"Alright, I'll take it. Your Highness, you should rest more. The Fujin will move out soon. If you're still worried, you can go and check on her again." Shuzhu had been instructed by Consort Tong not to pay too much attention to Yin and Qingyan's closeness. There were only two masters in the mansion, and the servants were personally trained by Yin. As long as it didn't damage the royal reputation, they could just turn a blind eye.
Su Peisheng personally escorted Shu Zhu to the gate of the mansion and watched the carriage take her away.
In Chenggan Palace, as soon as Kangxi woke up, he saw Shuzhu come to report the good news, saying that in the early hours of the morning, the Fourth Prince Consort had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Consort Tong smiled in surprise.
"These two children are truly blessed. Today is Yin's birthday, and I was even saying I'd prepared longevity noodles and had someone send them to him," Consort Tong said with a smile. She had become a grandmother.
"Lanya, you've become an old lady!" For a while, Consort Tong was in poor health, and even Emperor Kangxi thought she might not make it. Yin specially came from the Ulanara residence to pay his respects, managing to keep her there.
"Yes, His Majesty has become a grandfather!" Consort Tong laughed, truly delighted.
Inside Chengqian Palace, Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong were overjoyed at their promotion, but the other concubines felt bitter inside. Those with sons hoped that their daughters-in-law could have the same opportunity as the Fourth Prince's wife to give birth to twins, even if it meant having two princes, which would still be a source of great joy.
"Lanya, let's go tell the Empress Dowager the good news later." Kangxi and the Empress Dowager were very close, and he would always think of the Empress Dowager when there was good news.
"Let's go to Cining Palace for a free meal!" Consort Tong's relationship with the Empress Dowager was awkward, but she had a very good relationship with the Empress Dowager.
"Good!" Emperor Kangxi also thought the suggestion was good.
"Xuan Ye, isn't it too early for Xiao Guai's child?" Consort Tong suddenly thought of a problem; even if the child were born early, it wouldn't be so coincidental.
Just two days ago, Imperial Physician Yuan said that Qingyan's child would be born a few days later, but today, the child was born suddenly. This is too fast.
After a moment's thought, Emperor Kangxi summoned Li Dequan in.
"Go and find out what happened to the fourth prince!" Kangxi had always had the Dragon Guards keep an eye on the princes' activities, so that if the princes encountered danger, the Dragon Guards would appear directly to rescue them.
"This servant has received news that Fourth Master and Fourth Princess left the manor and encountered a mad horse on the road!" After Li Dequan finished speaking, he shrunk himself down, which was simply a headache.
What?!
Kangxi and Consort Tong were both stunned. Xiao Guai was a restless girl and should have been taken to a bustling street. The appearance of a mad horse in such a place was either caused by human intervention or there was a problem with the Nine Gates Commander.
“It was done by the Nian family!” Li Dequan told them everything he knew.
Consort Tong was stunned. The Nian family...
Kangxi's face darkened instantly. Nian Gengyao was a capable man. Originally, he wanted Nian Gengyao to have a good future and, incidentally, to give Yin Neng another helper. By the time Nian's princess was old enough to be selected for the imperial concubine selection, Xiao Guai's child would be almost ready to enter the Imperial Study.
"Xuan Ye...this is our first grandson." Consort Tong was very protective of her own; if anyone dared to cause trouble behind her back, she wouldn't hesitate to take drastic measures.
Emperor Kangxi nodded. This child was the eldest grandson of the legitimate wife. He had once hoped that the Crown Princess would give birth to such a grandson as soon as possible, but later he began to lose faith in the Crown Prince's actions.
Inside the Cining Palace, the nanny received news from outside that the Fourth Prince's wife had given birth to twins—the first pair of male and female twins in the Qing Dynasty.
"Su Mo'er, what are you doing outside?" The Empress Dowager is getting old and is sleeping less and less.
The slightest commotion outside the palace would wake the Empress Dowager. Su Mo'er went into the inner chamber and quietly told the Empress Dowager about the Fourth Prince's wife's childbirth.
"Little Darling is a lucky child, but the timing that Physician Yuan mentioned is wrong!" The Empress Dowager remembered that Physician Yuan said the children would be born after the Golden Festival, but if you calculate the time, it's more than ten days too early.
"This servant does not know," Su Mo'er shook her head.
During breakfast, Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong arrived at Cining Palace. As soon as Su Mo'er saw them coming, she quickly went to greet them.
"Your Majesty, what brings you here today?" The Empress Dowager often had breakfast with Consort Tong, but not so often with Emperor Kangxi.
"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson of the Emperor has been born!" Kangxi smiled, trying his best to say nice things to the Empress Dowager, and it was best to say as little as possible about the drawbacks.
The Empress Dowager nodded and asked directly if anything else had happened in between.
Kangxi's face stiffened. If the Nian family's problems were mentioned, the Empress Dowager would probably be furious.
"To tell you the truth!" The Empress Dowager had spent a lot of time with Kangxi, and she could sense even the slightest change in his expression.
Emperor Kangxi realized he could no longer hide the truth, so he had no choice but to reveal the Nian family's involvement.
"The Han Banner girls?" The Empress Dowager discovered that the Han Banner girls were very bold; they would not only wait for Kangxi in the Imperial Garden, but also for several older princes.
During the imperial concubine selection, Yinqi was cornered several times, which frightened him so much that he asked his personal eunuch to tell the Empress Dowager that he would come to pay his respects after the selection was over.
"Xiao Wu was also frightened by the Han Banner maids and deliberately waited in the Imperial Garden to bump into him." The Empress Dowager was also annoyed and ordered Consort Tong to punish several servants, but it didn't make much of a difference.
Emperor Kangxi was taken aback. Could this really be true? He turned to look at Consort Tong.
"Yes, the Empress Dowager told me, so I sent people to deal with those who misbehaved." This was the first time Consort Tong had dealt with people during the imperial concubine selection.
"Your Majesty, if such a problem arises again, just kick the person out." It was not uncommon for Emperor Kangxi to occasionally bring one or two outstanding young women into the harem ahead of time.
"Su Mo'er, go open the private treasury and bring out the two sets of baby items that Empress Dowager left behind. The children will need them for their third-day celebration." The Empress Dowager recalled that when the Grand Empress Dowager first entered the palace, she specially prepared two sets of items for the third-day celebration, one for a boy and one for a girl. At that time, they both thought that it would be nice to have a prince with Khorchin blood.
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