Rong Xi stared intently at the Fourth Prince and said coldly, "How can you be so sure that I will give birth to a son? What if I give birth to a daughter?"
"Furthermore, even if a son is born, he will be the legitimate son of the Emperor, and will inherit your title in the future. His marriage should be decided by Father Emperor!"
"Also, whose daughter is this little girl?"
Staring at the Fourth Prince, Rong Xi threw out all her questions in one go.
"It doesn't matter whether you have a son or a daughter, but a son is naturally better!"
"Please don't be angry, my wife. I don't discriminate against girls. I love all our children!"
Seeing that Rong Xi looked somewhat displeased, the Fourth Prince quickly realized that there was something wrong with what he had said.
Having spent a long time in the palace, the Fourth Prince knew very well that the women in the palace cared a lot about their sons and daughters, and could even be said to be quite sensitive about them.
"This little girl is the youngest daughter of Nian Xialing, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War!"
How old are you?!
When Rong Xi heard the Tenth Prince reveal the little girl's identity, she was completely dumbfounded!
Holy crap, this little girl is actually Little Rice Cake!
Those familiar with the cold-faced Fourth Prince, Emperor Yongzheng, know that Xiao Nian Gao was the most cherished person in his heart. She received his utmost affection, but unfortunately, her life was not good. She bore him three sons and one daughter, all of whom died young.
Some unofficial histories say that although Xiao Nian Gao was favored, Nian Gengyao's achievements threatened the emperor's power, and as a relative of the empress, he became too powerful to control. Therefore, the Fourth Prince would not allow Xiao Nian Gao's children to grow up, lest the empress's relatives interfere in politics and disrupt the court.
Rong Xi once believed this claim.
However, later in a group chat about time travel during the Qing Dynasty, Rong Xi heard another perspective that she found very convincing.
Unofficial historical accounts say that the Fourth Prince did not allow Xiao Nian Gao's children to grow up, given the formidable influence of Nian Gengyao, a powerful maternal relative. However, if this is true, then the Fourth Prince only needed to kill Xiao Nian Gao's son; there was no need to kill his daughter as well.
Although the Fourth Prince was exceptionally ruthless towards his brothers after ascending the throne.
However, even tigers don't eat their cubs.
Furthermore, the Fourth Prince had always had few children. In the end, he directly dealt with Nian Gengyao, because he was afraid of his brother-in-law Nian Gengyao, and thus killed his own flesh and blood?
There is absolutely no basis for this.
The group members speculated that the deaths of all of the Fourth Prince and Xiao Niangao's children were likely due to infighting among the women in the inner quarters. After all, Xiao Niangao was a favorite of the Fourth Prince.
If a little rice cake is so pampered, her children must be pampered too.
The name that the Fourth Prince gave to Xiao Niangao's son alone reveals a clue.
Reflecting on Xiao Niangao's life, Rong Xi felt that the whole world was casting malice upon her.
Little Niangao has appeared so early, and moreover, as part of a childhood betrothal arrangement for his son. So, should this betrothal be accepted or rejected?
If he doesn't agree, will Xiao Nian Gao be betrothed to the Fourth Prince by Emperor Kangxi in the future?
How melodramatic!
Rong Xi remained silent for a long time, her thoughts completely in disarray.
Seeing that Rongxi remained silent for a while, the Fourth Prince assumed that his wife was angry. He was thinking about how to ease the situation when Rongxi regained consciousness.
"May I take a look at this little girl?"
After thinking for a moment, Rong Xi had an idea. To prevent any unforeseen problems, she would have to compromise on the idea of having her unborn son.
"What an adorable little girl, so pretty!"
Rong Xi stared at the little rice cake for a while, then smiled, "As long as Father Emperor doesn't object, I have no problem with this childhood betrothal!"
To prevent the little girl from calling her "older sister" in the future, she had no choice but to take the initiative and wait for the little girl to grow up and call her "mother"!
"How evil, how evil!"
Thinking about the possible future scenarios, Rong Xi wanted to laugh.
The Fourth Prince had no idea what Rong Xi was thinking, but seeing Rong Xi's smiling face, he immediately misunderstood and assumed that Rong Xi also approved of the childhood betrothal.
"Father Emperor, he shouldn't object!"
The Fourth Prince smiled slightly, "Tomorrow I will go to the palace and talk to Father Emperor. Father Emperor values Nian Xialing very much, so there is a 99% chance that this marriage will be successful."
"That's good!"
Rong Xi chuckled, "Well, sir, do you really think the youngest daughter of the Vice Minister of War would be happy to be brought back like this?"
"I brought her back for you, my lady, to see." The Fourth Prince smiled slightly. "Today at Nian Xialing's residence, I saw this little girl and was very pleased with her."
"Now that you're pregnant, I think this is a match made in heaven!"
"What do you think, my lady?"
"I think it's quite good too!"
Rong Xi's words seemed somewhat insincere.
At that moment, her heart was pounding.
The Fourth Prince met Little Rice Cake at Nian Xialing's residence—well, Little Rice Cake was still a baby—and was immediately delighted. Doesn't this sound like a predestined romance?
Damn it, if the Fourth Prince and Little Rice Cake are truly destined for each other, then even if they are betrothed as children, there will probably still be unexpected changes.
She now carries the name of Ulanara, and historically, Ulanara gave birth to a son for the Fourth Prince, namely Honghui, the Fourth Prince's eldest son.
However, like Xiao Nian Gao's children, this child also did not grow up and died at the age of seven.
Now that she has become a member of the Ulanara clan and Honghui has become her son, is she still destined to die young?
No!
no way!
If Honghui is his own son, then he absolutely cannot be harmed.
Rong Xi hardened her heart, feeling a sudden sense of urgency. She needed to accelerate her cultivation, and also strive to master various medicinal herbs and more alchemy techniques.
She will take care of her son.
The Fourth Prince exchanged a few more casual words, then slipped away with the baby in swaddling clothes.
As soon as the Fourth Prince left, Lan Xi went back to cultivate.
Being strong yourself is the foundation of everything.
...
The Fourth Prince returned to the Fourth Prince's residence shortly after delivering the little rice cake. However, when he arrived at Rong Xi's courtyard, he immediately discovered that Rong Xi had once again entered a meditative state.
Moreover, Rong Xi's body was surrounded by mid-grade spirit stones.
As Rong Xi cultivated, the spiritual energy contained within the mid-grade spirit stone gushed out, forming a small vortex of spiritual energy around Rong Xi's body.
What shocked the Fourth Prince the most was that not a single drop of spiritual energy within the vortex escaped; it was all absorbed into Rong Xi's body.
Such a speed at which he absorbs spiritual energy is something even someone at the Golden Core stage would have to admit defeat to.
"How is this possible?"
The Fourth Prince was truly shocked by Rong Xi's rapid progress in cultivation and could not believe it at all.
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