself into her arms.
"Why!"
I reached out and hugged my daughter, looking at her two little braids, and thought she was incredibly cute.
When she woke up in the morning, she asked about the condition of Dulan's two children, and was relieved to hear that neither of them were awake.
"Baby, why don't you play with your sister?"
Harigana held Beibei in her arms, looked at the baby who had walked up to her, squatted down and touched his cheek: "Smile."
"It's fine for my little sister to play with."
The baby replied like a little adult, but her ear tips turned a little red from being touched.
"Come on, Mother will take you to play."
I put Beibei down on the ground, and led one of them by the hand towards the small playground in the yard.
The carousel is turned by human power. Harigana only rode it once before getting off, but Bao Bao and Bei Bei rode it three or four times.
They played with other things, and finally the three of them sat on the swings and swung back and forth.
When Emperor Kangxi arrived, he saw the mother and her two children sitting on a swing, a very heartwarming scene.
"Father!"
When Beibei saw him, she was about to go down. Kangxi was afraid she would fall, so he quickly stepped forward and picked her up: "Beibei, be careful, what if you fall?"
"Oh, I miss my father!"
She hugged his neck and acted coquettishly, making it impossible for Kangxi to utter any words of discipline.
Looking at his daughter, who was just like his own daughter and knew how to be so affectionate, he couldn't bear to part with her.
"Sweetie, what's for lunch?"
I used to think it was a bit too early for Harigana to give them a proper diet, but I recently realized that the two children are actually in very good health.
"Gao Gao, eat Gao Gao."
Beibei's eyes lit up, and she hugged him and started to whine, "Hello, Mom, have some cake."
Harigana, holding her baby on the swing, watched the two talking. When she heard Beibei say he wanted to eat cake, she looked down and asked the baby, "Son, what do you want for lunch?"
The baby didn't want to eat anything, but her little sister said she wanted to eat cake, so she'll have cake then.
"Just like my sister."
Actually, Harigana didn't really want Yin Fu to be so sensible at such a young age, because sensible children are the ones who suffer the most.
Even with one's own sister, one should not be so indulgent.
But looking at his expression, it seemed like he really didn't care, and that he was just going along with his sister's choice to get by.
This wasn't the first time she'd experienced this; she'd noticed it when the baby was eight or nine months old.
"Okay, then we'll listen to the baby and eat cake."
"Jiaojiao, let's go out of the palace for lunch."
Both Saenjiya and Baoliri have participated in the full moon celebration and the 100-day celebration.
Since the first birthday celebration fell on the same day as his birthday, Harigana didn't want to hold a big one, so they decided to celebrate at their Guoluomafa's place instead.
It was something I suddenly remembered during the morning court session. After the session, I instructed Li Dequan to go to the Duke's mansion, and by then, preparations should be almost complete.
Just have the kitchen staff make two small cakes and send them to the Duke's mansion later.
"Okay, it's up to you."
Harigana could guess some of Kangxi's thoughts, but it wasn't a big deal; it didn't matter where he lived.
"But if we go out, what about the baby's first birthday celebration at noon?"
The banquet can be skipped, but the baby's first birthday celebration cannot be omitted; that's the custom.
"It's all arranged, don't worry."
This was the first time the Duke's mansion had been so lively. Fortunately, Seingia and Poliri were very good at handling things, otherwise they would have panicked seeing the courtyard full of people.
Most importantly, with Li Dequan and his men from the Imperial Household Department there, they were spared a lot of trouble.
Moreover, the Empress Dowager is also here, so there will certainly be no mistakes in etiquette.
The court officials were also surprised that the Emperor would hold a first birthday celebration for the two children at the Duke's mansion. Fortunately, they were prepared in advance, otherwise they might have really made a mistake.
"Xuan Ye, why did you make it this big?"
Harigana was somewhat surprised to see the bright red silk banners at the entrance of the Duke's mansion and the endless stream of people.
"Yes! I've asked the Empress Dowager to come and help, so everything will be fine."
The weather in May wasn't too cold, so the large table for the baby's first birthday celebration was placed directly in the middle of the courtyard, ensuring that everyone could see it.
"His Majesty has arrived! His Majesty the Empress has arrived!"
As the announcer began to sing, everyone present knelt down to pay their respects.
Of course, besides the Queen Mother and Senegia, there was also Poliri.
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