Endless Hatred (Part 1)
Yunzhu didn't expect that having a child would also greatly improve her skills. The jade orchid tree in the space now has another color, which is blue - pale sky blue with white and pink undertones, powder blue, sky blue... It looks extremely colorful and beautiful when combined with other white, red, yellow, and purple colors.
This is the change brought about by the innate fortune of the three children, giving birth to the royal bloodline. Whether it's the child or Yunzhu, both parties have benefited greatly. The faint purple dragon energy on the child's head appears more solid, and her fortune in this life is also more closely linked to the Qinglong vein's fortune. From the Lingqi of the Dragon Vein, the dragon energy on Hongli's body, the fortune brought by the children... the benefits are extremely obvious. The Yulan tree has regained its divine charm from the Hongyuan era, and the space has directly increased by more than a dozen acres of land. Even her divine consciousness condensed into Yuanshen for the first time, leaving her physical body to materialize in the space.
This feeling was extremely wonderful, the spiritual energy in space was as easy to control as her own arm, and her control over space had become even more profound. Everything seemed to have shed its heavy shackles, transformed into a celestial being, with heaven and earth under her control - Yunzhu knew this was just an illusion, in reality, her current state was very dangerous outside of space, once attacked, she would be easily injured. Her primordial spirit was still fragile, the physical body she had transformed into was illusory and unreal, requiring a long time to cultivate and temper.
However, with the emergence of Yuanshen, her cultivation progress can also be faster. Although the Great Dao is still far away, having more power can better guarantee one's safety and freedom. This life ends and the next life does not know where it will be reincarnated, and a little more security is always good.
For her, the words "self-reliance and perseverance" have been etched into her bones.
She leaned against the magnolia tree, concentrating her breath. The magnolia tree shook violently, and a soft, colorful glow emanated from the crown of the tree, slowly enveloping the physical form transformed by Yunzhu Yuan Shen...
After an unknown period of time, she slowly woke up and felt that her cultivation had stabilized a lot. With a sense of feeling in her heart, she looked towards the Jade Orchid Tree, the purple-blue and ink-blue colored flowers still hadn't bloomed, it was clear that this time's good fortune wasn't enough to make the Jade Orchid Tree bloom with an additional color, just like last time's orange-gold color was actually just a variation of yellow, not the Jade Orchid Tree blooming with multiple colors.
When will the magnolia tree regain its former glory?
When she sensed the life mark left by the Jade Orchid Tree, she saw the Jade Orchid Tree in the primordial era. At that time, the heaven and earth had just opened up, and the heaven and earth were filled with chaotic air and elemental spiritual energy. The Jade Orchid Tree was resplendent with seven colors, and it was close to the aura of merit and fortune every day, following the heavenly way to circulate the aura of fortune. That kind of beauty surpassed the brilliance of the moon and stars... That was the splendor that a pre-heavenly spiritual root should have had.
Looked at the extra land again, well, anyway, there's plenty of time during confinement, let's take it slow for now, going out to see the kids is more important.
After the primordial spirit withdrew from space, all sorts of soreness and numbness caused by her using spiritual energy to push out the child's body quickly came flooding in. Although her physical body had been tempered by spiritual energy for many years and had a strong recovery ability, at the same time, its sensitivity was also several times that of an ordinary person... The pain before her body recovered to its normal state was so intense that if Yunzhu didn't have great mental endurance, she would have almost fainted from it.
"How long have I slept?" She took over the nourishing soup brought by Linghui and drank it slowly. "Where is the child?"
"It's already the second evening. Xia Gege and Xiao Age are in the right wing, being taken care of by Naiya. Ling Xiu took over her empty bowl, 'Master, do you want to eat porridge? It's millet-cooked red date porridge.'"
Yunzhu nodded, indeed her stomach was empty. While eating, Linghui talked about some things that happened after she gave birth, such as how the wet nurse was selected by the emperor from the inner court, and how Dr. Su had also examined their health conditions, and how Prince Wang had ordered a grand celebration for the third-day washing ceremony tomorrow.
"Except for Naiya, have all the personal attendants been arranged?" She handed the empty bowl to Ling Shuo and asked her to refill it with porridge.
The master's stomach was not bad, and Ling Xue was very happy: "Yes, according to the master's previous arrangement, the second-grade palace maid in front of the master will be promoted to first-grade, and the second sister will arrange light red and light green. The second brother arranged Su Xin and Su Huai, and the third sister arranged Ah Zhu and Ah Bi. The second-grade palace maids are selected from the third-grade palace maids in the main courtyard, all of whom are available."
