The people in the manor lived in constant fear for twenty days, until finally all the children returned home healthy and safe.
Although the vaccination left them very weak and they didn't seem to have fully recovered, they finally got through the most dangerous hurdle.
The princess was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes, and she held onto Honghui tightly, refusing to let go.
Fei Yang'a and Hu Tuli were so aggrieved that they started to whine, each grabbing one of Chang Ning's hands and softly saying, "Mother, Mother, I miss you so much!"
Changning's heart melted. She quickly cradled her belly and kissed the baby's cheek.
After kissing the two little devils, Changning looked at Fengsheng'e beside her and knew he was a little embarrassed. But in order to be fair, she also kissed her eldest son's tender little face, making him blush.
Both children had their mothers showering them with affection, but Yierha was left standing to the side, looking slightly lost.
In fact, Yierha, having grown up so much, was well aware that she was not the Fujin's biological daughter; her mother was Song Gege from the inner courtyard.
However, she rarely saw her birth mother, having been raised in her stepmother's main courtyard since she could remember. Sometimes she wondered if her birth mother ever thought of her.
Even when the princesses and concubines in the main courtyard were paying their respects to their stepmother, Yierha would secretly peek through the crack in the door, trying to figure out which one was his birth mother.
Although her stepmother treated her very well, Yierha had never before realized so clearly that her birth mother was not any of the people here.
This was the scene that greeted Yinzhen when he entered. His first sight was of his eldest child, Yierha, standing dejectedly to one side. His wife and Yaoxian were busy comforting their own children, and had no time to attend to her.
Yinzhen knew very well that his wife and Yaoxian were both very good to Yierha, but when something really happened, his mother would always be the first to care for her own child.
The reason why Song took Yierha away from her and prevented her from seeing her daughter was because she had done something wrong.
Hongfen's death was shrouded in mystery back then. While it was certainly Li's own fault, Song's sins were also considerable, and she was not suitable to raise Yierha.
As Yinzhen thought this, he walked towards the children, comforting them one by one. Finally, he stopped next to Yierha, gently squeezed her hand, and asked softly, "Yierha, are you eating well inside? You look a little thinner."
Although Yierha was Yinzhen's first child, he did not receive as much attention from him as Hutuli, with whom he spent every day.
Yierha, who originally thought she was unimportant in her father's heart, blushed when she heard her father's concern, and a happy smile appeared on her usually gentle and quiet face.
"Don't worry, Father. I'm just not eating enough. I'll definitely gain all the weight back in the next few days."
Yinzhen laughed heartily: "Good, Father will prepare more meat for you all to make up for all the food you didn't eat these past few days!"
Feeling that the children had suffered greatly, Yinzhen had been pampering them extra these past few days. He not only cooked their favorite dishes for every meal, but also took them to play basketball and seesaw.
Since the princes in each household had just finished being vaccinated against smallpox, and their studies in the palace had not yet begun, these children were having a blast playing in their households.
They didn't return to school obediently until classes resumed in the palace. However, after this smallpox vaccination trip, the young princes from different households got along better and better.
Changning discovered that Hongqing and Honghui, who were originally supposed to die young, had both survived the smallpox vaccination. It seems that history really did have a butterfly effect, changing its original trajectory. This must be a parallel world of the Qing Dynasty.
Both princes in the mansion have gone to the palace to study. Fei Yang'a and Haha Zhuzi receive instruction in the front courtyard, and occasionally they will go to the Fucha mansion with Hutuli to learn martial arts.
Having completed his mission of escorting the brides, Yinzhen had some free time and spent it in the mansion getting to know his two daughters, Yierha and Hutuli.
He specially ordered the needlework workshop to make two identical rouge-buttoned gauze skirts, and also selected two identical crystal and glass hairpins from Empress Xiaoyiren's private treasury.
The two daughters were dressed identically, looking like two close sisters.
The same clothes look different on the two people.
Yierha was even more slender and tall, and this color made her look even more graceful, gentle and elegant, already possessing the demeanor of a royal princess.
Hutuli is playful, has fair skin, and two dimples when she smiles. Wearing this outfit makes her even more adorable and sweet, melting hearts with her charm.
If she didn't speak with a strong Northeastern accent, her face alone would be quite deceptive.
Looking at his two daughters, Yinzhen suddenly felt a sense of pride, as if his daughters had grown up, and he was immediately inspired to paint.
It was the first time that the two children had their portraits painted by Yinzhen, and they were very surprised and delighted.
The two daughters, as delicate as spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums, were vividly depicted on paper, their movements, expressions, and charmingly innocent natures leaping off the page. Looking at the lively girls in the painting, Yinzhen was very pleased and planned to hang it in his study.
Who knew that he would see the painting in the painting and love it so much that he would beg Yinzhen to give him the painting.
Yinzhen looked up and saw that Yierha's eyes were also shining with longing.
He thought for a moment, and Changning's words echoed in his ears: one must treat all children equally and not show the slightest favoritism towards any of them.
Since that's the case, Yinzhen felt that it wouldn't be appropriate to give the painting to either of his two daughters, so he could only keep it for himself.
Hutuli pouted, her cheeks puffed out. Yierha, not as bold as her, sat quietly to the side, gently tugging at Hutuli's sleeve to signal her not to be angry with her father.
Yinzhen couldn't help but chuckle, but what else could he do but coax and pamper his own daughter? So he promised Hutuli that he would make another painting for her and Yierha each.
Hutuli was overjoyed, but Yierha was a little embarrassed, feeling that she and her sister had caused their father trouble. Looking at her expression, Yinzhen sighed inwardly, realizing he had indeed neglected this daughter too much in the past.
Hutuli and Yierha over there had already started discussing what pose to strike; the two of them had just been sitting there blankly, without any feeling at all.
She suddenly realized that they could each hold a kitten. It just so happened that Taxue and Wangchen were at the age where they were very cute. They took after their mother Tuantuan, and were white, fluffy, and incredibly well-behaved.
So Yierha saw her younger sister, who was five years younger than her, commanding the nanny and maid around her with great authority to bring Ta Xue and Wang Chen over after they had been washed and dressed.
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