The prince only allowed me to have a baby, so the pressure is a bit high!

Chapter 42 The Empress Dowager is ill

Since having children, Burhe clearly felt that the relationship between him and the prince had taken a step further. The prince cared about her more and would patiently take care of the two children.

It’s not that the prince wasn’t good enough to her before, but the prince made her feel that she was his responsibility. After having a child, he seemed to be gradually viewing her as his wife, his lifelong partner rather than a lifelong partner.

How to describe this feeling? It is that Burhe can finally feel the other party's sincere love for himself and his children. It was also from this time that Burhe decided to include him in the family.

Yes, after two or three years of marriage, although the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were very affectionate, they both knew that their relationship was very fragile and could collapse at any time due to some unexpected event. But now it was different. They could clearly feel as if there was an invisible rope binding them tightly.

Early in the morning, Bullhe woke up in the warm sunshine. As soon as she opened her eyes, she heard the baby's babbling and another person's low, teasing voice.

Bu Erhe turned his head to look at the crib, and sure enough, Yinreng was there holding a big red plush ball, shaking it in front of the little prince and little princess in turn to play with them. Yinreng was having a lot of fun there, but Bu Erhe saw that the two little ones had begun to frown unconsciously.

Buerhe: "Master, I advise you to let go quickly..."

Before Burhe finished speaking, the little prince couldn't hold back his tears any more. When the little prince started crying, the little princess also started crying. Yinreng was completely dumbfounded. He didn't know whether to hold up the toy in his hand or put it down. He could only watch Burhe standing there with tears in his eyes.

Bu Erhe sighed helplessly. This was not the first time this had happened. Ever since the third day of the baby's birth, the prince would always tease the twins when they were awake whenever he had time. The previous few times, Bu Erhe was watching from the side. Once he found that the two little ones were in a bad mood, he would quickly hold them and comfort them. Therefore, everything was always calm, which made the prince think that the two little ones were just those kind of particularly well-behaved angel babies.

Today, during Xiu Mu's day, the prince came to tease them early in the morning. At that time, Bull and Bull had not woken up yet. As a result, they were just a little late in reminding the prince, and the two little ones couldn't help but explode.

It's no wonder that the two little ones are angry. The prince is really an unscrupulous father. He always dangles the toys that the children are most interested in in front of them without satisfying their desire to touch or even see them clearly. In a short period of time, the two children are willing to cooperate, but after a long time, they will definitely not be willing to cooperate. If they are unwilling, the most direct way is to burst into tears.

Burhe sat up and leaned against the large pillow, motioning Yinreng to bring the children over, and the prince quickly did so.

In the past few days, the prince's proficiency in holding babies has greatly improved. At least the children do not feel uncomfortable. Thinking about the prince's state when he held a child for the first time, it was really like, if you didn't know better, you would think he was holding a time bomb!

The breath of their mother is the most familiar to children. As soon as the child was placed next to Burhe, the crying gradually stopped. Burhe held the little prince in one hand and the little princess in the other hand, and only looked at the prince until they were completely quiet.

The prince breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. When he saw Burhe looking at him, he smiled at him embarrassedly with his teeth bared.

This scene made Bull and himself complain again. Could it be that being a father has such a great magic that it can turn a usually well-mannered man into this silly dad?

After muttering inwardly, Buerhe felt the baby in his arms stir. The little brow furrowed, and then he felt a warmth. Needless to say, the child must have urinated. Buerhe did not dare to delay and quickly called the wet nurse waiting outside the door to come in and help the young masters wash and brush their teeth, and to feed them at the same time.

Buerhe: "Master, you should know when to tease the children. I know you like twins, but if you keep teasing them, it won't be good for the children's throats. It will hurt easily."

Yinreng smiled awkwardly when he heard what Buerhe said. When Buerhe looked at him questioningly, he replied, "I understand."

When the two little ones were brought in, Burhe and the prince had already finished their breakfast and were discussing the full moon banquet.

According to Buerhe, the third-day baptism ceremony is grand, but the full-moon banquet does not need to be so extravagant. The twins are still young, so there is no need to make more enemies.

The prince also understood this truth. He was now filled with fatherly love for the twins, a boy and a girl. He didn't think about anything else but that the children could grow up healthily.

He was with the Crown Princess as she brought these two children to life, watching them grow up little by little. This feeling was something he had never experienced in his previous life, and it also made him truly appreciate the joy of being a father.

After the twins had eaten and drunk their fill, they felt a little lethargic and sleepy. The prince did not tease them any further. He watched the wet nurse put them in the cradle before reluctantly leaving the main courtyard.

The reason why he came so early was because the Emperor mentioned yesterday about holding a grand full-month banquet for the twins, and he wanted to discuss it with the Crown Princess first.

Sure enough, the Crown Princess never let him down. She didn't care about those false names, but was more concerned about the healthy growth of her children. Now that the couple had reached an agreement, he would go to the Qianqing Palace to find the Emperor to discuss changing the decision to hold a grand full moon banquet.

"Your son pays his respects to the Emperor, Father. May your father be blessed with good health." The prince paid his respects promptly as he entered the Qianqing Palace.