"How's the preparation for tomorrow's washing three ritual going? Who will be hosting it?"
"Don't worry, with Gu's aunt and Shang's aunt here, they won't make any mistakes. And Master Su is also here to oversee things, so nothing will go wrong. The three ceremonial rinses are being personally supervised by the Imperial Consort herself."
"Uh." Put down the bowl, can't eat anymore. Rinsed mouth with warm water, and cleaned face and hands again, Yunzhu said to Lingzhui: "Let Naiya bring the child over for me to take a look." She wasn't at ease without seeing it personally.
"The slave is leaving. Ming Xin is outside, if the master has any orders, just call out." Knowing that Yunzhu didn't like people attending to her when she was resting, someone was usually stationed outside the door. Ling Shuo simply mentioned it once, letting Yunzhu know who was guarding outside, and then cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, lifted the curtain and left.
"The master, the young lady and the young prince have arrived." Mingxin said from outside the door after a while.
"Let them in."
Three nannies walked in, each holding a baby. They all had plump and fair complexions, kind faces, and candid eyes. They showed great respect to Yunzhu.
"Miss Mu Zha (Lin, Shu Mu Er) has seen the Fourth Lady, and the Fourth Lady is calm." The three of them came forward one by one to pay their respects. Xiangzhu also understood that Mu Zha was the wet nurse of the eldest daughter, Lin was the wet nurse of the son, and Shu Mu Er was the wet nurse of the younger daughter.
Yunzhu now has a more acute sense of people's good and evil emotions. After careful observation, she didn't find anything out of the ordinary, so she spoke in a gentle tone: "You are all carefully selected wet nurses, what is good or bad for the young master is clearer than day to you. If the master is well taken care of, there will be benefits and face for you. If something goes wrong, killing a few slaves is not a difficult task. In my place, there is no such thing as 'the punishment not extending to the family members', do you understand?" Her tone was cold and stern by the end.
The three wet nurses' hearts trembled at her deliberately displayed majesty, almost kneeling down, and hastily replied: "This servant knows."
"It's fine if you know. Yúnzhū smiled, "In the future, be careful with things at the entrance, and guard against people you don't recognize... Alright, go with Míngxīn to receive your reward, leave the child here with me, and come back when it's time for rest tonight."
"Yes." The three matrons withdrew as they had spoken.
Three children were placed beside her, and Yunzhu looked at them for a while. The eldest daughter's face shape, eyebrows, and eyes had some resemblance to Fu Heng when he was young, but the lines were more delicate and slender. Her son's eyebrows, nose, and lips looked like Yongzheng and also like Hongli, but his face shape was more handsome; The youngest daughter's facial features were the most similar to herself, and she was also the weakest, so she had to pay more attention. Yunzhu thought about it, her heart filled with maternal love, gently picked up the smallest daughter, opened the clothes on her body, the baby seemed to be aware of something, let out a soft cry, leaned close to her chest, found the nipple, and sucked.
The child was too small and didn't have much energy, it took a long time to get the milk out after sucking for a while, and then she got full quickly and fell asleep without even giving her mother a glance. Yunzhu carefully put her down and picked up her son. This child was more robust than his sister, and as soon as Yunzhu held him, he opened his eyes, which were long and deep like high-quality black jade. Seeing Yunzhu, he seemed very happy, made two "yi" sounds, and moved his little head. Yunzhu couldn't help but smile at him, switched to the other breast for him to nurse, and soon his attention was focused on his "food". His sucking force was much stronger than his sister's.
The eldest daughter is the healthiest, and when she drinks milk, her eyes are also open. Those eyes, black, bright, and beautiful like the stars in the sky, are indeed very similar to those of her younger uncle. Looking at her, one can't help but think of Fu Heng's childhood. Yunzhu couldn't help but kiss her gently. "Little darling, are you full?" The round and shiny eyes stared straight at herself, so adorable.
The newborn baby needs to sleep for twenty hours a day, and Yunzhu only played with her for a while before gently coaxing her to sleep. Looking at the three children sleeping in a row, she had a warm smile in her eyes, thinking that her body was very good, her milk was plentiful and nutritious, and now it was just enough for the three of them to eat. When they grew up, it would definitely not be enough... But, being a nanny wasn't just about feeding, the most important thing was that they knew how to take care of the children well. Of course, if someone wanted to harm the child, it would also be simple. She had to use her divine sense to monitor them often, lest she be deceived.
