Upon entering the Water and Moon Pavilion, Qian Shengyan bowed her head and knelt down, saying, "This servant, Qian, greets the Emperor and the Prince."
"Get up." An aged but dignified voice rang out. Qian Shengyan got up as instructed, but did not dare to look up. Instead, she fixed her gaze on the golden boots embroidered with dragon patterns.
But soon, she heard a familiar child's voice: "Mother, Mother."
It is Yuan Shou.
Qian Shengyan couldn't help but laugh, when she suddenly heard Kangxi say again, "Raise your head."
Qian Shengyan: ...?
What are you looking at? Do you think an old emperor like you can look at my beautiful face?
While she was mentally ranting, she slowly raised her head, but dared not look up.
After a moment, Kangxi seemed to chuckle and said, "He is indeed a blessed man."
Qian Shengyan: ? ? ? ?
What?
Before she could react, Yinzhen had already stood up and stood beside her, pulling her down to kneel together: "Thank you for your praise, Father Emperor."
"You all had a pleasant day, and the banquet was well-organized. You did a great job," Kangxi continued, then his tone softened, "Yuanshou, have you eaten your fill?"
"Grandpa, Yuanshou, Baobao!" Yuanshou's childish voice came, and this time Qian Shengyan heard it clearly; he was indeed in the same direction as Kangxi.
She was puzzled, yet also curious, and couldn't help but secretly glance up at him out of the corner of her eye—
Oh dear, her son is sitting on Kangxi's lap!
Is my son really that amazing?!
Before she could finish her reflection, Kangxi, with the help of the eunuchs, had already put Yuanshou down, pinched his cheek, and then stood up with Liang Jiugong's help: "Alright, it's getting late, I'll be going back now. Fourth Prince."
Yinzhen responded and stepped forward to stand on the other side of Kangxi. Kangxi waved his hand, and different people came to lead Qian Shengyan and the two princes out of the pavilion one by one.
The group returned to the Cloud-Swept Palace in silence but very quickly. After entering the palace and sitting in the main room, Qian Shengyan finally came to her senses.
She's already finished seeing the Emperor?
Qingxue brought her a cup of warm tea. Qian Shengyan took it and drank a couple of sips before feeling a little better. She patted her chest, then suddenly remembered something and hurried off to find Yuanshou—
Yuan Shou showed no signs of distress, still sitting in his chair swinging his legs as his nanny fed him a cup of digestive tea. Hong Shi, sitting next to him, also looked calm, sitting there in a daze.
She's the only one who's so...so naive...
Qian Shengyan felt slightly embarrassed. She coughed lightly and was still hesitating whether she should let Hongshi go back to rest when she suddenly heard an announcement from outside the door. It turned out that Yinzhen had arrived.
With a smile on his face, Yinzhen came in and called out to Yuanshou, then went over and picked him up and bounced him around. He then said to Qian Shengyan, "Our Yuanshou has a name now. Father Emperor has given names to him and Xiao Wu. Yuanshou's formal name is Hongli, and Xiao Wu's formal name is Hongzhou."
"Hongli..." The familiar name rolled on her tongue, and Qian Shengyan suddenly felt like crying.
That feeling of relief after waiting for the other shoe to drop for so long... Her son really was Hongli, the future Emperor Qianlong.
Qian Shengyan laughed: "Hongli!"
"Mother!" Yuan Shou stretched out his little hands, wanting Qian Shengyan to hold him. Qian Shengyan came over and took her son, then said to Yinzhen, "Didn't Your Highness go to see the Emperor off?"
"It's been delivered," Yinzhen said simply.
Qian Shengyan responded, then glanced at Hongshi, who was sitting obediently to the side, and said in a low voice, "The Third Prince must be tired after being out for so long, Your Highness... why don't you take the Third Prince back?"
Yinzhen paused for a moment, then laughed: "You don't seem to care about your master at all. I've had a long day too." As he said this, his smile deepened. "Alright, then I'll be back later."
"Mmm-hmm-hmm." Qian Shengyan nodded frantically as she saw the father and son off, then turned around and rolled onto the bed with Yuan Shou in her arms.
Feeling sorry for the man? Loving his son?
She's not that free.
She simply wanted to spend some time alone with her son.
After rolling around on the bed with Yuan Shou in her arms, Qian Shengyan kissed his little face repeatedly: "Hongli, do you know you have a formal name now? Aisin Gioro Hongli... Hongli, your mother's little Yuan Shou..."
For some reason, just by simply choosing a name, Qian Shengyan felt that her son had grown up a lot all of a sudden.
It was as if... looking at him again, it wasn't just looking at a tiny little person, but rather as seeing a real person.
It's hard to describe the feeling, but Qian Shengyan instantly understood why people at this time didn't name their children when they were born, but only when they were old enough to stand on their own feet.
Indeed, once a name is given, the baby is a real person.
“Hongli, my Hongli, you will surely grow up safely, and then…” Qian Shengyan’s eyes flickered, and a slight smile appeared on her face.
Yuan Shou only half understood what he was hearing, but he knew that his mother was very happy.
His mother was happy, and so was he. He liked his name even more. From that day on, the little boy was not allowed to be called "Fourth Prince" anymore. Instead, he had to be called "Prince Hongli".
Yinzhen returned quickly; he lifted the curtain and came in while the mother and daughter were still whispering in bed.
"Master?" Qian Shengyan quickly got up. Yinzhen waved his hand, went forward and sat on the edge of the bed, picked up Yuanshou, pinched his little face and smiled: "Our Yuanshou is really... amazing today."
"Oh? What happened to Yuan Shou?" Qian Shengyan asked curiously.
Yinzhen glanced at her: "Do you know why Father Emperor suddenly summoned you over?"
Qian Shengyan naturally had no idea.
"It's because of Yuanshou," Yinzhen pinched Yuanshou's chubby little hand and asked him, looking down, "Does your imperial grandfather like you very much?"
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