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

Chapter 51: Treasure of Peace

Before the mourning period for the princes ends this year, there is another very important matter in Yuqing Palace: the twins, a boy and a girl, will be one year old, and whether to hold a one-year-old celebration.

As parents, the Crown Prince and his wife naturally wanted to make a big deal about this, letting everyone bless and witness the children's "Zhuazhou" ceremony. After all, the most important moments in a Manchu's life are the "three-day bathing ceremony", "Zhuazhou" ceremony, the wedding ceremony, and the final farewell funeral.

However, the reality was that none of these were possible. The first anniversary hadn't passed yet, and as the Crown Prince and his consort, they couldn't go against the grain. Therefore, on the twins' birthdays, the Yuqing Palace received many private gifts, and even the Empress Dowager and the Emperor gave them many goodies.

That day, although there were no decorations or banquets in Yuqing Palace, everyone gathered in the front yard tacitly after breakfast.

A thick carpet had been laid there, filled with goodies, not only those prepared by Yuqing Palace, but also those sent by the princes and princesses.

The auspicious time soon arrived. Yinreng and Buerhe, holding one hand each, followed the twins and slowly walked to the edge of the carpet in the middle.

The twin boys and girls were well-nourished and had learned to stand when they were ten months old, and to walk before they were one year old. However, they still cannot walk steadily and need an adult to support or hold their hand.

Yinreng squatted down and pulled the two little darlings in front of him, pointing at the strange objects on the carpet: "Tangyuan and mooncakes, your task today is to go over there and take what you like, no matter what it is, as long as you get it. Good children, do you understand?"

No matter how smart Tangyuan and Yuebing were, they were only one-year-old children. It was difficult for them to hear such a long sentence clearly, let alone understand its meaning. Bu Erhe pushed Yinreng aside and squatted in front of the two children: "Tangyuan, go and get it. Take whatever you like." Then he pointed at Tangyuan and motioned for Yuebing to follow his brother.

Father's words were too long for him to understand, but little Tangyuan understood what his dear mother said. He let go of his mother's hand, and crawled instead of walking, thinking of the objects on the carpet with beautiful meanings.

Seeing this, Little Mooncake quickly let go of his father's hand and crawled to catch up with his brother. When the two little guys got closer, they finally saw that the carpet was filled with many strange things they had never seen before, and they clapped their hands happily.

Half of the auspicious time had passed, and Bullhe did not let the two little ones play around anymore. Instead, he directed them to choose what they liked.

The hobbies of boys and girls are fully expressed at this time. Little Tangyuan is very interested in books, swords and the like, while little Yuebing falls in love with the colorful silk flowers and jewelry.

The urging from their mother was very powerful. Although the two little guys were still not satisfied, they quickly took their favorite items and crawled towards Bullhe.

Bullhe was full of smiles when he saw the twins, a boy and a girl, rushing towards him. He picked them up one by one and kissed them again and again, making the two little ones laugh with joy.

Among them, Xiao Tangyuan took two items: a pen and a small, unsharpened dagger. He Zhu, standing by, led the congratulations: "Big Brother, if you get the pen, you will be well-versed in ancient and modern knowledge, and your writings will be renowned far and wide. If you get the dagger, you will have a glorious future, a splendid robe, a vigorous horse, and a sword."

Then the servants also joined in congratulating the eldest prince.

Then He Zhu turned to the little mooncake and said, "The eldest princess got the book, and she is proficient in all arts. The eldest princess got the golden abacus, and she can earn and spend money well. Her future life will be great."

Yinreng, who was originally still angry about the golden abacus appearing on the carpet, suddenly burst out laughing when he heard the humorous words of the young eunuch beside him: "You servant, you are so good at talking that you can even make up the golden abacus. This old ninth brother is such a scoundrel, how could he even put up a golden abacus?"

Buerhe advised, "Master, you have misunderstood Ninth Brother. We who manage the household know the allure of gold and silver best. If you don't manage the household, you won't know how valuable firewood and rice are. Little Mooncake will have no shortage of status in the future, but how much gold and silver can we give her? Ninth Brother specially sent me the golden abacus to wish Little Mooncake a worry-free life in the future."