She glanced at the time and ordered the person guarding the door with a single voice, then took her daughter and son into the space to sleep.
Seven months old, although the body is fully developed in all aspects and healthy, she still doesn't feel at ease. The space has plenty of spiritual energy, which is very beneficial for the baby's development and physical health. She decides to take them inside to sleep more often and nourish their bodies.
In the blink of an eye, three or four days had passed in the space. The three children slept and woke up to drink the milk of the cloud pearl, after finishing they would sleep again, when they came out, their small arms and legs seemed to have grown a circle bigger, and their spirits were much better.
Hongli returned to hear that Yunzhu woke up, his heart relaxed, cleaned his face and hands, changed his clothes and entered the bedroom. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Yunzhu lying on the bed with three small packages "yi yi ya ya", a warm smile appeared on her face. "You're awake? How are you feeling?"
"Back? I'm fine, just a bit sore and weak all over, but that's normal... Is it cold outside? Are you hungry?"
"It's not too cold, I just had dinner at the Qianqing Palace and came back. How about you? Have you eaten anything? You've been sleeping all day." He was still worried about her body, Doctor Su said she needed to take good care of herself.
"With the clever ones around, how could they let my belly go hungry? Look, the son looks like you, the elder daughter's eyes are like her little uncle's, and the younger daughter actually looks more like me."
"Really like me? I think it's more like Empress Dowager. The first time seeing the son and daughter open their eyes, Hongli felt very fresh, "Seem to be bigger than yesterday?"
"When the children were young, they grew up quickly." Yunzhu smiled disapprovingly, her eyes filled with worry, "They were born after only seven months, I just hope they can grow up a bit stronger and healthier."
"Don't worry, our child is blessed with good fortune and will definitely grow up safely. Dr. Su said the baby's health is fine." He's even more robust than Su's child who was born on a full moon day. "Let me hold him," he couldn't help but say, as the pale little bundle spat out bubbles, scrunched up his tiny eyebrows, and let out occasional coos, it was really too adorable.
Yunzhu looked at him for a moment, picked up her eldest daughter and put her in his arms, teaching him how to hold the baby so that she would feel comfortable. In private, he was more like an ordinary person than a prince, and Yunzhu rarely lectured him on etiquette.
"Let's give the kid a nickname." Tomorrow is likely to be the day when San Yong will be given his official name, and it's unlikely that he'll get a great name, but a nickname is still possible.
"What's a good name?" The child had thought about what kind of name to give before birth, but in reality, the legitimate grandson might not care, and the legitimate grandson would definitely be named by the emperor. However, Yunzhu gave birth to triplets with both boys and girls, and Hongli was unsure whether the emperor would bestow names together. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's wait until tomorrow after the three-day bath to see."
"It's fine." Yunzhu also felt that there was no need to rush. In fact, whether it was a formal name or a nickname, the servants would only add honorifics or titles when addressing the young masters; outsiders did the same, only using their formal titles after they came of age. Only parents and elders used their given names and nicknames.
Ancient people gave their children nicknames, hoping they would grow up healthy and safe, but even this wish was not fulfilled for Ruyi, let alone changing the tragic fate of Empress Xiaoxianchun.
The next morning, Qian Xi began to get busy.
Beautiful embroidered pouches, willow twig incense water, jade hairpins, small millet and silver ingots, other flowers, locks, steelyards, green cloth tips, embroidery needles with red thread, small mirrors, small combs... Green tea leaves, mugwort balls, eggs, raw rice, osmanthus, chestnuts, etc. The three sets of washing supplies for the third day after giving birth were prepared separately for men and women by Aunt Guo, and other fruits and snacks were also fully prepared.
As Yunzhu was going to sit for a month, the third ritual was personally presided over by Xi Guifei. All the ladies of the imperial clan who could come attended, and many women from the Fuca Mansion also came. The whole process was filled with blessings for the newborn, and the joyful atmosphere lasted all day.
"Wash your head and be a prince; wash your waist, each generation will be better than the last; comb your hair, braid it twice, when you grow up, wear a red hat..."
Yunzhu received a lot of rice cakes, snacks and children's clothing, shoes and socks as gifts. The birth attendant's basin was filled with gold and silver ingots, small gold locks, small silver locks and necklaces from the noble ladies. Because there were too many relatives coming to pay their respects, Yunzhu couldn't even find an opportunity to chat with Guwalgiya and the others for a few words.
