After the Hungry Ghost Festival, good news came from outside the palace.
Princess Hehui gave birth to her second child.
It's a girl.
This is the first thing in the palace that can be celebrated with great fanfare after the death of the queen. Now that Ji Ling is the imperial concubine, the burden of organizing the master's congratulatory gifts naturally falls on her shoulders.
According to the rules of the Qing palace, when a princess gives birth, the palace will send gifts. The gifts sent are also very particular, and they all mean happy and good omens.
For example, when a baby takes a bath on the third day, two gold ingots and four silver ingots weighing three coins each should be placed in the basin, and a pair should be given to the wet nurse and her husband.
On the seventh day, the palace will send a decorated cradle, various silk and satin clothes, eight tables of quilts, three pairs of small pearl earrings, a pair of small gold bracelets, a decorative handkerchief, two satin robes, a pair of boots, and a small
Socks etc.
It is precisely because Princess Hehui has not married far away to Mongolia that she can have such convenience.
If it were the time of childbirth, the capital city thousands of miles away in Mongolia would have immediately learned of the good news of the princess giving birth to a daughter no matter what.
After finishing this busy period, when Princess Hehui finished her confinement period, she came in again to express her gratitude to Emperor Ama.
Ji Ling also took the third princess to the Yangxin Hall.
The fourth elder brother, the fifth elder brother, and the sixth elder brother were all called by Yinzhen to come and see their sister.
Princess Hehui is now completely transformed into a woman. In addition to being pregnant, I heard that her husband-in-law holds her in his hand all day long, and her life is going very smoothly.
She has gained a lot of weight. Her face, which was originally round, now looks even more fleshy.
Fortunately, her eyebrows are naturally beautiful. Although she has gained some weight, her muscles are tight, not greasy or bloated, and she has a cute and festive feeling.
If he were another person and gained weight like this, he would basically have nothing to do with the word "good-looking".
"My son, please send your greetings to the Emperor. May the Emperor be blessed!" He Hui was below. Before he bowed down, he was supported by Yinzhen himself.
He looked at He Hui.
Princess Hehui has a naturally cheerful face. When she smiles, her eyebrows are curved, revealing a frankness and sincerity.
Just like her Amma.
Thinking of the deceased Prince He Shuoyi, Yinzhen couldn't help but feel his eyes well up.
He motioned for Hehui to sit down. Several brothers had already come over to meet his sister.
The third princess also came to salute the eldest sister.
When Princess Hehui got married, the third princess was still in her infancy, so she had no impression of her at all. Later, when Princess Hehui gave birth to her first child, she also entered the palace.
But the third princess was still too young at that time. During the family banquet, she only cared about playing and didn't pay much attention to this eldest sister.
He Hui also looked at the third princess.
"I didn't expect the third sister to be in such a bad situation!" She couldn't help but said to Yinzhen.
The third princess smiled a little shyly, and looked at E Niang for help in embarrassment.
She really didn't know what to say, so she paused and finally said, "Congratulations, big sister."
In the Chengqian Palace, she was the little overlord. When she went out to meet people she didn't know well, she instantly felt a little intimidated.
Hehui sat down with his hand on his belly, thinking of Huang's mother's death, and felt sad for a while.
There was a national mourning for the Queen not long ago. She was already eight or nine months pregnant and had a big belly, making it difficult to move.
Yinzhen made a special decree so that she did not have to go to the palace to cry in mourning in case she had fetal motility.
If it were the other princess, she would definitely not have this blessing - the queen's death, such a big event, even if she is pregnant, she would always have to go to the palace on the first day for a symbolic run around.
For example, during the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the previous dynasty, not only the wives of the clan, but also the concubines had to suffer severe injuries to their bodies, have fetal gas, or even miscarry because they had to work hard in the palace.
But Princess Hehui is the daughter of Prince Yi.
Naturally different.
A family banquet was held simply and yet warmly. All the dishes were vegetarian. The imperial dining room racked their brains and prepared a lot of vegetarian and meat dishes, including all kinds of chicken, duck and fish. Look, it really looked like that.
It wasn't until I moved my chopsticks and brought it into my mouth that I realized it was made of tofu.
The mourning period has not passed yet, so there is no wine at the table. Everyone drinks tea instead of wine, and the host and guest are in harmony.
After the family banquet was over, Princess Hehui had to talk to Ji Ling in private for a while. In her words, she repeatedly thanked Ji Ling for helping her persuade the emperor, so that she could finally marry her sweetheart and her wish came true.
When Ji Ling heard these things, he suddenly felt that it happened a long time ago.
In the evening, Yinzhen came to Chengqian Palace. Ji Ling briefly recounted what Princess Hehui said, and Yinzhen said: "She not only wants to thank you and me, but she should also thank Shushen!"
Ji Ling nodded and said: "If Shushen hadn't married Mongolia in place of her younger sister, He Hui wouldn't be able to do so conveniently now. He could enter the palace whenever he wanted."
Yinzhen stretched out his hand to take her into his arms, put his chin on the side of her temples, and suddenly said with emotion: "Lingling, when I saw He Hui describe today that she no longer acted like a child like before, I felt that time passed so quickly.
"
He held Ji Ling's hand and said solemnly: "We are getting old."
Ji Ling reached out and held his hand.
Yinzhen hugged her, and the two leaned against each other quietly for a while. Yinzhen suddenly said casually: "I see that Hongxin always talks and laughs with your mother for a long time every time she comes back to Chengqian Palace."
He smiled and asked enthusiastically: "What are you talking about?"
Ji Ling smiled and took the fruit plate from the side, and concentrated on peeling the fruit for him, while saying: "Hongxin is young, and the happy things in the study will inevitably come back to share with me, a mother-in-law. I have no time to spare."
If you want to hear something, just listen to it, even if you are resting, you will rarely chat and laugh with me for a long time on weekdays."
Yinzhen put his hands on his hands and smiled and said: "The children don't talk so much in front of me. It seems that they are a strict father and a loving mother."
Ji Ling reached out and handed a cored longan to his mouth, and then smiled and said: "They respect and love you, especially Hongxin. Boys... always want to show off in front of their father.
You have to be more steady, like a little man, so you won't behave like a baby in front of me."
Yinzhen laughed and said, "Hongxin, very good."
Jilin paused, blinked at Yinzhen and said: "Your Majesty doesn't know that Hongxin admires his Emperor Ama very much - when he talks to me, if I say a word or two, he can
Your words made me speechless, alas!"
Yinzhen buried his head and couldn't help laughing muffledly.
After laughing for a long time, he suddenly took Ji Ling's hand and pulled her up.
Ji Ling was still holding a glass plate of longan in his hand. He was pulled so hard that he almost turned the plate over and said in surprise: "What are you doing..."
Yinzhen had already pressed her on his lap, still holding her as he had held the girl many years ago. After a while, he said in a deep voice: "There are not many children in the palace - I want to thank you for giving me a baby."
Good son!"
He reached out and stroked her back.
Ji Ling put her arms around Yinzhen's neck and thought slowly in her heart: Just thank you for your thanks - why did Fourth Master emphasize that "there are not many children in the palace"?