Spring has arrived, flowers are blooming, and all things are reviving. The Ministry of Revenue, where Yin is located, is the busiest place, as it is helping various government offices prepare seeds for spring planting and purchase agricultural tools. Yin has not returned for several days in a row, and the twins are eagerly waiting for him to check on the farmland in the mansion, as the crops they planted have already sprouted.
For two consecutive days, the twins got up early and started wandering around the vegetable garden. Yiken'er became even more addicted to cosplaying as a farmer, and whenever she had the chance, she would grab a farming tool and run into the field.
Qingyan didn't stop him. With such a large amount of exercise every day, Yiken's appetite gradually increased a lot, which made Qingyan happy.
Yesterday morning, Imperial Physician Yuan came to check on the health of the twins. He was also surprised by Yiken's health. Previously, twins often had some problems caused by premature birth, but with daily exercise, the twins' health has become increasingly better.
Su Lan and Su Zhu couldn't help but find it strange that the twins, who spent more time outside and were exposed to more things, were getting sick less often.
No wonder, children raised freely in ordinary families are expected to be as healthy as the princes of the royal family.
"After breakfast, have the gardener bring over the seedling tools and let the children help with the work." Qingyan wouldn't spoil the twins. In the royal family and clan, none of the young princes raised in such an environment were physically strong; they would fall ill at the slightest disturbance, which gave Qingyan a headache.
After the twins woke up, Su Zhu led them over. The two little ones, dressed in gray overalls and knee-high boots, walked hand in hand towards Qing Yan's courtyard.
Since the children were able to move freely, Qingyan ordered the servants around the twins to carry them around constantly, until they got tired, and then carry them again.
In the days leading up to the order, Yin felt sorry for Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen and always held the little girl in his arms. Later, the little girl was punished by Qingyan, who took away her favorite fruit puree and made yam puree and potato puree as her complementary food. She ate it with tears in her eyes. After that, she refused to hold Yin again.
"My lady, let the young masters rest for the day." Su Lan looked out at the bright sunshine, knowing the temperature would rise even higher later.
"No need!" Qingyan refused directly. The rising temperature outside was also a good exercise for the children. "Just take out the straw hats prepared by Linglong Pavilion and let the children wear them."
Qingyan had thought of the sun protection issue early on, and had the skilled craftsmen of Linglong Pavilion specially make two straw hats for the children. These two happened to be for twins. Yiken'e's was a lake blue straw hat with two small bear ears on it, while Hutulifengshengzhalaf's was pink with two long rabbit ears on the top.
From a distance, the twins, wearing little straw hats and onesies, looked incredibly cute.
"My lady, how about I take over the tasks for the young prince and princess?" Su Zhu had been taking care of the twins the longest. She took a walk outside and found that the temperature outside was indeed quite high.
Qingyan ignored Sulan, put straw hats on the two little ones, and dragged them both to the field.
Yiken'e stepped out of the palace gate and felt the heat wave outside. Today was a bit unusual; the temperature was like summer.
"Mother, it's so hot, do we still want to go?" Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen's soft, sweet voice suggested that she wanted to go back.
"Yes, your mother told you that you must keep your promises in everything you do and not give up halfway." The twins were born into a noble family, and Qingyan didn't have much to teach them.
Qingyan would not allow her child to be ignorant of the five grains.
"Alright." Yiken'er said with a serious face, holding her younger sister's hand with her right hand and her mother's hand with her left, taking firm little steps towards her vegetable garden.
He was soaked in sweat after walking for only fifteen minutes, with sweat constantly dripping down his body.
"Mother, why don't you let my sister go back? I can finish this with you." Yiken'e looked at his sister's fair face, which had turned pink from the sun, and he felt extremely distressed. He quickly prepared to ask Qingyan to spare Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen.
Qingyan stopped in her tracks, and looking into Yiken'e's determined eyes, a warmth appeared in her own.
From the time she could speak, Yiken'e had always taken care of Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen. No matter what problems arose, she would always take care of the little girl's responsibilities first before doing her own.
“Alright,” Qingyan agreed. “Then Yiken’e will go with Mother. Sulan, take the little princess and go back first.”
"No! Mother, I want to stay with Ahhun!" Hutulifengshengzhalafen also started to make a fuss, determined not to go back, she wanted a place where she could see Yiken'e.
Su Lan stood there holding Hu Tuli Fengsheng Zhalafen, looking at Qing Yan with a troubled expression.
"Take the little girl to a shady spot." Qingyan saw her daughter making a fuss and decided to let the little girl come along.
Upon arriving at the vegetable garden, Yiken'e's little face became even more serious. Under her mother's direction, she walked into the garden in her little boots.
The vegetable garden had just been watered that morning, and Yiken'e's little leather boots were covered in fresh mud. Yiken'e was a bit of a clean freak, and when she saw that there were also traces of mud under the hem of her clothes, her little face scrunched up.
As they approached Wushan, Yin returned from outside and found his wife and children in the vegetable garden. He stood at a distance, hugged his daughter, played with her for a while, put her down, and turned to walk towards Qingyan.
“Father…” Yiken’e just got up and saw Yin standing not far from them.
“Yiken’e is great. Leave the rest to Father.” Yin glanced at Su Peisheng and told him to take the children back to wash up first.
Yiken's wrinkled little face fully expressed his inner anxiety.
After watching the child being taken away, Yin began to help Qingyan complete the seedling transplant, leaving the remaining plot of land to be done by servants.
When they returned, Yin noticed that Qingyan's cheeks were red from the sun and felt particularly distressed.
"You said you insisted on going to find her right now." Yin looked at her, his tone devoid of reproach.
"Si Si... If it weren't for the two little ones, I would definitely be ordering the servants around too. We need to set an example for them." Qingyan pursed her lips.
Yin sighed; the two little ones had also made Qingyan's hands tired.
"In a few days, I will personally bring the children to do it. You can just stay at home!" During the spring planting season, the princes would go to the royal farm to cultivate the land, and each prince's residence would also have some farmland and vegetable gardens set aside.
Most of the land was cultivated by servants. Kangxi would often investigate, and while he didn't say anything about the princes' feigned compliance, he would also try to observe the character of each prince. The crown prince always had servants do the farming every year, while only Yinzhi and Yinzhi did the farming themselves.
Emperor Kangxi was very satisfied with his two sons and they would not disobey his imperial edicts.
The two returned to the courtyard side by side. The twins had already washed and dressed, and Yiken'e, dressed in a neat long robe, was waiting at the door.
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