On such a happy day, Guwalgiya didn't expect to have any intimate conversations with her daughter. As long as she knew her daughter was healthy and all three of her grandsons were healthy, she was especially delighted. When the three babies, who looked like delicate jade carvings, were brought out, everyone's attention shifted from the joy of triplets and the auspicious timing of their birth to genuine admiration: "Are these really newborns? How can they be so fair and lovely?"
"It's really different from other kids, no wonder they say that the fourth child is a lucky one. Look at this kid, so spirited... not afraid of anything at all." Those who know how to take care of themselves are indeed different, a seven-month-old baby can be so healthy and lovely, if it were born full-term, who knows how sturdy it would be.
"The Empress is truly blessed, suddenly having three lovely grandsons and granddaughters."
When the two little princesses were having their ears pierced, the earth-shaking three-part wailing cry made Yunzhu's heart knot up in anxiety as she listened from inside the house.
"Wow, look at this spirit, so robust and solid!"
Next to the laughter, applause and cheers, the lively atmosphere could be heard outside the courtyard of Qian Xi's residence. Su Bao Rou lay on her bed holding her daughter, with a look of envy listening to the distant laughter, all of whom were princesses and noblewomen.
"Big sister is also lucky, washing three shifts just in time for the emperor's birthday." Madam Wang brought over a bowl of supplementary soup and saw her gloomy expression at a glance, so she comforted her. Who made herself a low-ranking mistress and gave birth to a gege?
"Yes, not only did we catch up with the emperor's birthday, but also his younger brother and sister's. Originally it was a simple ceremony for the third day after birth, coldly and quietly, only a few servants came, and the master didn't even show his face."
"This is also fate, like Da Ge and Gao Gege's child in her belly, even if they wanted to ask for it, they couldn't get it." Madam Wan said with a hint of meaning, handing the soup over to Su Bao Rou, "The master should focus on recovering his health first, after some time has passed, we can give birth to another brother for Gege."
Su Bao Rou smiled slowly, "Mother is right." She took the bowl and drank the soup. "How's the situation with the Gao family?" It's almost time to give birth, is it a boy or girl? Su Bao Rou's eyes flashed with cold light, her daughter was born weak due to the Gao family's doing.
"With Old Lady Yu and Qingwen around, nothing will happen in her courtyard." Old Lady Wan also didn't like Mrs. Gao, and it was good that she had been put down this time.
"Master!" Xiangyun stormed in with a scowl, "The Emperor has given names to Second Brother and Third Sister, but our Eldest Princess is still without one, being the eldest daughter of the Prince."
"Xiangyun! Where has your sense of propriety gone?" scolded Wang Xifeng, "The name of the eldest young master was not bestowed by the Emperor, can the legitimate and illegitimate children be treated equally?" This Xiangyun used to seem clever, but now it seems her thoughts are not right, is she speaking out for her master's sake or trying to get him into trouble?
Xiangyun sneered, "Since Da A'ge was born at that time, how could he have won the Emperor's and the Prince's favor?"
"Old Madame sternly said, 'No matter how bad the birth time of Eldest Brother is, he is still the eldest son of the Prince and an older brother. From now on, don't let me hear you recklessly discussing the right or wrong of your master again, did you hear me?!'"
Those sharp eyes stared at Xiangyun, making her feel uneasy in her heart, and she said softly: "I'm not doing this for the master's sake."
"Laughing coldly, 'For the master's own good, use your brain more. If this kind of talk gets out, what will others think? Are you helping or harming the master? Don't treat others like fools.'"
"Master, I know I was wrong. It won't happen again next time." Xiangyun's eyes turned red as she knelt down to apologize to Su Baoju.
Su Bao Rou's doubts that had risen to her mind were dispelled, and she said warmly: "Alright, you followed me into the palace, I know you're worried about me, just remember not to do it again next time."
"Yes." Xiangyun stepped aside.
The old lady watched, but the suspicion in her mind did not dissipate. Xiangyun was too clever, such a person would actually openly show disdain for Da A Ge, and also reveal dissatisfaction with the Emperor through her words to her master?
"By the way, what name did His Majesty give to the Second Prince?"
"Yong Xian." Xiangyun hastily replied, "The Second and Third Young Misses were actually granted the title of Junzhu, the Second being Hejing and the Third being Hehui."
