The Qing Palace Never Meets Spring

Yinxiang would take Yinlu to stroll around various cities every day, but he didn't know what to buy and ended up with a bunch of random things.

Yinlu later regretted it and didn't want to follow Yinxiang anymore, but Yinxiang would still call him every day when he went out, which was really unbearable.

Emperor Kangxi also noticed that Yinxiang was always running around outside, so he asked the Crown Prince, "Why is the Thirteenth Prince nowhere to be seen every day, and he is always with Yinlu?"

The Crown Prince suppressed a laugh: "Father, why don't you summon him and ask him? He must have acquired quite a few good things these days."

Kangxi's interest was piqued by the Crown Prince's words, so he said, "Go and see if the Thirteenth Prince has returned. Tell him to come see me and bring me his gains from these past few days."

Upon receiving the imperial decree, Yinxiang and Yinlu, who had just returned, naturally headed to where Kangxi was. However, while Yinxiang was still thinking about what to bring, Yinlu, carrying a bag in his arms, turned around and left first.

Yinxiang followed behind him, pondering how to explain things to Kangxi.

Kangxi looked at the unfolded bundle, which contained rattle drums, Luban locks, clay sculptures, and some of them, judging from the craftsmanship, were rather rough.

"These things are already in the palace, why are you buying them?"

"Replying to Father," Yinxiang replied with some difficulty. He never opened the package after buying it, and sometimes he even forgot about it after buying it. Now that he was asking someone to open it and look at it, he was also having a headache.

"Replying to Father, my tenth sister wrote a few days ago, saying that my thirteenth sister-in-law gave birth to a little princess, and both mother and daughter are doing well. It seems that my thirteenth brother really bought her for his little niece." Before Yinxiang could speak, Yinlu replied first.

"So that's how it is, haha, Yinxiang, why didn't you tell me about Lady Zhaojia's childbirth?"

"Replying to Father Khan, Lady Zhaojia went into labor at midnight on the 18th of March and gave birth to a daughter around 3 PM."

However, Father Khan has been busy meeting with officials these days, and I, your son, do not wish to disturb him with family matters, so I intend to reply when Father Khan has some free time.

"March 18th? This child certainly knows how to pick a date," Kangxi said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Yinxiang felt a chill run down his spine, but his expression remained unchanged: "Because it suddenly started at dawn, Zhaojia herself didn't even realize it."

He only called for help when he was in pain, but fortunately the Crown Princess and Fourth Sister-in-law rushed over to take care of him.

The tenth sister went to see the imperial physician's medical records. Since she was due to give birth naturally on the appointed day, and the midwives were all experienced veterans, everything was fine, except that she was a little weak.

But when Zichen saw these things, he thought of his children at home, and... he couldn't resist buying more.

The Crown Prince smiled and said, "When my thirteenth brother's eldest daughter was born, he was still playful, but now he is becoming more and more mature."

Having recently welcomed a son and a daughter, I've come to understand the heart of a loving father.

“Your Highness is right. Only now do I understand the kindness of our Father Khan towards us.”

Emperor Kangxi simply smiled and remained noncommittal.

Yinxiang took the opportunity to kneel down: "Your subject wishes to ask the Khan to bestow a name upon Moyaqi."

"It is a blessing for this child to be born on the Emperor's birthday. Why don't you grant the thirteenth brother's request, Father, as a blessing for the child?"

"Moyaqi, I think this name is quite good too."

"Yes," Yinxiang said with a smile, "Your son and Lady Zhaojia don't ask for anything from this child, they only wish for her to grow up safely, so we specially chose this nickname, hoping for a long life."

Kangxi unexpectedly recalled the greetings from Yinzhi and others a few days earlier, mentioning that the Eleventh Princess was seriously ill and unable to get out of bed, and sighed:

"Let's name her Moyaqi. I also hope she grows up to be a long-lived person."

"Your subject kowtows to express his gratitude for the Emperor's grace."

"Yi Huan, you mentioned your eleventh sister."

"Yes, my tenth sister wrote again yesterday. I was planning to present it to Father Khan later today. In her letter, my tenth sister said that my eleventh sister is still willing to listen to her. She persuaded her to take her medicine and eat well."

The tenth sister also told Father Khan not to worry, that she would take care of the eleventh sister. As she spoke, she took out a letter from her sleeve.

Emperor Kangxi had many children, but he didn't care about every one of them, let alone the princesses. The eleventh princess might have only brought Kangxi a moment of sadness.

Having received Yinxiang's explanation, Kangxi no longer harbored any doubts. He didn't even take the letter to read it, but simply nodded slightly to indicate that he understood. He then told Liang Jiugong to write down a few items to reward Moyaqi and Yihuan.

Yinxiang hadn't expected to actually receive a name from Emperor Kangxi, and to receive an unexpected reward of being named Moyaqi so that Emperor Kangxi would remember him, he was unsure whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

Fortunately, there are still more than ten years left. Perhaps after some time, Kangxi will forget about it.

"The Emperor has actually bestowed a name upon her; Moyaqi is not even a month old yet." Yinxiang's letter returned to the capital in April, and Kangxi was on his way back.

She was initially worried that Kangxi and others would question Moyaqi's birthday. It wasn't a big deal, but she couldn't control people's suspicions.

Since Yinxiang was able to obtain a name from Emperor Kangxi, he must have explained things clearly. She patted Moyaqi in her arms and said, "Little girl, you have your own name now."

Aunt Yan also said, "The Second Princess is considered the best among the imperial granddaughters."

Qingwan smiled and said, "That's true, but since she's already a royal princess, mediocrity might not be a bad thing."

"Your Highness, there's no need to think too much. It's still early. Little Princess just needs to grow up properly."

"Aunt Yan is right. Growing up well is the most important thing now."

“Madam,” Chunshui rushed in, “the Second Prince, the son of the Twelfth Prince, is gone.”

Muxiang, Chenxiang, Songhua, and Chunshui were the maids who could serve her in her bedroom.

Qingwan instinctively hugged Moyaqi tightly until Moyaqi groaned in discomfort before letting go.

Aunt Yan quickly comforted her, "Don't rush, I'll go take a look."

Qingwan nodded haphazardly; she still had a few days left in her postpartum confinement period.

Yin Tao's second son was also Jingyu's eldest son, and Jingyu was pregnant with her second child. She sighed and said, "That child is only a few years old."

Aunt Yan returned quickly, shook her head at Qingwan, and Qingwan handed the child to the wet nurse to take away.

Aunt Yan then continued, "The Twelfth Princess Consort is not doing well; no matter how you try to persuade her, it's not going to work."

But because of the child in the Twelfth Prince's womb, he couldn't very well not offer advice.

When I returned, I summoned the imperial physician for the Twelfth Prince's wife, as she was probably unwell.

The Crown Princess rushed over, as did the Twelfth Prince's birth mother.

"Now that the Second Prince is gone, the most important thing is the child in Twelfth Sister's belly."

It's easy for us outsiders to say this, but how could Twelfth Sister-in-law possibly get through it so easily?

"Even if the Twelfth Princess Consort can ultimately prioritize the child in her womb, she won't be in a good mood, and maintaining the pregnancy will be difficult."

The aroma of wood also carried a somewhat heavy and authentic feel.