Yinreng: "Alright, I'm not really angry, I'm just worried that if little Tangyuan gets hold of this, it will be hard to say what will happen, right?"

As Yinreng spoke, he picked up little Tangyuan and prepared to go to the main courtyard for lunch. For him, the rule of holding grandchildren but not children no longer existed as early as the first time he held little Tangyuan.

At this moment, Yinreng suddenly stopped walking. Buerhe followed behind him and asked in confusion: "Master, what's wrong?"

Yinreng paused for a moment, then continued walking towards the main courtyard: "It's okay, I just feel that the little glutinous rice balls are a little heavier."

Bull and said: "What are you talking about, Grandpa? Children only eat, sleep and play every day. They don't have anything to worry about. It would be strange if they didn't grow up."

Yinreng smiled and said nothing more. A flash of doubt passed through Buerhe's mind, but the most important thing now was to have lunch. Because of the hustle and bustle of the morning, the two little babies were already hungry and their stomachs were growling. The most important thing at this time was to take the children to eat, otherwise wouldn't they, as parents, be the ones who would be heartbroken if the little babies were hungry?

The twins, a boy and a girl, sat at the dining table on children's dining chairs specially made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the request of Buerhe. The small space might be uncomfortable for adults to sit in, but it was just right for one-year-old babies.

Before the meal, the special complementary food for the twins was served. There was a small bowl of rice with half a corn on the side. Mashed potatoes with a little soy sauce brewed from grains made it a delicious dish. There was also a bowl of fresh fish soup, a small bowl of egg custard, and finally some green leafy vegetables. It was not limited to green vegetables. As long as it was the kind that could supplement vitamins, the small kitchen of Yuqing Palace would make them in rotation and present them to the twins.

By the way, the twins have now learned to eat by themselves under the indulgence of Burhe. Although sometimes they spill most of the food or eat themselves into little cats, Burhe also refuses to let the wet nurse or palace maids feed them.

At first, Yinreng didn't understand. When he saw it for the first time, he was very angry and thought that the servants were abusing the twins. Fortunately, Bu Erhe came forward in time to explain clearly, and the servants escaped this unexpected disaster.

What convinced Yinreng completely was that he had to witness the twins eating in person. After seeing the twins eat by themselves, not only with steady movements but also by being able to accurately express their needs, Yinreng never objected again. Moreover, whenever he had the chance, he would always eat with the twins.

Although as a prince and grandson of the emperor, he would never lack people to serve him throughout his life, Yinreng, who had been imprisoned in Xian'an Palace for the rest of his life and had to rely on himself for everything in his life, knew very well how wise it would be to teach his children these common sense of life now.

They may not do it, but they must know how to do it. If they start learning it from a young age, then this behavior will become an instinct engraved in their bones and they will never forget it.

At the beginning, Yinreng was well-behaved when eating with the twins, setting an example for them. But after many times, he was no longer satisfied with the regular meals, and would always use various ways to arrange their meals to attract the twins' attention.

For example, when eating braised fish, he would order a little braised soup for the little Tangyuan. After letting him taste this magical and delicious taste, he would no longer pay attention to the little Tangyuan's eager eyes, but serve him a bowl of bone soup.

Or when eating spicy and delicious grilled lamb chops, deliberately put the lamb chops in front of Xiao Yuebing so that she can smell the aroma, and then eat the tender and juicy lamb chops in front of Xiao Yuebing.

At first, the twins cried loudly because they couldn’t eat, and even called out “Ama” anxiously, but even so, they didn’t get to taste the delicious food in Ama’s hands.

After two or three times, the twins realized that their father was deliberately teasing them, and they were never fooled again. But every time they had a meal, they would grit their teeth and eat their supplementary food fiercely, while giving Yinreng a pair of big white eyes.

From then on, Bu Erhe discovered that the twins' ability to express themselves verbally had increased dramatically. Although most of their responses were "Father is a bad guy", "Bad father", "I'm ignoring you", "Mother, save me", etc., Bu Erhe was satisfied. In addition, Bu Erhe was one of the ones who smiled secretly every time he saw such scenes. So far, whenever Yinreng had the chance, the family would still have meals together.

Look, this scene happened again today, but probably because they were used to it, the twins consciously ate the complementary food in front of them, without even glancing at their unscrupulous father and mother.