It's also true that a girl's name won't be given out casually. Su Bao Rou nodded, her thoughts sinking again, the grandfather was still just a duke, but the daughter of Fu Jun had already been conferred as a duchess, this imperial favor was indeed generous.
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Yunzhu didn't expect that having a child would also greatly improve her skills, the jade orchid tree in the space now has another color, which is blue, pale sky blue with white and pink, light blue, powder blue... together with other white, red, yellow, purple, it looks extremely colorful.
This is the change brought about by the innate fortune of the three children, giving birth to the royal bloodline, which benefits both the children and Yunzhu. The faint purple dragon energy on the child's head appears more solid, and her fortune in this life is also more closely linked to the Qinglong vein fortune. From the dragon vein spirit, Hongli's dragon energy, the fortune brought by the children... the benefits are extremely obvious. The Yulan tree has also restored its divine charm from the Hongyuan era, and the space has directly increased by dozens of acres of land. Even her divine consciousness condensed into a Yuanshen, which separated from her body for the first time in the space and took shape.
This feeling was extremely wonderful, the spiritual energy in space was as easy to control as her own arm, and her control over space had become even more profound. Everything seemed to have shed its heavy shackles, transformed into a celestial being, with heaven and earth under her control - Yunzhu knew this was just an illusion, in reality, her current state was very dangerous outside of space, once attacked, she would be easily injured. Her primordial spirit was still fragile, the physical body she had transformed into was illusory and unreal, requiring a long time to cultivate and temper.
However, with the emergence of Yuanshen, her cultivation progress can also be accelerated. Although the Great Dao is still far away, having more power can better guarantee one's safety and freedom. When this life ends, it's unknown where she'll reincarnate in the next life, so having a bit more assurance is always good.
For her, the words "self-reliance and perseverance" have been etched into her bones.
She leaned against the magnolia tree, concentrating her breath. The magnolia tree shook slightly, and a soft, colorful glow emanated from its crown, slowly enveloping the physical form transformed by Yunzhu Yuan Shen...
After an unknown period of time, she slowly woke up and felt that her cultivation had stabilized a lot. With a sense of feeling in her heart, she looked towards the Jade Orchid Tree, the purple-blue and dark blue colored flowers still hadn't bloomed, it was clear that this time's good fortune wasn't enough to make the Jade Orchid Tree bloom with an additional color, just like last time's orange-gold color was actually just a variation of yellow, not the Jade Orchid Tree blooming with multiple colors.
When will the magnolia tree regain its former glory?
When she sensed the life mark left by the Jade Orchid Tree, she saw the Jade Orchid Tree in the primordial era. At that time, the heaven and earth had just opened up, and the heaven and earth were filled with chaotic energy and elemental spiritual energy. The Jade Orchid Tree was resplendent with seven colors, and it was close to the aura of merit and fortune every day, following the heavenly way to circulate the aura of fortune. That kind of beauty surpassed the brilliance of the moon and stars... That was the splendor that a pre-heavenly spiritual root should have had.
Looked at the extra land again, well, anyway, there's plenty of time during confinement, let's take it slow for now, going out to see the kids is more important.
After the primordial spirit withdrew from space, all sorts of soreness and numbness caused by using spiritual energy to push her body to give birth quickly surged up. Although her physical body had been tempered by spiritual energy for many years and had a strong recovery ability, its sensitivity was also several times that of an ordinary person... The pain before her body recovered to its normal state was enough to make people want to faint if it weren't for Yunzhu's great mental endurance.
"How long have I slept?" She took over the nourishing soup brought by Linghui and drank it slowly. "Where is the child?"
"It's already the second evening. Xiaogege and Xiaoage are in the right wing room, being taken care of by Nainai. Linghui took over her empty bowl, 'Master, do you want to eat porridge? It's millet-cooked red date porridge.'"
Yunzhu nodded, indeed her stomach was empty. While eating, Linghui talked about some things that happened after she gave birth, such as how the wet nurse was selected by the emperor from the Imperial Household Department, and how Dr. Su had also examined their health conditions, and how Prince Wang had instructed to hold a grand ceremony for the third-day bath ritual tomorrow, etc.
"Except for Naiya, have all the personal attendants been arranged?" She handed the empty bowl to Ling Shuo and asked her to refill it with porridge.
