At the entrance of Cining Palace, Su Mo'er heard the Empress Dowager's instructions and waited early for Consort Tong and her entourage.
Today is the first time the royal twins have entered the palace. From the Empress Dowager to the concubines, everyone is eagerly awaiting the arrival of these darlings.
"Oh my, why did you come out in person?" Consort Tong stepped down from her sedan chair and saw Su Mo'er standing at the door. She quickly went forward to help her up.
"This old servant greets Your Highness, the Noble Consort!" Su Mo'er never allowed anyone to be picky about etiquette. "Your Highness is waiting for the young prince and the young princess, so please have this servant come out and see them quickly!"
Qingyan stepped down from the last sedan chair, carrying the little prince, while Shu, also carrying the little prince, walked directly past the palace concubines.
"Granny..." Qingyan liked Su Mo'er very much.
Back when the Empress Dowager was alive, Su Mo'er often spoke well of her.
"Fourth Princess Consort, are these the young prince and princess? Please come in quickly, the master is getting impatient!" Su Mo'er had no children of her own and treated Kangxi as her own child.
Now that Yin has finally conceived twins, a boy and a girl, it is considered an auspicious sign for the Qing Dynasty, and she is overjoyed.
As the group entered the Cining Palace, Qingyan carefully noticed the differences, which warmed her heart.
"Granddaughter-in-law greets Imperial Grandmother!" Qingyan greeted the Empress Dowager politely, after all, the concubines were still waiting to see a good show.
"Get up quickly, Su Mo'er, let me see the two little ones!" The Empress Dowager was in a good mood. Royal children are blessed to be born, and Qingyan is one of the few who is so fortunate.
Consort Tong and Su Mo'er took the child from Qingyan and Shu's arms and stepped forward to let the Empress Dowager look at it.
At this moment, the twins opened their eyes and stared at her intently. Instantly, the Empress Dowager's eyes welled up with tears. These two children were truly hard-won.
Since Qingyan became pregnant, she has escaped many calamities. Even those people from Jiangnan and the court official Ningcheng have temporarily set aside their personal grudges in the hope that Qingyan's twins will not be born.
"Good, good, good! Such a well-behaved child, my little darling. You must raise him well. This child is the first of his kind in the royal family." The Empress Dowager had a warm smile on her lips.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Qingyan quickly bowed.
Consort Rong and her daughter-in-law looked very unwell. Recently, they had been bullied quite a bit, especially by the comparison between Consort Dong'e and Qingyan, which had led to much gossip about Consort Dong'e.
"Your Majesty, look how adorable the children are! Their granddaughters-in-law should also share in the good fortune!" said the Third Princess Consort.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qingyan frowned.
She and the Third Prince's wife never got along, and she didn't trust her to hold the children at all.
The children are still young, and a slight mishap could lead to an accident.
"Third son's wife, what you said is quite true!" The Empress Dowager nodded, and Qingyan's heart instantly jumped. She was about to speak when she saw the look in Consort Tong's eyes, so she quickly shut her mouth. "However, the children are still too young. If so many people hold them, they will get sick. Then I won't be able to explain to the Emperor!"
The Empress Dowager directly brought up Emperor Kangxi, and everyone gave up their worries. They all knew how much Kangxi valued the twins, and if these two little darlings were to have even the slightest problem, they would all be in deep trouble.
Qingyan's heart finally settled, but Dong'e's expression was quite bad; the Empress Dowager's words were clearly directed at her.
A few days ago, the full moon celebration for the twins was exceptionally grand, surpassing even the full moon celebration for the eldest son at Yuqing Palace. Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong personally came out of the palace to offer their congratulations.
Among the sisters-in-law, who didn't envy Qingyan's good fortune? Before marriage, she was protected by her father and her close relatives; after marriage, she received Yin's meticulous protection. These were the unattainable dreams of noble ladies.
"My little darlings!" The Empress Dowager felt instantly satisfied when she saw the two little ones grinning at her with their teethless smiles.
The only people those in power can truly trust are probably the young royal children.
Kangxi's attitude towards the adult princes, including Yin, was quite subtle. At the very least, the way he looked at the two infants was different from how he looked at Yin.
"Your Majesty, you like these two children so much!" Kangxi's voice rang out from outside the palace. He watched as the concubines inside the palace showed their best side. Several daughters-in-law stood obediently to the side, but Xiao Guai was different; she seemed to be lost in thought.
He shook his head inwardly. Consort Tong and Qingyan were indeed mother-in-law and daughter-in-law; they even spaced out at the same time.
"Emperor, come and see! These two children are called Douqu!" The Empress Dowager had two swaddled babies on her back. Kangxi sat on the left and reached out to hold the little princess. The little girl opened her big, watery eyes as if she were looking at the old man in front of her.
Anyone who has raised a child knows that a baby who is just a month old has poor eyesight. The little princess must have sensed the warmth emanating from Emperor Kangxi to slowly approach him.
However, the concubines dared not tell the truth, and all said that the little princess was destined to be with the emperor.
Qingyan kept glancing at Dong'e Shi, and her expression was indeed very unpleasant.
"This little girl is good, she's healthy!" Kangxi's lips curled up slightly. The children's adorable appearance warmed his heart. His sons had grown up one after another, and he could no longer find that feeling from before.
Upon hearing Kangxi's voice, the little princess immediately smiled, a smile that warmed her heart.
"Little darling, raise the little princess well," Kangxi said to Qingyan, holding the child.
The little prince in the Empress Dowager's arms saw that the newcomer was only holding his sister, and immediately started making "ah ah ah" sounds.
"Hehe, Your Majesty, you should hold the little prince, otherwise he'll definitely make a fuss!" Consort Tong covered her mouth with a handkerchief and chuckled. The little prince was quite an interesting character.
While at Chenggan Palace, Consort Tong held the little princess the whole time. The little prince only stayed for a short while. Seeing that Consort Tong had no intention of holding him at all, he burst into tears.
That demonic sound...
Consort Tong kindly reminded him, and Emperor Kangxi looked at her with a probing gaze.
"This morning, the little prince caused quite a ruckus at Chenggan Palace!" Consort Tong smiled, "He came to the Empress Dowager's place and was able to hold two at once without any problem!"
Consort Tong's words piqued Emperor Kangxi's interest, and she directly recounted what had happened at Chenggan Palace.
Pfft!
Several concubines laughed, and Consort Hui shook her head, saying that the little prince was clever!
"Indeed, Xiao Guai was a clever child when she was young. This child is definitely not wrong." The Empress Dowager recalled that when Xiao Guai was young, Emperor Kangxi often talked about this legitimate daughter of the Fei Yanggu family.
"Grandma..." Qingyan said shyly.
"You..." Kangxi laughed heartily, even this girl could show a shy expression.
Consort Hui smiled nonchalantly. Yin Genjueluo and Qingyan had a good relationship, and Songkelierha was especially protected by Qingyan. Since frequently staying by Xiaoguai's side, she hadn't fallen ill, for which Consort Hui was deeply grateful. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.)
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