However, the twins miscalculated this time because they did not look up and were not aware of the way their father and mother were winking at each other at the dinner table. So when two big chicken legs were placed on the twins' plates, you can imagine how excited they were.

Little Tangyuan shouted out loudly: "Mother?"

Seeing his son's puzzled look, Bullhe smiled and said, "Today is your birthday. From today on, you can eat meat too. Are you happy?"

Before her brother could answer, Little Mooncake excitedly answered, "Happy." After saying that, she presented a big cat face. However, the brother and sister still looked at Yinreng with defensive eyes, fearing that he would suddenly come over and snatch it away.

Buerhe laughed out loud. He was so scared by his father's trick that he had a stress reaction. After laughing, he secretly glared at Yinreng, signaling him to solve the problem.

Yinreng received the hint from his own Crown Princess and calmly put down his chopsticks. He said to the twins in a bad mood, "Hurry up and eat. I have eaten all kinds of chicken legs, but I don't like the one in your hands. But if you don't want to, as a filial gift to me, I don't mind accepting it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the twins no longer paid any attention to their naughty old father. They put down the children's chopsticks in their hands, grabbed the chicken leg and took a bite. Then they looked at Yinreng, as if to say: We have eaten us all, what are you going to do now?

This time, Buerhe could no longer hold back his laughter, and even Yinreng could not help laughing out loud. How could his two babies be so cute!

The twins ignored their unscrupulous parents who were still laughing, but lowered their heads and worked hard to eat. People who work hard have a strong eating spirit. They eat today and eat tomorrow. The guys who work hard are the most energetic.

After a lively dinner, when Yinreng and Buerhe returned to their bedroom, Yinreng took out a small seal from his arms and handed it to Buerhe.

Buerhe took it and looked at it. The seal was made of a fine, translucent, soft material, like pearls and jade, with a crimson vein like coral. It was a top-grade Shanbo stone. Carved on it were four large characters: "Treasure of Purity and Tranquility."

Buerhe flipped through the seal left and right. The seal was indeed very beautiful, but what was so special about it? She was puzzled. Seeing Yinreng quietly watching beside her, she stopped thinking and asked directly: "This seal is very beautiful, and the words are beautiful, but what is special about it?"

Yinreng smiled mysteriously: "Guess whose seal this is?"

After hearing this, Buerhe turned the book over again and saw that the handwriting on it was indeed not familiar to her, so she shook her head and said, "Master, just tell me directly. I can't guess it."

Yinreng was not surprised to see that Buerhe really couldn't guess it. After all, if he hadn't had the experience of his previous life, he wouldn't have known that this was a small seal carved by the emperor's father. This small seal is not well-known now, but in a dozen years, this will be the emperor's favorite seal.

What he hadn't expected was that there wasn't just one "Qing Ning Zhi Bao" seal, but two, one large and one small. In his previous life, he had only seen the larger "Qing Ning Zhi Bao" seal, but not the smaller one. Could it be that his father had given it to someone else in his previous life? Could it be that kid Hongli?

Yinreng said, "I learned this by accident. This is the Emperor's newly made private seal. And there's one more thing I haven't told you. Little Tangyuan not only caught those two things during the "Zhuazhou" ceremony today, but also this small seal. It's just that there were so many people around at the time, so I just hid it. I thought it was fine for you and me to keep this secret, and it must not be spread. If my brothers knew that our eldest prince caught the Emperor's seal during the "Zhuazhou" ceremony, it would not be good."

Buerhe: "What if the Emperor asks?"

Yinreng: "It's okay. I won't be able to explain it clearly when the time comes. Anyway, I haven't caught it. If the emperor wants to take it back, I will just return it to him directly."

Although Buerhe didn't understand why his grandfather lied to the emperor, husband and wife are one body, and besides, anyone in the world would have a reason to harm Xiao Tangyuan except his grandfather, so Buerhe didn't hesitate any longer and nodded in agreement.

On the second day, when Bu Erhe went to Shoukang Palace to pay his respects to the Queen Mother, he also talked about the twins' one-year-old celebration and the scene at the dinner table, which made the Queen Mother laugh so hard that she fell over.