The master's stomach was not bad, and Ling Xue was very happy: "Yes, according to the master's previous arrangement, the second-grade palace maid in front of the master will be promoted to first-grade, and the second sister will arrange light red and light green. The second brother arranged Su Xin and Su Huai, and the third sister arranged Ah Zhu and Ah Bi. The second-grade palace maids are selected from the third-grade palace maids in the main courtyard, all of whom can be used."
"How's the preparation for tomorrow's washing three ritual going? Who will be hosting it?"
"Don't worry, with Gu's aunt and Shang's aunt here, they won't make any mistakes. And Master Su is also here to oversee things, so nothing will go wrong. The three ceremonial rinses are being personally supervised by the Imperial Consort herself."
"Uh." Put down the bowl, can't eat anymore. Rinsed mouth with warm water, and cleaned face and hands again, Yunzhu said to Lingzhui: "Let Naiya bring the child over for me to take a look." She wasn't at ease without seeing it personally.
"The slave is going now. Ming Xin is just outside, if Master has any orders, just call out." Knowing that Yunzhu didn't like people attending to her when she was resting, there were usually people standing guard outside the door. Ling Shuo simply said it out loud so Yunzhu would know who was guarding outside, then cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, lifted the curtain and left.
"The master, Young Master and Little Brother are here." Mingxin said from outside the door after a while.
"Let them in."
Three wet nurses, each holding a baby, came in. They all had plump and fair complexions, kind faces, and candid eyes, and they showed great respect to Yunzhu.
"Miss Mu Zha (Lin, Shu Mu Er) has seen the Fourth Lady, and the Fourth Lady is calm." The three of them came forward one by one to pay their respects. Qiu Zhu also understood that Mu Zha was the wet nurse of the eldest daughter, Lin was the wet nurse of the son, and Shu Mu Er was the wet nurse of the younger daughter.
Yunzhu's expression changed, and she said coldly: "You are all carefully selected wet nurses, what is good or bad for the young master is clearer than day. If you take care of him well, you will have your own dignity and benefits. If something goes wrong, killing a few slaves is not a difficult task. In my place, there is no such thing as 'the punishment not extending to the family members'. Do you understand?"
The three wet nurses' hearts skipped a beat as they felt the imposing aura she deliberately exuded, and they almost knelt down, hastily responding: "This servant knows."
"It's fine if you know. Yúnzhū smiled, "In the future, be careful with things at the entrance, and guard against people you don't recognize... Alright, go with Míngxīn to receive your reward, leave the child here with me, and come back when it's time for rest tonight."
"Yes." The three matrons withdrew as they had spoken.
Three children were placed beside her, and Yunzhu looked at them for a while. The eldest daughter's facial features resembled Fu Heng when he was young, but with more delicate and slender lines; the son's eyebrows, eyes, nose, and lips looked like Yongzheng and Hongli, but his face shape was more handsome; the youngest daughter's facial features were the most similar to her own, and also the weakest, requiring extra care. Yunzhu thought to herself, feeling a surge of maternal love, gently picked up the smallest daughter, unbuttoned her clothes, and the baby seemed to sense something, let out a soft cry, snuggled close to her chest, and started sucking.
The child was too small and didn't have much energy, it took a long time to drink milk, and soon got full and fell asleep without even giving her mother a glance. Yunzhu carefully put her down and picked up her son. This child was more robust than his sister, as soon as Yunzhu held him, he opened his eyes, which were long and deep like high-quality black jade, seeing Yunzhu seemed to make him very happy, "cooed" twice, his little head moved, Yunzhu couldn't help but smile at him, switched to the other breast for him to nurse, soon his attention was focused on his "food", sucking with much more strength than his sister.
The eldest daughter is the healthiest, and when she drinks milk, her eyes are also open. Those eyes, black, bright, and beautiful like the stars in the sky, are indeed very similar to those of her younger uncle. Looking at her, one can't help but think of Fu Heng's childhood. Yunzhu couldn't help but kiss her gently. "Little darling, are you full?" The round and shiny eyes stared straight at herself, so adorable.
The newborn baby needs to sleep for twenty hours a day, and Yunzhu only played with her for a while before gently coaxing her to sleep. Looking at the three children sleeping in a row, she had a warm smile in her eyes, thinking that her body was very good, her milk was plentiful and nutritious, and now it was just enough for the three of them to eat. When they grew up, it would definitely not be enough... But, being a nanny wasn't just about feeding, the most important thing was that they knew how to take care of children well. Of course, if someone wanted to harm the child, it would also be simple. She had to use her divine sense to monitor them often, lest she be deceived.
