Harigana shook his head: "I'm not tired, you should rest for a while."
How could Emperor Kangxi possibly rest? He had just promised to look after her child, and naturally he had to keep his promise.
However, he didn't go too far and didn't keep hogging Harigana.
"Jiaojiao, I'm not tired either. You lie down for a while, and I'll go get the baby."
After speaking, he stood up, tucked the blanket around her, turned around, nodded to the Empress Dowager and Senggia, and then left.
"Harigana, I was wondering whether I should stay with you, but now it seems I don't need to. His Majesty is taking very good care of you."
As Saenjiya and the Empress Dowager watched Kangxi walk away, they quickly went to her side.
"Mother, I'm really fine, don't worry."
Even though Saiengiya didn't say anything else in terms of tone or meaning, Harigana's face still turned red.
After leaving, Kangxi did not immediately go to check on the child. Instead, he went to his study and, to Li Dequan's astonishment, wrote an imperial edict.
When Bayalige was initially conferred the title of Princess Gulun, no title was given. However, after the birth of the new princess, Emperor Kangxi not only conferred the title of Princess Gulun on the new princess, but also bestowed titles upon both princesses.
Bayalige was given the title of Qingshu, and the little princess was given the name Chelimuge and the title of Qingle.
"Proclaim this to the world immediately."
Emperor Kangxi put down his brush and instructed Li Dequan to affix the imperial seal to the Qianqing Palace before going to the side hall to see his youngest daughter.
Unlike the twins, the younger daughter looked almost exactly like Emperor Kangxi.
The most similar features are the eyebrows and eyes; they are practically identical.
"This servant greets Your Majesty."
As soon as Kangxi entered the side hall, Hu Mama saw him and immediately led a group of people to kneel down and pay their respects.
"Get up!"
He waved and walked to the cradle.
The little girl was sleeping soundly, her little hands flailing around; she was so adorable.
"Take the little princess to see the Empress."
The voice was played very softly; you could tell without even looking that the Emperor really liked the little princess.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Granny Hu carefully carried the little princess and followed Emperor Kangxi back to the inner palace.
The concubines had initially wondered if the Emperor would regret that the Empress hadn't given birth to a son, but they were proven wrong in just a few hours.
Especially the court officials, who seemed to have long been accustomed to the emperor's actions, were surprised to hear that both of the two princesses had the character "Qing" in their names.
It's one thing for the empress to carry the emperor's title, but for the two princesses to use the Qing dynasty title is simply unheard of.
Looking at it this way, everyone actually felt a little sorry for His Highness the Crown Prince.
It seems that apart from the title of Crown Prince, there's nothing else.
However, these things were only discussed privately among a few close friends, and no one dared to say anything to the person in question.
The next day, when Bao Bao and Bei Bei returned to the palace with Sai Ngiya and saw their mother lying in bed, they were quite frightened. Even their beloved younger sister, whom they had been thinking about for a long time, no longer appealed to them. They stayed with Harigana and refused to leave.
In the end, it was only after Kangxi said that they would disturb his mother's rest that he reluctantly went to the side hall to see his sister.
Saenjiya had originally planned to take the two of them out of the palace, but neither the baby nor the baby wanted to go out, so Harigana refused.
"Mother, I'm fine here, don't worry."
Harigana understood Saenjiya's concerns, but she didn't want the two children to feel uncomfortable.
After the birth of her younger sister, they were allowed to leave the palace, which was different from when they wanted to leave the palace to play on their own.
Once such thoughts arise, one might feel that she is biased in the future.
It wasn't that she was making a mountain out of a molehill, but she was afraid that if someone with ulterior motives talked behind their backs, the two of them would hear it and then have a grudge against them.
It's better to sever any potential for damaging relationships than to take a gamble.
Besides, there are so many people in the palace, and the baby and baby aren't ignorant children; they won't really disturb her during her postpartum period.
"Okay, whatever you say."
Seneja did not insist. After giving her a few words of advice, she left the palace and returned to the Duke's residence.
Sunbul and Agula are also at the manor; she needs to go back and keep an eye on them. Baoliri has gone to the military camp outside the city; Prince Kang needs his help with something.
"Brother, why do you see so many wrinkles on my face?"
Beibei stood on tiptoe, looking at her little sister in the cradle, her brows furrowed in worry.
"Little sister, we were like this when we were little too. It will be fine in a few days, don't worry."
I don't know when it started, but Beibei started to care about her appearance. Now, when I hear my baby say that they were like this when they were little, I'm stunned for a moment.
She glanced at her little sister in the cradle, then ran to the dressing table to look at herself, and breathed a sigh of relief.
The servants, including Granny Hu and Granny Su, covered their mouths and chuckled as they looked at Bei Bei's adorable appearance.
Emperor Kangxi invited Granny Cheng, who had previously taken care of Lady Tongjia, to look after the young princess. Although she was not as young as Granny Hu, she was still capable of taking care of the child.
The Tongjia clan mentioned here is not the Tongjia clan of a few years ago, but the Tongjia clan, the birth mother of Emperor Kangxi.
"Xuan Ye, isn't Granny Cheng very tired? She's been guarding Huangling for the past few years. Can she take it?"
Harigana initially thought about where to find a trustworthy nanny, but Kangxi said he had already found one and she would enter the palace after giving birth. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be someone from the Tongjia clan.
It wasn't that she was worried; she just felt that her daughter was too old to handle it.
"Jiaojiao, don't worry, Granny Cheng is the person I trust the most besides Granny Hu."
I wouldn't trust anyone else. Although Granny Cheng is older, she's in good health, and she's very happy taking care of our daughter.
"Oh, okay, you decide."
Emperor Kangxi swallowed hard, thinking of his youngest daughter's nickname: "Jiaojiao, have you thought about your nickname? Do you really want to call her Xinxin?"
It's one thing to name them Baobao and Beibei, but what was she thinking with the name Xinxin?
But while they might think it, they absolutely dared not refute it.
"Yes, I'm sure. 'My darling,' doesn't it sound lovely?"
Harigana knew he was probably grumbling to himself again, but playing dumb was her forte, so she blinked her big eyes at him.
What could Emperor Kangxi do? He could only agree!
"Yes, that sounds great."
The reply was quick, a compliment given without any thought whatsoever.
But Harigana didn't hold it against him and lay on the bed with a smile.
Her only consolation is that she didn't feel hot when she got pregnant during the coldest part of winter, and she finished her postpartum confinement before the hot summer arrived.
On the day Harigana finished her confinement period, Emperor Kangxi held a grand full-moon banquet. After being cleaned up, Harigana was led by Emperor Kangxi to attend the banquet for his children.
As all the civil and military officials offered their congratulations, Beibei suddenly leaned close to her ear and asked, "Mother, were my brother and I like this when we were little?"
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