"I knew you would be confused. Aren't these marked for you? Look, the one in red is the Eleventh Prince, the one in blue is the Twelfth Prince, and the one in pink is the Thirteenth Prince."
As for why there is a pink swaddling cloth, it is naturally for wrapping the little princess, but Mu Sili did not give birth to a daughter, so it can only be used to wrap the Fourteenth Prince temporarily.
"So that's how it is. All right, carry him out to show His Majesty. I'm a little tired."
"yes."
When Kangxi saw that one of the babies was swaddled in pink, a look of surprise instantly appeared on his face.
"This child is really good-looking, she looks very much like me. I will dote on her in the future."
When Concubine Tong heard this, she immediately showed a look of disgust. The emperor must have some mysterious self-confidence, otherwise why would he say such a thing?
He is the most ordinary-looking one in the entire palace. These children can grow up so well thanks to their biological mothers.
If the mother is ugly, the child will be extremely ugly. However, Mu Sili is really lucky. She actually gave birth to triplets.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Concubine Yi is very lucky to have given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. I think it was the blessing of the royal family that allowed her to enjoy this blessing."
The Queen was furious in her heart, but she still put on a happy face. After all, she was the Queen of the Central Palace, and the concubines gave birth to children for Kangxi, so she wanted to share the joy with Kangxi.
After all, although the child was not hers, Kangxi would be unhappy if she expressed her displeasure at calling her the legitimate mother.
"Your Majesty, what you said is not true. It is not the royal family that protected Concubine Yi, but it was clearly the Emperor who protected Concubine Yi, which allowed her to give birth to triplets. However, I am curious about their gender.
Although a pink swaddling cloth was prepared at the beginning, there is no guarantee that she will give birth to a daughter. It is possible that she will give birth to a prince. I am so envious of her."
The queen frowned. Is Concubine Tong blind? If she wasn't a princess, why would she be brought out in a pink swaddling cloth?
Although she felt that the twins posed the greatest threat, it was equally dangerous if all three were princes.
"I think this child is a princess, otherwise why would she be wrapped in pink swaddling clothes?"
The midwife trembled with fear when she heard this. If she had known earlier, she would not have used the pink swaddling clothes to wrap Thirteenth Brother. Now, the Emperor and the Empress had misunderstood her.
If they knew that the queen had given birth to three princes, would they punish her for deceiving the emperor?
The crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by confiscation of property and extermination of the clan. This disaster is too great and she cannot bear it.
With a thud, the midwife knelt straight down on the ground, which scared Kangxi.
"What's this for? Is there something wrong with the child?"
Kangxi nervously opened the swaddling clothes, and when he saw the iconic elephant, he was stunned.
"Queen, please come and take a look. Am I dazzled? Why is it a prince? Shouldn't this pink swaddling baby be a lovely little princess?"
The queen did not look happy after hearing this. She only felt that she was seriously injured. Three princes, really three princes!
At this moment, she actually felt that it didn't matter if it was a boy or a girl, at least the pressure wouldn't be that great.
Mu Sili already had Wan Fu, and now with three more princes coming, she would have four princes by her side. In addition, the prince was close to her, so it would be extremely difficult to touch her.
"Your Majesty is not mistaken. It is indeed a prince. I never thought that Concubine Yi was so capable. She gave Your Majesty four more princes in one go. This is truly a blessing for the Qing Dynasty."
After hearing what the Queen said, Kangxi felt as if a knife had been stabbed in the heart, and he felt uncomfortable no matter how he looked at it.
"Your Majesty, the Queen did give birth to three princes. There were no other colored swaddling clothes in the delivery room at the time, so I used pink swaddling clothes to wrap the little princes. I did not intentionally conceal this. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Get up, I thought too much, thinking this kid was a princess, and I was happy for a while. Concubine Yi was rewarded for giving birth, but she just received a high title, so she won't be promoted this time.
Come, reward Concubine Yi with ten thousand taels of gold, one hundred pieces of silk and satin, and a piece of jade and coral..."
When Concubine Tong heard that Kangxi had given Mu Sili a large number of treasures as rewards, she said that she was a little jealous.
"Your Majesty has rewarded Concubine Yi with so many treasures at once. I am a little jealous. No, I want to take advantage of your good fortune. Your Majesty, please give me one too."
Kangxi nodded helplessly. How come he didn't know that Concubine Tong had this hobby? She actually took the initiative to ask him for a reward. It was so rare!
"Okay, today Concubine Yi gave birth to triplets safely. I am very happy and everyone will receive a reward."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The midwife didn't expect that Kangxi was not angry and even gave her a reward. She wanted to burst into tears on the spot.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your reward. When Your Majesty asked me and others to introduce the three princes, she also asked you to guess who is the oldest. I wonder if Your Majesty can figure it out?"
This is interesting. He was actually asked to guess their size.
I don't know what she was thinking, but the order in which they were taken out was red, blue, and pink. Naturally, the one in the red swaddle was eleven, the one in the blue swaddle was twelve, and the one in the pink swaddle was thirteen.
When Kangxi expressed this guess, the midwife nodded, and then with Kangxi's consent, she took the triplets in.
In the delivery room, Mu Sili heard the entire conversation outside. She knew clearly that the queen was going to push someone out to consolidate her favor, but she was not afraid.
Even if she was not favored by Kangxi alone, she would not fall out of favor because she had four sons. She would not fall out of favor, and Kangxi would still respect her.
Kangxi had few offspring, with only seven still alive, and she alone accounted for most of them. In a sense, she also made contributions to the Qing Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has guessed the order of the three princes. They are indeed father and son. Even though they look exactly the same, the Emperor can still clearly tell who they are."
"Who said it wasn't? Didn't the Emperor give me a lot of treasures? Yuan Shuang, you personally take the people to register them. I don't want anyone to take advantage of the opportunity to tamper with them.
Although I just gave birth and need to recuperate, I am not blind or deaf. If anyone dares to tamper with me, you can report it directly to the Emperor."
"Yes, I will go and register after Your Majesty goes to bed. Your Majesty, don't worry, I will never let anything with questionable origin enter the Yikun Palace."
"I feel at ease with you here. Please place Wan Fu in the Cining Palace for the time being. I believe the Empress Dowager will take good care of him."
"I understand."
Although Yuan Shuang felt that Yiku Palace was the safest place, she was really worried that someone would take advantage of the chaos to attack Wan Fu since three princes had just been added.
In the Cining Palace, Xiaozhuang carefully watched the prince and Wan Fu playing nearby while talking to Sumalagu.
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