She glanced at the time and ordered the person guarding the door with a single word, then took her daughter and son into the space to sleep.
Seven months old, although the body is fully developed in all aspects and healthy, she still doesn't feel at ease. The space has plenty of spiritual energy, which is very beneficial for the baby's development and physical health. She decides to take them inside to sleep more often and nourish their bodies.
In the blink of an eye, three or four days had passed in the space. The three children slept and woke up to drink the milk of the cloud pearl, after finishing they would sleep again, when they came out, their small arms and legs seemed to have grown a circle bigger, and their spirits were much better.
Hongli returned to hear that Yunzhu woke up, his heart relaxed, cleaned his face and hands, changed his clothes and entered the bedroom. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Yunzhu lying on the bed with three small packages "yi yi ya ya", a warm smile appeared on her face. "You're awake? How are you feeling?"
"Back? I'm fine, just a bit sore and weak in the body, but that's normal... Is it cold outside? Are you hungry?"
"It's not too cold, I just had dinner at the Qianqing Palace and came back. How about you? Have you eaten anything? You've been sleeping all day." He was still worried about her body, Doctor Su said she needed to take good care of herself.
"With the spiritual axis, they are here, how can my stomach be hungry. Look, the son looks like you, the big daughter's eyes are like her little uncle, and the youngest daughter is more like me."
"Really like me? I think it's more like Empress Dowager. The first time seeing the son and daughter open their eyes, Hongli felt very fresh, "Seem to be bigger than yesterday?"
"When the children were young, they grew up quickly." Yunzhu smiled disapprovingly, her eyes filled with worry, "They were born after only seven months, I just hope they can grow up a bit stronger and healthier."
"Don't worry, our child is blessed with good fortune and will definitely grow up safely. Dr. Su said the baby's health is fine." He's even more robust than Su's child who was born on a full moon. "Let me hold him," he couldn't help but say, as the pale little bundle spat out bubbles, scrunched up his tiny eyebrows, and let out occasional coos, it was really too adorable.
Yunzhu looked at him for a moment, picked up her eldest daughter and put her in his arms, teaching him how to hold the baby so that she would feel comfortable. In private, he was more like an ordinary person, rather than a prince, and Yunzhu rarely lectured him on etiquette and propriety.
"Let's give the kid a nickname." Tomorrow is likely to be the day when San Yong will be given his official name, and it's unlikely that he'll get a great one, but a nickname is still possible.
"What's a good name?" The child had thought about what kind of name to give before birth, but in reality, the legitimate grandson might not care, and the legitimate grandson would definitely be named by the emperor. However, Yunzhu gave birth to triplets with both boys and girls, and Hongli was unsure whether the emperor would bestow names together. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's wait until tomorrow after the three-day bath to see."
"It's fine." Yunzhu also felt that there was no need to rush. In fact, whether it was a formal name or a nickname, the servants would only add honorifics or titles when addressing the young masters; outsiders did the same, only using their formal titles after they came of age. Only parents and elders used their given names and nicknames.
Ancient people gave their children nicknames, hoping they would grow up healthy and safe, but even this wish was not fulfilled for Ruyi, how could she change the tragic fate of Empress Xiaoxian?
The next morning, Qian Xi began to get busy.
Beautiful embroidered pouches, willow twig incense water, jade hairpins, small millet and silver ingots, other flowers, locks, steelyards, green cloth tips, embroidery needles with red thread, small mirrors, small combs... Green tea leaves, mugwort balls, eggs, raw rice, osmanthus, chestnuts, etc. The three sets of Shangsanli gifts for men and women were prepared by Guo's aunt, and the melons, fruits, and pastries were also prepared in abundance.
As Yunzhu was going to sit for a month, the third ritual was personally presided over by Xi Guifei. All the ladies of the imperial clan who could come attended, and many women from the Fuca Mansion also came. The whole process was filled with blessings for the newborn, and the joyful atmosphere lasted all day.
"Wash your head and be a prince; wash your waist, each generation will be better than the last; comb your hair, braid it twice, when you grow up, wear a red hat..."
Yunzhu received a lot of rice cakes, snacks and clothes, shoes and socks for children as gifts. The birth attendant's basin was filled with gold and silver ingots, small gold locks, small silver locks and necklaces from the noble ladies. Because there were too many relatives coming to pay their respects, Yunzhu couldn't even find an opportunity to chat with Guwalgiya and the others for a few words.
