The stunning beauty of Qing Dynasty

Qingyin also saw Yinzhen who had hurried back and the four little kids who had obviously gained weight.

Looking at Qingyin's rosy face, Yinzhen felt relieved. He met Qingyin's gaze and looked at his four sons beside his legs, who had obviously gained two sizes. Yinzhen felt a little guilty.

Don't blame him, right? These four brats colluded with Yinzhen to steal the delicious food, and with the emperor's feeding, he couldn't stop them. It was like returning to his happy hometown, and they quickly gained weight.

"They are all my Fourteenth Brother and the Emperor..."

"This won't do." Qingyin said in a serious tone. The amount of food consumed by the children has exceeded the limit and it will affect their health. They can't eat like this in the future.

The fat kids who were huddled around Qingyin's legs didn't know what their beautiful mother meant by this, and they were staring at her belly curiously.

"Are there two brothers and sisters in my mother's belly?"

"Ah Ma said that my mother is pregnant with two babies. Are they both girls?"

"My sister is so small. Were we also this small when we were in mother's belly?"

Qingyin nodded gently, "Yes, you were already in mother's belly at that time, and you were the same size as the babies. But whether the babies are brothers or sisters, we won't know until they are born."

"Yeah, let's wait for our younger brother and sister to be born." The one who spoke was the youngest, Hongji. As the youngest, he felt a little resentful that he didn't have a younger brother. Now that his mother is pregnant again, he is not the youngest anymore, and he also has younger brothers and sisters.

Qingyin's twins were carried smoothly for nine months this time. When the due date was approaching, Qingyin asked Yinzhen to bring the children to the palace. She felt more at ease with Kangxi and Concubine Yi taking care of them.

Now Yinzhen basically follows Qingyin every step of the day, and he refuses to go to court on the grounds of illness. There is a saying that goes "take a step back and give in". When you lower your bottom line at the beginning, the bottom line later will also be lowered accordingly. Kangxi is thinking in this way now. Thinking of his good grandchildren, he turned a blind eye and approved Yinzhen's ridiculous reasons.

The court officials were also well aware of the Ninth Prince's "illness", but the Emperor did not pursue the matter, so why should they pursue it as if they had eaten their fill?

Thinking of the pregnant Ninth Concubine, everyone was full of envy. If the princes in the palace were to be categorized as blessed, then the Ninth Prince was the most blessed and luckiest. Not only did he marry a wife who was as beautiful as a fairy, but he also gave birth to a rare and auspicious quadruplets, all of whom were strong and good-looking little princes. Now a pair of twins were about to be born. If the Ninth Concubine got pregnant again, wow, she would have a house full of grandchildren.

Nine months later, Qingyin, with her big belly, could only walk a few steps with the support of someone. With Yinzhen's company, Qingyin had someone to talk to freely.

Although Zeng Li and the others could also talk, there was always a barrier between them because of the master-servant relationship. Yinzhen obviously did not have this obstacle.

So this time it was Yinzhen who discovered the breaking of the amniotic fluid personally. Perhaps it was because he was not there in time last time. This time Yinzhen obviously had more experience than last time, and he carried Qingyin to the delivery room skillfully.

He asked Li Desong to notify the court doctor, while he stood at the door anxiously waiting for the results.

Qingyin gave birth quickly and safely to two little princes. The two little princes were obviously bigger than the quadruplets when they were just born. Yinzhen did not care about the two newborn children and asked nervously about Fu Jin's condition.

"How is Fu Jin?"

The midwife smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Ninth Lady has just squinted from exhaustion after giving birth to two little princes. She is fine."

"That's good, that's good." After knowing that Qingyin was safe, Yinzhen learned important news from the midwife's words - two little princes.

Thinking of the powerful fighting ability of the quadruplets, and the two children who had not yet opened their eyes but were obviously strong and lively, Yin'er's eyes darkened, and he felt a sense of having to work hard, otherwise he would not be able to accumulate enough wealth from these children to match that of ordinary princes.

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At ten o'clock in the night, Kangxi looked at the time and said, "The ninth child has started to give birth, so it's time for her to give birth."

Liang Jiugong nodded respectfully and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise. I guess the person who will announce the good news from the Prince's Palace will be here soon."

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

The eunuch who brought the good news came over. Seeing the eunuch who was so excited that he couldn't hide his joy, Liang Jiugong knew that good things were coming. Listening to the eunuch's words, some joy appeared on his brows, and he hurried back to report the good news to His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Ninth Concubine successfully gave birth to a pair of twin little princes, and both mother and child are safe."

Kangxi laughed. "Lin is a good person. They are twins and a pair of auspicious signs. I will give them the names of Fifth Prince Hongzhen and Sixth Prince Hongxi. Liang Jiugong, you take a batch of rewards to the Prince Heqin's palace, just like last time."