Kangxi called out and looked at the prince standing below with a questioning look.

Yinreng pursed his lips and said, "Father, after much thought, I think the twins' full-month banquet should be held directly in Yuqing Palace."

This full moon banquet also has its own rules. It is very different in Yuqing Palace and Qianqing Palace. One is a grand banquet to represent the emperor's favor; the other is a small banquet with only a small number of people invited to Yuqing Palace.

Kangxi looked up at the Crown Prince and asked, "Didn't you agree yesterday? Why did you suddenly change your mind today?"

During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, there was no other person except the Crown Prince who held a full-moon banquet in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. This time, he wanted to hold a banquet for the twins in the Palace of Heavenly Purity in order to tell everyone the specialness of the twins and the stability of the Crown Prince's status. The Crown Prince would not have failed to think of this, so how could he refuse?

The prince could think of it and understood the emperor's painstaking efforts at this time. The emperor wanted to improve the status of the younger prince and consolidate his own position at the same time.

But life is unpredictable. Who could have imagined that the emperor would live such a long life? Who could have imagined that he would be the crown prince for forty years in his previous life?

After all, he was not Zhu Biao, and his father was not Zhu Yuanzhang. Being a good grandson would be of no use in the reign of Emperor Kangxi. On the contrary, it would only make the little prince a target.

The emperor loves his son, and he loves him too, so he is now thinking about the future of the little prince.

The little prince is already the eldest grandson. As long as he grows up healthy, this status cannot be changed. There is no need to add icing on the cake to show the emperor's attention.

Yinreng said, "Father Your Majesty, the twins' third-day bathing ceremony has already been held in grand style. I heard that the drought in the southwest is severe this year, so I thought there's no need for a grand ceremony. It's just the two children's full moon. The money saved should be sent directly to the southwest for disaster relief and to pray for the two children's well-being."

When Kangxi heard the prince say this, he felt very relieved. Since the prince had made such a request, he agreed with a smile.

The prince thought that he had finished talking and was going to go back to Yuqing Palace to continue accompanying the twins, but Kangxi kept the prince and talked about the two children. Kangxi thought that since the full-month banquet would not be a big one, he would just give names to the twins directly, and give names to both the boy and the girl.

After hearing this, Yinreng thanked him on the spot. Since his old father gave him such a favor, Yinreng was not an ungrateful person. Seeing that Kangxi was bored in the Qianqing Palace, he took out the chessboard and played a few games of Go with his old father. After making Kangxi smile happily, he returned to the Yuqing Palace.

In the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager was also discussing this matter with Su Malagu. Unlike the Crown Prince, the Empress Dowager believed that a grand celebration would be best.

She was an old woman who had lived through three dynasties. She had read history books thoroughly and knew that if the prince failed, there would be no good ending. Especially now that the prince was becoming more and more mediocre, he was not as smart as he was when he was a child.

She couldn't understand why the prince, who was so smart in the Shangshufang, had no edge after entering the court. Now, even she, who didn't participate in the court affairs, knew the excellence of the emperor's other princes.

The Empress Dowager said: "Su Ma, please go to the Qianqing Palace and invite the Emperor over. I will ask him how to organize the full moon banquet."

However, just after she spoke a few words with Su Malagu, the Empress Dowager felt chest tightness, shortness of breath, and dizziness in her head. This feeling had appeared frequently recently. At first, she didn't take it seriously, but now it was becoming more and more frequent, and she was afraid.

The imperial physician was called, but no one could diagnose what the problem was. The prescriptions he was given and the bitter medicine he drank did not solve the problem.

Seeing this, Su Malagu hurried forward to help the Empress Dowager calm down. After a long time, she finally recovered.

The Empress Dowager said: "My health is getting worse and worse. It seems that the time that the master mentioned is almost here. Forget it. I am too old to offend the emperor. Let the matter of twins be handled by the emperor. I will not get involved."

Su Malagu had long ago advised her master to stop worrying about these matters and to live out her retirement peacefully in the Cining Palace. However, the Empress Dowager's temper had worsened over the past two years, and she was always acting out of impulse. Now that she was not allowed to go to the Emperor, Su Malagu breathed a sigh of relief.

The Empress Dowager did not notice it, but Su Malagu, a servant, observed that the Emperor no longer respected his master as much as before, especially after his master intervened in the affairs of Yuqing Palace.

The other woman who had been kept in the side hall was suddenly released from the palace. This was not because of the emperor's mercy, but a warning. He warned the Empress Dowager not to interfere too much. He did not like others interfering in the affairs of the Crown Prince under his nose.

Also, although the emperor did not come to pay his respects every day before, he would definitely come every other day. But now, he comes once every three to five days, and basically just sits for a while, says hello, and then leaves.

In the past, the tributes to the palace were selected first by the Grand Empress Dowager, then by the Empress Dowager, and finally by the Emperor. But now, the Emperor directly divides them up and sends them to the Cining Palace.

Then there was the 12th Prince. She had previously sensed that the Emperor wanted her to be close to him, and that he wanted her to educate him. However, ever since that incident, the 12th Prince had been sent directly back to the Dingpin Palace by the Emperor, and had never come to the Cining Palace alone again.