On such a happy day, Guwalgiya didn't expect to have any intimate conversations with her daughter. As long as she knew her daughter was healthy and all three of her grandsons were healthy, she was overjoyed. When the three babies were brought out, everyone's attention shifted from the joy of triplets and the auspicious timing of their birth to genuine admiration: "Are these really newborns? How can they be so fair and lovely?"
"It's really different from other kids, no wonder they say that the fourth child is a lucky one. Look at this kid, so spirited... not afraid of anything at all." Those who know how to take care of themselves are indeed different, a seven-month-old baby can be so healthy and lovely, if it were born full-term, who knows how sturdy it would be.
"The Empress is truly blessed, suddenly having three lovely grandsons and granddaughters."
When the two little princesses were having their ears pierced, the earth-shaking three-part wailing cry made Yunzhu's heart knot up while listening to it in the house.
"Wow, look at this spirit, so robust and solid!"
Next to the laughter, applause and cheers, the lively atmosphere could be heard outside the courtyard of Qian Xi's residence. Su Baojou lay on her bed with her daughter in her arms, looking envious as she listened to the distant laughter, all of whom were princesses and noblewomen who had come to pay their respects.
"Big sister is also lucky, washing three shifts just in time for the emperor's birthday. " Madam Wan brought over a bowl of supplementary soup and saw her gloomy expression at a glance, so she comforted her with words. Who made herself a low-ranking mistress and born as a gege?
"Yes, not only did we catch up with the emperor's birthday, but also his younger brother and sister's birthdays." Originally it was a simple ceremony for the third day after birth, coldly and quietly, only a few servants came, and the master didn't even show his face.
"This is also fate, like Da Gege and Gao Gege's child in the belly, even if you want to ask for it, you can't get it." Madam Wan said with a hint of meaning, handing the soup to Su Bao Rou, "The master should focus on recovering his health first, after some time has passed, we can give birth to another brother for Gege."
Su Bao Rou smiled slowly, "Mother is right." She took the bowl and drank the soup. "How's the situation with the Gao family?" It's almost time to give birth, is it a boy or girl? Su Bao Rou's eyes flashed with cold light, her daughter was born weak due to the Gao family's doing.
"With Old Lady Yu and Qingwen around, nothing will happen in her courtyard." Old Lady Wan also didn't like Mrs. Gao, and it was good that she had been put down this time.
"Master!" Xiangyun stormed in with a scowl, "The Emperor has given names to Second Brother and Third Sister, but our Eldest Princess is still without one, being the eldest daughter of the Prince."
"Xiangyun! Where has your sense of propriety gone?" scolded Wang Xifeng, "The name of the eldest young master was not bestowed by the Emperor, can the legitimate and illegitimate children be treated equally?" This Xiangyun used to seem clever, but now it seems her thoughts are not right, is she speaking out for her master's sake or trying to get him into trouble?
Xiangyun sneered, "Since Da A'ge was born at that time, how could he have won the Emperor's and the Prince's favor?"
"Old Madame sternly said, 'No matter how bad the timing of Eldest Brother's birth was, he is still the eldest son of the Prince and an older brother. From now on, do not let me hear you recklessly discussing your master's right or wrong again, did you hear me?!'"
Those sharp eyes stared at Xiangyun, making her feel uneasy in her heart, and she said softly: "I'm not doing this for the master's sake."
"Laughing coldly, 'For the master's own good, use your brain more. If this kind of talk gets out, what will others think? Are you helping or harming the master? Don't treat others like fools.'"
"Master, I know I was wrong. It won't happen again next time." Xiangyun's eyes turned red as she knelt down to apologize to Su Baoju.
Su Bao's doubts disappeared, and she said warmly: "Alright, you followed me into the palace, I know you were worried about me, just remember not to do it again next time."
"Yes." Xiangyun stepped aside.
The old lady watched, but the suspicion in her mind did not dissipate. Xiangyun was too clever, such a person would actually openly show disdain for Da A'ge and also reveal dissatisfaction with the Emperor through her words to her master?
"By the way, what name did His Majesty give to the Second Prince?"
"Yong Xian." Xiangyun hastily replied, "The Second and Third Young Misses were actually granted the title of Junzhu, the Second being Hejing and the Third being Hehui."
Also, a girl's name is not something that will be given lightly. Su Bao Rou nodded slightly, her thoughts sinking again, the grandfather was still just a prince, but the daughter of Fu Jun had already been conferred as a princess, this imperial favor was truly grand.