With a stroke of the pen by Kangxi, Yinzhen once again lost the power to name his son. This time he was mentally prepared and was not surprised.

But it is different in the eyes of other people. The only six princes in the Ninth Prince's Mansion were named by Kangxi since birth. This is the first reward. In other princes' mansions, only the first legitimate eldest son or the eldest son of the legitimate wife can get this honor.

The next day, those who were well-informed in the court had already learned the news that the Ninth Concubine had given birth, and they all looked at the Ninth Prince with envy or curiosity.

Most of the jealous glances came from the princes.

Yinzhen now did not feel guilty about the envy and jealousy of his other brothers. He accepted the envious looks of others with peace of mind. Only Guoluolu. Epuku, a member of Concubine Yi's mother's family, could get some of his boastful looks.

Looking at his complacent nephew (Yinzhen), Opuku chuckled. As the most outstanding heir of the Guoluo family, he had a natural liking for the Ninth Prince. The Ninth Prince was smart since he was a child, but he only liked to do business. In Opuku's view, this was not a shortcoming of the Ninth Prince at all. Who in the world does not love money? Being able to make money is not a shortcoming.

The Ninth Prince is so happy now, it must be that the Ninth Concubine has given birth, but I don't know if it is a prince or a princess? But it doesn't matter what gender it is, plus there is such a legitimate wife, I'm afraid she can't be ugly? Thinking of the four chubby and soft little princes, Opuku envied the Ninth Prince.

When the court was dismissed, Yinzhen excitedly walked up to Yinluo without waiting for him to speak.

Yinzhen frowned slightly and said loudly, "Fourteenth brother, you don't know that my wife has safely given birth to a pair of twins. The two little brats cried even louder than their brothers when they were born. I don't know how naughty they will be in the future."

Yinzhen: “…”

Brother Jiu, if the corners of your mouth weren't so raised when you spoke, I would believe that you were really unhappy.

And you really look like you deserve a beating. Yinzhen secretly glanced at his elder brother Yinzhen, who currently had only two illegitimate sons, and sure enough, his brows were slightly wrinkled at this moment.

The court officials who were watching on the side looked at the Ninth Prince with a frown on their faces. It’s not that your family has a lot of happy events, Ninth Prince. But there’s no need to say it so loudly. In fact, they don’t want to hear about your family’s happy events that much, wuwuwu.

Qingyin didn’t know what was going on in the palace. She only knew that her two newborn babies had new names.

The yard was kept clean and tidy, with soft incense burning.

Zeng Li and Xiao Yue each amused the two awake little princes. The two little princes were a little older than their brother at that time. When they were awake, they would pout and move their little hands from time to time. Only when they were hungry would they roar loudly without any effort. They were very sensible.

That's why Zeng Li and the others brought the little princes into the house to stay with Qingyin.

Qingyin gently touched the delicate faces of the two babies. Because they were born not long ago, their pink skin had not yet completely faded and was very tender.

The two little babies seemed to sense something and stretched out their little hands to try to hold their mother's hands, but Qingyin had a bad taste in her mouth and deliberately teased them to prevent them from grabbing them. Seeing that their little mouths were about to pout wider, Qingyin hurriedly held their little hands.

After teasing the child for a few times, Qingyin felt sleepy and let Xiaoyue and the others take the child back.

The happy event of the two little princes temporarily overshadowed the tense situation in the court. Even with the favor of Emperor Kangxi, the full-month banquets for the two little princes were not so grand, at least not as many people came as the last full-month banquet for the quadruplets.

But the appearances of the two little princes were still exposed. One looked like Kangxi, and the other looked like the ninth prince. Yinzhen felt the obscure gazes from others, and was not moved at all.

Although Xiaowu's appearance has both advantages and disadvantages, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. His royal father is not an emperor who sticks to the status quo. As long as Xiaowu does not act like a troublemaker, his royal father will definitely pave a Chang'an Avenue for him.

After seeing the young princes' appearances clearly, everyone was stunned for a moment.

But soon some smart people realized, "The Fifth and Sixth Princes are good-looking and healthy, and they will definitely become outstanding Baturu in the future."

Qingyin stood beside Yinzhen, smiling without saying a word, looking at everyone gently. Her faint smile was a rare beauty in the world.

Everyone looked slightly stunned, dazed, and blushing. They thought that only a fairy like the Ninth Lady could have such a blessing.

The Fourth Lady stood aside, looking at the Ninth Lady who was close to the Ninth Prince, her eyes slightly lost. If her Hui'er had not left, the prince would probably not have treated her like this.

The kind-looking First Lady looked at the Fourth Lady and the Ninth Lady. She understood the Fourth Lady's psychology very well. She had given birth to many children, but many of them also died. The First Lady, who also suffered the pain of losing a child, walked gently to the Fourth Lady and comforted her, "The Fourth Lady is still young. If you recover, you will have more children."

The Fourth Lady smiled bitterly: "But that's all my Hui'er. He is still so young and so sensible, but..."

