Rebirth of His Royal Highness Prince Chenghu

Kangxi nodded slightly and said slowly: "It is Baocheng's birthday! But there is something I haven't told you about the dream I had before. In that dream, the date when Baocheng was enthroned as the crown prince was December 13th, which happened to be Chenghu's birthday." At this point, Kangxi couldn't help but show an expression of emotion, as if he was recalling every bit of his past time with Chenghu, and his eyes became a little distant.

Qingyao reached out her small hand and tightly grasped his broad, warm one, comforting him, "Don't worry, my husband. It was just an illusory dream. Our Chenghu is fine now! You have already appointed him as the crown prince, and Chenghu will naturally inherit your throne.

Kangxi patted Qingyao's hand gently and sighed, "Qingqing is right. It was just a dream. Our Chenghu is fine. You are also fine and still by my side."

Qingyao gently took Kangxi's hand and said, "My husband, please stop letting your imagination run wild! It's not good to go on like this. How about we ask Liang Jiugong to pass on the decree and summon all the princes to Changchun Garden to accompany you? That way, not only can you share the joy of family life with them, but you can also take a good look at your three lovely little grandchildren and three well-behaved and clever granddaughters.

After hearing Qingyao's words, Kangxi smiled and ordered Liang Jiugong to convey the order.

Qingyao: "Husband, please help me carefully choose the clothes and jewelry to wear today." After saying this, she blinked gently, and her look was so adorable.

Kangxi smiled slightly, nodded lovingly and said, "Okay, I'll go help you choose it right away. But Qingqing, don't soak in the bathtub for too long. Once the water temperature gets cold, it's easy to catch a cold and get sick." After that, he turned and walked towards the wardrobe and began to carefully select suitable clothes for Qingyao.

Qingyao stood up, put on clean underwear, and came out from behind the screen: "My husband, have you chosen yet?"

Kangxi smiled and looked at the woman in front of him with doting in his eyes, and said softly: "I have already chosen it for you. It is the bright yellow color that you have always loved, and the jewelry is your favorite phoenix hairpin. I wonder if it suits your taste?" As he spoke, he handed the carefully selected items in his hand to the woman, looking forward to her happy reaction.

Qingyao looked at the exquisite phoenix hairpin in her hand with a coquettish look, her eyes full of joy: "This phoenix hairpin was given to me by my husband when we got married. Of course I like it very much. If I didn't like it, why would I wear it all the time?" She gently stroked the patterns on the phoenix hairpin, as if she could feel the deep affection and kindness at that time.

Kangxi smiled slightly, his eyes falling gently on Qingyao: "I'm glad you like it. Hurry up and get dressed, the children will be here soon." He urged softly.

Qingyao nodded obediently, turned around and walked to the dressing table to sit down. She changed into a bright yellow Manchu dress, which was embroidered with a lifelike pattern of a phoenix wearing a peony, which was eye-catching.

Qingyao asked the palace maid to comb her hair into two buns, and then put on a small gilded crown. The crown was carved with a pair of phoenixes with wings spread out, ready to fly, and two round and crystal pearls in their mouths, making her look particularly gorgeous and noble.

Finally, she used two jade hairpins to secure her hair, with strings of tassels made of millet beads hanging on both sides.

Just as Qingyao finished dressing, an announcement came from outside: the princes, their wives, and the imperial grandchildren had arrived. Kangxi and Qingyao exchanged a smile and walked together to the front hall. The princes bowed, and the little grandchildren and princesses called out in their childish voices, "Huang Ma Fa" and "Huang Ma Ma Ma."

After everyone entered the front hall, the atmosphere was extremely lively. Qingyao smiled and asked everyone to sit down. The palace maids served a variety of exquisite snacks and fragrant tea.

Qingyao smiled and said in a sweet voice, "Your Majesty, look at these three lively and lovely grandsons and those three delicate and beautiful granddaughters, they are all eagerly waiting for you to hug them! I wonder which one you want to hug first?" As she spoke, she gently covered her mouth with her hand and couldn't help laughing. She looked so playful and charming.

Kangxi stood up with a hearty laugh, and glanced lovingly at all the imperial grandchildren, finally stopping at the youngest imperial grandson. "I'll hold this little guy first." As he said this, he bent down and picked up the little imperial grandson, who giggled in Kangxi's arms.

Qingyao glanced at the little fellow and said, "This child looks similar to Baocheng when he was young. Could he be the little Hongxie of Baocheng's family?"

Kangxi held little Hongxi and teased him for a while, then said with a smile, "He is indeed as smart as Baocheng was when he was a child." Seeing this, the other princes had some thoughts in their minds, but they still had smiles on their faces.

Yinreng slowly stood up, his posture as straight as a pine tree, a humble and respectful smile on his face. He said softly to the person in front of him, "The Empress Dowager really has good eyesight! You recognized at a glance that this is your eldest grandson."

Qingyao looked at the cute little guy in front of her with a smile on her face and said softly, "Look at this little Hongxie, he looks exactly like you when you were a child! Especially those phoenix eyes, they are exactly the same, and you can recognize him at a glance."

At this moment, the Fifth Prince, Yinzhen, who was standing nearby, said, "Your Majesty, I recently acquired some interesting Western toys and brought them here to entertain you and your mother." He gestured for a servant to present an exquisite box. Kangxi set his eldest grandson down and curiously opened it. Inside was a small telescope. Kangxi toyed with it, feeling quite intrigued.

Everyone gathered around and talked about it.