The first wife gently patted the fourth wife's hand and said, "There is no way to think about it. People have to look forward. You are still young. If you have another child, you will have hope."

The Fourth Lady smiled and said nothing more, but her face and eyes were a little red, perhaps because of her words or her emotions, and she no longer looked anything like the calm and composed lady of the house.

After the full-moon banquet, Qingyin took the children back to the yard, and the quadruplets were also taken back to the palace by Yinzhen. The four little cubs lay on the rocking bed and looked at their two younger brothers who were sleeping soundly inside.

Although the children felt a little disappointed when they found out they didn't have a younger sister, they were still very happy about the existence of a younger brother.

Looking at the friendly and respectful little cubs, with Zeng Li and Zhi Meng watching over them, she relaxed and planned to take off her makeup.

Because it was a full-moon banquet, as the host, she couldn't dress too plainly, and those beautiful and luxurious decorations would obviously be a heavy burden.

When taking off these heavy hairpins, Qing Yin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "I don't know how these ladies can talk and laugh freely while wearing such heavy headdresses. Even if she only wears it for a while in formal occasions, she will feel a little sore in the neck. I don't know how they can bear it."

After taking a bath, Qingyin felt much more relaxed all over.

In September of the 41st year of the Kangxi reign, Emperor Kangxi went north to fight against Galdan. He fell ill, and Yinreng, who was in charge of state affairs, accompanied him on a southern tour, but stayed in Dezhou due to illness. In the first month of the 42nd year of the Kangxi reign and in September of the 47th year of the Kangxi reign, Yinreng was deposed and imprisoned in Xian'an Palace for his crimes.

Things happened so quickly that the sky in the capital changed in an instant.

Yinzhen closed the door and only took care of the trivial matters in front of the door. Because of Qingyin's persuasion, he only cared about the emperor father and ignored the other princes.

Perhaps because of his obedience, the other princes did not take him seriously.

Because of the rumors and Concubine Yi's letter, Qingyin gave up the idea of sending her children to the palace, and the children were not sad about not being able to go to the palace anymore.

Every day in the palace, the six little princes occupied the entire palace like devils, strolling and playing everywhere. If Yinzhen hadn't caught these little bastards from time to time to study for a while, they would probably have gone crazy playing.

In the study, Yinzhen looked at the six radish heads of different sizes in front of him, and felt a slight pain in his head. "Tell me, how far have you memorized the Analects of Confucius and the Four Books?"

"Ama, Ama, can my brothers and I take a look at it before reciting it?"

"Ama, Ama..."

Several little kids who looked like Qingyin looked at Yinzhen with watery eyes, because they looked so much like Qingyin, and their clear eyes were so beautiful.

Yinzhen's head began to ache again. His children were very intelligent and had a photographic memory, but they just didn't like reading, just like he did when he was a child. He wanted to do something about them, but when he was stared at by their big eyes that looked like his wife's, his heart subconsciously softened.

Alas, but we can't just let these brats do whatever they want and become the only illiterate people in their Aisin-Gioro family. Thinking of that possibility, Yinzhen couldn't help but face darkening.

No, we can't let these brats do this.

Yinzhen touched his chin. These days, with the emperor father stabilizing the court, the situation was not so chaotic and stable. The position of the crown prince was probably still a good choice, but it would not affect him. It would be better to observe the situation for a while and leave the child to the emperor father for education.

Yinzhen's eyes lit up. As for educating children, seeing how outstanding these princes were, it was clear that the emperor had the ability to teach children. The more Yinzhen thought about it, the better he thought it was.

That night, Qingyin listened to Yinzhen's advice.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "Would it be a bad idea to give the child to the Emperor? The situation in the palace..."

"With the Emperor watching, no one has the courage to take action."

"Besides, our Xiaowu looks like that. Aren't they all the emperor's grandsons? The emperor can keep them to entertain him."

Qingyin couldn't help but smile. Her prince was really a talented person. Although it was natural for a grandfather to teach his grandson, no one would just leave it to the grandfather since his father was still here. This was really too "filial". However, it was indeed a good idea. Thinking of Emperor Kangxi's knowledge and experience, Qingyin was moved.

Seeing that his wife agreed, Yinzhen fell asleep contentedly with his fragrant wife in his arms.

The next day, Kangxi looked at the little grandchildren who were brought over hand in hand by the Ninth Brother, and the frown on his face that had been caused by anger these days relaxed a little.

Without Yinzhen's eye contact, Hongzheng and Hongxun, who hadn't seen Huang Mafa for a long time, called out to him affectionately, "Huang Mafa!"

"Oh my god! Zheng'er missed you so much."

"I miss you too."

……

"Okay, okay, the Emperor misses you too." Kangxi smiled so much that his wrinkles seemed to unfold, and he grabbed Hongxi, who was closest to him, with his big hands and picked him up.